Brand New Day stories continue to be fun, light reads with great art and funny dialogue. But really, what made me laugh the most was the blurb on the last page.
The All-New Booster Gold #10
I think by now it's fairly clear that I'm not a huge DC buff. That being said, I really enjoyed the first bunch of issues of Booster Gold, because
a) I like the "cameos from across the DCU" aspect.
b) I like the Blue and Gold Dynamic, and
c) I like how Geoff Johns plays with Time Travel as a concept that helps the story, rather than hinders it (In constrast, to, say, the first arc of Young Avengers).
However, this issue
a) Underwhelmingly brought back Mr. Mind, and "killed" him rather quickly.
b) Ended the blue and gold dynamic with Blue Beetle's death and
c) Let the usage of time travel as a plot device get the better of it.
I'm going to continue reading the series, but only because it's put on my desk every month.
Mighty Avengers 14
When I first started reading comics, I lamented the fact that you had to know the backgrounds of so many characters before you could really get everything out of a book, especially the big crossovers. I liked World War Hulk because you really didn't need to know that much before diving in--the entire backstory is given to you on the first page. However, it still felt like something was missing in World War Hulk, as these rich and interesting characters didn't get to do much besides get punched by the Hulk. In contrast, Infinite Crisis was only enjoyable if you knew the myriad characters involved, as very little background information is provided. While it made better "use" of the history of the characters, it was completley impenetrable to anyone who doesn't read a lot of DC books.
Secret Invasion is somewhere between those two extremes, and it works better than both of them. In this issue, we get a glimpse of the Sentry--who he is, why the Skrulls care, and what they're going to do about it. They did the same thing with Mighty Avengers 12 Issue with Nick Fury--we know who he is, why he matters, and we're set. I think it'll be a great story when the main issues and the essential crossovers are collected and put in order, ala "Civil War Chronicles."
X-Force: Aint No Dog Special
Very rarely do you see a colorist's work and go "Damn, that's some awesome coloring" but Lee Loughridge's colors in the Wolverine story here make a hum-drum wolverine story into a visual masterpiece.
Besides that, this book has very little else going for it.
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