FlashPoint 1 & 2

Finally getting around to doing the initial review that started this blog. Have been busy in personal life and haven't found the time to put the fingers on the old keyboard and click "Publish Post."

FlashPoint is the series being published by DC Comics that will somehow relaunch their whole line of titles come end of August and the month of September. The thing that makes me scratch my head is how a five issue mini series with several spin-off mini will relaunch 52 books come September. I guess you'll have to stay tuned to the blog for that info when the time comes.

The mini is being written by Geoff Johns who has done the last several DC event books and does monthly writing duties on Green Lantern, several other monthlies for DC, and serves as one of DC's Chief Creative Officers. The book is being drawn by Andy Kubert has done work for DC but I'm mostly familiar with him from his work at Marvel.

The book is off to a solid alternate reality start. Issue one had a basic twist ending with the bare essential of this new alternate reality getting fleshed out. The basic premise is that our world's Flash remembers the DC universe proper and he is trying to convince some of this new world's heroes that things are not supposed to be the way they are currently. Issue two was more continuing back story to give more details as well as the unlikely team-up of this world's Batman with our worlds Flash.

While the book is enjoyable and has some really great artwork by Andy Kubert I feel like you are only getting half of the story. As I stated earlier the book is only five issues with over ten other tie-ins to go along with it and if you aren't picking those up your not getting the "full experience." For a book that is supposed to spawn a new universe is leaving a lot of people out in the cold.

Another Sad Day

I know I'm a few days late on my FlashPoint #1 review and I have good reason. I went to the shop on Tuesday and got my copy of FlashPoint #2 so I figured I'd wait and do a review of both them. But today more sad news was launched from Marvel....

Today Marvel announced that their longest running title without interruption, i.e a reboot was being canceled...Uncanny X-Men. Yep that's right not even a week after Tom Brevoort said there was no current plans to cancel Uncanny X-Men but if the situation arose they would so. So I guess the situation arose this week.

I've been an X-Men fan since I got into comics, hell X-Men is what got me started. Now as time as gone on I've moved away from the X-Men but always have been interested in their universe and even picked up a few of their brand new takes on old ideas. To see the main title since 1963 get the axe just for a bump in sales with a new number one in a month or two is just plain sad.

Finally........

So after the big news this week from DC comics and my little blurb up on my Facebook, I got a few responses from friends that forced my hand at this. I've been an avid collector of comics for over 15 years and have always been opinionated and passionate on the happenings in my favorite funny pages so I figured I might as well share them with the masses.

The basic premise of the blog is too simply give my opinion on certain books that I read. Hopefully as time goes on I'll review other pop culture stuff  such as dvds and what not. So stay tuned I hope to upload tonight or  sometime tomorrow  my review of  Flashpoint #1 DC's big event that will change their universe this September.