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Immortal Hulk Vol. 6: We Believe in Bruce Banner by Al Ewing
5.0
Everything I could want. Horrible monster designs. A shadowy and evil villain behind the scenes. The Hulk is a one man proletariat now. After some developmental arcs in the middle this series is cooking with gas again and it has its sights on the world, and smashing the status quo.
X-Men by Jonathan Hickman Vol. 1 by Jonathan Hickman
5.0
Highest recommend. This is what I want comics to be. Every issue is self-contained, building blocks for what could be entire future arcs. Little seed planted for conflict down the line. I’ve never been a huge X fan but this seems to be some of the ideal forms for characters that have been floundering for years. Even when the artist shifts the style seems to be relatively consistent. I love this.
Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Vol. 3: Family Business by Saladin Ahmed
3.0
Some fun moments, but felt like a lot of wheel spinning. Not much changes from the beginning to the end, plot wise or character wise. And there isn’t a lot of tension in the dramatic irony of the reader knowing who these villains are but not Miles.
Yondu: My Two Yondus by
4.0
A fun space romp, and a fitting tribute to classic Yondu and the new one. I like the arc he goes through, it was very believable. I don’t know how much of the mythos is new to this, but I enjoyed it.
Doctor Doom Vol. 1: Pottersville by Christopher Cantwell
5.0
Amazing work here. They really get Doom’s voice, and have so far laid out a complex weave of story and intrigue. Continuity both old and new is deftly woven together.
New Mutants by Jonathan Hickman Vol. 1 by Jonathan Hickman
5.0
A wild and fun romp through space, and the closest followup we’re getting so far to the HoX/PoX cosmic promises. And they keep building, with imperial intrigue, interesting character concepts that I’m sure will come back, and clever narration from one Roberto Dacosta.
Captain America by Ta-Nehisi Coates Vol. 3: The Legend of Steve by Ta-Nehisi Coates
3.0
Perfectly fine. I feel like Coates’ vision for Cap is this perfectly milquetoast centrist lib. The lone good cop, fighting the fight against the right and the left, as if they were equal. The historical retcons are interesting. We’ll see how they play out.
Teenagers: An American History by Grace Palladino, Grace Pallidino
3.0
A pretty good an enlightening early history of “teenagers” from 1900-60s. It focuses a bit too much on pop culture and music trends (epiphenomena), and too little on the underlying economic and political changes that led to these realities.
Knocked down a whole star for the awful, reactionary conclusion that seems at odds with the good history present in the rest of the book. I don’t know how, after seeing the development of teenagers in the 20th century, you’d conclude that kids these days have it too good and complain too much.
Knocked down a whole star for the awful, reactionary conclusion that seems at odds with the good history present in the rest of the book. I don’t know how, after seeing the development of teenagers in the 20th century, you’d conclude that kids these days have it too good and complain too much.
Spider-Verse: Spider-Zero by
2.0
Fun concept, but marred by the episodic nature. The whole middle section didn’t really build the narrative, but spun plates. Sometimes that was cool, but it isn’t enough to sustain that much story. The ending was also a bit lackluster, not really resolving any themes or saying much of note.
Fear of Falling: The Inner Life of the Middle Class by Barbara Ehrenreich
5.0
Very good analysis of the professional middle class, various understandings of its position, and what can be done about its many failings.