Hil's Review: Ollie Queen as mayor is an interesting idea, but it's a failed concept. Despite the complaints, this is still one of DC's better super books. There's ambiguous narration at the front and back of the book, which is meant to be intriguing, but comes off a little campy. The pacing is a bit off, particularly since so much time is spent fighting a monster with no significant bearing on the rest of the story. After that, we get some more on the personal strife in Jason's life, namely from his disapproving father. In this moderately successful issue, Firestorm gets slimed. It was nice to have a different pairing for a while. Hil's Review: Jason and the Professor are together again, though I'm not certain that is the best decision for this series. And it's actually connected in a small way to the events in the current issue.
The back-up story stars Rapunzel, revealing what's become of the famed Fable. We have seen so little of the Empire, it's always good when Willingham gives us a glimpse outside of Fabletown. Will it be war on the mundy world? As the important heads of the empire gather, we are reminded that almost no one knows the true identity of the Adversary. Bigby has struck at the Adversary and a council has convened to decide the official policy against Fabletown. Hil's Review: The best ongoing series in comics continues strong with the start of a new four-issue arc. Ennis is a funny guy and Kev is the perfect vehicle for humorous war stories, but even a good laugh can't keep this issue from feeling like a slight let down from the first. It's not a terrible move, but this talk-heavy issue kills much of the momentum from the premiere issue. Ennis decides to chill out just an issue into A Man Called Kev.
Hil's Review: Usually a writer waits until quite a bit has happened in a story before taking a breather. What happened with Animal Man? So, what, we never get to see Bruce Wayne's journey of self-discovery? Is it possible that, despite coming out weekly, this series isn't big enough to actually tell the full story of DC's missing year? Still, so many other side plots (and untold numbers of characters) are being ignored. The strongest of 52's stories continues to be a prime reason for sticking with this series. The Steel story is intriguing, but pales against what Rucka has done writing the Question. This week focuses on the now true-to-name Steel and the further adventures of Renee Montoya and the Question. I hope it doesn't run out of gas, because so far it's been entertaining. It's been fourteen weeks, which means this series has a long time before it finishes.
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