Comics This Week

Another great episode of Eyes last night with the same pathetic ratings. But that's not what I'm going to be talking about today...

Klarion #1 (of 4): The newest series from the Seven Soldiers saga, Klarion depicts a strange world of pilgrims and the undead under threat from the Sheeda or something far worst. It hasn't really impressed me as much as the Guardian and Zatanna series, but shows potential. C

Metal Gear Solid #8: Will Snake and Meryl survive the deadly Mantis and Sniper Wolf? No? Oh, well. Includes a cool cover of Sniper Wolf. More of the same action yet little actual plot movement. B

Spectacular Spider-Man #27: In the final issue, Paul Jenkins reunites with Mark Buckingham to tell a very touching tale of Peter Parker. Jenkins was always talented at showing a very human portrait of Parker, and not the usual self-hating version littering current comics. This is proof of why Jenkins and Buckingham will always be my favorite Spider-Man team. A

Star Wars: Episode 3 #3 (of 4): Why are all that fuss about keeping the plot of Episode 3 a secret when you're going to release a comic book adaptation before the movie even comes out? Anyway, Anakin Skywalker is Darth Vader. Palpatine is evil. Obi-Wan kicks butt. Is there anything I missed? (Didn't read to keep a movie a surprise, but the Dave Dorman covers make it an automatic A.)

Superman #215: I don't read Superman, but I've read the last twelve issues because of one of my all-time favorite artists, Jim Lee was doing the art. The storyline was a lot better than that lame Hush series, but it seemed that both story and art had begun to detoriate during the second half of the story arc. This conclusion left me unsatsified. C-

X-Men #169: The X-Men suffer against their inner demons and each other. Nothing that hasn't been done before in some story. I was kinda of expecting more out of Milligan. B-