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PIPELINE COMMENTARY AND REVIEW #47
27 April 1998
by Augie De Blieck Jr.
http://www.nic.com/~augie/pipeline
Thanks to everyone who comes back week after week for more of this column.
I do appreciate it, and I hope you continue to come back through the trying
next 3 or 4 weeks I have leading up to graduation. I promise I'll have some
better columns then again.
Right now, I'm in the middle of a Stats project, and I've read very little
this past week. So it's time for more of that patented "A few words on a
few things" review style. I feel so cheap.
I spent a few extra bucks to catch up on some titles I've missed over the
past month, including JUDGMENT DAY: AFTERMATH and THE SPIRIT: THE NEW
ADVENTURES. Haven't read either yet, but I do look forward to it.
TROUBLEMAKERS #17 gets the award for most gratuitous positioning of legs on
a cover. Sheesh. It's too bad Acclaim ran into the financial difficulty
it did, because this series is always fun to read. It's the closest thing
to a soap opera that Acclaim ever had. I liked it.
THE UNCANNY X-MEN #356 features a reunion of the original X-team and for
that alone is an interesting read. The art by Chris Bachalo is really
weird, though, and at times distracting. Steven Seagle managed to keep
away from the heavy-handed narration this issue, though, and keeps the
story moving. Some wonderful moments in this issue.
X-MEN #76 finally gives us answers! Whoo-hoo! Maggot's origin is, at last
revealed. I have to reread it, though, to figure out why he's blue.
There's probably a scientific reason for it, but... This issue is well
worth it. I love it when a mutant title actually spends an issue in
answering questions.
I know I already mentioned it last issue, but SAVAGE DRAGON #48 was a great
issue.
THUNDERBOLTS #15 is an excellent issue and shows what down and out heroes
have to do to survive. All the while, of course, Moonstone continues her
mind-manipulation.
KA-ZAR #14 ended the wonderful run of issues by Mark Waid and Andy Kubert
with a wonderful bang. The back-up tale is the introduction of Christopher
Priest to the title. His is a completely different take on the character.
The story is really all set-up, though, so we'll have to see where we go
next before passing final judgment.
And I still haven't finished reading the most excellent Kevin Eastman
interview in the most recent THE COMICS JOURNAL. UGH!
-Augie
P.S. Happy birthday, Dad!
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