Archive for the ‘Agents of Atlas’ Category
Or – “What Exactly IS A Human Robot, Anyway?”
It’s a fine time to be a comics fan. Characters as wildly diverse as Detective Chimp, Spider-Woman, Machine Man, Nightmaster, and Animal Man are all back in the spotlight, and it seems like nobody’s favorite obscure character is going to stay obscure for long. Marvel and DC alike are delighting in revamping, reviving, and revitalizing guys that most people figured were long gone. Most impressively, they’re doing it in a way that manages to breathe new life without negating that which has gone before. Most of the cast of this comic is well over 5 decades old, but they’ve never been this good (some would say ANY good) before…
Or – “These Happy Days Are Yours And Mine…”
These days, Marvel’s output is a real crapshoot. Sometimes, I read their solicitations with a kind of mind-numbing shock, stunned to the core at the things they think will make good stories. Other times, I feel there’s still a deep affection for comics, comic history, and the untapped potential of characters previously written off as third stringers. It’s an old cliche, but even the X-Men got cancelled due to low sales before somebody came up with a hook that worked. Occasionally, Marvel puts out a comic that makes me think I’m not the only freak in the world who wants something with a little bit of zing, some verve, some of what The D would deem “Inspirado.” Agents of Atlas is that comic book. Read the rest of this entry »
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