Comic Book Moments of the Week for 02/13/08

Don't have much time to gab. I have a severe hankering for some Animal-like drumming in Rock Band for this Friday night. So, with that said, I'll leave you all to enjoy the Comic Book Moments of the Week. It was a much more robust outing than last week's lackluster performance. Catch you on the flip side.

SIMON DARK #5

"Make a wish."

I don't read actually Simon Dark, but I came across this panel on a random message board and it was too funny not to post. I'm not sure what the context is either, so you'll just have to enjoy two guys pulling the arm off another and laughing about it.

CAPTAIN MARVEL #3

"Skrull Jesus!"

Seems this new Captain Marvel religion has its own Skrull infestation. This must be a baby Skrull based on the size of the body. He looks like a little Yoda in a red robe. Not sure why Skrulls want a Marvel cult, but I'm guessing we'll find out by the end of this series.

"This is how the Kree deal with Skrulls all up in our face. KRAZOW!"

Captain Marvel is a take no shit kind of guy with this beat down and execution of some Skrull ambushers masquarading as Kree soldiers.

"Yes, everyone in this book is a Skrull, even Captain Marvel."

I think this ending is just too obvious to be true. It would explain the whole return / time warp / convenient appearance of Cap, but I'd feel a little cheated if they made a big to do about his return and made it just another Skrull tie-in. I do, however, like the old fashioned look of the Skrulls in this issue. Very Kirby-esque.

TINY TITANS #1

"So, Speedy..."

If you didn't pick up Tiny Titans, you can be assured that it's pretty much DC's version of Mini-Marvels. It's funny and cute and well worth picking up if you have some spare change kicking around. I'd post more scenes, but several of the jokes carry over multiple pages and would end up in a stream of scans. The Primus and Batgirl scene and the Wonder Girl jeans and shirt aren't a costume skits we're great. So was the 'my dad's the principal / teacher' parts. The whole thing was great, to be honest.

NEW AVENGERS #38

"Leader? Doesn't ring a bell."

I spoke about this scene in my review yesterday, but I thought everything just clicked here. Poor Leader, no respect. To be fair, I didn't know his real name either.

I'm still a little sketchy on how this works though. Spider-Man should be staying with Aunt May and bumming an apartment off Betty Brant or something as of BND. If he has this free pad, why bother worrying about housing? Wolverine is off with X-Force and X-Men and four or five other teams with plenty of places to live. Danny runs his company and wouldn't live here as he's technically registered as a lethal weapon. So, did he buy this place just for Echo and Hawkeye to have a place to live?

"You do know I'm deaf, right?"

I can't see your lips with that mask on. That means I don't understand the words that are coming out of your mouth. Stop being a dick to deaf people Clint.

"How about I slap you Ares?"

You can slap me anytime Carol. While the big meathead routine with Ares is funny, I wish he was the badass mofo he was in his mini-series from a few years back when they revamped his character.

BOOSTER GOLD #0

"Do you think they saw us?"

I think this was my favourite scene this week. Dan Garrett's response is pure gold.

"You rear-ended Barry Allen?"

Pure blue and gold here. It'll be a shame when Ted inevitably ends up having to die again to fix the time stream.


THE WALKING DEAD #46

"That's no way to get a head in life."

As hard to believe as it is, this is actually the least gruesome part of Tyrese's death. If you find this a little harsh, be thankful I didn't post the hacking and gnawing of the sword on bone. Can't believe he killed him. With Rick pretty much dead weight and half the people leaving the prison, I figured Tyrese was the one going to step up as the new main character. Kirkman continues to surprise and I can't wait to see what happens next.

"I'll be taking my sword back now."

Michone is back and with her boytoy, Tyrese, dead and her previous history with the Governor not withstanding, I think a bunch of people are gonna die next issue. Just a guess.

X-FACTOR #28

"Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbours iPhone."

Based on this and the next moment, it's clear that M is a bitch and I love her for it. I wonder if the X-Men all get those branded t-shirts or if there's a store in the Marvel U that sells them. Just seems like such an odd thing to have fashionable, X-Men branded casual wear made up for everyday use.

"You should get an abortion. Oh, and your parents should have aborted you, too. Ya, we're BFF's."

Nothing like being told your parents made a mistake having you and that you should abort your current pregnancy by someone claiming to be your new best friend. I'm not sure if M's iPhone destroying moment or this one is better, but they were both the best parts of this month's X-Factor.

FANTASTIC FOUR #554

"I call it a "Death Star"."

Trademarks not withstanding, this was a really cool looking splashpage. It has a real epic scope and feel to it and the perspective was really cool.

"I call them Doombies."

These little hybrid Doombot / HERBIES were awesome. I hope we see more of them in the series. For some reason, hearing they are made from Doombots just makes me think Doom is going to take control of them later on.


NOVA ANNUAL #1

"Earth's Mightiest Phalanx Selects."

I don't think the Nova Corps, regardless of how much Richard has rebuilt it, could possibly handle all of Earth's heroes and villains, specifically heavy hitters like Thor, Dr Doom, Black Bolt, etc. But, hey, it's his coma induced vision, so he can dream whatever future he wants. Still a badass moment.


ATOMIC ROBO #5

"Looks more like a mid-boss to me."

Atomic Robo was mostly action and exploration this month, but it had a few funny bits of dialogue, like this video game inspired 'end boss' comment.

GOTHAM UNDERGROUND #5

"BANE!"

Wow, a writer that doesn't treat Bane like some mindless thug. While this entire series is set in the past and it doesn't excuse his mindless brute comments and crocodile wrasslin' in Salvation Run, this is still a nice throwback to his Knightfall days.

X-FORCE #1

"Operation: Zero Tolerance for clawed mutants."

I didn't expect Yost and Kyle's Nimrod storyline to lead into a return of Bastion, but it definitely made me take notice of the book. Can't wait to see more.

"Rated M for Mutants"

The ol' X-Force team didn't shy away from the blood in their debut killing spree, as evidenced by this fairly graphic, for a mainstream Marvel and X-Men title, battle with the Purifier foot soldiers. Wolverine's claws are practically died red in the last panel.

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