ArtisticallyChill

It was a pretty light pick up week for comic books because of this past Wednesday being the rare 5th Wednesday in a Month. Still, there’s some pretty good reading in this short stack of comic books. Busy with work this past Wednesday, Serena and I picked up our pull during Thursday night’s Game Night at Keith’s Komix. On the Monsterpocalypse front, I finally won a game with the Subterran Army I’ve got. I’m still learning more about the strategy as Keith and Ryan (my opponent) were all too cool on giving me advice and tips whenever it was my turn.

• ARTIFACTS # 1 & 2
• DETECTIVE COMICS # 869
• ENSLAVED ONE-SHOT
• GREEN ARROW # 4
• JUSTICE SOCIETY of AMERICA # 43
• TEEN TITANS # 87

MY PICK OF THE WEEK: GREEN ARROW # 4

Written by J.T. KRUL • Art by DIOGENES NEVES & VICENTE CIFUENTES • Cover by MAURO CASCIOLI• 1:10 Variant cover by PHILIP TAN

From the pages of BRIGHTEST DAY comes Martian Manhunter! His White Lantern vision has led him to the Emerald Archer’s mystical forest. Is he there to save it – or destroy it? Can Oliver stop his former ally?

CATCHING SERENA’S EYE: TOP COW’S – ARTIFACTS

Created by: Ron Marz & Marc Silvestri
Key Artists: Michael Broussard, Stjepan Sejic
Genre: Action/Supernatural

Hope is lost.

The offspring of the Darkness and the Witchblade has been abducted, straining the already tenuous balance between Dark and Light.

But the conflicts within the central Trinity of the Darkness, the Witchblade, and the Angelus do not alone doom our world. There are Thirteen Artifacts. Separately, they maintain the equilibrium and guide the fate of the universe. Together, they will end the universe.

Our world is dying. But there are those who have grown impatient. Cults, governments and madmen all vie for control of a power they do not fully understand.

The race is on between billionaire industrialist Glorianna Silver and Irish gun-runner Michael Finnegan to collect the remaining lost Artifacts that comprise the Thirteen. Both exist to destroy each other. Both will stop at nothing.

Lost in the eye of the storm are two people. A mother. A father. And their frantic search to find their missing child.

All bets are off.

Serena picked up issues 1 and 2 after Keith suggested them when she needed references for ghouls and goblin-like creatures. She liked the interior art a lot so she decided to pick it up and read up on the story. If she ends up liking it, she might pick up the back issues or trades that led up to the ARTIFACTS story since it’s just a 13 issue maxi-series. From the first page of issue 1, I can already tell that the story is gonna be good:

HAPPY READING!

~ LoneWolf

Yesterday night’s visit to Keith’s Komix was fun as usual. Not only did we have a nice stack of comic books waiting for us, we had a good time sharing our exploits at our last trip to the Chicago Comic-Con, with our friends at the store. After putting stuff on hold due to conventions, we picked up everything in our box and are now caught up! I also got to play some Monsterpocalypse too! My Subterrans lost to my buddy, Syd’s Elementals. It was definitely a good game as my gameplay seems to be getting faster. I spend less time looking up symbols and rules and more time planning my strategies. A few more games, and I should be able to kick-ass with my army one of these days.

• ASTONISHING X-MEN # 35
• BATMAN # 702
• BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM # 15
• BOOSTER GOLD # 35
• BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: SEASON EIGHT RILEY ONE-SHOT
• DEADPOOL # 26
• DEADPOOL TEAM-UP # 890
• DETECTIVE COMICS # 868
• DV8: GODS AND MONSTERS # 4 and 5
• ECHO # 24
• GREEN ARROW # 3
• JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA # 48
• JUSTICE LEAGUE: GENERATION LOST # 8
• LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES # 4
• MAGDALENA: BLOOD DIVINE
• THE OUTSIDERS # 32
• TEEN TITANS # 86
• THE UNWRITTEN # 16
• WONDER WOMAN # 602

PICKS OF THE STACK:

GREEN ARROW # 3

Written by J.T. KRUL • Art by DIOGENES NEVES and VICENTE CIFUENTES • Cover by MAURO CASCIOLI• 1:10 White Lantern Variant cover by RYAN SOOK, FERNANDO PASARIN and JOEL GOMEZ

Witness the power of the BRIGHTEST DAY as death comes to Green Arrow’s forest. Is the Emerald Archer worthy of living in the sacred grove? Who else is in there? Will he be Green Arrow’s assassin or savior? The mysteries continue!

I just love that cover by Mauro Casciol and J.T. Krul’s writing hasn’t disappointed me thus far!

DEADPOOL TEAM-UP # 890

COVER BY: HUMBERTO RAMOS
WRITER: JAMES ASMUS
PENCILS: MICAH J. GUNNELL
INKS: ROBERT STULL
LETTERED BY: JEFF ECKLEBERRY

THE STORY:
Deadpool has caused an incredible amount of destruction in his career and now it’s time to pay the piper. Or in this case, the indestructible robot (and part-time insurance agent) Aaron Stack AKA Machine Man! The sexy android arrives with an ultimatum – either pay back the millions in damages OR start doing some mercenary work on behalf of Delmar Insurance. You’ll never guess which one Deadpool picks! Plus, the creepy return of Puppet Master!

Micah Gunnell’s pencils is definitely a right fit for the Merc with a Mouth!

SERENA’S PICK OF THE WEEK: WONDER WOMAN # 602

Written by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI • Art and cover by DON KRAMER and MICHAEL BABINSKI • 1:10 Variant cover by ALEX GARNER

J. Michael Straczynski’s epic Wonder Woman tale continues! In this issue, Diana takes the battle for her heritage to the enemy and discovers that the war may be over before it’s even begun! And she’s on the losing side…

HAPPY READING!

~ LoneWolf