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Take it Or Leave It – September 19, 2012
Opps, wrong DC Zero Month
Welcome to Take It Or Leave It, where each week I pick out new comics and tell you if they’re worth the price and you should take them, or if you should just leave them on the shelf.
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Supergirl #0
The one New 52 book I have been following since the relaunch has been Supergirl, but I’m like 4 issues behind. Even so, this is the type of book you can just pick up. I found the story to be very emotionally moving. It’s not overly original, being as it’s a retelling of a story at least 60 years old, that has been told and retold countless times. Even so, it had a nice weight to it that shines some light on both Supergirl’s origins and Superman’s, and what the conditions were on Krypton before the disaster. It also shows the depths Supergirl’s father Zor-El was willing to go through to keep her safe, and what the price of those sacrifices were. Even if you aren’t a big Supergirl fan, I think you’ll find something to appreciate in this book. If not, pick it up for the extra shading it adds to Superman’s backstory. Verdict: Take it |
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Justice League #0
So apparently there are big plans in the coming year for Shazam, one of the few heroes in the DC universe who can stand toe to toe to Superman, though he never gets much respect. This here is his revised New 52 origin story. I’m not overly familiar with his character before the relaunch, but I think this did a nice job of getting us up to speed with Shazam. The story is well written (Is there a DC book Geoff Johns isn’t writing?), with Shazam’s alter ego of Billy Bateson being pretty accurately portrayed as how a 15 year old kid who suddenly got magic superpowers would behave in this day and age. I particularly liked how after he saves his first civilian, his first thought is to ask her for money to go buy beer. That’s so what I would have done. Well, I’d buy comics when I was 15, but you get the point. Overall, it was a fast paced romp with a lot of potential for further storytelling, and I enjoyed it. Verdict: Take it |
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Catwoman #0
I picked this one up because apparently there was a bit of controversy over the cover artwork. Initially Catwoman’s boobs were bigger, and her catsuit wasn’t zipped up all the way to show them off. Also her ass was much bigger, and her legs were positioned weirdly to show that off too. So they went back and redid the cover, and the changes are minor, but they make a big difference in making the look believable. As for the origin story, it’s a bit sloppy. It jumps around in time alot, without always being clear that that is what it’s doing. While I didn’t enjoy the writing so much, the artwork was pretty nice. If you saw The Dark Knight Rises, you should be up to speed on Catwoman’s origin (and if you didn’t what is wrong with you?) Verdict: Safe to leave it |
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 JohnScott is the proud owner of a life size replica Captain Kirk Chair. He is a hoarder of Comic Books, Transformers, and Star Trek action figures. He attended Space Camp as an adult. He has taken vacations to the closing of the Star Trek Experience and the final night Shuttle launch. He has been known to yell at his television when the kids can't put together the damn statue in the Shrine of the Silver Monkey. When not writing for InsufficientScotty, he is a Software Engineer for a major healthcare communications company.
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