Monday, June 23, 2008

cliffhanger of the week #21

#8 - Son of a Gun

on the dead planet that Hulk left behind, his son also rises. survival of the fittest is the norm as he goes up against the barbarian named Axeman Bone. but we're sure that'll be peanuts compared to meeting up again someday with Bruce Banner.
Skaar: Son of Hulk #1 (Marvel)
Greg Pak/Ron Garney/Paul Mounts/Joe Caramagna

#7 - Demons and Angels

Johnny Blaze is still looking for rogue angel Zadkiel, and his next plan puts him in a prison ward with a bunch of Satanists, but that's the least of his problems. the Deacon just got loose.
Ghost Rider 24 (Marvel)
Jason Aaron/Tan Eng Huat/Jose Villarubia/Joe Caramagna/cover: Marko Djurdjevic

#6 - California Girls

the Birds are in California, putting in new roots as they try to find the mysterious Visionary. on the side, Manhunter seems to have picked a fight with Black Canary. so why did Babs put her on Dinah's trail in the first place?
Birds of Prey #119 (DC)
Tony Bedard/Nicola Scott/Doug Hazelwood/Hi-Fi Designs/Sal Cipriano/cover: Stephane Roux

#5 - Bar Fight

Spidey is on the trail of the notorious Bookie, who's been getting rich takes bets on whatever Superhero event comes up. the end of the trail leads him to the Bar With No Name, which everyone who's got supervillain cred hangs out. danger, danger? they might not give him the same respect when he showed up during the Stilt Man's funeral.
Amazing Spider Man #562 (Marvel)
Bob Gale/Mike McKone/Andy Lanning/Jeromy Cox/Cory Petit

#4 - Low Batt

looks like the gone-amuck Overkill Horn is just half of the problem, as an acquaintance from Tony's past is also the one responsible for the nano nukes that's been going off all over the place lately. plus, he just killed the power supply in Tony's armor. not good.
Iron Man #30 (Marvel)
Stuart Moore/Roberto De la Torre/Carlo Pagulayan/Jeffrey Huet/Andrew Hennessy/Dean White/Joe Caramagna/cover: Adi Granov

#3 - All Star Game

with a stunning combat sequence between Zealot and Batman, beloved characters from two companies are either dropping like flies or turning bad. this could be more fun than JLA/Avengers.
DC/Wildstorm DreamWar #3 (DC)
Keith Giffen/Lee Garbett/Trevor Scott/Gabe Eltreb/Randy Mayor/Rob Leigh

#2 - Futureshock

50 years into the future, evil has triumphed (like we haven't heard that one before), and the Canucklehead is just now known as Old Man Logan, retired, 2 kids and a wife, and getting beat up by Bruce Banner's kids (no, not Skaar). then blind man Hawkeye shows up for a paid road trip - and he's driving. brought to you by the gents who bestowed Civil War upon us.
Wolverine 66 (Marvel)
Mark Millar/Steve McNiven/Dexter Vines/Morry Hollowell/Cory Petit

#1 - High Robot

Dwayne McDuffie's action-packed JLA run kicks into high gear, as the Red Tornado just turned into Amazo! blessed fecal matter!! just when you thought turning back into a cold machine was bad.
JLA #22 (DC)
Dwayne McDuffie/Ed Benes/Rob Leigh/Pete Pantazis

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