Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Doc Ock Webs and Logan in Space

Presenting a two-fer review, gonna do my best on not including spoilers.

Superior Spider-Man Team Up: Superiority Complex
Written by: Chris Yost / Art by Medina + Checchetto

During the whole transformation, Doc Ock realized unknown potential with his new host body. Being a cancerous fellow, his dreams of becoming someone else are fully realized. In this ensemble of tales, it explores Doc Ock's history, his old identity. working with the X-men (and yup beating the crap out of Logan), and babysitting the Future Foundation.

I have to admit, the main stories still resonate enough from Amazing, although with a different coat of paint. It does take some getting used to without the fun quips, yet Doc Ock Spidey has some humor of his own. However, there is some hidden untapped inertia that drives this new Spidey to accumulate data about his allies and enemies. **I still fathom why in the heck did he crush Logan's face in!? I didn't Peter was that angry?!
Overall, a solid collection of stories, a compliment to the ongoing Superior storyline. Not sure why we need two different Doc Ock series to begin with.

Wolverine: The Best There Is
Written by: Charlie Huston / Art by: Juan Jose Ryp

First, this book is messy, I mean really messy. If you've ever wanted a read a dark Logan series, this is one of them. Released in 2010-2012 as a mini-series, it examines a dark quest that Logan undergoes versus monsters, and outer space.

From the start, a mysterious mutant able to compress biological viruses through his own DNA, tests various superhuman subjects to do his bidding. Leading to some bloody results, and infecting our old buddy. The odd thing is, he undergoes a radical personality change, aside from his body deteriorating and rebuilding itself thrice over. Along the way, meeting up with inhuman beings, a robot (with a librarian bird) and a shapeshifter.

Throughout this dark quest, the rest of the X-men are along for the ride. Watching from the offset regarding their old friend's rehabilitation versus consequences he makes (including hitting on Dazzler?!)

To sum up, messy book, great read, but if you don't like ketchup. Oh and it has a nice rating on the back, yeah definitely not for kiddos. (On the plus side, the art is intense!) And yes lots of ketchup.

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