Pull List Review - April 9, 2008

A light week but a good week with good things to talk about:

Countdown #3: Three issues left. Good.
The only comment I have this week is that Superman shows up to fight Darkseid and says it's "well past time for me to put you down." Come on. What is Superman going to do? We're talking about somebody who is such a namby-pamby about killing that when it came to quite rightfully executing the murderers of billions of people he became so wracked with guilt that he developed a multiple personality, exiled himself from Earth and finally swore that he would never again take a life and he'd always find some other way out... despite never once proposing what else he could have done in that aforementioned situation. I'm sure Superman IS angry at how Mr. Miracle and others have been abused and murdered, but what exactly is he proposing to do to Darkseid?

Justice Society of America #14: Finally comes out two weeks late, judging by the way it is promoting Countdown #5 in the back. Good. Now, if only they could jettison all the Kingdom Come garbage.

Green Lantern Corps #23: This is an excellent jumping-on point for new readers, and it is some of the best writing I've seen from Tomasi yet. (I was disappointed at the terrible quality of the Guy and Ice reunion, you may remember, so this is definitely an improvement.) If I have any criticisms here, it's the same one I've had in general for the last several years: they've gone to the Alan Moore well far too much. Mongul using the Black Mercy (these days, you'd think it was his only weapon, like it's his equivalent of Joker laughing gas), Mogo appearing everywhere (spoiling the whole effect of his first appearance), the Blackest Night "prophecy" (I always figured Qull was lying in order to spook Abin Sur)... enough, you know? All those stories are 20+ years old. I love nostalgia, but why don't you make up something new? Still...this is a good issue, with a beautiful (and painstakingly detailed) cover by Pat Gleason. Recommended.

Booster Gold #8: Once again, the best book of the week. This issue has a surprise appearance that I will not spoil, but it is one of the best uses of the page-turner grabber that I've seen in a while. Highly recommended.