Deadpool #26

Written by Gerry Duggan
Penciled by Scott Hepburn
Cover by David Lopez
Published Feb 1, 2017

   It's a Velentine's Day to remember for Deadpool, who gets yet another reminder that Madcap is still out there when he opens a mysterious heart shaped box. He runs it over to Preston for a SHIELD DNA match before meeting Shiklah for a date... where she of course stabs him in the neck. The next morning he hops out of their bed and heads for the address where Preston got a hit for. He goes to the address and starts beating a waiter to death before finding the right guy.   After some discussion, Deadpool heads to the address of the missing man's brother. He opens the door and after some minor searching, finds the worst of inner-mind demons - Madcap. Just about to sever his head, he realizes something isn't right and pulls the mask off. There sits Adam Kipiniak, brother of the deceased. Speaking into the hidden mic, Deadpool tells Madcap he has a way to stop him for good. How that is is left to be revealed in another issue.   
   Two good issues in a row. Duggan is doing work and the artwork in this book is pretty sharp as well. Though I still think they publish this title way too frequently, this is a pretty good story and I look forward to the next. I give it a 8/10.
   Back at Preston's apartment, she returns after a date with Shane and relieves her babysitter, Agent Phil Coulson. The three of them discuss how to end the Madcap and Deadpool situations. Shane says they have some radical solutions and with that, the issue wraps.

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The Punisher #8

Written by Becky Cloonan

Penciled by Laura Braga and Iolanda Zanfardino
Cover by Declan Shalvey
Published Jan 25, 2017

   Frank stares down the barrel of a shotgun, only this time the perp isn't quite as threatening - or is she. Ethel Bradford, an elderly lady at the farmhouse cleans his wounds and puts him up for the night.Back at Condor HQ, Olaf is chided by failing to stop the Punisher before being told to take care of their problem or else the boss will take care of Olaf.
   Back at the farmhouse, Ethel gives her passed away husband's Harley to Frank. As the goons are hot on his trail, they kill the restaurant manager after getting info on which way Frank ran. They track him through the woods. The DEA, who has some tips on Face's whereabouts, sets up a roadblock to stop the bus he stole. They fail, ad as Ortiz is being escorted away from the scene, she attempts to get info from the two "survivors" before being kidnapped by Face himself.
   The issue wraps with the goons finding the farmhouse and setting up for an attack. Their plans are foiled when one of them trips a wire triggering a massive explosion. The Harley comes flying down the pier with Frank driving and Ethel in the sidecar. She murders one of the attackers with a crochet needle before seeing Frank as a vision of her husband Jim and passing away happily. Frank captures the surviving member of the gang and gets the info out of him that he's been looking for - the location of Condor's headquarters. He lets a nearby bear, who magically doesn't have any instinct to attack the Punisher, seemingly maul the guy and with that the issue comes to a close.
   This title reminds me of some books that are good one issue and crummy the next. This was one of the good ones. I think this book is trending upwards as well, and what they've done with this story (although it's taken 8 whole issues to get here) is hopefully starting to wrap. I give this one a 7/10.

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Old Man Logan #17

Written by Jeff Lemire

Penciled by Andrea Sorrentino
Cover by Andrea Sorrentino
Published Feb 1, 2017

   Puck rescues Logan from space after losing consciousnesses. He continuously drifts between the present and the past, looking for Kang in Niagra Falls, who took Bruce Banner's grandson that he helped raise.. and.. yeah. I know. Sounds a little tough to follow. When he wakes up, Puck reminds him they're on a mission to save Alpha Flight from the Brood - a race of aliens who've taken over a space station.
   They board the station but Logan continues to remember the villain uprising past he can't shake. Puck in the past tells Logan that Alpha Flight were all killed by the warlord of the wastelands. Logan senses Kang nearby, who tells him he took the baby to stop him from becoming the Warlord... who then walks out of the shadows and begins to beat Logan mercilessly. Puck pulls him back to the present telling him none of this is real. That they did go back to the station but they encountered another ship from X-haven and the person responsible for Logan's past and present drifting problem. A horrifying version of Jean Gray appears in the portal and slowly flies toward them...and with that the issue comes to a close.
   This was a somewhat hard to follow issue but I still dug it regardless. It's strange to me that some of these books portray Kang as a classic comic villain, but Lemire is able to make him seem almost human. Quite a cool way to paint him and I can't wait to see what happens next. I give this issue a 10/10 as usual.

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Daredevil #18

Written by Charles Soule

Penciled by Goran Sudzuka
Cover by Dan Panosian
Published January 25, 2017


   Daredevil is in Bullseye's sites. As he waits for the expert assassin to pull the trigger,  he thinks back to exactly what got him here. It was just a few days before when Matt Murdock was talking to Father Jordan. In their exchange, Matt tells him that he used to be a believer until bullseye murdered Karen Page. Now that is protege Blindspot has too lost his sight, where does the evil come from? The priest is attacked by muggers during his explanation and defeats them all using the power of the Ordo Draconum.. an ancient militant order of the Catholic Church.
   As if that wasn't enough to interrupt his story, he explains to Matt that the reason God makes it hard, the reason He gives us loss and heartache, is because He wants us to fight. He wants us to show that we're worthy. Flash forward to that bullet racing to Daredevil's head and without any other reason than divine intervention, he raises his baton and deflects the bullet. He then attacks Bullseye and is able to defeat him.
  In an epilogue, Matt goes to the hospital to visit the injured Sam Chung. He has a vial of serum to give him that would heighten his senses - a vile he got from Bullseye but sadly the boy has left, sent home with his mother. He then goes to the church for another talk with Father Jordan. There was a time when all the world knew his secret identity but now he's somehow gotten them to forget. I guess now it's time to find out how.
   Not a bad issue. Charles Soule again hits the mark explaining more about this character's development. Dealing with the timeline Daredevil was in before the TV show and having to kind of shape it afterwards is a challenge to a task he appears up to. I give this issue and 8 out of 10.

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Star Wars #28

Written by Jason Aaron

Penciled by Salvador Larroca
Cover by Stuart Immonen
Published Feb 1, 2017

   While Luke has to cope without R2D2, he turns to Ben Kenobi's old journal and reads a story from the early days of Master Yoda. He's found himself on an alien planet inhabited by children. Jealous of his power with the Force, they convince him to seek answers inside the mountain. He travels towards it, but his traveling partner grows tired. He refuses to go any further and Yoda has to go it alone. Once inside, he discovers a group of adults - the parents children - who were at first convinced to go into the mountain but eventually convinced to just stay there.
   Yoda tells them that they abandoned their kids, and that better teachers could have served them better. They tell him to be on his way, so the old Jedi continues his journey. He finally comes upon another child named Garro and gives him some food. With strength returning, the child exhibits some extremely powerful traits, including moving rocks with his mind and Yoda asks to learn from him. Years later, back on Tattoine, a younger Obi Wan encounters Greedo and another lowly bar patron about to fight to the death. Using an old mind trick, he convinces them to just drink instead. It's then a hooded stranger walks up with a strange symbol on his head and reveals himself to be a grown version of the child in the cave. He recognizes Obi Wan as a Jedi and tells him to never leave the caves.
   Back in the present, Luke studies the journal and the researches the symbol drawn in the book. It's a map to the Vagadarr system. He sets a course while we return to Yoda back in the caves. He's become stronger and he and his master have found the heart of the cave. Only thing is that it's not a cave. It's alive - and with that the issue wraps.
   This title never fails. They've done more with these characters than I thought could have been possible. Fortifying their backstories, this book serves as the perfect companion to any fans of the Star Wars universe. I give it a 9/10 and can't wait to see what happens next...

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Avengers #4

Written by Mark Waid

Penciled by Mike Del Mundo
Cover by Alex Ross
Published Feb 1 2017

   Kang is on the run. After the events of the previous issue, which pretty much shattered the firewall of time, Kang now just sort of hides out amongst his interwoven timeline. In it, he's constructed a system in which several generals he's entrusted run one supply line across space time continuum to fund another. He also reveals his natural time - the 31st century. In it, he built a time traveling apparatus and began studying the notes of Victor Von Doom himself, among others.
   He created an army in Ancient Egypt - calling himself Rama-Tut, and constructed pyramids in which to stash his artifacts, available when he needed them. He traveled into the 41st century, investigating the symbols of his own impending death, and rewrote the code. But now, his lieutenants are beginning to go missing. One by one, his resources are turning to dust. Time for Kang is running out as images of the Avengers fill his future. And for the first time, he's afraid.
   This issue was super abstract, and I get it, sometimes you have to have a little fluff with your books. The past few issues have been action packed so we knew we were on the cusp of one just being a time-drag. This was it. If you like humongous swaths of 2 page panels, filled with whispy paint art and banter - then this is your book. Sadly, for the first time, the best part of a Marvel comic is the Alex Ross cover. I give it a 5/10.

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Deadpool #25

Written by Gerry Duggan

Penciled by Scott Koblish
Cover by Scott Koblish
Published Jan 25, 2017

   Warda Wilson stands atop Madison Star Garden in 2099, ready to unleash hell on the onlookers below. She demands to know what happened to her demonic mother Shiklah and Deadpool can't seem to remember. Ellie tries but fails to find her casket. Meanwhile Iron Fist 2099 has some unfinished business with the old merc with a mouth of his own, but Wade tells him it's gonna have to wait. He makes his way to the garden and Warda attacks. The battle of the um, next century - is ON!
   Looking for answers, she beats him mercilessly to no avail. Finally he tells her he's ending the Wilson Family Fued tonight and the Iron Fists, Ellie, and her mother Emily Preston race into action. They battle while eventually Warda's "weapon" - a big multi-eyed monster, pounces. eating original Iron Fist Danny Rand. Finally Deadpool calls for a truce. Ellie lets her guard down for just a second and Warda attacks, burning her to death. She's not down for long as the mutant power Wade never told Warda her sister had springs her to life, born anew..
   Finally able to calm his illegitimate daughter down for a millisecond, They use the time to give her a conscience transplant, and Preston's image enters the girl's mind, determined to break her of her evil ways. Wade tells her that there can only be one Deadpool and he promises to return to tell her about her mother. For now, he makes dinner plans with his now younger daughter and tells her that Shiklah has been inside him ever since... literally. Shrunken with Hank Pym's Ant Man particles, her coffin entombed remains are forever lodged in Deadpool's heart. And with that, the Deadpool 2099 ridiculous jumping around business comes to an end.
   I've mentioned before that this title stands on it's own in a weird way. It's published twice a month for some reason, allowing Duggan to spend time on one issue and hurriedly put out a shittier one right after it. Luckily this was a good one, and I really enjoyed this version of Deadpool once I finally figured out what the hell was going on. Well written with good artwork, I give this issue an 8/10.

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