Comic Book Moments of the Week for 7/20/11

 

This version of Moments of the Week is filled with revelations, twists, and things that will make characters lose their heads, literally. We have Avengers, Batman, War of the Green Lanterns Aftermath, and the relaunch of Daredevil. As always, more after the jump.

Avengers #15

Good thing Hawkeye always keeps a mouthwash arrow on hand for these types of situations. The Worthy have terrible dental habits, compounded with Hulk's normal hygiene, that's can't be pretty.

And instead of saving the world Hawkeye and Spider-Woman decide to make out. The priorities of superheroes, I swear...

Batman #712

Harvey kills Mario, then you have perfectly normal couple bickering with Gilda. And then Batman ruins everything and gets shot for it. He's ok of course, bat-kevlar always causes richochets. So that's how Tony Daniel's Batman ends for this era, as next issue is a stand alone Fabian Nicieza issue.

Oh, and Riddler gets his information that Gilda was hiding from him in order to retain his services, and then kills Enigma. I am at a loss for words on this one.




Batman: Gates of Gotham #3

And that is how you get Damian to shut up. I knew Tim was still holding a grudge since Damian tried to kill him when he first appeared on the scene. And Trevor McCarthy is just killing it on art, only Joker has a higher body count.

Captain America Corps #2

After breaking out of prison in this altered future, the Caps finally figure out that without Steve joining the Avengers, the team simply doesn't stick together, ushering in a government run superhero team to fill the gap. A little bit of a callback to DC's Trinity series, I think.




Daredevil #1

The puns, the glorious puns. That page alone almost makes up for Shadowland, eh?

And in two pages we get a recap of everything Matt has had happen since the last series. This really feels like a fresh start, and like Grant wrote in his inaugural review, is a must read. If you liked Mark Waid's Captain America or Ka-Zar runs, pick this issue up.

War of the Green Lanterns Aftermath #1

Sinestro doesn't want the ring, the Guardians are freaking out that an immortal could be killed by a Lantern, and everyone in the room realizes humans always seem to be saving the Guardians. And Kilowog calls it a day. At least until September.

Humans get no respect in space, we should just let them all die when the Dominators or whatever come around, that will teach them.

Invincible Iron Man #506

 

Tony gets whisked away (or is that whiskey'd away?) to Svartalfheim where he hangs out with dwarves while concocting new weapons to counter The Worthy. And sure, what's another drink or 6 matter anymore?

Marvel Universe vs. Wolverine #2

Frank seems on point about what to do. Reed tells Wolverine that since Frank is immune to the virus, he has the purest blood sample to develop a cure and that they need to head to the Baxter Building. And in under 30 minutes, the building is ruined and filled with the dead. Why?

Boom, head shot. The Thing became infected and broke Spider-Man out of quarantine, and stretched Reed Richards across the entire lab floor, on top of eating Hank Pym and Bill Foster. Now it's a race against the clock to find Spider-Man to develop a cure.

Ultimate Fallout #2

Thor dreams about everyone chilling in Valhalla, or rather Brohalla, verily.

Mary Jane continues her story that SHIELD is the real cause of Peter's death. How? By going undercover as the next Spider-Man! Not really, but maybe!

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