Comic Book Moments of the Week for 10/30/13

November is upon us, but we still have one more Moments of the Week for October to wrap up. Hit the jump to see fifth week moments as Infinity moves toward it's big conclusion with speeches and monuments, Saga takes board games very seriously, we continue the Elseworlds tale of Damian taking up the mantle of his father, The Fox returns under Dean Haspiel and Mark Waid's pens to put some bounce back in classic superheroes, and the end to Battle of the Atom....doesn't really answer anything.

Infinity #5

While Earth has fallen, the other species recognize the support the Avengers gave and will help free the planet from Thanos' army. But this doesn't matter at the moment, Thanos' son has been found:

Serious family issues.

Avengers #22

To compliment the main series, Avengers takes a look at the down time as the ships make their way back to Earth. Eden looks for some motivation but doesn't really get it from Cap. But to balance out Cap's half-empty approach, there's always Thor:

Look at the krogan, the asari, the salarians, all helping humanity take Earth back. Let's hope this ending is better than that game's was.


Damian: Son of Batman #1

Chronicling the origin of Damian as we saw in Batman #666, it seems Batman dies thanks to one mackerel of a Joker plan. Now in his adolescence, Damian travels to find his birthplace and reunite with his family:

Angry, on his own save for Alfred, it's time for the former ninja kid to clean up the streets:

This isn't the Damian of Batman & Robin, or of much of Morrison's run. He's much more of a Jason Todd style punk than having any real plan. So on the writing front it leaves little to be desired. But the art is very, very good.

Guradians of the Galaxy #8

Due to delays this should have lined up more with the beginning of Infinity, but here we are. Gamora wants to go kill Thanos, but the others need to help SWORD and Agent Brand from being killed aboard her station. Oddly, Drax is quiet during this whole thing, you would expect more from the guy who has a genetic kill-switch to go after the mad titan and has done so twice in the past decade.

Help is help, right?

Itty Bitty Hellboy #3

I was waiting for a joke about using heck instead of hell, despite the titular character, and this did not disappoint.

Saga #15

Grandma's not joking either. But checking in on The Will, we see that perfect planet really isn't perfect:

Bad, bad Sophie.


Superior Spider-Man #20

Ock doesn't have time for flirting, he's in a serious relationship, and on top of that he's going to start up his own company to take the place of Horizon:

Why, it's all coming up Ock, all he has to do now is present his thesis and become a doctor, and just watch the money pile up, right?

Looks like that Parker Luck affects anyone who inhabits that body. Is Slott sowing the seeds for Ock's superior world to come crumbling down?


The Fox #1

Paul Patton is a photo-journalist, kind of a cross between Peter Parker and Lois Lane. When he feigns interest in interviewing a superstar promoting her new facebook platform, he gets more than he imagined. But unlike other heroes, he doesn't hide in the utility room to dress into The Fox:

Seeing as how this is a Mark Waid scripted issue, his fingerprints are on that Man of Steel movie reference.

So demon ladies looking to feast on your insecurities over the internet, a connection to a mob boss, these all hit the correct boxes on the superhero checklist. A really enjoyable start if you're a fan of classic Spider-Man or the current Daredevil series.

X-Men: Battle of the Atom #2

Those missiles Xorn launched last week didn't all have explosives, some were Sentinels. New Sentinels. Secret Sentinels.

Returning to the Schism for Old Jean's anger, although the Brotherhood had existed long before then. A final clash with the original X-Men sets off the climax of the issue:

So, at the end of the day, Old Jean is seemingly dead (but this is Jean we're talking about), the future Brotherhood is still in the present and don't return to their time, future Colossus, Beast, and Jubilee are dead, we don't know what caused the incident with Dazzler in the future, or anything showing why the Brotherhood wanted to change the past so badly. The usual sneering from both Scott and Logan is still around, and that's about it. Until the very end:

At this point the Xavier School probably has more students than the Jean Grey School. This was an event that started offf promisingly, like it had something to really tell. By the end it turned into just another cash grab with some incredibly rushed art. Disappointing, considering how well the X-Books have been since Marvel NOW!

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