Free
Comic Book Day 2016 offerings, Part One
2000
AD Free Comic Book Day Prog 2016 (Rebellion/2000 AD)
This
year's 2000 AD FCBD title is standard comic book size, a shift from
it's larger format in past years. Judge Dredd is drawn by Goon
artist Eric Powell to great success. The Order is an
interesting concept. Rat Fink is great. This was a worthwhile
read.
Junk
Food For Thought rating: 3.25 out of 5.
We
Can Never Go Home/ Young Terrorists- Free Comic Book Day 2016
(Black Mask Studios)
Two
different titles are showcased here, and they are well done and
slick. You can do worse for sure, but I am a cynical middle-aged
bastard who is very selective with what he buys these days. If I were
to buy one of these, though, it would be We Can Never Go Home.
Junk
Food For Thought rating: 2 out of 5.
Bruce
Lee- The Dragon Rises #0: Free Comic Book Day Edition
(Darby Pop Publishing, cover date May, 2016)
Shannon
Lee is the co-writer and co-creator of this comic, where her father
Bruce Lee didn't die but instead was cryogenically frozen. Lee wakes
up after an earthquake causes a security guard's coffee to spill and
short out his containment unit. He awakens to the modern world with
amnesia but full retention of his martial arts abilities. There are
many funny moments as he tries to acclimate himself to the modern
world. This is a fast-paced, action-packed read that is appropriate
for all ages.
Junk
Food For Thought rating: 4 out of 5.
Free
Comic Book Day 2016- Suicide Squad #1 Special Edition
(DC, cover date May, 2016)
This
is a reprint of Suicide Squad #1 from 2011, and it was okay.
It's not my cup of tea, and that is okay too. I am not the target
audience for this title or the forthcoming movie, and I am more than
okay with that.
Junk
Food For Thought rating: 2.75 out of 5.
Free
Comic Book Day 2016: Captain America #1 (Marvel, cover date
May, 2016)
The
Captain America story is very good, and the Spider-Man Dead No
More preview looks promising as well. Bringing back Gwen Stacy
from the dead stopped being shocking in 1975, though.
Junk
Food For Thought rating: 4 out of 5.
Rom
#0- Free Comic Book Day 2016 (IDW, cover date
May, 2016)
ROM
has risen! ROM has been in licensing Limbo for years. IDW has done a
good job of rebooting the character for the 21st century.
I was surprised to see the Dire Wraiths included here, as I thought
that they were created by Bill Mantlo and owned by Marvel. Bill
Mantlo made the original comics more interesting and longer lasting
than the toy. Mantlo created so many characters that it makes it
impossible to reprint the original run of this title or Micronauts
by anyone other than Marvel. The artwork left me cold but the writing
was good enough to carry it. Welcome back, ROM. The world needs you
now more than ever.
Junk
Food For Thought rating: 3.5 out of 5.
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