Buzzscope Reviews: 8/24/05

Here’s what I covered for Buzzscope this week. Tomorrow, I’ll have quickee reviews of everything else I read.

Ant, Vol. 2 #1
Ant is a sufficiently entertaining superhero comic book, admirably featuring a heroine of color without going out its way to hype that fact, and Mario Gully seems to have wisely discarded some of his first volume’s ill-conceived pretensions in favor of simply telling a fun story.

Batman #644
What exactly do you say about a comic book like this? One so aggressively bad, and so obviously constructed according to an editorially mandated outline, that it defies critique.

Monkey in a Wagon vs. Lemur on a Big Wheel #1
Unabashedly reminiscent of MAD Magazine’s “Spy vs. Spy” series (not to mention other classic duos like Tom & Jerry, Bugs & Daffy, and Dubya & Kerry), Monkey in a Wagon vs. Lemur on a Big Wheel isn’t high art, and it’s, thankfully, not trying to be. Instead, it’s fun. Pure and simple fun, and I sincerely hope there’s more of it coming.

Be sure to check out all of this week’s reviews from Buzzscope’s crack staff of reviewers – some of the best out there, if I may say so myself. Plus, Greg Burgas’ latest “Comics You Should Own” column takes a look at Avengers Forever #1-12. While you’re there, sign up and leave some feedback in the recently upgraded forums. It’s one of the more level-headed boards out there and while the usual suspects get the most attention, there’s plenty of room to talk about good comics, too.

Peace!

Written by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

Guy LeCharles Gonzalez is the Chief Content Officer for LibraryPass, and former publisher & marketing director for Writer’s Digest. Previously, he was also project lead for the Panorama Project; director, content strategy & audience development for Library Journal & School Library Journal; and founding director of programming & business development for the original Digital Book World.