My Top Comics For August 2017

Apparently the Unstoppable Wasp was very stoppable; her series came to an end at 8. I went back and read the final ish, and it was still too damn twee for me.

Rocket Girl returned after nearly 2 years… m’eh - same old same old. Amy Readers art was grand at the least.

Event-itus: DC was doing some Dark Nights: Metal thingamabob, while Marvel is screwing around with their legacies (seriously that Phoenix/Odin deal is absurd, just thrown in there for the shock value)

Over at Dynamite we got an okay Moneypenny 1 shot and an okay Sheena zero issue.

That was the m'eh, here's the yays...

Book of the Month: Shade, the Changing Girl #11 (Young Animal)
Shade switches bodies with her hero and learns about life, death and sex on Earth. Plus: an old lover from Meta is looking for vengeance. Beautifully written and drawn material from Castellucci,  Zarcone and Fitzpatrick

Nominees: Stray Bullets: Sunshine and Roses #26-27, Unbelievable Gwenpool #19, Shipwreck #5 and the next 3 award winners...

Team Up of the Month: Logan and Laura (Generations: Wolverine & All-New Wolverine #1, Marvel)
No, it’s not perfect but I gave it the full 5-star grade because of how much it moved me, and for the way it shows how Laura has honored and improved upon the legacy established by her father. 

Nominees: Jean Grey and Psylocke (Jean Grey #5), Kate and Clint (Generations: Hawkeye & Hawkeye #1)

Best First Issue: Mister Miracle #1 (DC)
Tom King and Mitch Gerads, the masterminds behind Sheriff of Babylon, are whipping up another 12 issue mini (and King’s 12-issue minis have been golden so far). It’s off to an intriguing start with Miracle attempting his most daring escape.

Nominees: Elsewhere, Space Ghost 

Best Last Issue: Letter 44 #35 (Oni Press) 
I think this could have gone on for another 35 issues and shown, rather than told what happened. But overall, well done work from Charles Soul and Alberto Jimenez Alburquerque, who close their book in a way that is emotional and surprising,

Fight of the Month: Iron Fist vs. Diamondback (Defenders #4, Marvel)
As the Irish say... “Holy Bejesus!” That was one GREAT fight. Danny, you are awesome. After the fisticuffs things got gabby, but other than that, “Holy Bejesus!”

Nominees: Spidey vs Doc Ock, Amazing Spider-Man #31

Writer and Artists of the Month: Castellucci,  Zarcone and Fitzpatrick (Shade The Changing Girl #11)

Covers of the Month:

1.  Spider-Gwen #23 by Kris Anka (I always love a good rock n’ roll cover)

2.  All-Star Batman #13 by Rafael Albuquerque (neon lighting up the night sky)

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