Books of the Week – 09/12/18

1. Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #309 (Marvel) ★★★★★
Writer: Chip Zdarsky / Art: Chris Bachalo with Livesay, Al Vey, Tim Townsend, Victor Olazaba & Wayne Faucher / Colors: Chris Bachalo
Another beautiful book with art by Chris Bachalo. Excellent story & writing by Chip Zdarsky. Great ending.

2. Champions #24 (Marvel) ★★★★★
Writer: Jim Zub / Art: Sean Izaakse / Colors: Marcio Menyz & Erick Arciniega
Beautiful & moving book on an important issue. Didn’t take sides or preach. I admit I was worried going into it, but I didn’t need to be. Wonderfully done.

3. Domino #6 (Marvel) ★★★★★
Writer: Gail Simone / Art: David Baldeon / Colors: Jesus Aburtov
Great wrap up to ‘Killer Instict’ storyline. Beautiful art with nice action sequences.

4. Captain America #3 (Marvel) ★★★★
Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates / Art: Leinil Francis Yu & Gerry Alanguilan / Colors: Sunny Cho
Nice action issue. Great use of narration to flesh out the story. Art top notch. Big improvement.

5. Journey Into Mystery: Birth of Krakoa #1 (Marvel) ★★★★
Writer: Dennis Hopeless / Art: Djibril Morissette-Phan / Colors: Rachelle Rosenberg
Interesting old-school mystery comic. Nice to see the Howling Commandos. Solid read. Awesome cover.

6. Fantastic Four #2 (Marvel) ★★★★
Writer: Dan Slott / Art: Sara Pichelli with Elizabetta D’Amico / Colors: Marte Gracia
I loved everything until the end. Still bothers me that they’re ignoring 2-in-One continuity. The art is aces though. Love Val & Franklin as teens.