A smaller selection of comics all ’round this week (in this and the upcoming second round-up), with just four that caught my attention. They are, however, from three series I am particularly fond of, so that’s a good thing. I’ve also started writing shorter reviews, now that the series are becoming more established and I don’t want to offer up too many spoilers.
Reviewed Herein: G.I.Joe: Cobra #11, Magic: The Gathering #3, The Portent #2-3
Continuing my newfound addiction to G.I.Joe-related comics… The Story of Cobra
In the second season of Cobra, readers get a deeper look inside the Cobra organisation than ever before, as Tomax, Xamot, and Erika continue to feel the effects of the previous miniseries, and more important and powerful players are introduced into the mix. Several Cobra operatives of old are also reintroduced to this new continuity.
So, in order to catch up with the new IDW-published G.I.Joe and Cobra timeline, I decided to buy the back issues. Thankfully, they were all going for quite cheap on comiXology (a site/service I am coming to feel extremely fond of), so I snapped up all of the issues. This series has three main acts, and the cover images have been split up accordingly.
Needless to say, I thoroughly enjoyed these.
Reviewed herein: Cobra Special #1, Cobra II #1-13, Cobra Special #2
An International Fighting Force
Writer: Mike Costa
Artist: Ken Lashley
Welcome to a world waging a new kind of war that’s faster and more brutal than ever before. It’s fought by those who would make the innocent their targets, using computers, smart weapons and laser-guided missiles. The new enemy hard to find – and closer to home than we think.
Between us and them stand the Blackhawks, an elite force of military specialists equipped with the latest in cutting-edge hardware and vehicles. Their mission: Kill the bad guys before they kill us.
In the first issue of Blackhawks, we are introduced to the eponymous UN-sponsored defence force. We’re dropped right into some action, which is good – no mucking about with unnecessary exposition.
