On to the last two weeks of Convergence comics. Reviews will be split into two posts. Spoilers ahead.
Convergence 7
So we finally have some familiar and likeable heroes, boshing the bad guys. There's a giant rocky triangle shaped thing with a face, disembodied arms and two curved extensions coming up by the side of his head. I have no idea who he is. Deimos is still around, causing trouble. Apparently Demios is an existing character, not invented for this series. He looks like Dr Strange, I assume Telos was invented for this series. I don't care about either,
I wonder what this main Convergence title would read like if read in one chunk. From week to week, it's felt dull and by the numbers. It's editorially driven and it doesn't feel like the creators care about the story, which is a shame because comics always read better when the creative team care about what they are doing.
Anyway, Deimos is destroyed, the chronal energy he was containing is released, triangular rock dude breaks apart and tells new 52 Supergirl and Superman that all of reality is breaking apart, Nothing in this story has made me feel like this is a momentous occasion. It just feels uninteresting. I reviewed Zero Hour for New readers...start here recently, and even with all it's faults, that story felt like it existed on a grand scale and deserved my awe. Convergence doesn't. Flashpoint didn't either.
Convergence: The Adventures of Superman 2
Kal and Kara are in the Phantom Zone, fighting the Kryptonian criminals imprisoned there, Kara knows she has to get Kal out so that he can fulfill his destiny in the first crisis, but he doesn't know about this and boots her out. Kara thinks for a few seconds and contrives a way to pull Kal out, leaving the criminals behind.
Meanwhile Kamandi and his mates are trying to work out how to stop the ape army wanting to take over 'Greenwitch' - I guess this refers to an American Greenwich, not the London one. The Super cousins join in the fight and the apes actually think they can beat them. Ha. The absolute certainty of the cousins and their skills is nice to read. No second guessing, no tactics to hurt them, juts the knowledge and certainty that they will win, because why wouldn't they? Who could beat a pre crisis Kryptonian? No one, that's who. I loved this issue. It's a keeper,
The preview is for Martian Manhunter. I didn't like it and I don't think it does J'onn justice. the story has a suspicious, dark tone and that's not what I'm keen on reading.
Convergence: Wonder Woman 2
Also a keeper. Lovely, lovely art by Aaron Lopresti, Matt Banning, Tanya and Richard Horie and Tim Napolitano. The character designs for the vampires are lovely too. Diana is perfectly in character, heroic and a warrior, She takes the time to talk to Athena to figure out her plan. She's not fazed by the vampires. She doesn't revel in her victory over them. I want to be that sort of person.
The preview is for Secret Six but it's a different Secret Six to the pre 52 version. I'm not interested in it.
Convergence: Hawkman 2
The Hawkguys are fighting giant bats and giant rats. Then they (Katar and Shay) get strapped to a giant rocket and Shayera frees them. They work with the other Thanagarians to defeat the giant rodents and get a peak into the future - the first crisis. Then they fly off into the light declaring their love for each other,
Possibly a keeper.
Convergence: Batman and the Outsiders 2
I don't care about this or the Batman Beyond preview in it. To be got rid of.
Convergence: Swamp Thing 2
I realllly don't like how Swamp Thing speaks. Pauses in sentences irritates me. Swampy joins up with vampire Batman, and it turns out that this is a Batman I am interested in. So clearly he dies at the end. Interesting introduction to Swamp Thing, but not a keeper.
The preview is for Catwoman, I'm not interested.
Convergence: the New Teen Titans 2
These aren't my Titans and I've never cared for this era. I can see why people like these issues, but they aren't for me. The preview is for Robin Son of Batman. It's an OK preview, but I won't be buying it.
Convergence: Flash 2
I am so bored of Barry Allen and this is a love letter to him. The preview is for Suicide Squad, the new 52 more badass Squad. I do not care.
Convergence: Superboy and the Legion of Super-heroes 2
This has Atomic Knights riding giant dalmations. I know a winning idea when I see one. Having said that, I think I preferred issue 1 to this. I def preferred the art in issue 1. Superboy does the heroic thing and the Knights don't fight the Legion. I'll probably keep these issues, now I have discovered a fondness for the Legion.
The preview is for Teen Titans, which like most of the rest of DC's line, just doesn't interest me.
Convergence: Green Lantern Corps 2
This is not as much fun as issue 1, but still enjoyable. Hal is being a bit stupid and using old fashioned ring constructs (hands etc) which is what I like to see. John is John like and Guys is Guy like. He steals Hercules' armour and then gets his ring recharged. Good fun for Green Lantern fans.
The Gotham Academy preview shows what is probably a solid book, marketed at teens and reminds me of Gunnerkrigg Court webcomic. As I've read Gunnerkrigg court I'm not interested in reading this.
Convergence: Justice League of America 2
Good fun for fans of this JLA team. I guess it's nice to see Vibe, Vixen, Steel and Gypsy get credit for saving the day, even if it's Zee, J'onn and Arthur that really finished everything.
The Batman/Superman preview makes me want to cancel my standing order.
Sensation Comics featuring Wonder Woman 10
My head was full of Convergence when I read this so I don't think I appreciated it enough. I think this book is aimed at readers who want to see Diana in explicitly feminist stories, so I think it will turn a lot of people off. For me though, it's great. Especially with the backup story being mythological. It's these books that make me want to cancel my in continuity titles and just get the standalones. They are so much better,
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