Tug's Pick of the Week
JLA/Avengers
#4
That�s right.� You can stop calling.� You can stop asking.� You can stop trying to name all the characters on the cover to issue # 3 to pass the time.� Why?� Because JLA/Avengers #�4 is finally here.
After recovering from a hand injury sustained while drawing that absolutely mind-blowing cover to JLA/Avengers #�3, George P�rez is back in the saddle and dedicated to drawing every single character connected to the JLA and Avengers that you could possibly ever think of � and then some.� The wait was certainly worth it, people.� When you see every single panel filled to the brim with different heroes than the last, you�ll know what I mean.
This series has been a heck of a lot of fun, and the last issue is no exception.� Kurt Busiek has provided a script that adds reason to the vast madness of a crossover as colossal as this.� The story so far has been like reading the comics of my youth.� Big, colorful super-heroes hop between dimensions in search of items of power and, of course, in typical super-hero fashion, beat the heck out of each other at the drop of a hat.
In this final issue, the heroes have put aside their differences to fight off the end of both of their universes.� And standing in their way is virtually every villain either team has ever faced before.� I kid you not.
One of the things I�ve enjoyed most about this series is how Busiek points out the differences between the heroes of the DC and Marvel universes.� The JLA seem to Captain America to be fascist dictators who force people to worship them � and to Superman, the turmoil throughout the Marvel universe shows that the Avengers aren�t doing enough.� It�s a really nice contrast between the two companies and their heroes.
If you�ve made it this far and haven�t rushed down to Heroes and Dragons to pick it up, I don�t know what else I can say to make you do so.�� Well, there is one thing: Batman vs. Batroc the Leaper!
Hey, where�d everyone go?
Other cool stuff, in case Batroc doesn�t do it for you:
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Planetary
# 19 � Here�s another book that was delayed for a long time but is finally
out this week. And again, it�s worth every penny.
Batman # 625 � The conclusion to Brian Azzarello�s �Broken City.�
Superman # 203 � This is the final issue of Michael Turner, Joe Kelly, and Talent Caldwell�s selling-out-all-over-the-place �Godfall� story.