Tug's Pick of the Week
Captain
America #29
I like fun comics.
A simple statement, I know, but sometimes I think that we can all get caught up too much in who�s writing what and their themes that we forget the types of stories that got us into comics when we were young.� So while I spend a good deal of my time looking forward to the newest Grant Morrison or Neil Gaiman project, I also like to read more fun escapist stories, as long as they are treated with a modicum of logic and don�t read like bad television.� In short, I like it when I find a four-color story with some heroes beating up bad guys.
This week�s dose of such entertainment is Captain America #�29.� This issue is an "Avengers Disassembled" tie-in, as well as being the first issue for the new creative team of Robert Kirkman and Scot Eaton.� You probably have heard of Kirkman before:� He writes something like half of the Image titles coming out right now, including my personal favorite, Invincible.� (We�ve got the trades � check �em out!)
Kirkman is one of those rare guys who can write at breakneck speed while still telling engaging super-hero stories � and he really delivers in this issue.� He writes the kind of Cap that I like to see � kind of a goofball in his personal life, but still an admirable hero for all other heroes to emulate.� Oh, yeah, and he beats the heck out of some HYDRA guys.
On the art side, I think Eaton has a few kinks to work out, but after a few issues, his art on the book will fit like a big, red glove punching a HYDRA agent in the face.
Hmm, what else can I say to make you want to pick this one up?� O.K., it has Cap�s favorite movie, Diamondback, the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, and Moon Knight!
O.K., maybe I�m the only person excited about that last one.