Top comics for June 26th 2013

As you can probably tell from the title, in this feature I spotlight some of the top and most recommendable comic books out this week. I didn't write an article for last week's comics because I was away for five days but it's back this week and there are some great comics out!

Batman/Superman #1

A book that focuses on both Batman and Superman. Not only that, but their first adventures together as superheroes. I think DC have pretty much secured a slot on a lot of people's pull lists this week. As well as having two hugely popular characters as the stars of one book, this book also has two great creators, writer Greg Pak and artist Jae Lee. Greg Pak is clearly getting more important over at DC considering this series and the fact that he's recently been announced as the new full-time writer for
DC Comics' "Action Comics", and from what I've read of his work, he's pretty good, you'll probably know his work from Marvel's "Planet Hulk", which is one of my favourite comic book stories of all time. Then onto Jae Lee, who is a fantastic artist. He has a truly unique style of art and some of the preview pages are just unbelievable, definitely a treat for the eyes. I really recommend this book, it's set to be brilliant.

The Flash #21

It's the first meeting of Barry Allen and Bart Allen ( Obviously, The Flash and Kid Flash ). It's quite hard to believe that it's been twenty-one months since the last meeting between Barry and Bart and it's something I've been eagerly anticipating for that entire time. The Flash family are some of my favourite characters in comic books, Bart being my favourite of them all. It's going to be great to see the Flash meet his 31st century grand-son for the first time in the New 52! Also, this issue is by the double-team of Brian Buccellato of Francis Manapul who are a great pair on this series. Francis Manapul's art on this series has been amazing, with all of his issue blowing me away and this new arc with the Reverse-Flash really has me interested.


The Green Team: Teen Trillionares #2

This is a series that got off to a great start last month and I'm really looking forward to seeing the team of Art Baltazar, Franco and Ig Guara have in store for us this issue! The first issue took a really unexpected turn towards the end of the leader of these rich kids taking on a super-villain. If that doesn't sound good to you, it's probably just my explanation of it, I had to explain it quickly. Seriously, if you're familiar with any of Art Baltazar and Franco's work ( Such as, Tiny Titans, Superman Family adventures ) you'll know this series is a must-buy. And on the topic of the art, I really wasn't a fan of Ig Guara's art until I read the last issue, it really turned around my opinion of his work and I really liked what I saw.

Hawkeye #11

Onto the final pick for this week, Hawkeye. Oh, god, Hawkeye. This series is just... it's honestly too good for anything I say ton do it justice, but I'll have a shot. This series is pretty much the best on the shelves, it's certainly the best thing I've read from Marvel recently. Matt Fraction is a genius, this book is so witty and fun but it really makes you feel for the characters too. He is just a brilliant writer and he's come up with a brilliant concept for this book, something used in no other comic books right now. Then there's the art. The beautiful, wonderful art. David Aja and Matt Hollingsworth are the comic book art team right now, with such a unique style. I honestly can't describe it, but there's just something amazing about it. Anyway, enough about the series! Onto this issue! If all of that stuff about the creative team hasn't got you on board for this, here's something that definitely will. This entire issue is focused on Hawkeye's pet, Pizza-Dog. The entire comic, about his pizza loving dog. You know the creative team are doing a good job when they're aloud to do this. This is my top pick, and the comic I'm most looking forward to this week. If you can only buy one comic, make it Hawkeye!


So, those are my recommendations for tomorrow, hope you try them out!

Review: The Green Team: Teen Trillionares #1

I have to admit that when DC first announced the Green Team (along with The Movement) I was a little hesitant. DC basically marketed it as one of two books about the politics of the DC Universe, which I don't think was quite a fair description since this book is a lot more interesting than "a book about the politics of the DC Universe" makes it seem.

Art Baltazar and Franco are two fantastic writers who you probably know form books like Tiny Titans or Superman Family Adventures, or maybe their own comics series, Aw Yeah Comics. The majority of their work is for All ages books, which are funny and great, but I wasn't sure if they'd manage to transfer their excellent writing to a mainstream DC book (Rated T for Teen, rather than All ages) but I think it has. They've come up with interesting characters and an intriguing plot, and it's exceeded my expectations.

Another thing that was said about this book, which is pretty obvious from it's title, is that the main characters are really rich teenagers, I could see this as being a little bit tiring and getting old for a whole series but they've managed to build in villains and a very interesting twist for one member of the Green Team, which I don't want to spoil, but trust me, it's great.

Something that I wasn't very excited about for this book was Ig Guara's art, I first saw his work on issues 8 and 9 of Teen Titans and I really disliked his art there. I've realised now that this was just because the colours didn't work with his pencils but I think in this series the whole art team works together perfectly.

One of my favourite things about this issue is that it doesn't have to rely on big guest stars to carry it like so many other books at the moment do. It got by just on the story and art and it feels like it's in it's own little corner of the DC Universe, which I really like.

Overall, this is a fascinating and fun book that's very different from anything else DC's putting out at the moment, definitely worth picking up!

Rating: 10/10