It's that time again!
Poodles' DC impressions nobody reads!
First off,
Action Comics #44. Continues to deftly straddle the line between real-world issues and wacky shadow monster shenanigans. It's definitely building towards a joining between the two separate themes which is going to make or break the arc, but I'm confident that Pak's going to nail the landing. Every time it seems to skew too much towards "and all of this was just because of the manipulations of
and the shadow monsters," there's a neat little subversion. Last issue (or maybe the one before?) there was a moment where it looked like the cops who were marching on the neighborhood were going to get off clean, morally speaking, then the narration circles back around to point out that no, their commanding officer being a literal monster isn't an excuse for what they were ready and eager to do, and then there's a cop who's still defending the guy who, again, turned out to be an entirely literal monster. This one, there's this great moment where Supes points out that no, anger isn't an entirely negative emotion, and it's wrong to portray it like that. Very adroit.
Next,
Catwoman #44. Another very good read. They're clearly wrapping up the "Crime Lady Selina" thing, which I'm unsure how I feel about. On the one hand, definitely don't want it to overstay its welcome. On the other hand, I really don't feel it has, yet, so I'm not sure the return to the status quo is needed. Still, it all feels very natural. Black Mask is a
dick. Killer Croc plays a big part in this one, which should surprise nobody who read last month's ending. Still love that guy's new antivillain characterization. Not a good guy, but not a bad one, either. Cropped up in this week's Red Hood / Arsenal too. I'm surprised how much play he's getting. Hopefully his role in Suicide Squad continues the pattern of excellence.
To be continued.
