Issue #36: Comic Books For The Week Of Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Terry Moore's Echo #7 (Abstract Studios)
Invincible #54 (Image)
Superman: New Krypton Special #1 (of 1) (DC)

Now I'm back to my regular comic book collecting schedule at my new comic book store, Acme Comics http://acme-superstore.com. Since I have not picked up Invincible #53 yet, Acme was shorted some copies of this issue, I will review issues 53 and 54 next week. As anxious as I am to read #54, I don't want to read any spoilers about the previous issue until I can read them in order. I had enough of spoilers when I read the ending of Action #870 on the internet. BAck to our regularly scheduled comic books.

Terry Moore's Echo #7 (Abstract Studios) * * * * *
Julie and Dillon are still on the run, and Ivy is hot on their trail. She is not the only one interested in them. Echo is the perfect example of a title that does not need super hero fisticuffs to be interesting. It has an interesting story full of character moments. And we'll have to wait until next issue to find out what happened at the end.

Superman: New Krypton Special #1 (of 1) (DC) * * * * *
There's a lot going on. Clark is dealing with his grief, as well as finally meeting a whole city full of people from his lost birth planet. We see what happened to Brainiac after his defeat by Superman. We also get the first few hints that the transition might not be a smooth one between humans and kryptonians. After the Jimmy Olsen special we get a follow up to the events from that issue. And the ending is a shocker. This looks to be setting up another great storyline for Superman, and the Man of Steel may not be the same at the end. It looks like the string of fantastic Superman stories will continue for 2008 and into 2009.

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