Review: GENERATIONS: Sam Wilson Captain America & Steve Rogers Captain America #1

GENERATIONS: SAM WILSON CAPTAIN AMERICA & STEVE ROGERS CAPTAIN AMERICA No. 1
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Nick Spencer
ART: Paul Renaud
COLORS: Laura Martin
LETTERS: VC's Joe Caramagna
COVER: Paul Renaud
VARIANT COVERS: John Cassaday with Laura Martin; Paolo Rivera
36pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (November 2017)

Rated T+

Captain America and Steve Rogers created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby; Sam Wilson created by Stan Lee and Gene Colan

“The Americas”

The Marvel Comics event comic book, Generations, comes to an end with a tale of two Captain Americas.  A 10-issue anthology miniseries, published weekly, each issue is written and drawn by a different creative team, and each issue features a different team-up of a classic Marvel superhero with his or her modern-day counterpart.  The series is meant to unite the legacy of classic Marvel Comics superheroes with a new generation of heroes, as both the original characters and the new ones move into the future of Marvel Comics storytelling.

The tenth issue (by my account) is Generations: Sam Wilson Captain America & Steve Rogers Captain America, which brings together two versions of a classic Marvel Comics character, Captain America.  The first is the original Captain America, Steve Rogers.  Rogers first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 (cover date: March 1941).  The second is Sam Wilson who first appeared in Captain America #117 (cover date: September 1969), and who was originally the superhero, Falcon.  Wilson became Captain America and starred in the series, All-New Captain America #1 (2014).  This issue of Generations is written by Nick Spencer; drawn by Paul Renaud; colored by Laura Martin; and lettered by Joe Caramagna.

Generations: Sam Wilson Captain America & Steve Rogers Captain America #1 (“The Americas”) opens with Sam Wilson-Captain America being questioned by government agents about why a particular group of ten superheroes disappeared (including Wilson) during the “Battle of Washington” (as seen in the Secret Empire event).  Wilson disappeared and reappeared in the 1940s as the United States of America gears up to enter World War II.

Unlike the other nine heroes, Wilson spends a lifetime in the world to which he is transported.  When Wilson enters the war as an enlisted man, a special enlisted man, the “Man in the Air,” he meets his friend Steve Rogers, a young man trying to find his way as Captain America, so the question is will Sam Wilson also find his own path?

While reading the first nine issues of Generations, I found several that I liked and two that I called the best of the lot.  But Generations: Sam Wilson Captain America & Steve Rogers Captain America #1 takes the prize.  I wish Marvel would consider turning this into its own series; it could at least make an excellent, thought-provoking, twelve-issue series.

In this final issue of Generations, Nick Spencer delivers a Generations manifesto, which is this.  It is okay to have personal heroes and roles models.  It is okay to be inspired by someone's achievements.  Once you begin to take your own path, however, it is your own path, not your inspiration's path.  You don't have to live up to the legacy of another; make a legacy of your own that is worth living up to.

Artist Paul Renaud's compositions and art for this tenth Generations is both subtle and evocative.  He conveys a story that takes a trip down memory lane, but nevertheless reaches towards the future and its infinite possibilities.  Laura Martin's colors quietly amplifies the moods and emotions and summons the sense of each time period in which Sam Wilson travels.

Generations: Sam Wilson Captain America & Steve Rogers Captain America #1 brings Generations to a close on a high note that the earlier issues did not necessarily suggest.  As event miniseries go, this is one of those single issues that are worth remembering even when the overall event miniseries is only remembered for its central plot or concept.

A
9 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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Review: GENERATIONS: Miles Morales Spider-Man & Peter Parker Spider-Man #1

GENERATIONS: MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN & PETER PARKER SPIDER-MAN No. 1
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Brian Michael Bendis
ART: Ramon Perez
COLORS: Msassyk
LETTERS: VC's Cory Petit
COVER: Ramón Pérez with Msassyk
VARIANT COVERS: Chris Sprouse and Karl Story with Justin Ponsor; Olivier Coipel with Laura Martin
36pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (November 2017)

Rated T+

Spider-Man created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko; Miles Morales created by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli

“The Spiders”

Generations is an event limited comic book series from Marvel Comics.  It is a planned 10-issue anthology comic, published weekly.  Each issue is written and drawn by a different creative team, and each issue will feature a different team-up of a classic Marvel superhero with his or her modern-day counterpart.  The series is meant to unite the legacy of classic Marvel Comics characters with the next generation of heroes as both move into the future of Marvel Comics storytelling.

The ninth issue (at least by my count) is Generations: Miles Morales Spider-Man & Peter Parker Spider-Man, which brings together two versions of the classic Marvel Comics character, Spider-Man.  The first is the original Spider-Man, Peter Parker, the Amazing Spider-Man, who first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 (cover date: August 1962).  The second was once known as the Ultimate Spider-Man; he is Miles Morales who first appeared in Ultimate Fallout #4 (cover dated: August 2011), and who now lives in the Marvel Universe as simply Spider-Man.  This issue of Generations is written by Brian Michael Bendis; drawn by Ramón Pérez; colored by Msassyk; and lettered by Cory Petit.

Generations: Miles Morales Spider-Man & Peter Parker Spider-Man #1 (“The Spiders”) opens with Miles Morales who discovers that he went from where he was to somewhere else.  But where?  He is in the stall of a public restroom, but this isn't just any public restroom.  It's the men's restroom at the college where Peter Parker, the Amazing Spider-Man, is an incoming freshman.

This version of Peter Parker does not know Miles Morales, and Parker is about to face one of the most difficult battles of his life, as his precious Aunt May lies near death.  So Miles asks himself, “Why am I here, now, to witness this time in Peter's life.”

Of late, artist Ramón Pérez is the go-to-guy when Marvel wants to replicate and recall the early Steve Ditko Spider-Man comic books.  Pérez offers his most impressionistic take on Ditko's Spider-Man yet.  I think that this is appropriate as Generations: Miles Morales Spider-Man & Peter Parker Spider-Man #1 is supposed to have a dream-like quality, making it less about plot and setting and more about what is discovered in the story.

Bendis makes this tale Miles' story and the point is that Miles is supposed to learn something from Peter Parker.  What he learns is surprising, and I have to give Bendis credit because initially I did not see a reason for this story; Miles and Peter have team-up quite a bit in the recent past.  So Generations: Miles Morales Spider-Man & Peter Parker Spider-Man #1 is redundant... except, don't call this a team-up.  True insight can be gained!  I won't call this one of the better Generations entries, but it is a novel approach to bringing familiar characters together.

B+
7 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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Review: GENERATIONS: Ms. Marvel & Ms. Marvel #1

GENERATIONS: MS. MARVEL & MS. MARVEL No. 1
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: G. Willow Wilson
ART: Paolo Villanelli
COLORS: Ian Herring
LETTERS: VC's Joe Caramagna
COVER: Nelson Blake II with Rachelle Rosenberg
VARIANT COVERS: Kris Anka; Olivier Coipel with Laura Martin
36pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (November 2017)

Rated T+

Ms. Marvel/Carol Danvers created by Roy Thomas and Gene Colan; Kamala Khan created by Sana Amanat, G. Willow Wilson, and Adrian Alphona

“The Marvels”

Generations is an event limited comic book series from Marvel Comics.  It is a planned 10-issue anthology, published weekly.  Each issue is written and drawn by a different creative team, and each issue will feature a different team-up of a classic Marvel superhero with his or her modern-day counterpart.  The series is meant to unite the legacy of classic Marvel Comics characters with the next generation of heroes as both move into the future of Marvel Comics storytelling.

The eighth issue is Generations: Ms. Marvel & Ms. Marvel, which brings together two versions of a classic Marvel Comics character, Ms. Marvel.  The first is the original Ms. Marvel, Carol Danvers.  Danvers first appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes #13 (cover date: March 1968) and became Ms. Marvel in Ms. Marvel #1 (cover dated: January 1977).  The second is the new Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan, a 16 year-old Pakistani-American from Jersey City, New Jersey.  Kamala first appeared in Captain Marvel #14 (cover dated: August 2013), and she became the new Ms. Marvel in Captain Marvel #17 (cover dated: November 2013).  This issue of Generations is written by G. Willow Wilson; drawn by Paolo Villanelli; colored by Ian Herring; and lettered by Joe Caramagna.

Generations: Ms. Marvel & Ms. Marvel #1 (“The Marvels”) is set in a New York City of the recent past (likely sometime in the last quarter of the twentieth century.  The story opens in the office of “Woman Magazine,” part of J. Jonah Jameson's “Daily Bugle” publishing empire.  Editor-in-Chief Carol Danvers and her editorial and management staff are trying to deal with a crisis, and also with a new intern, Karina, who is really Kamala Kahn, brought here by a mysterious space-time force.

Kamala idolizes Carol Danvers, the original Ms. Marvel, but in this corner of time and space, Danvers does not know Kamala.  Also, “Woman Magazine” is in a state of crisis because of its circulation, but especially because Danvers and her staff are having trouble figuring out who is their audience and what do they want from the magazine.  However, the magazine may soon be under new management – alien management!  Nightscream of the alien Shi'ar Empire is masquerading as a human named Barbara Nelson.  Can Kamala save the magazine and also help the original Ms. Marvel stop and alien menace, even if the original does not want help from the new version?

Of the eight issues of Generations that I have read as of this writing, Generations: Ms. Marvel & Ms. Marvel #1 is my second favorite after my favorite, Generations:  Iron Man & Ironheart #1.  It is certainly better than last week's previous Carol Danvers Generations appearance Generations: Captain Marvel & Captain Mar-Vell #1.

Part of Generations: Ms. Marvel & Ms. Marvel #1's success is due to its story written by G. Willow Wilson.  Wilson is a truly unique storytelling voice in American superhero comic books.  She embraces the good, the bad, and the ugly in humanity.  She creates characters that capture the beauty and... un-pretty we can find in people.  In Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel, she created a character who is a superhero that believes that she should first do no harm.  And yes, this is a one-off, throwaway story, but Wilson delivers a tale that epitomizes the resourcefulness and determination of Kamala.

The other part in delivering this winning tale is the work of artist Paolo Villanelli and colorist Ian Herring.  I like that they recall the work of Ms. Marvel's originating artist, Adrian Alphona, without lazily imitating him.  Villanelli and Herring create a bright, sunny, positive story that makes me wish this Generations tale had a second life.  Generations: Ms. Marvel & Ms. Marvel #1 is certainly a Generations comic book worth reading.

A
8 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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Review: GENERATIONS: Captain Marvel & Captain Mar-Vell #1

GENERATIONS: CAPTAIN MARVEL & CAPTAIN MAR-VELL No. 1
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

STORY: Margaret Stohl
ART: Brent Schoonover
COLORS: Jordan Boyd
LETTERS: VC's Joe Caramagna
COVER: David Nakayama
VARIANT COVERS: Brent Schoonover with Rachel Rosenberg; Terry Dodson with Rachel Dodson
36pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (November 2017)

Rated T+

Captain Mar-Vell was created by Stan Lee and Gene Colan; Carol Danvers created by Roy Thomas and Gene Colan

“The Bravest”

Generations is an event miniseries from Marvel Comics.  It is a planned 10-issue anthology, published weekly.  Each issue is written and drawn by a different creative team, and each issue will feature a different team-up of a classic Marvel superhero with his or her modern-day counterpart.  The series is meant to unite the legacy of classic Marvel Comics characters with the next generation of heroes as both move into the future of Marvel Comics storytelling.

The seventh issue is Generations: Captain Marvel & Captain Mar-Vell, which brings together two versions of a classic Marvel Comics character, Captain Marvel.  The first is the original Captain Marvel, also known as “Captain Mar-Vell.”  He is the Kree military officer, Mar-Vell, who first appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes #12 (cover date: December 1967).  The other is Carol Danvers, the seventh character to take the name Captain Marvel.  Formerly known as Ms. Marvel, Danvers first appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes #13 (cover date: March 1968) and became Captain Marvel in 2012.  This issue of Generations is written by Margaret Stohl; drawn by Brent Schoonover; colored by Jordan Boyd; and lettered by Joe Caramagna.

Generations: Captain Marvel & Captain Mar-Vell #1 (“The Bravest”) opens with Captain Marvel suddenly finding herself somewhere she should not be.  She is in the infamous Negative Zone, specifically on the planet of Mydon, which is being invaded by winged, bug-like aliens.  Captain Marvel strikes out to protect the people of the planet and meets two of its citizens, Loba and Danae, who join her in battle.  When the odds turn against the trio, a new hero arrives, one familiar to Captain Marvel, the legendary Captain Mar-Vell, who is supposed to be dead!

Of the seven issues of Generations that I have read as of this writing, Generations: Captain Marvel & Captain Mar-Vell #1 is... well, I should try not to be too negative and not say it is the worst.  Instead, I will say that it is the least in terms of quality, specifically the art.  Artist Brent Schoonover, who is apparently a graphic designer and illustrator, offers stylish art here, but the drawing is stiff.  The character and figure drawing is a bit awkward, and the people of Mydon look like cheaply produced action figures.  The proportions are off in most panels.  Everything looks funky and more like the art one might find in a small press take on superheroes.

Writer Margaret Stohl offers a story that is little more than what one gets in throwaway comic book annuals.  There is, however, a nice push-pull and ebb and flow because the Captain Mar-Vell here is such an early version that he predates the arrival of his apprentice, the former Ms. Marvel, Carol Danvers.  The fact that he tries to act as a mentor who tempers Captain Marvel's hotter blood provides some nice humorous moments.  Still, what is the point of Generations: Captain Marvel & Captain Mar-Vell #1?  It seems like a mere element in a cynical ploy to re-launch Marvel Comics' latest... rebirth.

C
4.5 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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Review: GENERATIONS: Iron Man & Ironheart #1

GENERATIONS: IRON MAN & IRONHEART No. 1
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel

[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]

WRITER: Brian Michael Bendis
PENCILS: Marco Rudy, Szymon Kudranski, and Nico Leon
INKS: Syzmon Kudranski, Will Sliney, Scott Koblish, and Nico Leon
COLORS: Marco Rudy, Dean White, and Paul Mounts
LETTERS: VC's Clayton Cowles
COVER: Skan
VARIANT COVERS: Marco Rudy; Olivier Coipel with Laura Martin; Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers with Paul Mounts and Joe Frontirre
36pp, Color, $4.99 U.S. (November 2017)

Rated T+

Iron Man created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck, and Jack Kirby

“The Iron”

Generations is an event miniseries from Marvel Comics.  It is a planned 10-issue anthology, published weekly.  Each issue is written and drawn by a different creative team, and each issue will feature a different team-up of a classic Marvel superhero with his or her modern-day counterpart.  The series is meant to unite the legacy of classic Marvel Comics characters with the next generation of heroes as both move into the future of Marvel Comics storytelling.

The sixth issue is Generations: Iron Man & Ironheart, which brings together two versions of a classic Marvel Comics character, Iron Man.  The first is the classic Iron Man, also known as Tony Stark, who first appeared in Tales of Suspense #39 (cover date: March 1963).  The second is Ironheart, who is Riri Williams, a teen prodigy and genius engineer.  This issue of Generations is written by Brian Michael Bendis; drawn by Marco Rudy, Szymon Kudranski, and Nico Leon (pencils) and Syzmon Kudranski, Will Sliney, Scott Koblish, and Nico Leon; colored by Marco Rudy, Dean White, and Paul Mounts; and lettered by Clayton Cowles.

Generations: Iron Man & Ironheart #1 (“The Iron”) opens with Ironheart experiencing free fall in a darkened sky.  Riri soon discovers that much of the tech and many of the features of her Ironheart suit do not function well or do not fuction at all.  Riri realizes that she is somewhere else, but she cannot believe that she is in the future.  She does not want to believe it when she meets some strange Avengers.  She still does not want to believe it when she meets this world's Sorcerer Supreme – Tony Stark!  He is going to show her a far-flung future of possibilities for her.

It took me six issues of Generations, so it is Generations: Iron Man & Ironheart #1 that convinces me that Generations has a running theme that revolves around mentors and mentorship, teachers and teachable moments, father-figures and mother-figures, and even predecessors.  Some entries in Generation do it better than others, but every issue has at least one moment in which one character stands as an example for another.

Generations: Iron Man & Ironheart #1 is, thus far, the best of series, which is what I said about the Hawkeye Generations last week.  So I am surprised by how much Generations: Iron Man & Ironheart #1 affected me.  It is philosophical; almost spiritual in an odd way.  This is written by Brian Michael Bendis, so there is a lot of conversation between future Tony Stark-Sorcerer Supreme (who popped up in two recent issues of Bendis and Alex Maleev's Infamous Iron Man) and Riri Williams.

Many comic book people (with agendas) have blamed Marvel Comics' recent sales slump on “diversity” characters, with Riri Williams probably being the most notorious.  Generations: Iron Man & Ironheart #1 can be read as Bendis' manifesto, one that says... no declares... that Riri ain't going nowhere.  She isn't disappearing because she is the future.

Generations: Iron Man & Ironheart #1 has a large art team of seven artists and colorists, but they are what makes Bendis' story work.  The design of these pages have a funky flower child/love generation appearance that reminds me of Neal Adams' classic X-Men run, J.H. Williams, III's art for Alan Moore's Promethea, and Jon J. Muth's art for the old Marvel/Epic Comics' Moonshadow.  These different artists and art teams come together to create a 30-page story in which disparate visual styles actually become a seamless visual poem that flows like a perfectly written pop song.

Make mine Marvel.  This is what Generations: Iron Man & Ironheart #1 convinces me I should do.  We can have new versions of classic Marvel characters.  We can have both – the originals and the new ones.  Here, Tony Stark encourages Riri Williams to reach for the stars, so we can have both characters in Iron Man armor.  Yes, we can.

A
9 out of 10

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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I Reads You Juniors October 2017 - Update #59

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From BleedingCool:  Tim Sale, known for his Batman work, especially "Batman: The Long Halloween," is talking about returning to Batman and is eyeing two projects.

From BleedingCool:  Liam Sharp is drawing an ongoing Batman/Wonder Woman comic book.

From DailyJSTOR:  An article about Ezra Jack Keats, the man whose "Snowy Day" book helped diversify children's books.

From BleedingCool:  Bryan Talbot's new graphic novel, "Grandville: Force Majeure," uses anti-spoiler technology.

From PREVIEWSWorld:  Grant Morrison talks about his BOOM! Studios comic book, Klaus and The Cris in Xmasville #1.

From Crunchyroll:  Shinobu Ohtaka's manga, "Magi," is nearing its end.

From TheNational:  Japan's manga sector gets a tech makeover.

From CBR:  Writer Matthew Rosenberg talks about why "The Punisher" is moving into the "Marvel Legacy" era as "War Machine."

From BleedingCool:  Rick Remender really wants you to read his comic book, "Black Science" (Image Comics).

From MangaTokyo:  "Fullmetal Alchemist" creator finally made her first TV appearance.

From ComicBook:  The surprising comic book origins of "Playboy."

From NewPressNow:  A local poet laureate produces a graphic novel.

From ComicBookBin:  New Johnny Bullet episode #140 in English.
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From BleedingCool:  Liam Sharp has a new comic book coming out in February 2018.  It's a mystery.

From IndianapolisRecorder:  Tyeesha Bradley is creating comics. [Beautiful art. - Leroy]

From BleedingCool:  Rob Liefeld vs. Diamond Comic Distributors.

From CBR:  Was "The Walking Dead" comic book going to feature aliens?

From FocusTaiwan:  The government of Taiwan plans on spending the equivalent of $33 million US over the next four years to develop its manga sector.

From TheHypedGeek:  "Saint Seiya: Next Dimension" returns next spring.

From BleedingCool:  Avatar Press announces January 2018 solicitations.

From Crunchyroll:  The "One Piece" manga has sold 430 million copies worldwide.

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From Mainichi:  The "Lost Manga" of Edo period artist Katsushika Hokusai is published.

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From ComicBookBin:  Johnny Bullet episode #139 in English.
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From CBR:  Three characters from the hit "Wonder Woman" film join the Wonder Woman comic book.

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From RollingStone:  Square Enix turning manga in VR comics.

From BleedingCool:  Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici announce a new comic book from Image Comics, "Oblivion Song."

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From BleedingCool:  DC Comics will feature to longtime writer/editor Len Wein in the comic books on sale today, Wed. Oct. 4th.

From ComicBookBin:  New Johnny Bullet episode #137 in English.
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From BleedingCool:  Nnedi Okorafor and Andre Lima Araujo will launch a Black Panther digital comic book, "Black Panther: Long Live the King."  It will be available on comiXology and Kindle beginning December 13th.

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From BleedingCool:  At the upcoming 2017 New York Comic Con, you can have lunch with comic book artist J. Scott Campbell for the price of $455 or $1495.

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