Powers # 28
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Michael Avon Oeming
Published by Icon/Marvel Comics
So, its been confirmed by my boss that no matter how many times I do this review thing, I will forever be a Virgin and this thing I do will always be called “The Virgin Read.”
And this time, I’m going back for seconds. I have read the next consecutive issue of Powers. Lucky for me, but not for Powers super-fans, this issue was 3 months late, and that way it can be a consecutive read for me. Powers #27 was my very first Virgin Read review. And you know, you’ll always remember your first time.
How can I spin the virgin angle this time? Ah, I know. I’m going back for seconds for THE FIRST TIME. Awwwww yeah….
I picked it this time because, well, I saw the cover and remembered how much I enjoyed it when I read it last time…even though I didn’t quite know who everyone was. And I thought it would be enjoyable to follow up.
Nevertheless, I spend most of the comic sort of remembering things as I went. Ya know what? Rather than explaining it, I’m going to try and recapture my experience below in “Nina’s Visceral Cerebral Responses While Reading Powers #28.” The boss calls this live-blogging. Whatever. Let us begin:
Page 1: Oooh…who’s that? Oh, my god…..the tears streaming out of her eyes. What’s going on? Aw, someone’s there to help.
Page 2 & 3: AH! Holy Shit! Oh my God! That is sick. Oh man….. huh….what was happening last issue?
Page 4 & 5: Oh, right. That girl in that get-up. Who was she? Oh, yeah….he’s upset for some reason. Oh, okay. Retro Girl. Oh yeah….POWERS. Hence, the name. Huh. Interesting.
Page 6 & 7: Huh? What’s going…Oh yeeeaaah….the bald headed dudes. Okay. She’s got powers. Who was she again?
Page 8: WHOA! DAMN! Yikes!
Page 9: Wait, what’s happening? Is she doing something to them? Or them to her?
Page 10: Oh, well. Geez. It is not going well for her. I’m totally rooting for her though. C’mon!
Page 11: Oh God! Oh no! She’s bleeding! Did he stomp on her? Uch, look at those smiling bald heads. Oh, no…..wait….what’s going on with her eyes?
Page 12 & 13: NICE! YES! She is kickin’ some bald-headed ASS. Look out! He’s got a GUN!!!
Page 14: Already dead? Oooohhhh….okay.
Page 15: Ew. Yeesh. Huh. Well, awesome. She rocks.
Page 16: Oh, stake-out van. Like MI-5. And the Wire. I watch too much TV. OH…….right. He HAD powers once. Wonder what that’s all about. How long ago? What happened to them. Oh, anyhow….
Page 17: DEENA! Right! THAT’s her name. Its all vaguely coming back to me now. Very vaguely, This seems like its supposed to be totally heart-breaking. But I don’t totally know why.
Page 18 & 19: Here we go. Should I be nervous for her? I think she’ll be cool.
Page 20 & 21: Ooh! Color change! Party time! Do these types of places really exist? I mean, to this extreme? I guess so. I feel old. Oh, hold up. Who’s this guy? Some high schooler? He’s the killer?
Page 22: Oh, man. She got the info and so dissed him. Don’t know how “believable” that is in terms of her “cover.”
Page 23: A little allusion to back story. Groovy.
Page 24 & 25: Hey, man. That guy’s green. He kind of looks like the main dude. Hey? What’s that? What’s he doing? Blowing smoke in her mouth? But its all crystally and vapor like…… Hey…what’s happening….oh shit…are they missing this?
Page 26 & 27: What the…???/ How? Who did that? What’s going on? Deena? OH! Wait a second! The super-hero-y guy again! Trip hammer. Yeah….how does he fit in again? OH! His daugher, right?
Page 28 & 29: WHAT THE FUCK?! Why’s he doing that to her?
Page 30 & 31: OH…..I don’t care about this part because,,,,,yeah! Like he said! Where’s the blond girl?! Calista? Calista! Calista!
Page 32: OH. MY GOD. Holy shit. NO. not like…..not to her. FUCK.
And thus concludes “Nina’s Visceral Cerebral Responses While Reading Powers #28.” And my review.
Now go read it.
-Nina Miller, 2008
WHAT HAPPENED? OH FUCK!
Posted by: andre | 2008.03.11 at 15:56