This Week in Comics 10-17-12

Disclaimer:
You may be catching on to a pattern here at the ole blog. That pattern being that I have only been doing comic book posts. The reason being is that I am currently infatuated with comics. If this trend continues the blog may be getting an over haul into a weekly comic review blog. Which I am totally ok with, hopefully you as the reader are too. If not, let me know!

 Nightwing Issue 13

Writer: Tony DeFalco

Cover: Eddy Barrows

Pencils: Andres Guinaldo

Inks: Raul Fernandez & Mark Irwin

Colors: Rod Reis

This issue starts the story arc of Nightwing doing battle against Lady Shiva. Shiva is supposedly one of the most deadly assassins in the world. Dick and her have dealt with one another previously, in last month's Zero issue. This issue deals with Nightwing trying to find Lady Shiva before she starts causing chaos all across Gotham. 

This issue was very forgettable for me. DC has this massive story line with the return of Joker in "Death of the Family" and Nightwing isn't even really what I would consider a tie-in to that. All we get about Joker being back in Gotham is a couple useless references that did not really effect or drive the story in any way.

Then we get the very annoying Batgirl pop in. Where she literally swings in to complain that Joker is back, she is not ready for that, but will do what it takes to stop him. She then goes on to give Dick a lecture on how he is always moving forward and never helping the real situation. Then *poof* she's gone! Why was that in there!? It did no good, for anything. 

The main difference of this issue from the rest, which I had truly been enjoying, is the guest writer this month Tom DeFalco. I think the strongest thing Nightwing has going for it in the New 52 has been its writing under Kyle Higgins. DeFalco just did not write a good story for me. The dialogue was forgettable at best and most did not drive the story. The one shinning moment came in the dialogue between Nightwing and Penguin, other than that nothing really going on here. 

Final Thoughts: Hope DeFalco either gets better, or isn't the guest writer for much longer. Really liked Higgins' style and hope he returns soon. 

Score: 6.0

Wonder Woman Issue 13

Writer: Brian Azzarello

Cover: Cliff Chiang

Pencils: Tony Akins

Inks: Dan Green

Confession!!

Upon first read I did not care for this issue!

Now what I had to do was go back to issue 12 and remember what was going on. (This was my problem with throwing a Zero issue into the middle of a story, broke the flow of everything). But once I did that I remembered that a LOT had happened in issue 12.

• Apollo now king of Olympus
• Hera exiled and now mortal
• Hermes took Zola's baby

So a lot went down in the "previous" issue of the story line. That was my problem with this issue, is that nothing really happened. But considering the previous issue, that is ok.

Aside from the top of dude's head getting bit off there really wasn't much going on here. Basically a lot of gods and goddesses standing around. Mostly planning what to do next. 

This is ok though because if we look at the whole picture this issue is here to really set the stage for things to come. There is about to be a lot of things happening here so take an issue and catch our breathe. 

Final Thought: Wait and see issue. In Azzarello I trust though. P.S. the artwork continues to really shine in this comic, great work all around. 

Score: 7.5 Hopefully something big is brewing on the horizon.