PRESENTLY . . . (capsule comics thoughts & reviews) By Chris Karnes

TEEN TITANS #30 -- Yeah, Brother Blood is back, but if you were ever wondering what happened to Captain Carrot & the Amazing Zoo Crew, wonder no more. It was a clever cameo/subplot with more to come. SHE HULK #3 -- If you take in account her previous cancelled titles, this is the 100th solo issue of the character. The latter issues have been a bit on the lighter side, but it's been welcome in a Marvel book. I love Greg Horn's painted covers, but he swiped Bob Layton's cover to Iron Man #100 -- I thought the original should've been acknowledged. CATWOMAN #50 -- This issue was a sellout at my local shop & if you were a fan of DC's "Identity Crisis," you may want to find a copy of this. I don't want to spoil this for you. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #527 -- But I will spoil this one for you (but if you were reading the Spidey books all long, it's not a shocker). Peter Parker is apparently alive and well. He got better really fast. It's part 9 of 12 of "The Other" story and I while I thought it started good, I think it's getting quite vague, especially the writer. Has SPIDER-man healed, or has Spider-MAN healed? Is it a good comic, or is a comic good? SUPERMAN/BATMAN #23 -- This title has been so behind in schedule of late that I can't recall the previous issue's events, much less, seem to care. The present story continues and the "big picture" is apparently revealed with two rogues behind it all. ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS. HULK -- TV series "Lost" co-creator and writer wrote this and I couldn't help but notice some parallels here to the TV show: it opens with an attention-grabbing uncomfy scene, the use of flashback(s) in the story, etc. And why does the Hulk remind me of Jabba the Hut? Pick it up and see for yourself. DAUGHTERS OF THE DRAGON DEADLY HANDS SPECIAL -- Normally, I wouldn't recommend a $3.99 black & white reprint, but this reprints the hard to find stories of Misty Knight and Colleen Wing, plus the artwork of Marshall Rogers and writing of Chris Claremont before they would get accolades for their work elsewhere. These stories were not subject to the Comics Code as they appeared in magazines originally, and there's certainly a mature/adult feel to them.

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