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I rarely do comics reviews. But in today's batch was a comic that went above and beyond the call of duty. I know most of you are thinking 'He's talking about the new X-Factor'. Yes, the issue was good but not the one I was going to talk about. I'm talking about DC's Solo #11. I think the three problems with that series as a whole are 1) It is a pricey read 2) The different writer/artist every issue is as much a hindrance as it is a strength. 3) Early in the series they resorted to 'hot artist of the week. Book didn't find a focus until it became one or two super hero stories and more artsy comics per issue. In this case, the artist alone caused me to pre-order two copies. One for me and one for my cousin. Why? Sergio Aragones! Just based on that I knew that it was going to be my favorite single comic DC has published all year-- hands down. This was before I even saw the cover. Did I err? No, I didn't. I was laughing my ass off. Once my cousin gives me my $4.72, he'll probably do the same. (I charge him exactly what it cost me. Which is below cover price.) Another surprise-- the man who has hidden behind Mark Evanier's writing for most of the run of Groo the Wanderer (minus the silent issue) can actually write. I'd heard he originally brought Evanier on Groo because his command of written English wasn't so great. That doesn't seem to be the case now. Far from it. But damn . . . this issue rocked. Gorgeous if somewhat cartoony art and a good script. Even the two shorts that were 'educational' had some funny moments in them. Sergio Aragones is one of maybe four artists I'll buy just for the art. He's got this weird thing about hiding tiny details in every panel. It's like he's playing scavenger hunt with us without even telling us what to look for. You can look at a single page he does for five, maybe even ten minutes, and not see everything. I give Solo #11 an A+
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