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Professor Seedy’s Weekly Progress Report 5.14.2014
| Title | Art | Story | Character | Originality | Format | Grade |
| 2000AD #1881 | + | / | + | + | + | A- |
| Each well drawn and written six page exploitation is cheeky SciFi spliced with 20th century history tropes. | ||||||
| Abe Sapien #12 The Garden | + | + | + | + | / | A- |
| Hypnotizing southern gothic narrating us through the apcalyptic end times with an art style just as foreboding. | ||||||
| Action Comics #31 | / | + | + | + | / | B |
| Interesting duality between Superman and Doomsday and the morality of having blind faith in Superman. | ||||||
| After Life with Archie #05 | + | + | + | + | + | A |
| We’ve left our life in Riverdale and there’s none better to lead us away than Francavilla & Sacasa | ||||||
| All New Ghost Rider #03 | + | – | – | – | / | D- |
| Beautiful action can’t rescue the bogged down pacing from the superfluous and pointless word balloons. | ||||||
| All New Ultimates #02 | + | + | + | – | + | B |
| Despite half the book being an action scene, Ultimates proves we can still have intrigue and character development. | ||||||
| All New X Men #27 | + | + | + | / | / | B |
| Although we’re attacking the base again with excessive double page spreads, it still feels fresh and captivating. | ||||||
| Amelia Cole & The Enemy Unleashed | / | / | / | + | / | C |
| Slap & paste plot made it difficult to follow Amelia and her comrades. | ||||||
| Americas Army FCBD | + | – | – | – | – | F |
| Half the comic is a debriefing the other half was a reused issue while both lacked action. | ||||||
| Archer Coe & 1000 Natural Shocks 10 & 11 | + | + | + | + | / | A- |
| The pacing was smooth and each plot reveal and character development enhanced the mystery | ||||||
| Archie 655 | + | + | + | + | + | A |
| Suspending belief is rewarded with a fun romp through 50’s culture and Sci-Fi with some dashes of modern irony | ||||||
| Ash & the Army of Darkness 07 | + | – | / | / | / | C- |
| Plot adds some to Ash’s past but it felt just as much of a throw away as this issue. | ||||||
| Astro City 12 | + | + | + | + | + | A |
| Wow, this was an excellent reminder of why we love stories about villains. | ||||||
| Atomic Robo & Friends FCBD | + | / | + | + | / | B |
| A quirky and fun Sunday Comic Strip style story | ||||||
| Avengers 29 | + | + | + | + | / | A- |
| A gripping Illuminati story which divides the pious Captain and the amoral Iron Man | ||||||
| Avengers Undercover 04 | + | – | + | + | + | A- |
| Repercussions from killing Arcade is used to unveil human natures and individual identities. | ||||||
| Batgirl 31 | / | / | / | / | / | C- |
| Creepy action from rag doll wasn’t able to overshadow the awful melodrama | ||||||
| Bloodshot & Hard Corps | + | + | + | / | / | B |
| Surprising twists turns the issue into a captivating techno thriller when Bloodshot goes rogue. | ||||||
| Captain America 20 | + | / | – | – | + | C- |
| There’s some novelty with the Dream within a Dream trope otherwise it severely lacked any development | ||||||
| Captain Marvel 03 | + | + | – | + | + | B |
| Complex cast and a dynamic plot that wonderfully balanced human emotion with a cosmic adventure. | ||||||
| Clive Barker’s Next Testament 09 | / | + | + | + | / | B |
| God moves in psychopathic ways and ends up being challenged by his chosen heralds. | ||||||
| Constantine 14 | + | / | / | / | / | C |
| Great artwork but the story had some tonal inconsistencies | ||||||
| Deadly Hands of Kung Fu | + | – | – | – | / | D- |
| Great Kung Fu action couldn kick the awfully unoriginal story and characters into shape. | ||||||
| Deadpool 28 | + | + | / | / | + | B |
| Because of some Pokemon drop outs and Deadpool’s extravagance, the honeymoon turns into a fun and hot pursuit | ||||||
| Deadpool vs Carnage 03 | + | – | + | / | + | B- |
| Instead of just grinding out the death toll the creative splatter and humor keep it from being monotonous. | ||||||
| Deceivers 05 | / | – | / | – | / | D- |
| Because the pacing is too quick for the deceit to sink in, the protagonist seem to have precognition or omniscience | ||||||
| Uncle Scrooge & Donald Duck FCBD | + | + | + | + | + | A |
| A great FCBD double whammy which has smart and memorable laughs | ||||||
| Epic 0 | / | – | – | – | / | F |
| another bored and cliché millennial using superheroics as a form of escapism | ||||||
| Fables 140 | + | / | / | + | / | B- |
| Plenty of metafictional humor and irony to keep flipping the pages | ||||||
| Les Miserables Fall of Fantine | + | / | + | / | + | B |
| Magna art style compliments Fantines emotional tragedy | ||||||
| Federal Bureau of Physics 10 | + | + | + | + | + | A |
| Great character development which twists around reality warping machines and spooks | ||||||
| Gravel combat Magician 04 | + | – | – | – | / | D- |
| Bloody awful english stereotype offensively gets in the way of his own story. | ||||||
| Green Lantern Corps 31 | + | / | / | / | + | B- |
| The pacing from the breakout and riot let’s the desperation and gravity slip through its fingers | ||||||
| Grimm Fairy Tales Annual 2014 | / | / | + | / | / | C |
| The story and artwork were bland and lacked any fantastical elements that make this series shine. | ||||||
| Robyn Hood Vol 3.4 | / | / | + | + | / | B- |
| Rich with needed character development from introspection and plot twists | ||||||
| The Dark One | + | + | + | – | / | B- |
| A god and mortal romance which twists various Fairy tales and religious mythology together. | ||||||
| Hellboy In Hell 06 | + | + | + | + | + | A |
| Art & writing create a world full of myths, characters, and humor which prompt to be reread multiple times | ||||||
| Iron Man 25 | + | + | + | / | + | A- |
| A well pace and excellent beat down which put the fear back into Malekithe | ||||||
| Jack Kraken | / | + | / | + | / | B- |
| Action cop with squid arms shoots ghosts and zebra people. Why not? | ||||||
| JailBait | / | – | – | / | / | D- |
| A counterproductive finale and sexist artwork finish off a story about sex trafficing. | ||||||
| Judge Dredd | + | / | – | + | – | C- |
| Campy but creative fight sequences emerge while fighting the dark judges | ||||||
| Justice League United 01 | + | / | + | + | + | A- |
| An alien super baby with three tentacle nipples & other unexpected surprises from this cheeky group | ||||||
| Krampus 05 | + | / | + | + | / | B |
| This tale has been wrapped up with a nice little bow on top. Hope to see them next fall. | ||||||
| Minimum Wage 05 | + | + | + | + | + | A |
| Our favorite everyday man is getting back in the saddle while facing ultra relatable insecurities & awkward situations. | ||||||
| Miss Fury 11 | + | + | + | + | + | A |
| A self contained time stepping and mind bending adventure of what makes Miss Fury tick | ||||||
| New Avengers 18 | + | + | + | + | + | A |
| Illuminati weight the moral consequences of saving their own universe by destroying other universes and fighting superheros. | ||||||
| Nightcrawler 02 | – | / | + | / | / | C- |
| Go exploring in Kurt & Amanda’s past before tripping in some major plot holes. | ||||||
| Quantum & Woody 10 | + | + | + | + | + | A |
| Another clever adventure of Woody bumbling and sucker punching his way through dating, robbing, and being an awful brother. | ||||||
| Secret Avengers 03 | + | + | + | + | + | A |
| Ales Kot finally delivers a twisted and fun brain hemorrhage which Kot is know for. | ||||||
| United States of Murder Inc | + | / | / | + | + | B |
| What if the mafia won alt history with just enough character development and plot to hook us in. | ||||||
| Superboy 31 | + | + | + | / | / | B |
| This is an electrifying and witty fun ride. | ||||||
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