Inside Pulse launched on August 9, 2004, and has covered the world of comics for over a decade. Every day, we take a look back at what was happening in the world of comics 10 years ago, as reported right here at Inside Pulse!
Swamp Thing #11 Review
And lo, it was said by a Vertigo editor, “Why don’t we bring back that ‘Swamp Thing’ title, which did in part lead to the creation of our Vertigo line.
And so it was that Andy Diggle, of Losers and many a Vertigo special was given chance to restore Swamp Thing to his (pardon the pun) roots. And for the most part he did succeed, taking the uber-powerful god-like being with a nearly as powerful teenage daughter and did fix things and create much drama. And John Constantine was in there too. And it was good.
The Flash #217 Review
I just can’t say enough good things about Geoff Johns. At this time last year,
I was as I had been for most of my life — primarily a Marvel guy. After
reading the columns and reviews by many of my now-colleagues (at the time at
411Comics), I decided to give some more DC comics a try. One of the main subjects
of praise at 411 was Geoff Johns, so I picked up the first JSA trade. I loved
it, so I immediately followed up with the following trades. After I finished
those, I found that I didn’t want to wait for the next one to be printed, so
I bought all of the back issues in order to catch up on the story. That’s how
much I loved it. Then I thought to myself, maybe I should check out some more
of Johns’s work, since I liked JSA so much, so I picked up The Flash and Teen
Titans; I loved them both. I continue to pick up more back issues of Johns’s
stuff, including the full run of Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. This all leads me here…Flash
#217.
Deadshot #2 Review
So, apparently, Deadshot had a one-night stand in Star City a few years back and it produced a child. He found out about her and decided to take care of her. Well not “take care of her” more like support her. He offered the mother some money to help her relocate from her gang-infested neighborhood, but she refused. Thus Deadshot has decided to clean up the neighborhood himself.
This issue begins with a couple of cops at the scene of one Deadshot’s shootouts getting the assignment to take care of Deadshot, from a crime lord. Yup the cops are dirty. They try to track down where he’s living, but meet up with some reluctance from people who actually appreciate the effect of Deadshot’s effort.
JLA: Classified #2 Review
Ahh, this is more like it. Issue #1 was decent, but I didn’t feel any of the mad rush of excitement that I thought I would. With Grant Morrison on the JLA again I was expecting so much and, sadly, found the book falling short of those hopes.
But this…this does the trick.
Breach #1 Review
The issue begins in the future, December 7th, 2005 to be exact. In Siberia several Americans, including a Senator, are at the sight of a helicopter crash. Also there is also a costumed figure there. He is being hunted, and he uses his immense powers to create a haven for their safety. The Senator claims to know him and tries to touch him, but in his passionless way of speaking he warns her that contact with him would harm her incredibly. Then he creates a portal and vanished.
We then find ourselves back in the past, April 17th 1983 to be exact. On the eve of his son, Tate’s 5th birthday Major Tim Zanetti goes off to work. He works at Camp Liberty, where he oversees a top-secret government project involving accessing other dimensions. His partner and best friend Major McClellan is the co-head of the project, and as part of the protocol has to take copies of all of their research off site as a precautionary measure.
