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!
Captain America #2 Review
I’ve never really liked Captain America. I’ve read his comics throughout the years, every once in a while. They peak my interest ever so often, and then just as quickly, they lose it. I dug the first run that Mark Waid had on the book, but when he returned, he just couldn’t keep me buying the book. I’ve always felt bad about not liking Cap, because I really feel that I should like him more. Along with Spider-Man, Cap is THE Marvel solo icon. Everyone knows him. But I’ve just found him utterly boring. Yeah, I get the whole “man out of time” thing. But it sort of got stale decades ago.
The Incredible Hulk #77 Review
Peter David became the full-time writer of The Incredible Hulk with issue #331 of the previous incarnation of the series. PAD’s run did not come to an end until issue #467. Over the course of the epic story told by PAD, the Hulk was a bouncer in Vegas, the leader of an organization that protected the world, battled his future self, and became a bandaged recluse on the run from the law. In all that time Peter David focused on the characters of Bruce Banner and the Hulk. There was always forward movement for the characters. And it was ever so good.
Then came the dark times! Only a handful of writers have worked on the main Hulk book since. First it was Joe Casey closing out the previous series. Then it was John Byrne, Paul Jenkins, and Bruce Jones. There were some other writers interspersed in there, but none contributed more than a few issues. The stuff by Casey and Byrne was forgettable, Jenkins’s contribution was quite good, and Jones’s run started out excellent, but petered out quickly, and developed into an interminable bore.
Fantastic Four: Foes #1 Review
Before we begin this review, let me just tell you a brief anecdote about this comic. As some may know, my roommate owns a comic store (Wild Pig Comics, for those interested)… anyway, he always asks me what books I’m going to be reviewing. In trying to reiterate that I am reviewing THIS title – I stuttered over the title through at least three attempts to say it. Try saying it nonchalantly “Fantastic Four: Foes” it’s a royal pain in the ass! If I was to rate a book on title alone, we would be walking the lonely street down ‘Zeroville’, but alas we are not.
