Week In Review : B.P.R.D 1948 #2 + Captain America #1 + Deadpool #2

Hey folks!! Welcome back to another week - we're running a little late, but here's some of our picks from the week past. 

New reviews of this weeks books will be here this weekend so stick around!

B.P.R.D 1948 #2 (Dark Horse)

Story : Mike Mignola and John Arcudi

Art : Max Fiumara

(Reviewed by Anirudh Singh)

Well awesome another BPRD book. I cannot get me enough of these books. They never disappoint and each book leaves me with the growing realization that the end of the world will be brought about when Hellboy breaks out of Hell and runs loose - on Mignola's schedule, not the Mayans'. But that is a personal view. Anyhow, 1948 serves as a throwback, taking us into a simpler time when The Professor was still a little green around the edges and Hellboy was a little monster learning the ropes from his army family. Which means it is a time when some major reveals can really happen. But alas, my hopes are undone.

So far.

Alright so maybe BPRD does disappoint a few times. The first thing that ticked me off was the artwork. It is well... different. And different doesn't necessarily mean bad, it just means long term BPRD fans might be taken aback a bit. Still you get used to it in a page of two. The story itself is nothing monumental. Another mystery for the Professor to wrack his brains on. This time centred around a nuclear blast site. But the characters are pretty cool. The Prof has always been one of my favourite characters owing to him being useless in the field. Also there is a love interest around this time. Not to mention the army squad action is pretty good. There is another mystery in the works within the squad. Which immediately made me like this comic more. All in all, is this a hit or a miss series? I dunno, too early to tell. Is this an enjoyable comic book? Hell yeah.

One point less for the newish art style.

SCORE : 7 / 10

Captain America #1 (Marvel)

Story : Rick Remender

Art : John Romita Jr & Klaus Jansen

(Reviewed by Akshay Dhar)

Really?... Huh... Holy... But... He... What the F... Oooooh!.... Nice!

This was my response graph over the course of this utterly fantastic first issue of the new volume of Captain America.

After the departure of Ed Brubaker who helmed arguably the best continuous run on the title, I was not sure what to expect – despite my not-too-secret love of Rick Remender's writing – but this is not just promising, it's AWESOME! I thought the Green Skull was going to be one of the stupidest things ever, but the character and his motivation and methods was so nicely handled in this short time that he was here, now I want to see more. Couple that with a highly intriguing and engaging larger story involving another dimension and an apocalyptic situation with faces familiar and otherwise, sprinkle in a nice sense of humour for the Captain (one that suits how I see him) and a breakneck pace leading to a magnificent cliff-hanger and I'd say we definitely have a winner on our hands here!

I'm not the biggest fan of JRJ's art and find his faces and other details in particular a bit irksome. I don't know if he's gotten better or it's the other members of the art team, but here his layouts, his characters, his flow from the first panel to the last – it's some of the best of his work I've come across and for the first time in a while I actually enjoyed the hell out of it.

If you're deciding which books to pick from the MARVEL NOW initiative to follow, this one definitely gets my seal of approval.

SCORE : 10 / 10

Deadpool #2 (Marvel)

Story : Brian Posehn and Gerry Duggan

Art : Tony Moore

(Reviewed by Anant Sagar)

So on to the next issue of Deadpool Now #2!

As we left him in the first ish, DP had his head shot in by Abe Lincoln. This issue he regenerates after having some naughty beach dreams involving Sue Storm, Shulkie, Emma Frost and a cameo by Dazzler.

He revives to find himself being revived by the ghost of Ben Franklin.

After a meaningful conversation and an explanation to the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Wade embarks on his mission to stop Teddy Roosevelt from hunting and killing all the animals in the zoo.

Meanwhile, Madman has been caught by Washington to resurrect his army so that he can wage war on America, stating that America’s problem is the Americans.

So any-hoo! After taking down Roosevelt, Deadpool and his S.H.I.E.L.D handlers declare that they need help.

Spoiler: It’s a sorcerer who’s quite supreme.

Decent issue. Story is progressing well. I mean what’s not to love about ‘Pool?

SCORE : 7.5 / 10