The Last Line at Lightspeed

What is the Last Line at Lightspeed? Well, it's a way to review as much as possible without having to go as in depth as the longer reviews. Why am I doing this? Well, as a college student and also a working college student, it would take entirely too much time to review every single book I read and buy. What titles go in the lightspeed round? Each week, I will choose three titles to review at length, and the rest will fall into The Last Line at Lightspeed. But how do I choose those titles? It'll depend on how much of an impact the book makes, whether for a good reason, or a bad one.

**WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD(BUT PROBABLY NOT SINCE THIS IS A LIGHTSPEED REVIEW)**

CATWOMAN #11: Reveals the mastermind behind the driving force of the arc. This issue presented a a great looking villain and one with creepy practices. The nature of it all will keep me going. However the strength of the book was severely sapped with the inclusion of a romance, whether emotional or purely sexual. While Catwoman is someone who has always kept sex in her box of tricks, the points felt forces. Pair that with a partnership with an officer that seems too by the book, and this makes for an okay issue.

Last Line...6/10


Star Trek: TNG/Doctor Who Assimilation(Squared) #3: A nerdgasm for all fans of either show in this crossover of the century(that's probably an exaggeration). While the concept of a Cyberman/Borg crossover seems interesting enough, it doesn't seem to be holding up across an eight issue spread. The biggest draw to the plot isn't from the enemy at hand, but the mystery of how these two groups came to meet each other across universes. Only time will tell if this is one wibbly wobbly timey wimey situation that will go down in the history of great stories for either franchise. On another note, a short segment involving the original Enterprise crew and the Fourth Doctor brought a break from the airbrushed look of the books and made for a more toned down classic feel.

Last Line...6.5/10

Saga #5: What a whirlwind of a tale this book has been. Saga has burst into the scene, and like it's characters, it has no trouble shooting you with its awesomeness. The two main characters continue to try to escape a planet at war for the sake of their child and along the way, fight to keep everyone safe. Elsewhere, the Will tries to get the slave girl he saved off planet which leads to a choice to team up with an old friend. But his old friend seems to be in precarious position that leaves you closing the book and going "what just happened?" There's not much else to say because while it seems not a whole lot happens in each individual plot thread, everything works together and makes for a great read.

Last Line...9/10

Captain America #14: A book about the man who wears his patriotism on his chest seems like a great idea, and while it has been, this issue seemed to lack what the others brought to the table. While the action is great and comes with plenty of shield throwing and the story does its job, the pacing of the book is not at its best. The breaks in the fight between Cap and Scourge do not come at the best moments and break the action in a bad way.

Last Line...7/10

Wonder Woman #11: Here's an arc that has everything right about it. While this issue has little happening for the Princess of Themyscira(except a prenatal checkup), the workings of the gods against her and her team are the most compelling. All the scheming of the gods leads to a last page that may put the greatest Amazonian in a position above even Hera herself.

Last Line...8/10