Comic Pulls: 7/15/09

My comic pulls this week:

Deadpool #12: The third part of the "Bullseye" story doesn't disappoint. I didn't think they could top the "meat hooks" of the last issue, and while it doesn't get quite that bizarrely strange this time around, everything with "Truck Foot" and Deadpool was gold, especially Bullseye's reactions to it. And the "Poolvision" of Bullseye and Wade as kids in school was perfectly timed.

Great issue, and seemingly wraps up at least part of the lingering Norman Osbourne plot threads that have been running through the series since the first story arc during Secret Invasion. Not to mention the first Dark Reign story I've read (outside of Norman's occasiona mental breakdowns) where they've revealed there are cracks in Osbourne's grip over everything.

The Sword #18: Concluding the "Earth" storyline and kicking this fantastic limited series into it's final story arc (the series will finish it's story in issue #24- but then by time you hit this issue you really get the feeling that the end is near), we have Dara kicking ass with the sword, getting torn up and concluding her epic battle with the mountain.

If you haven't been reading this series- definitely do yourself a favor and check it out- it's easily the best Image comic currently. The first two story arcs, "Fire" and "Water" are in trade already, and I'm sure this one won't be far behind.

(and, yes, this actually came out a couple weeks ago, but I only managed to get my copy this week)

Star Wars: Knights of the old Republic #43: The series dives into it's new story arc as Zayne and Jarael begin their efforts to take down the Crucible slaver syndicate. Really looks to be setting up an interesting arc. John Jackson Miller has rarely, if ever, steered us wrong with KOTOR since it launched 3.5 years ago. I prefer Legacy as a series and Invasion as a concept more, but KOTOR is still a flagship title.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars #7: Continuing their series of stories inspired by the current 3D animated Clone Wars TV series, this kicks off a new storyline focusing on Plo Koon, Kit Fisto and a young Ozzel as they attempt to retake a planet with vital resources to the war effort.

Outside of the somewhat cliche'd portrayal of Ozzel always being wrong, this issue was a huge improvement over the last storyline, which was kinda spotty and only had 1 or 2 really good issues out of the 6 issue arc. So that bodes well for this arc.

It's still the weakest of the Star Wars line, but it's obviously aimed at a younger segment of the fanbase/market than the mainstream SW titles like KOTOR & Legacy.

Farscape: D'Argo's Lament #4: I picked this one up this week, but I'm an issue or two behind on the Farscape comics, so I'll get back to commenting on this one later. I do expect good things from it, as the first few issues of the Farscape series have been solid.