52 #1

DC Comics
Written by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid, and Keith Giffen
Art by Joe Bennett, Ruy Jose, Jad Jackson

I did not read Infinite Crisis which left me at a major disadvantage picking up this series. Thank goodness for wikipedia and their recap (and eBay which will procure me the issues!). Read a synopsis of that arc here.

52 is a comic book series that is a little different. For the next 52 weeks there will be a new issue of 52 every week. A WEEKLY comic, something pretty rare in the industry today. Needless to say, with that small fact alone I was very excited. No more waiting six weeks to know where a mediocre story is going! And at a price point of $2.50 an issue I couldn't resist picking up the first one.

My thoughts? Didn't love it. Definitely liked it. The first issue is a nice set up for six main characters who are probably going to become very dominant in the next year. Ralph Dibny, Black Adam, The Question, Booster Gold, John Henry Irons (Steel), & Renee Montoya all briefly make an appearance. None of those, well besides The Question, who I only know about because of Justice League Unlimited on Cartoon Network, is particularly a fantastic character. But I think that's the point of the story because when the major three turn up missing (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman) some people have to pick up the pieces. I think I could very easily become invested in these less-than-super super heroes.

The art is done in my favorite style, with lots of lines and not overly colored and blended (something that Marvel is very guilty of recently). It's almost up to Jim Lee standard and I loved it. For that alone I would pay $2.50 for every week.

So DC's gimmick is going to work on me. Every week I'm going to go into the comic store and buy one comic. My only worry is that they will miss a deadline and the book will not come out weekly. If that happens DC may lose me and I'll sell off my single issues in protest. But for now I remain idealistic and Wednesday, the day comics come out, is only two days away. I'm ready for week #2!