Black Canary and Green Arrow are in marriage counselling to try to fix their marital issues. But the one person in the couple that seemed to need the counsel the most is not the one that think it has a problem. Is Green Arrow but the punching bag of Black Canary? Will the therapist accept to help her patients when they clearly can lead to trouble right in front of her office? Worse, will Green Arrow and Black Canary figure out why all the sounds in the city have disappeared?
It’s fun that Black Canary seem to have more problems to fix than Green Arrow. But isn’t that a cliché plot that has been pulled a few times in Desperate Housewives? It’s the wife who wants her husband to go through therapy that is the cause of most of the problems in the couple? The story has its fun moments, but the way Black Canary is so angry becomes a caricature and threatens to make the reader find the whole sequence ludicrous. It’s a bad case of over acting inside a comic book. A more subtle approach would have been just as efficient without having to shout at the reader that its the wife that has a problem.
Norton is a good artist that delivers. But my problem with his rendition is that there’s nothing that grabs the reader and takes it to another level. He is not a bad artist at all. His work is professionally rendered but he doesn’t try to break any mould. DC Comics seems happy to hire a lot of artists of this caliber for its series. On one hand this is a good thing because artists like Norton and Rubinstein do their work proficiently. But on the other hand, this work does not elevate the comic book into anything more. In these times of shrinking audiences and economic downturns, I’d like to see artists like Norton and Rubinstein put more efforts to grab readers’ attention.
Secret Six # 15
Deadshot tries to come to terms with his homicidal impulses.
Blackest Night #4 (of 8)
Barry Allen does his best to rally the heroes, but will they be able to stand against the arrival of Nekron?
Superman: World of New Krypton #9
Jemm storms New Krypton’s High Council Chamber demanding an audience, Kal-El and Zod meet, and the first murder on New Krypton is committed.
Madame Xanadu #16
The return of series artist Amy Reeder Hadley also marks the start of a new, creepy, and great Matt Wagner story.
Superman #693
General Lane makes Mon-El an offer he has to refuse, but an unlikely ally might just save Mon-El’s life.
The Brave and the Bold # 28
The Flash travels back in time to World War II where he joins forces with the fabled Blackhawks.
Northlanders #21
A settlement along The Volga River in Russia deals with the onslaught of a plague in the start of a new story arc.
Superman: Secret Origin #2 (of 6)
Young Clark Kent experiences a bit of a super identity crisis, but manages to get by with some help from his parents and some new friends…Long Live The Legion!
Superman/Batman #65
The Scarecrow takes Superman, The Batman, The Joker, and Lex Luthor on a fear gas induced Halloween nightmare ride.
Azrael #1
The new Azrael’s ongoing series debuts with the death of a major character…
Supergirl #46
The Metropolis Three finally capture Reactron, Thara and Kara make up, and some more light is shed on Lana’s mysterious condition…
Blackest Night: Superman #3 (of 3)
Superman, Superboy, Alura, and Supergirl kick some Black Lantern butt, and Ma Kent holds her own…with some help from Krypto.
