Magnus Robot Fighter #1- A solid reintroduction of the character and his world with some nice clean art. Magnus is one of those properties that I can take or leave and it just depends if the storytelling is sharp. Shooter’s script and dialogue were much more entertaining for this first issue than they were for Doctor Solar #1, and the overall package is a steal for $3.50 with a nice reprint of the first Magnus story in the back. B

Gorilla-Man #2- I love the character, I love parker, and I like Caracuzzo’s art, but I kind of wish this was a bit more exciting or engaging. A lot of time is spent with back story that I find myself to not really care about and then we get a reprint that has nothing to do with Ken Hale, all for $3.99. Again, the actual story if fine, I just kind of think the character is simple enough that we could have gone straight into a bizarre adventure starring Gorilla-Man and not a bunch of flashbacks starring Ken Hale. B

Batman Odyssey #2- Aggh, seriously you guys, the dialogue somehow got worse. HOW COULD IT GET WORSE? The art and the script are so goddamn distracting that I can't even remember what the hell the plot is about. Is there even a plot? Or is this crap just about shooting Bruce Wayne as many times as possible over the course of a series? Also, this kind of goes up there with when Larry Hama shot Batman point blank in the head with an uzi and his kevlar cowl saved him; seriously, the impact alone would scramble his brains. Getting shot as many times as he did here would be very very very uncomfortable regardless of how well the armor protects you, and he was shot over 12 times. I'm all for suspension of disbelief, I mean I friggin' read comic books, but there comes a point where you just turn stupid folks.  F

Shadowland #2- Y’know, just because you can make a limited series at $3.99 doesn’t mean you should make a limited series at $3.99. Everything happening here could have probably have been done in the main DD title. In this issue: stuff, ninjas, things, more ninjas, everybody makes scowling frowny faces, Matt Murdock is still a whiney little screw up, and then more stuff happens with ninjas. Hooray for stuff. C+

Shadowland Bullseye #1- At least someone had fun with the Shadowland, and that’s not really a surprise considering this is by John layman (Chew) with art by Sean Chen. A bunch of no good bikers called the Hell Riders and a few other henchmen and killers decide to throw a proper funeral for Bullseye after the events of Shadowland, so they kidnap Ben Urich and a bunch of other people and force them to attend. A fun concept pulled off well, the only problem is the price point and the fact that while this is a solid add on to the main series, it is just an add on that can be skipped over if you are trying to save cash. B+