The Smoking Lamp #71

I am reformatting the Smoking Lamp comic book fan fiction review that I have been doing for about a year now.

JLU-2001

Dark Genesis #2
Dark Genesis #3
Dark Genesis #4

by Curt Fernlund

This is a big imprint-wide crossover featuring all the heroes and villains of the DC Universe in fan-ficky goodness. Curt again proves why he is the man in charge at JLU-2001.

Favorite scene: Jimmo(Jimmy Olsen) coming face to face with an escapee from the Monster Factory...a giant green rampaging version of himself.

Zard vs. Grodd came in a close second.

Showcase #19

by Alex Hayden

You can see Alex's writing maturing over time. Over the last year, he has grown as a writer. Good stuff, stem to stern.

Freedom's Five...hope this becomes a regular series. Wonder at whether there should be a connection between them and the new Force of July that I developed over in JLU's Aquaman.

Favorite scene: Psimon telling the others that he wasn't going anywhere and that Doomsday needed to be stopped. I liked the clear brained Psimon being a hero of the piece. Made a nice juxtaposition to the evil bastard that he usually is.

Superboy #7

by Curt Fernlund

This one is full of good images.

Favorite scene: Death shrugged. Cool!

Martian Manhunter #9

by Brent Lambert

This one seemed too short. Good stuff. But too short.

Favorite scene: Captain Atom found in a box in a storehouse that put me in mind of the final scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark when the Ark of the Covenant is stored away in an endless warehouse.