DCU: Brave New World #1
	Story Title: "" Writers: Various Pencillers: Various Inkers: Various Colorists: Various Letterer: Various Editor: Various Published by: DC Comics
	Reviewed by: Bruce Logan

Well, how do I go about reviewing this. There isn’t so much as a ‘complete’ story as there are previews. Hmm, let me try.

Martian Manhunter: Looks like J’onn Jonzz is in for a change…a major change. Gone is the cool, stable, ‘backbone of the JLA’ J’onn. This is someone who is looking to….umm, branch out, emotionally as well as by his actions. There is also a hint that he might no longer be the last Martian alive (something confirmed by the talks of the Miss Martian whatshername on the Teen Titans). Also, it looks like (to me) that J’onn might not be on the new JLA…at least not for sometime, and with this minis lasting 8 issues, it kind of makes sense. Just a thought…since when did Martians start to look like the Skrull?

OMAC: If you thought we’d seen the last of Brother Eye and his minions, you are wrong. At first glance it might seem like yet another OMAC or to be more specific a mix b/w an OMAC and whatever was that Sasha Brodeaux was turned into. Don’t know what tale this 8 issue long mini is going to tell but with Bruce Jones at the helm, I can’t help but think of not even picking it up…(just on principle) after the crap-sling-fest that he has turned Nightwing into. But at least the art looks impressive with just the right balance of gritty.

Uncle Sam & The Freedom Fighters: Even though I dropped the ‘Battle for Bludhaven’ mini, which in a way this mini will be a sequel of, I just might give it a try, not because of blowhard Father time or the ‘Booster-Golded’ Ray, but because of Uncle Sam’s entrance and more importantly of Phantom Lady and her…er, twin-shooters. Man, they are drawn so big and so totally ‘out there’ that even the creators of x-rated comics will be having an inferiority complex. Just see the Playboy Bun…uh, Phantom Lady here and see the one in the latest issue of Manhunter. Agreed they are different women and in different timelines, but manoman….I’ll shut up now.

The Creeper: Now this six parter is a confirmed buy for me. Not only is the story telling fast the artwork is also great. The way the clean-polished Jack Ryder is represented only makes the dark-madness of the Creeper even more….creepy. Now I know being in Gotham, there is more than a chance of one or more of the Bat-boys (including the big cheese himself) showing up, but I would like if that is kept to a minimum or ‘ideally’ zero. I want to see and read the Creeper here, if only because of my fond memories of his appearance in BTAS (and Justice League Unlimited #10, the comic).

The All-New Atom: The lone ‘ongoing’ of all the six, this is came across as the least impressive of all, and unless things change in the main story, I don’t think I’ll be picking up any after #1, which I will just buy ‘cause of habit. The writing is so wordy it harks of Bendis, and not even the main character or the supporting cast could capture my interest. The only redeeming thing here, the artwork. And also, now that I have seen it in action I can clearly say that this is one UGLY costume. What is that on his back? Atom’s version of those Iron-Spidey arms which themselves look like cheap Halloween ripoffs of Doc Oc’s tentacles.

Trials of Shazam: GET THIS. Ahem, now that outburst is over, I would like to say that for anyone who liked the Day of Vengeance mini, this should be a sure shot buy for you. Heck, I didn’t like it all that much and still I am hooked onto this. Then again, with Judd Winnick and Howard Porter in the pilots’ (writer and artist) seat, what else do you expect. No only is the writing fast paced (just as Winnick’s work on the ‘Outsiders’) the art also has a very mature look.

As for the ending, the last page was indeed a surprise. Lets see how it works out in the other titles.

Conclusion: Even split. A couple of hits, a couple of misses and two sure shot homeruns.
 

RATING: Well…Promising. (Can’t put a single number)