Marvel Comics Presents #119

Two new multi-parters debut in this issue. First up has Ghost Rider teaming with the duo of Cloak & Dagger. Dagger has been kidnapped by an inter-dimensional being called Grimbat. He's like an uglier, meaner version of Kitty Pryde's dragon Lockheed and he's decided to make Dagger his new bride!

In the second, the villain turned mercenary Constrictor is hired for a job that involves an abusive father and his son. The crime boss pop has kidnapped his kid from the mom who's got legal custody. Only this job is bringing up memories of his abusive childhood and it's severely affecting Constrictor's ability to do the job he was paid for as well as his conscience to do the right thing.

The one and done story has Simon Williams, Wonder Man, taking an acting job with that wicked media mogul, Mojo! Mojo's staff have tricked Wonder Man into an unbreakable contract. But with the help of Simon's agent, Neal Saroyan, who might just have a few tricks of his own to get Wonder Man out from under Mojo's thumb.

As for the Wolverine/Venom story, it's really not going anywhere. 3 parts have progressed now and Nightmare hasn't even officially shown up yet. It's really just a battle between mutant and symbiote. For early 90s comics fans, this was a dream come true. But for me, it's just boring.

Worth Consuming!

Rating: 7 out of 10 stars.

Marvel Comics Presents #89

We've got extensions of the Wolverine/Cyber story and The Beast's European adventure. But the stories that stick out in my mind the most are the pair of one-and-dones.

First up is the British World War II superhero Spitfire. She looks a whole heck of a lot like Firestar. Except for the blonde hair. Being as she made her first appearances in the pages of The Invaders in the late 70s, that's probably why for a very long time I thought Firestar was a mainstay in the Marvel Universe for as long as I did and not just a creation for the Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends cartoon series.

Next up is a very fun yarn with Mojo! In need of ratings, Mojo and his production crew try to film the Mojoworld's next best thing. 8 pages was just not enough for this story. But I enjoyed every minute of this parody of home videos and the entertainment industry.

This issue was a jump back in the right direction. All 4 segments were enjoyable. But it was the 8-pager single stories that were the real winners.

Worth Consuming!

Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.