AVENGERS #62/477 (2003)
This is Geoff Johns’ first great issue of his run. The ones before were good, but not this good. And *surprise* it’s about Jack of Hearts–the world’s most lame Avenger.
The issue is basically two studies of two characters who don’t get a lot of facetime.
Jack of Hearts’ powers are beyond his control so he has to stay alone in a “zero room,” and it appears to be making him go a little nuts.
Meanwhile, Scott Lang loses custody of Cassie due to his being away all the time (‘cause he’s an Avenger in his alter-ego).
So they are both lonely.
I’m being funny, but it’s a solid story, told well.
MARVEL KNIGHTS PUNISHER #18 (2002)
Punisher fights terrorism in Ireland. There’s no such thing as a bad Garth Ennis issue of Punisher, even if there isn’t much to write about in them.
UNCANNY X-MEN #416 (2003)
Issue #416 marks the Marvel debut of artist Kia Asamiya, best known at the time for work in Japanese Manga books. As for the writing, well, the above scene says…
A PANEL FROM EVERY ISSUE OF GARTH ENNIS’ THE DEMON
NOTE: The posts on Garth Ennis’ “Demon” comics were originally on another side, published back in 2015, reprinted here for posterity In 1993, there weren’t a lot of reasons to…