Relentless: Reading a Weekly series

When DC comics announced that they would be doing a weekly series to fill in the "One Year Later" gap it was a gutsy move. The last weekly comic series was the short-lived Action Weekly Comics which ran from 1988-1989. That run went down in flames due to poor storylines which did not support the commitment required for a weekly series.

Let's face it: A weekly comic is relentless. It's tough on writers, artists and readers. There's no room for lateness, which has become a plague of recent event comics. If you miss a week then the whole thing falls apart. DC took a chance and it paid off. 52 works because the storyline is compelling. There is a great group of characters involved such as Montoya, Booster Gold and Ralph Dibny.

By Week 8 the writer have been able to set up our major storylines.
-Booster Gold's pursuit of personal fame and fortune.
-What is wrong with Skeets?
-Who is Super Nova?
-Ralph's investigation of the kryptonian Cult of Connor.
-"Lost" in Space: Adam Strange, Starfire, and Animal Man.
-The Question and Montoya.
-The dissapearing scientists.
-Black Adam: Protector of Kahndaq
-Steel's sickness and his petullant niece.

These storylines will interweave throughout the series like a superhero Robert Altman movie. Any reader would start to feel fatigued if these stories were not compelling. Luckily we have great writers like Morrison, Johns, Rucka, and Waid to thank for that.

Coming Up: Week 8!