Posted on December 31, 2008 by tonyrak
By Duane Swierczynski (writer), Timothy Green (artist), Edward Bola (colorist) The Story: Just in time for the holidays, Swierczynski delivers what is easily his finest work to date on Iron Fist. Before the next major story arc begins, this on shot tale of eternal hope focuses on the arrival of the Iron Fist of 3099: [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Duane Swierczynski, Edward Bola, Fat Cobra, Iron Fist, Marvel Comics, The Immortal Iron Fist #21, Timothy Green, Wah Sing Rand | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 31, 2008 by tonyrak
By Marv Wolfman (writer), Rick Leonardi (artist), John Stanisci (inker), David Baron (colorist) I wasn’t sure I would have the honor this year of reviewing a truly terrible comic, but then DC stepped up and delivered this steaming piece of crap like an awful, unwelcome Christmas present. Hey, ’tis the season, right? Vigilante, a character [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: David Baron, DC Comics, John Stanisci, Marv Wolfman, Rick Leonardi, The Whale, Vigilante #1 | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 31, 2008 by mulderwastaken
Jay’s Picks Kick Ass #5 Wizard #208 Kyle’s Picks Batman: Cacophony #2 Avengers: The Initiative #20 (DR) Guardians of the Galaxy #8 Incognito #1 Incredible Hercules #124 Kick Ass #5 The Stand: Captain Trips #4 War Machine #1 Wolverine #70 X-Force #10 X-Men: Magneto Testament #4 Wizard #208 Rob’s Picks Batman #684 Batman Cacophony #2 [...]
Filed under: News, Picks of the Week | Tagged: editorial, new comics 1/2/09, Picks of the Week, staff | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 30, 2008 by mulderwastaken
Top Cow Productions, Inc. announced yesterday it will launch the Let Us Win YOU Over initiative in February 2009 that will see the publisher distribute thousands of free comics a month to new readers through participating retailers across the United States and Canada. Over the course of the yearlong promotion, Top Cow will send 200 [...]
Filed under: News, Top Cow | Tagged: ComicsPRO, Filip Sablik, free comic, News, Top Cow | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 30, 2008 by pozzyfreak
By Joshua Ortega (Writer), Liam Sharp (Art), and Johnny Rench & Carrie Strachan (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: Gears of War has been a surprisingly entertaining series so far, even though it’s really a “for fans only” type of thing. While it isn’t breaking any new ground and hasn’t yet done anything essential for [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Wildstorm | Tagged: Brumak, Carrie Strachan, Cogs, DC, Dom, Emergence Day, Gears, Gears of War, Gears of War #3 Review, Jace, Jacinto, Johnny Rench, Joshua Ortega, Liam Sharp, Locusts, Marcus, Stranded, Violence, Wildstorm, Xbox 360 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 30, 2008 by tonyrak
By J.Michael Straczynski (writer), Olivier Coipel (artist), Mark Morales (inker) The Story: In this thematic prequel to “Dark Reign,” Loki hijiacks the title for an issue and meets with Hela in Las Vegas. There, he asks for her help in sending him back in time in order to confront the demons of his past, and [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Hela, J.Michael Straczynski, Laura Martin, Loki, Mark Morales, Marvel Comics, Olvier Coipel, Thor #12 | 3 Comments »
Posted on December 29, 2008 by Deamentia
Here it is folks! Our list is up! Check out what we thought were the best books and moments of 2008 (and the worst). No reviews today. We’ll be back tomorrow as scheduled. Until then, enjoy the article. Read it all here!
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Posted on December 29, 2008 by Ray Hilario
FORWARD Welcome to WCBR’s second comic book industry report card. In essence, this report card is a list of offerings we’ve enjoyed and disliked for the entire year 2008. There was definitely a lot of debate over each editor’s pick, and in the end we just decided to let everyone have their say. Our next [...]
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Posted on December 28, 2008 by Deamentia
By Grant Morrison (writer), Lee Garbett (pencils), Trevor Scott (inks), Guy Major (colors) The Story: We continue the trip through Batman’s mind as Lump works his through Bruce’s memories. The task is simple enough: steal Batman’s memories and replace them with false ones. With a successful invasion, Batman’s “will” will be transplanted into a series [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Batman #683, DC Comics, Final Crisis, Grant Morrison, Guy Major, Last Rites, Lee Garbett, RIP, Trevor Scott | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 28, 2008 by tonyrak
By Gerard Way (writer), Gabriel Ba (artist), Dave Stewart (colorist) The Story: Who and where is Number Five? These are the questions everyone wants answered, from Hazel and Cha-Cha, two psychotic assassins with a penchant for baked goods, to Kraken, Rumor, and Seance, who would all rather look for the answers on their own than [...]
Filed under: Dark Horse Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Cha-Cha, Dark Horse Comics, Hazel, Kraken, Number Five, Rumor, Seance, Spaceboy, The Umbrella Academy: Dallas #2 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 27, 2008 by rsg8101
By Robert Kirkman (writer) Ryan Ottley (pencils) Jason Howard (pencils) Cliff Rathburn (inks) FCO Plascencia (Colors) The Story: After learning that he and his family are being spied on, Invincible erroneously believes his old boss Cecil Sredman to be behind the spying, and confronts him at the Global Defense Agency headquaters. Cecil declares his innocence [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Cliff Rathburn, Fco Plascencia, Image Comics, INVINCIBLE, Invincible #57, Invincible #57 Review, Invincible #57/ The Astounding Wolf-Man #11 Crossover - Review, Jason Howard, Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley, The Astounding Wolf-Man, The Astounding Wolf-Man #11, The Astounding Wolf-Man #11 Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 26, 2008 by pozzyfreak
By Brian Reed (Writer), Paulo Siqueira & Adriana Melo (Pencils), Amilton Santos & Mariah Benes (Inks), and Chris Sotomayor (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: In all honesty, the current Ms. Marvel arc is quickly becoming tough to review on a monthly basis. While I’m enjoying it quite a bit, the storytelling structure being used [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Adriana Melo, Amilton Santos, Brian Reed, Carol Danvers, Chris Sotomayor, Comics, Dark Reign, Essential, Machine Man, Mariah Benes, Marvel, Ms. Marvel, Ms. Marvel #34 Review, Norman Osborn, Paulo Siqueira, Reviews, Spiderman | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 26, 2008 by pozzyfreak
By Brian Michael Bendis (Writer), Billy Tan (Pencils), Matt Banning (Inks), and Justin Ponsor (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: It’s about time! While I enjoyed the Secret Invasion stuff for the most part, I am definitely glad that New Avengers is back on track. I look forward to see what the series will be [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Marvel, Danny Rand, Immortal Iron Fist, Captain America, Justin Ponsor, New Avengers, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Wolverine, Skrulls, Ms. Marvel, Secret Invasion, Carol Danvers, Peter Parker, Comics, Brian Michael Bendis, Hawkeye, Reviews, Mockingbird, Billy Tan, Jessica Drew, Spiderman, Spiderwoman, Dark Reign, New Avengers #48 Review, Jarvis, Ronin | Leave a Comment »
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