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!
Filed under: News | 4 Comments »
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 [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | 1 Comment »
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: Billy Tan, Brian Michael Bendis, Captain America, Carol Danvers, Comics, Danny Rand, Dark Reign, Hawkeye, Immortal Iron Fist, Jarvis, Jessica Drew, Jessica Jones, Justin Ponsor, Luke Cage, Marvel, Mockingbird, Ms. Marvel, New Avengers, New Avengers #48 Review, Peter Parker, Reviews, Ronin, Secret Invasion, Skrulls, Spiderman, Spiderwoman, Wolverine | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 25, 2008 by Deamentia
No reviews today, sorry for the inconvenience! We’ll be back tomorrow as scheduled. Until then, have yourself a fun and safe holiday. – WCBR Staff
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Posted on December 24, 2008 by shadowvenom
Keith Champagne (writer), Tom Nguyen (pencils), Jon Alderink (inks), Moose Baumann (colors), Chris Mowry (letters), Fabio Mantovani (cover) The Story: The Ghostbusters are still stuck in Purgatory, trying to find a way to get their souls back into their bullet-riddled bodies on Earth. While they plan their escape, The Ghost Mafia looks for a way [...]
Filed under: IDW, Reviews | Tagged: Chris Mowry, Fabio Mantovani, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters The Other Side 3, IDW, IDW Publishing, Jon Alderink, Keith Champagne, Moose Baumann, Tom Nguyen | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 24, 2008 by shadowvenom
Garth Ennis (writer), Steve Dillon (pencils), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), VC’s Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Several years ago The Punisher’s war on crime brought him head to head with the Gnucci family. The result was the now classic Punisher tale: Welcome Back Frank. War Zone is the direct sequel to Welcome Back Frank and a [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Frank Castle, Garth Ennis, Marvel Comics, Marvel Knights, Matt Hollingsworth, Punisher War Zone 2, Steve Dillon, The Punisher, VC’s Cory Petit | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 23, 2008 by mulderwastaken
Jay’s Picks Batman #683 Daredevil #114 Hulk #9 New Avengers #48 Thor #12 Ultimate Spider-Man #129 City of Dust #3 DemonWars Vol. 2 TPB Kyle’s Picks Gigantic #2 Umbrella Academy: Dallas #2 Gears of War #3 Daredevil #114 Immortal Iron Fist #21 Ms. Marvel #34 New Avengers #48 Secret Invasion: Requiem Thor #12 City of [...]
Filed under: News, Picks of the Week | Tagged: editorial, new comics 12/24/08, Picks of the Week, staff | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 23, 2008 by pozzyfreak
By Mike Benson (Writer), Mark Texeira (Art), Javier Saltares (Layouts), and Dan Brown (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: Probably the best thing that I can say about “The Death of Marc Spector” is that it has turned from being a story I was reading to get a Thunderbolts fix into something I have been [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bullseye, Comics, Dan Brown, Javier Saltares, Marc Spector, Mark Texeira, Marvel, Mike Benson, Moon Knight, Moon Knight #25 Review, Norman Osborn, Reviews, The Death of Marc Spector, Thunderbolts | 5 Comments »
Posted on December 23, 2008 by rsg8101
By Fabrice Sapolsky (writer), David Hine (writer), and Carmine Di Giandomenico (art) The Story: Welcome to the Great Depression, Peter Parker. In this alternate, hard-broiled mystery (whatever that means) themed version of Spider-Man, Peter and his Aunt May are socialist rabble-rousers who run a soup kitchen during the greatest economic collapse of modern history. Peter’s [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Carmine Di Giandomenico, David Hine, Green Goblin, Marvel Comics, noir, Patrick Zircher, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Spider-Man Noir, Spider-Man Noir #1, Spider-Man Noir #1 - Review, The Vulture | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 22, 2008 by rsg8101
By Matt Fraction (writer) Doug Braithwaite (art) Dan Brereton (art) Mike Allred (art) Andy Troy (color) Laura Allred (color) Frank D’armata (Color) The Story: After realizing that their collective memories of their former compatriot Skurge the Executioner have been manipulated, Thor, Balder and Loki travel the nine worlds to uncover who or what is behind [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andy Troy, Balder, Dan Brereton, Doug Braithwaite, Laura Allred, Loki, Marvel Comics, Matt Fraction, Mike Allred, Skurge, Skurge the Executioner, The Mighty Thor, Thor, Thor: God Size, Thor: God Size #1 - Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 22, 2008 by pozzyfreak
Some Thoughts Before The Review: What it all comes down to regarding Dark Reign: New Nation is whether or not you feel comfortable plunking down about four bucks for what amounts to a handful of extended previews — some of which you already may have seen a bit of in last week’s Dark Reign one-shot [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Adam Felber, Agents of Atlas, Alvardo Lopez, Amilton Santos, Brian Michael Bendis, Carlo Pagulayan, Chris Sotomayor, Comics, Daniele Rudoni, Dark Reign: New Nation Review, David Lopez, Greg Pak, Hawkeye, Jana Schirmer, Jay David Ramos, Jeff Parker, Jim McCann, Jonathan Hickman, Leonardo Manco, Marvel, Mockingbird, New Avengers: The Reunion, Norman Osborn, One-Shot, Paulo Siquiera, Secret Warriors, Skrull Kill Krew, Stefano Caselli, War Machine | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 21, 2008 by pozzyfreak
By Matt Fraction (Writer), Salvador Larocca (Art), and Frank D’Armata (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: In all honesty, I am a bit disappointed that The Invincible Iron Man is now one of the feature titles of the Dark Reign period. I think I would rather read a truly original Matt Fraction helmed Tony Stark [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Comics, Dark Reign, Frank D'Armata, H.A.M.M.E.R., Invincible Iron Man, Mariah Hill, Marvel, Matt Fraction, Norman Osborn, Pepper Potts, Reviews, Salvador Larocca, SHIELD, Starktech, The Invincible Iron Man #8 Review, Tony Stark | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 21, 2008 by Deamentia
By Brian Bendis (writer) , Lee Weeks, Jim Cheung, and Carlo Paglayan (artists), Jeffrey Huet (inks), Dean White and Jason Keith (colorists) The Story: Serving as the Secret Invasion epilogue, Mighty Avengers #20 closes the book on the current Avengers team and follows Hank Pym as he deals with the loss of The Wasp. Readers [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Ant Man, Brian Bendis, Carlo Paglayan, Dean White, Jason Keith, Jeffrey Huet, Jim Cheung, Lee Weeks, Mighty Avengers #20, Secret Invasion | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 20, 2008 by pozzyfreak
By Matt Fraction (Writer), Terry Dodson (Pencils), Rachel Dodson (Inks), and Justin Ponsor (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: While a bit scattershot, I really enjoyed the first chapter of Matt Fraction’s new Uncanny arc. It was loaded with fun character moments and it left me feeling as though the writer is having a blast [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Angel, Beast, Colossus, Comics, Cyclops, Dark Reign, Emma Frost, Justin Ponsor, Marvel, Matt Fraction, Messiah Baby, Pixie, Rachel Dodson, Reviews, Russia, Simon Trask, Storm, Terry Dodson, Uncanny X-Men, Uncanny X-Men #505 Review, X-23, X-Men, X-Men | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 20, 2008 by Deamentia
By Dan Slott (story), Mike McKone (pencils), Andy Lanning (inks), Jeremy Cox (colors) The Story: Harry and Peter go on a road trip to New Jersey to pay a visit to Harry’s estranged wife, Liz Allan and their son, Normie. Also holed up in Liz’s house is Molten Man who just happens to have a [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man #581, Andy Lanning, Dan Slott, Harry Osborn, Jeremy Cox, Marvel, Mike McKone, Spider-Man, Spider-Man | 3 Comments »
