Posted on January 31, 2008 by Deamentia
By: Jim Krueger (Writer), Alex Ross (Art Direction, Cover), Stephen Sadowski (Art) This week’s new releases have been nothing but great read after read. I thought something had to give. Usually when I pay $1.00 for a comic book (these days), I expect to get maybe five pages of story, some dossier files and some [...]
Filed under: Dynamite Entertainment, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Ross, Dynamite Entertainment, Fighting Yank, Green Lama, Jim Krueger, Project Superpowers, Stephen Sadowski | 4 Comments »
Posted on January 31, 2008 by cgw2
By: Neil Gaiman (Writer), Charles Vess (Art) Written by superstar scribe Neil Gaiman, Stardust is a pleasant departure from the traditional presentation of graphic storytelling. The story is presented in the form of a text based book with wonderful illustrations by Charles Vess strategically placed throughout its entirety. Gaiman doesn’t disappoint with his straightforward (by [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Charles Vess, DC Comics, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Neil Gaiman, Stardust, Stardust Movie, Vertigo, Victorian England | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 31, 2008 by Deamentia
By: Ed Brubaker (Writer), Michael Lark (Pencils) I have a problem with Daredevil. In fact, I’ve had a problem with Daredevil for maybe a year now. They read too fast! Believe me, it’s not for the lack of dialogue or narration – there’s plenty of it, but the way Brubaker writes this title, the story [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Brian K. Vaughan, Daredevil, Ed Brubaker, Marvel Comics, Michael Lark, Mr. Fear, The Hood | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 30, 2008 by Deamentia
By: Dan Slott (Writer), Phil Jimenez (Pencils) Okay a bit of a complaint here. When this story first debuted last May, it was a free comic (it was Marvel’s offering for Free Comic Book Day 2007). So, I find it a little ironic that this book’s cover price not for the normal $2.99 but $3.99! [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Brand New Day, Dan Slott, Jackpot, Marvel Comics, Mr. Negative, Phil Jimenez, Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Swing Shift | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 30, 2008 by Deamentia
By: Brian K. Vaughan (Writer), Pia Guerra (Pencils), Jose Marzan Jr. (Inks) Warning: The last issue of Y: The Last Man is a tear jerker. It’s a great send off to one of the most consistently good books of the past five years. Issue #60 showcases the best of Brian K. Vaughan’s talents as he [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Brian K. Vaughan, DC Comics, Jose Marzan Jr., Last Issue, Pia Guerra, Vertigo, Y: The Last Man, Yorick Brown | 4 Comments »
Posted on January 30, 2008 by Deamentia
By: Ed Brubaker (Writer), Steve Epting (Pencils) It’s no secret that Captain America is one of the best comics being published today. In Captain America #34, Ed Brubaker cleverly finds a way to incorporate America’s faltering economy into his Red Skull storyline while Cap finally makes his triumphant return. Yes, people have had some reservations [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Black Widow, Bucky, Captain America, Ed Brubaker, Marvel Comics, Red Skull, Steve Epting, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Winter Soldier | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 29, 2008 by Deamentia
By: Brian Wood (Writer), David Gianfelice (Pencils) Northlanders is everything DMZ is not. Where as DMZ issues are, for the most part, self-contained stories, Northlanders stories are decompressed and pointless. DMZ’s art is jam-packed with with attention to details while Northlanders’ is a barren wasteland. However, David Gianfelice’s art in Northlanders isn’t bad. It’s very [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Brian Wood, David Gianfelice, DC Comics, Northlanders, Nudity, Revenge, Vertigo, Vikings | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 29, 2008 by mulderwastaken
By: Ryan Rubio & Thomas Boatwright (Story), Ryan Rubio (Script), Thomas Boatwright (Pencils) It’s so gratifying to discover great new artists in the comic book scene. I don’t often pick up independent or black & white comics, but this one grabbed my attention. The story is about two wacky and fearless monster hunters in England [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Image Comics, Independent, Ridley & Falstaff, Ryan Rubio, Thomas Boatwright, vampires | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 29, 2008 by Deamentia
By: Matt Fraction (Writer), Barry Kitson (Pencils) If you’re not reading The Order, pick it up now! You’ve only got three issues left before it’s canceled. Now why would you want to start buying a doomed series? Because it’s still one of the best reads on the market. Boy, can Barry Kitson draw! The first [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Barry Kitson, Canceled, Marvel Comics, Matt Fraction, Namor, The Order | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 29, 2008 by Deamentia
By: Jeph Loeb (Writer), Joe Madureira (Pencils) God, Ultimates 3 is just horrible. It completely destroys the “The Ultimates” lineage with its flamboyant story and art. I like Jeph Loeb as a writer and I like Joe Madureira as an artist, but book should be called something else, because compared to previous two Ultimates series, [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Avengers, Crap, Incest, Jeph Loeb, Joe Madureira, Spider-Man, The Ultimates, X-Men | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 28, 2008 by mulderwastaken
By: Mark Verheiden (Writer), John Bolton (Artist) I don’t know why they keep making books or comic adaptations based on movies or TV shows. There is little to nothing added to the original material that can make it better. And in this case, since the original author (Sam Raimi) didn’t contribute anything, I don’t really [...]
Filed under: Dark Horse Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Ash, Dark Horse, Evil Dead, John Bolton, Mark Verheiden, Movie | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 28, 2008 by Deamentia
By: Jim Shooter (Writer), Francis Manapul (Pencils) I’m a big fan of Jim Shooter’s work – especially his Valiant stuff. When I heard he was coming back to comics to work on Legion of Super Heroes, I immediately ordered the title. The problem is I know nothing about the Legion! Upon reading his debut issue [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC Comics, Francis Manapul, Jim Shooter, Legion of Super Heroes, Lightning Lad, Valiant Comics | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 28, 2008 by mulderwastaken
By: Joss Whedon & Brian Lynch (Plot), Brian Lynch (Scripts), Franco Urru (Illustrations) Following the success of Buffy: Season 8 on comics, comes Angel: After the Fall (or the Season 6 we never got). Joss Whedon plotted the series with Brian Lynch. I don’t think it would have the same success if Whedon hadn’t contributed [...]
Filed under: IDW, Reviews | Tagged: Angel, Brian Lynch, Buffy, Frank Urru, IDW, Joss Whedon, Spike | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 28, 2008 by Deamentia
By: Brian Wood (Writer), David Gianfelice (Pencils) I enjoyed DMZ so much that I decided to check out another Brian Wood offering, Northlanders #1. It sounded diverse enough: a Nordic tale of a man named Sven, coming home to his land in the north to reclaim the wealth and lands stolen from him by his [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Brian Wood, David Gianfelice, DC Comics, Northlanders, Revenge, Vertigo, Vikings | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 28, 2008 by mulderwastaken
The first time I saw the cover on Previews it got me interested, but not to the point of buying it. But then I read that Christina Z was working on the title and decided to buy it blindly. She wrote Witchblade since the beginning (up to #34), personally the best issues of the series. [...]
Filed under: Reviews | Tagged: Christina Z, Daniel Brereton, Greg Horn, Greg Land, J. Michael Linsner, Jenna Jameson, Mukesh Singh, Playboy, Porn, Virgin Comics | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 28, 2008 by Deamentia
By: Brian Wood (Writer, Art), Riccardo Burchielli (Art) Everything you’ve heard or read about DMZ is true. It’s an amazing book that grounds itself in a harsh reality that could play out on any industrialized nation. In the future, the U.S. is split in two, more specifically the northern eastern seaboard is split in two. [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Brian Wood, DC Comics, DMZ, Riccardo Burchielli, Vertigo, War | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 27, 2008 by Deamentia
By: Gail Simone (Writer), Terry Dodson (Pencils), Rachel Dodson (Inks) I’ll admit, this is probably the first Wonder Woman story arc I’ve ever read. I’ve just never really been interested in her, but I love Terry Dodson’s art and I heard good things about Gail Simone so I figured I’d give it a shot. Guess [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amazons, DC Comics, Gail Simone, JLA, Nazis, Terry Dodson, Wonder Woman | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 25, 2008 by Deamentia
By: Garth Ennis (Writer), Gary Erskine (Pencils) When you think of Garth Ennis you probably think of sick, twisted, ultra-violent tales from Preacher and The Punisher. Well, unknowingly to a lot of you, he’s one hell of a science fiction writer as well. Dan Dare is based off an old British comic book character, and [...]
Filed under: Reviews | Tagged: Dan Dare, Garth Ennis, Gary Erskine, Preacher, Punisher, Science Fiction, Virgin Comics | 2 Comments »
Posted on January 25, 2008 by Deamentia
By: Joss Whendon (Writer), John Cassaday (Pencils) This story was supposed to conclude this issue. Instead, Joss Whedon keeps us hanging on for a giant sized issue due out who knows when. It’s pretty disappointing too when you consider that virtually nothing forwards the story. What happens at the end of the book is the [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Angel, Astonishing X-Men, Buffy, Firefly, John Cassaday, Joss Whedon, Marvel Comics, Runaways, Serenity, X-Men | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 24, 2008 by Deamentia
By: Robert Kirkman (Writer), Sean Phillips (Pencils) Marvel Zombies 2 has been a good follow up to its predecessor, but it’s been missing a lot of the crude humor that made the first one so much fun. Granted, this sequel is more story driven, but the humor has been spotty at best. Not anymore! Marvel [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Colonel America, Humor, Marvel Comics, Marvel Zombies, Robert Kirkman, Sean Phillips, Zombies | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 24, 2008 by Deamentia
By: Mike Carey (Writer), Chris Bachalo (Pencils) I didn’t think the X-writers could pull it off, but they did. They, for the most part, wrapped up this storyline and showed us a taste of things to come. The “Messiah” child’s identity isn’t exactly revealed, but people will draw their own conclusions. And that’s fine, I [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Chris Bachalo, Marvel Comics, Messiah Complex, Mike Carey, X-Men, X-Men | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 23, 2008 by Deamentia
By: Dan Slott (Writer), Steve McNiven (Pencils) Brand New Day Part 1 featured Peter Parker kissing a beautiful girl on the splash page. Part 2 had Peter giving J. Jonah Jameson mouth to mouth on the splash page. Part 3? Well, I’m not gonna spoil it for you. Let’s just say Dan Slott’s having a [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Brand New Day, Dan Slott, Jackpot, Marvel Comics, Mr. Negative, Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Steve McNiven | 2 Comments »
Posted on January 23, 2008 by Deamentia
By: Greg Pak (Writer), Khoi Pham (Pencils) Let’s face it, World War Hulk’s ending was pretty disappointing. And honestly, I thought this book was going to go downhill when it became a “Hercules” book, but I was wrong about Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente – this book is actually a lot of fun! Herc’s [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amadeus Cho, Fred Van Lente, Greg Pak, Hercules, Khoi Pham, Marvel Comics | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 22, 2008 by Deamentia
By: Ed Brubaker & Matt Fraction (Writers), Dave Aja (Pencils) While there’s not much fighting to be seen in this issue, the current story takes a twist when Danny Rand (Iron Fist) discovers a quiet revolution readying itself deep inside K’un-Lun. The HYDRA sub-plot stagnates a bit here as all seems to be in place [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Danny Rand, Dave Aja, Ed Brubaker, Immortal Iron Fist, Iron Fist, Marvel, Matt Fraction | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 22, 2008 by Deamentia
By: Tom Defalco (Writer), Ron Frenz (Pencils), Sal Buscema (Inks) There’s a lot of drama going on in Spider-Girl’s life. She’s broken up with her boyfriend. Her mom’s starting a job at her high school. Hey brother may have permanently lost his hearing and his spider powers appear to be manifesting themselves. On top of [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Marvel Comics, May Parker, Ron Frenz, Spider-Girl, Spider-Man, Tom DeFalco | Leave a Comment »
