By Charles & Daniel Knauf (Writers) and Daniel Acuña (Artist) I suppose I’m not the only person who’s noticed that Ajak is fighting Skrulls with the “God Squad” in Hercules at the same time he’s acting mysteriously in this book. Assuming it’s not a case of bad editorial direction, I guess that means he’s a Skrull, [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Ajak, Andrew C. Murphy, Charles Knauf, Daniel Acuna, Daniel Knauf, Druig, Eternals, Ikaris, Legba, Makkari | Leave a Comment »
By Christos N. Gage (Writer), Fernando Blanco (Artist), and Frank Martin (Colorist) The best part about the Thunderbolts’ Secret Invasion tie-in is that it allows for the characters to be totally unleashed. Warren Ellis wrote a story of contained chaos: what would happen if so many volatile personalities were kept in a (relatively) small space [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bullseye, Captain Marvel, Christos Gage, Fernando Blanco, Frank Martin, Mike Deodato, Moonstone, Norman Osborn, Radioactive Man, Secret Invasion, Skrulls, Songbird, Thunderbolts #123, tie-in, Venom, Warren Ellis | Leave a Comment »
By Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost (Writers), and Clayton Crain (Artist) I have to admit, this one surprised me quite a bit. I never thought that Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost would manage to get a satisfying conclusion out of the increasingly convoluted “Angels and Demons” arc, but, lo and behold, they have. While there are [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Angel, Archangel, Bastion, Christopher Yost, Clayton Crain, Craig Kyle, Magus, Marvel, Purifiers, Reviews, Risman, Warpath, Warren Worthington, Wolverine, X-23, X-Force #6, X-Men, X-Men | 2 Comments »
By Paul Cornell (Writer), Horacio Domingues (Artist), and Nesrir Pereyra (Colorist) Are you in the mood for a traditional superhero story? Do you crave a tale where the usual supervillain wishes to take over the world? Would you enjoy an issue in a real world setting? Then you better go somewhere else, ‘cause you’ll find [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Comic Book Reviews, comic books, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four: True Story, Fantastic Four: True Story #2, Horacio Domingues, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Nesrir Pereyra, Paul Cornell | Leave a Comment »
By Mike Carey (Writer), Scot Eaton (Pencils), Andrew Hennessey (Inker), and Frank D’Armata (Colorist), Marco Checchetto (Pencils and Inks) and Jean-Francois Beaulieu (Colorist) I’m writing this review capsule-style not because this one isn’t worth talking about, but because saying too much would ruin all the great things waiting for X-Men fans. First off, a round [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andrew Hennessey, Charles Xavier, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Frank D'Armata, Hellfire Club, Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Marco Checchetto, Marvel, Mike Carey, Professor Xavier, Reviews, Rogue, Scot Eaton, X-Men, X-Men: Legacy #215 | Leave a Comment »
By Duane Swierczynski (Writer), Travel Foreman (Artist), Russ Heath (Artist pgs. 1-4), Matt Milla (Color Art) I have to hand it to Duane Swierczynski for managing to maintain a majority of the momentum left from the fantastic Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction run. He wisely picked up the plot thread with the most immediate potential, [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: 33rd Birthday, Action, Danny Rand, Duane Swierczynski, Ed Brubaker, Fighting, Heroes for Hire, Immortal Iron Fist #18, Kwai Jun-Fan, Luke Cage, Marvel, Matt Fraction, Matt Milla, Reviews, Russ Heath, Travel Foreman | Leave a Comment »
By Brian Michael Bendis (Writer), Billy Tan (Pencils), Matt Banning (Inks), and Justin Ponsor (Colorist) This really could have been two issues, but I’m quite thankful it wasn’t, because I don’t know if I could have endured the wait between the installments. The entire first half deals with an Illuminati meeting. Things seem normal at [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Avengers, Billy Tan, Brian Michael Bendis, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, Justin Ponsor, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Matt Banning, New Avengers, New Avengers #44, Secret Invasion | 5 Comments »
By Mark Millar (writer), Steve McNiven (pencils), Dexter Vines (inks), Morry Hollowell (colors) At last, we get to see the Spider-Mobile in real action. Sure, Wolverine and Hawkeye have taken it off a cliff and brought it through some rugged encounters, but when you see it doing what it was made for, you’ll be nothing [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Dexter Vines, Hawkeye, Mark Millar, Morry Hollowell, Mutants, Road Warrior, Spider-Bitch, Steve McNiven, Wolverine, Wolverine #68, X-Men | Leave a Comment »
By Brad Meltzer (writer), Adam Kubert and Joe Kubert (pencils), John Dell (inks), Alex Sinclair (colors) I knew DC Comics would “get back at us” after giving us DC Universe #0 for 50 cents. At $3.99 you get 32 pages of story, but dammit, it’s just outrageous and these companies keep hitting this price point [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Adam Kubert, Alex Sinclair, Brad Meltzer, DC Universe: Last Will and Testament #1, Deathstroke, Final Crisis, Joe Kubert, John Dell | Leave a Comment »
By Dan Slott & Christos N. Gage (Writers), Stefano Caselli (Artist) and Luca Malisan (Colors) Yowza. First of all, you should know that Avengers Initiative #16 has an ad for the new season of The Sarah Conner Chronicles, featuring a full page of Summer Glau in all her lithe, terminatrixy glory, and I have to say [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: 3D Man, Andrew C. Murphy, Avengers Initiative, Christos N. Gage, Dan Slott, Luca Malisan, Secret Invasion, Skrulls, Stefano Caselli | Leave a Comment »
By Brian Michael Bendis (Writer), Khoi Pham (Pencils), Danny Miki and Andy Lanning (Inks), and Dean White (Colorist) Can I get a refund? No, seriously? Because this is not only one of the weakest Secret Invasion tie-ins I’ve read, but it is one of the weakest issues I have ever read, period! Skrull-Pym tries to [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Avengers, Brian Michael Bendis, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, Danny Miki, Dean White, Khoi Pham, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Mighty Avengers, Mighty Avengers #17, Secret Invasion | Leave a Comment »
Jay’s Picks Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1 Superman #679 Amazing Spider-Man #569 Black Panther #40 Daredevil #110 Daredevil Omnibus Kick Ass #4 Mighty Avengers #17 New Avengers #44 Runaways 3 #1 Secret Invasion: Amazing Spider-Man Skaar: Son of Hulk #3 Wolverine #68 Caliber #5 Hercules #5 Freedom Formula #2 Voltron #2 Kyle’s Picks Gemini #3 [...]
Filed under: News, Picks of the Week | Tagged: editorial, new comics 8/27/08, Picks of the Week, staff | Leave a Comment »
By Dan Slott (Writer), John Romita Jr. (Pencils), Klaus Janson (Inks), and Dean White (Colors) Wait, am I reading a Lost comic book? *Checks cover* Nope, it says The Amazing Spider-Man. Then why all cool little foreshadowings and hints of the unknown which have occurred? While I may not have enjoyed One More Day, nor [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #569, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, Dan Slott, Dean White, John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson, Marvel, Marvel Comics, New Ways to Die, Spider-Man, Spider-Man | 1 Comment »
By Gregg Hurwitz (writer), Laurence Campbell (artist), Lee Loughridge (colors), Cory Petit (letters), Dave Johnson (cover) Everyone knows how skeptical I am of anyone not Garth Ennis writing Punisher. Sure, it can be done but it rarely is done (though Punisher Little Black Book was good, I’ll admit). I’ve been harping on it for weeks, [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Cory Petit, Dave Johnson, Frank Castle, Gregg Hurwitz, Laurence Campbell, Lee Loughridge, Marvel, Marvel Comics, MAX, The Punisher, The Punisher #61 | Leave a Comment »
By Jason Aaron (Writer), Tan Eng Huat (Artist), and Jose Villarrubia (Color Art) For those who have not been following Ghost Rider lately, I’m surprised there hasn’t been more hype (and controversy) surrounding the current storyline. Zadkiel, a renegade angel, has declared war on heaven and seeks to be the ruler of all. At first, [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Comic Book Reviews, comic books, Ghost Rider, Ghost Rider #26, Jason Aaron, Jose Villarrubia, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Tan Eng Huat | Leave a Comment »
By Matt Fraction, Roy Thomas, Len Wein (writers), Kano, Gil Kane, Larry Hama (artists), Dick Giordano (inks), A. Crossley (colors) I was wondering if or when Ed Brubaker or Matt Fraction would take it upon himself to retell or retcon the origin of Danny Rand. Looking back on their run it’s surprising how Danny Rand [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: A. Crossley, Dick Giordano, Gil Kane, Iron Fist, Kano, Larry Hama, Len Wein, Matt Fraction, Roy Thomas, The Immortal Iron Fist: The Origin of Danny Rand #1 | Leave a Comment »
By Marc Benson (Writer), Mark Texeira (Artist), Javier Saltares (Layouts), and Dan Brown (Colorist) Moon Knight #21 is the very definition of a jumping on point. The majority of the issue is devoted to getting readers caught up on Marc Spector’s situation from various perspectives and I instantly felt right at home. Long story short, [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Dan Brown, Javier Saltares, Marc Benson, Marc Spector, Mark Texeira, Marvel, Moon Knight #21, Reviews, SHIELD, The Death of Marc Spector, Thunderbolts | Leave a Comment »
By Garth Ennis (writer) Dougie Braithwaite (pencils) Robin Riggs Sean Hardy Don Hudson Michael Halblieb Martin Griffith, John Livesay (inks) Bill Oakley (Letters) Shannon Blanchard Tom Smith (colors) This is wonderful and ridiculous for the same reason: The Punisher kills every hero and villain in the Marvel Universe. Even as weird and unrealistic as all [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, MAX, Reviews | Tagged: Bill Oakley, Don Hudson, Dougie Braithwaite, Garth Ennis, John Livesay, Martin Griffith, Marvel, Marvel Universe, Michael Halblieb, Robin Riggs, Sean Hardy, Shannon Blanchard, The Punisher, The Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe One Shot, Tom Smith | 2 Comments »
By Tim Truman (story), Tomas Giorelo & Richard Corben (art), and Jose Villarrubia (colors) The story of Connacht and the two orphaned boys continues as the trio tirelessly journeys out of hostile territory and into more friendly kingdoms. Here, they encounter a threat that could not only hamper their travel, but end their lives as [...]
Filed under: Dark Horse Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Conan, Dark Horse Comics, Jose Villarrubia, Richard Corben, Ron E. Howard, Tim Truman, Tomas Giorelo | Leave a Comment »
Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (Writers), Paul Pelletier (Pencils), Rick Magyar (Inker), and Guru FX (Colorist) I picked up the first three issues of this series within the last week because I just had to see for myself whether or not it was deserving of the strong reviews it had been getting. As it turns [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Adam Warlock, Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett, Drax, Grimora, Guardians of the Galaxy #4, Guru FX, Knowhere, Major Victory, Marvel, Paul Pelletier, Quasar, Reviews, Rick Magyar, Rocket Raccoon, Sci Fi, Secret Invasion, Star-Lord, Starhawk, tie-in | Leave a Comment »
Matt Fraction & Ed Brubaker (Writers), Greg Land (Pencils), Jay Leisten (Inker), and Justin Ponsor (Colorist) I was pretty hard on the 500th issue, but, as an X-fan, I couldn’t help but look forward to the next one. Now that I’ve read it… well let’s just say that it left me feeling more than a [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Ed Brubaker, Emma Frost, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Justin Ponsor, Marvel, Matt Fraction, Nightcrawler, Pixie, Reviews, The Hellfire Cult, Uncanny X-Men #501, Wolverine, X-Men, X-Men | Leave a Comment »
By Geoff Johns, George Perez, Scott Koblish, Hi-Fi I am incredibly impressed with this book. It’s not George Perez’s artwork, though it should be noted that this guy never ceases to awe and impress me. Geoff Johns has somehow taken one of the largest, most diverse superhero teams (bloated with a convoluted history) and made [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Final Crisis, Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #1, Geoff Johns, George Pérez, Hi-Fi, Scott Koblish, Superboy Prime, Superman, Superman | Leave a Comment »
