Posted on October 31, 2008 by pozzyfreak
By Matt Fraction (Writer), Doug Braithwaite (Artist), and Brian Reber (Color Art) The Story: With the baby safely delivered as promised, Dr. Donald Blake returns to Asgard to find a Super-Skrull on the rampage. Blake soon touches the hammer and the Skrulls quickly find themselves on the defensive as Thor teams with Beta Ray Bill [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Asgard, Beta Ray Bill, Brian Reber, Doug Braithwaite, Dr. Donald Blake, Epic, Marvel, Matt Fraction, Reviews, Secret Invasion, Secret Invasion Thor #3, Skrulls, Super Skrulls, Thor, tie-in | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 31, 2008 by Deamentia
By Marc Guggenheim (writer), Mike McKone (pencils), Andy Lanning (inks), Jeremy Cox (colors) The Story: After a year of speculation, the mystery behind Jackpot is revealed. Spider-Man, fed up with the games and half-truths sets out to discover the identity of Jackpot and her motives. Little does he know that he’s going to discover more [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #35, Andy Lanning, Jackpot, Jeremy Cox, Marc Guggenheim, Marvel Comics, Mike McKone, Spider-Man, Spider-Man | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 30, 2008 by pozzyfreak
By Dan Slott & Christos N. Gage (Writers), Steve Kurth (Pencils), Drew Hennessey (Inks), and Matt Milla (Colors) The Story: The Skrull Kill Krew continues to go state-by-state eliminating all the Skrulls that have infiltrated the Initiative program. Meanwhile, Ant-Man continues to spy on a group of Skrulls as he tries to figure out some [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: 3D Man, Ant Man, Avengers: The Initiative #18 Review, Christos N. Gage, Dan Slott, Drew Hennessey, Initiative, Marvel, Matt Milla, Reviews, Secret Invasion, Skrull Kill Krew, Skrulls, Steve Kurth, The Order, tie-in | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 30, 2008 by Deamentia
By James Robinson (writer), Renato Guedes (pencils), Wilson Magalhaes (inks), David Curiel (colors) The Story: Superman brings an envoy of Kryptonians to meet the President of the United States. In a perfect world he’d take them to the United Nations, but in this case, Superman wants his people to meet the leader of his country. [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: David Curiel, DC Comics, Doomsday, James Robinson, Krypto, New Krypton, Renato Guedes, Supergirl, Superman, Superman, Superman #681, Wilson Magalhaes | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 30, 2008 by Ray Hilario
By Geoff Johns (Writer), Shane Davis (Art), Sandra Hope (Inks), Nei Ruffino (Colors) The Story: The prelude to the highly-anticipated DC event, “The Blackest Night” starts here with the scheduled execution of the greatest Green Lantern. However, a few entities still crave revenge against Sinestro and they won’t stop at nothing until their anger and [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Blackest Night, DC Comics, Final Crisis, Geoff Johns, Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Nei Ruffino, Rage of the Red Lanterns, Sandra Hope, Shane Davis, Sinestro Corps | 3 Comments »
Posted on October 29, 2008 by pozzyfreak
By Cary Bates (Writer), Paul Gulacy (Pencils and Inks), and Rain Beredo (Colors) The Story: Payback lies unconscious after being caught in an explosion, so the rest of the True Believers spring into action. As Battalus and Red Zone pick up on the trail of a bio-weapon that Payback’s father had been working on, Payback [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Battalus, Cary Bates, Conspiracy, Hydra, Marvel, Paul Gulacy, Payback, Rain Beredo, Red Zone, Reviews, True Believers, True Believers #4 Review, Unique | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 29, 2008 by shadowvenom
By Steve Niles (writer), Kelley Jones (art and cover), Michelle Madsen (colors), Pat Brosseau (letters) The Story: Bruce Wayne tries to make nice with Detective Clarkson, while Batman’s frustration grows as he can’t seem to find a method to Midnight’s madness. To make things worse, the Joker returns and further complicates things as he holds [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Batman, Batman Gotham After Midnight 6, DC Comics, Kelley Jones, Michelle Madsen, Midnight, Pat Brosseau, Steve Niles, The Joker | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 28, 2008 by mulderwastaken
Jay’s Picks Solomon Kane #2 Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns Superman #681 Amazing Spider-Man #575 Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 Incredible Hercules #122 Marvel 1985 #6 Marvel Masterworks: Journey Into Mystery Skaar #4 Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #3 Kyle’s Picks Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Boxes #1 Avengers the Initiative #18 Incredible Herc #122 Marvel 1985 #6 [...]
Filed under: News, Picks of the Week | Tagged: editorial, new comics 10/29/08, Picks of the Week, staff | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 28, 2008 by shadowvenom
By Jason Aaron (writer), Stephen Segovia (pencils), John Rauch (colors), Cory Petit (letters), Dave Wilkins (cover) The Story: A photograph reminds Wolverine of a particularly bloody brawl from 50 years ago that ended with his permanent exile from Chinatown. Never being one to back down or take orders, Wolverine decides to have a drink at [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Cory Petit, Dave Wilkins, Jason Aaron, John Rauch, Marvel Comics, Stephen Segovia, Wolverine, Wolverine Manifest Destiny 1, X-Men | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 28, 2008 by Deamentia
By Ed Brubaker (script), Michael Lark (pencils), Stefano Gaudiano (inks), Matt Hollingsworth (colors) The Story: Lady Bullseye and her buddy, Hiro, scout the New York area looking for superpowered beings and judging their prowess. Meanwhile, the murders they committed in Daredevil’s name (last issue) comes around to bite Matt Murdock in the butt. He’s taken [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Daredevil #112, Ed Brubaker, Iron Fist, Lady Bullseye, Marvel Comics, Matt Hollingsworth, Michael Lark, Stefano Gaudiano | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 27, 2008 by andrewcmurphy
By Brian Reed (Writer), Paulo Siqueira (Pencils), Amilton Santos (Inks), and Chris Sotomayor (Colorist) What’s Going On: In keeping with Ms. Marvel’s recent rule of bouncing randomly from plotline to plotline, we’ve gone from Carol’s dad dying and a vow to kill Norman Osborn last issue to a flashback to her Air Force days, getting [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amilton Santos, Ascension, Brian Reed, Carol Danvers, Chris Sotomayor, Marvel Comics, Ms. Marvel, Ms. Marvel #32, Paul Siqueira | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 27, 2008 by Deamentia
By Chuck Dixon, Larry Hama, Mike Costa, and Christos N. Gage (writers), Robert Atkins, Tom Feister, and Antonio Fuso (artists), Andrew Crossley and Chris Chuckry (colors) What You Get: Three short stories that serve as teasers for three upcoming series from IDW: G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Origins, and G.I. Joe: Cobra. One story takes us [...]
Filed under: IDW, Reviews | Tagged: Andrew Crossley, Antonio Fuso, Chris Chuckry, Christos N. Gage, Chuck Dixon, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe #0, G.I. Joe: Cobra, G.I. Joe: Origins, IDW, Larry Hama, Mike Costa, Robert Atkins, Tom Feister | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 26, 2008 by pozzyfreak
By Joshua Hale Fialkov (Writer), Rick Mays (Pencils), Sal Regla (Inks), and Guru eFX (Colors) The Story: Cyblade is a company-controlled assassin with mutant powers that is fighting to gain control of her will. She has been programmed to kill her latest target, the one man doing everything in his power to save her. What’s [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Reviews, Top Cow | Tagged: Assassin, Boring, Cyblade #1 Review, Generic, Guru eFX, Image, Image Comics, Joshua Hale Fialkov, Rick Mays, Top Cow | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 25, 2008 by Deamentia
By Geoff Johns, James Robinson, and Sterling Gates (writers), Pete Woods, Gary Frank, and Renato Guedes (pencils), Jon Sibal and Wilson Magalhues (inks), Hi-Fi (colors) The Story: Clark and his family deal with the emotional ramifications left by the Brainiac storyline. We’re taken to the funeral of Jonathan Kent and the grieving process Superman must [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC Comics, Gary Frank, Geoff Johns, Hi-Fi, James Robinson, Jon Sibal, Lex Luthor, Pete Woods, Renato Guedes, Sterling Gates, Superman, Superman, Superman: New Krypton Special, Wilson Magalhues | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 24, 2008 by andrewcmurphy
By Brian Michael Bendis (Writer), Billy Tan (Pencils), Matt Banning (Inks), and Justin Posner (Colorist) What’s Going On: One month ago, after defeating him, the Hood starts busting his cronies out of SHIELD detention. Only the agents that are holding Madame Masque turn out to be Skrulls. The Hood drags the last surviving Skrull back [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Marvel Comics | Tagged: Billy Tan, Brian Michael Bendis, Justin Posner, Madame Masque, Matt Banning, New Avengers, New Avengers #46, Secret Invasion, Skrulls, The Hood | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 24, 2008 by Deamentia
By Marc Guggenheim (writer), Barry Kitson (pencils), Mark Farmer (inks), Antonio Fabella (colors) The Story: If you’re looking for Spider-Man, you’re gonna have to wait another week. This issue focuses entirely on Flash Thompson and his tour of duty in Iraq. What’s more, the story also deals with events in Flash’s past that molded him [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Spider-Man | 3 Comments »
Posted on October 23, 2008 by pozzyfreak
By Christos N. Gage (Writer), Fernando Blanco (Artist), and Frank Martin (Colorist) The Story: The Thunderbolts finish off the Skrulls they were facing and head off to join the main Secret Invasion battle in Manhattan. This gives Norman Osborn the opportunity to showcase his leadership skills (while giving him an opportunity to raise the influence [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Christos N. Gage, Fernando Blanco, Fight, Frank Martin, Marvel, Media, Moonstone, Norman Osborn, Radioactive Man, Reviews, Secret Invasion, Skrulls, Songbird, Swordsman, Thunderbolts #125 Review, tie-in, Venom, Warren Ellis | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 23, 2008 by Deamentia
By Grant Morrison (story), JG Jones & Carlos Pacheco (pencils), Jesus Merino (inks), Alex Sinclair (colors) The Story: The Anti-Life Equation spirals through all broadcasted networks and within hours anyone in contact with a phone, television, radio, or the Internet is afflicted with the contagion. It honestly feels like evil has finally prevailed. Yet, small [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Sinclair, Carlos Pacheco, Grant Morrison, J.G. Jones, Jesus Merino | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 22, 2008 by pozzyfreak
By Brian Michael Bendis (Writer), Leinil Yu (Pencils), Mark Morales (Inker), Laura Martin, and Emily Warren (Colorists) The Story: The penultimate chapter of the Secret Invasion is all about the action. Heroes and villains from throughout the Marvel universe come together for an epic battle against the Skrull army. But this isn’t just a straight [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Action, Blockbuster, Brian Michael Bendis, Captain America, Emily Warren, event, Laura Martin, Leinil Yu, Mark Morales, Marvel, Michael Bay, Reviews, Secret Invasion, Secret Invasion #7 Review, Skrulls, Spiderman, Superheroes, Thor, Wolverine | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 22, 2008 by shadowvenom
By Keith Champagne (writer), Tom Nguyen (pencils), Drew Geraci (inks), Moose Baumann (colors), Chris Mowry (letters), Nick Runge (cover) The Story: A routine ghost-bust goes horribly wrong and the Ghostbusters find themselves up against the Ghost Mafia. When Venkman’s soul is separated from his body, the remaining GBs’ must race against time to get his [...]
Filed under: IDW, Reviews | Tagged: Chris Mowry, Drew Geraci, Ghostbusters The Other Side 1, IDW, IDW Publishing, Keith Champagne, Moose Baumann, Nick Runge, The Ghostbusters, Tom Nguyen | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 21, 2008 by mulderwastaken
Jay’s Picks Final Crisis #4 Scalped #22 Amazing Spider-Man #574 Captain America #43 Daredevil #112 Elektra Omnibus Hulk #7 New Avengers #46 Thor: Truth of History #1 Tomb of Dracula Omnibus GI Joe: The New Beginning Rest #1 Y The Last Man Deluxe Edition Hardcover Kyle’s Picks Gotham After Midnight #6 Cyblade #1 Amazing SpiderMan [...]
Filed under: News, Picks of the Week | Tagged: editorial, new comics 10/22/08, Picks of the Week, staff | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 21, 2008 by pozzyfreak
By Ben Templesmith (Writer and Artist) The Story: With vicious creatures on the hunt throughout the halls of Hoxford, insane inmate Raymond Delgado fights back. It’s ancient evil versus human evil in a clash that proves just how twisted things can get when two very different types of darkness collide. What’s Good: This series just [...]
Filed under: IDW, Reviews | Tagged: Ben Templesmith, Gore, horror, IDW, IDW Publishing, Insane, Raymond Delgado, Russian, Violence, Welcome to Hoxford #3 Review, werewolves | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 21, 2008 by shadowvenom
By Stefan Hutchinson (writer), Jeff Zornow (pencils), Nick Filardi (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters), Sean K Dove (design), Scott Hampton, Tim Seeley, Ryan Browne (alternate covers) The Story: In the wake of the Haddonfield Massacre (from the first movie), Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis’ character) is trying to deal with a number of problems. First, her [...]
Filed under: Reviews | Tagged: Devils Due Comics, Ed Dukeshire, Halloween, Halloween The First Death Of Laurie Strode 1, Jeff Zornow, Laurie Strode, Michael Myers, Nick Filardi, Ryan Browne, Scott Hampton, Sean K Dove, Stefan Hutchinson, Tim Seeley | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 20, 2008 by mulderwastaken
Mulder and Scully are sent to San Francisco to investigate a series of murders happening simultaneously throughout the city. But, according to fingerprints and DNA, all are being perpetrated by the same killer. As their investigation takes them into the unknown mysteries of the Chinese underworld, they learn that instead of being the hunters, they [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, News, Wildstorm | Tagged: Brian Denham, Dana, DC, Fox, Jim Daly, Marv Wolfman, Mulder, Scully, The X-Files, Tim Bradstreet, TV, Wildstorm, X-Files, XFiles | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 20, 2008 by andrewcmurphy
By Bill Willingham (Writer), Mark Buckingham (Penciller), Andrew Pepoy (Inker), and Lee Loughbridge (Colors) The Story: Two new characters, mercenaries Freddy and Mouse, scrounge through the ruins of the defeated empire looking for loot, and come across a big, heavily chained casket that may contain more than treasure. Boy Blue is still suffering from the [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andrew Pepoy, Bill Willingham, Fables, Fables #77, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, Fritz Lieber, Lee Loughbridge, Mark Buckingham, Mowgli, Prince Charming | Leave a Comment »
