Posted on June 16, 2009 by pozzyfreak
Ray’s Top Picks Best of the Past Week: Red Robin #1 - A pretty damn good opening chapter for a story of a Boy Wonder who still believes. Most Anticipated for this Week: Although it should be Invincible Iron Man #63, I’m gonna be sucker and say X-Men Origins Gambit, just for nostalgic reasons. I [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Air #10, Batman Streets of Gotham #1, Cable #15, Captain Britain & MI:13 #14, Dead @ 17 Afterbirth #1, Destroyer #3, Incognito #4, Invincible Iron Man #14, Outsiders #19, Supergirl #42, Ultimatum Spider-Man Requiem #1, War Of Kings Ascension #3, Wolverine Origins #37, Wonderful Wizard of Oz #7, X-Men Legacy #225, Young Avengers #2, Young Liars #16 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 16, 2009 by DS Arsenault
By Josh Lobis and Darin Moiselle (writer), Sebastian Piriz (artist), Digikore Studios (colorist) The Story: Jimmy continues his surreal penetration into the superhero subculture of Capitol City by going to pick up another superhero assistant for the superhero Christmas party. Unfortunately, he finds the man murdered. He tries to link it to the mole in [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Boom! Studios, Caped, Caped #3, Caped #3 Review, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, Darin Moiselle, DS Arsenault, Josh Lobis, Sebastian Piriz, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 15, 2009 by rsg8101
Well, if you’ve read my review from a while back, you know I’ve been wishing upon a star, specifically a certain star on a certain iconic shield, for Steve Rogers’ return. Now, according to Marvel.com the real Cap is coming back. Great news! Not to mention Ed Brubaker will be penning this tale and Bryan Hitch is [...]
Filed under: Features | Tagged: Captain America, Captain America Reborn, Captain America Returns, Reborn | 1 Comment »
Posted on June 15, 2009 by rsg8101
By Peter Tomasi (writer), Patrick Gleason (penciler), Rebecca Buchman and Tom Nguyen (inkers), and Gabe Eltaeb (colors) The Story: Three exceedingly awesome plot-line continue exploding under Tomsai’s craftsmanship. First we see that after Sodam Yat’s self-sacrifice into the heart of Daxam’s redson, the occupied Daxamite population develops their latent superpowers and take on Mongul and his rogue band of yellow lanterns. Next [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Blackest Night, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, DC Comics, DC Reviews, Gabe Eltaeb, Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern Corps #37, Green Lantern Corps #37 - Review, Patrick Gleason, Peter Tomasi, Rebecca Buchman, Tom Nguyen, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
Posted on June 15, 2009 by pozzyfreak
By Tim Seeley (Writer), Ross Cambell (Art – Mad, Mad, Mailman), Mike Dimayuga (Art – Blood Blower), and Mark Englert (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: I’ll take two short Hack/Slash stories in an issue any day. Especially if they can stand alone in a satisfying way. The Story: In “Mad, Mad, Mailman,” a young [...]
Filed under: Reviews | Tagged: Blood Blower, Cassie Hack, comic reviews, Devil's Due Publishing, Hack/Slash, Hack/Slash #23 Review, Kyle Posluszny, Mad Mad Mailman, Mark Englert, Mike Dimayuga, Ross Cambell, Tim Seeley, Vlad, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 14, 2009 by Ray Hilario
By Judd Winick (Writer), Ed Benes (Pencils), Rob Hunter (Inks), and Ian Hannin & JD Smith (Colors) The Story: In this epilogue to Battle for the Cowl, Dick Grayson deals with the haunting reminder that Bruce Wayne is dead, as he faces the remaining issues surrounding the absence of Batman. Throughout the grieving process, Grayson [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Batman, Batman, Batman #687, Batman #687 Review, Batman and Robin, Batman R.I.P., Comic Book Reviews, comic books, DC Comic review, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Dick Grayson as Batman, Ed Benes, Ian Hannin, JD Smith, Judd Winick, Nightwing, Rob Hunter, Robin, Weekly Comic Book Review | 2 Comments »
Posted on June 14, 2009 by paladinking
by Brian Wood (writer), Ryan Kelly (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: The gas-mask wearing death cult who inhabit the Empire State Building are examined from the perspective of one of its members, a former police officer. What’s Good: This is not a happy comic. In fact, it’s downright miserable. [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Brian Wood, Civil War, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, DC Comics, DMZ, DMZ 42, New York City, No Future, Ryan Kelly, Vertigo, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 13, 2009 by paladinking
by Bill Willingham & Matthew Sturges (writers), Tony Akins (pencils), Andrew Pepoy & Dan Green (inks), Lee Loughridge (colors), and Todd Klein (letters) The Story: Jack meets his son, offering fatherly advice before he and Rose are shipped off to Wolf Manor. What’s Good: Jack’s comedy seems to be a bit better than it was [...]
Filed under: Reviews, DC Comics, Vertigo | Tagged: DC Comics, Vertigo, Matthew Sturges, Bill Willingham, Fables, Tony Akins, Alex Evans, Jack of Fables, Rose Red, Great Fables Crossover, Literals, Jack Frost, Kevin Thorn, Fables 85, Jack Horner | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 13, 2009 by pozzyfreak
Some Thoughts Before The Review: Even though they tend to be ultimately forgettable in the larger scheme of things, I enjoy the random Darkness/ Witchblade one-shots because they always manage to enrich the mythology or characters of the Top Cow universe in some way. The Darkness: Diyafa by Philip W. Smith II (Writer), Sheldon Mitchell [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Reviews, Top Cow | Tagged: Admira Wijaya, Angelus, Arif Prianto, Blood on the Sands, comic books, comic reviews, Darkness, IFS, Image Comics, Jackie Estacado, Joe Weems, Kyle Posluszny, One-Shot, Philip W. Smith, Sara Pezzini, Sheldon Mitchell, Sunny Gho, Tom Grindburg, Top Cow, Top Cow Comics, Trinity, Trinity Blood on the Sands review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com, Witchblade, Witchblade Darkness Angelus Trinity Blood On The Sands | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 13, 2009 by pozzyfreak
By Daniel Way (Writer), Paco Medina (Pencils), Juan Vlasco (Inks), and Marte Gracia (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: Surprisingly dark, Deadpool #10 was just a (somewhat disappointing) teaser for the Bullseye (Hawkeye)/Deadpool showdown. I fully expect the main event to make up for arc’s lackluster start…. The Story: Bullseye and Deadpool fight. Blood is [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bullseye, comic reviews, Daniel Way, Dark Reign, Deadpool, Deadpool #11 Review, Hawkeye, Juan Vlasco, Kyle Posluszny, Marte Gracia, Marvel Comics, Merc With a Mouth, Paco Medina, Wade Wilson, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 12, 2009 by paladinking
by Mike Carey (writer), Peter Gross (art), Chris Chuckry & Jeanne McGee (colors), and Todd Klein (letters) The Story: Tom Taylor begins his search for the truth, visiting his Dad’s lover and heading to Switzerland. What’s Good: Around five pages in, I said to myself out loud, “goddamn, this comic is so good.” It was [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, DC Comics, deconstruction, existentialism, literary geography, Lizzie Hexam, Lucifer, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, postmodernism, The Unwritten, The Unwritten 2, Tommy Taylor, Vertigo, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 12, 2009 by DS Arsenault
By Tony Bedard (writer), Claude St. Aubin (artist), Scott Hanna (artist), and Jose Villarrubia (colorist) The Story: Dox’s ship is being boarded by some bounty hunters under the thumb of a pretty vicious Durlan, at the same time Astrild Storm-Daughter, one of Starro’s lieutenants, comes for him too. I can’t say too much more without [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Claude St. Aubin, Comic Book Reviews, DC Comics, Scott Hanna, Starro, Tony Bedard, Vril Dox, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | 4 Comments »
Posted on June 12, 2009 by DS Arsenault
By Eric Wallace (writer), Michael Shoyket (artist), Edgar Delgado and Jo Smith (colorists) Some Thoughts Before the Review: I have to say that I’ve never been a Cyborg fan and after the continuing train wreck that has been the last few months of Titans, I came to this book with very low expectations. The Story: [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Comic Book Reviews, comic books, Cyborg, DC, Edgar Delgado, Eric Wallace, Jo Smith, Michael Shoyket, Teen Titans, Titans, Titans #14, Titans #14 Review, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 12, 2009 by pozzyfreak
By Matt Fraction (Writer), Greg Land w/Terry Dodson (Pencils), Jay Leisten w/Rachel Dodson (Inks), and Justin Ponsor (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: I am so glad that Uncanny X-Men #511 finally ends the “Sisterhood” arc… The Story: The Red Queen makes her final move toward taking over the body of Jean Grey as the [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: comic books, comic reviews, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Justin Ponsor, Kyle Posluszny, Madelyn Pryor, Marvel Comics, Matt Fraction, Psylocke, Rachel Dodson, Red Queen, San Francisco, Sisterhood, Terry Dodson, Uncanny X-Men, Uncanny X-Men #511 Review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, WeekyComicBookReview.com, X-Men, X-Men | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 11, 2009 by pozzyfreak
By Robert Kirkman (Writer), Charlie Adlard (Pencils & Inks), and Cliff Rathburn (Gray Tones) Some Thoughts Before The Review: I’ve been looking forward to the latest Walking Dead arc ever since the first “The Dead Do Not…” teaser images showed up. Simple, yet effective, they did an excellent job of building anticipation for the future [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, comic reviews, Dale, Hunters, Image Comics, Kyle Posluszny, Rick Grimes Carl, Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead #62 Review, WCBR, weeklycomicbookreview.com, Zombies | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 11, 2009 by paladinking
by Geoff Johns (writer), Ethan Van Sciver (art), Brian Miller (colors), and Rob Leigh (letters) The Story: Barry Allen and the Justice League wrestle with him being the Black Flash. What’s Good: First things first: With Speed Force and lightning aplenty, Ethan Van Sciver’s art continues to be absolutely amazing. I’ve read that several people [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Barry Allen, Black Flash, Central City, Comic Book Reviews, DC Comics, Ethan Van Sciver, Geoff Johns, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Justice League, Professor Zoom, Superman, The Flash, The Flash Rebirth 3, The Flash: Rebirth, Wally West, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
Posted on June 11, 2009 by pozzyfreak
By Joe Kelly (Writer), Marco Chachetto (Art), and Chris Chuckry (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: Since Joe Kelly’s been on a roll lately (Four Eyes), picking up his “American Son” story was something of a no-brainer for me. I enjoyed the first two issues quite a bit (Rob’s reviews are pretty much dead on) [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: American Son, Aunt May, Chris Chuckry, comic reviews, Daken, dark avengers, Dark Reign, Harry Osborn, Joe Kelly, Kyle Posluszny, Marco Chachetto, Marvel Comics, Menace, Ms. Marvel, Norman Osborn, Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Spidey, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man #597 review, Venom, WCBR, weeklycomicbookreview.com, Wolverine Avengers | 1 Comment »
Posted on June 10, 2009 by rsg8101
By Jason Aaron and Daniel Way (writers) Adam Kubert and Tommy Lee Edwards (art), Mark Farmer (inks), Edgar Delgado, Mary Hollowell, and Paul Mounts (colors) The Story: This two-part swansong of Wolverine wraps up its two stories, as we prepare to see the series renamed “Dark Wolverine” next month. The first story concludes the family [...]
Filed under: Reviews, Marvel Comics | Tagged: Wolverine, Jason Aaron, Mark Farmer, Paul Mounts, Edgar Delgado, Adam Kubert, Comic Book Reviews, Tommy Lee Edwards, Comics Books, Daniel Way, Weekly Comic Reviews, Marvel Reviews, Wolverine #74, Wolverine #74 - Review, Mary Hollowell | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 10, 2009 by paladinking
by Andrew Cosby & Johanna Stokes (writers), Axel Medellin Machain (art), Andres Lozano (colors), and Johnny Lowe (letters) The Story: We finally get to see Mr. Stuffins beat some faces as the NSA attacks Zach’s home and family. What’s Good: This quiet title really came out of nowhere. After reading this issue and the last [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Andrew Cosby, Axel Medellin Machain, Boom! Studios, Comic Book Reviews, Eureka, Johanna Stokes, Mr. Stuffins, Mr. Stuffins 2, teddy bear, Weekly Comic Book Review | 2 Comments »
Posted on June 10, 2009 by rsg8101
By Mark Millar (writer) Bryan Hitch (pencils) Cam Smith, Andrew Currie, Victor Olazaba, and Mark Pennington (inks), Paul Mounts (colors) The Story: The Marquis of Death, Dr. Doom’s master, continues his assault on Doom and takes the first steps to destroying the entire universe. Through the battle, we learn about Doom’s dreams and aspirations, his psychology, and what [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andrew Currie, Bryan Hitch, Cam Smith, comic books, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four #567, Fantastic Four #567 - Review, Mark Millar, Mark Pennington, Marquis of Death, Marvel 1985, Marvel Reviews, Masters of Doom, Paul Mounts, Victor Olazaba, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 10, 2009 by rsg8101
By Mark Waid (writer), Minck Oosterveer (pencils, ink), Fellipe Martins (colors) The Story: Catherine and Doyle continue their investigation into the mystery of the missing quantum box. However, the scientific theory behind the disappearance is quickly replaced with the supernatural as unexpected surprises confront them when they try to recover the missing object. What’s Good: The relationship between Catherine and [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios, Reviews | Tagged: Boom! Reviews, Boom! Studios, Comics Books, Fellipe Martins, Mark Waid, Minck Oosterveer, The Unknown, The Unknown #2, The Unknown #2 - Review, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 10, 2009 by rsg8101
By Mark Sable (writer), Julian Totino (pencils, inks), Juan Manuel Tumburus (colors) The Story: Alan Ripley tries to put a band-aid over the bullet hole as the insane ideas he concocted about doomsday scenarios come to fruition. He and the remaining members of the think-tank try to prevent a new terrorist attack but find themselves irrevocably caught in the web of the perpetrators they had tried to snare. [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios, Reviews | Tagged: Boom!, Boom! Reviews, Boom! Studios, comcic book reviews, comic book, Juan Manuel Tumburus, Julian Totino, Mark Sable, Unthinkable, Unthinkable #2, Unthinkable #2 - Review, Unthinkable comic book | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 9, 2009 by Ray Hilario
Ray’s Top Picks Best Of The Past Week: Batman and Robin #1 – It’s good to see a good Grant Morrison story again; and it’s always a treat to see Frank Quitely’s work. Most Anticipated For This Week: Batman #687 – I’m banking on another week of a good Batman book. Also, you heard it [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Action Comics #878, Amazing Spider-Man #597, Batman #687, Batman and Robin #1, Buck Rogers #1, Fantastic Four #567, Flash: Rebirth #3, Green Lantern Corps #37, Red Robin #1, Titans #14, Uncanny X-Men #511, Uncanny X-Men: First Class GS Special #1, Unknown #2, Unthinkable #2, Unwritten #2, Walking Dead #62, War of Kings Savage World of Skaar, Wolverine #74 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 8, 2009 by rsg8101
By Joe Kelly (writer) Jm Ken Nimura (art) The Story: Eccentric and troubled 5th grader Barbara Thorson kills giants. Or does she? That’s the question you’ll be asking yourself throughout this trade as you experience a few weeks in Barbara’s incredible and difficult life. What’s Good: There are so many exceptional things about this tpb, but [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Comic Book Reviews, comic books, I kill Giants, I kill Giants review, I kill Giants TPB, I Kill Giants TPB - Review, Image Comics, Jim Ken Nimura, Joe Kelly, Man of Action, Weekly Comic Book Review | 3 Comments »
Posted on June 6, 2009 by paladinking
by Jeff Parker (writer), Gabriel Hardman (pencils and inks), Jana Schirmer (colors), and Nate Piekos (letters) The Story: The team heads to Oceanus to see if they can get something on Osborne from his Cabal-mate, Namor. The Good: After the balls to the wall slugfest in the last issue, this month gives a really nice [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Agents of Atlas, Agents of Atlas 6, Alex Evans, Atlantis, Atlas, Cabal, Comic Book Reviews, Dark Reign, Gabriel Hardman, Jeff Parker, Marvel Comics, Namor, Namora, Norman Osborne, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
