Posted on August 12, 2009 by pozzyfreak
By Matt Fraction (Writer), Terry Dodson (Pencils), Rachel Dodson (Inks), and Justin Ponsor (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: Utopia has been pretty weak so far. While it hasn’t been awful, it certainly feels like it’s getting in the way of better things. Dark Avengers was on a roll prior to Utopia, and Uncanny X-Men [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Beast, Bullseye, Comic Book Reviews, Crossover, Cyclops, dark avengers, Dark Reign, Dark X-Men, Emma Frost, Justin Ponsor, Kyle Posluszny, Marvel Comics, Matt Fraction, Namor, Norman Osborn, Professor X, Rachel Dodson, Terry Dodson, Uncanny X-Men #514 Review, Utopia, Utopia Chapter 4 Review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com, Wolverine, X-Men, X-Men | 2 Comments »
Posted on August 12, 2009 by pozzyfreak
By Robert Kirkman (Writer), Charlie Adlard (Pencils & Inks), and Cliff Rathburn (Gray Tones) Some Thoughts Before The Review: It’s very cool of Image to pair #1 issues with some of their bigger titles. This month, Walking Dead fans get a taste of the first issue of Viking. Two comics for $2.99?! That’s a good [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, Comic Book Reviews, Fear the Hunters, Image Comics, Kyle Posluszny, Rick Grimes, Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead #64 Review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com, Zombies | 3 Comments »
Posted on August 11, 2009 by Ray Hilario
Ray’s Top Picks Best of the Week: Irredeemable #5 – I’m diggin’ this ongoing series, and I especially like how the price and the beginning of this new arc welcomes the new readers. Most Anticipated: Blackest Night #2 – After witnessing the Dibnys steal the show in the previous issue, I can’t wait to see [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man #602, and Ms. Marvel #43, Batman: Blackest Night #1, Blackest Night #2, Blackest Night: Batman #1, Dead @ 17: Afterbirth #3, Deadpool #13, DMZ #44, Fables #87, G-Man: Cape Crisis #1, Green Lantern Corps #39, Grene Lantern Corps #39, Hack/Slash #24, he Walking Dead #64, Invincible iron man #16, Marvel Divas #2, Red Circle Inferno #1, Red Robin #3, The Astounding Wolf-Man #18, The Marvels Project #1, The Unwritten #4, The Walking Dead #64, Ultimate Comics Avengers #1, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1, Uncanny X-Men #514, Unwritten #4, Walking Dead #64, Wednesday Comics #6 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 11, 2009 by tonyrak
By Jason Aaron (writer), Tan Eng Huat (artist), Jose Villarrubia (colorist) If you’ve already seen the movie adaptation of this comic starring Nicholas Cage, you’ve probably made up your mind a long time ago to never take a chance on this book for as long as you may live. I can’t blame you; I still [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews, The Graphic Novel Reader | Tagged: Danny Ketch, Ghost Rider, Graphic Novels, Jason Aaron, Johnny Blaze, Jose Villarrubia, Reviews, Sister Sara, Spirits of Vengeance, Tan Eng Huat, The Graphic Novel Reader, Tony Rakittke, Zadkiel | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 11, 2009 by tonyrak
We’re going to begin something new here at Weekly Comic Book Review and start talking about graphic novels, because when we took a look at the other comic book review sites out there, we were frankly shocked at how a few of them (by which we mean to say practically none of them) ever give [...]
Filed under: The Graphic Novel Reader | Tagged: Graphic Novel Reviews, Graphic Novels, Weekly Comic Book Review | 8 Comments »
Posted on August 11, 2009 by paladinking
by Peter Milligan (writer), Davide Gianfelice (art), Patricia Mulvihill (colors), and Clem Robins (letters) The Story: Eddie gets pulled in with the Fureys, a body goes missing, Lord Menon’s philandering ways come increasingly to light, and a monster stalks the streets. What’s Good: Davide Gianfelice is the best thing going for this book right now. [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Davide Gianfelice, DC Comics, Greek Street, Greek Street #2, Myth, Mythology, noir, Oedipus, Peter Milligan, Vertigo, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 11, 2009 by rsg8101
By Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (writers), Paul Pelletier (pencils), Rick Magyar and Andrew Hennessy (inkers) and Wil Quintana (colors) The Story: The final battle between Blackbolt and Vulcan explodes in deep space with irreversible consequences to both these characters and the entire galaxy. The War of the Kings concludes, but the cosmic event has [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andrew Hennessy, Andy Lanning, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, Dan Abnett, Marvel Reviews, Paul Pelletier, Rick Magyar, War of Kings, War Of Kings #6, War Of Kings #6 - Review, weekly comic book reviews, Wil Quintana | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 10, 2009 by pozzyfreak
By Tim Seeley (Writer), Bryan Baugh (Artist), and Mark Englert (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: How fucking cool is the Matt Merhoff cover for the Hack/Slash #24?! The Story: The pumpkin-headed Samhain approaches Cassie and Vlad about a possible alliance. They both want to take down the Black Lamp Society, which is finally explained [...]
Filed under: Reviews | Tagged: Black Lamp Society, Bryan Baugh, Cassie Hack, Comic Book Reviews, Devil's Due Publishing, Dionysus, Hack/Slash #24 Review, Kyle Posluszny, Mark Englert, Matt Merhoff, Tim Seeley, True Blood, Vlad, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 10, 2009 by rsg8101
By Mark Waid (writer), Mario Alberti (pencils, inks), Andres Mossa (colors) The Story: It’s the morning after M.J.’s return and Aunt May’s wedding bash, as Peter wakes up from a hangover with the woman he least expected to be having breakfast with. As per Peter’s usual straight-edge ethical self, he has a mini-meltdown over his illicit [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, amazing spider-man #601, Amazing Spider-Man #601 - Review, Andres Mossa, ASM, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, jason montes, Mario Alberti, Mark Waid, Marvel Reviews, Spider-Man, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 10, 2009 by tonyrak
By Keith Giffen (writer), Matthew Clark (artist), Livesay (inker), Guy Major (colorist) So is everything old new again, or is everything new old again? Either way, Doom Patrol is back, and nothing will ever be the same. Or maybe everything will stay the same. I don’t know. I’ll admit that I’m a bit confused as [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Doom Patrol #1, Elasti-Woman, Guy Major, Keith Giffen, Livesay, Matthew Clark, Metal Men, Negative Man, Niles Caulder, Oolong Island, Robot Man, Tony Rakittke | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 7, 2009 by tonyrak
By Warren Ellis (writer), Marek Oleksicki (artist) “The modern age is created here,” Warren Ellis insists on the back cover of his latest original graphic novella. “In lost moments, in a ruined castle, on a day never recorded”. In the early years of the 19th century, Mary Wollestencraft, Percy Shelley, and Clair Clairmont came across [...]
Filed under: Reviews | Tagged: Avatar Press, Castle Frankenstein, Clair Clairmont, Frankenstein's Womb, Johann Dippel, Marek Oleksicki, Mary Wollestencraft, Percy Shelley, The Monster, Tony Rakittke, Warren Ellis | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 7, 2009 by Ray Hilario
By Philip K. Dick (Writer), Tony Parker (Art) The Story: Rick Deckard is put to the test while trying to fill the shoes of a more seasoned bounty hunter as he assumes his workload. The Good: This issue really doesn’t cover that much ground in terms of plot development but it does give the reader [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Boom! Studios, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep #1, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep comic, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep comic book, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep comic book adapatation, Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? #1 review, Philip K. Dick, Tony Parker | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 7, 2009 by pozzyfreak
By Matt Fraction (Writer), Salvador Larocca (Artist), and Frank D’Armata (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: Anyone tired of the “World’s Most Wanted” arc yet? I know I’m not. It’s refreshing to see a Marvel comic that’s breaking the common “six-issue” rule. The Story: Madame Masque talks to her “lover” Tony Stark as a captive [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Black Widow, Comic Book Reviews, Dark Reign, Frank D'Armata, Invincible iron man #16, Invincible Iron Man #16 Review, Kyle Posluszny, Madame Masque, Mariah Hill, Matt Fraction, Norman Osborn, Pepper Potts, Rescue, Salvador Larocca, Tony Stark, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com, Worlds Most Wanted Chapter 9 | 3 Comments »
Posted on August 7, 2009 by paladinking
by Ed Brubaker (writer), Bryan Hitch (art), Butch Guice (art), Paul Mounts (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Looking for answers, Cap is forced to relive his most painful moment as he stumbles through time. Meanwhile, Bucky Cap and Black Widow meet Norman. What’s Good: It was hard not to groan at “Steve Rogers: [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Ares, Black Widow, Bryan Hitch, Bucky, Captain America, Captain America Reborn, Captain America: Reborn #2, Comic Book Reviews, Ed Brubaker, Marvel Comics, Reborn, Red Skull, Steve Rogers, Venom, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 7, 2009 by DS Arsenault
By: Mark Waid (writer), Peter Krause (Artist), Andrew Dalhouse (Colorist) The Story: The story opens in Plutonian’s secret fortress, where he takes a disk associated with Modeus, his arch-foe, and uses it to speak to the entire world at once. He doesn’t have a message for the world. He just wants to scare everyone even [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Andrew Dalhouse, BOOM! Studioes, Boom! Studios, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, DS Arsenault, Luke Cage, Mark Waid, Modeus, Peter Krause, Plutonian, Qubit, Volt, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 6, 2009 by pozzyfreak
By Robert Kirkman (Writer), Cory Walker (Art), and Val Staples (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: While I’ve enjoyed Robert Kirkman’s Destroyer mini-series quite a bit, I’ve just about had my fill. That said, I’m still looking forward to seeing how Kirkman wraps things up. The Story: Keene fights for his life, literally, when he [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, MAX, Reviews | Tagged: Comic Book Reviews, Cory Walker, Destroyer #5 Review, Kyle Posluszny, Marvel Comics, Marvel MAX, Robert Kirkman, Val Staples, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 6, 2009 by pozzyfreak
By Jeff Parker (Writer), Casey Jones (Pencils), Karl Kessel (Inks), and Anthony Washington (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: I’m going to miss Jeff Parker’s Exiles when the series comes to an end next month. It’s had a short, but very sweet, run… The Story: The Exiles try to escape their robot captors and learn [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Anthony Washington, Beast, Black Panther, Blink, Casey Jones, Cerebro, Comic Book Reviews, Exiles, Exiles #5 Review, Forge, Jeff Parker, Karl Kessel, Kyle Posluszny, Machine Man, Marvel Comics, Morph, Polaris, Ultron, Vision, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com, Witch | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 6, 2009 by pozzyfreak
By Victor Gischler (Writer), Bong Dazo (Pencils), Jose Pimentel (Inks), and Matt Milla (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: The first issue of Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth wasn’t anything special. That said, it’s kind of cool to have a Deadpool series that’s disconnected from the current Marvel Universe because the character is generally, pretty [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bong Dazo, Comic Book Reviews, Deadpool, Deadpool Merc with a Mouth, Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #2 Review, Jose Pimentel, Kyle Posluszny, Marvel Comics, Marvel Zombies, Matt Milla, Merc With a Mouth, The Savage Land, Victor Gischler, Wade Wilson, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 6, 2009 by paladinking
by Matt Wagner (writer), Amy Reeder Hadlery (art), Richard Friend (inks), Guy Major (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: Madame Xanadu tries to do what little good she can, from Camelot, to the court of Kublai Khan, to revolutionary France, to 1880s London, to 1920s New York; but it always comes with mixed [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Amy Reeder Hadley, Camelot, Comic Book Reviews, DC Comics, Disenchanted, French Revolution, Jack the Ripper, Kublai Khan, Madame Xanadu, Madame Xanadu Vol. 1, Marie Antoinette, Matt Wagner, Merlin, Phantom Stranger, trade paperback reviews, trade reviews, Vertigo, Weekly Comic Book Review, Xanadu, Zatara | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 4, 2009 by Ray Hilario
Kyle’s Top Picks Best of the Past Week: Secret Warriors #6 – Incredible artwork, fantastic dialogue, and plot twists that hook like none other…Secret Warriors is without a doubt the best thing to come out of that whole Secret Invasion thing. Most Anticipated: Pax Romana TPB and Invincible Iron Man #16 (Tie) – I’ve heard [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: & The Ugly #2, Agents of Atlas #9, amazing spider-man #601, Captain America: Reborn #2, destroyer #5, Doom Patrol #1, Exiles #5, Greek Street #2, Hack/Slash #24, hulk #13, Invincible iron man #16, Irredeemable #5, Red Circle The Hangman #1, The Bad, The Destroyer #5, The Good, War of Kings Warriors #2, Wednesday Comics #5, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 4, 2009 by paladinking
by Brian Wood (writer), Danijel Zezelj (art), Dave McCaig (colors), and Travis Lanham (letters) The Story: Three women fight for their lives, making a final stand at an abandoned keep. What’s Good: I loved this issue just as I’ve loved this arc overall, so it’s hard not to repeat what I said in my review [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Brian Wood, Comic Book Reviews, Danijel Zezelj, DC Comics, feminism, Norse, Northlanders, Northlanders 19, Shield Maidens, Vertigo, Vikings, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 4, 2009 by tonyrak
This is going to be the first column in what I hope will be an ongoing discussion on how incredibly fucking stupid comics can be. That’s right: Stupid. Fucking. Crap. Because after all, if Sturgeon’s Law is true and 90% of everything really is crap, then it’s inevitable that we are all fanboys sailing on [...]
Filed under: Features | Tagged: Agents of Atlas, Dark Reign, Deadpool, Invincible Iron Man, iron patriot acts, marvel sucks, Norman Osborn, Punisher, Weekly Comic Book Review | 9 Comments »
Posted on August 3, 2009 by pozzyfreak
By David Lapham (Writer), Koi Turnbull (Pencils), Scott Hanna w/ Mark Pennington (Inks), Juan Doe (Art on pgs. 11-23), and C. Garcia (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: I really hope Mr. Terror has a future sooner rather than later. David Lapham has done great things with Terror during the Apocalypse Soon mini-series, so it’d [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, MAX, Reviews | Tagged: Apocalypse soon, C. Garcia, Comic Book Reviews, David Lapham, Juan Doe, Koi Turnbull, Kyle Posluszny, Mark Pennington, Marvel Comics, Marvel MAX, Scott Hanna, Terror Inc., Terror Inc. Apocalypse Soon #4 Review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 3, 2009 by pozzyfreak
By Paul Cornell (Writer), Mark Brooks (Pencils), Mark Morales & Walden Wong (Inks), and L. Molinar & A. Street (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: Dark Reign: Young Avengers has been a strange mini-series so far. It’s unlike anything Marvel is putting out and yet, I’m not quite sure if that’s a good or bad [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: A. Street, Comic Book Reviews, Dark Reign, Dark Reign Young Avengers #3 Review, Dark Reign: Young Avengers #3, Kyle Posluszny, L. Molinar, Mark Brooks, Mark Morales, Marvel Comics, Paul Cornell, Sotocolor, Walden Wong, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com, Young Avengers | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 1, 2009 by paladinking
by Greg Rucka (writer), J.H. Williams III (art), Cully Hamner (co-feature art), Dave Stewart (colors), and Todd Klein (letters) The Story: Batwoman gets a hold of Alice and looks for answers, while Renee gets in a fight and moves up the bad guy food-chain. What’s Good: I actually thought the art this month was better [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Alice, Batman, Batman Reborn, Batwoman, Comic Book Reviews, Cully Hamner, DC Comics, Detective Comics, Detective Comics #855, Greg Rucka, Kate Kane, Religion of Crime, Renee Montoya, The Question, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
