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28 Days Later #15 – Review

Posted on October 6, 2010 by dfstell

By: Michael Alan Nelson (writer), Alejandro Aragon (art), William Farmer (colors) & Ed Dukeshire (letters) The Story: Clint and Selina come face to face with what passes for civilization in post-infection London. What’s Good: This series just keeps humming right along and any fan of zombies, survival horror, post-apocalypse or The Walking Dead should be [...]

Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: 28 Days Later, 28 Days Later #15, 28 Days Later #15 review, Alejandro Aragon, Boom! Studios, Comic Book Reviews, Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Michael Alan Nelson, review, Weekly Comic Book Review, William Farmer, Zombies | Leave a Comment »

Incorruptible #10 – Review

Posted on October 5, 2010 by dfstell

By: Mark Waid (writer/creator), Horacio Domingues (pencils), Juan Castro & Michael Babinski (inks), Nolan Woodard (colors) & Ed Dukeshire (letters) The Story: Max Damage and sidekick confront a group of white supremacists inspired by the Plutonian. What’s Good: For a series that is supposed to be about Max Damage, it is interesting that the most [...]

Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Boom! Studios, Comic Book Reviews, Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Horacio Domingues, Incorruptible, Incorruptible #10, Incorruptible #10 review, Juan Castro, Mark Waid, Michael Babinski, Nolan Woodard, review, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »

Ryder on the Storm #1 – Advance Review

Posted on October 5, 2010 by dfstell

By: David Hine (writer), Wayne Nichols (art), Feigian Chong (colors) & Richard Starkings (letters) The Story: What starts as a prototypical noir-themed, PI story takes a supernatural twist towards the end. What’s Good: This comic starts out by strongly establishing its noir chops: sexy femme fatale calling in to report her lover’s dead body. Then [...]

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September’s Best Comics

Posted on October 5, 2010 by paladinking

Book of the Month: Action Comics #893 Even if it lacked Pete Woods, this book’s main feature was all kinds of awesome. Cornell’s dialogue once again shines as some of the best dialogue currently on offer at DC. It’s witty and genuinely funny and only makes the switcharoo plot all the more palatable. This comic [...]

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First Impressions 9/29/10

Posted on October 5, 2010 by joelopez101

First Impressions 9/29/10 The Terminator: 1984 #1 By Zack Whedon & Andy Macdonald Price: $3.50 Brief Thoughts: Let’s get your question out of the way right now, why don’t we? If you’re a Terminator fan, especially a fan of the first film (and who isn’t?) then you should pick this up. Whedon’s script is a [...]

Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: machete #0, Pilot Season: Asset #1, The Terminator: 1984 #1, Valkyrie #1 | Leave a Comment »

Weekly Comic Book Review’s Top Picks

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Ray Hilario

DS’ Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Atlas #5/ Avengers: Prime #3 – It was a thin week and nothing really floated to the top for me, but if forced to take a stand, I’d say Atlas #5 (for the continuing originality) or Avengers: Prime #3 (for the art alone). Most Anticipated: Brightest Day [...]

Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: 28 Days Later #15, American Vampire #6, American Vampire #7, Avengers Academy #5, Back Issue Magazine #44, Brightest Day #11, Chaos War #1, I Zombie #6, Incorruptible #10, JSA All-Stars #11, Madame Xanadu #27, Orc Stain #5, R.E.B.E.L.S. #21, Red Hood: Lost Days #5, S.H.I.E.L.D. #4, Scalped #41, Secret Six #26, Shadowland: Spider-Man #1, SHIELD #4, Sweet Tooth #14, Taskmaster #2, Uncanny X-Force #1, Unknown Soldier #24, Wolverine #2 | Leave a Comment »

Artifacts #2 – Review

Posted on October 5, 2010 by SoldierHawk

By Ron Marz (writer), Michael Broussard (pencils), Rick Basaldua, Joe Weems and Sal Regla (inks), Sunny Gho of IFS (colors) and Troy Peteri (letters) The Story: The bearers of the thirteen Artifacts begin to take their place and forage alliances as Armageddon approaches. In the meantime, two bearers in particular—Sara Pezzini, wielder of the Witchblade [...]

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Green Hornet Vol 1: Sins of the Father (Hardcover)

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Roman Colombo

Scripts by Kevin Smith; Breakdowns by Phil Hester; art by Jonathan Lau, colors by Ivan Nunes; and covers by Alex Ross. Once upon a time, Kevin Smith was going to make a Green Hornet movie. That’s right. The man who brought you Cop Out and Jersey Girl was going to bring new life to a [...]

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Chew #14 – Review

Posted on October 4, 2010 by paladinking

by John Layman (writer & letterer) and Rob Guillory (art & colors) The Story: Tony’s past love life is detailed and John has the unfortunate task of confronting the always deadly Mason Savoy. What’s Good: While Chew is a very funny book, it’s issues like this that remind you that John Layman’s ongoing series isn’t [...]

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Gotham City Sirens #16 – Review

Posted on October 4, 2010 by dfstell

By: Peter Calloway (writer), Andres Guinaldo (pencils), Bit (inks), JD Smith (colors) & Travis Lanham (letters) The Story: The Sirens respond to an emergency that is a trap for one of them. Guest starring Zatanna and Talia Al Ghul. What’s Good: This series works best when it revolves around Selina Kyle/Catwoman. Of the three sirens, [...]

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Franken-Castle #21 – Review

Posted on October 4, 2010 by dfstell

By: Rick Remender (writer), Dan Brereton (art) & Joe Caramanga (letters) Back-up story: Remender (writer), Andrea Mutti & Luca Malisan (art) The Story: Franken-Castle turns back into good, old-fashioned Punisher. What’s Good: Everything comes to an end in comics and Rick Remender has caught a lot of flak from old-time Punisher fans for this Franken-Castle [...]

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Powers #6 – Review

Posted on October 3, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Michael Avon Oeming (art), Nick Filardi (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: Walker and Calista go on their first adventure together, a god (maybe) is found murdered, and a certain someone makes her unexpected return in an unexpected capacity. What’s Good: Calista comes out as the star this month. [...]

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Detective Comics #869 – Review

Posted on October 3, 2010 by dfstell

By: David Hine (writer), Scott McDaniel (pencils), Andy Owen (inks), Guy Major (colors) & Todd Klein (letters) The Story: The impostor-Batman & Joker are revealed as this story moves towards a conclusion. What’s Good: If you missed Bruce Wayne detective stories (and don’t read Batman Confidential), you’ll probably enjoy this issue/arc of Detective Comics. This [...]

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Captain America #610 – Review

Posted on October 1, 2010 by SoldierHawk

By Ed Brubaker (writer), Butch Guice (pencils), Rich Magyar with Butch Guice (inks), Dean White with Frank Martin and Paul Mounts (colors), VC’s Joe Caramagna (letters and production) The Story: Zemo subjects Bucky to several nasty blasts from the past as the pair have their final confrontation. What’s Good: For as much as I disliked [...]

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