Posted on November 17, 2010 by DS Arsenault
By: Geoff Johns (writer), Doug Mahnke (pencils), Christian Alamy, Keith Champagne, Doug Mahnke (inkers), Randy Mayor and Gabe Eltaeb (colorists) What’s Good: It is my opinion that Johns continues to use the main Green Lantern book to unravel the implications of Blackest Night and Brightest Day. Yes, yes, I know there’s a whole series called [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Blackest Night, Brightest Day, Christian Alamy, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, DC, Doug Mahnke, DS Arsenault, Flash, Gabe Eltaeb, Geoff Johns, Greeen Lantern #59 review, Green Lantern, Green Lantern #59, Hal Jordan, Indigo Tribe, Keith Champagne, Larfleeze, Nekron, New Guardians, Randy Mayor, Reviews, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 17, 2010 by dfstell
By: Paul Cornell (writer), Javier Pina & Sergio Arino (art), Archie Van Buren (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters) & Bryce Carlson (editor) The Story: We learn a LOT more about “Soldier Zero”, why he is here, how he works, etc. What’s Good: The first issue of Soldier Zero was not so hot. It spent a lot [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Archie Van Buren, Boom! Studios, Bryce Carlson, Comic Book Reviews, Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Javier Pina, Paul Cornell, review, Sergio Arino, Soldier Zero, Soldier Zero #2, Soldier Zero #2 review, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 16, 2010 by Ray Hilario
Dean’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Amazing Spider-Man #648 – I said in my review that this was the perfect Marvel comic book. I want my Marvel superhero comics to be written by guys who love and read comic books, so Dan Slott is perfect. This issue hit all the right beats. Runner-up: [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Avengers #7, Batman, Batman #704, Batman Incorporated #1, Batman: the Return, Brightest Day #14, Chaos War: Chaos King #1, Green Lantern #59, Green Lantern Corps #54, Haunt #11, Inc. #1, Legion of Superheroes #7, Morning Glories #4, Spider-Girl 1, Superman #705, Warlord of Mars#2, Whatever Happened to Baron von Shock #4 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 16, 2010 by dfstell
By: Nick Spencer (writer), Joe Eisma (art), Alex Sollazzo (colors), Johnny Lowe (letters) & Kristen Simon (editor) The Story: The some of the Morning Glories kids band together in an attempt to bust one of their own out of the evil nurse’s office. What’s Good: If you liked Lost, you would love Morning Glories. This [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Alex Sollazzo, Comic Book Reviews, Dean Stell, Image, Joe Eisma, Johnny Lowe, Kristen Simon, Morning Glories, Morning Glories #4, Morning Glories #4 review, Morning Glories #4 Sneak Peek, Nick Spencer, review, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 16, 2010 by dfstell
My pull list is way, way, way too long and so I can’t possibly get around to doing a good, thorough and proper review of every issue. So, for those issues that neither my WCBR colleagues or I could get around to this past week, here are some quick thoughts…. Avengers: The Children’s Crusade #3 [...]
Filed under: Other, Reviews | Tagged: Alan Davis, Allan Heinberg, Brian Michael Bendis, Bryan Q. Miller, DC, Dean Stell, Dustin Nguyen, Incredible Hulks #616, Incredible Hulks #616 review, Jim Cheung, Marvel, Nancy in Hell #4, Nancy in Hell #4 review, Red Robin #17, Red Robin #17 review, review, Ryan Stegman, Thanos Imperative #6, Thanos Imperative #6 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 16, 2010 by Roman Colombo
Written by Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost, and Duane Swierczynski, Art by Mike Choi, Sonia Oback, Ariel Olivetti, and Clayton Crain So far, we’ve looked at Endangered Species (the tone-setter to the Messiah Trilogy), and Messiah Complex, the first actual part of the trilogy. This week we’ve got Messiah War, the often-criticized second installment. Being hailed [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, The Graphic Novel Reader | Tagged: Ariel Olivetti, Cable, Christopher Yost, Clayton Crain, Comic Book Reviews, Craig Kyle, Duane Swierczynski, Messiah War, Mike Choi, Roman Colombo, Sonia Oback, Weekly Comic Book Review, X-Force, X-Men Messiah Complex, X-Men: Second Coming | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 16, 2010 by dfstell
By: AJ Lieberman (writer), Riley Rossmo (art & colors), Clayton Cowles (letters) & Kristen Simon (editor) The Story: The conflict between the two groups of triplets comes to a head as volume 1 of this very original series wraps. What’s Good: This comic has all the elements that have made Cowboy Ninja Viking a fun [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: AJ Lieberman, Clayton Cowles, Comic Book Reviews, Cowboy Ninja Viking, Cowboy Ninja Viking #10, Cowboy Ninja Viking #10 review, Dean Stell, Image, Kristen Simon, review, Riley Rossmo, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 16, 2010 by dfstell
By: Brian Clevinger (writer), Scott Wegener (art), Ronda Pattison (colors), Jeff Powell (letters) & Lee Black (editor) The Story: Robo falls in with a mysterious masked gunman. What’s Good: Atomic Robo is just good comics. Since I discovered the series on my iPhone via the Comixology app, I’ve read quite a few of Robo’s escapades. [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Atomic Robo, Atomic Robo Vol. 5 #1, Atomic Robo Vol. 5 #1 review, Brian Clevinger, Dean Stell, Jeff Powell, Lee Black, Red 5 Comics, review, Ronda Pattison, Scott Wegener | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 15, 2010 by dfstell
What’s Good: Well, all the fanboys howling about last week’s episode can shut up: “The Walking Dead isn’t supposed to be about zombies! It’s about human relationships, damn it! This show sucks ass!” After last week’s intense escape from Atlanta (honestly, would the fanboys have been happier if the gang had thrown a rock down [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, review, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead AMC, TV | 9 Comments »
Posted on November 15, 2010 by Ray Hilario
Congratulations Matches Malone! Your detailed answer for last week’s trivia question stood out the most, and therefore sealed the deal. E-mail us these details to receive your prize– the link to which shirt you want from here, your shirt size, and your shipping info. For this week’s Weekly Comic Book Review and MyTeeSpot trivia question, [...]
Filed under: WCBR Weekly Trivia | Tagged: batman shirt, batman shirts, Bruce Wayne Returns, Comic Book Reviews, comic book shirts, comic book trivia, Weekly Comic Book Review | 12 Comments »
Posted on November 15, 2010 by paladinking
by John Layman (writer & letterer) and Rob Guillory (art & colors) The Story: We meet Tony’s dysfunctional family as they gather for a less than legal Thanksgiving dinner. What’s Good: It’s a cliché, I know, but Layman really puts the “fun” in dysfunction when it comes to Tony’s family. There’s really no other way [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Amelia Mintz, Chew, Chew #15, Chew #15 review, Chew comic, Chew Just Desserts, Chew Vol. 3, Chow Chu, cibiopath, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Firchow, Image Comics, John Colby, John Layman, Just Desserts, Rob Guillory, Thanksgiving, Toni Chu, Tony Chu, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 15, 2010 by SoldierHawk
By John Rogers (writer), Andrea Di Vito (artist), Aburtou and Graphikslava (colors), Chris Mowry (letters) The Story: A party of adventurers comes together—as all good adventuring parties do—in the local tavern. The party is wrongly arrested, and all the proper tropes for the opening of a good campaign are touched on. What’s Good: I was [...]
Filed under: IDW | Tagged: Aburtou and Graphikslava, Andrea Di Vito, Chris Mowry, Comic Book Reviews, Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeons & Dragons #1, Dungeons & Dragons #1 review, John Rogers, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 14, 2010 by paladinking
by Matt Fraction (writer), Pasqual Ferry (art), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and John Workman (letters) The Story: Thor awakens the resurrected Loki and Dr. Eric Solvang finally finds someone to listen to him as Uthana Thoth continues to expand his dominion. What’s Good: In all honesty, if you’ve liked Matt Fraction’s first two issues of Thor, [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Asgard, Asgardian, Asgardians, Balder, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Darkfields, Donald Blake, Eric Solvang, Iron Man, Jane Foster, Loki, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Matt Fraction, Matt Hollingsworth, Nidavellir, Paris, Pasqual Ferry, quantum cosmology, Siege, Siege of Asgard, Thor, Thor #617 review, Thor 617, Tony Stark, Uthana Thoth, Volstagg, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 13, 2010 by joelopez101
by Pete Tomasi (writer), Fernando Pasarin (penciller) The Story: The Emerald Warriors gang make a pit stop on Daxam to check on the status of Sodam Yat, but are unsuccessful. Moving on to Rakk, they free some slaves and kick a little ass in the process. Meanwhile, the missing Yat organizes his own brand of [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Comic Book Reviews, Fernando Pasarin, Green Lantern, Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors, Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #4, Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #4 review, Kilowog, Pete Tomasi, Sodom Yat, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 13, 2010 by dfstell
By: Marc Guggenheim & Tara Butters (writers), Ryan Bodenheim (artist), Mark Englert (colors), Dave Sharpe (letters) & Aubrey Sitterson (editor) The Story: Guggenheim & Butters begin to explore what happens when the heroes “win”. What’s Good: There are a couple of common questions in superhero questions, such as, “Why doesn’t Batman just kill those villains [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Aubrey Sitterson, Comic Book Review, Comic Book Reviews, Dave Sharpe, Dean Stell, Halcyon, Halcyon #1, Halcyon #1 review, Image, Marc Guggenheim, Mark Englert, review, Ryan Bodenheim, Tara Butters, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 13, 2010 by paladinking
by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Stuart Immonen (pencils), Wade von Grawbadger (inks), Laura Martin & Rain Beredo (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: A mystically roided up Wolverine takes on Agamotto for the fate of the universe. What’s Good: This arc has bothered in a way; Bendis seems so intent on convincing us of [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Agamotto, Alex Evans, Avengers, Avengers Mansion, Ben Grimm, Bobbi Morse, Brian Bendis, Brian Michael Bendis, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Daimon Hellstrom, Danny Rand, Dr. Strange, Dr. Voodoo, Eye of Agamotto, Fantastic Four, Heroic Age, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Marvel Comics, Marvel mystic, Marvel Universe, Mockingbird, Ms. Marvel, New Avengers, New Avengers #6, New Avengers #6 review, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Stuart Immonen, The Thing, Victoria Hand, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine | 4 Comments »
Posted on November 13, 2010 by SoldierHawk
By Ron Marz (writer), Michael Gaydos (guest artist), Troy Peteri (letters) The Story: After the exceptionally traumatic events of the last few issues, Sara is ordered to see her Department’s psychiatrist. Following the appointment, she makes a trip to the cemetery to visit her sister’s grave, but runs into the master of the Darkness in [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Top Cow | Tagged: Comic Book Reviews, Michael Gaydos, Ron Marz, Troy Peteri, Weekly Comic Book Review, Witchblade, Witchblade #139, Witchblade #139 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 13, 2010 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Rafael Albuquerque (art), Dave McCaig (colors), Steve Wands (letters) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: Plots connect in a big way as Snyder starts to reveal more of his big concept vampire story. What’s Good: Boom! This was the issue that we were waiting for. American Vampire has been consistently good, [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: American Vampire, American Vampire #8, American Vampire #8 review, Dave McCaig, Dean Stell, Mark Doyle, Rafael Albuquerque, review, Scott Snyder, Steve Wands, vampires, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 12, 2010 by paladinking
by Nick Spencer (writer), CAFU (pencils), BIT (inks), Santiago Arcas (colors), and Swands (letters) The Story: We’re introduced to the world of the THUNDER Agents and their modus operandi. What’s Good: I really wasn’t sure what to expect out of this book, but what I got was decidedly unique from anything offered by DC. It’s [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Cafu, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, DC Universe, Dynamo, Frank Quitely, Higher United Nations, Lightning, Nick Spencer, Spider, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1 review, THUNDER Agents, THUNDER Agents 1, Tower comics, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 11, 2010 by DS Arsenault
By: Grant Morrison (writer), Lee Garbett, Pere Perez (artists), Alejandro Sicat and Walden Wong (inks) The Story: Bruce Wayne arrives at the end of time, where those weird-eyed, fuzzy archivists help him along on the last leg of his journey through time and into the final steps of Darkseid’s plan to use him as a [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Alejandro Sicat, Batman, Batman: the Return of Bruce Wayne #6, Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #6 review, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Comics, Cyborg, Darkseid, DC, DC Comics, DS Arsenault, Grant Morrison, Green Lantern, Justice League of America, Lee Garbett, Pere Perez, Red Robin, Rip Hunter, Superman, The Return of Bruce Wayne, Tim Wayne, Walden Wong, Wonder Woman | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 11, 2010 by DS Arsenault
By: Bryan Q. Miller (writer), Dustin Nguyen (penciller), Derek Fridolfs (inks), Guy Major (colors) The Story: We get a history of the Bat-world as a visually-cool expository lump at the beginning of the issue. Then, into Steph’s problems fitting into college life and then her action as Batgirl, chasing that nut-case grad student who made [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Barbara Gordon, Batgirl #15, Batgirl #15 review, Bryan Q. Miller, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Comics, DC Comics, Derek Fridolfs, DS Arsenault, Dustin Nguyen, Gotham, Guy Major, Lee Garbett, Mike Marts, Oracle, Proxy, Reviews, Stephanie Brown, Trevor Scott, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 11, 2010 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (creators), Vince Locke (inks on a few pages), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters) & Pornsak Pichetshote (editor) The Story: Our heroic trio takes their act to the States and we get more confusing background on the mysterious organization. What’s Good: Peter Gross does a wonderful job with the [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Comic Book Reviews, Dean Stell, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Pornsak Pichetshote, review, The Unwritten, the Unwritten #19, The Unwritten #19 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Vince Locke, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 11, 2010 by SoldierHawk
By Gail Simone (writer), Alvin Lee and Adriana Melo (pencils), Jack Purcell and JP Mayer (inks), Nei Ruffino (letters) The Story: Black Canary is forced to issue a challenge to Shiva, a fight Dinah is almost certain she won’t be able to survive. This crisis is replaced by another equally vexing one when Huntress steps [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Adriana Melo, Alvin Lee, Birds of Prey, Birds of Prey #6, Birds of Prey #6 review, Comic Book Reviews, Gail Simone, Jack Purcell, JP Mayer, Nei Ruffino, Weekly Comic Book Review | 3 Comments »
Posted on November 10, 2010 by dfstell
By: Dan Slott (writer), Humberto Ramos (pencils), Carlos Cuevas (inks), Edgar Delgado (colors), Joe Caramanga (letters) & Stephen Wacker (editor) Spider-Girl back-up by: Paul Tobin (writer), Clayton Henry (art), Chris Sotomayor (colors), Joe Caramanga (letters) & Nathan Crosby (editor) The Story: Spidey enters the Big Time with Avengers action that was better than anything that [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider man 648, Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #648 review, Carlos Cuevas, Chris Sotomayor, Clayton Henry, Comic Book Reviews, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Edgar Delgado, Humberto Ramos, Joe Caramagna, Marvel, Nathan Crosby, Paul Tobin, review, Stephen Wacker, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 10, 2010 by dfstell
By: J.M. DeMatteis (writer), Brian Ching (pencils), Rick Ketcham (inks), Rob Schwager (colors), Simon Bowland (letters) & Mark Paniccia (editor) The Story: Thor engages in cosmic-level battle with Oblivion before falling to Earth as an amnesiac Donald Blake and being taken in by a beautiful widow. Together they will find healing. What’s Good: If you [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Brian Ching, Chaos War, Chaos War: Thor #1, Chaos War: Thor #1 review, Comic Book Reviews, Dean Stell, J.M. Dematteis, Mark Paniccia, Marvel, review, Rick Ketcham, Rob Schwager, Simon Bowland, Thor, Weekly Comic Book Review | 2 Comments »
