Posted on February 15, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Tony Bedard (writer), Claude St. Aubin (penciller), Scott Hanna (inker), Rich and Tanya Horie (colorists) The Story: The return of Starro the Conquerer! Or, more technically, the return of the return of Starro the Conquerer! By the way, it’s raining Czarnians. The Review: There are generally two kinds of villains: your garden-variety, day-to-day thugs [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Adam Strange, Brainiac, Brainiac 2, Captain Comet, Claude St. Aubin, Czarnian, DC Comics, Lobo, R.E.B.E.L.S., R.E.B.E.L.S. #25, R.E.B.E.L.S. #25 review, Rich and Tanya Horie, Scott Hana, Smite, Starfire, Starro, Starro the Conquerer, Storm-Daughter, Tony Bedard, Vril Dox | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 15, 2011 by Roman Colombo
by J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI • Art by SHANE DAVIS and SANDRA HOPE I really don’t like Superman. I give him opportunities to impress me every so often; and I am a fan of Superman: Red Son, but for the most part, he just doesn’t interest me. At all. His back story is completely uninteresting: a [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, The Graphic Novel Reader | Tagged: Barbara Ciardo, Clark Kent, J. Michael Straczynski, Sandra Hope, Shane Davis, Superman, Superman Earth One | 8 Comments »
Posted on February 15, 2011 by dfstell
Yeesh… What a lot of comics last week, huh? Especially after the preceding week being so light that we didn’t even need to do a “quick hits” feature. That’s randomness for you! But, the upshot of this weekly feature is that all of the writing staff at WCBR have pretty extensive pull lists and [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Marvel Comics | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Black Panther, Brad Walker, Carnage, Clayton Crain, Dan Abnett, David Liss, Deadpool Team-Up, Deadpool Team-Up #885, Deadpool Team-Up #885 review, Dean Stell, Emma Rios, Francesco Francavilla, Fred Van Lente, Heroes for Hire, Heroes for Hire #3, Heroes for Hire #3 review, Image, Jeff Zornow, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Marvel, Osborn, Osborn #3, Osborn #3 review, Power Man and Iron Fist, Power Man and Iron Fist #1, Power Man and Iron Fist #1 review, Quick Hit Reviews, review, SoldierHawk, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Tyrannosaurus Rex One-Shot, Tyrannosaurus Rex One-Shot review, Wellington Alves, Zeb Wells | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 14, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Paul Cornell (writer), Jimmy Broxton (artist), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: The end is near for Jarvis Poker, British Joker, and Knight and Squire are determined to make it worthwhile. The Review: It’s been fun reading the madcap romps of Britain’s dynamic duo among its unashamedly whacked-out world of heroes and villains, but this [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Beryl Hutchinson, Cyril Sheldrake, DC Comics, Guy Major, Jarvis Poker, Jimmy Broxton, Knight, Knight and Squire, Knight and Squire #5, Knight and Squire #5 review, Paul Cornell, Squire, The Joker | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 14, 2011 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Greg Capullo (pencils), Jonathan Glapion & Todd McFarlane (inks), FCO Plascencia (colors), Comicraft (letters) & Jen Cassidy (editor) The Story: A few story arc begins (at only $1.99!), with Haunt facing a unique new villain and Daniel Kilgore dealing with his new life as a super-agent. What’s Good: This is why [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Comicraft, Dean Stell, Fco Plascencia, Greg Capullo, Haunt, Haunt #13, Haunt #13 review, Image, Jen Cassidy, Jonathan Glapion, review, Robert Kirkman, Todd McFarlane | 3 Comments »
Posted on February 14, 2011 by dfstell
By: Charles Soule (writer), Renzo Podesta (art), Shawn DePasquale (letters) & Jade Dodge (editor) The Story: William Garland has made an unwitting deal with some supernatural forces to regain his ability to play the guitar. In this issue, he starts to get to the bottom of WTF has happened to him. What’s Good: This comic [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: 27, 27 #3, 27 #3 review, Charles Soule, Dean Stell, Image, Jade Dodge, Renzo Podesta, review, Shawn DePasquale | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 14, 2011 by dfstell
By: Brian Clevinger (writer), Scott Wegener (art), Ronda Pattison (colors), Jeff Powell (letters) & Lee Black (editor) The Story: Robo learns adventuring techniques under the tutelage of crime fighting gunman, Jack Tarot. What’s Good: This fifth volume of Atomic Robo is showing off Robo’s early life in the early 1930′s before he became an international [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Atomic Robo, Atomic Robo: Deadly Art of Science, Atomic Robo: Deadly Art of Science #3, Atomic Robo: Deadly Art of Science #3 review, Brian Clevinger, Deadly Art of Science, Dean Stell, Jeff Powell, Lee Black, Red 5 Comics, review, Ronda Pattison, Scott Wegener | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 14, 2011 by dfstell
By: S. Steven Struble (writer, colors, letters) & Sina Grace (art) The Story: A depressed teenage boy who can barely get up the energy to play video games any more, starts to get his game back when he meets a strange girl who actually seems to like him. What’s Good: We need more happy comics. [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, Image, Lil Depressed Boy, review, S. Steven Struble, Sina Grace, The Li'l Depressed Boy, The Li'l Depressed Boy #1, The Li'l Depressed Boy #1 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 14, 2011 by paladinking
by Jonathan Hickman (writer), David Marquez & Alessandro Vitti (art), IFS (colors), and Dave Lanphear (letters) The Story: We learn the unfortunate fate of Mikel Fury’s team. The Review: This month, we meet the other team that Nick’s gathered, that led by his son Mikel. Amazingly, in the little space we have to meet each [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alessandro Vitti, Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, David Marquez, Hydra, Jonathan Hickman, Leviathan, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Mikel Fury, Nick Fury, Secret Warriors, Secret Warriors #24, Secret Warriors #24 review, The Hive, the Kraken, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wheels Within Wheels | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 14, 2011 by paladinking
by Jason Aaron (writer), Steve Dillon (art), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Frank reaches new levels, now working with chemical weapons, while Bullseye finally reaches an epiphany. The Review: After finishing this comic, I was completely shocked to discover that we’ve not seen an issue of PunisherMAX since July. I knew [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, MAX, Reviews | Tagged: Bullseye, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Frank Castle, Jason Aaron, Kingpin, Marvel Comics, Marvel MAX, Matt Hollingsworth, New York, New York City, NYC, NYPD, Punisher, Punisher Max, Punisher MAX #10, Punishermax, Punishermax #10 review, Steve Dillon, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wilson Fisk | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 14, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Paul Levitz & Phil Jimenez (storytellers), Andy Lanning (inker), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: These ain’t your mama’s Legionnaires—they like to fight hard, and party hard. And do it on their parents’ money, apparently. Kids these days… The Review: Bringing in a team of unknowns can be a risky, even redundant move, especially in the [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Adventure Comics, Adventure Comics #523, Adventure Comics #523 review, Andy Lanning, Chemical Kid, Comet Queen, Dragonwing, Glorith, Hi-Fi, Legion Academy, Legion of Super Heroes, Night Girl, Paul Levitz, Phil Jiminez, Sorcerer's World | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 12, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By J. Michael Straczynski (plot), Chris Roberson (script), Eddy Barrows (pencils), J.P. Mayer with Julio Ferreira (inks), Rod Reis (colors) and John J. Hill (letters) The Story: The “Superman Squad” arrives from the future to convince the original Superman that he is, in fact, important, and that his heroics do actually help people. Also, Wonder [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Chris Roberson, Eddy Barrows, J. Michael Straczynski, J.P. Mayer, John J. Hill, Julio Ferreira, rod reis, Superman, Superman #708, Superman #708 review, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wonder Woman | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 12, 2011 by dfstell
By: Ed Brubaker (writer), Sean Phillips (art) and Val Staples (colors) The Story: Zack is in the soup now. What’s Good: This is a series that you need to be reading. Ed Brubaker is writing an awesome gritty/noir type story and Sean Phillips and Val Staples are illustrating the hell out of it. So far [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Bad Influences, Dean Stell, Ed Brubaker, Icon, Incognito, Incognito #3 Review, Incognito: Bad Influences #3, Incognito: Bad Influences #3 review, Marvel, review, Sean Phillips, Val Staples | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 12, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jon Weisman (writer) The Story: In the middle of a mission to shut down some mechanical creepy-crawlies, the team decides whether to nice or ice the new girl. The Review: There are a couple classic ways to handle the rookie-on-the-superhero-team situation. You can let them run into the group and merge them in through [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aqualad, Artemis, Dick Grayson, Jon Weisman, Kid Flash, M'gann M'orzz, Megan Morse, Miss Martian, Red Arrow, Robin, Roy Harper, Speedy, Wally West, Young Justice, Young Justice episode 6, Young Justice episode 6 review | 4 Comments »
Posted on February 12, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By Gail Simone (writer), Inaki Miranda (art), Nei Ruffino (colors), Dave Sharp (letters) The Story: Batman and Oracle race to save the mind of Black Canary (still suffering from Mortis’ touch from last issue), while the rest of the Birds work to escape from the big bad’s headquarters (…in a school bus. That, I did [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Birds of Prey, Birds of Prey #9 reivew, Dave Sharp, Gail Simone, Inaki Miranda, Nei Ruffino, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 11, 2011 by paladinking
by Jason Aaron (writer), Jefte Palo (art), Nathan Fairbairn (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Melita throws a surprise birthday party for Logan, but the guest of honor finds himself side-tracked by some grotesque bad guys. What’s Good: Wow, you could not get a comic with two more different halves. On the one side, [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: .1 Marvel, Alex Evans, Avengers, Ben Grimm, Buzzard brothers, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Deadpool, Iceman, Jason Aaron, Jefte Palo, Jessica Jones, Logan, Luke Cage, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Melita Garner, New Avengers, Spider-Man, Steve Rogers, the Hand, Thing, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, Wolverine #5.1, Wolverine #5.1 review, Wolverine .1 issue, X-Men | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 11, 2011 by dfstell
By: Tim Seeley (writer), Daniel Leister (art), Mark Englert (colors), Crank (letters) & James Lowder (editor) The Story: Cassie, Vlad and gang are back! What’s Good: Tim Seeley does a great job of making this issue “new reader friendly” but without making his loyal readers feel like they’ve gone back to kindergarten. He pulls this [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Crank, Daniel Leister, Dean Stell, Hack/Slash, Hack/Slash #1, Image, James Lowder, Mark Englert, review, Tim Seeley | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 10, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (creators), Vince Locke (finishes on Moby Dick sequences), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters) & Pornsak Pichetshote (editor) The Story: Many secrets are revealed about how one can move in and out of stories. What’s Good: Yes! This book really has its mojo back. After a really rough patch [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Pornsak Pichetshote, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #22, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Vince Locke | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 10, 2011 by paladinking
by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Howard Chaykin & Mike Deodato (art), and Rain Beredo & Edgar Delgado (colors) The Story: The Avengers interrupt Superia’s plans in the present while, in the past, Nick Fury finds himself recruited into a certain initiative. What’s Good: I wish Howard Chaykin would draw more comics. He handles the Nick [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Avengers, Ben Grimm, Bobbi Morse, Brian Bendis, Brian Michael Bendis, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Cuba, Danny Rand, Dr. Strange, Dum Dum Duggan, H.A.M.M.E.R., Howard Chaykin, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Mike Deodato, Mockingbird, New Avengers, New Avengers #9, New Avengers #9 review, Nick Fury, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Superia, The Thing, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 10, 2011 by dfstell
By: Dan Slott (plot), Fred Van Lente (script), Stefano Caselli (art), Marte Garcia (colors), Joe Caramanga (letters) & Stephen Wacker (editor) Venom back-up: Dan Slott (writer), Paulo Siqueira & Ronan Cliquet de Oliveira (pencils), Siqueira, Roland Paris & Greg Adams (inks), Fabio D’Auria (colors), Caramanga (letters) & Wacker (editor) The Story: Spidey deals with a [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #654, Amazing Spider-Man #654 review, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, fabio d'auria, Fred Van Lente, Greg Adams, Joe Caramagna, Marte Garcia, Marvel, Paulo Siqueira, review, Roland Paris, Ronan Cliquet de Oliveira, Stefano Caselli, Stephen Wacker | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 10, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Fabien Nicieza (writer), Marcus To (artist), Ray McCarthy (inker), Guy Major (colors) ***Caution: there are a few minor spoilers in here, necessary for the review. Read conclusion first and then you can stop if you want.*** Conclusion: Red Robin #20 was a visually strong issue, but a bit jumbled story-wise. I get the feeling [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Batman, Beast Boy, Catman, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Damian Wayne, DC Comics, DS Arsenault, Fabian Nicieza, Guy Major, Kid Flash, Marcus To, Raven, Ray McCarthy, Red Robin #20, Red Robin #20 review, review, Reviews, Superboy, Teen Titans, Tim Wayne, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wonder Girl | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 10, 2011 by paladinking
by Geoff Johns (writer), Francis Manapul (art), Brian Buccellatto (colors), and Sal Cipriano (letters) The Story: Barry Allen finds himself assigned to a very unusual homicide case as Hot Pursuit runs amok in Central City. What’s Good: For the second month in a row, Geoff Johns hits it out of the park on the Flash. [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Barry Allen, Bart Allen, Central City, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, DC Universe, DCU, Elongated Kid, Flash, Flash 9, Flashpoint, Flashpoint comic, Flashpoint prelude, Francis Manapul, Geoff Johns, Hot Pursuit, Iris Allen, Iris West, Jay Garrick, Kid Flash, Road to Flashpoint, Speed Force, The Flash, The Flash #9, The Flash #9 review, Wally West, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 10, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Bryan Q. Miller (writer), Dustin Nguyen (penciller and painter), Derek Fridolfs (inker), Guy Major (colors) The Story: Batgirl is enjoying Valentine’s Day until she runs into a magical phenomenon that is stealing hearts, and being that this is Gotham, this is not a metaphor. On the plus side, she gets to meet up with [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Batgirl #18, Batgirl #18 review, Batman, Bryan Q. Miller, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC, DC Comics, Derek Fridolfs, DS Arsenault, Dustin Nguyen, Gotham, Guy Major, Klarion the Witch-Boy, review, Reviews, Stephanie Brown, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 9, 2011 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Charlie Adlard (art), Cliff Rathburn (gray tones), Rus Wooton (letters) & Sina Grace (editor) The Story: Attack of the zombies OR “You gotta sink those fence posts in concrete!” What’s Good: [This review contains spoilers] Kirkman has been teasing the hell out of us readers for ~6 months with this whole [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, Dean Stell, Image, review, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, Sina Grace, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead #81, The Walking Dead #81 review, Zombies | 4 Comments »
Posted on February 9, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Peter J. Tomasi (writer), Patrick Gleason (artist), Mick Gray (inker), Alex Sinclair (colorist) The Story: Tree of Blood – Dark Knight vs. White Knight, Part 1: A body with pasted-on wings drops eighty floors and nearly kills Dick Grayson and some celebrities at an opera opening. We’ve got a mystery! What’s Good: Wow. I [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Alex Sinclair, Batman, Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin #20, Batman and Robin #20 review, Bruce Wayne, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Damian Wayne, Dark Knight White Knight, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, DS Arsenault, Harvey Richards, Mark Irwin, Mick Gray, Mike Marts, Patrick Gleason, Peter J. Tomasi, Red Robin, review, Reviews, Robin, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
