Posted on February 9, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Arvid Nelson (writer), Lui Antonio (artist), Adriano Lucas (colors), Edgar Rice Burroughs (creator), Joseph Rybandt (editor) The Story: John Carter, prisoner of the Tharks of Mars, observes the Thark ambush of a strange flying fleet. What’s Good: Nelson, Antonio and Lucas have crafted something great. Nelson continues to adapt Burroughs’ classic Princess of Mars [...]
Filed under: Dynamite Entertainment | Tagged: Adriano Lucas, Arvid Nelson, comic book babes, Dejah Thoris, DS Arsenault, Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Carter, Joseph Rybandt, Lui Antonio, Mars, review, Reviews, Tars Tarkas, Thark, Warlord of Mars #4, Warlord of Mars #4 reveiw, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 9, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Nick Spencer (writer), Cafu (main penciller), Bit (main inker), Santiago Arcas (main colorist), George Perez (penciller), Scott Koblish (inker), Blond (colorist) The Story: Dynamo learns firsthand being a T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agent isn’t all it’s cracked up to be—not that it was much to begin with. The Review: “Less is more.” This old bromide has been [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bit, Blond, Cafu, Colleen Franklin, DC Comics, Dynamo, George Pérez, Nick Spencer, Santiago Arcas, Scott Koblish, Spider, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. #4 review, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #4, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #4 review, Toby Henston | 5 Comments »
Posted on February 9, 2011 by dfstell
By: Chris Roberson (writer), Khary Randolph (art), Mitch Gerads (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters) & Bryce Carlson (editor) The Story: Benjamin & Tara continue trying to escape from the supposedly bad aliens that have descended upon Earth. What’s Good: I said in some other recent review that strong art is vitally important to a comic book [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Boom! Studios, Bryce Carlson, Chris Roberson, Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Khary Randolph, Mitch Gerads, review, Starborn, Starborn #3, Starborn #3 review, Starborne | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 8, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Dean’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Hulk #29 – I’ve gushed about Parker and Hardman on this title before: Fast moving story with awesome linework. But, I’d also like to show some love to Bettie Breitweiser’s coloring. She colors the hulks so that they look like they are covered in actual SKIN and [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: 27 #3, Amazing Spider-Man #654, Hack/Slash #1, Haunt #13, Incognito: Bad Influences #3, New Avengers #9, Punisher MAX #10, Secret Warriors #24, The Flash #9, The Unwritten #22, The Walking Dead #81, Wolverine #5.1 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 8, 2011 by paladinking
by Steve Pugh (writer, artist, and letterer) The Story: Alice Hotwire races to save the city from an invasion of blue lights and the ignorance of the Bear Claw mercenaries. Review: As with any issue of Hotwire, it seems fitting to start with the art first. If you’ve ever seen an issue of Hotwire, you’ll [...]
Filed under: Other, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Alice Hotwire, Bear Claw, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Hollis, Hotwire, Hotwire comic, Hotwire Deep Cut, Hotwire Deep Cut 3, Hotwire Requiem, Hotwire: Deep Cut #3 review, Mobey, Radical Comics, Rantz, Steve Pugh, Warren Ellis, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 8, 2011 by dfstell
By: Chris Roberson (writer), Michael Allred (art), Laura Allred (colors), Todd Klein (letters) & Shelly Bond (editor) The Story: Gwyn has to talk to someone from her pre-zombie life in order to calm the voices in her head. What’s Good: Many of the conceptual things in this issue are very strong and have been strong throughout [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Roberson, Dean Stell, I Zombie, I Zombie #10, I Zombie #10 review, Laura Allred, Michael Allred, review, Shelly Bond, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Zombie #10 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 8, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti (writers), Travis Moore (penciller), Trevor Scott (inker), Rob Schwager (colorist) The Story: As it turns out, the Freedom Fighters discover, there may be some truth to the whole mutant sewer creatures thing. The Review: With most superhero teams, writers claim from time to time that such-and-such character is the [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Arcadians, Black Condor, DC Comics, Doll Man, Freedom Fighters, Freedom Fighters #6, Freedom Fighters #6 review, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Miss America, Phantom Lady, Rob Schwager, Stormy Knight, The Jailbreakers, The Jester, Travis Moore, Trevor Scott, Uncle Sam | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 8, 2011 by Roman Colombo
Written by Kevin Smith, Pencils by Walter Flanagan, inks by Art Thibert Kevin Smith wants you to believe that the best thing about The Widening Gyre is the twist ending. Granted—and I won’t spoil it for you—it is kind of an awesome ending. It’s all Smith really talks about in his afterward. How he and [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, The Graphic Novel Reader | Tagged: Art Thibert, Batman, Batman Cacophony, Batman The Widening Gyre, BATMAN: THE WIDENING GYRE graphic novel, BATMAN: THE WIDENING GYRE review, Kevin Smith, Walter Flanagan | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 7, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Gabriel Hardman (art), Elizabeth Breitweiser & Jim Charalapidis (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters) & Mark Paniccia (editor) Watcher back-up: Jeff Parker (writer), Ben Oliver (art), Frank Martin (colors), Dukeshire (colors) & Paniccia (editor) The Story: Just as the Hulks finish off the Scorched Earth plan, a new evil arises. What’s Good: There [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Ben Oliver, Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Elizabeth Breitweiser, Frank Martin, Gabriel Hardman, Hulk, Hulk #29, Hulk #29 review, Jeff Parker, Jim Charalampidis, Mark Paniccia, Marvel, review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 7, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: Lobo experiences the perils of messing with midgets; Garbage Man finds that bullets are overrated; and Tanga discovers Bruk comes in only one, intriguingly potent flavor. The Review: It’s very difficult for new characters to break into superhero comics. There’s just too much competition, what [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aaron Lopresti, Batman, Dave McCaig, DC Comics, Garbage Man, Jerry Oroway, Kevin Maguire, Kevin VanHook, Lobo, Matt Ryan, Rosemary Cheetham, Tanga, Weird Worlds, Weird Worlds #2, Weird Worlds #2 review, Will Eisner | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 6, 2011 by paladinking
by Jeff Lemire (writer & artist), Jose Villarrubia (colors), and Pat Brosseau (letters) The Story: Gus and the gang hit the road to Alaska, readjusting to the outside world. What’s Good: Jeff Lemire is never afraid of getting experimental with Sweet Tooth’s layouts, and nowhere is this more on display than this month, where the [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Bobby, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, dystopia, Gus, Jeff Lemire, Jepperd, Johnny, Jose Villarrubia, Miss Lucy, post-apocalyptic, Preserve, Singh, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #18, Sweet Tooth #18 review, Vertigo Comics, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wendy | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 5, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Too many to list—you’re better off reading the review. The Story: Jor-El does Mission Impossible; Perry White takes a shot with Wildcat; the many lives of Jimmy Olsen; the inconsistent grammar of Bizarro World; Supergirl’s ten-second boyfriend; Lois Lane’s good deed; and Superboy, the Werewolf Slayer! The Review: Annuals may be a grab bag [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Abhay Khosla, Amilcar Penna, Andy MacDonald, Aubrey Sitterson, Bit, Bizarro, Bud Tidwell, Cafu, Chris Beckett, Colleen Coover, Connor Kent, Dan McDaid, DC Comics, Dean Haspiel, Eddy Barrows, Jim Harper, Jimmy Olsen, Joe Caramagna, Jor El, Kara Zor-El, Kon-El, Krypto, Lana Lang, Lois Lane, Neil Kleid, Paul Tobin, Perry White, Santiago Arcas, Steve Horton, Superboy, Supergirl, Superman, Superman 80-Page Giant 2011, Superman 80-Page Giant 2011 review, Ted Grant, The Guardian, Trevor McCarthy, Wildcat | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 5, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Nicole Dubuc (writer) The Story: Superboy gets treated to his first encounter with a woman in fishnets, and the team discovers flying monkeys don’t always have fur. The Review: It used to be that teenaged sidekicks couldn’t get much of an identity beyond their partnership to their more popular mentors. Eventually, they grew more [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amazo, Aqualad, Batman, Black Canary, Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Dick Grayson, Kid Flash, M'gann M'orzz, Megan Morse, Miss Martian, Nicole Dubuc, Professor Ivo, Red tornado, Robin, Superboy, Superman, Wally West, Young Justice, Young Justice episode 5, Young Justice episode 5 review | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 5, 2011 by dfstell
By: Steve Niles (writer), Bernie Wrightson (art), Tom Smith (colors), Shawn Lee (letters) & Tom Waltz (editor) The Story: Doc Macabre gets to the bottom of the hauntings plaguing his town. What’s Good: What a great little 3-issue story this was. I’m not sure I’d call it horror, because it isn’t scary or gory. It’s [...]
Filed under: IDW | Tagged: Bernie Wrightson, Dean Stell, Doc Macabre, Doc Macabre #3, Doc Macabre #3 review, IDW, review, Shawn Lee, Steve Niles, Tom Smith, Tom Waltz | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 4, 2011 by paladinking
by Robert Kirkman (writer), Ryan Ottley (pencils), FCO Plascencia & Sheila Saldana (colors), and Rus Wooton (letters) The Story: The Viltrumite War comes to end, but will it end in blood or in something more interesting? What’s Good: Robert Kirkman sure knows how to surprise readers. That said, he doesn’t do so this month with [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Allen the Alien, Coalition of Planets, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Image Comics, INVINCIBLE, Invincible #77 review, Invincible 77, Invincible comic, Mark Grayson, Nolan Grayson, Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley, Talescria, Tech Jacket, Thragg, Viltrum, Viltrum Empire, Viltrumite, Viltrumite War, Viltrumites, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 3, 2011 by paladinking
by Matt Fraction (writer), Salvador Larocca (art), Frank D’Armata (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Tony attends a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous, where he retells his history and his struggles. What’s Good: This is one incredibly well-written comic. Given that there are a lot of words on the page, as it’s basically one giant [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: .1 comics, .1 Marvel, alcoholics anonymous, Alcoholism, Alex Evans, Avengers, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Hammer Industries, Invincible Iron Man, Invincible Iron Man #500.1, Iron Man, James Rhodes, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Matt Fraction, Obediah Stane, Pepper Potts, Salvador Larroca, Stark Industries, Stark Solutions, Tony Stark, War Machine, Weekly Comic Book Review | 4 Comments »
Posted on February 3, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Geoff Johns and Peter J. Tomasi (writers), Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Oclair Albert, Rob Hunter (artists), Peter Steigerwald (colorist) The Story: On one front, Boston Brand, all duded up as Deadman, deals with the white ring that has just greased Hawkman and Hawkgirl. One another front, Aquaman and Aqualad race against time to contain [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Aquaman, Aquawar, Black Manta, Blackest Night, Boston Brand, Brightest Day, Brightest Day #19, Brightest Day #19 review, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, DC, DC Comics, Deadman, DS Arsenault, Geoff Johns, Green Lantern, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Mera, Oclair Albert, Patrick Gleason, Peter J. Tomasi, Peter Steigerwald, review, Reviews, Rob Hunter, Siren, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 3, 2011 by dfstell
By: Harrison Wilcox (writer), Ryan Stegman (pencils), Michael Babinski (inks), Guru eFX (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters) & Mark Paniccia (editor) The Story: She-Hulks comes to a close in an issue that is alternately fun and sad. What’s Good: This issue really hits the right emotional notes. First, it has some fun portions, especially some scenes [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Guru eFX, Harrison Wilcox, Mark Paniccia, Marvel, Michael Babinski, review, Ryan Stegman, She-Hulks, She-Hulks #4, She-Hulks #4 review | 3 Comments »
Posted on February 3, 2011 by dfstell
By: Paul Tobin (writer), Clayton Henry, Tim Seeley & Sergio Cariello (art), Chris Sotomayor (colors), Joe Caramanga (letters) & Tom Brennan (editor) The Story: Spider-Girl continues to deal with the death of her dad. What’s Good: Marvel is really doing some ambitious stuff with Spider-Girl. I would LOVE to know if Marvel has made some [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Chris Sotomayor, Clayton Henry, Dean Stell, Joe Caramagna, Marvel, Paul Tobin, review, Sergio Cariello, Spider-Girl, Spider-Girl #3, Spider-Girl #3 review, tim seel, Tom Brennan | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 3, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Paul Levitz & Keith Giffen (writer/artist), John Dell & Scott Koblish (inkers), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: If you’re down on your luck, there are worse pals than a giant eyeball that grants wishes. Plus—flying monkeys! The Review: The annual poses an interesting challenge to comic book writers. The added page count gives a lot [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC Comics, Emerald Empress, Gates, Hi-Fi, John Dell, Keith Giffen, Legion of Super Heroes, Legion of Super-Heroes Annual, Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1, Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1 review, Legionnaires, Lightning Lass, Orando, Paul Levitz, Scott Koblish, Sensor Girl, Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 2, 2011 by SoldierHawk
by Gail Simone (writer), Jim Calafiore (artist), Jason Wright and John Kalisz (colors), Travis Lanham (letters) The Story: A young, sociopathic nerd is granted a wish at an opportune moment, Bane attempts to act civilized, and the Doom Patrol go fish. What’s Good: Boy, does Simone know how to write. Although she seems to have [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Doom Patrol, Gail Simone, Jason Wright, Jim Calafiore, John Kalisz, Secret Six, Secret Six #30, Secret Six #30 review, Travis Lanham | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 2, 2011 by dfstell
By: Dan Slott (plot), Fred Van Lente (script), Stefano Caselli (art), Edgar Delgado (colors), Joe Caramanga (letters) & Stephen Wacker (editor) Power-Man back-up by: Van Lente (writer), Reilly Brown (pencils), Victor Olazaba (inks), Andres Mossa (colors), Caramanga (letters) & Wacker (editor) The Story: Spidey needs a little help to foil the plans of the Spider-Slayer. [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #653, Amazing Spider-Man #653 review, Andres Mossa, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Edgar Delgado, Fred Van Lente, Joe Caramagna, Marvel, Reilly Brown, review, Stefano Caselli, Stephen Wacker, Victor Olazaba | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 2, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Pier Gallo (artist), Jamie Grant (colorist) The Story: Enter Psionic Lad, master of mental might, escapist of eras…and feigner of friendship. The Review: There’s nothing like time-traveling hijinks to liven up a story. It’s literally twice the fun: the world of the past and the world of the future. Then there’s [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Connor Kent, DC Comics, Jamie Grant, Jeff Lemire, Kon-El, Lori, Pier Gallo, Psionic Lad, Simon Valentine, Superboy, Superboy #4, Superboy #4 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 2, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mark Waid (writer), Peter Krause & Diego Baretto (art), Andrew Dalhouse (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters) & Matt Gagnon (editor) The Story: Can the uber-aliens keep the Plutonian locked up? What’s Good: Even though this issue had a few bugaboos that I’ll discuss below, I was strongly reminded of why I LOVE this series by [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Andrew Dalhouse, Boom! Studios, Dean Stell, Diego Barreto, Ed Dukeshire, Irredeemable, Irredeemable #22, Irredeemable #22 review, Mark Waid, Matt Gagnon, Peter Krause, review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 2, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Dean’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Detective Comics #873 – In a week where I felt like I deserved a medal for valor for merely finishing my comics (thanks for that Marvel) that contained a notable death in Fantastic Four, three excellent Avengers comics, the shocking end to Uncanny X-Force, another stellar issue [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man #653, Batman Confidential #53, Batman: Odyssey #6, Brightest Day #19, Captain America - Hail Hydra #2, Doc Macabre #3, Hulk #29, I, Invincible Iron Man #500.1, Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #1, Marvel Vault: Doctor Strange #1, Secret Six #30, SHIELD #6, Superboy #4, Sweet Tooth #18, Zombie #10 | Leave a Comment »
