Posted on March 18, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Kev Walker (art), Jason Gorder (some inks), Frank Martin (colors), Albert Deschesne (letters), Rachel Pinnelas (assistant editor) & Tom Brennan (editor) The Story: The Thunderbolts need a magical member and recruit Dr. Strange to help find someone with a checkered enough past to be a true Thunderbolt. What’s Good: Jeff Parker’s [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Albert Deschesne, Dean Stell, Frank Martin, Jason Gorder, Jeff Parker, Kev Walker, Marvel, Rachel Pinnelas, review, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #155, Thunderbolts #155 review, Tom Brennan | 2 Comments »
Posted on March 17, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (creators), Vince Locke (finishes on book sequences), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters) & Pornsak Pichetshote (editor) The Story: Having learned a LOT about the interconnected nature of stories, Tom Taylor begins to learn where his own powers come from. Intro: One of the good and the bad things [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Pornsak Pichetshote, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #23, The Unwritten #23 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Vince Locke | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 17, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Paul Levitz & Phil Jimenez (storytellers), Andy Lanning (inker), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: What—my rich dad’s credit card is totally wiped? He’s got to be in trouble, right? The Review: The rite of passage for any teen superhero group usually involves disobeying their chaperones or having a run-in with foes out of their league. [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Adventure Comics, Adventure Comics #524, Adventure Comics #524 review, Andy Lanning, Bouncing Boy, Chemical Kid, Comet Queen, DC Comics, Dragonwing, Duplicate Girl, Glorith, Gravity Kid, Hi-Fi, Legion Academy, Legion of Super Heroes, Paul Levitz, Phil Jimenez | 3 Comments »
Posted on March 17, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: John Rozum (writer), Frazer Irving (artist) The Story: Can some super-powered nuns and a guy who never needs to use the restroom work together to defeat a miniaturized serial killer? The Review: Once a staple of comics, the horror genre has grown out of favor, nowadays only found among the less-trodden stands of indie [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Catholic Girl, David Kim, DC Comics, Frazer Irving, horror, John Rozum, Nun of the Above, Nun the Less, Xombi, Xombi #1, Xombi #1 review | 3 Comments »
Posted on March 17, 2011 by paladinking
by Ed Brubaker (writer), Scot Eaton (pencils), Mark Morales (inks), Sunny Gho (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Sin seeks an ancient weapon from her father’s past. The Review: I’m often a bit wary when it comes to “prologue” issues. Will I get a solid comic and a sign of things to come, or [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Baron Strucker, Baron Zemo, Book of the Skull, Bucky Barnes, Captain America, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Ed Brubaker, Fear Itself, Fear Itself Prologue, Fear Itself: Book of the Skull, Fear Itself: Book of the Skull #1, Fear Itself: Book of the Skull #1review, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Namor, Nazis, Red Skull, Scot Eaton, Sin, Steve Rogers, Thule, Weekly Comic Book Review, World War II, WWII | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 16, 2011 by dfstell
By: Dan Slott & Marcos Martin (storytellers), Muntsa Vicente (colors), Joe Caramanga (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (senior editor) The Story: Spidey struggles with the loss of his Spider-Sense as he tries to hold true to his new “nobody dies” creed. What’s Good: Here’s a newsflash: Marcos Martin is a really gifted [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Amzing Spider-Man, Amzing Spider-Man #656, Amzing Spider-Man #656 reviewAmzing Spider-Man 656, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Ellie Pyle, Joe Caramagna, Marcos Martin, Marvel, Muntsa Vicente, review, Stephen Wacker | 2 Comments »
Posted on March 16, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Geoff Johns and Peter J. Tomasi (writers), Scott Clark, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado (artists), David Beaty (inker), Peter Steigerwald and Rod Reis (colors) The Review: It’s hard not to like a flawed hero, being mentored by someone less experienced than him, travelling through a dark and storied wilderness, to sneak up on the most [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Anti-Monitor, Blackest Night, Brightest Day #22, Brightest Day #22 review, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, David Beaty, DC Comics, Deathstorm, DS Arsenault, Firestorm, Geoff Johns, Green Lantern, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Peter J. Tomasi, Peter Steigerwald, review, Reviews, rod reis, Ronnie Raymond, Scott Clark, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 16, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Nick Spencer (writer), Cafu (penciller), Bit (inker), Santiago Arcas (colorist), Ryan Sook (guest artist) The Story: She doesn’t know that he knows that they don’t know what he knows about that other guy knows about them—no, I’m not describing a Friends episode. The Review: The first story arc of any new ongoing can be [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bit, Cafu, Colleen Franklin, DC Comics, Dynamo, Lightning, Menthor, Nick Spencer, NoMan, Ryan Sook, Santiago Arcas, Spider, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #5, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #5 review, Toby Henston | 7 Comments »
Posted on March 16, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: David Hine (writer), Guillem March (artist) The Story: Some weird paranormal stuff is going down. Dick Grayson is having some unsettling moral side effects from a wound he got from Azrael. When the Crusader comes to the unsavory parts of Gotham, Batman has his hands full, even with the help of Red Robin and [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Azrael, Batman, Batman #708, Batman #708 review, Bruce Wayne, Catwoman, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Craig Russell, Crusader, Damian Wayne, David Hine, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, DS Arsenault, Guillem March, Red Robin, review, Reviews, Weekly Comic Book Review | 4 Comments »
Posted on March 15, 2011 by dfstell
By: Michael Alan Nelson (writer), Pablo Peppino (art), Nolan Woodard (colors), Johnny Lowe (letters) & Ian Brill (editor) The Story: We begin a truly new phase of 28 Days Later as Clint and Selina are now “safe” in a sanitized London. What’s Good: If you’re looking for a jumping on point for this outstanding series, [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: 28 Days Later, 28 Days Later #21, 28 Days Later #21 advanced review, 28 Days Later #21 review, Boom! Studios, Dean Stell, Ian Brill, Johnny Lowe, Michael Alan Nelson, Nolan Woodard, Pablo Peppino, review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 15, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Dean’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: 27 #4 – Endings are hard, and when I’m grading comics I definitely give points for “degree of difficulty”. Charles Soule very skillfully landed his story about a guitarist who made a Faustian bargain in a way that was not only satisfying, but that also made you [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: 28 Days Later #21, Amazing Spider-Man #656, Batman #708, Brightest Day #22, Death of Zorro #1, DMZ #63, Fear Itself: Book of the Skull, Hack/Slash #2, Hulk #30.1, Invincible Iron Man #502, Iron Man 2.0 #2, Kato Origins #7, Morning Glories #8, PunisherMAX #11, Red Robin #21, The Unwritten #23, THUNDER Agents #5, Thunderbolts #155, Uncanny X-Force 5.1, Uncanny X-Men Annual #1, Unwritten #23 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 15, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Paul Dini (writer), Cliff Chiang (artist), John Kausz (colorist) The Story: This sadistic, knife-wielding marionette ain’t your mama’s puppet. The Review: People have a tough time defining Zatanna’s position of power in the DCU. Her magical abilities have had a lot of pretty wide swings: one moment capable of spectacular feats, like merging Aquaman’s [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Brother Night, Cliff Chiang, DC Comics, Detective Colton, John Kausz, Magic, Paul Dini, Zatanna, Zatanna #10, Zatanna #10 review, Zatanna Zatara | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 15, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Keith Giffen (writer), Matthew Clark & Ron Randall (pencillers), Art Thibert & John Livesay (inkers), Scott Clark with Dave Beaty, Jose Luis, Scott McDaniel (guest artists), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Wanted—studio space for four (one miniaturized), open access to power grid, appliances included. Must love freaks. The Review: With Doom Patrol’s cancellation imminent, [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: artwork, Beast Boy, Bumblebee, cancellation, Cliff Steele, Congo Bill, Congorilla, Dave Beatty, DC Comics, Doom Patrol, Doom Patrol #20, Doom Patrol #20 review, Elasti-Woman, Garfield Logan, Guy Major, John Livesay, Jose Luis, Karen Beecher, Keith Giffen, Larry Trainor, Matthew Clark, Negative Man, Oolong Island, Rita Farr, Robot Man, Ron Randall, Scott Clark, Scott McDaniel | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 15, 2011 by dfstell
By: Richard Starkings (writer), Axel Medellin (art), Gregory Wright & Medellin (colors) & Comicraft (letters) The Story: Hip Flask finally finds some love. What’s Good: This was the best issue of Elephantmen (for me) in a long time. This title is at its best when it is almost a slice-of-life story that follows these tragic [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Axel Medellin, Comicraft, Dean Stell, Elephantmen, Elephantmen #30, Elephantmen #30 review, Gregory Wright, Image, review, Richard Starkings | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 14, 2011 by dfstell
By: S. Steven Struble (writer, colors, letters), Sina Grace (art), Nicholas Brandy (edits) & Zachary Trover (design) The Story: Have you ever forgotten someone’s name and then gotten past the point where you can politely ask them, “What’s your name?” What’s Good: What a cute and fun comic! If you’ve ever looked at a big [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Comic Book Reviews, Dean Stell, Image, Lil Depressed Boy, Lil Depressed Boy #2, Lil Depressed Boy #2 review, Nicholas Brandy, review, S. Steven Struble, Sina Grace, Weekly Comic Book Review, Zachary Trover | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 14, 2011 by Roman Colombo
Written by Dan Slott, Art by Humberto Ramos, Inks by Carlos Cuevas, Colors by Edgar Delgado What more can anyone say about Spider-Man: Big Time? Seriously, I need to know because this was the newest thing my bookstore had in stock, so I’m trying to review it. But it’s kind of hard when the cover [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, The Graphic Novel Reader | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man Big Time, Carlos Cuevas, Dan Slott, Edgar Delgado, Humberto Ramos, Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man | 5 Comments »
Posted on March 14, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Matthias Wolf (writer), Carlos Gomez (artist), Simon Bork & Teodoro Gonzalez (colorists) The Story: He’s met Joan of Arc, Achilles, William Tell…and they all want to kill him. He may not be a people person. The Review: The graphic novel presents a very different reading format than your typical episodic comic book. It invites [...]
Filed under: Other, Reviews, The Graphic Novel Reader | Tagged: Carlos Gomez, Heimdall, Heimen Dale, Loki, Matthias Wolf, Norse, Norse Mythology, Odin, Razor Wolf Entertainment, Simon Bork, Teodoro Gonzalez, Unbeatable | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 14, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Too many to list. The Story: Come along this comic journey through the other side of despair—ghost children, shark men, and cookie-eating villains included. The Review: GrayHaven’s anthology venture is an interesting addition to the world of comics. By appearances, its format comes closest to DC’s annuals: a multitude of brief pieces by a [...]
Filed under: Reviews | Tagged: Aaron Bir, Amanda Rachels, Cassandra James, Gail Simone, John M. Coker, Kevin LaPorte, Matthew Brown, Pat Loika, Steve Bialik, The Gathering, The Gathering February 2011 review, Travis M. Holyfield | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 13, 2011 by dfstell
By: Chris Roberson (writer), Michael Allred (art), Laura Allred (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor) & Shelly Bond (editor) The Story: Kinda a wrapping up story as many loose ends are secured. What’s Good: Roberson and Allred have done a yeoman’s job of world building over the first eleven issues of I, Zombie. [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Roberson, Dean Stell, Gregory Lockard, I Zombie, laura all, Michael Allred, review, Shelly Bond, Todd Klein, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 13, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: Lobo and the psychic electric eels! Garbage Man vs. the Wolf Man! Tanga, savior of the doughboy race! The Review: Sci-fi comes in two schools: your classic horror and space adventure stuff, and your mind-blowing, semi-existential, social commentary concepts. Thanks to writers like Neil Gaiman, [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aaron Lopresti, Dave McCaig, DC Comics, Garbage Man, Jerry Oroway, Kevin Maguire, Kevin VanHook, Lobo, Matt Ryan, Rosemary Cheetham, Sci Fi, Science Fiction, Tanga, Weird Worlds, Weird Worlds #3, Weird Worlds #3 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 12, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Nicole Dubuc (writer) The Story: Isn’t forgetting what you’ve done for the last six months just the most annoying thing? The Review: When it comes to supernatural fiction, some plotlines never go out of style. Here’s an especial classic: take a cast of characters with some history, wipe their slate clean, see what new [...]
Filed under: Reviews, DC Comics | Tagged: DC Comics, Artemis, Robin, Kid Flash, Superboy, Wally West, Dick Grayson, Young Justice, Miss Martian, M'gann M'orzz, Megan Morse, Nicole Dubuc, Young Justice episode 9, Young Justice episode 9 review, Artemis Crock, Psimon | 9 Comments »
Posted on March 12, 2011 by dfstell
By: Charles Soule (writer), Renzo Podesta (art), Shawn Depasquale (letters) & Jade Dodge (editor) The Story: 27 comes to a very strong close. Will it just continue the freaky-good story about numbers or does it have something to say? What’s Good: I LOVE reading a creator-owned comic that ends strongly. The joy of reading lots [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: 27, Charles Soule, Dean Stell, Image, Jade Dodge, Renzo Podesta, review, Shawn DePasquale | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 11, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Peter J. Tomasi (writer), Patrick Gleason (artist), Mick Gray (inks) The Story: the Tree of Blood, Part 2 of 3: Batman and Robin leap to the rescue of the latest angel suicides only to be confronted by the White Knight, who, appropriate to Gotham City, is crazier that the last villain. Things go downhill [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Batman, Batman and Robin #21, Batman and Robin #21 review, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Damian Wayne, Dark Knight, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, DS Arsenault, Gotham City, Mick Gray, Patrick Gleason, Peter J. Tomasi, review, Reviews, Weekly Comic Book Review, White Knight | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 11, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Arvid Nelson (writer), Carlos Rafael (illustrator), Carlos Lopez (colors), Marshall Dillow (letters), Edgar Rice Burroughs (creator) The Story: Colossus of Mars, Part 1 of 5: Five hundred years before John Carter arrives on Mars, Helium is not the legendary twin cities, but two cities at war, the lesser of which is commanded by Dejah [...]
Filed under: Dynamite Entertainment | Tagged: Arvid Nelson, Barsoom, Carlos Lopez, Carlos Rafael, Colossus of Mars, comic book babes, Dejah Thoris, DS Arsenault, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jeddak, John Carter, Joseph Rybandt, Marshall Dillow, Mors Kajak, Tardos Mors, WARLORD OF MARS: DEJAH THORIS, Warlord of mars: Dejah Thoris #1, Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris #1 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 11, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Paul Levitz (writer), Francis Portela (artist), Javier Mena (colorist) The Story: Sworn to protect the universe from threats throughout the cosmos, these courageous heroes—oh no, wait—that’s the other Legion. This is the one that wants to kill you. The Review: Writing the villains always entails some risk because obviously, it’s an uphill battle trying [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC Comics, Eve Aries, Francis Portela, Javier Mena, Legion of Super Heroes, Legion of Super-Villains, Legion of Super-Villains review, Lightning Lord, Mekt Ranzz, Paul Levitz, Rock of Eternity, Saturn Queen | 1 Comment »
