By now, the tidal wave of news about DC’s “historic renumbering of all superhero titles” will have already washed over the internet, leaving outcry and confusion in its wake. Understandable… DC fans will once again have to wonder whether their favorite characters will be left in one piece and what importance, if any, past stories [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, DC Relaunch | 36 Comments »
By: Joe Simon (writer), Jack Kirby (artist), Harry Mendryk (restorer) The Story: Rest easy, folks! Fighting American and Speedboy will keep you safe from any Commie bozo trying to louse up your freedom! The Review: The Silver Age was certainly a funny era of comics. Even under the pretense of being more scientifically-minded than the [...]
Filed under: Reviews | Tagged: Fighting American, Fighting American review, Harry Mendryk, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Silver Age, Speedboy, Titan Books | Leave a Comment »
A whole LOT of very solid comics last week. We can’t review everything in-depth, so the least we can do is give you a quick-hit letting you know what we thought of an issue and whether it is worth picking up. Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine #6 – Talk about not being what I expected! I [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Adam Kubert, Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine, Calvario Hills, Clayton Henry, Dean Stell, Fantagraphics Books, Greg Pak, Jason Aaron, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Kieron Gillen, Marti, Marvel, Paul Tobin, Quick Hit Reviews, Spider-Girl, Terry Dodson, The Incredible Hulks, The Tattered Man, Tom Grummett, Uncanny X-Men, Uncanny X-Men #537 | Leave a Comment »
by Nick Spencer (writer), Ariel Olivetti (artist), and Joe Caramagna (letterer) The Story: Iron Fist, War Machine, and the Immortal Weapons are summoned to the Eighth City, where another hammer has fallen. The Review: Is there any Marvel title suffering more of an identity crisis? After last month’s debacle, an out-of-nowhere Fear Itself tie-in only [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Absorbing Man, Alex Evans, Ariel Olivetti, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Danny Rand, Eighth City, Fear Itself, Immortal Iron Fist, Immortal Weapons, Iron Fist, Iron Man 2.0, Iron Man 2.0 #5, Iron Man 2.0 #5 review, Jim Rhodes, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Monkey King, Nick Spencer, Sun Wukong, Titania, War Machine, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
By: Tim Seeley (writer), Daniel Leister (art), Mark Englert (colors), Crank! (letters) & James Lowder (edits) The Story: The first story of Tim Seeley’s new volume of Hack/Slash (since it found a new home at Image) comes to a close. What’s Good: This was a really good issue and you could tell that Tim Seeley [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Crank, Daniel Leister, Dean Stell, Hack/Slash, Hack/Slash #4, Hack/Slash #4 review, Image, James Lowder, Mark Englert, review, Tim Seeley | Leave a Comment »
By: John Rozum (writer), Frazer Irving (artist) The Story: I’m not crazy—you’re crazy if you think this skull in my hand isn’t also a laser gun! The Review: The burden of most mainstream superhero comics comes from their constant need to deliver action to the readers—not necessarily physical fights between heroes and villains, but something [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Annie Palmer, Catholic Girl, David Kim, DC, DC Comics, Frazer Irving, John Rozum, Julian Parker, Marantha, Nun of the Above, Nun the Less, Rabbi Sinnowitz, Roland Finch, Xombi, Xombi #3, Xombi #3 review | Leave a Comment »
By: Various (see below) The Story: A Vertigo anthology with a sci-fi bent. [Note: The regular "what's good"/"what's not so good" format doesn't work so well for an anthology like this. Don't worry, it'll return...] Case 21: (Selwyn Hinds, writer & Denys Cowan, art) A very clever story dealing with a dystopian future police state where [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Brian Azzarello, Dean Stell, Denys Cowan, Eduardo Risso, Goran Sudzuka, Inaki Miranda, Jeff Lemire, Juan Bobillo, Kevin Colden, Lauren Beukes, Paul Cornell, Paul Pope, Peter Milligan, review, Ross Campbell, Selwyn Hinds, Strange Adventures, Strange Adventures review, Sylvain Savoia, Talia Hershewe, Vertigo | 4 Comments »
By: Joe Casey (writer), Mike Huddleston (art & colors), Rus Wooton (letters), Sonia Harris (graphic design) The Story: The super-villains and the Cannonball Run-esque Sheriff all want to catch Butch Baker. What’s Good: This is a series for folks who like to see a comic that is simply unafraid to say or show anything. The [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Butcher Baker the Righteous Maker, Butcher Baker the Righteous Maker #3, Butcher Baker the Righteous Maker #3 review, Dean Stell, Image, Joe Casey, Mike Huddleston, review, Rus Wooton, Sonia Harris | 2 Comments »
by Rick Remender (writer), Tom Fowler (artist), John Rauch (colorist), and Joe Caramagna (letterer) The Story: Trying to stick it out to halt the shipment of Antarctic vibranium, Flash starts losing control of the symbiote. The Review: I had a really strong sense of foreboding when I saw that Tony Moore didn’t draw this book. [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Agent Venom, Alex Evans, Betty Brant, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Crime-Master, Flash Thompson, Jack O' Lantern, John Rauch, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Peter Parker, Rick Remender, Spider-Man, the Henchmen, Tom Fowler, Venom, Venom #3, Venom #3 review, Weekly Comic Book Review | 2 Comments »
By: Paul Cornell (writer), Kenneth Rocafort & Jesus Merino (artists), Brad Anderson (colorist) The Story: To kill five Super-people, of course you need five Doomsdays, right? The Review: In my review of Superboy #6, I described Doomsday as a shallow character who no one cared (or at least, I didn’t) much to see again, a [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: action comics, Action Comics #901, Action Comics #901 review, Brad Anderson, Clark Kent, Conner Kent, DC, DC Comics, Doomsday, Eradicator, Jesus Merino, John Henry Irons, Kara Zor-El, Kenneth Rocafort, Kon-El, Linda Lang, Paul Cornell, Reign of the Doomsdays, Steel, Superboy, Supergirl, Superman | 21 Comments »
by Nick Spencer (writer), Scot Eaton (penciller), Jaime Mendoza & Rick Ketcham (inkers), Frank D’Armata (colorist), and Dave Lanphear (letterer) The Story: Beast infiltrates congress in the midst of the blitzkrieg as he attempts to rescue an old friend. The Review: Event tie-in issues are often a rough job. It’s always a struggle for the [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Ant Man, Avengers, Beast, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Congress, Fear Itself, Hank McCoy, Jim Rhodes, Leonard Gary, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Nick Spencer, quincarrier, Scot Eaton, Secret Avengers, Secret Avengers #13, Secret Avengers #13 review, Sharon Carter, War Machine, Washington DC, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
By Ed Brubaker (writer), Butch Guice & Stefano Gaudiano and Chris Samnee (art), Bettie Breitweiser (colors) VC’s Joe Caramagna (letters/production) The Story: Bucky continues to fight for survival in he gulag while his friends try to figure out a way to help him escape without triggering an international incident. It also seems that Bucky’s return [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Bettie Breitweiser, Butch Guice, Captain America, Captain America #618, Captain America #618 review, Chris Samnee, Ed Brubaker, Stefano Guadiano, VC'S Joe Caramagna, Weekly Comic Book Review | 2 Comments »
Main story by: Christos Gage (writer), Reilly Brown (pencils), Victor Olazaba (inks), John Rauch (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) Infested Part 3 by: Dan Slott (writer), Emma Rios (art), Rodriguez (inks), Edgar Delgado (colors) & Caramagna (letters) Magnetic Man back up by: Frank Tieri (writer), Javier Rodriguez (art), [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #662, Amazing Spider-Man #662 review, Christos Gage, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Edgar Delgado, Ellie Pyle, Emma Rios, Frank Tieri, Javier Rodriguez, Joe Caramagna, John Rauch, Marvel, Reilly Brown, review, Stephen Wacker, Victor Olazaba | 2 Comments »
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Rafael Albuquerque (art), Dave McCaig (colors), Pat Brosseau (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: Henry’s gang of vampire hunter/soldiers runs for their lives on the Japanese island of Taipan in WWII. What’s Good: Fun and exciting story? Check! A sense of mystery? Check! Great art? Check! [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: American Vampire, American Vampire #15, American Vampire #15 review, Dave McCaig, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Mark Doyle, Pat Brosseau, Rafael Albuquerque, review, Scott Snyder, vampires, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
By: Jai Nitz (writer), Colton Worley (pencils and inks), Carlos Lopez (colors), Joseph Rybandt (editor) The Story: The Hellfire Club: Kato is disguised as the Prince of Siam to penetrate the Hellfire Club in an investigation. While there, the butler is killed. Kato investigates it all in his own inimitable style, despite interruptions. What’s Good: [...]
Filed under: Dynamite Entertainment | Tagged: Carlos Lopez, Colton Worley, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Dynamite, Dynamite Entertainment, Francesco Francavilla, Hellfire Club, Jai Nitz, Joseph Rybandt, Kato Origins #9, Kato Origins #9 review, review, Reviews, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Charlie Adlard (art), Cliff Rathburn (gray tones), Rus Wooton (letters) & Sina Grace (editor) The Story: The humans clean up after laying a massive smack down on the zombies in last month’s issue. [SPOILER WARNING ] What’s Good: Comics can’t be breakneck all the time. The Walking Dead is a marathon [...]
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 #85, The Walking Dead #85 review, Zombies | 4 Comments »
by Matt Fraction (writer), Olivier Coipel (penciller), Mark Morales (inker), Laura Martin (colorist), and Joe Sabino (letterer) The Story: Thor and Sif begin training a new team of heroes, Odin may be up to no good, and the Silver Surfer brings Asgard an ultimatum from his purple-hatted master. The Review: Now that’s more like it. [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Brigade of Realms, Broxton, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Destroyer, Galactus, Heimdall, Loki, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Matt Fraction, Mighty Thor, Mighty Thor #2, Odin, Olivier Coipel, Sif, Silver Surfer, stone colossus, The Mighty Thor, The Mighty Thor #2, The Mighty Thor #2 review, Thor, Volstagg, Weekly Comic Book Review, World Tree, Yggdrasil | Leave a Comment »
By: Kurt Busiek (writer), Alex Ross (art direction, layouts, covers), Jack Herbert and Alex Ross (art), Vinicius Andrade (colors), Joseph Rybandt (editor), Jack Kirby (concepts and characters) The Story: In 1972, Pioneer 10 was launched to fly past Jupiter. It was fitted with a plaque, in case anyone in deep space ever found it, so [...]
Filed under: Dynamite Entertainment | Tagged: Alex Ross, Captain Victory, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DS Arsenault, Jack Kirby, Jackson Herbert, Joseph Rybandt, Kirby Origins #0, Kirby Origins #0 Review, Kurt Busiek, Pioneer 10, review, Reviews, Silver Star, Vinicius Andrade, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
by Jason Aaron (writer), Daniel Acuna (artist), and Cory Petit (letterer) The Story: Logan begins his bloodthirsty quest for revenge. First target: Mystique. The Review: I’ve been waiting months, and it finally happened: Wolverine’s out of hell. And by out of hell, I mean no more demons, no more demonic possession, no more fire and [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Daniel Acuna, Jason Aaron, Logan, Lord Deathstrike, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Maverick, Mystique, Raven Darkholme, Red Right Hand, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, Wolverine #9, Wolverine #9 review, X-Men | Leave a Comment »
By: Tony Bedard (writer), Tyler Kirkham (penciller), Batt (inker), Rod Reis & Nei Ruffino (colorists) The Story: That’s it—I’m finishing this, Death Star in Star Wars: A New Hope style! The Review: In my review of #58 of this title, I mentioned Bedard can usually be relied upon to write just about one character credibly, [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batt, Blue Lantern, Blue Lanterns, DC, DC Comics, GLC, Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern Corps #60, Green Lantern Corps #60 review, Indigo Lantern, Indigo Lanterns, Indigo Tribe, John Stewart, Kyle Rayner, Mogo, Nei Ruffino, rod reis, Tony Bedard, Tyler Kirkham, War of the Green Lanterns | Leave a Comment »
By: Geoff Johns (writer), Doug Mahnke (penciller), Keith Champagne, Christian Alamy, Mark Irwin, Tom Nguyen (inkers), Randy Mayor (colorist) The Story: Little blue midgets have never seemed so frightening. No, not the Smurfs. The Review: The Guardians of the Universe have had a large role in the Green Lantern mythos since the Silver Age, and [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Christian Alamy, DC, DC Comics, Doug Mahnke, Emotional Spectrum Entities, Geoff Johns, Green Lantern, Green Lantern #66, Green Lantern #66 review, Green Lantern Corps, Guardians, Guardians of the universe, Guy Gardner, Hal Jordan, Indigo, Indigo Lantern, Indigo Tribe, Keith Champagne, Krona, Mark Irwin, Randy Mayor, Red Lantern, Sinestro, Tom Nguyen, War of the Green Lanterns, Yellow Lantern | Leave a Comment »
By: Mike Carey (writer), Rafa Sandoval (artist), Matthew Wilson (colorist), Sebastian Girner (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (editor) The Story: Aftermath, Part Two: The dust is still settling on the X-Men’s Age of X. Events in Age of X were so fast and so different, that the X-Men, back home and safe, have some breathing room [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Age of X, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Comics, Daniel Ketchum, DS Arsenault, Frenzy, Legion, Magneto, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Matthew Wilson, Mike Carey, Rafa Sandoval, review, Reviews, Rogue, Sebastian Girner, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com, X-Men, X-Men Legacy #249, X-Men Legacy #249 review | Leave a Comment »
By: Mark Waid (writer & creator), Marcio Takara (art), Nolan Woodard (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters), Shannon Watters (assistant editor) & Matt Gagnon (editor) The Story: Max Damage tries to help Coalville rebuild from the damage inflicted by Plutonian’s rampage, but not everyone is so eager for this to happen. What’s Good: The supporting characters in [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Boom! Studios, Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Incorruptible, Incorruptible #18, Incorruptible #18 review, Marcio Takara, Mark Waid, Matt Gagnon, Nolan Woodard, review, Shannon Watters | 1 Comment »
