Posted on May 19, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By Judd Winick (writer), Guillem March (1-10) and Andrei Bressan (11-20) (art), Alex Sinclair (colors), Patrick Brosseau (letters) The Story: Jason Todd, the Robin-turned-resurrected-homicidal-maniac, wants out of Arkham and into a general prison population. He gets his wish, and things go just about as well as you’d expect with Jason surrounded by bad guys who [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Alex Sinclair, Andrei Bressan, Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin #23 review, Guillem March, Judd Winick, Patrick Brosseau, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 19, 2011 by dfstell
By: Christos Gage (writer), Reilly Brown (art), Victor Olazaba (inks), John Rauch (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: Spider-Man guest lectures at the Avengers Academy. What’s Good: You know how sometimes Spider-Man, despite being well established as a very powerful superhero, member of the Avengers, etc. turns [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #661, Amazing Spider-Man #661 review, Avengers Academy, Christos Gage, Dean Stell, Ellie Pyle, Joe Caramagna, John Rauch, Marvel, Reilly Brown, review, Stephen Wacker, Victor Olazaba | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 18, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder & Kyle Higgins (writers), Trevor McCarthy (artist), Guy Major (colors) The Story: How’s that song go again? “Gotham Bridge is falling down…” The Review: One special, endearing feature of the DCU is the multitude of fictional hometowns for its heroes. As the characters have grown in stature, so have their cities, to [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Batman: Gates of Gotham, Batman: Gates of Gotham #1, Batman: Gates of Gotham #1 review, Commissioner Gordon, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Gotham, Gotham City, Guy Major, Hush, Kyle Higgins, Red Robin, Robin, Scott Snyder, The Penguin, Tim Drake, Timothy Drake, Tommy Elliot, Trevor McCarthy | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 18, 2011 by paladinking
by Matt Fraction (writer), Salvador Larroca (art), Frank D’Armata (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: After hiring a new chief of security, Tony Stark flies to Paris’ rescue, only to find a city of stone. The Review: I know a lot of people ragged on Invincible Iron Man during the “building a car” arc. [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Arbogast, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Fear Itself, Grey Gargoyle, Invincible Iron Man, Invincible Iron Man #504, Invincible Iron Man #504 review, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Matt Fraction, Paris, Pepper Potts, Salvador Larroca, Stark Resilient, the Worthy, Tony Stark, Weekly Comic Book Review | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 18, 2011 by paladinking
by Brian Michael Bendis (script), Chris Bachalo (art & colors), Tim Townsend, Jaime Mendoza, Al Vey, & Wayne Faucher (inks), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Story: The Avengers recount the early days of Fear Itself. The Review: This is a very difficult issue to review. Quite frankly, if you don’t like Brian Bendis, particularly Bendis [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Asgard, Avengers, Avengers #13, Avengers #13 review, Brian Michael Bendis, Broxton, Chris Bachalo, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Fear Itself, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Ms. Marvel, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Stark Resilient, Steve Rogers, Thor, Tony Stark, Volstagg, Weekly Comic Book Review | 4 Comments »
Posted on May 18, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Christos Gage (writer), Sean Chen (penciller), Scott Hanna (inker), Jeromy Cox (colorist), John Denning (assistant editor), Bill Rosemann (editor) The Story: Electro attacks France’s main science institute while most of the full-fledged Avengers are away. The kids need a chance to prove themselves and Electro isn’t the baddest guy in town. When they get [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Avengers, Avengers Academy #14, Avengers Academy #14 review, Bill Rosemann, Christos Gage, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Doctor Octopus, DS Arsenault, Finesse, Giant Man, Hazmat, Henry Pym, Jacosta, Jeromy Cox, John Denning, Justice, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Mettle, Mysterio, Quicksilver, Reptil, review, Reviews, Rhino, Sandman, Scott Hanna, Sean Chen, Sinister Six, Speedball, Striker, Tigra, Veil, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 18, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Marjorie Liu (writer), Sana Takeda (art), Jody Leheup (assistant editor), Jeanine Schaefer (editor) The Story: Laura’s having a hard time absorbing some of the things she’s discovered about her past. She starts cutting herself, as useful as that can be for someone with her powers, but it certainly points dramatically to her pain and [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: DS Arsenault, Gambit, Jeanine Shaefer, Jody Leheup, Jubilee, Marjorie Liu, Marvel, Marvel Comics, review, Reviews, Sana Takeda, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, X-23 #10, X-23 #10 review | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 18, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: Most of the time, you say, “I’m gonna kill my mother” rhetorically. The Review: When DC chose to “hold the line” at $2.99 and cut the page count of its issues in exchange, the results were varied: some creators adapted right away, others went through [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: "The Wanderer", Bit, Cafu, Colleen Franklin, DC, DC Comics, Dion, Dion DiMucci, Dynamo, Iron Maiden, Lee Loughridge, Leonard Brown, Mike Grell, Nick Dragotta, Nick Spencer, Santiago Arcas, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #7, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #7 review, Val Staples | 4 Comments »
Posted on May 18, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Gabriel Hardman (art), Elizabeth Breitweiser (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters), Jake Thomas (assistant editor) & Mark Paniccia (editor) The Story: Red Hulk evades the U.S. military and does battle with a villain while a mega-threat is coming to Earth from deep space. What’s Good: The story is typical Jeff Parker goodness. He [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Ed Dukeshire, Elizabeth Breitweiser, Gabriel Hardman, Hulk, Hulk #33, Hulk #33 review, Jake Thomas, Jeff Parker, Mark Paniccia, Marvel, review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 18, 2011 by dfstell
By: Michael Alan Nelson (writer), Alejandro Aragon (art), Nolan Woodard (colors), Johnny Lowe (letters), Ian Brill (editor) The Story: We enter the final issues that bridge the gap between the films 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later. What’s Good: What a masterful job Michael Alan Nelson has done to position this story where it [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: 28 Days Later, 28 Days Later #23, 28 Days Later #23 review, Alejandro Aragon, Boom! Studios, Dean Stell, Ian Brill, Johnny Lowe, Michael Alan Nelson, Nolan Woodard, review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 17, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Dean’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: FF #3 – So at the end of FF #2, when Valeria says that she has enlisted Dr. Doom to “help defeat Reed Richards” I did a complete “Huh? WTF?” Well, let’s just say that the story in FF #3 makes it all clear and ties in [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Alpha Flight #0.1, Amazing Spider-Man #661, Astonishing X-Men #38, Avengers #13, DMZ #65, Invincible Iron Man #504, THUNDER Agents #7, Thunderbolts #157, Uncanny X-Force #10, X-Factor #219, X-Men Giant-Size #1, X-Men Giant-Size #1 review, X-Men Giant-Sized #1 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 17, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Chris Roberson (writer), Shawn McManus (artist), Lee Loughridge (colors) The Story: This time, Cinderella’s taking the catfight straight to Dorothy’s face. The Review: Fables has sprung off a lot of quality spin-offs since its conception, but none have quite the pure, unadulterated fun of the mash-up between Cinderella and James Bond. Cinderella: From Fabletown [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Roberson, Cinderella, Cinderella: Fables Are Forever, Cinderella: Fables Are Forever #4, Cinderella: Fables Are Forever #4 review, DC, DC Comics, Dorothy, Dorothy Gale, Fables, Fabletown, Ivan Durak, Lee Loughridge, Oz, Shawn McManus, Snow White, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 17, 2011 by dfstell
Try as we might, there are always a few titles that don’t get the full review treatment here at WCBR. What can we say… Those guys publish a LOT of comics and it’s hard to get to them all. The Incredible Hulks #628 - If you’ve followed the news, you’ve probably seen that Greg Pak [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Marvel Comics | Tagged: 30 Days of Night, Andy Diggle, Daredevil Reborn, David Gianfelice, Dean Stell, Greg Pak, Image, Incredible Hulks, Jorge Molina, Marvel, Mike Carey, Moriarty, Quick Hit Reviews, Sam Kieth, Tom Grummett, X-Men: Legacy | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 17, 2011 by dfstell
By: Richard Starkings (writer), Axel Medellin (art) The Story: A resetting of the Elephantmen universe makes for a strong jumping on point for new readers. What’s Good: This issue is part recap and part new story. When you put this issue together with last month’s one-shot Man and Elephantman (which could have been #30.5), we [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Axel Medellin, Dean Stell, Elephantmen, Elephantmen #31, Elephantmen #31 review, Image, review, Richard Starkings | 4 Comments »
Posted on May 17, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Tony Bedard (writer), Claude St. Aubin (penciller), Robert Campanella (inker), Rich & Tanya Horie (colorists) The Story: You’re not the boss of us anymore, Starro! We’re taking back our streets! The Review: It’s been a strange, not-so-long journey for DC’s non-Green Lantern-related space opera. Having started with a fairly high-stakes mission rebelling against the [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Adam Strange, Blackfire, Brainiac 2, Brainiac 3, Claude St. Aubin, DC, DC Comics, L.E.G.I.O.N., Lobo, Lyrl Dox, R.E.B.E.L.S., R.E.B.E.L.S. #28, R.E.B.E.L.S. #28 review, Rich and T, Robert Campanella, Smite, Starfire, Starro, Starro the Conqueror, Tony Bedard, Vril Dox | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 17, 2011 by dfstell
By: Tomm Coker & Daniel Freedman (writers), Coker (art), Freedman (colors) & Michael David Thomas (letters) The Story: An ex-soldier battles vampires in Hong Kong to free his vampiric girlfriend’s soul. What’s Good: Hey! Nice fight scene! Well-done fight scenes have become a rarity in modern comics. Too many fights just show random assemblages of dramatic [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Daniel Freedman, Dean Stell, Image, Michael David Thomas, review, Tomm Coker, Undying Love, Undying Love #2, Undying Love #2 review, vampires | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 16, 2011 by SoldierHawk
WITCHBLADE #144 story RON MARZ art STJEPAN SEJIC covers STEJPAN SEJIC, JEAN-SEBASTIEN ROSSBACH Witchblade 15th Anniversary Issue! In 1995, Marc Silvestri, Michael Turner, David Wohl, and Brian Haberlin created a new kind of comic heroine with the origin of Sara Pezzini, the latest in a long line of bearers of the mystical gauntlet known as [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Top Cow | Tagged: Jean-Sebastien Rossbach, Ron Marz, Stjepan Sejic, Witchblade, Witchblade #144 preview, Witchblade anniversary | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 16, 2011 by SoldierHawk
LAST MORTAL EST 2010 “I’ve never done one thing right in my life. But I killed my best friend. And apparently I can’t die.” ~Alec King Created by: Filip Sablik, John Mahoney, Thomas Nachlik Key Artists: Thomas Nachlik Genre: Crime/Revenge Immortality is the most sought after gift in human history. When does it become a [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Top Cow | Tagged: Fillip Sablik, John Mahoney, Last Mortal preview, The Last Mortal, THomas Nachlik | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 16, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: J. Michael Straczynski & Chris Roberson (writers), Eddy Barrows (penciller), J.P. Mayer (inker), Rod Reis (colorist) The Story: No, Superman–not the electric-blue costume! The situation’s not that desperate! The Review: It’s pretty obvious the original premise of Straczynski’s storyline—Superman walking across the country, discovering the real America, or something—has largely faded from view. This [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Chris Roberson, Clark Kent, DC, DC Comics, Dr. Roquette, Eddy Barrows, Grounded, Iron Munro, J. Michael Straczynski, J.P. Mayer, Jimmy Olsen, JMS, Livewire, rod reis, Superman, Superman #711, Superman #711 review | 15 Comments »
Posted on May 16, 2011 by dfstell
By: Sean McKeever (writer), Mike Norton (art), Veronica Gandini (c0lors), Clayton Cowles (letters) & Lauren Sankovitch (editor) The Story: Even when you have THREE teams of Avengers, they can’t handle everything. When FEAR ITSELF strikes on a global scale, the need arises to call in some C-listers to help out! What’s Good: Even though I [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Clayton Cowles, Dean Stell, Fear Itself, Fear Itself: Youth In Revolt #1, Fear Itself: Youth In Revolt #1 review, Lauren Sankovitch, Marvel, Mike Norton, review, Sean McKeever, Veronica Gandini, Youth in Revolt | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 16, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Gail Simone (writer), Jesus Saiz (artist), Nei Ruffino (colorist) The Story: The Birds tackle their latest mission, Charlie’s Angels style. The Review: Ever since this title relaunched, it’s been hassled by the distractions of Brightest Day, and though good stories have come out of it, none have really captured the magic from Simone’s original [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Barbara Gordon, Birds of Prey, Birds of Prey #12, Birds of Prey #12 review, Black Canary, Dawn Granger, DC, DC Comics, Dinah Lance, Dove, Gail Simone, Hank Hall, Hawk, Hawk and Dove, Helena Bertinelli, Huntress, Jesus Saiz, Lady Blackhawk, Nei Ruffino, Oracle, Renee Montoya, The Question, Zinda Blake | 6 Comments »
Posted on May 16, 2011 by dfstell
By: Daniel Way (writer), Jason Pearson & Sara Pichelli (pencils), Karl Story & Pichelli (inks), Sonia Oback (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Daniel Ketchum (associate editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: The Astonishing X-Men battle Fin Fang Foom in Tokyo. What’s Good: Well, the basic part of the story: The X-Men battling Fin Fang Foom [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Astonishing X-Men, Astonishing X-Men #37, Astonishing X-Men #37 review, Daniel Ketchum, Daniel Way, Dean Stell, Jason Pearson, Joe Caramagna, Karl Story, Marvel, Nick Lowe, review, Sara Pichelli, Sonia Oback | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 16, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Bryan Q. Miller (writer), Dustin Nguyen (penciller), Derek Fridolfs (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: So long, and thanks for all the data-hacks. The Review: It’s very easy to classify Batgirl as essentially a humor title. Case in point: it’s hard to imagine any other series that would include in its supporting cast a [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batgirl, Batgirl #21, Batgirl #21 review, Bryan Q. Miller, DC, DC Comics, Derek Fridolfs, Dustin Nguyen, Grey Ghost, Guy Major, Marvin Kuttler, Proxy, Stephanie Brown, The Reapers, Wendy and Marvin, Wendy Kuttler | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 16, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Fabian Nicieza (writer), Marcus To (penciller), Ray McCarthy (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Seriously, Tim—what is up with all these women who want you dead? The Review: The detective aspect in a lot of comics has faded in recent years, having become much harder to write on a lot of levels. One: science [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Bruce Wayne, Commissioner Gordon, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Fabian Nicieza, Guy Major, Lucius Fox, Lynx, Marcus To, Ray McCarthy, Red Robin, Red Robin #23, Red Robin #23 review, Scarab, Tim Drake, Timothy Drake | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 16, 2011 by paladinking
by Kieron Gillen (script), Doug Braithwaite (pencils), Ulises Arreola (colors), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Story: Loki is faced with decisions as he begins his epic adventure. The Review: Well, I can now say that Kieron Gillen’s Journey into Mystery certainly does not fall into “first issue syndrome.” In other words, the second installment is [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Asgard, Asgardian, Asgardians, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Doug Braithwaite, Fear Itself, Hel, Hel Wolf, Journey Into Mystery, Journey into Mystery #623, JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #623 review, Kieron Gillen, Loki, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Odin, the Serpent, Thor, Volstagg, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
