Posted on May 16, 2011 by paladinking
by Jason Aaron (script), Steve Dillon (art), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Stuck in a cell, Frank contemplates his past life with his wife and kids, realizing that family life and prison life might not be so far apart. The Review: Since coming back from its hiatus, Jason Aaron and Steve [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, MAX, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Bullseye, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Frank Castle, Jason Aaron, Marvel Comics, Marvel MAX, Marvel Universe, Matt Hollingsworth, prison drama, Punisher, Punisher Max, Punishermax, PunisherMAX #13, PunisherMAX #13 review, Steve Dillon, US Marines, Vietnam War, Weekly Comic Book Review | 3 Comments »
Posted on May 13, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (creators, writers & art), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Karen Berger (editor) The Story: The gang reunites and sets about trying to steal some of Wilson Taylor’s personal effects from an auction house. What’s Good: I know that people like “jumping on points” [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Karen Berger, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #25, The Unwritten #25 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo | 4 Comments »
Posted on May 12, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Grant Morrison (writer), Chris Burnham (artist), Nathan Fairbairn (colorist) The Story: No matter where you go, you can always count on your Bat-family. The Review: Early issues of Batman Inc. made out this series as a world-hopping, adventure extravaganza—which it still is. But recently, Morrison revealed an even bigger scope to Batman’s mission, as [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Batman Inc., Batman Inc. #6, Batman Inc. #6 review, Batman Incorporated, Batman Incorporated #6, Batman Incorporated #6 review, Bruce Wayne, Cassandra Cain, Chris Burnham, Commissioner Gordon, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Dr. Dedalus, Grant Morrison, Leviathan, Nathan Fairbairn, Nightrunner, Red Robin, Robin, The Outsiders, Tim Drake | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 12, 2011 by paladinking
by Brian Michael Bendis (script), Howard Chaykin & Mike Deodato (art), Rain Beredo & Edgar Delgado (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Nick Fury and friends race to stop the Red Skull while in the present, Mockingbird continues to fight for her life while Victoria Hand gets an offer she can’t refuse. The Review: [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Avengers, Bobbi Morse, Brian Michael Bendis, Captain America, Clint Barton, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Dr. Strange, H.A.M.M.E.R., Hawkeye, Howard Chaykin, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Kraven the Hunter, Luke Cage, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Mike Deodato, Mockingbird, New Avengers, New Avengers #12, New Avengers #12 review, Nick Fury, Red Skull, Sabretooth, Superia, Victoria Hand, Weekly Comic Book Review | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 12, 2011 by dfstell
By: Victor Gischler (writer), Al Barrionuevo (pencils), Michael Lacombe (inks), Rain Beredo (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters) and Daniel Ketchum (editor) The Story: A one-shot where Professor X helps Jubilee deal with her vampirism by relating a story of his own past experiences with vampires. What’s Good: This is a pretty low-commitment issue for a reader that’s [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Al Barrionuevo, Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Joe Caramagna, Marvel, Michael Lacombe, Rain Beredo, review, Victor Gischler, X-Men, X-Men #11, X-Men #11 review | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 12, 2011 by dfstell
By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Leandro Fernandez (art), Andres Mossa (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Sebastian Girner (assistant editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: A new creative team takes over New Mutants and sets them on a new direction. What’s Good: It’s just so nice to see the New Mutants with something to [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Andres Mossa, Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett, Dean Stell, Joe Caramagna, Leandro Fernandez, Marvel, New Mutants, New Mutants #25, New Mutants #25 review, Nick Lowe, review, Sebastian Girner | 4 Comments »
Posted on May 12, 2011 by dfstell
By: Fred Van Lente & Dan Slott (writers), Mike McKone & Stefano Caselli (art), Marte Gracia (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) Infestation back-up by: Slott (writer), Lee Garbett (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Edgar Delgado (colors) & Caramagna (letters) Ghost Rider back-up by: Rob Williams (writer), Garbett (pencils), Alejandro [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Alejandro Sicat, Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #660, Amazing Spider-Man #660 review, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Edgar Delgado, Ellie Pyle, fabio d'auria, Fred Van Lente, Joe Caramagna, Lee Garbett, Marte Gracia, Marvel, Mike McKone, review, Rob Williams, Scott Hanna, Stefano Caselli, Stephen Wacker | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 11, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Geoff Johns (writer), Andy Kubert (penciller), Sandra Hope (inker), Alex Sinclair (colorist) The Story: Nothing is as it seems! Everything isn’t as it should be! Alright, some things are kind of the same! The Review: I’m a huge fan of parallel-universe nonsense; there are few things quite as fun as taking the familiar and [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Sinclair, Andy Kubert, Aquaman, Barry Allen, Batman, Cyborg, DC, DC Comics, Flashpoint, Flashpoint #1, Flashpoint #1 review, Geoff Johns, House of M, Sandra Hope, The Flash, Wonder Woman | 5 Comments »
Posted on May 11, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Geoff Johns & Scott Kolins (storytellers), Francis Manapul (artist), Michael Atieyh and Brian Buccellato (colorists) The Story: What will Iris do when she walks in on the Flash—with another woman? The Review: There was some risk that this “last” issue of The Flash would come off feeling rushed and inconclusive, what with Flashpoint coming [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Barry Allen, Bart Allen, Brian Buccellato, DC, DC Comics, Flashpoint, Francis Manapul, Geoff Johns, Hot Pursuit, Iris Allen, Iris West, Michael Atiyeh, Patty Spivot, Reverse-Flash, Scott Kolins, The Flash, The Flash #12, The Flash #12 review, Zoom | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 11, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Arvid Nelson (writer), Carlos Rafael (artist), Carlos Lopez (colors), Edgar Rice Burroughs (creator) The Story: The Colossus of Mars, Part 3: On the Barsoom of 500 years ago, the Tharks are hammering at the gates of Helium. The rulers of both Lesser and Greater Helium are either in chains or trying to escape. And [...]
Filed under: Dynamite Entertainment | Tagged: Arvid Nelson, Barsoom, Carlos Lopez, Carlos Rafael, comic book babes, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Dejah Thoris, DS Arsenault, Dynamite Entertainment, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jeddak, Joseph Rybandt, Mors Kajak, review, Reviews, Tardos Mors, Warlord of Mars, Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris #3, Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris #3 review, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 11, 2011 by dfstell
By: Dan Slott (writer), Humberto Ramos (pencils), Carlos Cuevas & Victor Olazaba (inks), Edgar Delgado (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: Does Spider-Man need a little something extra now that he’s lost his spider sense? What’s Good: The Slott/Ramos team kicked off the “Big Time” arc for [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Carlos Cuevas, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Edgar Delgado, Ellie Pyle, Humberto Ramos, Joe Caramagna, Marvel, review, Stephen Wacker, Victor Olazaba | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 11, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Chris Roberson (writer), Francesco Biagini (artist), Stephen Downer (colorist), Michael Moorcock (creator) The Story: It’s hard to call this a story. It was more of a prologue and introduction to the world of Elric, for free, courtesy of BOOM! Studios on free comic book day. Elric is lost in some sort of planar waste, [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Chris Roberson, elric, Elric: The Balance Lost, Elric: The Balance Lost review, Francesco Biagini, free comic book day comics, Michael Moorcock, Stephen Downer | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 10, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Dean’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Amazing Spider-Man Free Comic Book Day issue – I had a TON of books last week and many were “good” or “fine”, but I was honestly a little perplexed about which comic would get the dog bone this week until reading Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos’ FCBD [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man #660, Birds of Prey #12, Elephantmen #31, FF #3, Flashpoint #1, Journey into Mystery #623, Netherworld #1, New Avengers #12, PunisherMAX #13, The Flash #12, The Unwritten #25, X-Men #11 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 10, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Keith Giffen (writer), Ron Randall (penciller), Art Thibert (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: The Doom Patrol takes back their base, D-Day style! The Review: Having been ignored, maligned, and mistreated not only in the DCU, but also in the real world of comics readers, it’s fitting the Doom Patrol would use their final [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Ambush Bug, Art Thibert, Bumblebee, Cliff Steele, Danny the Street, DC, DC Comics, Doom Patrol, Doom Patrol #22, Doom Patrol #22 review, Elasti-Woman, Guy Major, Karen Beecher, Keith Giffen, Larry Trainor, Mr. Somebody, Negative Man, Oolong Island, Rita Farr, Robot Man, Ron Randall, Veronica Cale | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 10, 2011 by dfstell
By: Christos Gage (writer), Sean Chen (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Jeromy Cox (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), John Denning (assistant editor) & Bill Rosemann (editor) The Story: The Avengers Academy teachers throw a prom for the kids. What’s Good: There’s a lot of good character development in this issue for the Academy kids and teachers and [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Avengers Academy, Avengers Academy #13, Avengers Academy #13 review, Bill Rosemann, Christos Gage, Dean Stell, Jeromy Cox, Joe Caramagna, John Denning, Marvel, review, Scott Hanna, Sean Chen | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 10, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
Welcome back to the Real Thing and part two of our chat with Kenny Keil. Previously, Keil talked about self-launching his first comic book project without a leg-up from any established publisher, major or minor. Today, he talks about what makes his comic one of the funniest products on the off-road market. ——- The entirety [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Giant-Sized Tales to Suffice, Kenny Keil, Tales to Suffice, The Real Thing | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 9, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti (writers), Travis Moore (penciller), Trevor Scott (inker), Allen Passalqua (colorist) The Story: Well, that gives new meaning to “blow up” doll. The Review: There’s no point in naming names, but when you consider the pretty significant number of terrible titles on the stands out there, you have to wonder [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC Comics, DC, Jimmy Palmiotti, Allen Passalqua, Trevor Scott, Justin Gray, Travis Moore, Phantom Lady, Freedom Fighters, Uncle Sam, Black Condor, Stormy Knight, The Ray, Ray Terrill, Freedom Fighters #9, Freedom Fighters #9 review, Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters, Human Bomb | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 9, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
Kenny Keil conceived, wrote, and drew his first series while working a day job as a designer. Tales to Suffice parodies a wide range of comic book genres and conventions, making jokes right down to the ads. This combination of spoof and satire earned him critical acclaim when he released it through an indie publisher, [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Giant-Sized Tales to Suffice, Kenny Keil, Tales to Suffice, The Real Thing | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 9, 2011 by dfstell
By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Tan Eng Huat (pencils), Victor Olazaba (inks), June Chung (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), John Denning (assistant editor) & Bill Rosemann (editor) Rocket-Raccoon story by: Abnett & Lanning (writers), Timothy Green, II (art), Nathan Fairbairn (colors), Clayton Cowles (letters) & Denning & Rosemann (editors) The Story: We finally see [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Annihilators, Annihilators #3, Annihilators #3 review, Bill Rosemann, Clayton Cowles, Dan Abnett, Dean Stell, Joe Caramagna, John Denning, June Chung, Marvel, Nathan Fairbairn, review, Tan Eng Huat, Timothy Green II, Victor Olazaba | 4 Comments »
Posted on May 9, 2011 by SoldierHawk
MAGDALENA #6 story RON MARZ art NELSON BLAKE II cover RYAN SOOK 32 PAGES / FC / ONGOING SERIES Patience Confronts the Anti-Christ! The moment Patience has been dreading has arrived. Slaying demons and battling evil cult members is righteous. Rebelling against a Church hierarchy she knows is corrupt is virtuous. But now, faced with executing [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Top Cow | Tagged: Magdalena, Magdalena #6 preview, Nelson Blake II, Ron Marz, Ryan Sook | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 9, 2011 by SoldierHawk
CHEW #27 story JOHN LAYMAN art & coOB GUILLORY 32 PAGES / FC / ONGOING SERIES “Space Cakes,” Part Two Delivered from the future! We jump ahead and show you exactly where Tony Chu is nine issues and two story arcs from now. Yes, CHEW presents its version of “One Year Later.” A brilliant jumping [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Chew, Chew #27 preview, John Layman, Rob Guillory | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 8, 2011 by paladinking
by Rick Remender (script), Billy Tan (art), Dean White (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Logan does a favor for Magneto that has him going solo. The Review: Last month I raved about just how utterly amazing the art provided by Tan and White was and this month, I think it’s even better, though [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Other | Tagged: Alex Evans, Archangel, Billy Tan, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Deadpool, Dean White, Deathlok, Dr. Nemesis, Fantomex, Magneto, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Nazi Germany, Psylocke, Rick Remender, Samurai, Uncanny X-Force, Uncanny X-Force #9, Uncanny X-Force #9 review, Utopia, Warren Worthington, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, X-Force, X-Men | 3 Comments »
Posted on May 8, 2011 by paladinking
by Gail Simone (script), J. Calafiore (art), John Kalisz (colors), and Travis Lanham (letters) The Story: The Six fight for their (after)lives against Prince Ragdoll and his legion of demons. The Review: Secret Six has been on absolute fire lately, and the conclusion of this latest, and very strong, arc comes to a rousing conclusion [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Bane, Catman, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, DC hell, DC Universe, DCU, Deadshot, Etrigan, Floyd Lawton, Gail Simone, Get Out of Hell Free Card, Jeanette, Jim Calafiore, King Shark, Knockout, Lady Blaze, Liana K., Peter Merkel, Ragdoll, Scandal Savage, Secret Six, Secret Six #33, Secret Six #33 review, The Demon, Thomas Blake, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 8, 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: After spending the first dozen issues mostly sorting out who these freaky characters are, it seems that we are embarking on our first mission-based story arc having to do with the evil [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Roberson, Dean Stell, Gregory Lockard, I Zombie, iZombie, izombie #13, izombie #13 review, Laura Allred, Michael Allred, review, Shelly Bond, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Zombies | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 8, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Paul Levitz & Geraldo Borges (storytellers), Marlo Alquiza (inker), Hi-Fi (colorist), Jeffrey Moy (2nd feature penciller), Philip Moy (2nd feature inker) The Story: Glorith performs the first genetic exorcism, and XS tries her hand at modern art. The Review: Even though DC’s co-features largely didn’t work, the concept of them as bonus tales to [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Adventure Comics, Adventure Comics #526, Adventure Comics #526 review, Bouncing Boy, Chemical Kid, Cosmic Boy, DC, DC Comics, Dragonwing, Duplicate Girl, Geraldo Borges, Glorith, Gravity Kid, Hi-Fi, Jeffrey Moy, Jenni Ognats, Legion Academy, Legion of Super Heroes, Marlo Alquiza, Night Girl, Paul Levitz, Philip Moy, XS | 2 Comments »
