DS’ Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Warlord of Mars #7 – The best issue so far in this most excellent series. It took the weekly prize hands down. You must buy this series. Most Anticipated: Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris #4 – Wow. Kirby Genesis stands to be awesome, but the Colossus of Mars [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Alpha Flight #1, Avengers #14, Captain America Corps #1, Executive Assistant Iris #0, Kirby: Genesis #1, X-Men #13 | Leave a Comment »
By: Christopher Hastings (writer), Bong Dazo (pencils), Joe Pimentel (inks), Matt Milla (colors), Simon Bowland (letters), Jordan D. White (editor) The Story: Mercenaries make money in any crisis, so why should Fear Itself be any different? And what would happen if Deadpool were one of The Worthy? The Review: Deadpool makes a great home for [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Bong Dazo, Christopher Hastings, Deadpool, Dean Stell, Fear Itself, Fear Itself: Deadpool #1, Fear Itself: Deadpool #1 review, Joe Pimentel, Jordan D. White, Marvel, Matt Milla, review, Simon Bowland | Leave a Comment »
By: Brandon Montclare (writer), Michael William Kaluta, Ryan Bodenheim & Simon Bisley (art), Chris Sotomayor, Tony Avina & Bisley (colors), Nate Piekos (colors), John Denning (assistant editor) & Mark Paniccia (editor) The Story: Whoever feels fear shall burn at the Man-Thing’s touch! Given that Man-Thing is living on the Raft and the Raft has been [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Brandon Montclare, Chris Sotomayor, Fear Itself: Fearsome Four #1, Fear Itself: Fearsome Four #1 review, John Denning, Mark Paniccia, Michael William Kaluta, Nate Piekos, Ryan Bodenheim & Simon Bisley, Tony Avina & Bisley | Leave a Comment »
By: Greg Pak (writer), Paul Pelletier (pencils), Danny Miki (inks), Morry Hollowell (colors), Simon Bowland (letters), Jake Thomas (assistant editor) & Mark Paniccia (editor) The Story: The Hulk vs. Red She-Hulk love/hate affair continues, AIM gets involved and a wish fulfillment fountain erupts in Vegas. Only in Vegas! What’s Good: This is yet another month [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Danny Miki, Greg Pak, Jake Thomas, Mark Paniccia, Morry Hollowell, Paul Pelletier, Simon Bowland, The Incredible Hulks #630, The Incredible Hulks #630 review | 2 Comments »
Main Story by: David Gallaher (writer), Steve Ellis (artist), Troy Peteri (letterer) Backup Story by: C. Edward Sellner (writer and colorist), Oscar Capristo (artist) The Stories: An inventor has made a deal to build a gun that can kill the devil, and he’s been given a ghostly stone to help him do it. In the [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: C. Edward Sellner, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, David Gallaher, Deadlands #1, Deadlands #1 review, Deadlands One-Shot, Deadlands One-Shot review, DS Arsenault, game tie-in, Image, Image Comics, Oscar Capristo, Steve Ellis, Troy Peteri, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
by Kieron Gillen (writer), Doug Braithwaite (pencils), Ulises Arreola (colors), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Story: “Have fun! Don’t get killed! I’ll be back soon!” The Review: It’s one thing for a series to be capable of putting out awesome issues, but it’s another thing entirely for it to be consistent, and now, in it’s [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Disir, Doug Braithwaite, Fear Itself, Garm, Heimdall, Hel, Hel Wolf, Hela, Ikol, Journey Into Mystery, Journey into Mystery 624, Kieron Gillen, Loki, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Mephisto, Odin, the Serpent, Thor, Tongue of the Serpent, Tyr, Ulises Arreola, Volstagg, Weekly Comic Book Review, World Tree | Leave a Comment »
By: Nick Spencer (writer), Joe Eisma (art), Alex Sollazo (colors), Johnny Lowe (letters) & Jade Dodge (editor) The Story: In this Jade-centric story, the main character has a few funky dreams. Or are they dreams? What’s Good: This may seem a small thing, but it made a world of difference in my enjoyment of this [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Alex Sollazo, Dean Stell, Image, Jade Dodge, Joe Eisma, Johnny Lowe, Morning Glories, Morning Glories #10, Morning Glories #10 review, Nick Spencer, review | 1 Comment »
By: Mike Carey (writer), Khoi Pham, Tom Palmer & Marte Gracia (pencils/inks/colors – Legion Story), Steve Kurth, Jay Leisten & Brian Reber (pencils/inks/colors – Rachel Summers story), Cory Petit (letters), Sebastian Girner (assistant editor) & Daniel Ketchum (editor) The Story: A two-parter for this special anniversary issue. In the first part, we visit some of [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Brian Reber, Cory Petit, Daniel Ketchum, Gambit, Jay Leisten, Khoi Pham, Magneto, Marte Garcia, Mike Carey, Professor X, Rogue, Sebastian Girner, Steve Kurth, Tom Palmer, X-Men Legacy #250, X-Men Legacy #250 review | 2 Comments »
By: Viktor Kalvachev & Kosta Yanev (story), Andrew Osborne (script), Kalvachev, Toby Cypress, Nathan Fox & Robert Valley (art) The Story: As the mob and detective thriller unfolds, a couple of college jocks get pulled into a situation that’s a little too large for them. What’s Good: Creator-owned comics are always at a bit of [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Andrew Osborne, Blue Estate, Blue Estate #3, Blue Estate #3 review, Dean Stell, Image, Kosta Yanev, Nathan Fox, review, Robert Valley, Toby Cypress, Viktor Kalvachev | 2 Comments »
By Gail Simone (writer), Diego Olmos (artist), Nei Ruffino (colors), Carlos M. Mangual (letters) The Story: Huntress and the Question race to the rescue while Dove and Black Canary try to survive their encounter with Junior. What’s Good: Where have concentrated doses of the phenomenal Huntress/Question dynamic been all my life? These two are fantastic [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Birds of Prey, Birds of Prey #13 review, Carlos M. Mangual, Diego Olmos, Gail Simone, Nei Ruffino, Weekly Comic Book Review | 4 Comments »
By Judd Winick (writer), Greg Tocchini (art), Artur Fujita (colors), Patrick Brosseau (letters) The Story: Jason Todd is sprung from prison by the Menagerie, but finds himself fighting alongside Batman and Robin when he realizes that the price for his freedom might be more than he’s willing to pay. What’s Good: I’ve been a fan [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Artur Fujita, Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin #24, Batman and Robin #24 review, Greg Tocchini, Judd Winick, Patrick Brosseau, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
By: Fabian Nicieza (writer), Marcus To (penciller), Ray McCarthy (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: I’m telling you, Tim, she wants you to put a baby inside her! The Review: When people see a tightly woven, layered plot, they tend to wonder how the writer manages to foresee how little, early details can wind up [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Fabian Nicieza, Guy Major, Marcus To, Promise, Ray McCarthy, Red Robin, Red Robin #24, Red Robin #24 review, Scarab, Tim Drake, Timothy Drake | Leave a Comment »
By: Harold Sipe & Christopher Sebela (writers), Lee Leslie (art), Kevin Mellon (back-up art), Buster Moody (colors) and Sebela (letters) The Story: A bunch of real-life monster movie stars confront their older age and lack of relevance. What’s Good: It’s a neat enough idea. Imagine if the movie monsters from the 60′s and 70′s were [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Buster Moody, Christopher Sebela, Dean Stell, Harold Sipe, Image, Kevin Mellon, Lee Leslie, review, Screamland | Leave a Comment »
by Jason Aaron (writer), Renato Guedes (pencils), Jose Wilson Magalhaes (inks), Matthew Wilson (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: “I know you’re the bastards who sent me to hell! I’m here to return the favor!” The Review: With Wolverine on the warpath, Jason Aaron continues to right the ship on this title. While this [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Cannon Foot, Cannonfoot, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Jason Aaron, Logan, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Red Right Hand, Renato Guedes, Shadow S., Shadow Stalker, the Mongrels, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, Wolverine 10, Wolverine 10 Review, Wolverine's Revenge, X-Men | Leave a Comment »
By: Jason Aaron (writer), R.M. Guera (artist), Giulia Brusco (colors), Sal Cipriano (letters), Mark Doyle (associate editor) & Will Dennis (editor) The Story: Things come to a head between Dash and Catcher. What’s Good: It isn’t really going to be possible to discuss this issue in a coherent way without getting into SPOILERS, so you’ve [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Comic Book Reviews, Dean Stell, Giulia Brusco, Jason Aaron, Mark Doyle, R.M. Guera, review, Sal Cipriano, Scalped, Scalped #49, Scalped #49 review, Vertigo, Will Dennis | 2 Comments »
By: Chris Yost (writer), Mike McKone (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: Spider-Man tries to help in a NYC gripped by fear. What’s Good: After reviewing the first issue of this event tie-in, I think I said that I was out. Silly rabbit! I’m [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Chris Yost, Dean Stell, Ellie Pyle, Fear Itself, Fear Itself: Spider-Man #2, Fear Itself: Spider-Man #2 review, Jeromy Cox, Joe Caramagna, Marvel, Mike McKone, review, Spider-Man, Stephen Wacker | Leave a Comment »
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Sean Murphy (art), Dave Stewart (colors), Pat Brosseau (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: It’s 1941 and the Vassals of the Morning Star are on a mission to stamp out some vampires and head off on a secret mission to Nazi-controlled Europe. High Expectations: American Vampire [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: American Vampire, AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST #1, American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest #1 review, Dave Stewart, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Mark Doyle, Pat Brosseau, review, Scott Snyder, Sean Murphy, Survival of the Fittest, vampires, Vertigo | 10 Comments »
By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Ibraim Roberson (artist), Pete Pantazis (colorist) The Story: Avoid playing “Monster Mash” around this Frankenstein. He’s not the party type. The Review: With an Elseworlds tale, the better known and established the characters, the more enjoyable it is to see all the changes to their personality and history. But with Frankenstein, [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Creature Commandos, Creatures of the Unknown, DC, DC Comics, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown, Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown #1, Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown #1 review, Frankenstein, Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown, Ibraim Roberson, Jeff Lemire, Pete Pantazis | 6 Comments »
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (writer & art), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Karen Berger (editor) The Story: How will Tom and gang get free after being captured during that auction house raid last issue? What’s Good: This is a perfectly fine issue of Unwritten. It checks all [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Karen Berger, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #26, The Unwritten #26 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
By: Arvid Nelson (writer), Lui Antonio (artist), Adriano Lucas (colors), Joseph Rybandt (editor), Edgar Rice Burroughs (creator) The Story: Having led the tharks away from Dejah Thoris, John Carter became lost and is dying in the Martian desert. But, he finds a strange building and after some creepiness, gets past it and back to civilization, [...]
Filed under: Dynamite Entertainment | Tagged: Adriano Lucas, Arvid Nelson, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Dejah Thoris, DS Arsenault, Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Carter, Joseph Rybandt, Lui Antonio, Princess of Mars, review, Reviews, Tars Tarkas, Warlord of Mars, Warlord of Mars #7, Warlord of Mars #7 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
By: Jimmy Palmiotti (writer), Joe Bennett (artist), John Dell (inker), Rich & Tanya Horie (colorists) The Story: Yargh, ‘tis Deathstroke, most fearsome pirate of the however many seas! The Review: We can all admit we’ve at one time or another fallen for something where the concept is so intriguing, it gets us halfway in before [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Deathstroke, Deathstroke and the Curse of the Ravager, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Deathstroke and the Curse of the Ravager, Flashpoint: Deathstroke and the Curse of the Ravager #1, Flashpoint: Deathstroke and the Curse of the Ravager #1 review, Jimmy Palmiotti, Joe Bennett, John Dell, Ravager, Rich Horie, Rose Wilson, Slade Wilson, Tanya Horie, The Warlord | 4 Comments »
By: Scott Kolins (writer and artist), Mike Atiyeh (colorist) The Story: Citizen Cold versus Mr. Freeze. What can be cooler than that? The Review: For a while now, DC has played the dicey game of allowing artists to take up writing duties, with mixed results. It can be a difficult transition to go from thinking [...]
Filed under: Reviews, DC Comics | Tagged: DC Comics, DC, Mike Atiyeh, Scott Kolins, Wally West, Iris West, Captain Cold, Mirror Master, Weather Wizard, Flashpoint, Citizen Cold, Flashpoint: Ciitzen Cold, Flashpoint: Ciitizen Cold #1, Flashpoint: Citizen Cold #1 review, Flash Rogues | 3 Comments »
By: Tony Bedard (writer), Ardian Syaf (penciller), Vicente Cifuentes (inker), Kyle Ritter (colorist) The Story: If this deal doesn’t go through, we’re sunk. The Review: In my mind, there are actually few truly bad writers in the comics biz—just writers who do certain things well and other things not so well. Certainly you have your [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aquaman, Ardian Syaf, Arthur Curry, DC, DC Comics, Emperor Aquaman, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman, Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #1, Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #1 review, Geo-Force, Kyle Ritter, Mera, Ocean Master, Orm, Tony Bedard, Vicente Cifuentes | 2 Comments »
