Posted on July 31, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By J. Michael Straczynski & Phil Hester (writers), Don Kramer & Travis Moore (pencils), Wayne Faucher, Walden Wong & Drew Geraci( inks), Pete Pantazis (colors) and Travis Lanham (letters) The Story: In a long bout of desperately needed exposition and explanation, Diana finally learns the details of, and the motivation behind, the Nemesis’s plans for [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Don Kramer, Drew Geraci, J. Michael Straczynski, Pete Pantazis, Phil Hester, SoldierHawk, Travis Lanham, Travis Moore, Walden Wong, Wayne Faucher, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman #613 review, Wonder Woman Odyssey | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 30, 2011 by paladinking
by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Greg Tocchini (art), Paul Mounts (colors), and Rus Wooton (letters) The Story: The return of Black Bolt from the fault is detailed. What’s Good: Really, the best thing I can say about this issue of FF is that it’s not as bad as the last one. For starters, it’s far more [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Black Bolt, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Cosmic, FF, FF #7, FF #7 review, Future Foundation, Greg Tocchini, Inhumans, Jonathan Hickman, Kree, Marvel Comics, Marvel Cosmic, Marvel Universe, Medusa, Realm of Kings, Supremor, The Fault, Universal Inhumans, War of Kings, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 30, 2011 by paladinking
by Matt Fraction (writer), Olivier Coipel (pencils), Mark Morales (inks), Laura Martin (colors), and Joe Sabino (letters) The Story: The Asgardians go to war with Galactus, as the big purple guy takes on Odin in a battle of wills. Also, Volstagg takes on the slavering hordes of Broxton. What’s Good: If there’s one thing that [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Asgard, Asgardian, Asgardians, Broxton, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Galactus, Galactus Seed, Loki, Marvel Comics, Marvel Cosmic, Marvel Universe, Matt Fraction, Mighty Thor, Mighty Thor #4, Odin, Olivier Coipel, Silver Surfer, The Mighty Thor #4, The Mighty Thor #4 review, Thor, Volstagg, Warriors Three, Weekly Comic Book Review, World Tree, Yggdrasil | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 30, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Tony Bedard (writer), Daniel HDR (penciller), Keith Champagne (inker), Nei Ruffino (colorist) The Story: Love hurts…love scars…love wounds…and mars… The Review: Boy, nothing quite like romantic squabbles to make for cheap yet reliable drama, huh? A dose of it in can definitely spice up your fiction from time to time, though some people can [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Daniel HDR, DC, DC Comics, GLC, Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern Corps #62, Green Lantern Corps #62 review, Keith Champagne, Kyle Rayner, Miri, Nei Ruffino, Soranik Natu, Star Sapphire, Tomar-Tu, Tony Bedard | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 30, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Sterling Gates (writer), Oliver Nome (penciller), Trevor Scott (inker), Brian Buccellato (colorist) The Story: Oh, Bart, you can’t hide anything. I can see right through you. The Review: In watching a few episodes of Dexter I noticed that even though the titular lead is one of the most compelling figures in television, very little [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bart Allen, Brainiac, Brian Buccellato, DC, DC Comics, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost, Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost #2, Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost #2 review, Hot Pursuit, Kid Flash, Kid Flash Lost, Oliver Nome, Patty Spivot, Speed Force, Sterling Gates, Trevor Scott | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 30, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Gianluca Gugliotta (artist), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: What do we want? Men’s rights! When do we want it? Now! The Review: Historically, resistance movements against foreign occupiers have been marginalized in importance, mostly because much of what they do tend to be, by nature and necessity, discreet and [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amazons, Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett, DC, DC Comics, DnA, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #2, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #2 review, Gianluca Gugliotta, Grifter, Hi-Fi, Lois Lane, Lois Lane and the Resistance | 1 Comment »
Posted on July 27, 2011 by paladinking
by Dan Slott (writer), Stefano Caselli (art), Marte Gracia (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Life is good, and very busy, for Peter Parker, but unbeknownst to him, more and more people in New York City are gaining spider-powers. What’s Good: Apparently, Dan Slott and the rest of the crew in the Spider-office take [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man 666, Aunt May, Avengers, Baxter Building, Ben Grimm, Betty Brant, Carlie Cooper, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Dan Slott, Dragon Man, FF, Flash Thompson, Future Foundation, Hobgoblin, Horizon Labs, J. Jonah Jameson, Julia Carpenter, Kaine, Madame Web, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Mary Jane, Mary Jane Watson, May Parker, New York, Norah Winters, NYC, Peter Parker, Phil Urich, Reed Richards, Shang-Chi, Spider-Island, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Stefano Caselli, Sue Storm, Venom, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, X Amazing Spider-Man 666 review, Young Allies | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 27, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder & Lowell Francis (writers), Gene Ha (artist), Art Lyon (colorist) The Story: “I’m only hurting you because I love you so much,” takes on all new meaning. The Review: Traditionally, we tend to see Superman’s values and virtues as something bred in him by the good, wholesome, Midwestern upbringing of Ma and [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Art Lyon, Clark Kent, DC, DC Comics, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Project Superman, Flashpoint: Project Superman #2, Flashpoint: Project Superman #2 review, Gene Ha, General Lane, Kal-El, Krypto, Lois Lane, Lowell Francis, Project Superman, Sam Lane, Scott Snyder, Superman | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 27, 2011 by paladinking
by Jason Aaron (writer), Frank Cho (art), Jason Keith (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: The X-Men race to deal with the global rash of out-of-control sentinels, Cyclops and Wolverine butt heads over Quire, and Kade Kilgore makes plans. What’s Good: Like many kids who grew up in the late 80s to early [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Cyclops, Emma Frost, Frank Cho, Generation Hope, Hellfire Club, Iran, Jason Aaron, Kade Kilgore, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Quentin Quire, San Francisco, Schism, Scott Summers, Sentinel, Sentinel program, Sentinels, Utopia, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, X-Men, X-Men Schism 2, X-Men: Schism, X-Men: Schism #2 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 27, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Adam Schlagman (writer), Cliff Richards (artist), Allen Passalaqua (colorist) The Story: Snakes and planes! The Review: Last issue churned out so little noteworthy material that it produced my shortest review on record. I’m usually never at a loss of what to say, but when the story gives so much plot and scenery that’s been [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Abin Sur, Adam Schlagman, Allen Passalaqua, Amazons, Carol Ferris, Cliff Richards, DC, DC Comics, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Hal Jordan, Flashpoint: Hal Jordan #2, Flashpoint: Hal Jordan #2 review, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Hector Hammond | 1 Comment »
Posted on July 27, 2011 by paladinking
Best From The Past Week: Daredevil #1 – This was easy. Daredevil #1 managed to feel totally fresh, while also a nostalgic throwback that encapsulates everything that a Daredevil comic should be. If you’ve ever been even remotely curious about Daredevil, I’ll say it again: buy this book! Most Anticipated: Amazing Spider-Man #666 – That [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: American Vampire #17, Captain America and Bucky #620, Criminal: Last of the Innocent #2, Detective Comics #880, FF #7, Mighty Thor #4, Secret Warriors #28, X-Men Schism 2 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 27, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
Although I’d discovered plenty of shops in Paris which sold les bandes-desinnées, they mostly consisted of French works (which, I can assure you, are created with as much care and finesse as their food) or manga. It also occurred to me during my travels in Paris that French people care as much for us Americans [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Arkham, Paris | 14 Comments »
Posted on July 26, 2011 by SoldierHawk
As you may have gathered from all the SDCC related messages on WCBR’s Twitter and Facebook accounts, I was lucky enough to attend all four days of the San Diego Comic-Con. It takes place yearly right in my backyard, but this was my first time attending (and it was only my second convention ever–the first [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: comic book pages, Comic Con International, cosplay, Joe Weems, Marc Wolfe, Michael Broussard, Michael Zulli, Original Art, San Diego Comic Con 2011, Sketches, SoldierHawk | 2 Comments »
Posted on July 26, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: David Hine (writer), John Paul Leon (artist), Daniel Vozza (colorist) The Story: Cosplaying may not all be harmless fun and games… The Review: I’ve actually been in Paris this past week for work, and let me tell you, it’s a beautiful town with some good eatin’ and mostly fine people. In fact, my estimation [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Central City, Commissioner Dolan, Daniel Vozza, David Hine, DC, DC Comics, Denny Colt, John Paul Leon, Mr. Ovsack, The Octopus, The Spirit, The Spirit #16, The Spirit #16 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 26, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Arvid Nelson (writers), Lui Antonio (art), Adriano Lucas (colors), Joseph Rybandt (editor), Edgar Rice Burroughs (creator) The Story: The incomparable Dejah Thoris is the prisoner of the Jed of Zodanga, and a marriage is in the works. All that stands between John Carter and saving the love of his life is the entire Zodangan [...]
Filed under: Dynamite Entertainment | Tagged: Adriano Lucas, Arvid Nelson, comic book babes, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Dejah Thoris, DS Arsenault, Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Carter, Joseph Rybandt, Lui Antonio, Marvel Comics, review, Reviews, Warlord of Mars #8, Warlord of Mars #8 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com, Zodanga | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 26, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
Hello again from the Real Thing, where we give you, absolutely free of charge, part two of our talk with Kelly Sue DeConnick. Yesterday we spoke about the place of women behind comics. Today we talk about women in comics (and some dudes as well). ——- You’ve said that you were a fan of Wonder [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Kara Zor-El, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Linda Lang, Lois Lane, Supergirl, The Real Thing, Wonder Woman | 1 Comment »
Posted on July 26, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Sam Sarkar (script), Garrie Gastonny (art), Sakti Yuwoko (colors) The Story: A team of explorers is excavating an underwater wreck that is reputed to hold a whole swack of swag. But there’s some weird stuff going on. Like, how the heck did the people who put the treasure there get that far into the [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, DS Arsenault, Garrie Gastonny, Image, Image Comics, review, Reviews, Sakti Yuwono, Sam Sarkar, The Vault #1, The Vault #1 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com | 1 Comment »
Posted on July 25, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
Growing up among the military, Kelly Sue DeConnick discovered American comics amidst foreign lands. Years later, she took her foreign experiences with comics for a spin as an adapter of manga for VIZ and Tokyopop, then put her creative chops into writing special and limited features for IDW, Image, and Marvel. Her first gig at [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Kelly Sue DeConnick, Supergirl, The Real Thing | 3 Comments »
Posted on July 25, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Chris Roberson (writer), Shawn McManus (artist), Lee Loughridge (colorist) The Story: Clean the house, Cinderelley, kill off that assassin, Cinderelley. The Review: Perhaps the most brilliant thing about Fables is how even though it’s a serious plot and character driven series, with quite a lot of dark material, because the very nature of its [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Roberson, Cinderella, Cinderella: Fables Are Forever, Cinderella: Fables Are Forever #6, Cinderella: Fables Are Forever #6 review, DC, DC Comics, Dorothy, Dorothy Gale, Fables, Lee Loughridge, Oz, Shawn McManus, Toto, Vertigo, Vertigo Comics | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 25, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Derek Fridolfs (writer), Jamal Igle (penciller), John Dell (inker), John Kalisz (colorist) The Story: I saw Zatanna Zatara speaking with the devil! She’s a witch! Someone get a swan! The Review: Those Subway “features” in half of DC’s comics sure are annoying, aren’t they? I know nothing about their quality; I haven’t even bothered [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Derek Fridolfs, Jamal Igle, John Dell, John Kalisz, Zatanna, Zatanna #15, Zatanna #15 review, Zatanna Zatara | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 25, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Matthew Sturges (writer), Hendry Prasetya (artist), Jessica Kholinne (colorist) The Story: Showing up somewhere in the same outfit as 5,000 other people sure is awkward, ain’t it? The Review: I’ve said my piece about women and comics this week, but considering the story we get in this issue, let me put in a couple [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Hendry Prasetya, Jessica Kholinne, Kara Zor-L, Karen Starr, Matthew Sturges, Power Girl, Power Girl #26, Power Girl #26 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 25, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
I’ve been keeping track of Comic-Con news all weekend, especially on the DC side of things, to get a better gauge of what we can expect to see from them in September. During one of their panels, a female fan cosplaying as Batgirl spoke to Jim Lee about gender diversity, complaining that women weren’t getting [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Comic-Con, DC, DC Comics, DC Relaunch, Jim Lee | 9 Comments »
Posted on July 24, 2011 by paladinking
by Matt Fraction (writer), Salvador Larroca (art), Frank D’Armata (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Tony makes a deal with Odin that finds him playing Snow White. What’s Good: While I was fairly positive of it in my review in Fear Itself, I’ve become somewhat divided on Tony sacrificing his sobriety to Odin. On [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Fear Itself, Grey Gargoyle, Invincible Iron Man, Invincible Iron Man #506, Invincible Iron Man #506 review, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Matt Fraction, Odin, Paris, Pepper Potts, Rescue, Salvador Larroca, Stark Resilient, the Worthy, Tony Stark, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 24, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Kelly Sue DeConnick (writer), Chrisscross (penciller), Marc Deering (inker), Blond (colorist) The Story: And here I thought college was supposed to get you out of the sewers. The Review: To capture the audience’s attention and to keep it, even long after the story finishes, you need characters who strike you with as much vitality [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Blond, ChrissCross, Ivo, Kara Zor-El, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Linda Lang, Lois Lane, Marc Deering, Professor Ivo, Supergirl #66, Supergirl #66 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 24, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: You know what they say: beware a redheaded woman with assassin’s credentials. The Review: You can always count on Nick Spencer to deliver an engaging, enjoyable read, even if the actual substance of the writing isn’t always what it should be. That’s not to imply [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Brad Anderson, Colleen Franklin, Dan Panosian, DC, DC Comics, Dynamo, Iron Maiden, Lee Loughridge, Len Brown, Mike Grell, Nick Dragotta, Nick Spencer, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #9, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #9 review, Val Staples | 5 Comments »
