Posted on August 31, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Geoff Johns (writer), Jim Lee (penciller), Scott Williams (inker), Alex Sinclair (colorist) The Story: I have only one question—what happened to everybody’s underwear? The Review: Funny. It doesn’t feel like a new age of comics. But DC insists one has come, and seeing the enormous slate they’ve just wiped clean, we must take their [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Sinclair, Batman, Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Cyborg, DC, DC Comics, Geoff Johns, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Jim Lee, JLA, Justice League, Justice League #1, Justice League #1 review, Justice League of America, Scott Williams, Superman, Vic Stone | 35 Comments »
Posted on August 31, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Geoff Johns (writer), Andy Kubert (penciller), Sandra Hope & Jesse Delperdang (inkers), Alex Sinclair (colorist) The Story: The Flash realizes sometimes it’s better to just start from square one. The Review: And so we come to the end. But what exactly is ending? A misdirected war between races? The atrocious perversion of an entire [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Sinclair, Andy Kubert, Barry Allen, Batman, Bruce Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Eobard Thawne, Flashpoint, Flashpoint #5, Flashpoint #5 review, Geoff Johns, Jesse Delperdang, Reverse-Flash, Sandra Hope, The Flash, Thomas Wayne, Zoom | 14 Comments »
Posted on August 31, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Dean’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Wolverine #14 – Well, that was a sharp stick in the eye, huh? This comic gets the award for giving me something I did not remotely see coming. I actually thought this arc has just been “okay” as Wolverine has been fighting his way past a series [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man #668, Butcher Baker #6, Elephantmen #34, Flashpoint #5, Haunt #17, Incredible Hulks #635, Justice League #1, The Mighty Thor #5 | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 30, 2011 by SoldierHawk
Witchblade #147 PREVIEW story RON MARZ art & cover STJEPAN SEJIC TIAMAT, Part Two In modern day New York, the ancient Babylonian goddess Tiamat seeks vengeance upon current Witchblade bearer, Sara Pezzini, to settle an ancient score. With the weight of recent events bearing down on her, can Sara possibly stave off a power older [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Top Cow | Tagged: Ron Marz, Stjepan Sejic, Weekly Comic Book Review, Witchblade, Witchblade #147 preview | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 30, 2011 by SoldierHawk
Invincible #82: PREVIEW Written by: Robert Kirkman Art by: Ryan Ottley Colored by:Fco Plasencia Face-to-face with Universa. She came from a distant planet, wielding unimaginable power, seeking to drain our planet dry of all energy. Invincible was able to stop her. But how long can she be contained… and what can be done with her? [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Fco Plascencia, INVINCIBLE, Invincible #82 preview, Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 30, 2011 by SoldierHawk
Butcher Baker #6: PREVIEW Story by: Joe Casey Art By: Mike Huddleston Think we’ve pushed the envelope in this series so far? Well, this issue goes all the way! Learn the hidden secret of Jihad Jones! Discover Butcher Baker’s happy place! And Arnie B. Willard is still in hot pursuit! Do you need to read [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Butcher Baker, Butcher Baker #6 preview, Joe Casey, Mike Huddleston, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 30, 2011 by SoldierHawk
Last Mortal #4 PREVIEW story JOHN MAHONEY & FILIP SABLIK art & cover THOMAS NACHLIK ‘REGICIDE,’ Part Four The finale of the hard-hitting supernatural noir series from Minotaur Press is here. Alec King, the suicidal immortal, has been beat down, stabbed, and shot so many times he’s beginning to lose count. But finally, the man [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Filip Sablik, John Mahoney, Last Mortal, Last Mortal #4 preview, Thomas Nachlick, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 30, 2011 by SoldierHawk
Skullkickers #10 PREVIEW Story by: Jim Zubkavich Art By: Misty Coats & Edwin Huang ‘FIVE FUNERALS AND A BUCKET OF BLOOD,’ Part Four This issue has it all: A cover, printed pages, comic panels in sequential order and staples! You heard that right – staples! Okay, now that we’re past that stuff – Does anyone [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Edwin Huang, Jim Zubkavich, Misty Coats, Skullkickers, Skullkickers #10 preview, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 30, 2011 by SoldierHawk
The Vault #2 PREVIEW story SAM SARKAR art GARRIE GASTONNY & SAKTI YUWONO cover GARRIE GASTONNY & BAGUS HUTOMO A small team of treasure hunters struggles to excavate a dangerous and legendary treasure pit before a massive storm hits Sable Island, the Graveyard of the North Atlantic.. Equipped with all the latest technology, the scientists [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Bagus Hutomo, Garrie Gastonny, Sakti Yuwono, Sam Sarkar, The Vault, The Vault #2 preview, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 30, 2011 by SoldierHawk
Epoch #1 PREVIEW story KEVIN McCARTHY art PAOLO PANTALENA & JORGE FARES cover PAOLO PANTALENA & PAOLO BARBIERI THE GREATEST TOURNAMENT THE WORLD HAS NEVER SEEN BEGINS ANEW! Top Cow Productions and Heroes and Villains Entertainment proudly present a dark and intensely kinetic tale from writer KEVIN McCARTHY (Red Sonja, The Amazing Adventures of the [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Epoch, Epoch #1 preview, Jorge Fares, Kevin McCarthy, Paolo Barbieri, Paolo Pantalena, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 30, 2011 by SoldierHawk
Elephantman #34 PREVIEW story RICHARD STARKINGS art/cover BOO COOK Part One: GENERAL STONE TIGER The first of the two-part sequel to WAR TOYS: Yvette is alive, and artist BOO COOK (Judge Dredd, X-Factor) pits her against a new foe… with Hip Flask, Ebony Hide and Obadiah Horn caught in the middle! .
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Boo Cook, Elephantman, Elephantman #34 preview, Richard Starkings, weekly+comic+book+review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 29, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder & Lowell Francis (writers), Gene Ha (artist), Art Lyon (colorist) The Story: It’s a bird, it’s a plane—it’s a flying muscleman with Super-Seiyan hair! The Review: If you’re going to write one of these Elseworlds-type stories, my unsolicited suggestion would be to really take the plunge into the alternate universe aspect of [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Art Lyon, DC, DC Comics, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Project Superman, Flashpoint: Project Superman #3, Flashpoint: Project Superman #3 review, Gene Ha, General Lane, Kal-El, Lois Lane, Lowell Francis, Project Superman, Scott Snyder, Subject Zero, Superman | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 29, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mark Sable (writer), Paul Azaceta (artist), Matt Wilson (colors) & Thomas Mauer (letters) The Story: Zombies attack during the present day Afghanistan conflict. What’s Good: In the first issue, Sable and Azaceta laid a lot of groundwork by showing us who these various Marines are as people. Let’s just say that they weren’t all [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, Graveyard of Empires, Image, Mark Sable, Matt Wilson, Paul Azaceta, review, Thomas Mauer | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 29, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mark Millar (writer/creator), John Romita, Jr. (breakdowns/creator), Tom Palmer (inks), Dean White (colors), Chris Eliopoulos (letters) & Aubrey Sitterson (editor) The Story: Kick-Ass and the new Justice Forever crew run into their first serious adversity. What’s Good: Fun issue, if you like this sort of thing. Even though it has been almost 5 months [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Aubrey Sitterson, Chris Eliopoulos, Dean White, Icon, John Romita, Jr., Kick Ass 2 #3, Kick Ass 2 #3 review, Kick-Ass #2, Mark Millar, Marvel, review, Tom Palmer | 4 Comments »
Posted on August 29, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By J. Michael Straczynski & Phil Hester (writers), Don Kramer & Lee Garbett (pencils), Drew Geraci, Robin Riggs & Trevor Scott (inks), Pete Pantazis (colors), Travis Lanham (letters) The Story: Diana finally learns the secret of Nemisis, and faces one final battle with the darkness inside herself. The Review: It’s a shame that most of [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: By J. Michael Straczynski, Don Kramer, Drew Geraci, Lee Garbett, Pete Pantazis, Phil Hester, Robin Riggs, Travis Lanham, Trevor Scott, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman #614 review, Wonder Woman Odyssey | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 29, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By Conor McCreery and Anthony Del Col (writers), Andy Belanger (art), Ian Herring (colors), Chris Mowry (letters) The Story: The (other) epic saga of Hamlet, Richard III, Lady The Scottish Play, Othello, Juliet, Iago and Shakespeare comes to a conclusion in an epic, no-holds-barred battle to determine the fate of their world. What’s Good and [...]
Filed under: IDW | Tagged: Andy Belanger, Anthony Del Col, Chris Mowry, Conor McCreery, Ian Herring, Kill Shakespeare, Kill Shakespearea #12 review, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 29, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: John Rozum (writer), Frazer Irving (artist) The Story: I don’t know about you, but I have a sudden urge to play Cranium. The Review: Every writer on the market has a measure of imagination; you can’t get anywhere in writing if you don’t. But it’s fair to say that some have a little more [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Annie Palmer, Catholic Girl, David Kim, DC, DC Comics, Frazer Irving, John Rozum, Julian Parker, Nun of the Above, Nun the Less, Rabbi Sinnowitz, Roland Finch, Xombi, Xombi #6, Xombi #6 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 29, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jonathan Vankin (writer), Marco Castiello (penciller), Vincenzo Acunza (inker), Barbara Ciardo (colorist) The Story: John, you should know the only thing to do with a stubborn weed is smoke it. The Review: Even if you’ve never taken improv comedy, you can appreciate one of its most important tenets: the only time you should enter [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alec Holland, Barbara Ciardo, Batman, Boston Brand, Brightest Day, Brightest Day Aftermath, Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing, Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing #3, Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing #3 review, Clark Kent, DC, DC Comics, Deadman, John Constantine, Jonathan Vankin, Kal-El, Madame Xanadu, Marco Castiello, Search for Swamp Thing, Superman, Swamp Thing, the Green, Vincenzo Acunza | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 29, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Sterling Gates (writer), Oliver Nome, Scott Kolins, Trevor Scott (artists), Brian Buccellato (colorist) The Story: Run, Flash, run! And bring back some fries while you’re at it. The Review: Some people see it as a burden, but I rather like that DC has a bunch of legacy heroes, those who’ve taken up the name, [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Barry Allen, Bart Allen, Brian Buccellato, DC, DC Comics, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost, Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost #3, Flashpoint: Kid Flash Lost #3 review, Iris Allen, Kid Flash, Kid Flash Lost, Max Mercury, Oliver Nome, Scott Kolins, Speed Force, Sterling Gates, The Flash, Trevor Scott, Wally West | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 29, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Rob Liefeld and Mark Poulton (story), Mark Poulton (script), Owen Gieni (art and color) The Story: Devil in the Flesh, Part 2 of 3: Avengelyne, in her new body, faces the Red Dragon, a mortal enemy, wearing her old body. The knife-wielding lunatic Torment strikes again, while a friend returns, packing Jesus Fire. What’s [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Avengelyne #2, Avengelyne #2 review, comic book babes, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, DS Arsenault, Image, Image Comics, Jesus Fire, Mark Poulton, Owen Gieni, Passover, Red Dragon, review, Reviews, Rob Liefeld, Torment, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com | 2 Comments »
Posted on August 29, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Paul Jenkins (writer), Pascal Alixe (artist), Sotocolor (colorist), Charlie Beckerman (editor) The Story: Thor fulfills a promise to reconcile the existence of the Viking gods to a faith-stricken Catholic priest. What’s Good: I had checked out this issue totally on a lark, and was blown away by the story. It’s been a while since [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Avengers, Charlie Beckerman, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DS Arsenault, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Pascale Alixe, Paul Jenkins, Reviews, Sotocolor, Thor, Thor Heaven and Earth #3, Thor Heaven and Earth #3 review, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 28, 2011 by dfstell
By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), David Lafuente (art), Val Staples & Chris Sotomayor (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Sebastian Girner (editor) The Story: Dani Moonstar is trying to get some help from Hela, but Hela needs some help herself in this Fear Itself tie-in. What’s Good: If you like your New Mutants undiluted by [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Chris Sotomayor, Dan Abnett, David Lafuente, Dean Stell, Joe Caramagna, Marvel, New Mutants, New Mutants #30, New Mutants #30 review, review, Sebastian Girner, Val Staples | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 25, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey (writer), Steve Kurth (penciler), Jay Leisten (inker), Brian Reber (colorist), Cory Petit (letterer), Sebastian Girner (assistant editor) & Daniel Ketchum (editor) The Story: Rogue, Magneto, Gambit & Frenzy are off to bring back Marvel Girl, Polaris & Havok from deep space. What the hell have those three been up to for the [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Brian Reber, Cory Petit, Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Jay Leisten, Marvel, Mike Carey, review, Sebastian Girner, Steve Kurth, X-Men Legacy #254, X-Men Legacy #254 review, X-Men: Legacy | 3 Comments »
Posted on August 25, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder, Kyle Higgins, Ryan Parrott (writers), Trevor McCarthy & Graham Nolan (artists), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Side-effects may include dizziness, shortness of breath, and murderous rages. The Review: The tagline on the cover of this issue goes, “The secret history of Gotham revealed!” Honestly, I don’t see why they even bother. Every [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Architect, Batman, Batman: Gates of Gotham, Batman: Gates of Gotham #5, Batman: Gates of Gotham #5 review, Blackbat, Cassandra Cain, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Gates of Gotham, Graham Nolan, Guy Major, Kyle Higgins, Red Robin, Robin, Ryan Parrott, Scott Snyder, Tim Drake, Trevor McCarthy | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 25, 2011 by paladinking
by Jason Aaron (writer), Renato Guedes (pencils), Jose Wilson Magalhaes (inks), Matthew Wilson (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Logan realizes that it was never his revenge that he was working towards as the Red Right Hand’s plan reaches its gut-wrenching endgame. What’s Good: Wow, Jason Aaron nails us with some huge, huge twists [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, James Howlett, Jason Aaron, Logan, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Red Right Hand, Renato Guedes, the Mongrels, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, Wolverine #14 review, Wolverine 14, Wolverine's Revenge | 5 Comments »
