Posted on August 18, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Agustin Padilla (penciller), Jose Aviles (inker), Andrew Dalhouse (colorist) The Story: Anything Arthur and Diana do, Orm and Penthesilea can do better. The Review: Batman may be a man of mystery, but Wonder Woman and Aquaman, for all their fame and stature, are easily the most enigmatic characters [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Agustin Padilla, Amazons, Andrew Dalhouse, Andy Lanning, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Atlantean, Atlantis, Dan Abnett, DC, DC Comics, DnA, Emperor Aquaman, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies, Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #3, Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #3 review, Jose Aviles, Ocean Master, Orm, Penthesilea, Princess Diana, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman and the Furies | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 17, 2011 by paladinking
by Matt Fraction (writer), Salvador Larroca (art), Frank D’Armata (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Tony discovers unexpected problems while Pepper finds herself faced by both Sasha Hammer’s Hammer Corps and the Worthy-fied Grey Gargoyle. What’s Good: Pepper Potts to the rescue! Really, were it not for her, this would’ve been a pretty drab [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Comics Reviews, Fear Itself, golem, Grey Gargoyle, H.A.M.M.E.R., Hammer Corps, Hammer Industries, Invincible Iron Man, Invincible Iron Man #507 review, Invincible Iron Man 507, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Matt Fraction, Odin, Pepper Potts, Rescue, Salvador Larroca, Sasha Hammer, Stark Resilient, Svartalfheim, the Serpent, the Worthy, Tony Stark, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 17, 2011 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Charlie Adlard (art), Cliff Rathburn (gray tones), Rus Wooton (letterer) & Sina Grace (editor) The Story: Life goes on in the Alexandria compound now that someone has woken up from a coma. What’s Good: As with all Walking Dead reviews I do, this review contains SPOILERS…. Honestly, there isn’t a whole [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, Comic Book Reviews, Dean Stell, Image, review, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, Sina Grace, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead #88, The Walking Dead #88 review, Weekly Comic Book Review, Zombies | 8 Comments »
Posted on August 17, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Adam Schlagman (writer), Robson Rocha & Felipe Massafera (artists), Rod Reis (colorist) The Story: Abin Sur’s just dying to save our world. The Review: For a lot of these tie-ins, the main events of Flashpoint have little bearing on the stories told, some of them literally avoiding the thick of the action until the [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Abin Sur, Abin Sur - The Green Lantern, Adam Schlagman, Arin Sur, Blackest Night, Cyborg, DC, DC Comics, Felipe Massafera, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Abin Sur - The Green Lantern, Flashpoint: Abin Sur - The Green Lantern #3, Flashpoint: Abin Sur - The Green Lantern #3 review, Green Lantern, Guardians of the universe, Robson Rocha, rod reis, Sinestro, Vic Stone | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 17, 2011 by paladinking
by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), John Romita Jr. (pencils), Klaus Janson (inks), Paul Mounts (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Having gotten a lead, Steve Rogers leads a strike force to claim vengeance against Sin. What’s Good: Aside from the first couple of pages, this isn’t really an Avengers comic at all. Rather, it’s [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Agent 13, Alex Evans, Avengers, Avengers #16 review, Avengers 16, Brian Bendis, Brian Michael Bendis, Captain America, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Fear Itself, John Romita Jr., Maria Hill, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Master Man, Sharon Carter, SHIELD, Sin, Steve Rogers, the Red Skull, Victoria Hand, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 17, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: A Lantern’s life for me—as long as it involves burgers and fries in some capacity. The Review: Let me assure you, I don’t like handing out bad grades. To be specific, I don’t like being put in the position of having to hand out bad [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alpha Lantern, Boodikka, DC, DC Comics, Freddie Williams II, GLC, Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern Corps #63, Green Lantern Corps #63 review, Hi-Fi, Joe Prado, Kyle Rayner, Michael Atiyeh, Mike Atiyeh, Salaak, Scott Kolins, Tomar-Tu | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 17, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Alex’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Detective Comics #881 – The finale to one of the best Batman stories ever from the industry’s hottest new writer is, in my mind, quite possibly the best single issue of the year. All too often, great series or runs end in lackluster fashion. This is not [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Avengers 16, Captain America #2, Daredevil #2, Deadlands: Death Was Silent One-Shot, Invincible Iron Man 507, Journey into Mystery #626, Sergio Aragones: Funnies #2, Spider-Island: Spider-Girl #1, Superboy #11, The Walking Dead #88, Thunderbolts #162, X-Men: Schism #3 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 17, 2011 by DS Arsenault
Death Was Silent By: Ron Marz (writer and editor), Bart Sears (artist), Michael Atiyeh (colors) Backup Dime Novel “Prey” By: C. Edward Sellner (writer and colorist), Alejandro Aragon (artist) The Story: Lead (Death Was Silent): A bounty hunter with an odd way of talking drifts into town on a rainy night and he isn’t here [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Alejandro Aragon, aliens, Bart Sears, C. Edward Sellner, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Deadlands, Deadlands Death Was Silent, Deadlands One-Shot, Deadlands: Death Was Silent review, Death Was Silent, DS Arsenault, High Plains Drifter, Image Comics, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Michael Atiyeh, review, Reviews, Ron Marz, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com, Weird Western | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 17, 2011 by dfstell
By: Ed Brubaker (writer), Sean Phillips (art) & Dave Stewart (colors) The Story: Will Reilly get away with killing his wife in this Archie-inspired Criminal series? What’s Good: I’ve heard writer Ed Brubaker give interviews saying that once he’s done being a hot-shot “Marvel architect”, he’d like to spend the end of his career writing [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Criminal, Criminal: Last of the Innocent #3, Criminal: Last of the Innocent #3 review, Dean Stell, Ed Brubaker, ed brubaker criminal, Last of the Innocent, Marvel, review, Sean Phillips, Val Staples | 3 Comments »
Posted on August 17, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: You ever get the feeling some people can only see the world in black and white? The Review: As much history and acclaim lies behind The Spirit, it really doesn’t have much of a mythos. You have the core cast, of course, and the faceless [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Brian Bolland, Central City, Commissioner Dolan, Denny Colt, Howard Chaykin, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, P. Craig Russell, Paul Levitz, The Spirit, The Spirit #17, The Spirit #17 review, Will Pfeifer | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 17, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By Ron Marz (writer), Jeremy Haun (art), Sunny Gho of IFS (colors), Troy Peteri (letters) Warning: small spoilers ahead The Story: Finally, one of the biggest pieces of the elaborate puzzle that is Artifacts falls into place as the main villain behind the plot to unmake the universe reveals his ultimate motivation. Can Sara and [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Top Cow | Tagged: Artifacts, Artifacts #9, Artifacts #9 review, Jeremy Haun, Ron Marz, Summy Gho, Troy Peteri, Weekly Comic Book Review | 2 Comments »
Posted on August 17, 2011 by dfstell
By: Nick Spencer (writer), Emma Rios (artist), Javier Rodriguez (colorist), Joe Caramagna (letterer), Alejandro Arbona (associate editor) & Stephen Wacker (senior editor) The Story: The Spider-Island spotlight turns onto Cloak and Dagger. What’s Good: Well, the Spider-Island “event” has 28 items on its checklist. So, that means we’re getting some serious tie-in miniseries action. Although [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Alejandro Arbona, Cloak and Dagger, Dean Stell, Emma Rios, Javier Rodriguez, Joe Caramagna, Marvel, Nick Spencer, review, Spider-Island: Cloak & Dagger #1, Spider-Island: Cloak & Dagger #1review, Spider-Island, Stephen Wacker | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 15, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Marc Andreyko (writer), Billy Tucci & Adriana Melo (pencillers), JP Mayer & Eber Ferreira (inkers), Nei Ruffino (colorist) The Story: They just can’t get him out of their heads. The Review: Simone brings such a strong, distinctive voice to her writing, and such a high level of craft, that you find it hard to [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Adriana Melo, Barbara Gordon, Billy Tucci, Birds of Prey, Birds of Prey #15, Birds of Prey #15 review, Black Canary, DC, DC Comics, Dinah Drake, Dinah Lance, Eber Ferreira, Helena Bertinelli, Huntress, JP Mayer, Kate Spencer, Lady Blackhawk, Manhunter, Marc Andreyko, Nei Ruffino, Oracle, Phantom Lady, Sandra Knight, Zinda Blake | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 15, 2011 by dfstell
By: Nick Spencer (writer), Joe Eisma (art), Alex Sollazzo (colors), Johnny Lowe (letters) & Jade Dodge (editor) The Story: A focus on Ike (the sociopath kid) both in the past and in the present at Morning Glories Academy. What’s Good: This an enjoyable issue that drills into Ike, who is one of the more interesting [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Alex Sollazzo, Dean Stell, Image, Jade Dodge, Joe Eisma, Johnny Lowe, Morning Glories, Morning Glories #11, Morning Glories #11 review, Nick Spencer, review | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 15, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jonathan Hickman (writer), Nick Pitarra (artist) & Rachelle Rosenberg (colors) The Story: A temporal war in which both father and son are key players is fought at multiple points in time. What’s Good: We get a lot of Hickman’s big concept stuff as this story takes place in several decidedly different times: We see [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, Image, Jonathan Hickman, Nick Pitarra, Rachelle Rosenberg, Red Wing #2, Red Wing #2 review, review, The Red Wing, Time Travel | 7 Comments »
Posted on August 12, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: You ever get the feeling your mother’s holding something back from you? The Review: Back in the olden days, whenever that was, heroes were the good guys and villains the bad, and hardly ever, if not never, did the twain meet. Nowadays, members from both [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Brad Anderson, Colleen Franklin, Dan McDaid, DC, DC Comics, Dynamo, Iron Maiden, Lee Loughridge, Len Brown, Menthor, Mike Grell, Nick Dragotta, Nick Spencer, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #10, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #10 review, Toby Henston, Val Staples | 9 Comments »
Posted on August 12, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (presumably writing & drawing respectively, but they don’t say), Vince Locke (inks on flashback sequences), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Karen Berger (editor) The Story: Tom Taylor learns more about his father’s 1930′s relationship with a cartoonist (who also happens to be a [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Karen Berger, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #28, The Unwritten #28 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Vince Locke | 3 Comments »
Posted on August 12, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: J.T. Krul (writer), Fabrizio Fiorentino (artist), Kyle Ritter & Ander Zarate (colorists) The Story: Wow Boston—we’re so close now, it’s like you’re in me. The Review: Here’s a pretty good indicator of worthwhile series: when each episode, chapter, or issue has its own agenda yet plays together with the others to form a cohesive [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amazons, Ander Zarate, Boston Brand, DC, DC Comics, Deadman, Deadman and the Flying Graysons, Dick Grayson, Fabrizio Fiorentino, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons, Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons #3, Flashpoint: Deadman and the Flying Graysons #3 review, Flying Graysons, J.T. Krul, Kyle Ritter | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 12, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By David Hine (writer), Greg Tocchini (artist, pgs. 1-14), Andrei Bressan (artist, pgs. 15-20), Artur Fujita (colors), Patrick Brosseau (letters) The Story: Batman, Robin and Nightrunner must deal with a mass escape from Le Jardin Noir, the Parisian equivalent of Arkham Asylum. Will they be able to conquer an entire new pantheon of super-powered criminals, [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Andrei Bressan, Artur Fujita, Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin #26 review, David Hine, Greg Tocchini, Patrick Brosseau, Weekly Comic Book Review | 3 Comments »
Posted on August 12, 2011 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Jock & Francesco Francavilla (artists), David Baron & Francavilla (colors), Jared K. Fletcher (letters), Katie Kubert (assistant editor), Janelle Asselin (associate editor) & Mike Marts (editor) The Story: The Jim Gordon, Jr. story comes to an explosive close. What’s Good: SPOILER WARNING. What a great issue! The way Snyder brought Joker [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: David Baron, DC, Dean Stell, Detective Comics, Detective Comics #881, DETECTIVE COMICS #881 review, Francesco Francavilla, Janelle Asselin, Jared K. Fletcher, Jock, Katie Kubert, Mike Marts, review, Scott Snyder | 6 Comments »
Posted on August 12, 2011 by paladinking
by Matt Fraction (writer), Stuart Immonen (pencils), Wade von Grawbadger (inks), Laura Martin & Milla Molinar (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: Thor fights for his life against the Worthified Hulk and Thing, Cap grapples with Sin, and Tony Stark cuts a deal with Odin. What’s Good: Do you like big, explosive, set-piece action [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Asgard, Avengers, Ben Grimm, Captain America, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Fear Itself, Fear Itself #5, Fear Itself #5 review, Franklin Richards, Future Foundation, Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Matt Fraction, New Avengers, Odin, Peter Parker, Red Skull, Sin, Skadi, Spider-Man, Steve Rogers, Stuart Immonen, the Serpent, The Thing, the Worthy, Thor, Tony Stark, Val Richards, Weekly Comic Book Review | 4 Comments »
Posted on August 12, 2011 by paladinking
by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Mike Deodato (art), Rain Beredo (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Squirrel Girl tries to prove her worth, as she runs through a New York City under attack to get to Luke and Jessica’s baby. What’s Good: When I read that this issue was going to be centred on [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Avengers Mansion, Brian Bendis, Brian Michael Bendis, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Fear Itself, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Mike Deodato, New Avengers, New Avengers #15, New Avengers #15 review, New York, New York City, NYC, Rain Beredo, Spider-Man, Squirrel Girl, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine | 2 Comments »
Posted on August 12, 2011 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Sean Murphy (artist), Dave Stewart (colors), Pat Brosseau (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) and Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: Cash & Felecia’s mission to Nazi-occupied Europe looks bleak as the Nazis have been revealed to be league with vampires. What’s Good: Everything about this issue is good (again) and that’s almost [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: American Vampire, American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest #3, American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest #3 review, Dave Stewart, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Mark Doyle, Pat Brosseau, review, Scott Snyder, Sean Murphy, Survival of the Fittest, vampires, Vertigo | 2 Comments »
Posted on August 11, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Bryan Q. Miller (writer), Pere Perez (artist), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Presenting: the unsinkable Stephanie Brown! The Review: Most of the Batman titles have painted Gotham City as perpetually grim, God-forsaken, almost inconceivable to believe it can be saved. In Scott Snyder’s Detective Comics run, Gotham becomes a force unto itself, a living [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Barbara Gordon, Batgirl, Batgirl #24 review, Batgril #24, Bryan Q. Miller, Cluemaster, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Guy Major, Oracle, Pere Perez, Reapers, Robin, Stephanie Brown | 10 Comments »
Posted on August 11, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Tony Bedard (writer), Vicente Cifuentes (artist), Diana Egea (inker), Kyle Ritter (colorist) The Story: I know I killed your wife, but do you have to act like such a jerk? The Review: We’ve known for a while now that Prince Orm of Atlantis and Penthesilea of the Amazons have worked together since day one [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amazons, Aquaman, Atlantis, DC, DC Comics, Diana Egea, Emperor Aquaman, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman, Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #3, Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #3 review, Geo-Force, Kyle Ritter, Mera, Ocean Master, Orm, Penthesilea, Tony Bedard, Vicente Cifuentes, Wonder Woman | 1 Comment »
