Posted on October 31, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jason Aaron (writer), R.M. Guera (art), Giulia Brusco (colors), Sal Cipriano (letters), Mark Doyle (associate editor) & Will Dennis (editor) The Story: Is it curtains for Red Crow after last month’s cliffhanger? Five Things: Full SPOILERS appear below…. 1. Shunka is the main character of this issue. It all starts with the resolution to [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Dean Stell, Giulia Brusco, Jason Aaron, Mark Doyle, R.M. Guera, review, Sal Cipriano, Scalped, Scalped #53, Scalped #53 review, Vertigo, Will Dennis | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 29, 2011 by dfstell
By: Brian Azzarello (writer), Eduardo Risso (art), Trish Mulvihill & Giulia Brusco (colors), Clem Robins (letters), Mark Doyle & Will Dennis (editors) The Story: In a dystopian future, a genetically altered man must find a way to live amongst the normal humans. Five Things: 1. Dystopian Sci-Fi Future. Is there any other kind of future [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Brian Azzarello, Clem Robins, Dean Stell, Eduardo Risso, Giulia Brusco, Mark Doyle, Patricia Mulvihill, review, Spaceman, Spaceman #1, Spaceman #1 review, Vertigo, Will Dennis | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 28, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Geoff Johns (writer), Ivan Reis (penciller), Joe Prado (inker), Rod Reis (colorist) The Story: Just don’t expect Aquaman to break out into a verse of “Candle on the Water.” The Review: Last issue tackled the merits of Aquaman as superhero right on the head by having him addressed as a joke at every opportunity [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aquaman, Aquaman #2, Aquaman #2 review, Arthur Curry, DC, DC Comics, Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Mera, rod reis, Trench | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 28, 2011 by dfstell
By: Dan Slott (writer), Humberto Ramos (pencils), Victor Olazaba & Karl Kesel (inks), Edgar Delgado (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: The finale of Spider-Island. How are the heroes going to stop the Queen and save all civilians who have turned into big, nasty spiders? Five Things: [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #672, Amazing Spider-Man #672 review, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Edgar Delgado, Ellie Pyle, Humberto Ramos, Joe Caramagna, Karl Kesel, Marvel, review, Stephen Wacker, Victor Olazaba | 8 Comments »
Posted on October 28, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Ethan Van Sciver & Gail Simone (writers), Yildiray Cinar (artist), Steve Buccellato (colorist) The Story: I suppose since the world’s going to end soon, I can skip that book report, right? The Review: Like a lot of heroes in the DC galaxy of stars, Firestorm has always been one of those oddballs that no [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Ethan Van Sciver, Firestorm, Gail Simone, Jason Rusch, Ronnie Raymond, Steve Buccellato, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men #2, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men #2 review, Tonya Lu, Yildiray Cinar | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 28, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jason Aaron (writer), Marc Silvestri & Michael Broussard (pencils), Joe Weems, Rick Basaldua & Sal Regla (inks), Sunny Gho (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters), Jake Thomas (assistant editor) & Mark Paniccia (editor) The Story: Can the Hulk get some peace and quiet? Five Things: 1. Hulk and Banner split up. The dual nature of the [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Incredible Hulk, Incredible Hulk #1, Incredible Hulk #1 review, Jake Thomas, Jason Aaron, Joe Weems, Marc Silvestri, Mark Paniccia, Marvel, Michael Broussard, review, Rick Basaldua, Sal Regla, Sunny Gho | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 28, 2011 by Roman Colombo
The Story: The original showdown between Odin and the Serpent. The Good: Here’s the thing…there actually is good things to say about this issue. In fact, there’s a lot of good things to say about it. Fear Itself was a disaster. I don’t see many people arguing that point–the most that can be said is that it [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Fear Itself, Loki, Matt Fraction, Mighty Thor, Norse Gods, Norse Mythology, Odin, Pasqual Ferry, The Mighty Thor #7, The Mighty Thor #7 review, Thor | 5 Comments »
Posted on October 28, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Lobdell (writer), Brett Booth (penciller), Norm Rapmund (inker), Andrew Dalhouse (colorist) The Story: All that talk about sewer mutants and mole people are just rumors, I swear! The Review: Just like in Justice League, this title has taken the strategy of introducing the cast in stages, which has a few downsides. For one, [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andrew Dalhouse, Bart Allen, Brett Booth, Cassandra Sandsmark, Cassie Sandsmark, DC, DC Comics, Kid Flash, N.O.W.H.E.R.E., Norm Rapmund, Red Robin, Skitter, Soctt Lobdell, Solstice, Superboy, Teen Titans, Teen Titans #2, Teen Titans #2 review, Tim Drake, Wonder Girl | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 27, 2011 by Roman Colombo
by: Jason Aaron (writer), Chris Bachalo (pencils and colors), Tim Townsend, Jamie Mendoza, and Al Vey (inks) The Story: Wolverine had the money to build a school with floating towers? So that’s why he is on every superhero team in the Marvel Universe! Good stuff: 1. Jason Aaron… fun? Everything I have read from Jason Aaron [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Chris Bachalo, Jason Aaron, Kitty Pryde, Uncanny X-Men, Wolverine, Wolverine and the X-Men, Wolverine and the X-Men #1, Wolverine and the X-Men #1 review, X-Men Regenesis, X-Men: Schism | 7 Comments »
Posted on October 27, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Kieron Gillen (writer), Richard Elson (artist), Jessica Kholinne of IFS (colors), John Denning (assistant editor), Lauren Sankovitch (editor) The Story: As the great battle event Fear Itself played across the Marvel Universe, Volstagg seemed to be MIA. Where was he? This issue tells us and gives a bit of emotional perspective on the Fear [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Avengers, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, DS Arsenault, Fear Itself, Heimdall, Jessica Kholinne, John Denning, Journey Into Mystery #630, Journey Into Mystery #630 review, Keiron Gillen, Lauren Sankovitch, Loki, Marvel, Marvel Comics, review, Reviews, Richard Elson, Thor, Volstagg, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 27, 2011 by dfstell
By: Benjamin Marra (writer, artist, letterer….everything) The Story: The racist major of Los Angeles, some white supremacists and some 70′s funk musicians are out to get the Gangsta Rap Posse in this homage to early-90′s urban fiction. Five Things: 1). Unafraid to be offensive. The best thing about GRP is how unafriad it is. The creator, Benjamin [...]
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Posted on October 27, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Bill Willingham (writer), Mark Buckingham (penciller), Steve Leialoha & Shawn McManus (inkers), Lee Loughridge (colorist) The Story: If you’re an enemy of the state, prepare to be pooped by the Yoop. The Review: Having multiple running plots can be a handy way to keep your story from stalling in one place too long, but [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Bigby, Bill Willingham, Bufkin, Cardinal Winds, Cubs, DC, DC Comics, Fables, Fables #110, Fables #110 review, Lee Loughridge, Mark Buckingham, North Wind, Nurse Spratt, Shawn McManus, Snow White, Steve Leialoha, Vertigo, Vertigo Comics, Yoop | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 27, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Paul Jenkins (writer), Bernard Chang (artist), Blond (colorist) The Story: To understand the meaning of life, take a few courses in quantum physics first. The Review: What with both Wonder Woman and Herc coming out this past Wednesday, this seems to be the week of dealing with gods and all their intrigues, doesn’t it? [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bernard Chang, Blond, Boston Brand, DC, DC Comics, DC Universe Presents, DC Universe Presents #2, DC Universe Presents #2 review, Deadman, Paul Jenkins, Rama | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 27, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mark Millar (writer), Leinil Yu (pencils), Gerry Alanguilan (inks), Javier Tartaglia (colors), Clayton Cowles (letters) & Nicole Boose (editor) The Story: Now that we know the origin of the power that turned a little boy into Superior, we have to see what evil this Faustian bargain will bring. Five things: 1). A well told [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Clayton Cowles, Dean Stell, Gerry Alanguilan, Icon, Javier Tartaglia, Leinil Yu, Mark Millar, Marvel, Nicole Boose, review, Superior | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 27, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Greg Pak & Fred Van Lente (writers), David Hahn (penciller), Roy Richardson (inker), Jesus Aburtov (colorist) The Story: Herc’s daddy issues interferes with his getting it on with the woman he loves. The Review: After the completely baffling and apparently pointless crossover with Spider-Island, which seemed to include Herc only to sell some half-spider [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: David Hahn, DC, DC Comics, Elektra, Fred Van Lente, Greg Pak, Hera, Herc, Herc #9, Herc #9 review, Hercules, Incredible Hercules, Jesus Aburtov, Rhea, Roy Richardson, Zeus | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 27, 2011 by dfstell
Best of the past week: Batman #2 – Last week was one of those welcome light weeks that allows you to dig into back issues, original graphic novels and (gasp) non-fiction prose! Nothing beyond Batman #2 really stood out in my pile. Snyder is telling an interesting story about Bruce Wayne’s assumption that he knows [...]
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Posted on October 27, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Patch Zircher (artist), Rachelle Rosenberg (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters), Jake Thomas (assistant editor) & Mark Paniccia (editor) The Story: Hulk of Arabia continues with all kinds of interesting characters making guest appearances. Five things: 1). Love the contemporary feel of this story. This idea of Red Hulk/Rulk and some Secret Avengers [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Hulk, Jake Thomas, Jeff Parker, Mark Paniccia, Marvel, Patch Zircher, Rachelle Rosenberg, review | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 27, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Francis Manapul & Brian Buccellato (writers and artists) The Story: An apple a day keeps the robbers away. The Review: It’s not shocking why there’s so much buzz surrounding this title. On a purely visual level, practically everyone and his mother agrees The Flash is a stunner, if nothing else. The artistic approaches Manapul [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Barry Allen, Brian Buccellato, DC, DC Comics, Dr. Elias, Francis Manapul, Iris West, Mob Rule, Patty Spivot, The Flash, The Flash #2, The Flash #2 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 27, 2011 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Charlie Adlard (penciler/inker), Cliff Rathburn (gray tones), Rus Wooton (letters) & Sina Grace (editor) The Story: How will Rick respond to the plot against him. Five things: As always, this is a FULL SPOILERS review…. 1). This was a really “meh” story cycle. This climax and aftermath to the plot against [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Charlie Adlard, Dean Stell, Image, review, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, Sina Grace, The Walking Dead, Zombies | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 27, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: George Pérez (writer), Jesús Merino (artist), Brian Buccellato (colorist) The Story: If you can’t see it, whip out your glasses! They’re not just for show, you know. The Review: While most characters generally survived the relaunch with their core personalities intact, with few exceptions nearly all of them had some tweaks and changes to [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Brian Buccellato, Cat Grant, Clark Kent, DC, DC Comics, General Lane, George Pérez, Jesus Merino, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Superman, Superman #2, Superman #2 review | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 27, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Peter Milligan (writer), Mikel Janin (artist), Ulises Arreola (colorist) The Story: Enchantress would never have gotten into this funk if she had a sassy gay friend. The Review: Now that DC has a whole host of supernatural books under their Dark group of titles, it’s easier than ever to distinguish which ones really float [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Boston Brand, Dawn Granger, DC, DC Comics, Deadman, Dove, Enchantress, John Constantine, June Moone, Justice League, Justice League Dark, Justice League Dark #2, Justice League Dark #2 review, Madame Xanadu, Mikel Janin, Peter Milligan, Ulises Arreola, Zatanna, Zatanna Zatara | 3 Comments »
Posted on October 25, 2011 by dfstell
Original air date: October 23, 2011 Five Things: 1). Much better pacing than last week’s episode. Even though this is Season 2, TWD is still a pretty young show. This is only the 8th episode total, so when the creators serve us an awkwardly paced episode like S2E1, it isn’t inappropriate for fans to get [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Dean Stell, review, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead Episode 2, TV | 5 Comments »
Posted on October 25, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Greg Weisman The Story: I think this is the beginning of a magical friendship. The Review: Zatanna has a rather complicated place in the DCU and especially with the Justice League. Originally, she came into the League as a rookie, one of its youngest, if not its very youngest, members. While her teammates carried [...]
Filed under: Reviews, DC Comics | Tagged: DC Comics, Captain Marvel, Black Canary, Artemis, Robin, DC, Kid Flash, Zatanna, Superboy, Wally West, Dick Grayson, Aqualad, Zatara, Red tornado, Zatanna Zatara, Billy Batson, Dinah Lance, Connor Kent, Young Justice, Miss Martian, M'gann M'orzz, Megan Morse, Giovanni Zatara, Kaldur'ahm, Kaldur, Artemis Crock, Greg Weisman, Red Torpedo, Red Inferno, Red Volcano, Young Justice episode 15, Young Justice episode 15 review | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 25, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Kyle Higgins (writer), Eddy Barrows (penciller), JP Mayer & Paulo Siqueira (inkers), Rod Reis (colorist) The Story: Someday, this antiquated, second-rate circus will all be yours. The Review: Keeping up relationships with people takes work. You have to put in the effort to stay up-to-date with their lives, lend them a hand when they [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Eddy Barrows, JP Mayer, Kyle Higgins, Nightwing, Nightwing #2, Nightwing #2 review, Paulo Siqueira, rod reis | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 25, 2011 by dfstell
By: Joshua Williamson (writer), Seth Damoose (art), Paul Little (colors) & Jade Dodge (editor) The Story: A support group for people who have been abducted by aliens. Four things: 1). Not as funny as I’d thought. The teaser campaign for this was full of oddball humor featuring a page of sequential art of a chubby [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: aliens, Dean Stell, Image, Jade Dodge, Joshua Williamson, Paul Little, review, Seth Damoose, Xenoholics, Xenoholics #1, Xenoholics #1 review | 1 Comment »
