Posted on November 30, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Nick Spencer (writer), Wes Craig (artist), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: Here’s a tip—don’t talk about dead mothers and brothers on the first date. The Review: In this new DCU, there are more superhero teams than ever, one of them even having backing from the United Nations which presumably also sponsor our heroes here. Spencer [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Colleen Franklin, DC, DC Comics, Dynamo, Hi-Fi, Lightning, Nick Spencer, NoMan, Raven, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1 review, Toby Henston, Wes Craig | 5 Comments »
Posted on November 30, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Robert Place Napton (writer), Roberto Castro (illustrator), Alex Guimaraes (colors), Joseph Rybandt (editor), Edgar Rice Burroughs (inspirer) The Story: General Van Tun Bor makes some hard choices about what kind of man he is and how far he can follow the Jeddak of Horz. In the meantime, the Jeddak is sponsoring some lurid biotech [...]
Filed under: Dynamite Entertainment | Tagged: Alex Guimaraes, Anouk, Barsoom, comic book babes, comic books, comic reviews, DS Arsenault, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Joseph Rybandt, Mars, review, Reviews, Robert Place Napton, Roberto Castro, Tak Nan Lee, Thark, Van Tun Bor, Warlord of Mars Fall of Barsoom #4, Warlord of Mars Fall of Barsoom #4 review, WARLORD OF MARS: FALL OF BARSOOM, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 30, 2011 by dfstell
Best of the Past Week: Wolverine and the X-Men #2 – Even though it was a light week volume wise, there was a LOT of quality last week (Secret Avengers and Cap & Bucky were also excellent), but my favorite was Wolverine and the X-Men #2. It just has such a different tone than what [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Bomb Queen VII #1, Daredevil #6, Haunt #19, Spaceman #2, Thunderbolts #166, Uncanny X-Men #2 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 30, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Joshua Hale Fialkov (writer), Andrea Sorrentino (artist), Marcelo Maiolo (colorist) The Story: Thank heaven for little girls—who shoot arrows into your arms. The Review: The last three years or so have been something of a revival for vampires in the media, everything from the grossly romanticized (Twilight) to the artistic (American Vampire) to those [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andrea Sorrentino, Andrew Bennett, DC, DC Comics, I, I Vampire, I Vampire #3, I Vampire #3 review, John Troughton, Joshua Hale Fialkov, Marcelo Maiolo, Tig, VAMPIRE #3, VAMPIRE #3 review, vampires | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 30, 2011 by dfstell
By: Enrique Carrion (writer/creator), John Upchurch (art), Rafael Diaz (letters) The Story: A pop-star is sick of fame and wants to transfer out of her body. Five Things: 1. Why is this title getting zero chatter? – I’ve been really mystified at how little I’ve heard about this title because it is really good. You [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, Enrique Carrion, Image, John Upchurch, Rafael Diaz, review, Vescell, Vescell #4, Vescell #4 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 29, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
Back in July, I wrote about how during a trip to Paris, I paid a visit to comics shop Arkham, an outing which still warms my heart a little. It got me to visit a part of the city unlisted in any of the travel books, and it taught me that even on the other [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Fantom Comics, Washington DC | 2 Comments »
Posted on November 28, 2011 by dfstell
Original Air Date: November 27, 2011 Five Things: [SPOILER WARNING] 1. Whoa! Sophia! - I made a note right before the final commercial break that this episode had a LOT of ground to cover to be a decent mid-season finale. And then, as we descended into the scene of Shane going nutso and busting open the [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Dean Stell, review, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 7, The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 7 review, The Walking Dead Weekly Comic Book Review, TV | 11 Comments »
Posted on November 28, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Mike Carey (writer), Michael WM. Kaluta, Rick Geary, Bryan Talbot (artists), Chris Chuckry (colorist) The Story: What a day, what a day for an auto-da-fé! The Review: While some people would like to dismiss stories as just that—stories—they must have something more to them, otherwise why would people react to them with such passion [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Homer Davenport, Johannes Gutenberg, Pullman, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #31.5, The Unwritten #31.5 review, Unwritten, Vertigo, Vertigo Comics | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 27, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jason Aaron (writer), Chris Bachalo (pencils & colors), Tim Townsend & Jaime Mendoza (inkers), Rob Steen (letters), Jordan D. White (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (associate editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: How long did you think it would be before the new mutant academy got trashed? Five things: 1. Go Iceman! - One neat [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Chris Bachalo, Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Jaime Mendoza, Jason Aaron, Jordan D. White, Marvel, Nick Lowe, review, Rob Steen, Tim Townsend, Wolverine and the X-Men, Wolverine and the X-Men #2, Wolverine and the X-Men #2 review | 5 Comments »
Posted on November 27, 2011 by dfstell
By: Warren Ellis (writer), Michael Lark (breakdowns), Stefano Gaudiano with Brian Thies (finishes), Jose Villarrubia (colors), Dave Lanphear (letters), Lauren Sankovitch (associate editor) & Tom Brevoort (editor) The Story: The Secret Avengers go to bust up some criminals who are selling illicit “stuff” to the Shadow Council. Five Things or Why Marvel should let Warren [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Brian Thies, Dave Lanphear, Dean Stell, Jose Villarrubia, Lauren Sankovitch, Marvel, Michael Lark, review, Secret Avengers, Secret Avengers #19, Secret Avengers #19 review, Stefano Guadiano, Tom Brevoort, Warren Ellis | 6 Comments »
Posted on November 27, 2011 by dfstell
By: Ed Brubaker & Marc Andreyko (writers), Chris Samnee (art), Bettie Breitweiser (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), John Denning (assistant editor) & Lauren Sankovitch (editor) The Story: Bucky is now the Winter Soldier. Five things: 1. Chris Samnee is just incredible! – I hate to say someone’s art is “the best” because “the best” is so [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Bettie Breitweiser, Captain America and Bucky, Captain America and Bucky #624, Captain America and Bucky #624 review, Chris Samnee, Dean Stell, Ed Brubaker, Joe Caramagna, John Denning, Lauren Sankovitch, Marc Andreyko, Marvel, review, Winter Soldier | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 27, 2011 by paladinking
by Matt Fraction (writer), Pasqual Ferry (art), Frank D’Armata (colors), and Joe Sabino (letters) The Review: This is one of those comics that I hate reviewing. On the one hand, it’s a pretty good read. It doesn’t do anything wrong, and does quite a bit right, but in order to manage this, it’s a book [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, All-Mother, Asgard, Asgardia, Asgardians, Broxton, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Demogorge, Donald Blake, Fear Itself, Freyja, Gaea, Heimdall, Idunn, Jane Foster, Kelda, Kid Loki, Loki, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Matt Fraction, Mighty Thor, Mighty Thor 8, Odin, Pasqual Ferry, Shattered Heroes, Sif, Tanarus, the Serpent, Thor, Volstagg, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 27, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Ethan Van Sciver & Gail Simone (writers), Yildiray Cinar (artist), Steve Buccellato & Hi-Fi (colorists) The Story: Everybody, run for cover—Firestorm’s comin’! The Review: You’ve heard the old line about too many cooks in the kitchen, right? Well, that same logic tends to apply to comics writers as well. It’s one thing to have [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Ethan Van Sciver, Firestorm, Gail Simone, Hi-Fi, Jason Rusch, Ronnie Raymond, Steve Buccellato, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men #3, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men #3 review, Yildiray Cinar | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 27, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Ron Marz (writer), Sami Basri (artist), Jessica Kholinne (colorist) The Story: Who ya gonna call? Green Lantern! The Review: The idea of aliens taking over the world from the inside has been around for practically as long as the very notion of aliens. Invasion of the Body Snatchers established the default mode of such [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Green Lantern, Jessica Kholinne, Kyle Rayner, Ron Marz, Sami Basri, Voodoo, Voodoo #3, Voodoo #3 review | 2 Comments »
Posted on November 27, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti (writers), Moritat (artist), Gabriel Bautista (colorist), Jordi Bernet (feature artist), Rob Schwager (feature colorist) The Story: A rough beat for a Gotham cop is…pretty much everywhere in Gotham. The Review: One of the more intriguing elements to this series has been the “fish out of water” story placing Hex [...]
Filed under: Reviews, DC Comics | Tagged: DC Comics, DC, Rob Schwager, Jimmy Palmiotti, Gotham City, Justin Gray, Gotham, Religion of Crime, Gabriel Bautista, Moritat, Jonah Hex, Jordi Bernet, All-Star Western, Jeremiah Arkham, Dr. Arkham, El Diablo, All-Star Western #3, All-Star Western #3 review | 2 Comments »
Posted on November 27, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Peter Milligan (writer), Mikel Janin (artist), Ulises Arreola (colorist) The Story: Tantric magic in a cheap hotel? Have you no self respect? The Review: It’s disappointing to find Milligan falling into the same problem that hampers a lot of writers in the supernatural genre: failing to establish the mechanics of his world. Even though [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Boston Brand, Changing Man, DC, DC Comics, Deadman, Enchantress, John Constantine, June Moone, Justice League Dark, Justice League Dark #3, Justice League Dark #3 review, Madame Xanadu, Mikel Janin, Mindwarp, Peter Milligan, Rac Shade, Ulises Arreola, Zatanna, Zatanna Zatara | 5 Comments »
Posted on November 27, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Lobdell (writer), Brett Booth (penciller), Norm Rapmund (inker), Andrew Dalhouse (colorist) The Story: Presenting the fabulous entrance of Bunker! The Review: It sure seems like Lobdell attracts more than the usual share of controversy on his titles. After the whole outcry over Starfire and sexism on Red Hood and the Outlaws, he almost [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andrew Dalhouse, Bart Allen, Brett Booth, Bunker, Cassie Sandsmark, DC, DC Comics, Kid Flash, N.O.W.H.E.R.E., Norm Rapmund, Red Robin, Scott Lobdell, Solstice, Teen Titans, Teen Titans #3, Teen Titans #3 review, Tim Drake, Wonder Girl | 5 Comments »
Posted on November 25, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: George Pérez (writer), Nicola Scott (penciller), Trevor Scott (inker), Brian Buccellato, Brett Smith, Blond (colorists) The Story: When in doubt, just shoot heat vision at your problem. The Review: Over in Action Comics, Grant Morrison is revamping the early days of Superman and essentially the core of his character. In Justice League, Geoff Johns [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Blond, Brett Smith, Brian Buccellato, Clark Kent, Daily Planet, DC, DC Comics, George Pérez, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Nicola Scott, Perry White, Superman, Superman #3, Superman #3 review, Trevor Scott | 8 Comments »
Posted on November 24, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Geoff Johns (writer), Ivan Reis (penciller), Joe Prado (inker), Rod Reis (colorist) The Story: These guys would make one heck of a ninth-grade biology dissection project. The Review: Johns gets a lot of attention and devotion because he not only brings such genuine enthusiasm to the job, he also injects enormous heart into the [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aquaman, Aquaman #3, Aquaman #3 review, Arthur Curry, DC, Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Mera, rod reis, Trench | 2 Comments »
Posted on November 24, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jonathan Hickman (writer), Steve Epting, Rick Magyar, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Ming Doyle, Leinil Francis Yu & Farel Dalrymple (line art), Paul Mounts, Andy Troy, Jordie Bellaire, Javier Tartaglia & Jose Villarrubia (colors), Clayton Cowles (letters), Lauren Sankovitch & Tom Brevoort (editor) The Story: Marvel gives their first family a 100-page, $7.99 extravaganza featuring lots [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Andy Troy, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Clayton Cowles, Dean Stell, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four #600, Fantastic Four #600 review, Farel Dalrymple, Javier Tartaglia, Jonathan Hickman, Jordie Bellaire, Jose Villarrubia, Lauren Sankovitch, Leinil Francis Yu, Marvel, Ming Doyle, Paul Mounts, review, Rick Magyar, Steve Epting, Tom Brevoort | 4 Comments »
Posted on November 24, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Francis Manapul & Brian Buccellato (writers and artists) The Story: The city that never stops—just did. The Review: I eat spring rolls dry. Even though I’m Vietnamese, I can’t stand the smell of fish sauce, so the stuff rarely touches anything I eat. When I pass on the bowl of pungent liquid, people always [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Barry Allen, Brian Buccellato, Captain Cold, Central City, Central City PD, Darwin Elias, DC, DC Comics, Flash, Francis Manapul, Iris West, Manuel Lago, Mob Rule, Patty Spivot, The Flash, The Flash #3, The Flash #3 review | 4 Comments »
Posted on November 24, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Arvid Nelson (writer), Carlos Rafael (illustrator), Carlos Lopez (colorist), Joseph Rybandt (editor), Edgar Rice Burroughs (creator) The Story: When we last left Dejah Thoris and her unlikely ally, the Pirate Queen of Mars, they were trapped in the clutches of dangerous cannibals. **Warning: Very minor spoiler, that anyone ought to have guessed** The Review: [...]
Filed under: Dynamite Entertainment | Tagged: Arvid Nelson, Barsoom, Carlos Lopez, Carlos Rafael, comic book babes, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Dejah Thoris #8, Dejah Thoris #8 review, DS Arsenault, Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Carter, Joseph Rybandt, Phondari, Pirate Queen of Mars, review, Reviews, Warlord of Mars, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 24, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: Robotman gets in a tight squeeze. Garbage Man learns the pitfalls of hailing ladies from dark alleys. Tanga blows her stack. The Review: For everyone who loves to read, you know a good story when it not only captures your interest, but sustains it, making [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aaron Lopresti, Bent, Cliff Steele, DC, DC Comics, Garbage Man, John Kalisz, Kevin Maguire, Matt Kindt, Matt Ryan, Mike Atiyeh, My Greatest Adventure, My Greatest Adventure #2, My Greatest Adventure #2 review, Robotman, Rosemary Cheetham, Scott Kolins, Tanga | 4 Comments »
Posted on November 24, 2011 by dfstell
By: Chris Roberson (writer), Michael Allred (art), Laura Allred (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor) & Shelly Bond (editor) The Story: In the aftermath of the zombie outbreak, our main characters take time to regroup…..or hide. Five Things: 1. Nice settling point for the series. We always make a big deal of “jumping [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Roberson, Dean Stell, Gregory Lockard, I Zombie, IZombie #19, IZombie #19 review, Laura Allred, Michael Allred, review, Shelly Bond, Todd Klein, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 24, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: James Robinson (writer), Cully Hamner (artist), Dave McCaig (colorist) The Story: Doesn’t matter if you’re human or shadow—the British and French just don’t mix. The Review: I spoke a little about this topic on my review of Resurrection Man #3, but when you have an unkillable protagonist, basically a whole layer of tension—some might [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Cully Hamner, Dave McCaig, DC, DC Comics, Hope O'Dare, James Robinson, Richard Swift, The Shade, The Shade #2, The Shade #2 review, William von Hammer | Leave a Comment »
