Posted on December 20, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray (writers), Jamal Igle (penciller), Rich Perrotta (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Prepare to be blinded by the Ray—in more ways than one. The Review: Here’s another beauty about the new 52: the opportunity to launch new characters or to revive old ones for a new generation. So of [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Guy Major, Jamal Igle, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Lucien Gates, Rich Perrotta, The Ray, The Ray #1, The Ray #1 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 19, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Posted on December 19, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Alberto Ponticelli (artist), Jose Villarrubia (colorist) The Story: Frank, don’t you think you’re getting too old for this sh—stuff. I meant “stuff.” The Review: Frankenstein proves that there’s something to be said for a comic that sets out purely to entertain, and in these trying times, pure entertainment is invaluable. The [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alberto Ponticelli, Bride of Frankenstein, DC, DC Comics, Dr. Belroy, Father Time, Frankenstein, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E., Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #4, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #4 review, Griffith, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, Khalis, Nina, Ray Palmer, Velcoro | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 19, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Paul Cornel (writer), Michael Choi & Diógenes Neves (pencillers), Oclair Albert (inker), Marcelo Maiolo (colorist) The Story: Call me a Philistine, but are we really going through all this trouble for a cup? The Review: If you ever read Cornell’s terrific run on Action Comics (or even his current work on Stormwatch), you know [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Demon Knights, Demon Knights #4, Demon Knights #4 review, Diogenes Neves, Exoristos, Horsewoman, Jason Blood, Marcelo Maiolo, Merlin, Michael Choi, Oclair Albert, Paul Cornell, Questing Queen, Shining Knight, Vandal Savage | 3 Comments »
Posted on December 18, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Peter J. Tomasi (writer), Patrick Gleason (penciller), Mick Gray (inker), John Kalisz (colorist) The Story: If Alfred had been a Blackhawk, a “Hawkaaa!” would be very appropriate here. The Review: I’ve often marked Tomasi as one of the great character writers in DC’s stable of storytellers, up alongside Paul Cornell and Gail Simone. But [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alfred Pennyworth, Batman, Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin #4, Batman and Robin #4 review, Bruce Wayne, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, John Kalisz, Mick Gray, Nobody, Patrick Gleason, Pete Tomasi, Peter J. Tomasi, Robin | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 18, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey (writer), Peter Gross (pencils), M.K. Perker (inks), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Karen Berger (editor) The Story: Tom Taylor’s turns to crowd-sourcing his powers. Five Things: 1. Interesting new aspect of Tom’s powers. - I guess we always knew or suspected that Tom’s magical powers could be [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Karen Berger, M.K. Perker, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #32, The Unwritten #32 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 18, 2011 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder & Scott Tuft (writers), Attila Futaki (art), Greg Guilhaumond (colors) & Fonografiks (letters) The Story: A little boy is unwittingly on the road with a horrible cannibal monster posing as a traveling salesman. Five Things: [With SPOILERS] 1. Creepy impending sense of doom pervades this book – This series did such a [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Attila Futaki, Dean Stell, Fonografiks, Greg Guilhaumond, horror, Image, review, Scott Snyder, Scott Tuft, Severed, Severed #5, Severed #5 review | 6 Comments »
Posted on December 18, 2011 by dfstell
By: Viktor Kalvachev & Kosta Yanev (story), Andrew Osborne (script), Kalvachev, Nathan Fox, Toby Cypress, Andrew Robinson & Peter Nguyen (art), Kalvachev (cover, colors, design & art coordination) The Story: Now that Bruce Maddox is dead, the surviving Russian and Italian mafia members are scrambling to connect the pieces. Five Things: 1. Art is great. - [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Andrew Osborne, Andrew Robinson, Blue Estate, Blue Estate #8, Blue Estate #8 review, Dean Stell, Image, Kosta Yanev, Nathan Fox, Peter Mgyen, review, Toby Cypress, Viktor Kalvachev | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 17, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Jeph Loeb (writer), Ed McGuinness (pencils), Dexter Vines (inks), Morry Hollowell(colors) The Story: The Avengers are dealing with a prison break from the Raft when one of their number is split off from the pack and captured by Cable. The Review: In any series, it is important for the writer to find a story [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Avengers, Avengers X-Sanction #1, Avengers: X-Sanction #1 review, Cable, Captain America, Comic Book Reviews, Comics, Dexter Vines, DS Arsenault, Ed McGuinness, Falcon, Hope, Jeph Loeb, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Morry Hollowell, Red Hulk, review, Reviews, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, X-Men, X-Sanction | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 17, 2011 by paladinking
by Kieron Gillen (writing), Mitch Breitweiser (art), Bettie Breitweiser (colors), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Story: Loki gets a very special present from Hela, courtesy of Garm. The Review: This was originally advertised as something of a Christmas issue, but ultimately, while Gillen delivers on that promise, we get something a little more subtle. While [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, All-Mother, Asgard, Asgardia, Bettie Breitweiser, Christmas, Christmas issue, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Freyja, Gaea, Garm, Heimdall, Hel Wolf, Hela, Ikol, Journey Into Mystery, Journey Into Mystery #632, Journey into Mystery #632 review, Kid Loki, Kieron Gillen, Leah, Loki, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Mephisto, Mitch Breitweiser, New Mutants, Shattered Heroes, Thor, Thori, Tyr, Volstagg, Weekly Comic Book Review, World Tree, Yggdrasil, Yule | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 17, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Gail Simone (writer), Ardian Syaf (penciller), Vicente Cifuentes (inker), Ulises Arreola (colorist) The Story: Babs’ taking a look at herself and making a change. And she’s starting with the man in the mirror. The Review: As Oracle, Barbara Gordon enjoyed a faithful following of fans who admired her not only for her special role [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Ardian Syaf, Barbara Gordon, Batgirl, Batgirl #4, Batgirl #4 review, Black Mirror, DC, DC Comics, Gail Simone, Ulises Arreola, Vicente Cifuentes | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 17, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: James Robinson (writer), Cully Hamner (artist), Dave McCaig (colorist) The Story: To beautiful Australia, Shade just wants to say a happy g’day, mates! The Review: Shade’s transition from villain to something of an antihero has been a gradual, uneven process and even now his motivations are somewhat questionable. He doesn’t exactly go out of [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Argonaut, Australia, Cully Hamner, Dave McCaig, DC, DC Comics, Diablo Blackshade, James Robinson, Richard Swift, Shade, The Shade, The Shade #3, The Shade #3 review | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 16, 2011 by jmiddle3
By: Zeb Wells (Writer), Clayton Crain (Artist) The Story: Slither with spandex. The Review: Carnage has never captured my imagination, to say the least. The concept of “Venom, but more violent” doesn’t leave you with a hell of a lot to go on. As a result, Carnage is often more of a caricature than a [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Captain America, Carnage, Carnage U.S.A. #1, Carnage U.S.A. #1 review, Clayton Crain, Hawkeye, Marvel Comics, review, Spider-Man, The Thing, WCBR, Wolverine, Zeb Wells | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 16, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jonathan Hickman (writer), Dustin Weaver (artist), Sonia Oback, Rachelle Rosenberg, Christina Strain (colorists) The Story: Man, I am experience some major crazy déjà vu right now. The Review: Ten months ago, when I did my first review for this series, I felt pretty gung-ho about the type of story Hickman had to tell, and [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Christina Strain, Dustin Weaver, Forever Man, Howard Stark, Isaac Newton, Jonathan Hickman, Leonardo Da Vinci, Leonid, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Michelangelo, Nathaniel Richards, Nikola Tesla, Rachelle Rosenberg, S.H.I.E.L.D., S.H.I.E.L.D. #4, S.H.I.E.L.D. #4 review, Sonia Oback | 3 Comments »
Posted on December 16, 2011 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Jordi Bernet (artist), Dave McCaig (colors), Jared K. Fletcher (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: A finale to the post-Civil War, “Indian War” story featuring a young Skinner Sweet and John Book. Five Things: 1. I think I need to buy some Torpedo collected editions. - As [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: American Vampire, American Vampire #21, American Vampire #21 review, Dave McCaig, Dean Stell, Jared K. Fletcher, Joe Hughes, Jordi Bernet, Mark Doyle, review, Scott Snyder, vampires, Vertigo | 3 Comments »
Posted on December 16, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Jai Nitz (writer), Alex Ross (art direction and story), Johnny Desjardins (art), Vinicius Andrade (colors), Joseph Rybandt (editor) The Story: Silver Star regroups and starts looking for Norma. He explains the gravity of the situation to his new psychologist, through a series of flashbacks. The Review: On visuals, I thought Desjardins was a fine [...]
Filed under: Dynamite Entertainment | Tagged: Alex Ross, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, DS Arsenault, Jack Kirby, Jai Nitz, Johnny Desjardins, Joseph Rybandt, review, Reviews, Silver Star #2, Silver Star #2 review, Vinicius Andrade, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | 5 Comments »
Posted on December 15, 2011 by jmiddle3
By: Rick Remender (writer), Jerome Opeña & Esad Ribic (artists), Dean White (colorist The Story: The new Apocalypse gives way to a new Genesis. What’s Good: The Dark Angel Saga has come to a close. It’s been quite a ride. In fact, it’s been such a ride that it’s been hard to follow occasionally. The [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Apocalypse, Archangel, Dark Beast, Deadpool, Dean White, Deathlok, Esad Ribic, Fantomex, Jerome Opena, Marvel Comics, Psylocke, review, Rick Remender, Sunfire, Uncanny X-Force #18, Uncanny X-Force #18 review, WCBR. WeeklyComicBookReview.com, Wolverine | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 15, 2011 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Charlie Adlard (artist), Cliff Rathburn (gray tones), Rus Wooton (letters) & Sina Grace (editor) The Story: New stuff pops up, but is this going to be a threat or an opportunity? Five things: 1. Glad to see something intriguing happen! - I was really hard on the last issue of TWD. The [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Charlie Adlard, Cliff, Cliff Rathburn, Dean Stell, Image, review, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, Sina Grace, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead #92, The Walking Dead #92 review, Zombies | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 15, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Geoff Johns (writer), Doug Mahnke (penciller), Christian Alamy & Keith Champagne (inkers), Alex Sinclair (colorist) The Story: Sinestro, you can’t just hand out these power rings like they’re candy! The Review: Oh, come on—seeing Hal get fried in the Yellow Central Battery was all good and fun, but no one thought for one second [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Sinclair, Carol Ferris, Christian Alamy, DC, DC Comics, Doug Mahnke, Geoff Johns, Green Lantern, Green Lantern #4, Green Lantern #4 review, Hal Jordan, Keith Champagne, Korugar, Sinestro, Sinestro Corps | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 15, 2011 by paladinking
by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Mike Deodato (art), Rain Beredo (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Norman Osborn explains the mission statement to his new Avengers and Victoria Hand plays her…hand? The Review: Every now and then, as a devoted comic reader, you find yourself reading something that’s just mind-numbingly stupid. New Avengers #19, [...]
Filed under: Reviews, Marvel Comics | Tagged: Spider-Man, Marvel Comics, Iron Fist, Avengers, Tony Stark, Daredevil, Brian Bendis, New Avengers, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Wolverine, Iron Man, Peter Parker, Hydra, Brian Michael Bendis, Norman Osborn, Mike Deodato, Comic Book Reviews, Marvel Universe, Skaar, Dr. Strange, Weekly Comic Book Review, Gorgon, comic reviews, Dark Reign, H.A.M.M.E.R., Madame Hydra, Alex Evans, Siege, Avengers Mansion, Squirrel Girl, Superia, AIM, New Avengers #19, HAMMER War, New Avengers #19 review | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 14, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: J.H. Williams III & W. Haden Blackman (writers), J.H. Williams III (artist), Dave Stewart (colorist) The Story: Unlike another firebird themed heroine, Bette Kane may not rise again. The Review: I’m always doubtful when artists take on the writing role, and that’s admittedly a bit unfair. After all, there are those who dedicate themselves [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batwoman, Batwoman #4, Batwoman #4 review, Bette Kane, Cameron Chase, D.E.O., Dave Stewart, DC, DC Comics, Flamebird, Gotham, Gotham City, J.H. Williams III, Kate Kane, Maggie Sawyer, Mr. Bones, W. Haden Blackman, Weeping Woman | 6 Comments »
Posted on December 14, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Arvid Nelson (writer), Edgar Salazar (artist), Maxflan Araujo (colorist), Joseph Rybandt (editor), Edgar Rice Burroughs (creator) The Story: The Gods of Mars, Part 1: John Carter has been gone from Mars for 10 years. When he is finally able to return, he is in a lush, jungle environment, unlike the deserts he knew. And [...]
Filed under: Dynamite Entertainment | Tagged: Arvid Nelson, Barsoom, Carthoris, comic book babes, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Dejah Thoris, DS Arsenault, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Edgar Salazar, Gods of Mars, John Carter, Joseph Rybandt, Maxflan Araujo, Ptarth, review, Tars Tarkas, Thuvia, Thuvia Maid of Mars, Warlord of Mars #13, Warlord of Mars #13 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 14, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Judd Winick (writer), Chrisscross (artist), Ryan Winn (inker), Brian Reber (colorist) The Story: I think we have another candidate for a Horrible Boss: man-slaughterer. The Review: Back when I was still churning out comedy sketches on a regular basis, I had an idea to write one about those shady old Vietnamese dudes who don’t [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batwing, Batwing #4, Batwing #4 review, Brian Reber, ChrissCross, David Zavimbe, DC, DC Comics, Judd Winick, Ryan Winn | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 14, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Dean’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Avenging Spider-Man #2 – This was a quality comic, but it did kinda surprise me that it was the “best”. But, all the other comics had some obvious flaws and it wasn’t a very heavy week for me anyway. So….backhanded compliment is concluded. You could summarize this [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: American Vampire #21, Atomic Robo: Ghost of Station X #4, Avengers 1959 #4, Avengers X-Sanction #1, Batwoman #4, Blue Estate #8, Captain America #6, Demon Knights #4, Frankenstein: Agent of SHADE #4, Green Lantern #4, Journey Into Mystery #632, Magneto Not a Hero #2, New Avengers #19, Severed #5, SHIELD #4, Snake-Eyes #8, The Walking Dead #92, Unwritten #32 | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 14, 2011 by dfstell
By: Chris Roberson (writer), Michael Allred (artist), Laura Allred (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Gregory Bond (assistant editor) & Shelly Bond (editor) The Story: With the feds on site looking for leftover zombies from the big outbreak, how’s a girl supposed to get a brain to eat? Five Things: 1. A new direction for the series. [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Roberson, Dean Stell, Gregory Bond, I Zombie, IZombie #20, IZombie #20 review, Laura Allred, Michael Allred, review, Shelly Bond, Todd Klein, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
