Posted on December 13, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Matt Kindt (artist), Carlos M. Mangual (letters) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: The final chapter of this late-1800′s story showing a possible origin for the Sweet Tooth universe. Four Things: 1. Very streamlined story without many answers. - I usually break my reviews up into five bullet points, but the story [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Carlos M. Mangual, Dean Stell, Jeff Lemire, Mark Doyle, Matt Kindt, review, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #28, Sweet Tooth #28 review, Vertigo | 4 Comments »
Posted on December 13, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Dan Jurgens (writer), Aaron Lopresti (penciller), Matt Ryan (inker), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: This is how the world ends—as a flashing, neon disco light before obliteration. The Review: This issue picks up where we left off last time, with Booster Gold and Batman fending off a legion of golems as they attempt to prevent [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aaron Lopresti, Batman, Booster Gold, Bruce Wayne, Dan Jurgens, DC, DC Comics, Godiva, Green Lantern, Guy Gardner, Hi-Fi, Ice, JLI, Justice, Justice League International, Justice League International #4, Justice League International #4 review, Matt Ryan, Rocket Red | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 13, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Paul Cornell (writer), Miguel Sepulveda (artist), Alex Sinclair (colorist) The Story: This alien apparently never learned not to scarf its food. The Review: In my mind, the big appeal of Stormwatch is their incredible scope. Between their ages-old mandate and their huge variety of abilities, nothing seems off limits to them, not even the [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Adam One, Alex Sinclair, Apollo, DC, DC Comics, Engineer, Henry Tanner, J'onn J'onzz, Jack Hawksmoor, Jenny Quantum, Martian Manhunter, Midnighter, Miguel Sepulveda, Paul Cornell, Projectionist, Stormwatch, Stormwatch #4, Stormwatch #4 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 13, 2011 by dfstell
By: Simon Spurrier (writer), Paul Davidson (art), Rachelle Rosenberg (colors), Cory Petit (letters) & Daniel Ketchum (editor) The Story: The X-Club helps to launch the world’s first space elevator. But all doesn’t go as planned. Five Things: 1. Dr. Nemesis is fun as hell. - I think there are a lot of comic writers who wish [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Cory Petit, Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Marvel, Paul Davidson, Rachelle Rosenberg, review, Simon Spurrier, X-Club, X-Club #1, X-Club #1 review | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 13, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott McDaniel & John Rozum (writers), Scott McDaniel (penciller), Andy Owens (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Come on, Static, it’s New York—you have to expect to get shanked at some point. The Review: These teen-centric titles tend to follow a somewhat familiar formula. The protagonists are all various shades of breezy smart-alecks with [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andy Owens, DC, DC Comics, Guy Major, John Rozum, Scott McDaniel, Sharon Hawkins, Static Shock, Static Shock #4, Static Shock #4 review, Virgil Hawkins | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 10, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Posted on December 10, 2011 by dfstell
By: Victor Gischler (writer), Will Conrad & Steve Kurth (pencils), Conrad & Jay Leisten (inkers), Chris Sotomayor (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Jordan D. White (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (associate editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: A team of X-Men plus War Machine try to stop a Balkan leader from siccing a bunch of Sentinels [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Chris Sotomayor, Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Jay Leisten, Joe Caramagna, Jordan D. White, Marvel, Nick Lowe, review, Sentinel, Steve Kurth, Victor Gischler, War Machine, Will Conrad, X-Men, X-Men #22, X-Men #22 review | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 10, 2011 by jmiddle3
By: Marjorie Liu (writer), Sana Takeda (artist) The Story: Believe it or not, this is what you would call an easy evening minding the Fantastakids. The Review: This is a hard book to review, because I feel like I’m not the target audience. Everything about this issue, from the soft textures, to the pastel colors, [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Future Foundation, Gambit, Hellion, Marjorie Liu, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Marvel Comics Reviews, Reed Richards, Sana Takeda, Sue Storm, WCBR. WeeklyComicBookReview.com, Wolverine, X-23, X-23 #18, X-23 #18 review | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 10, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Marco Rudy (artist), Sean Parsons & Michel Lacombe (inkers), David Baron (colorist) The Story: Swamp Dinosaurs versus Zombie Dinosaurs. For real. The Review: Honestly, once Snyder and Jeff Lemire made the connections between the Red and the Green, they were a conceptual hop, skip, and a jump away from developing a [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Abigail Arcane, Alec Holland, David Baron, DC, Green, Marco Rudy, Michel Lacombe, Parliament of Trees, Rot, Scott Snyder, Sean Parsons, Swamp Thing, Swamp Thing #4, Swamp Thing #4 review, the Green, the Rot, William Arcane | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 10, 2011 by dfstell
By: Dan Slott (writer), Giuseppe Camuncoli (pencils), Klaus Janson (inks), Frank D’Armata (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor), Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: Spidey & Carlie Cooper work together to take down the Vulture gang. Five Things: 1. Glad to have “Classic Vulture” back. - As I think I mentioned last issue, the redo [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #675, Amazing Spider-Man #675 review, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Ellie Pyle, Frank D'Armata, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Joe Caramagna, Klaus Janson, Marvel, review, Stephen Wacker, Vulture | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 10, 2011 by jmiddle3
By: Rick Remender (writer), Len Medina (pencils), Nelson Decastro (inker), Marty Gracia (colorist) The Story: Flash attends his father’s funeral, and mourns his losses. What’s Good: I’m a big fan of Tony Moore, so when I heard that he would be doing the art for Venom, I started picking up the book basically to see [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Betty Brant, Captain America, Crime-Master, Flash Thompson, Jack O' Lantern, Len Medina, Marvel Comics Reviews, Mary Jane Watson, Matry Gracia, Nelson DeCastro, Rick Remender, Spider-Man, Tom Fowler, Tony Moore, Venom, Venom #10, Venom #10 review, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 10, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Gregg Hurwitz (writer), Szymon Kudranski (artist), John Kalisz (colorist) The Story: Penguin goes on a blind date. The Review: Speaking as someone who was born with a negligible share of good looks, I can say with some experience that when you have a less than magazine-worthy appearance, you have to work a little harder. [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Bruce Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Gregg Hurwitz, John Kalisz, Joker, Oswald Cobblepot, Penguin, Penguin: Pain and Prejudice, Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #3, Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #3 review, Szymon Kudranski | 3 Comments »
Posted on December 9, 2011 by dfstell
By: Zeb Wells (writer), Joe Madureira (art), Ferran Daniel (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: Spidey, Rulk & J. Jonah Jameson are underground trying to save the Mole Man (kinda). Five Things: 1. Again with the great art! - The main reason to buy this is if you [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Avenging Spider-Man, Avenging Spider-Man #2, Avenging Spider-Man #2 review, Dean Stell, Ellie Pyle, Ferran Daniel, Joe Caramagna, Joe Madureira, Marvel, review, Stephen Wacker, Zeb Wells | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 9, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Travel Foreman (artist), Jeff Huet (inker), Lovern Kindzierski (colorist) The Story: Over the mountains and through the woods, to Grandmother’s house we go… The Review: Animal Man’s cult popularity comes less from anything inherently cool about his powers or himself, but more from the way writers have used him for highly [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Animal Man, Animal Man #4, Animal Man #4 review, Buddy Baker, Cliff Baker, DC, DC Comics, Ellen Baker, Huntres Three, Jeff Huet, Jeff Lemire, Lovern Kindzierski, Maxine Baker, Red, Rot, the Red, the Rot, Travel Foreman | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 8, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: Man of Steel, meet Man in Steel. The Review: I’ve become a bit wary of DC’s backup and co-features over time. The fact they hang on to a bigger, stronger storyline definitely poses some drawbacks. Only rarely do they have a charm and intrigue of [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: action comics, Action Comics #3, Action Comics #3 review, Brad Anderson, Brad Walker, Clark Kent, DC, DC Comics, Grant Morrison, Jay David Ramos, Jimmy Olsen, John Henry Irons, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, metropolis, Rags Morales, Rick Bryant, Sean Parsons, Sholly Fisch, Steel, Superman | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 7, 2011 by jmiddle3
By: Matt Fraction (writer), Terry Dodson (penciller), Rachel Dodson (inker), Sonia Oback (colorist), John Denning & Jake Thomas (assistant editors), Alejandro Arbona (associate editor) The Story: “Hey Iron Fist! We’re getting the band back together… Wanna be our roadie?” The Review: You might have heard that Matt Fraction described this book as “the Avengers meets [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Dr. Strange, Hulk, Iron Fist, Matt Fraction, Namor, Rachel Dodson, She Hulk, Silver Surfer, Sonia Oback, Terry Dodson, The Defenders, The Defenders #1, The Defenders #1 review | 8 Comments »
Posted on December 7, 2011 by dfstell
Best From The Past Week: Wolverine #19 – This was just a really funny book. Not so much in a way that detracts from the gruff and grim character of Wolverine, but more in a smart-ass, black-humor kind of way. I love it. And it was also great to see a couple of characters like [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man #675, Avenging Spider-Man #2, Hack/Slash #10, I Zombie #20, Sweet Tooth #28, X-Club #1, X-Men #22 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 7, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Adisakdi Tantimedh (writer), Galen Showman & P. Craig Russell (artists), Dave McCaig (colorist) The Story: I say, up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane—oh, wait, those don’t exist yet. The Review: I wasn’t sure how to classify these DC Comics Presents books. Even though they’re released as “issues,” they really represent [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Adisakdi Tantimedh, Barry Allen, Batman, Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Dave McCaig, DC, DC Comics, DC Comics Presents, Elseworlds, Galen Showman, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Industrial Revolution, JLA, JLA: The Age of Wonder, JLA: The Age of Wonder review, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, P. Craig Russell, Princess Diana, Starman, Superman, Ted Knight, The Flash, Thomas Edison, Wonder Woman | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 7, 2011 by dfstell
By: Brian Azzarello (writer), Eduardo Risso (art), Trish Mulvihill, Clem Robins (letters), Mark Doyle & Will Dennis (editors), Dave Johnson (cover) The Story: Our titular spaceman get’s tangled up in a kidnapping plot while having semi-explanatory flashbacks to the past. Five Things: 1. Story is starting to round into shape. - Last issue spent most of [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Brian Azzarello, Clem Robins, Dave Johnson, Dean Stell, Eduardo Risso, Mark Doyle, review, Spaceman, Spaceman #2, Spaceman #2 review, Trish Mulvihill, Vertigo, Will Dennis | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 7, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jimmie Robinson (story & art) & Paul Little (colors) The Story: It’s kind of a Bomb Queen v. Shadowhawk crossover story! Five Things: 1. Not much Bomb Queen in this Bomb Queen comic. – I hate to speak negatively of a BQ title because I really love the series and think it fills a [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Bomb Queen, Bomb Queen VII #1, Bomb Queen VII #1 review, Dean Stell, Image, Jimmie Robinson, Paul Little, review | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 7, 2011 by dfstell
By: Joe Casey (writer), Nathan Fox (artist), FCO Plascencia (colors), Comicraft (letters) & Jen Cassidy (managing editor) The Story: A new creative team takes over Haunt because Kirkman and Capullo are busy doing other stuff. Five Things: 1. Not really a jumping on point. - I’m a little surprised that this issue wasn’t more of a [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Comicraft, Fco Plascencia, Haunt, Haunt #19, Haunt #19 review, Image, Jen Cassidy, Joe Casey, Nathan Fox, review | 8 Comments »
Posted on December 3, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey (writer), Khoi Pham (pencils), Tom Palmer (inks), Antonio Fabela (colors), Cory Petit (letters) & Daniel Ketchum (editor) The Story: A hitchhiker came back when Rogue, Magneto and gang returned from outer space. Five Things: [with SPOILERS] 1. Odd time to set a story – This story is set during the break-up phase [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Antonio Fabela, Cory Petit, Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Khoi Pham, Marvel, Mike Carey, review, Tom Palmer, X-Men Legacy #259, X-Men Legacy #259 review, X-Men: Legacy | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 3, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Bill Willingham (writer), Mark Buckingham (penciller) Steve Leialoha & Shawn McManus (inkers), Lee Loughridge (colorist) The Story: Get ready to see who’ll be the new North Wind—he (or she) will blow you away! The Review: Reading this series occasionally reminds me of something I often wondered when reading Harry Potter: for all the drama [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Bellflower, Bigby, Bill Willingham, Bufkin, Cubs, DC, DC Comics, Dunster Happ, East Wind, Fables #111, Fables #111 review, Frau Totenkinder, Lee Loughridge, Mark Buckingham, North Wind, Oz, Shawn McManus, Snow White, Steve Leialoha, Vertigo, Vertigo Comics, West Wind, winter | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 1, 2011 by dfstell
By: Kieron Gillen (writer), Carlos Pacheco, Jorge Molina & Rodney Buchemi (pencils), Cam Smith, Roger Bonet, Walden Wong & Molina (inks), Frank D’Armata, Rachelle Rosenberg, Jim Charalampidis & Molina (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Jordan D. White & Sebastian Girner (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (associate editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: Mr. Sinister has created [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Cam Smith, Carlos Pacheco, Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Jim Charalampidis, Joe Caramagna, Jordan D. White, Jorge Molina, Kieron Gillen, Marvel, Mr. Sinister, Nick Lowe, Prank D'Armata, Rachelle Rosenberg, review, Rodney Buchemi, Roger Bonet, Sebastian Girner, Uncanny X-Men, Uncanny X-Men #2, Uncanny X-Men #2 review, Walden Wong | 8 Comments »
Posted on December 1, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mark Waid (writer), Marcos Martin (art), Muntsa Vicente (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: Daredevil has to beat The Bruiser to help some innocents who know too much. Five Things: 1. Fun, street-level story. This is the kind of situation that I usually want to see [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Daredevil #6, Daredevil #6 review, Ellie Pyle, Joe Caramagna, Marcos Martin, Mark Waid, Muntsa Vicente, Stephen Wacker | 6 Comments »
