Posted on February 8, 2012 by Ray Hilario
Dean’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Amazing Spider-Man #679 – The entirety of the Dan Slott run on ASM has been pretty darn good, but when he is partnered with Humberto Ramos the quality goes to a new level and we get a comic that can win “issue of the week” much of the [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Batwoman #6, Blue Estate #9, Captain America #8, Cavewoman: Feeding Grounds #1, Demon Knights #6, Frankenstein #6, Green Lantern #6, Incredible Hulk #5, Journey into Mystery #634, Northlanders #48, Powers #8, PunisherMAX #22, Scarlet Spider #2, The Unwritten #34, Thief of Thieves #1, Wolverine and the X-Men #5 | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 2, 2012 by Ray Hilario
Dean’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: The Unwritten #33.5 – It’s nice to give a call out to this series that has been consistently “very good”, but hasn’t had a singularly excellent issue in awhile. This was it. Yay! For the last couple of months, the series has double-shipped with the “regular” issues following [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Action Comics #6, Alpha Girl #1, Amazing Spider-Man #679, Animal Man #6, Defenders #3, Fatale #2, I Zombie #22, Rachel Rising #2, Rachel Rising #2 review, Swamp Thing #6, Sweet Tooth #30, The Punisher #8, Uncanny X-Force #21, Uncanny X-Men #6, Winter Soldier #1 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 25, 2012 by Ray Hilario
Dean’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Batman #5 – It seemed that all anyone wanted to talk about with this comic was the twisting orientation of the pages, and it was an interesting gimmick, but behind this trick was a really great comic book. It takes a really gifted creative team to effectively [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: American Vampire #23, Aquaman #5, Bulletproof Coffin: Disinterred #1, Captain America and Bucky #626, Creepy Comics #7, Elephantmen #37, Fantastic Four #602, FF #14, Mighty Thor #10, The Flash #5, The Unwritten #33.5, The Walking Dead #93 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 18, 2012 by Ray Hilario
Dean’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Wolverine and the X-Men #4 – I love the barely controlled chaos that is the Jean Grey School! Seeing the faculty trying to control this truly bizarre mash-up of students is just a delight. I hate to advocate for new X-series, but wouldn’t a “New Mutants: 2012″ series [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man #678, Avengers #21, Batman #5, Cobra #9, Daredevil #8, Invincible Iron Man #512, Legion of Monsters #4, Moon Knight #9, Morning Glories #15, Superior #7, Uncanny X-Men #5 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 16, 2012 by Ray Hilario
FORWARD Welcome to WCBR’s year end comic book industry report card. Sorry it’s a little, but we figure it’s better late than never. But just like 2010′s list, WCBR’s report card is a list of titles that we enjoyed and disliked for the entire year 2011. To encourage debate amongst the writers (and eventually you [...]
Filed under: Features, Other | Tagged: picks of the year, the best in comics 2011, Weekly Comic Book Review | 6 Comments »
Posted on January 12, 2012 by Ray Hilario
Dean’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Rachel Rising #4 – This was kinda a “blah” week for comics with Marvel shoveling up a big, fat pile of “okay” and that gives an opportunitiy for some interesting choices like Rachel Rising #4. Nothing that remarkable happened inside the pages of RR; we didn’t begin a [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man #677, Batwoman #5, Captain America #7, Demon Knights #5, Frankenstein #5, Green Lantern #5, Incredible Hulk #4, Journey into Mystery #633, New Avengers #20, Scalped #55, Secret Avengers #21, Severed #6, The Activity #2, Unwritten #33, Wolverine #300, Wolverine & the X-Men #4, Wolverine and the X-Men #4 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 5, 2012 by Ray Hilario
Dean’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Witch Doctor: Resurrection One-Shot – It’s such a shame that the 4-issue Witch Doctor miniseries debuted right as DC was relaunching their whole universe because DC kinda sucked all the air out of the room and it’s allowed the OUTSTANDING new comic series to fly under the [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Action Comics #5, Animal Man #5, Avengers: X-Sanction #2, Defenders #2, Defenders #3, Detective Comics 5, Fatale 1, GI Joe #9, Rachel Rising #4, Stormwatch #5, Swamp Thing #5, Sweet Tooth #29, The Punisher 7, Thunderbolts #168, Uncanny X-Men #4, Vescell #5, Wolverine and the X-Men: Alpha & Omega #1, X-Men #23 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 28, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Dean’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Daredevil #7 – What a nice change of pace this issue was! It featured an injured Matt Murdock stranded in a snowstorm with a bunch of blind kids. You have to take some leaps of faith on the story (i.e. Why how has DD thrived in NYC [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: american vampire #22, Aquaman #4, Avengers: The Children's Crusade #8, Captain America #5, Captain America #6, FF #13, I, Mighty Thor #9, Secret Avengers #20, Spaceman #3, The Flash #4, The Unwritten #32.5, Uncanny X-Men #3, Vampire #4, Witch Doctor: Resuscitation One-Shot | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 22, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Dean’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Severed #5 – This comic scores of a couple of fronts. First, it’s well written and illustrated. In my opinion, reviewers get sloppy when praising “writing” and use it to mean “having good ideas”. Severed is well written. The pages and dialog just have an elegant flow [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man #676, Avengers #20, Batman #4, Daredevil #7, Defenders Strange Heroes #1, Lady Mechanika #3, Last Battle One-Shot, The Activity #1, Thunderbolts #167, Uncanny X-Force #19 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 19, 2011 by Ray Hilario
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 10, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Posted on September 14, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Dean’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Thunderbolts #163 – Did you know that this is the 20th straight really good (“B” or better) issue that Jeff Parker has done on Thunderbolts since I started reading it after Siege? So, he has 36 more to catch DiMaggio, but that is about a good a [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: 27: Second Set #1, Amazing Spider-Man #669, American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest #4, Criminal: Last of the Innocent #4, Frankenstein: Agent of Shade #1, Pigs #1, Scalped #52, Severed #2, Uncanny X-Force #15, Unwritten #29 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 31, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Dean’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Wolverine #14 – Well, that was a sharp stick in the eye, huh? This comic gets the award for giving me something I did not remotely see coming. I actually thought this arc has just been “okay” as Wolverine has been fighting his way past a series [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man #668, Butcher Baker #6, Elephantmen #34, Flashpoint #5, Haunt #17, Incredible Hulks #635, Justice League #1, The Mighty Thor #5 | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 24, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Dean’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Loose Ends #2 – This series just keeps on bringing it. I always shake my head at people who anoint a series as “great” after one issue because so many fail to follow through, but Loose Ends seems to be doing it. For one thing, the art [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: American Vampire #18, Astonishing X-Men #41, Avengelyne #2, FF #8, Graveyard of Empires #2, Kevin Smith’s Bionic Man #1, Kick Ass 2 #3, X-Men #16 | 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 10, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Alex’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: The Punisher #1 – One of my favourite writers, working in one of my favourite genres, in a new comic starring one of my favourite characters, all in the style of one of my favourite comics ever (Gotham Central)? How could this not be my favourite book [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man #667, American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest #3, Criminal: Last of the Innocent #3, Detective Comics #881, Fear Itself #5, Flashpoint: Frankenstein and the Creatures of the Unknown #3, Morning Glories #11, New Avengers #15, PunisherMAX #16, Red Wing #2, Spider Island: Cloak & Dagger #1, The Unwritten #28, Vertigo Resurrected: Jonny Double | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 2, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Alex’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Detective Comics #880 – I absolutely loved Scott Snyder’s take on the Joker, a horrific monster who dwells in the very subterranean, dark heart of Gotham. Not only was the Joker creepy as hell, but Snyder did a great job in fitting him seemlessly into the themes regarding [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: 50 Girls 50 #3, Amazing Spider-Man #667, Batman: Gates of Gotham #4, Flashpoint #4, Hulk #38, Infinite #1, Moon Knight #4, Punisher #1, Rachel Rising #1, Scalped #51, Secret Six #36, Severed #1, SHIELD #2, Superboy #10, Sweet Tooth #24, Wolverine #13 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 20, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Alex’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: New Avengers #14 – A really close call between this and Journey into Mystery, but given how exemplary this week’s issue of New Avengers was, as compared to Journey into Mystery’s consistent excellence, it’s hard not to recognize New Avenger’s outstanding effort that went above the series norm. [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Avengelyn #1, Avengers 15, Batman: Gates of Gotham #3, Daredevil 1, Elephantmen #3, Hack/Slash #6, Hulk #37, Invincible Iron Man #506, Marineman #6, Sergio Aragones Funnies #1, The Walking Dead #87 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 20, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Posted on July 13, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Alex’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Superboy #9 – I haven’t always been high on this series, but over the last couple of months, Jeff Lemire’s Superboy has really hit its stride. Lemire has found his voice or superhero comics and, more importantly, the unique take he brings to the medium. The weird [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man #665, American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest #2, Defenders: From the Marvel Vault #1, Detective Comics #879, FF 6, Flashpoint: Frankenstein & the Creatures of the Unknown #2, Ghost Rider 1, Green Lantern #67, Journey into Mystery #625, New Avengers 14, PunisherMAX #15, Uncanny X-Force #11, Wolverine #12, X-Men Schism #1 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 6, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Alex’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Scalped #50 – It was a really close call between this and Detective Comics, but ultimately, this milestone issue did a fantastic job in encapsulating the overall spirit of what is among the very best ongoing series around right now. It also made me reflect a bit [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Fear Itself #4, Moon Knight #3, Secret Six #35, Sweet Tooth #23 | 1 Comment »
Posted on June 29, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Alex’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Batman: Gates of Gotham #2 – Detective work and an overarching sense of mythos and history that serves to enhance the story and provide atmosphere without overwhelming the reader makes for an awesome read. Really fun artwork makes it an even more awesome read. Most Anticipated: Scalped [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man #664, American Vampire #16, Avengers: The Children's Crusade #6, Butcher Baker the Righteous Maker #4, Creepy Comics #6, Detective Comics #878, FF #5, Scalped #50, The Walking Dead #86, THUNDER Agents #8, Venom #4 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 21, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Alex’s Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Invincible Iron Man #505 – Well, there were only two comics for me this week, and while neither of them were at all bad, I’m going with Matt Fraction’s Iron Man. This issue showed what I wish a lot more event tie-in arcs would do: tie in to [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: All Nighter #1, Batman: Gates of Gotham #2, Captain America #619, Dark Horse Presents #2, DMZ #66, Hack/Slash #5, Incredible Hulks #631, Mighty Thor #3, Thunderbolts #159, Wolverine #11 | 1 Comment »
Posted on June 15, 2011 by Ray Hilario
DS’ Top Picks Best From The Past Week: Warlord of Mars #7 – The best issue so far in this most excellent series. It took the weekly prize hands down. You must buy this series. Most Anticipated: Warlord of Mars: Dejah Thoris #4 – Wow. Kirby Genesis stands to be awesome, but the Colossus of Mars [...]
Filed under: Picks of the Week | Tagged: Alpha Flight #1, Avengers #14, Captain America Corps #1, Executive Assistant Iris #0, Kirby: Genesis #1, X-Men #13 | Leave a Comment »
