Posted on April 21, 2012 by tonyrak
By: Garth Ennis (writer), Aaron Campbell (artist), Carlos Lopez (colorist) The Story: It seems The Shadow isn’t the only one who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men, as he is joined by none other than Garth Ennis in a new ongoing series. The Review: It’s hard not to admire the pulp heroes [...]
Filed under: Dynamite Entertainment | Tagged: Aaron Campbell, Carlos Lopez, Garth Ennis, Lamont Cranston, Margot Lane, The Fire of Creation part one, The Shadow #1 review, Tony Rakittke, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 19, 2010 by tonyrak
By Jason Aaron (writer), Renato Guedes (artist), Jose Wilson Magalhaes & Oclair Albert (inkers), Matthew Wilson (colorist) The Story: Wolverine’s still in Hell. Still fighting the Devil. Still crying about all the pain and suffering he’s inflicted over the years. Meanwhile, his body is still on Earth. Still possessed by a demon. Still running around [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Colossus, Jason Aaron, Jose Wilson Magalhaes, Logan, Matthew Wilson, Oclair Albert, Puck, Renato Guedes, Sabretooth, The muther fuckin Devil, Tony Rakittke, Utopia, Wolverine, Wolverine #4, Wolverine #4 Review, Wolverine Goes to Hell, X-Men | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 23, 2010 by tonyrak
By Jeff Parker (writer), Kev Walker (artist), Frank Martin & Fabio D’Auria (colorists) The Story: The Thunderbolts celebrate 150 issues this month with a tale that finds the team’s heavy-hitters taking on none other than Thor, Commander Rogers, and Iron Man in a brutal grudge match in another dimension. The Good: After an incredibly disappointing [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Commander Rogers, Crossbones, fabio d'auria, Frank Martin, Frog, ghost, Iron Man, Jeff Parker, Juggernaut, Kev Walker, Luke Cage, Man-Thing, Moonstone, Songbird, Thor, Thunderbolts #150 review, Tony Rakittke | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 20, 2010 by tonyrak
By Jeff Parker (writer), Gabriel Hardman (artist), Bettie Breitweiser (colorist) The Story: Under the guidance and supervision of Commander Rogers and Bruce Banner, General Ross continues his quest for redemption by helping Namor put an end to a Scorched Earth initiative that threatens to destroy the monarch’s empire. The Good: Ever since Parker took control [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bettie Breitweiser, Bruce Banner, Commander Rogers, Gabriel Hardman, Hulk #27, Hulk #27 review, Jeff Parker, Namor, Scorched Earth initiative, The Watcher, Thor, Thunderbolt Ross, Tony Rakittke | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 12, 2010 by tonyrak
By Jonathan Hickman (writer), Dustin Weaver (artist), Christina Strain (colors) Dear Jonathan Hickman, I think I’m in love with you. Being a recently divorced, heterosexual, thirty-something I don’t admit this easily to the Internet, but shit man, your stories excite me like a twenty-dollar hooker on a Friday night!!! You’ve had my attention ever since [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Christina Strain, Dustin Weaver, Isaac Newton, Jonathan Hickman, Leonardo Da Vinci, Leonid, Nostradamus, S.H.I.E.L.D., S.H.I.E.L.D. #4, S.H.I.E.L.D. #4 review, SHIELD #4 Review, the Human Machine, the Star Child, Tony Rakittke | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 10, 2010 by tonyrak
By Jason Aaron (writer), Renato Guedes (artist), Matthew Wilson (colorist) The Story: His soul now trapped in Hell while his possessed body walks the Earth killing those closest to him, Logan is forced to answer for a lifetime of murder by battling his victims before they can break him completely. The Good: After what I [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Comic Book Reviews, everybody Wolverine has ever fucking killed, hell, Jason Aaron, Logan, Matthew Wilson, Mystique, Puck, Renato Guedes, Sabretooth, The Devil, Tony Rakittke, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, Wolverine #2, Wolverine #2 Review | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 9, 2010 by tonyrak
By Ian and Jason Miller (writers), Jok (art), Estudio Haus (colors) You ever have one of those days? Detective Wayne Hambler sure has, especially since he died and woke up in Near Dis, a town without pity on the very cusp of Hell and populated by liars, thieves, and sinners all looking for a shot [...]
Filed under: Reviews, The Graphic Novel Reader | Tagged: Comic Book Reviews, Estudio Haus, Ian Miller, Jason Miller, Jok, Near Dis, Redball 6, Redball 6 review, Tony Rakittke, Wayne Hambler, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 26, 2010 by tonyrak
By Mark Millar (writer), Steve McNiven (artist), Dave McCaig (colorist) Reading Mark Millar’s Nemesis, I can’t help but fondly remember my own youth and those halcyon days of holding kittens underwater and giggling as they tried to claw their way to freedom, pushing cripples down stairs and savoring the fear in their eyes as they [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Blake Morrow, Comic Book Reviews, Dave McCaig, Mark Millar, MILLAR & MCNIVEN'S NEMESIS, MILLAR & MCNIVEN'S NEMESIS # 3, MILLAR & MCNIVEN'S NEMESIS # 3 review, Nemesis, Nemesis #3, Nemesis #3 Review, Steve McNiven, Tony Rakittke, Weekly Comic Book Review | 3 Comments »
Posted on September 24, 2010 by tonyrak
By Duane Swierczynski (writer), Manuel Garcia (artist), Lorenzo Ruggiero (inker), Jim Charalmpidis (colorist) You Know What I Like?: Digital comics. I do. I’m getting into them in a serious way and I’d like to put some thoughts together to share with you on the matter. You know why I like them though? About a month [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Black Widow, Black Widow #6 Review, Comic Book Reviews, Duane Swierczynski, Fatale, Jim Charalmpidis, Kiss or Kill, Lorenzo Ruggiero, Manuel Garcia, Marjorie Liu, Tony Rakittke, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 21, 2010 by tonyrak
By Jeff Parker (writer), Declan Shalvey (artist), Frank Martin & Fabio D’Auria (colorists) The Story: Luke Cage’s involvement in Shadowland is explained this month, even though the mini-series is almost over. But whatever. Oh, and the Thunderbolts fight some ninjas…bet you didn’t see that one coming, did ya? Bitter Random Thoughts: What. The Hell. Was [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Comic Book Reviews, Crossbones, Declan Shalvey, fabio d'auria, Fixer, Frank Martin, ghost, Jeff Parker, Juggernaut, Luke Cage, Mach V, Man-Thing, Moonstone, Shadowland, Songbird, stupid ninjas, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #148, Thunderbolts #148 Review, Tony Rakittke, weekly comic book reviw | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 13, 2010 by tonyrak
By Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (writers), Miguel Sepulveda (artist), Jay David Ramos and Wil Quintana (color artists) I have cancer. Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, to be exact. It’ll probably kill me at some point, assuming I don’t drink myself into oblivion before then, but I felt compelled to share with you because that is the frame [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Beta Ray Bill, Cancerverse, Dan Abnett, Drax The Destroyer, Gamorra, Gladiator, Jay David Ramos, Lord Mar-Vell, Miguel Sepulveda, Namorita, Nova, Quasar, Ronan the Accuser, Silver Surfer, Thanos, The Many Angled Ones, The Revengers, The Thanos Imperative, The Thanos Imperative #4, The Thanos Imperative #4 Review, Tony Rakittke, Wil Quintana | 10 Comments »
Posted on September 12, 2010 by tonyrak
By Roger Langridge (writer), Chris Samnee (artist), Matthew Wilson (colorist) The Story: It’s Boys’ Night Out for the God of Thunder as The Warriors Three drop by to take Thor out for an evening of mass mead consumption. The Good: Every month, this comic just keeps getting better and continues to be one of the [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Captain Britain, Chris Samnee, Comic Book Reviews, Fandral, Hogun, Jane Foster, Matthew Wilson, Roger Langridge, The Warriors Three, Thor, THOR: THE MIGHTY AVENGER, Thor: The MIghty Avenger #4, Thor: The Mighty Avenger #4 Review, Tony Rakittke, Volstagg, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 4, 2010 by tonyrak
By Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Alex Maleev (artist) I hate Bendis Comics. Longtime readers of my reviews are by now well-versed in my contempt for Bendis and the slew of crappy superhero comics he’s inflicted on the Marvel Universe. I hate his high concepts and mediocre executions, I hate having to sit through page after [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Maleev, Brian Michael Bendis, Brian Michael Bendis comics that actually don't suck, Comic Book Reviews, Detective Gary Dunes, Gabriel Ocean, Guzman, Scarlet, Scarlet #2 review, Tony Rakittke, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 4, 2010 by tonyrak
By Jason Aaron (writer), Renato Guedes (artist), Jose Wilson Magalhaes (inker), Matt Wilson (colorist) The Story: You know it was bound to happen sooner or later: Wolverine awakens to inexplicably find himself Hell. Yep, Hell. But if he’s been cast into the Pit, who now walks the Earth bearing his likeness and signature claws, and [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Comic Book Reviews, Jason Aaron, Jose Wilson Magalhaes, Matt Wilson, Mystique, Renato Guedes, Silver Samurai backup feature sucked, Tony Rakittke, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine #1, Wolverine #1 Review, Wraith | 4 Comments »
Posted on August 28, 2010 by tonyrak
By Duane Swierczynski (writer), Tim Green (artist), Nathan Fairbairn (colorist) The Story: Someone or something is killing vampire hunters all over the world, and Blade’s investigation into the matter uncovers a terrifying revelation that will change his life’s work forever. Randomly Assorted Thoughts: Seeing as how Victor Gischler did such an amazing job asserting the [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Belles, Blade, Curse of the Mutants: Blade One Shot, Dolly, Duane Swierczynski, Nathan Fairbair, Tim Green, Tony Rakittke, Tripp and Texter, X-Men: Curse Of The Mutants Blade #1, X-Men: Curse Of The Mutants Blade #1 review, Xarus | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 27, 2010 by tonyrak
By Stuart Moore (writer), Ariel Olivetti (artist) The Story: As the assembled tribes of a now unified vampire nation descend upon the island haven of Utopia, Namor volunteers to embark on a suicide mission to retrieve the severed head of the one vampire capable of saving the mutant species: Dracula. The Good: In the spirit [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Ariel Olivetti, Comic Book Reviews, Curse of the Mutants, Dracula's severed head...ewwww, Namor: The First Mutant #1, Namor: The First Mutant #1 Review, Namor: The First Mutant 1 reviewNamor: The First Mutant, Oudvrou, Stuart Moore, The Aqueos, Tony Rakittke, Weekly Comic Book Review, Xarus | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 24, 2010 by tonyrak
Jeff Parker (writer), Kev Walker (artist), Frank Martin (colorist) The Story: Remember that song from the Kaiser Chiefs, “I Predict A Riot”? Yeah, that totally happens in this issue and it’s up to the Thunderbolts to crush the insurrection before it can begin or die trying. The wards from Avengers Academy show up, but I [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Avengers Academy, Crossbones, Fixer, Frank Martin, ghost, Jeff Parker, Jugernaut, Kev Walker, Luke Cage, Mach V, Man-Thing, Moonstone, Purple Man, Scared Straight, Songbird, Thunderbolts #147 Review, Tony Rakittke, Warden Walker, your mom | 9 Comments »
Posted on August 22, 2010 by tonyrak
By Onrie Kompan (writer), Giovanni Timpano (artist), Adriana De Los Santos (colorist) The Story: In his maniacal quest for power and dominion over Asia, the Supreme Warlord of Japan dispatches General Todo to Korea to subjugate the country, which is already on the verge of ruin from a lack of military leadership. In the midst [...]
Filed under: Other, Reviews | Tagged: Adriana De Los Santos, Baron Seo, Comic Book Reviews, Giovanni Timpano, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Onrie Kompan, Todo Tokotora, Tony Rakittke, Weekly Comic Book Review, Yi Soon Shin, Yi Soon Shin: Warrior and Defender #1 Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 18, 2010 by tonyrak
By Ed Brubaker (writer), Mike Deodato (artist), Rain Beredo (colorist) The Story: In the conclusion to “Secret Histories”, Commander Rogers hijacks the Nova Force in order to take out Richard Ryder, while Sharon Carter and Ant-Man make a disturbing discovery about one of the Shadow Council’s agents. The Good: To its credit, this issue of [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Ant Man, Beast, Commander Steve Rogers, Ed Brubaker, Mike Deodato, Moon Knight, Nick Fury, Rain Beredo, Richard Ryder, Secret Avengers #4 review, Serpent Crown, Shadow Council, Sharon Carter, Tony Rakittke, Valkyrie, War Machine | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 6, 2010 by tonyrak
By Jonathan Hickman (writer), Dustin Weaver (artist), Christina Strain (colorist) The Story: The secret history of High Council member Isaac Newton is revealed along with tantalizing clues regarding the development and significance of the Five-Fold Understanding. The Good: This comic is really being published, right? I mean, this isn’t some strange spectre of an old [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Christina Strain, Deviants, Dustin Weaver, Galactus, Galileo Galilei, H.P. Lovecraft, Isaac Newton, Jonathan Hickman, Leonardo Da Vinci, Leonid, Nostradamus, S.H.I.E.L.D., S.H.I.E.L.D. #3, S.H.I.E.L.D. #3 review, SHIELD, SHIELD #3 review, Tony Rakittke | 2 Comments »
Posted on August 4, 2010 by tonyrak
By Matt Fraction (writer), Gabriel Ba (artist), Cris Peter (colorist) The Story: Casanova Quinn, a womanizing scoundrel and world-class thief, recently supplanted into an alternate universe where he is a superspy and all around Good Guy, is called upon by his father’s spy agency to infiltrate a hedonistic island retreat to recover or retire one [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Casanova, Casanova #2, Casanova #2 review, Comic Book Reviews, Cornelius Quinn, E.M.P.I.R.E., Gabriel Ba, Icon Comics Casanova Quinn, Matt Fraction, Newman Xeno, Tony Rakittke, W.AS.T.E, Weekly Comic Book Review, Zephyr Quinn | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 3, 2010 by tonyrak
By Roger Langridge (writer), Chris Samnee (artist), Matthew Wilson (colorist) The Story: Jane Foster extends a hand of friendship to her mythic savior while Hyde stalks the city, hell-bent on finishing what he started. The Good: I’m perplexed and delighted by the sheer existence of this comic! Charming, thoughtful, light-hearted, and strangely tragic, it’s fast [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Asgard, Chris Samnee, Hyde, Jane Foster, Matthew Wilson, Odin, Roger Langridge, Thor, Thor: The Mighty Avenger #2 review, Tony Rakittke | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 29, 2010 by tonyrak
By Ed Brubaker (writer), Mike Deodato (artist), Rain Beredo (colorist) The Story: The Secret Avengers and Archon fight valiantly to oppose a possessed Nova, while Ant-Man spies the machinations of the Shadow Council. The Good: Uhhhhhh, God, I don’t even know. I mean, there wasn’t anything glaringly wrong with this issue, but I didn’t think [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Ant Man, Archon, Celestials, Ed Brubaker, Mike Deodato, Nick Fury, Nova, Rain Beredo, Secret Avengers, Secret Avengers #3, Secret Avengers #3 Review, Serpent Crown, Shadow Council, Steve Rogers, THE HEROIC AGE, Tony Rakittke, Valkyrie, War Machine | 3 Comments »
Posted on July 24, 2010 by tonyrak
By Jeff Parker (writer), Kev Walker (artist), Frank Martin (colorist) The Story: Luke Cage and the team are scrambled to New Guinea to investigate the disappearance of U.N. and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents near a hidden vein of Terrigen Crystals. The Good: This new assembly of Thunderbolts continues to be one of the titles I look forward [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Comic Book Reviews, Crossbones, Frank Martin, ghost, Jeff Parker, Juggernaut, Kev Walker, Luke Cage, Mach V, Man-Thing, Songbird, THE HEROIC AGE, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #146, Thunderbolts #146 Review, Tony Rakittke, Troll, Valkyrie, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 13, 2010 by tonyrak
By Roger Langridge (writer), Chris Samnee (artist), Matthew Wilson (colorist) The Story: Jane Foster, curator of the Norse department of the Bergen War Memorial Museum, finds her life taking a turn for the weird when she runs into a homeless man with a powerful, mythic secret. The Good: What an interesting, charming comic! What Christopher [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Chris Samnee, Comic Book Reviews, Hyde, Jane Foster, Matthew Wilson, Roger Langridge, Thor, Thor: The Might Avenger #1 Review, THOR: THE MIGHTY AVENGER, THOR: THE MIGHTY AVENGER # 1 review, Thor: The Mighty Avenger #1, Tony Rakittke, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
