Posted on February 11, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: J.H. Williams III & W. Haden Blackman (writers), Amy Reeder (penciller), Rob Hunter & Richard Friend (inkers), Guy Major (colorist) The Review: Talk up any comics enthusiast, and one of the first things out of their mouths will be something along the lines of how unique comic books are for storytelling. You hear less [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amy Reeder, Batwoman, Batwoman #6, Batwoman #6 review, Bette Kane, Cameron Chase, DC, DC Comics, Guy Major, J.H. Williams III, Jacob Kane, Kate Kane, Maggie Sawyer, Richard Friend, Rob Hunter, W. Haden Blackman | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 10, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Peter J. Tomasi (writer), Patrick Gleason (penciller), Mick Gray (inker), John Kalisz (colorist) The Story: Not one of your typical father-son bonding times, but to each his own… The Review: Since family has been such a prevalent motif in this series, it got me reflecting on the special relationship between our titular stars. It [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Batman and Robin, Batman and Robin #6, Batman and Robin #6 review, Bruce Wayne, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, John Kalisz, Mick Gray, Nobody, Patrick Gleason, Peter J. Tomasi, Robin | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 10, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Geoff Johns (writer), Mike Choi (artist), Alex Sinclair (colorist) The Story: In which Sinestro finds prophecies to be heavy reading. The Review: At some point in every superhero’s life there comes a time when they have to face the prospect of hanging up the cape/putting away the spandex outfit for a while, even for [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Sinclair, Book of the Black, Carrol Ferris, DC, DC Comics, Geoff Johns, Green Lantern, Green Lantern #6, Green Lantern #6 review, Hal Jordan, Lyssa Drak, Mike Choi, Sinestro | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 9, 2012 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder & Scott Tuft (writers), Attila Futaki (art), Greg Guilhaumond (colors) & Fonografiks (letters) The Story: It’s the finale! How does little Jack get away from the cannibal? Four Things: 1. Creepy and disturbing! – Man, does this team understand horror or what? Most monologues by villains/killers are contrived, but hearing the killer in [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Image Comics | Tagged: Attila Futaki, Fonografiks, Greg Guilhaumond, Scott Snyder, Scott Tuft, Severed #7, Severed #7 review | 5 Comments »
Posted on February 9, 2012 by dfstell
By: Brian Wood (writer), Danijel Zezelj (artist), Dave McCaig (colors), Travis Lanham (letters), Massimo Carnevale (cover) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: In this long-form story about the early history of Viking Iceland, one family leader tries to become an honest businessman, but can that ever really happen? Three Things: 1. Great series in hindsight. [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Brian Wood, Danijel Zezelj, Dave McCaig, Dean Stell, Mark Doyle, Massimo Carnevale, Northlanders, Northlanders #48, Northlanders #48 review, review, Travis Lanham, Vertigo | 5 Comments »
Posted on February 7, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Marco Rudy (artist), Val Staples & Lee Loughridge (colorist) The Story: Getting schooled by a kid a third your age—you’ve really hit a low, huh, Alec? The Review: It takes a certain skill to build up comic book tension convincingly. Plot twists and cliffhangers can get the job done, in a [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Abigail Arcane, Alec Holland, DC, DC Comics, Lee Loughridge, Marco Rudy, Parliament of Trees, Scott Snyder, Swamp Thing, Swamp Thing #6, Swamp Thing #6 review, the Green, the Rot, Val Staples, William Arcane | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 7, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Paul Cornell (writer), Miguel Sepulveda (artist), Alex Sinclair & Pete Pantazis (colorists) The Story: Just ‘cause you’re dying in space doesn’t mean you can’t get a little flirting on! The Review: Ahh…nothing like a bunch of creative shake-ups to get the emotions flowing, huh? By now, DC’s first wave of cancellations, replacements, and switcheroos [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Sinclair, Apollo, Daemonites, DC, DC Comics, Engineer, Harry Tanner, Jack Hawksmoor, Jenny Quantum, Martian Manhunter, Midnighter, Miguel Sepulveda, Paul Cornell, Pete Pantazis, Projectionist, Stormwatch, Stormwatch #6, Stormwatch #6 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 7, 2012 by dfstell
By: Chris Roberson (writer), Michael Allred (artist), Laura Allred (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor), & Shelly Bond (editor) The Story: The big threat is beginning to show itself. What impact will this have on our main characters? Five Things: 1. Interesting plot development for Gwyn. – Even though I Zombie has an [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Roberson, Dean Stell, Gregory Lockard, I Zombie, IZombie #22, IZombie #22 review, Laura Allred, Michael Allred, review, Shelly Bond, Todd Klein, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 4, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Lemire (writer), John Paul Leon & Travel Foreman (artists), Jeff Huet (inker), Lovern Kindzierski (colorist) The Story: Well, Buddy, you’re giving Clooney a run for his money on that Oscar, I’ll say that. The Review: I have a screenwriter friend who’s a big buff for the canon of artistic cinema—loves everything Stanley Kubrick, [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Animal Man, Animal Man #6, Animal Man #6 review, Buddy Baker, Cliff Baker, DC, DC Comics, Ellen Baker, Jeff Huet, Jeff Lemire, John Paul Leon, Lovern Kindzierski, Maxine Baker, Travel Foreman | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 3, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jeff Lemire (writer and artist), Jose Villarrubia (colors), Carlos M. Mangual (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: Will Jepperd go back to save his friends in the dam? Five Things [Light spoilers]: 1. $hit is starting to hit the fan back at the dam. – This is issue 2 [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Carlos M. Mangual, Dean Stell, Gregory Lockard, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, Mark Doyle, review, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #30, Sweet Tooth #30 review, Vertigo | 4 Comments »
Posted on February 3, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Grant Morrison (writer), Andy Kubert (penciller), John Dell (inker), Brad Anderson (colorist), Sholly Fisch (feature writer), Chriscross (feature artist), Jose Villarrubia (feature colorist) The Story: Now you know where all those little voices in your head are coming from. The Review: I don’t think I’m the only one, but I sometimes give Morrison a [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: action comics, Action Comics #6, Action Comics #6 review, Andy Kubert, Brad Anderson, Chriscross, Clark Kent, Cosmic Boy, DC, DC Comics, Grant Morrison, John Dell, Jonathan Kent, Jose Villarrubia, Kal-El, Lana Lang, Legion of Super Heroes, Lightning Lad, Martha Kent, Pete Ross, Saturn Girl, Sholly Fisch, Superman | 4 Comments »
Posted on February 2, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Joshua Hale Fialkov (writer), Andrea Sorrentino (artist), Marcelo Maiolo (colorist) The Story: You’re one to talk, Batman—most people think you’re a vampire, too. The Review: Throwing in any guest star of the Dark Knight’s caliber can be a risky business. As a major character with an established, popular fan-base, people have certain expectations of [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andrea Sorrentino, Andrew Bennett, Batman, Bruce Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Gotham, I Vampire, I Vampire #5, I Vampire #5 review, John Troughton, Joshua Hale Fialkov, Marcelo Maiolo, Mary Queen of Blood, Tig | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 2, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Mike Costa (writer), Cafu (penciller), Bit (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Dogs on a satellite! Hm…doesn’t have quite the same ring to it, huh? The Review: Can you believe it’s been just about half a year since the new 52 premiered? At what point do I stop calling it “new,” I wonder? Anyway, [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bit, Blackhawks, Blackhawks #5, Blackhawks #5 review, Cafu, Canada, DC, DC Comics, Guy Major, Lady Blackhawk, Lincoln, Mike Costa, Mother Machine, Wildman | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 2, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray (writer), Moritat (artist), Gabriel Bautista (colorist), Phil Winslade (feature artist), Dominic Regan (feature colorist) The Story: Instead of seeing the situation as a death trap, Arkham, consider it an adventure! The Review: I think the real fun of these buddy stories—although calling Hex and Arkham buddies is admittedly a [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: All-Star Western, All-Star Western #5, All-Star Western #5 review, Arkham, Barbary Ghost, DC, DC Comics, Dominic Regan, Dr. Arkham, Gabriel Bautista, Gotham, Jeremiah Arkham, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jonah Hex, Justin Gray, Moritat, Phil Winslade | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 30, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Geoff Johns (writer), Ivan Reis (penciller), Joe Prado & Eber Ferreira (inkers), Rod Reis (colorist) The Story: Hey, Aquaman—talk about a fish out of water, huh? …Please don’t kill me. The Review: As a longtime reader of Johns’ work, I’m always amazed at the difference in effect his stories have depending on whether you [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aquaman, Aquaman #5, Aquaman #5 review, Arthur Curry, Atlantis, DC, DC Comics, Eber Ferreira, Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Mera, rod reis | 2 Comments »
Posted on January 30, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Francis Manapul & Brian Buccellato (writers and artists) The Story: Apparently, Mob Rule has a strict literal bros before figurative bros policy. The Review: Let me tell you about a friend I have. He’s quiet, but good-humored, intelligent, hardworking, honest, makes a fine living, and is good to pretty much everyone he knows and [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Barry Allen, Brian Buccellato, Central City, DC, DC Comics, Dr. Elias, Francis Manapul, Iris West, Mob Rule, Patty Spivot, The Flash, The Flash #5, The Flash #5 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 30, 2012 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Rafael Albuquerque (artist), Dave McCaig (colors), Jared Fletcher (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: The Death Race arc gives us a little background on our new vampire hunter, Travis. Four Things: [SPOILERS] 1. This is a background issue. – Last issue introduced a bunch of brand [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Dave McCaig, Rafael Albuquerque, American Vampire, Scott Snyder, Mark Doyle, Jared Fletcher, American Vampire #23, American Vampire #23 review, gergory lockard | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 30, 2012 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (creators, writer & pencils), Vince Locke (inks), Lee Loughridge (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Karen Berger (editor) The Story: An origin of the nasty nun with the marionettes. Four Things: 1. These .5 issues are seriously good. – The biggest problem with the .5 issues [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Karen Berger, Lee Loughridge, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #33.5, The Unwritten #33.5 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Vince Locke | 2 Comments »
Posted on January 30, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Peter Milligan (writer), Mikel Janin (artist), Ulises Arreola (colorist) The Story: Obviously, no one told Enchantress the importance of flossing. The Review: If you’re going to gather a team of heroes, it seems fairly sensible to give them all something to do in whatever grand conflict you’ve concocted. I mean, if all it takes [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Boston Brand, DC, DC Comics, Deadman, Enchantress, John Constantine, June Moone, Justice League Dark, Justice League Dark #5, Justice League Dark #5 review, Madame Xanadu, Mikel Janin, Mindwarp, Peter Milligan, Rac Shade, Ulises Arreola, Zatanna, Zatanna Zatara | 8 Comments »
Posted on January 30, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Lobdell (writer), Brett Booth (penciller), Norm Rapmund (inker), Andrew Dalhouse (colorist) The Story: Oh, let them punch and electrocute each other—kids will be kids! The Review: The first time a team comes together usually goes one of two ways: they may, by fate or fortune, surpass all expectations and work as a unit [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andrew Dalhouse, Bart Allen, Brett Booth, Bunker, Cassandra Sandsmark, Cassie Sandsmark, DC, DC Comics, Kid Flash, N.O.W.H.E.R.E., Norm Rapmund, Red Robin, Scott Lobdell, Solstice, Superboy, Teen Titans, Teen Titans #5, Teen Titans #5 review, Tim Drake, Wonder Girl | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 30, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Josh Williamson (writer), Sami Basri (artist), Jessica Kholinne (colorist) The Story: Don’t be hating on me, brother—we’re all of the same people, right? The Review: I think it’s only right that I tell you how much I hate research. When I studied journalism in college, that was always my least favorite part of the [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Daemonites, DC, DC Comics, Jess Fallon, Jessica Kholinne, Josh Williamson, Ron Marz, Sami Basri, Voodoo, Voodoo #5, Voodoo #5 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 25, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Geoff Johns (writer), Jim Lee (penciller), Scott Williams, Sandra Hope, Mark Irwin, Joe Weems (inkers), Alex Sinclair, Gabe Eltaeb, Tony Avina (colorists) The Story: I’ll give this for Hal—the kid takes a lickin’ and keeps on tickin’. The Review: Look, I get it. Even with a whole cast of perfectly formed, likable characters, you’re [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Apokolips, Barry Allen, Batman, Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Cyborg, Darkseid, DC, DC Comics, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Justice League, Justice League #5, Justice League #5 review, Kal-El, Princess Diana, Superman, The Flash, Vic Stone, Wonder Woman | 5 Comments »
Posted on January 25, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: Sit down, kids, and prepare to grow old, as I tell you about the olden days. The Review: Bill Willingham likes to throw out these semi-out-of-continuity issues from time to time, which is all well and good. He largely does a good job with them, [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Adam Hughes, Bill Willingham, DC, DC Comics, Fables, Fables #113, Fables #113 review, Fabletown, Jim Fern, Lee Loughridge, Lovern Kindzierski, Porky Pine, Ramon Bachs, Ron Randall, Vertigo, Vertigo Comics, Zander Tannon | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 24, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Paul Jenkins (writer), Bernard Chang (artist), Blond (colorist) The Story: I have a question for y’all: why ask the question? The Review: Wow, hard to believe it’s been five months since I first considered the merits of applying a story-arc format to this showcase title. I’ve tried to reserve my judgment along the way, [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bernard Chang, Blond, Boston Brand, DC, DC Comics, DC Universe Presents, DC Universe Presents #5, DC Universe Presents #5 review, Deadman, Paul Jenkins, Rama | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 24, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Duane Swierczynski (writer), Jesus Saiz (penciller), Javier Pina (inker), June Chung (colorist) The Story: I don’t suppose anyone thought to write down what we were doing on a Post-It? The Review: The best part about a title that features a group of solely women is for once you get (when executed properly) the kind [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Barbara Gordon, Batgirl, Birds of Prey, Birds of Prey #5, Birds of Prey #5 review, Black Canary, DC, DC Comics, Dinah Lance, Duane Swierczynski, Javier Pina, Jesus Saiz, June Chung, Katana, Poison Ivy, Starling | Leave a Comment »
