Posted on May 24, 2012 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (creators), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Yuko Shimizu (covers), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Shelly Bond (editor) The Story: How are people reacting to Tommy Taylor down under? Review (with minor SPOILERS): If you were looking for The Unwritten to return to the regularly scheduled story with a BANG, you [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, Shelly Bond, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #37, The Unwritten #37 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Yuko Shimizu | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 19, 2012 by dfstell
By: Paul Cornell (writer), Ryan Kelly (art), Giulia Brusco (colors), Sal Cipriano (letters), Mark Doyle (associate editor) & Will Dennis (editor) The Story: Are alien abductions real? Review/Recap: So, this is the issue where Cornell starts to fiddle with the idea of whether alien abductions are real or whether something else is going on. The whole issue recalls some [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: alien abduction, aliens, Dean Stell, Giulia Brusco, Mark Doyle, Paul Cornell, review, Ryan Kelly, Sal Cipriano, Saucer Country, Vertigo, Will Dennis | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 17, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jason Aaron (writer), R.M. Guera (artist), Giulia Brusco (colors), Sal Cipriano (letters), Mark Doyle (associate editor) & Will Dennis (editor) Review (with SPOILERS): Things just aren’t going to end well for our characters, are they? The lesson of Scalped seems to be: you reap what you sow. Most of the characters in this series have [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Dean Stell, Giulia Brusco, Jason Aaron, Mark Doyle, R.M. Guera, review, Sal Cipriano, Scalped, Scalped #58 review, Vertigo, Will Dennis | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 16, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Bill Willingham (story), Phil Jiminez (pencils), Andy Lanning & Mark Farmer (inks), Andrew Dalhouse (colors) The Story: You’re never too old—or tyrannical—for a good story. The Review: Three months into this series’ run, it’s still not clear what role it’s meant to serve in the grand scheme of the Fables universe. Though ostensibly a [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Ali Baba, Andrew Dalhouse, Andy Lanning, Bill Willingham, Briar Rose, DC, DC Comics, Fables, Fairest, Fairest #3, Fairest #3 review, Lumi, Mark Farmer, Phil Jiminez, Sleeping Beauty, Snow Queen, Vertigo, Vertigo Comics | 3 Comments »
Posted on May 5, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jeff Lemire (story & art), Jose Villarrubia (colors), Carlos M. Mangual (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistent editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: After the events in the dam, our motley gang heads back out onto the road. Recap/Review (with SPOILERS): Whoa! Format change on the comic! Lemire decided to go with a landscape view for [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Carlos M. Mangual, Dean Stell, Gregory Lockard, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, Mark Doyle, review, Sweet Tooth, Vertigo | 1 Comment »
Posted on April 29, 2012 by dfstell
Maybe we’ll start this as a new feature? I’ll flip through Previews, tell you what I think is worthwhile and you can tell me I’m a moron. Sound like fun? DARK HORSE - Axe Cop: President of the World #1 - At some point, this odd comic that is written by 8 year old Malachai Nicolle and [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Marvel Comics, Vertigo, IDW, Image Comics | Tagged: Marvel, DC Comics, Dark Horse, Marvel Comics, Vertigo, IDW, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, G.I. Joe, The Walking Dead, DC, Previews, Bernie Wrightson, Image, IDW Publishing, COBRA, Vertigo Comics, The Unwritten, Sweet Tooth, Haunt, Dean Stell, Elephantmen, iZombie, Fatale, Rachel Rising, Spaceman, Secret, Rachel Grey, Glamourpuss, Hoax Hunters, Prophet, The Manhattan Projects, Saucer Country, Saga, The Secret History of DB Cooper, The New Deadwardians, Axe Cop: President of the World, Axe Cop: President of the World #1, Eerie Comics, Eerie Comics #1, Creepy Comics, Creepy Comics #9, Fatima: The Blood Spinners, Fatima: The Blood Spinners #2, Mind Mgmt, Mind Mgmt #3, The Massive, The Massive #2, Batman #11, Punk Rock Jesus #1, Punk Rock Jesus, iZombie #27, Sweet Tooth #35, Spaceman #8, The New Deadwardians #5, Saucer Country #5, The Unwritten #39, The Muck Monster, GI Joe #15, Cobra #15, The Walking Dead #100, Revival, Revival #1, Debris, Debris #1, Hoax Hunters #1, Elephantmen #43, Fatale #7, Haunt #28, The Manhattan Projects #5, Mind the Gap, Mind the Gap #3, Planetoid, Planetoid #2, Prophet #27, Saga #5, Secret #4, Glamourpuss #26, The Secret History of DB Cooper #5 | 7 Comments »
Posted on April 28, 2012 by dfstell
By: Brian Azzarello (writer), Eduardo Risso (art), Trish Mulvihill (colors), Clem Robins (letters), Mark Doyle & Will Dennis (editors) The Story: Everyone is trying to get Orson and “save” the little girl they think he has kidnapped. Recap/Review: There are two things really impeding my enjoyment of this issue (and series). Sorry to say, they’re both art [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Brian Azzarello, Clem Robbins, Dean Stell, Eduardo Risso, Mark Doyle, review, Spaceman, Trish Mulvihill, Vertigo, Will Dennis | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 27, 2012 by dfstell
By: Dan Abnett (writer), I.N.J. Culbard (artist), Patricia Mulvihill (colors), Travis Lanham (letters), Mark Doyle (associate editor) & Will Dennis (editor) The Story: The murder-mystery set in a zombie-infested Edwardian era London continues. Recap/Review (with minor SPOILERS): This was a challenging review to compose. I kept starting by saying that, “The New Deadwardians is different than typical [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Dan Abnett, Dean Stell, I.N.J. Culbard, Mark Doyle, Patricia Mulvihill, review, The New Deadwardians, Travis Lanham, vampires, Vertigo, Will Dennis, Zombies | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 26, 2012 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Roger Cruz (artist), Dave McCaig (colors), Jared K. Fletcher (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor) and Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: AV shifts to 1950′s Alabama and a new type of enemy. Recap/Review (with SPOILERS): Cool things abound in this issue. First, we get a great fill-in artist in Roger Cruz. Superhero comics [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: American Vampire, Dave McCaig, Gregory Lockard, Jared K. Fletcher, Mark Doyle, Roger Cruz | 3 Comments »
Posted on April 23, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Bill Willingham (story), Mark Buckingham (pencils), Steve Leialoha, Andrew Pepoy, Dan Green (inks), Lee Loughridge (colors), Shawn McManus (feature art) The Story: If your own family can’t rescue you from the clutches of maniacal toys, who can? The Review: When Ozma delivered her prophecy regarding the fate of the Cubs, it was natural to [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Andrew Pepoy, Bigby, Bill Willingham, Bufkin, Dan Green, Darien, DC, DC Comics, Fables, Fables #116, Fables #116 review, Lee Loughridge, Lily, Mark Buckingham, Ozma, Pinocchio, Shawn McManus, Snow White, Steve Leialoha, the Cubs, Therese, Vertigo, Vertigo Comics, winter | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 16, 2012 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey (story/writer), Peter Gross (story/pencils), Rufus Dayglo (finishes), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Yuko Shimizu (cover), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Shelly Bond (editor) The Story: Tinker and Pauly Bruckner get ringside seats for the end of the world. Review: This is a tricky issue. We’ve previously met Brooklyn tough-guy Pauly Bruckner who is [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, Rufus Dayglo, Shelly Bond, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #36, The Unwritten #36 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Yuko Shimizu | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 12, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Paul Cornell (writer), Ryan Kelly (artist), Giulia Brusco (colorist) The Story: They’re everywhere! In the mirror! This couch! That potted plant over there! The Review: It’s been a long time since I thought about the show, but it seems appropriate to mention The X-Files here. Fear of what’s out there has been a recurring [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Arcadia Alvarado, DC, DC Comics, Giulia Brusco, Paul Cornell, Ryan Kelly, Saucer Country, Saucer Country #2, Saucer Country #2 review, Vertigo, Vertigo Comics | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 11, 2012 by dfstell
By: Brian Wood (writer), Danijel Zezelj (art), Dave McCaig (colors), Travis Lanham (letters), Massimo Carnevale (cover) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: The end of the series and the Icelandic Trilogy. Review: [SPOILER WARNING] Endings are hard. Even with properties we love, the endings often aren’t what we wanted: The Sopranos, Lost or Wood’s own DMZ series. [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Brian Wood, Danijel Zezelj, Dave McCaig, Dean Stell, Mark Doyle, Massimo Carnevale, Northlanders, Northlanders #50, Northlanders #50 review, review, Travis Lanham, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 10, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Bill Willingham (writer), Phil Jiminez (penciller), Andy Lanning (inker), Andrew Dalhouse (colorist) The Story: Sleeping Beauty, you say “We’ll have to snuggle” like it’s a bad thing. The Review: When you have a successful series, it’s natural to start thinking of spin-off opportunities. After all, more of a good thing is always a good [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Ali Baba, Andrew Dalhouse, Andy Lanning, Bill Willingham, Briar Rose, DC, DC Comics, Fables, Fairest, Fairest #2, Fairest #2 review, Lumi, Phil Jiminez, Sleeping Beauty, Snow Queen, Vertigo, Vertigo Comics | 6 Comments »
Posted on April 9, 2012 by dfstell
By: Chris Roberson (writer), Jim Rugg (art), Laura Allred (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor) & Shelly Bond (editor) The Story: A background for Agent Kennedy of the Dead Presidents. Review: This is an issue that suffers a little bit because of the news that the series is ending at issue #28. We have a [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Roberson, Dean Stell, Gregory Lockard, I Zombie, IZombie #24, IZombie #24 review, Jim Rugg, Laura Allred, review, Shelly Bond, Todd Klein, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 5, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jeff Lemire (writer & artist), Jose Villarrubia (colors), Carlos M. Mangual (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor). The Story: In the finale of Unnatural Habitats, Gus is forced to grow up and take action to save his friends. A few things: Go hockey! - The entire time I’ve read Sweet Tooth, it’s struck [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Carlos M. Mangual, Dean Stell, Gregory Lockard, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, Mark Doyle, review, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #32, Sweet Tooth #32 review, Vertigo | 3 Comments »
Posted on April 2, 2012 by dfstell
By: Dan Abnett (writer) & I.N.J. Culbard (artist) The Story: Vampires and zombies in late 19th century London. Review: I rather liked this issue. It wasn’t “great” and it didn’t “blow my socks off”, but it offered a very different look at a zombie apocalypse. Many readers are “sick of zombies” but for me, I never get [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Dan Abnett, Dean Stell, I.N.J. Culbard, review, The New Deadwardians, The New Deadwardians #1, The New Deadwardians #1 review, Vertigo | 1 Comment »
Posted on April 1, 2012 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (story), Gabriel Hernandez Walta (art), Lee Loughridge (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Yuko Shimizu (cover, Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Karen Berger (editor) The Story: A Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead version of The Unwritten. The Review: I tend not to pay very close attention to solicitations for ongoing series that I’m [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Dean Stell, Gabriel Hernandez Walta, Joe Hughes, Karen Berger, Lee Loughridge, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #35.5, The Unwritten #35.5 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Yuko Shimizu | 1 Comment »
Posted on April 1, 2012 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Rafael Albuquerque (art), Dave McCaig (colors), Jared Fletcher (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: This 50′s era arc wraps up with a big battle between Skinner & Travis. A Few Things: Everything ties up nicely. - The last time it seemed like Scott Snyder was taking us in [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: American Vampire, American Vampire #25, American Vampire #25 review, Dave McCaig, Dean Stell, Gregory Lockard, Jared Fletcher, Mark Doyle, Rafael Albuquerque, review, Scott Snyder, vampires, Vertigo | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 28, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jason Aaron (writer), R.M. Guera (artist), Giulia Brusco (colors), Sal Cipriano (letters), Mark Doyle (associate editor) & Will Dennis (editor) The Story: Haha! Did you really think there’d be a happy ending? A few things: [with SPOILERS] Shit’s about to get real! – Last issue was very unexpected as we leapt forward a few months, but it [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Dean Stell, Giulia Brusco, Jason Aaron, Mark Doyle, R.M. Guera, review, Sal Cipriano, Scalped, Scalped #57, Scalped #57 review, Vertigo, Will Dennis | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 27, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Bill Willingham (writer), Mark Buckingham (penciller), Steve Leialoha (inker), Lee Loughridge (colorist), Shawn McManus (feature artist) The Story: On the bright side, Therese, at least you’re not being made queen of Haiti. The Review: Even though “happily ever after” doesn’t apply equally to all ye olde fairy tales, that’s generally the feeling such stories [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Ambrose, Beast, Beauty, Bufkin, Darien, DC, DC Comics, Fables, Fables #115, Fables #115 review, Lily, Nurse Spratt, Snow White, Therese, Vertigo, Vertigo Comics, Werian Holt | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 24, 2012 by dfstell
By: Selwyn Seyfu Hinds (writer), Denys Cowan (pencils), John Floyd (inks), Dave McCaig (colors), Clem Robbins (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor), Karen Berger (editor) The Story: A young woman gets involved in some funky voodoo/werewolf action in New Orleans. Review: It was bound to happen: Vertigo has released a new series where I didn’t enjoy the first [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Clem Robbins, Dave McCaig, Dean Stell, Denys Cowan, Dominique Laveau: Voodoo Child, Dominique Laveau: Voodoo Child #1, DOMINIQUE LAVEAU: VOODOO CHILD #1 review, Joe Hughes, John Floyd, Karen Berger, review, Selwyn Seyfu Hinds, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 18, 2012 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey and Peter Gross (story and pencils), M.K. Perker (finishes), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Yuko Shimizu (cover), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Karen Berger (editor) The Story: A big finale to the War of the Words storyline as Pullman explains most everything to Tom/Tommy. A few things: [SPOILERS] 1. So….THAT’s what’s going on! - [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Karen Berger, M.K. Perker, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #35, The Unwritten #35 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Yuko Shimizu | 5 Comments »
Posted on March 17, 2012 by dfstell
By: Paul Cornell (writer), Ryan Kelly (artist), Giulia Brusco (colors), Sal Cipriano (letters), Mark Doyle (associate editor) & Will Dennis (editor) The Story: The Governor of Arizona announces herself as a candidate for the Presidency under weird conditions that may or may not involve aliens. A few things: 1. Yay! A new Vertigo #1! - I don’t really [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Dean Stell, Giulia Brusco, Mark Doyle, Paul Cornell, review, Ryan Kelly, Sal Cipriano, Saucer Country, Saucer Country #1, Saucer Country #1 review, Vertigo, Will Dennis | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 17, 2012 by dfstell
By: Brian Wood (writer), Danijel Zezelj (artist), Dave McCaig (colors), Travis Lanham (letters), Massimo Carnevale (covers) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: A young buck tosses the clans of Iceland back into warfare. A few things: 1. Tight and classic story. - As I mentioned last month, I have a hard time commenting on the episodic structure of [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Brian Wood, Danijel Zezelj, Dave McCaig, Dean Stell, Mark Doyle, Massimo Carnevale, Northlanders, Northlanders #49, Northlanders #49 review, review, Travis Lanham, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
