Welcome to Hoxford #4 - Review

By Ben Templesmith (Creator, Writer, Artist)
Some Thoughts Before The Review: Welcome to Hoxford has been one of the biggest surprises of the year for me. Gory and disturbing, yet driven by an extremely compelling anti-hero, Ben Templesmith’s latest has definitely satisfied the horror fan within me far more than I ever expected. I can’t wait [...]

Transformers Spotlight: Optimus Prime 3D - Review

Simon Furman (writer), Don Figueroa (pencils), Josh Burcham (colors), Hoon (cover), Chris Mowry (letters)
The Story: “Heavy is the head that wears the crown” would be a good analysis of this story thematically. After a near-death experience while fighting Megatron, Optimus Prime senses something he knows to be impossible, the consciousness of another Prime. After seeking [...]

Ghostbusters: The Other Side #2 - Review

By Keith Champagne (writer), Tom Nguyen (pencils), Drew Geraci (inks), Moose Baumann (colors), Neil Uyetake (letters), Nick Runge (cover)
The Story: After their death, the Ghostbusters, like all good people, expected to go to Heaven. Unfortunately for them, the Ghost Mafia had different plans, and following their murder the boys ended up in Purgatory. The Mob [...]

G.I. Joe #0 - Review

By Chuck Dixon, Larry Hama, Mike Costa, and Christos N. Gage (writers), Robert Atkins, Tom Feister, and Antonio Fuso (artists), Andrew Crossley and Chris Chuckry (colors)
What You Get: Three short stories that serve as teasers for three upcoming series from IDW: G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Origins, and G.I. Joe: Cobra. One story takes us back [...]

Ghostbusters: The Other Side #1

By Keith Champagne (writer), Tom Nguyen (pencils), Drew Geraci (inks), Moose Baumann (colors), Chris Mowry (letters), Nick Runge (cover)
The Story: A routine ghost-bust goes horribly wrong and the Ghostbusters find themselves up against the Ghost Mafia. When Venkman’s soul is separated from his body, the remaining GBs’ must race against time to get his soul [...]

Welcome to Hoxford #3 - Review

By Ben Templesmith (Writer and Artist)
The Story: With vicious creatures on the hunt throughout the halls of Hoxford, insane inmate Raymond Delgado fights back. It’s ancient evil versus human evil in a clash that proves just how twisted things can get when two very different types of darkness collide.
What’s Good: This series just keeps getting [...]

Presidential Material: John McCain #1 - Review

By Andy Helfer (story), Stephen Thompson (art), and Len O’Grady (colors)
The Story: From Vietnam to his ascension as the Republican Nominee for President, this book takes a long look back at John McCain’s colorful and interesting life.
What’s Good: This book is wildly entertaining and shows just how crazy John McCain’s life has been. It starts [...]

Presidential Material: Barack Obama #1 - Review

By Jeff Mariotte (story), Tom Morgan (art), and Len O’Grady (colors)
The Story: Living the true American Dream, this book follows Barack Obama through his tumultuous years as an adolescent to his latest steps in the political arena as he tries to become the first African American President of the United States.
What’s Good: The book works [...]

Welcome to Hoxford #2 - Review

By Ben Templesmith (Writer and Artist)
I had somewhat mixed feelings about the debut of this new Ben Templesmith series, but I just couldn’t resist another look at the deranged inmates residing in the twisted Hoxford Reform Facility. And after reading this issue, but am I glad that I did.
While the bulk of the first issue [...]

NEWS: Joe Hill’s Locke & Key collection HC, New series in 2009

When novelist Joe Hill created his first-ever comic book series, Locke & Key, it took fans by surprise. The New York Times best-selling novelist had never created a new series expressly for comics before. But the book arrived to critical acclaim and to sold-out numbers. Further, it was optioned by Dimension Films. Now fans have [...]