Posted on April 16, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Michael Dante DiMartino & Bryan Konietzko (writers) The Story: Just your classic tale of an ice-country girl in the big, magic-weaving city. The Review: Cartoons and comics have a lot in common, particularly in how they’re often dismissed by mainstream audiences, rarely appreciated for the merits of their mediums. While anime has long established [...]
Filed under: Other, Reviews | Tagged: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Bolin, Bryan Konietzko, Korra, Mako, Michael Dante DiMartino, Nickelodeon, Republic City, Tenzin, The Legend of Korra, The Legend of Korra episode 1, The Legend of Korra episode 1 review, The Legend of Korra episode 2, The Legend of Korra episode 2 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 10, 2012 by dfstell
By: Dave Sim (writer/artist/letters) The Story: It’s the final chapter of Zootanapuss vs. High Fashion Models and another episode in the “death of Alex Raymond” backup. The Review: Glamourpuss remains highly enjoyable for its bizarre nature. It’s hard to even describe what this comic is like for the uninitiated, but it’s worth checking out for everyone. The [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Aardvark-Vanaheim, Dave Sim, Dean Stell, Glamourpuss, Glamourpuss #24, Glamourpuss #24 review, review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 25, 2012 by Roman Colombo
Written by Marco Lopez and Bryan Ginn, Art by Michael Mayne, Colors by Walt Barna The Story: Meet Mass and Effect, the two most inefficient superheroes of all time. So ineffective that a tribunal of godly creatures forbids them from ever being superheroes again. While Mass accepts his Fate, Effect…not so much. The Good: The [...]
Filed under: Other, Reviews | Tagged: Atomic Rex Entertainment, Bryan Ginn, Marco Lopez, Massively Effective, Michael Mayne, Roman Colombo, Walt Barna | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 17, 2012 by dfstell
By: Brian Churilla (writer/artist) & Ed Brisson (letters) The Story: A possible back-story for DB Cooper. Background: The name DB Cooper is either going to ring a bell for you or it won’t. The “true story” upshot is that back in 1971 a man using the name DB Cooper hijacked a Boeing 727 in the Pacific Northwest [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Brian Churilla, Dean Stell, Ed Brisson, Oni Press, review, Secret History of DB Cooper #1, Secret History of DB Cooper #1 review, The Secret History of DB Cooper | 5 Comments »
Posted on March 12, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Too many to list—check out the review, or better yet, IMDB it. The Story: Some of these aliens are green, but they aren’t all little, nor definitely all men. The Review: It’s only fair to warn you that prior to watching this movie, I had zero knowledge of the Barsoom series or mythos other [...]
Filed under: Other, Reviews | Tagged: Barsoom, Dejah Thoris, Disney, Helium, John Carter, John Carter review, Lynn Collins, Sola, Tars Tarkas, Taylor Kitsch, Tharks, Therns, Zodanga | 7 Comments »
Posted on March 12, 2012 by dfstell
By: Terry Moore (writer/artist/letters) Story: The “What’s going on?” phase is starting to come to a close as more women are crawling out of the grave. A few things: [with SPOILERS] 1. I get it…at least I think I do. - Okay, so it’s all about the witches who were put to death in the patch of forest hundreds [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Abstract Studios, Dean Stell, Rachel Rising, Rachel Rising #6, Rachel Rising #6 review, review, Terry Moore | 3 Comments »
Posted on February 18, 2012 by dfstell
By: Dave Sim (writer, artist, lettering) The Story: It’s a face-off between Zootanapuss and fashion models. Review: Man, the art in Glamourpuss is divine. I almost don’t care what the story is about when I’m looking at Dave Sim’s incredibly detailed linework. His lineart for the fashion models in this issue reminds me a little bit of [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Aardvark-Vanaheim, Dave Sim, Dean Stell, Glamourpuss, Glamourpuss #23, Glamourpuss #23 review, review | 4 Comments »
Posted on February 14, 2012 by dfstell
By: Rob Durham (story and art) The Story: A new monstrous plagues Meriem’s town. Review: There’s not a whole lot new to say about about each issue of Cavewoman, as each issue is pretty much like the one before it. There is this “Cavewoman” named Meriem who is sweet, naive and innocent. She mostly goes around in a [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Amryl Press, Cavewoman: Feeding Grounds, Cavewoman: Feeding Grounds #1, Cavewoman: Feeding Grounds #1 review, Dean Stell, review, Rob Durham | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 11, 2012 by dfstell
By: Steve Mannion (writer/artist) and Mannion, Frank Forte & JC Wong (colors) The Story: More zany adventures of teen heroine Fearless Dawn. Plus a bunch of short stories and concept art. Review: This is completely a comic for art lovers. If you’re one of those readers who rolls his eyes why guys like me start [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Asylum Press, Fearless Dawn, Fearless Dawn: Secret of the Swamp #1, Fearless Dawn: Secret of the Swamp #1 review, Frank Forte, JC Wong, Steve Mannion | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 5, 2012 by DS Arsenault
By: Mark Rahner (writer), Stephen Sadowski (illustrator), Adriano Lucas (colorist), Joseph Rybandt (editor), Edgar Rice Burroughs (creator) The Story: “Shell Shock”: After some sparring, John Carter and Tars Tarkas, two old warriors who have become best friends, go over a tale from Tars Tarkas’s past, one that took place just before Carter arrived on Barsoom. [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Adriano Lucas, Barsoom, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, DS Arsenault, Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Carter, Joseph Rybandt, Mark Rahner, Mars, pulps, review, Reviews, Stephen Sadowski, Tars Tarkas, Thark, Warlord of Mars Annual #1, Warlord of Mars Annual #1 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 2, 2012 by dfstell
By: Terry Moore (script, art, letters, everything) The Story: Rachel tries to get her life back in order and the creepy little girl might be headed to a foster home. Three Things: 1. The detail in Terry Moore’s art is really impressive. – Of course, everyone knows that Terry Moore is great at drawing expressions. [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Abstract Studios, Dean Stell, Rachel Rising, Rachel Rising #5, Rachel Rising #5 review, review, Terry Moore | 4 Comments »
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 11, 2012 by dfstell
What is comic binding? Comic binding is an interesting sub-hobby of comic collecting where you take a collection of (usually) 20-25 single issues comics and have them bound by a book bindery into a custom hardcover collection that can sit on your book shelf. Why bind your comics? There are a number of reasons to [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Guide to Comic Binding, Houchen Bindery | 3 Comments »
Posted on January 8, 2012 by dfstell
By: Terry Moore (story, art, letters…) The Story: The pieces of Rachel’s “death” start to come into greater focus. Four Things: [Minor SPOILERS] 1. Rachel’s condition is starting to become clear. – Okay, she clearly cannot die or she is at least very hard to kill. In the beginning of the series we saw her [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Abstract Studios, Dean Stell, Rachel Rising, Rachel Rising #4, Rachel Rising #4 review, review, Terry Moore | 2 Comments »
Posted on January 2, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
Right around now, when most people are speculating on the year to come, I tend to reflect on the year that has passed. I think of opportunities missed (cross-country road trips) and those taken instead (law school). I think of people who have left my life and others who have entered it. And of course, [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Batwoman, Best of 2011, Captain America, Captain America: The First Avenger, DC, DC Comics, Frazer Irving, Jimmy Olsen, John Rozum, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Mike Carey, MQ's Favorite Things, Muppets, Nick Spencer, Peter Gross, Unwritten, Wonder Woman, Xombi | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 28, 2011 by dfstell
By: Benjamin Marra (writer, artist, everything) The Story: More excitement from Benjamin Marra’s comic series set in the mid-1980′s featuring strippers, pimps, bodyguards and a killer. Review: Benjamin Marra is one of those hidden gems in truly independent comics. Everything he puts out is just awesome whether it is The Incredibly Fantastic Adventures of Maureen [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Benjamin Marra, Night Business, Night Business #4, Night Business #4 review, Traditional Comics | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 23, 2011 by dfstell
By: Joe Benitez (writer and artist), Peter Steigerwald (colors) & Josh Reed (letters) The Story: Lady Mechanika investigates a gypsy circus to find more clues to her origin. Five Things: 1. Glorious art. – This is really a wonderful looking book. The art is very much in the Marc Silvestri by way of Michael Turner [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Aspen MLT, Dean Stell, Joe Benitez, Josh Reed, Lady Mechanika, Lady Mechanika #3, Lady Mechanika #3 review, Peter Steigerwald, review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 22, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Hergé (creator), Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish (writers), Steven Spielberg (director) The Story: This may be the only time model ships aren’t completely boring. The Review: My old man has been out of my life for many years now, but I still keep some of the things he gave me, like two hardback [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Andy Serkis, Bianca Castafiore, Captain Haddock, Daniel Craig, Hergé, Jamie Bell, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Steven Spielberg, The Adventures of Tintin, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn review, Thompson and Thompson, Tintin | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 10, 2011 by Ray Hilario
Posted on November 29, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
Back in July, I wrote about how during a trip to Paris, I paid a visit to comics shop Arkham, an outing which still warms my heart a little. It got me to visit a part of the city unlisted in any of the travel books, and it taught me that even on the other [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Fantom Comics, Washington DC | 2 Comments »
Posted on November 15, 2011 by dfstell
By: Terry More (writing, art, lettering, everything) The Story: Hard to describe. As Rachel continues trying to get her bearings, the bodies keep accumulating. Review: This issue really defies my bullet-pointed review format because this issue is very much like watching a TV show between two commercial breaks. There IS a start to the action [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Abstract Studios, Dean Stell, Rachel Rising, Rachel Rising #3, Rachel Rising #3 review, review, Terry Moore | 2 Comments »
Posted on November 13, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jason LaTour (writer), Chris Brunner (art), Rico Renzi (colors) The Story: The story of a hometown-crime-gone-bad heads to South Beach. Five Things: 1. Hooks you from the cover alone. Man! Do Brunner and Renzi know how to do a cover or what? I hate to get into hyperbole, but this has to be one [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: 12 Gauge Comics, Chris Brunner, Dean Stell, Jason LaTour, Loose Ends, Loose Ends #3, Loose Ends #3 review, review, Rico Renzi | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 4, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
With the release of Justice League #1 on August 28, DC officially launched its sparkling new universe for the masses to behold and begrudge. Can you believe it’s been over a month already? Me neither. Why, it feels like just yesterday I was reading plagues of blog comments, all lambasting the relaunch as a strategy [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Other | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, DCnU, New 52 | 15 Comments »
Posted on August 21, 2011 by paladinking
by David Lapham (writer), Leonardo Manco (art), Kinsun Loh, Jerry Choo, & Sansan Saw (colors), and Todd Klein (letters) The Story: Old-timer police captain Frank Lincoln, on his way out, realizes that his little brother Henry has returned, determined to bathe the streets in criminal blood. What’s Good: There are certain things in storytelling, particularly [...]
Filed under: Other, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, crime comics, Damaged, Damaged #1 review, Damaged 1, Damaged comic, David Lapham, Leonardo Manco, Oklahoma, Radical Comics, Sam Worthington, weekly comic book reviews | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 21, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jason Latour (writer), Chris Brunner (artist) & Rico Renzi (colorist) The Story: A series of flashbacks gives us more details on our protagonists. What’s Good: If there was a minor nagging complaint from Loose Ends #1 (which I loved), it was that you left the issue a little unsure about what was going on. [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: 12 Gauge Comics, Chris Brunner, Crime, Dean Stell, Jason LaTour, Loose Ends, Loose Ends #2, Loose Ends #2 review, review, Rico Renzi | 2 Comments »
