Posted on May 28, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Lemire (story), Mikel Janín (art), Ulises Arreola (colors) The Story: Once again, we learn that only horrible things happen in the jungle. The Review: Considering the excitement I had when this series first launched, it felt almost painful when I ultimately decided to drop it. Not to rehash old grievances, but the series [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: A.R.G.U.S., Andrew Bennett, Black Orchid, Boston Brand, DC, DC Comics, Deadman, Dr. Mist, Felix Faust, Jeff Lemire, John Constantine, Justice League Dark, Justice League Dark #9, Justice League Dark #9 review, Madame Xanadu, Mikel Janin, Steve Trevor, Ulises Arreola, Zatanna, Zatanna Zatara | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 26, 2012 by paladinking
by Ed Brubaker (writer), Patrick Zircher (art), Paul Mounts (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: The identity of Scourge, and the man pulling his strings, are revealed. The Review: With this second issue, this arc is really starting to seem a like a “righting of the ship” of Captain America since the relaunch. Really, [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Avengers, Captain America, Captain America #12 review, Captain America 12, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Ed Brubaker, Henry Gyrich, Hydra, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Patrick Zircher, Scourge, Sharon Carter, Steve Rogers, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 26, 2012 by paladinking
by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Ron Garney (art), Jason Keith (colors), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Story: The Fantastic Four go on a mission in a strange environment to save the life of an old friend. The Review: I think Hickman came into this with a good idea, but due to comics being just as much [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Ben Grimm, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four #606, Fantastic Four 606 review, Future Foundation, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm, Jonathan Hickman, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Ron Garney, Sue Storm, The Thing, Weekly Comic Book Review, Willie Lumpkin | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 26, 2012 by paladinking
by Matt Fraction (writer), Pepe Larraz (art), Frank D’Armata (colors), and Joe Sabino (letters) The Story: Thor finds himself trapped in his own nightmare, while Enchantress takes more pounds of flesh from Donald Blake than he expected. The Review: It’s always an annoying situation when you get issues like this that are divided into two [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Amora, Avengers, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Donald Blake, Enchantress, Mares, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Matt Fraction, Mighty Thor, Mighty Thor 14, Mighty Thor review, Nidavellir, pasq, Pepe Larraz, The Mighty Thor #14 review, Thor, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 26, 2012 by paladinking
by Rick Remender (writer), Renato Guedes (art), Bettie Breitweiser & Matthew Wilson (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: Mar-Vell, Noh-Varr, and Ms. Marvel deliver a beatdown on a Hala gone mad. The Review: This is an issue where in many respects, the script plays second-fiddle to the art. Much as was the case last [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Avengers, Avengers Vs X-Men, AvX, Beast, Bettie Breitweiser, Brian Braddock, Captain Britain, Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Hala, Hank McCoy, Jim Rhodes, Kree, Mar-Vell, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Ms. Marvel, Noh Varr, Phoenix, Phoenix Force, Protector, Renato Guedes, Rick Remender, Secret Avengers, Secret Avengers #27, Secret Avengers 27 review, Supremor, Thor, Valkyrie, Vision, War Machine, Weekly Comic Book Review, X-Men | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 26, 2012 by paladinking
by Kieron Gillen, Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Carmine Di Giandomenico (art), Chris Sotomayor (colors), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Story: As they run wild, we learn that everything we thought we knew about the history of the Disir is wrong. The Review: While Journey into Mystery is one of favourite books, I’ll admit [...]
Filed under: Reviews, Marvel Comics | Tagged: Alex Evans, Andy Lanning, Bor, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Dan Abnett, Dani Moonstar, Disir, Exiled, Exiled crossover, Hela, Journey Into Mystery, Journey Into Mystery #637 review, Kieron Gillen, Leah, Loki, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, New Mutants, Sigurd, Thor, Volstagg, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 25, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Francis Manapul & Brian Buccellato (story and art) The Story: For God’s sake, Barry, don’t do anything stupid like quote Planet of the Apes around here. The Review: The Silver Age of comics might have superficially drawn upon an ever-growing understand of science to tell stories, but that did nothing to stem the tide [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Barry Allen, Brian Buccellato, Central City, David Singh, DC, DC Comics, Francis Manapul, Gorilla City, Gorilla Grodd, Hartley Rathaway, Iris West, Patty Spivot, Pied Piper, The Flash, The Flash #9, The Flash #9 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 25, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Geoff Johns (story), Ivan Reis (pencils), Joe Prado, Oclair Albert, Andy Lanning (inks), Rod Reis (colors) The Story: All those years of PTSD therapy, undone by one super-villain attack. The Review: As I read through this issue, it struck me that I haven’t been giving Johns enough credit for what he’s been doing on [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Aquaman, Aquaman #9, Aquaman #9 review, Arthur Curry, Black Manta, DC, DC Comics, Dr. Shin, Geoff Johns, Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Mera, Oclair Albert, rod reis, the Others | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 24, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Grant Morrison (story), Chris Burnham (art), Nathan Fairbairn (colors) The Story: Bat-Cow, greatest hero since Spider-Pig. The Review: This title has had a troubled publishing history, hasn’t it? It had the unfortunate circumstance of getting put on hiatus when it was still enormously popular and when its storyline was only beginning to take epic [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Batman Inc., Batman Incorporated, Batman Incorporated #1, Batman Incorporated #1 review, Bruce Wayne, Chris Burnham, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Grant Morrison, Leviathan, Nathan Fairbairn, Robin, Talia Al Ghul | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 23, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Parker (story), Declan Shalvey (art), Frank Martin Jr. (colors) The Story: Centurius discovers the secrets of hair growth, to Fixer’s benefit. The Review: Time-traveling is a messy business, not just within a story, but for storytelling purposes in general. As much fun as all that period-hopping can be, they usually tend to implode [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Atlas, Baron Zemo, Boomerang, Centurius, Citizen V, Declan Shalvey, Fixer, Frank Martin Jr., ghost, Jeff Parker, Mach-1, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Moonstone, Mr. Hyde, Satana, Techno, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #174, Thunderbolts #174 review, Troll | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 23, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Sam Humphries (story), Ramón Pérez (art), Jordie Bellaire (colors) The Story: People throw swords at you to show moral support. This really is a different world. The Review: I personally view the purely written mediums of poetry and prose as superior to every other form of art because of how much substance they can [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Barsoom, Dejah Thoris, John Carter, John Carter: The Gods of Mars, John Carter: The Gods of Mars #3, John Carter: The Gods of Mars #3 review, Jordie Bellaire, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Ramón Pérez, Sam Humphries | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 22, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Michael Green & Mike Johnson (story), Mahmud Asrar (art), Dave McCaig (colors) The Story: Kara gets her first taste of Earth-style daddy issues. The Review: At the start of its life, this title surpassed expectations because it managed to deliver a convincingly realistic, nuanced take on a character whose entire claim to fame is [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Dave McCaig, DC, DC Comics, Kara Zor-El, Mahmud Asrar, Michael Green, Mike Johnson, Silver Banshee, Supergirl, Supergirl #9, Supergirl #9 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 22, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Duane Swierczynski (story), Travel Foreman (pencils), Jeff Huet (inks), Gabe Eltaeb (colors) The Story: We have a serial killer and a group of pretty women—who’ll come out on top? The Review: Another “Night of the Owls” tie-in. Huzzah. In all seriousness, though, it’s not like I think Batman-spawned plot is terrible—I haven’t even read [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Barbara Gordon, Batgirl, Birds of Prey, Birds of Prey #9, Birds of Prey #9 review, Black Canary, DC, DC Comics, Dinah Lance, Duane Swierczynski, Gabe Eltaeb, Jeff Huet, Katana, Night of the Owls, Poison Ivy, Talon, Travel Foreman | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 21, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Michael Dante DiMartino & Bryan Konietzko (story) The Story: Even in the Avatar world, you can’t trust big corporations. The Review: It gets increasingly difficult to talk about this series, not only because its strengths and problems are consistent across every episode, but also because there really isn’t all that much to talk about. [...]
Filed under: Reviews | Tagged: Amon, Asami, Bolin, Equalists, Hiroshi Sato, Korra, Lin, Mako, Tenzin, The Legend of Korra, The Legend of Korra S01E07, The Legend of Korra S01E07 review | 8 Comments »
Posted on May 21, 2012 by paladinking
By: Rick Remender & Cullen Bunn (writers), Lan Medina (pencils), Nelson Decastro (inks), Chris Sotomayor (colors), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Story: Flash races to get to Betty before Jack and the Savage Six. The Review: With co-writer in tow, it’s another solid outing for Venom. Aside from the brief Circle of Six crossover, it’s [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Betty Brant, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Crime-Master, Cullen Bunn, Eddie Brock, Flash Thompson, Jack O' Lantern, Lan Medina, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Megatak, Peter Parker, Rick Remender, Savage Six, Spider-Man, Toxin, Venom, Venom 18, Venom 18 review, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 21, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: James Robinson (story), Bernard Chang (art) The Story: This is one woman with daddy issues no jag in a bar should ever mess with. The Review: You know, it’s pretty amazing how my opinion of Robinson has changed in the past years (not that he cares, but nonetheless…). The Shade has really redeemed his [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bernard Chang, DC, DC Comics, DC Universe Presents, DC Universe Presents #9, DC Universe Presents #9 review, James Robinson, Kassidy Savage, Vandal Savage | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 20, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Greg Weisman (story) The Story: Roy, we’re your friends, but we feel like we’re losing you. Come back to us, man! The Review: Although the finale offered a pretty good wrap-up of the first season’s major storylines, it also left a couple open. The biggie, of course, is the truth of what happened to [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Artemis Crock, Black Canary, Blue Beetle, Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Dinah Lance, Green Arrow, Greg Weisman, Intergang, Jaime Reyes, Jim Harper, M'gann M'orzz, Megan Morse, Miss Martian, Nightwing, Oliver Queen, Red Arrow, Roy Harper, Scarab, Sportsmaster, Superboy, The Guardian, Wally West, Young Justice, Young Justice S02E04, Young Justice S02E04 review | 15 Comments »
Posted on May 20, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: James Robinson (story), Jill Thompson (art), Trish Mulvihill (colors) The Story: Yeah, I’d say a drug-addicted demon summoner defines a bad romance. The Review: One thing that’s come into focus over the course of this series is that the Shade has a much more complicated acceptance of his own nature than we’ve been led [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, James Robinson, Jill Thompson, Richard Swift, The Shade, The Shade #8, The Shade #8 review, Trish Mulvihill | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 19, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Peter J. Tomasi (story), Fernando Pasarin (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Gabe Eltaeb (colors) The Story: This is space law—you don’t get no Miranda rights out here! The Review: After a year in law school, I’ve gained a greater appreciation for America’s judicial system, believe it or not. My property professor made the best observation [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alpha Lanterns, DC, DC Comics, GLC, Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern Corps #9, Green Lantern Corps #9 review, Guardians of the universe, Guy Gardner, John Stewart, Malet Dasim, Morro, Vandor | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 19, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: J.H. Williams III & W. Haden Blackman (story), Trevor McCarthy (art), Guy Major (colors) The Story: Kate Kane has it all—the good life, the love life, and definitely the night life. The Review: I know I’m a bit late to the party in saying this, but I think it’s pretty amazing how naturally people [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batwoman, Batwoman #9, Batwoman #9 review, Bette Kane, Cameron Chase, Colonel Kane, D.E.O., DC, DC Comics, Falchion, Flamebird, Guy Major, J.H. Williams III, Kate Kane, Maggie Sawyer, Maro, Medusa, Sune, Trevor McCarthy, W. Haden Blackman | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 19, 2012 by paladinking
by Matt Fraction (writer), Salvador Larroca (art), Frank D’Armata (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Stane goes poking around his own body, Spymaster wreaks office havoc, Tony removes the Extremis Armour, and “Detroit Steel” gets creepy. The Review: Matt Fraction gets a lot of slack for the decompression present in a lot of his [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Avengers, Bethany Cabe, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Detroit Steel, Ezekiel Stane, Hammer Industries, Howard Stark, Invincible Iron Man, Iron Man, Jim Rhodes, Justine Hammer, Mandarin, Mandarin comics, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Matt Fraction, Obadiah Stane, Pepper Potts, Salvador Larroca, Sasha Hammer, Spymaster, Stark Resilient, The Invincible Iron Man #517, The Invincible Iron Man #517 review, Tony Stark, War Machine, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 19, 2012 by paladinking
by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Walter Simonson (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Jason Keith (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Cap sends Thor and a team of Avengers to space on a suicide mission to head off the Phoenix. However, all is not what it seems for Noh-Varr. The Review: Let’s be clear here: the [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Avengers, Avengers 26, Avengers 26 review, Avengers Vs X-Men, AvX, Beast, Brian Michael Bendis, Captain America, Captain Britain, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Hank McCoy, Kree, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Ms. Marvel, Noh Varr, Phoenix, Phoenix Force, Protector, Steve Rogers, The Avengers #26, The Avengers #26 review, Thor, Valkyrie, Walter Simonson, War Machine, Weekly Comic Book Review, X-Men | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 19, 2012 by paladinking
by Mark Waid (writer), Khoi Pham (pencils), Tom Palmer (inks), Javier Rodriguez (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Matt fights for his life against Megacrime, still holding onto the Omega Drive The Review: You’ve got to feel for Khoi Pham. Daredevil has had some really, really great artists work on it (Marcos Martin, Paolo [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Agence Byzantine, AIM, Alex Evans, Avengers, Black Spectre, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Daredevil, Daredevil 13, Daredevil 13 review, Foggy Nelson, Hydra, Khoi Pham, Kirsten McDuffie, Latveria, Mark Waid, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Matt Murdock, megacrime, New Avengers, Omega Drive, Secret Empire, Spider-Man, Times Square, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 18, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Brian Azzarello (story), Tony Akins (pencils), Dan Green (inks), Matthew Wilson (colors) The Story: Not even the god of death can keep crashers from his wedding. The Review: As I read this month’s issue of Wonder Woman, I suddenly thought about All-Star Superman and what made it such a great, timeless story for the [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aphrodite, Ares, Brian Azzarello, Dan Green, DC, DC Comics, Eros, Hades, Hephaestus, Hermes, Matthew Wilson, Princess Diana, Strife, Tony Akins, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman #9, Wonder Woman #9 review, Zola | 3 Comments »
Posted on May 18, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Brian K. Vaughan (story), Fiona Staples (art) The Story: Perfect timing—Marko and Alana could really use some spiritual help right now. The Review: We talk a lot about “twists” in fiction, but what are they, really? They can’t be just surprises, because there are plenty of things that surprise you, but you wouldn’t call [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alana, Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples, Image, Image Comics, Marko, Prince Robot IV, Saga, Saga #3, Saga #3 review, The Will | 3 Comments »
