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DC Universe Presents #6 – Review

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Didio (writer), Jerry Ordway (penciller), Ray McCarthy, Andy Lanning, Marlo Alquiza (inkers), Tony Avina (colorist) The Story: We may be stranded on a freezing mountainside, but no one had better eat me! The Review: If I have to explain my fondness for the Challengers of the Unknown, I think I can pretty much [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Ace Morgan, Andy Lanning, Challengers of the Unknown, Dan Didio, DC, DC Comics, DC Universe Presents, DC Universe Presents #6, DC Universe Presents #6 review, Jerry Ordway, June Robbins, Marlo Alquiza, Ray McCarthy, Red Ryan, Rocky Davis, Tony Avina | Leave a Comment »

Resurrection Man #5 – Review

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Fernando Blanco (artist), Santi Arcas (colorist) The Story: Don’t think of it as dying, Mitch—think of it as God asking you out on a date. The Review: It’s been hard to take Resurrection Man seriously, both as a character and as a hero. A lot of it has [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Body Doubles, Dan Abnett, DC, DC Comics, Fernando Blanco, Mitch Shelley, Resurrection Man, Resurrection Man #5, Resurrection man #5 review, Santi Arcas, Suriel, Transhuman | Leave a Comment »

Resurrection Man #4 – Review

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Fernando Dagnino (artist), Santi Arcas (colorist) The Story: You know, he’s just as sick and tired of dying as you are of killing him. The Review: The biggest problem with this series so far has been its relentless repetition. Each issue has featured Mitch’s death and subsequent resurrection, [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Body Doubles, Bonnie, Carmen, Dan Abnett, Darryl Roth, DC, DC Comics, DnA, Fernando Dagnino, Mitch Shelley, Resurrection Man, Resurrection Man #4, Resurrection Man #4 review, Santi Arcas, Suriel, Transhuman | 1 Comment »

Resurrection Man #3 – Review

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Fernando Dagnino (artist), Santi Arcas (colorist) The Story: What did your mother tell you about making deals with intangible, formless entities? The Review: Here’s a theory about gimmicks: use them judiciously, and they can be an entertaining plot device (Zatanna’s backwards talk, or Dial H for Hero); let [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Body Doubles, Dan Abnett, DC, DC Comics, DnA, Fernando Dagnino, Resurrection Man, Resurrection Man #3, Resurrection Man #3 review, Santi Arcas | 4 Comments »

Resurrection Man #2 – Review

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Fernando Dagnino (artist), Santi Arcas (colorist) The Story: Getting chased by two hot ladies sounds pretty great in theory, and yet… The Review: We don’t know too much about Mitch Shelley, the Resurrection Man, but in his defense, he doesn’t know too much about himself either. It’s not [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Body Doubles, Dan Abnett, DC, DC Comics, DnA, Fernando Dagnino, Mitch Shelley, Resurrection Man, Resurrection Man #2, Resurrection Man #2 review, Santi Arcas, Santiago Arcas, Suriel | 2 Comments »

Heroes for Hire #12 – Review

Posted on September 22, 2011 by DS Arsenault

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writer), Brad Walker (artist), Andrew Hennessy (inker), Jay David Ramos (colorist) The Story: Hero, are you for hire? We’ve got a job. The Review: Heroes for Hire #12 was a nice little single-issue story. We are thrown into the middle of the action in a moody and effective close-up [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Andrew Hennessy, Andy Lanning, Atlantis, Brad Walker, comic book babes, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Dan Abnett, DS Arsenault, Heroes for Hire #12, Heroes for Hire #12 review, Jay David Ramos, Marvel, Marvel Universe, Misty Knight, Moon Knight, Namor, Paladin, review, Reviews, Silber Sable, Stingray, Sub-Mariner, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com | 1 Comment »

Resurrection Man #1 – Review

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Fernando Dagnino (artist) Santi Arcas (colorist) The Story: He takes a lickin’ and keeps on tickin’. The Review: If you want to give such a character another try at the popular market, it’s worth examining their core concept to see what made them a cult hit the first [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Body Doubles, Bonny Hoffman, Carmen Leno, Dan Abnett, DC, DC Comics, DnA, Fernando Dagnino, Madame Xanadu, Resurrection Man, Resurrection Man #1, Resurrection Man #1 review, Santi Arcas | 6 Comments »

New Mutants #30 – Review

Posted on August 28, 2011 by dfstell

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), David Lafuente (art), Val Staples & Chris Sotomayor (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Sebastian Girner (editor) The Story: Dani Moonstar is trying to get some help from Hela, but Hela needs some help herself in this Fear Itself tie-in. What’s Good: If you like your New Mutants undiluted by [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Marvel, Chris Sotomayor, Val Staples, Andy Lanning, Joe Caramagna, Dan Abnett, review, David Lafuente, New Mutants, Sebastian Girner, Dean Stell, New Mutants #30, New Mutants #30 review | Leave a Comment »

Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #3 – Review

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Christian Duce (penciller), Walden Wong (inker), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: No, no, I said we need to get the truth out there! The Review: I had a literary journalism major as an undergrad. One of the required courses I took was on journalistic ethics, which included a session [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Artemis, Britannia, Christian Duce, Dan Abnett, DC, DC Comics, DnA, Etrigan, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #3, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #3 review, Grifter, Hi-Fi, Lois Lane, Lois Lane and the Resistance, Penny Black, Walden Wong, Wonder Woman | 2 Comments »

Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #3 – Review

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Agustin Padilla (penciller), Jose Aviles (inker), Andrew Dalhouse (colorist) The Story: Anything Arthur and Diana do, Orm and Penthesilea can do better. The Review: Batman may be a man of mystery, but Wonder Woman and Aquaman, for all their fame and stature, are easily the most enigmatic characters [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Agustin Padilla, Amazons, Andrew Dalhouse, Andy Lanning, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Atlantean, Atlantis, Dan Abnett, DC, DC Comics, DnA, Emperor Aquaman, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies, Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #3, Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #3 review, Jose Aviles, Ocean Master, Orm, Penthesilea, Princess Diana, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman and the Furies | 1 Comment »

Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #2 – Review

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Gianluca Gugliotta (artist), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: What do we want? Men’s rights! When do we want it? Now! The Review: Historically, resistance movements against foreign occupiers have been marginalized in importance, mostly because much of what they do tend to be, by nature and necessity, discreet and [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amazons, Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett, DC, DC Comics, DnA, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #2, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #2 review, Gianluca Gugliotta, Grifter, Hi-Fi, Lois Lane, Lois Lane and the Resistance | 1 Comment »

Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #2 – Review

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Augustin Padilla (penciller), Jose Aviles (inker), Val Staples (colorist) The Story: Boy, that decision to not sign a pre-nup sure takes on new meaning now, doesn’t it? The Review: In the thick of war, neither party can claim to be innocent of wrongdoing, which is often the same [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Augustin Padilla, Dan Abnett, DC, DC Comics, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies, Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #2, Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #2 review, Jose Aviles, Ocean Master, Orm, Penthesilea, Prince Orm, Princess Diana, Val Staples, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman and the Furies | Leave a Comment »

New Mutants #26 – Review

Posted on June 25, 2011 by dfstell

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Leandro Fernandez (art), Andres Mossa (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Sebastian Girner (editor) & Nick Lowe (senior editor) The Story: The New Mutants continue their first mission now that they’re on official mop-up duty for the X-Men: The search for Nate Grey. What’s Good: As with X-Men Legacy this [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Andres Mossa, Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett, Dean Stell, Joe Caramagna, Leandro Fernandez, Marvel, New Mutants, New Mutants #26, New Mutants #26 review, Nick Lowe, review, Sebastian Girner | 5 Comments »

Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #1 – Review

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Eddie Nunez (penciller), Don Ho (inker), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: All the single ladies, all the single ladies—put your hands up! You’re under arrest! The Review: Considering the overwhelming span and scope of these Big Events, DC has made a laudable effort to ensure the numerous Flashpoint tie-ins [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amazons, Andy Lanning, Cyborg, Dan Abnett, DC, DC Comics, DnA, Don Ho, Eddie Nunez, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #1, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #1 review, Hi-Fi, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Lois Lane and the Resistance | 3 Comments »

Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #1 – Review

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Scott Clark (penciller), Dave Beaty (inker), Nei Ruffino (colorist) The Story: Now, you guys are absolutely positive this isn’t a shotgun wedding? The Review: Of course, one of the most impacting changes in the Flashpoint world is Wonder Woman and Aquaman’s fierce enmity, which has led to countless [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Aquaman, Artemis, Arthur Curry, Dan Abnett, Dave Beaty, DC, DC Comics, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies, Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #1, Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #1 review, Garth, Hippolyta, Nei Ruffino, Orm, Princess Diana, Scott Clark, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman and the Furies | 7 Comments »

New Mutants #25 – Review

Posted on May 12, 2011 by dfstell

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Leandro Fernandez (art), Andres Mossa (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Sebastian Girner (assistant editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: A new creative team takes over New Mutants and sets them on a new direction. What’s Good: It’s just so nice to see the New Mutants with something to [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Andres Mossa, Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett, Dean Stell, Joe Caramagna, Leandro Fernandez, Marvel, New Mutants, New Mutants #25, New Mutants #25 review, Nick Lowe, review, Sebastian Girner | 4 Comments »

Annihilators #3 – Review

Posted on May 9, 2011 by dfstell

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Tan Eng Huat (pencils), Victor Olazaba (inks), June Chung (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), John Denning (assistant editor) & Bill Rosemann (editor) Rocket-Raccoon story by: Abnett & Lanning (writers), Timothy Green, II (art), Nathan Fairbairn (colors), Clayton Cowles (letters) & Denning & Rosemann (editors) The Story: We finally see [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Annihilators, Annihilators #3, Annihilators #3 review, Bill Rosemann, Clayton Cowles, Dan Abnett, Dean Stell, Joe Caramagna, John Denning, June Chung, Marvel, Nathan Fairbairn, review, Tan Eng Huat, Timothy Green II, Victor Olazaba | 4 Comments »

Adventure Comics #525 – Review

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Paul Levitz & Phil Jimenez (storytellers), Andy Lanning & Sean Parsons (inkers), Hi-Fi (colorist), Geraldo Borges & Marlo Alquiza (2nd feature artists) The Story: It’s not easy having a dad who gives superpowers to the people trying to kill you. The Review: Having a magic-user on your superhero team can be a great idea [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Adventure Comics, Adventure Comics #525, Adventure Comics #525 review, Andy Lanning, Black Witch, Chemical Kid, Cosmic Boy, DC, DC Comics, Geraldo Borges, Glorith, Hi-Fi, Lamprey, Legion Academy, Legion of Super Heroes, Lydda Jath, Marlo Alquiza, Mordru, Mysa Nal, Night Girl, Paul Levitz, Phil Jimenez, Power Boy, Rokk Krinn, Sean Parsons, White Witch | Leave a Comment »

Adventure Comics #524 – Review

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Paul Levitz & Phil Jimenez (storytellers), Andy Lanning (inker), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: What—my rich dad’s credit card is totally wiped? He’s got to be in trouble, right? The Review: The rite of passage for any teen superhero group usually involves disobeying their chaperones or having a run-in with foes out of their league. [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Adventure Comics, Adventure Comics #524, Adventure Comics #524 review, Andy Lanning, Bouncing Boy, Chemical Kid, Comet Queen, DC Comics, Dragonwing, Duplicate Girl, Glorith, Gravity Kid, Hi-Fi, Legion Academy, Legion of Super Heroes, Paul Levitz, Phil Jimenez | 3 Comments »

Quick Hit Reviews – Week of March 2, 2011

Posted on March 8, 2011 by dfstell

Our reading lists are pretty extensive here at WCBR and sometimes a few titles don’t get the “full review treatment”. Sometimes that means a real gem didn’t get the limelight it deserved and sometimes it means a turd didn’t get properly mocked. Let’s find out what we have this week… Avengers Academy #10 – This [...]

Filed under: Image Comics, Marvel Comics | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Avengers Academy, Avengers Academy #10, Avengers Academy #10 review, Christos Gage, Dan Abnett, Dean Stell, Erik Larson, Herculian, Herculian #1, Herculian #1 review, Heroes for Hire, Heroes for Hire #4, Heroes for Hire #4 review, Image, Marvel, Quick Hit Reviews | Leave a Comment »

Annihilators #1 – Review

Posted on March 3, 2011 by dfstell

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Tan Eng Huat (pencils), Victor Olazaba (inks), June Chung (colors), Joe Caramanga (letters), John Denning (assistant editor) & Bill Rosemann (editor) Rocket Raccoon/Groot by: Abnett & Lanning (writers), Timothy Green, II (art), Nathan Fairbairn (colors), Clayton Cowles (letters), Rachel Pinnelas & Denning (assistant editors) & Rosemann (editor) The [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Annihilators, Annihilators #1, Annihilators #1 review, Bill Rosemann, Clayton Cowles, Dan Abnett, Dean Stell, Groot, II, Joe Caramagna, John Denning, June Chung, Marvel, Nathan Fairbairn, Rachel Pinnelas, review, Rocket Raccoon, Tan Eng Huat, Timothy Green, Victor Olazaba | 2 Comments »

Quick Hit Reviews – Week of February 23, 2011

Posted on March 1, 2011 by dfstell

Sometimes there are soooo many comics published in a given week (ahem….I’m looking at you Marvel) that despite the heroic efforts of the WCBR writing staff, we simply can’t give every comic a complete review. Thus, the Quick Hit Reviews… New York Five #2 – Wow is Ryan Kelly a great artist! The story here [...]

Filed under: Image Comics, Marvel Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Brian Wood, Dan Abnett, Dean Stell, Echoes, Fred Van Lente, Greg Land, Image, Iron Man - Thor, Iron Man/Thor #4, Iron Man/Thor #4 review, Jed MacKay, Joshua Hale Fialkov, Kieron Gillen, Marjorie Liu, Marvel, Matt Fraction, New York Five, Power Man and Iron Fist, Power Man and Iron Fist #2, Power Man and Iron Fist #2 review, Punisher in the Blood, Punisher: In the Blood #4, Punisher: In the Blood #4 review, Quick Hit Reviews, Rashan Ekedal, Rick Remender, Ryan Kelly, Scott Eaton, Sheldon Vella, The Mission, The Mission #1, The Mission #1 review, Tommy Lee Edwards, Turf, Turf #4, Turf #4 review, Uncanny X-Men, Uncanny X-Men #533, Uncanny X-Men #533 review, Wellington Alves, Will Conrad, X-23, X-Men, X-Men: To Serve and Protect | Leave a Comment »

Quick Hit Reviews: Week of February 9, 2011

Posted on February 15, 2011 by dfstell

Yeesh… What a lot of comics last week, huh? Especially after the preceding week being so light that we didn’t even need to do a “quick hits” feature. That’s randomness for you! But, the upshot of this weekly feature is that all of the writing staff at WCBR have pretty extensive pull lists and [...]

Filed under: Image Comics, Marvel Comics | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Black Panther, Brad Walker, Carnage, Clayton Crain, Dan Abnett, David Liss, Deadpool Team-Up, Deadpool Team-Up #885, Deadpool Team-Up #885 review, Dean Stell, Emma Rios, Francesco Francavilla, Fred Van Lente, Heroes for Hire, Heroes for Hire #3, Heroes for Hire #3 review, Image, Jeff Zornow, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Marvel, Osborn, Osborn #3, Osborn #3 review, Power Man and Iron Fist, Power Man and Iron Fist #1, Power Man and Iron Fist #1 review, Quick Hit Reviews, review, SoldierHawk, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Tyrannosaurus Rex One-Shot, Tyrannosaurus Rex One-Shot review, Wellington Alves, Zeb Wells | Leave a Comment »

Adventure Comics #523 – Review

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Paul Levitz & Phil Jimenez (storytellers), Andy Lanning (inker), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: These ain’t your mama’s Legionnaires—they like to fight hard, and party hard. And do it on their parents’ money, apparently. Kids these days… The Review: Bringing in a team of unknowns can be a risky, even redundant move, especially in the [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Adventure Comics, Adventure Comics #523, Adventure Comics #523 review, Andy Lanning, Chemical Kid, Comet Queen, Dragonwing, Glorith, Hi-Fi, Legion Academy, Legion of Super Heroes, Night Girl, Paul Levitz, Phil Jiminez, Sorcerer's World | Leave a Comment »

Quick-hit Reviews – Week of Jan. 12, 2011

Posted on January 18, 2011 by dfstell

Our pull lists are all a little too long to give a full review to every comic we read in a given week. So, here are a few quick thoughts on a few issues that were slipping through the cracks… Captain America: Man Out of Time #3 - I’ve like this series from the start, [...]

Filed under: IDW, Image Comics, Marvel Comics | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Brad Walker, Captain America: Man Out of Time #3, Captain America: Man Out of Time #3 review, Dan Abnett, Deadpool #31, Dean Stell, Halcyon, Heroes for Hire, John Byrne, Marc Guggenheim, Next Men, review, Ryan Bodenheim, Tara Butters | Leave a Comment »

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