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Blackhawks #5 – Review

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Mike Costa (writer), Cafu (penciller), Bit (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Dogs on a satellite! Hm…doesn’t have quite the same ring to it, huh? The Review: Can you believe it’s been just about half a year since the new 52 premiered? At what point do I stop calling it “new,” I wonder? Anyway, [...]

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Grifter #3 – Review

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Nathan Edmondson (writer), Cafu (penciller), Jason Gorder (inker), Andrew Dalhouse (colorist) The Story: Seriously, Cole—didn’t anyone tell you, “Bro’s before ho’s?” The Review: Ah, the brother-versus-brother showdown. Among classic fictional conflicts, there aren’t any much older, whether you’re talking Cain and Abel or Michael and Gob. And when you couple it with the family-versus-justice [...]

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Grifter #2 – Review

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Nathan Edmondson (writer), Cafu (penciller), Jason Gorder (inker), Andrew Dalhouse (colorist) The Story: He fought the law, and the law got sent on fire. The Review: If you have any familiarity with the Wildstorm universe, or if you’re even a big fan of that publisher, one thing you should realize as you read this [...]

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Grifter #1 – Review

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Nathan Edmondson (writer), Cafu (penciller), Jason Gorder (inker), Andrew Dalhouse (colorist) The Story: Ghosts on a plane. The Review: For years, I had little familiarity with any comic that didn’t belong to the Big Two publishers. Even so, among the hordes of titles featuring Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, and the X-Men, I could pick out [...]

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Superboy #10 – Review

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: No offense, Superboy, but honestly, one of you is more than enough. The Review: From the get-go, we knew the Hollow Men would wind up Superboy’s first major opponents in this title, but only in recent issues have we gotten some clarification about their exact [...]

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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #7 – Review

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: Most of the time, you say, “I’m gonna kill my mother” rhetorically. The Review: When DC chose to “hold the line” at $2.99 and cut the page count of its issues in exchange, the results were varied: some creators adapted right away, others went through [...]

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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #6 – Review

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Nick Spencer (writer), Cafu (penciller), Bit (inker), Santiago Arcas (colorist) The Story: The Iron Maiden…she’s a cautionary tale for all the S&M lovers out there. The Review: It’s tough to transition from one story arc to the next in a superhero comic. After the noise dies down, you’ve got this obligatory timeout for the [...]

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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #5 – Review

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Nick Spencer (writer), Cafu (penciller), Bit (inker), Santiago Arcas (colorist), Ryan Sook (guest artist) The Story: She doesn’t know that he knows that they don’t know what he knows about that other guy knows about them—no, I’m not describing a Friends episode. The Review: The first story arc of any new ongoing can be [...]

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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #4 – Review

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Nick Spencer (writer), Cafu (main penciller), Bit (main inker), Santiago Arcas (main colorist), George Perez (penciller), Scott Koblish (inker), Blond (colorist) The Story: Dynamo learns firsthand being a T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agent isn’t all it’s cracked up to be—not that it was much to begin with. The Review: “Less is more.” This old bromide has been [...]

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Superman 80-Page Giant 2011 – Review

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Too many to list—you’re better off reading the review. The Story: Jor-El does Mission Impossible; Perry White takes a shot with Wildcat; the many lives of Jimmy Olsen; the inconsistent grammar of Bizarro World; Supergirl’s ten-second boyfriend; Lois Lane’s good deed; and Superboy, the Werewolf Slayer! The Review: Annuals may be a grab bag [...]

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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #3 – Review

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Nick Spencer (writer), Cafu (feature penciller), Bit (feature inker), Santiago Arcas (feature colorist), Howard Chaykin (flashback artist), Jesus Aburtov (flashback colorist) The Story: As the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents make their next move against Spider, the many lives of NoMan come to light, with betrayal on both fronts. The Review: Any time a new team of [...]

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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #2 – Review

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Nick Spencer (writer), Cafu (penciller), Bit (inker), Santiago Arcas (colorist), Chriscross (flashback artist), Brad Anderson (flashback colorist) The Story: The newest set of T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents embark on their first mission, accompanied by their retainers, the feisty Colleen and the smooth-even-under-pressure Toby. Agent Lightning gets the first move, and as he experiences for himself his [...]

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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1 – Review

Posted on November 12, 2010 by paladinking

by Nick Spencer (writer), CAFU (pencils), BIT (inks), Santiago Arcas (colors), and Swands (letters) The Story: We’re introduced to the world of the THUNDER Agents and their modus operandi. What’s Good: I really wasn’t sure what to expect out of this book, but what I got was decidedly unique from anything offered by DC. It’s [...]

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What We’re Looking Forward To In November

Posted on October 31, 2010 by paladinking

Dean There is a LOT to look forward to in November. For one thing, there is a lot of neat stuff in the Spider-Man world as Amazing Spider-Man kicks off its new “big” story line Big Time written by Dan Slott with art by Humberto Ramos. This is also the end of the thrice-monthly ASM [...]

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Action Comics #891 – Review

Posted on July 29, 2010 by paladinking

by Paul Cornell (writer), Pete Woods (pencils & inks), CAFU (pencils), BIT (inks), Brad Anderson (colors), and Rob Leigh (letters) The Story: Lex Luthor fights Mister Mind for control of his own fantasies. What’s Good: It’s always a pleasure to read a comic that feels wickedly smart and it’s even more special when this comic [...]

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Superman: War of the Supermen #3 – Review

Posted on May 19, 2010 by DS Arsenault

By: James Robinson and Sterling Gates (writers), Cafu (penciller), Wil Moss (assistant editor), Matt Idelson (editor) The Story: The Battle for Earth: First, the Kryptonians are screwed. Then, the sun (turned red last week) is turned back to its normal yellow. Only 7,000 Kryptonians have survived the brief color change and the destruction of New [...]

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