Posted on November 5, 2011 by dfstell
By: Christos Gage (writer), Sean Chen (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Jeremy Cox & Veronica Gandini (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), John Denning & Jake Thomas (assistant editors) & Bill Rosemann (editor) The Story: After the destruction of the Infinite Mansion during Fear Itself, the Avengers Academy needs a new home, and possibly a new direction. Five [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Avengers Academy, Avengers Academy #21, Avengers Academy #21 review, Bill Rosemann, Christos Gage, Dean Stell, Jake Thomas, Jeromy Cox, Joe Caramagna, John Denning, Marvel, review, Scott Hanna, Sean Chen, Veronica Gandini | 2 Comments »
Posted on August 21, 2011 by dfstell
By: Christos Gage (writer), Andrea Di Vito (artist), Jeromy Cox (colorist), Joe Caramagna (letterer), John Denning (assistant editor) & Bill Rosemann (editor) The Story: The Avengers Academy kids are dealing with Fear Itself when the hammer-wielding Titania and Absorbing Man invade the Infinite Mansion. The Review: This being a bit of a light week of [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Andrea Di Vito, Avengers Academy, Avengers Academy #18, Avengers Academy #18 review, Bill Rosemann, Christos Gage, Dean Stell, Jeromy Cox, Joe Caramagna, John Denning, Marvel, review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 29, 2011 by dfstell
By: Dan Slott & Christos Gage (writers), Giuseppe Camuncoli (pencils), Klaus Janson (inks), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (senior editor) Back-up: Slott, Max Fiumara (art) & Caramagna The Story: Anti-Venom (Eddie Brock) continues trying to prove to Spider-Man that Mr. Negative is really Martin Li (NYC philanthropist). [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Christos Gage, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Ellie Pyle, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Joe Caramagna, Klaus Janson, Marvel, Matt Hollingsworth, Max Fiumara, review, Stephen Wacker | 3 Comments »
Posted on May 27, 2011 by dfstell
Main story by: Christos Gage (writer), Reilly Brown (pencils), Victor Olazaba (inks), John Rauch (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) Infested Part 3 by: Dan Slott (writer), Emma Rios (art), Rodriguez (inks), Edgar Delgado (colors) & Caramagna (letters) Magnetic Man back up by: Frank Tieri (writer), Javier Rodriguez (art), [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #662, Amazing Spider-Man #662 review, Christos Gage, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Edgar Delgado, Ellie Pyle, Emma Rios, Frank Tieri, Javier Rodriguez, Joe Caramagna, John Rauch, Marvel, Reilly Brown, review, Stephen Wacker, Victor Olazaba | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 24, 2011 by dfstell
Try as we might, there are always a few comics that slither through the cracks and don’t get the full review treatment here at WCBR. Still, it probably makes sense to tell you whether we generally liked the issue or not. Thus, the Quick Hit Reviews…. X-Men: Prelude to Schism #2 - In the category [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Alpha Flight, Andrea Mutti, Astonishing X-Men, Christos Gage, Dean Stell, Fred Van Lente, Generation Hope, Greg Pak, Juan Bobillo, Kieron Gillen, Marvel, Paul Jenkins, Quick Hit Reviews, Salvador Espin, X-Men: Prelude to Schism | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 19, 2011 by dfstell
By: Christos Gage (writer), Reilly Brown (art), Victor Olazaba (inks), John Rauch (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: Spider-Man guest lectures at the Avengers Academy. What’s Good: You know how sometimes Spider-Man, despite being well established as a very powerful superhero, member of the Avengers, etc. turns [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #661, Amazing Spider-Man #661 review, Avengers Academy, Christos Gage, Dean Stell, Ellie Pyle, Joe Caramagna, John Rauch, Marvel, Reilly Brown, review, Stephen Wacker, Victor Olazaba | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 18, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Christos Gage (writer), Sean Chen (penciller), Scott Hanna (inker), Jeromy Cox (colorist), John Denning (assistant editor), Bill Rosemann (editor) The Story: Electro attacks France’s main science institute while most of the full-fledged Avengers are away. The kids need a chance to prove themselves and Electro isn’t the baddest guy in town. When they get [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Avengers, Avengers Academy #14, Avengers Academy #14 review, Bill Rosemann, Christos Gage, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Doctor Octopus, DS Arsenault, Finesse, Giant Man, Hazmat, Henry Pym, Jacosta, Jeromy Cox, John Denning, Justice, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Mettle, Mysterio, Quicksilver, Reptil, review, Reviews, Rhino, Sandman, Scott Hanna, Sean Chen, Sinister Six, Speedball, Striker, Tigra, Veil, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 10, 2011 by dfstell
By: Christos Gage (writer), Sean Chen (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Jeromy Cox (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), John Denning (assistant editor) & Bill Rosemann (editor) The Story: The Avengers Academy teachers throw a prom for the kids. What’s Good: There’s a lot of good character development in this issue for the Academy kids and teachers and [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Avengers Academy, Avengers Academy #13, Avengers Academy #13 review, Bill Rosemann, Christos Gage, Dean Stell, Jeromy Cox, Joe Caramagna, John Denning, Marvel, review, Scott Hanna, Sean Chen | 1 Comment »
Posted on April 26, 2011 by dfstell
Sheesh….we can’t review everything in full….. :) Wolverine and Jubilee #4 - So, this n ice little miniseries written by Kathryn Immonen wraps up and it is a must read if you are a Jubilee fan because this arc really establishes where she will be going forward. Kudos to the X-creative team for taking an interesting direction [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Marvel Comics | Tagged: 68, Ariel Olivetti, Avengers Academy, Avengers Academy #12, Avengers Academy #12 review, Christos Gage, Dean Stell, Image, Iron Man 2.0, Iron Man 2.0 #4, Iron Man 2.0 #4 review, Kathryn Immonen, Marvel, Nick Spencer, Phil Noto, Quick Hit Reviews, Tom Raney, Troy Hickman, Twlight Guardian, Wolverine & Jubilee #4, Wolverine & Jubilee #4 review, Wolverine and Jubilee | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 20, 2011 by dfstell
By: Christos Gage (writer), Tom Raney (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Jeromy Cox (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), John Denning (assistant editor) & Bill Rosemann (editor) The Story: Veil makes a mistake that brings the Academy students into conflict with a Grade A bad dude. What’s Good: Gage uses a very clever writing trick to show the [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Avengers Academy, Avengers Academy #11, Avengers Academy #11 review, Bill Rosemann, Christos Gage, Dean Stell, Jeromy Cox, Joe Caramagna, John Denning, korvac, Marvel, review, Scott Hanna, Tom Raney | Leave a Comment »
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 »
Posted on February 21, 2011 by dfstell
By: Christos Gage (writer), Mike McKone (pencils), Rebecca Buchman (inks), Jeromy Cox (colors), Joe Caramanga (letters) & Bill Rosemann (editor) The Story: Are Finesse, Hazmat, Veil and Striker really getting kicked out of the Avengers Academy? Also, Finesse goes to check out an old Taskmaster training facility to find out if he might be her [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Avengers Academy, Avengers Academy #9, Avengers Academy #9 review, Bill Rosemann, Christos Gage, Dean Stell, jeromy co, Jeromy Cox, Joe Caramagna, Marvel, Mike McKone, Rebecca Buchman, review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 6, 2010 by joelopez101
Christos Gage (writer), Mike McKone (penciller) The Story: The revolving spotlight falls on Reptil this issue as Humberto is made Class Leader of the Academy, making a childhood dream of his come true. But what happens when Reptil realizes that his dreams have been ruined by the secrets and lies that permeate not only the [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Avengers Academy #6, Avengers Academy #6 review, Christos Gage, comic book reviewsw, Mike McKone, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 2, 2010 by Roman Colombo
Written by Mike Carey, Christopher Yost, and Christos Gage Penciled by Scot Eaton, Mark Bagely, Mike Perkins, Tom Grummett, and Andrea Divito For the next four weeks, I’m going to give a closer look at the Messiah Trilogy that has consumed the X-Verse for the last three years. I know what you’re thinking: if it’s [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, The Graphic Novel Reader | Tagged: Andrea Divito, Beast, Christopher Yost, Christos Gage, Dark Beast, Mike Carey, Mike Perkins, Roman Colombo, Scot Eaton, Tom Grummett, X-Men, X-Men Endangered Species, X-Men Messiah Complex, X-Men Messiah War, X-Men: Second Coming | 5 Comments »
Posted on October 8, 2010 by joelopez101
by Christos Gage (writer), Jorge Molina (penciller) The Story: Stryker recounts the events of the last few days, and his origin, to a silent Jocasta. The team gets a little hand-to-hand combat training from Steve Rogers himself. A battle with Whirlwind on the streets of New York City inadvertently reveals the existence of the Academy [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Avengers, Avengers Academy, Avengers Academy #5, Avengers Academy #5 review, Christos Gage, Comic Book Reviews, Jorge Molina, Stryker, watchmen weekly comic book review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 25, 2010 by joelopez101
by Christos Gage (writer), Mike McKone (penciller) The Story: The “Scared Straight” non-crossover with the Thunderbolts continues as three of the Academy recruits confront Norman Osborn and the rest of the Avengers (young and old alike) help the T-Bolts contain a prison riot on the The Raft. What’s Good: There’s a lot to like in [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Avengers, Avengers Academy, Avengers Academy #4, Avengers Academy #4 review, Christos Gage, Comic Book Reviews, Mike McKone, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 18, 2009 by tonyrak
By Dan Slott & Christos Gage (writers), Sean Chen (artist), Yeung & Morales (inkers), John Rauch (colors) Well, it’s now five months later and the best I can say for this story is that it’s finally over. Thank. Freaking. God. With “The Unspoken”, I feel that Mighty Avengers has hit something of a sophomore slump. [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amadeus Cho, Christos Gage, Clint Barton, Dan Slott, Hank Pym, Hercules, Might Avengers #31 review, Mighty Avengers #31, Mighty Avengers 31 review, Ms. Marvel, Quicksilver, Radioactive Man, Ronin, Sean Chen, Stature, The Unspoken, Tigra, Tony Rakittke, US Agent, Wiccan, Xerogen gas | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 23, 2009 by tonyrak
By Dan Slott & Christos Gage (writers), Sean Chen (artist), Mark Morales (inker), John Rauch (colorist) The Story: Hank Pym and the embodiment of reality have a heart to heart while a ridiculously impressive number of past and present Avengers unite to collectively bitch-slap The Unspoken. The Good: I enjoyed the subplot of this issue [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Christos Gage, Dan Slott, Eternity, Hank Pym, Jacosta, Jarvis, John Rauch, Mark Morales, Mighty Avengers 30 review, New Avengers, Quicksilver, Sean Chen, Stature, The Unspoken, Tony Rakittke, US Agent, Vision, Young Avengers | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 17, 2009 by tonyrak
By Dan Slott & Christos Gage (writers), Khoi Pham (artist), Allen Martinez (inker), John Rauch (colors) The Story: US Agent, Quicksilver, and the People’s Defense Force are still dancing around The Unspoken, understandably reluctant to directly confront him again even as he unearths the ominously named Slave Engine. Stature, Ronin, and the Young Avengers are [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Allen Martinez, Christos Gage, Dan Slott, John Rauch, Khoi Pham, Loki, Mighty Avengers, Mighty Avengers #29, Mighty Avengers #29 review, People's Defense Force, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Stature, The Slave Engine, The Unspoken, Tony Rakittke, US Agent, Wasp, Young Avengers | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 1, 2009 by pozzyfreak
By Christos N. Gage (Writer), Rafa Sandoval (Pencils), Roger Bonet (Inks), and Edgar Delgado (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: I enjoyed Rafa Sandoval’s work for Incredible Hercules quite a bit. I look forward to seeing how the artist handles all the characters that appear in The Initiative. The Story: Chapter 1: Learn the origin [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Other, Reviews | Tagged: 42, Avengers the Initiative #27 Review, Avengers: The Initiative #27, Blastaar, Christos Gage, Christos N. Gage, Comic Book Reviews, Constrictor, Dark Reign, Dr. Sax, Edgar Delgado, Johnny Guitar, Kyle Posluszny, Marvel Comics, Negative Zone, Norman Osborn, Rafa Sandoval, Roger Bonet, Taskmaster, The Shadow Initiative, Trauma, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 21, 2009 by tonyrak
By Dan Slott and Christos Gage (writers), Khoi Pham (artist), Allen Martinez (inker) The Story: Cut off from the rest of their team by the machinations of Loki, US Agent and Quicksilver have no other choice but to battle The Unspoken alongside China’s premiere superhuman army. Statue discovers ‘Scarlet Loki’s’ treachery but is prevented from [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Allen Martinez, Christos Gage, Dan Slott, Hank Pym, Hercules, Jacosta, Jarvis, Khoi Pham, Loki, Mighty Avengers #28, Quicksilver, Ronin, Stature, The Unspoken, Tony Rakittke, US Agent, Young Avengers | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 23, 2009 by pozzyfreak
By Christos N. Gage (Writer), Rafa Sandoval (Pencils), Roger Bonet (Inks), and Edgar Delgado (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: Now that the great Dark Reign shakeup has finally finished, it’ll be interesting to see what Christos N. Gage has in store for the Initiative. The Story: Tigra, Gauntlet, and some of the New Warriors [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Avenger: The Initiative #26 Review, Avengers: The Initiative, Camp H.A.M.M.E.R., Camp Hammond, Christos Gage, Christos N. Gage, Comic Book Reviews, Constrictor, Dark Reign, Edgar Delgado, Gauntlet, Komodo, Kyle Posluszny, Marvel Comics, New Warriors, Norman Osborn, Penance, Rafa Sandoval, Roger Bonet, Taskmaster, The Hood, Trauma, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 6, 2009 by pozzyfreak
By Dan Slott & Christos N. Gage (Writers), Steve Kurth (Pencils), Drew Hennessey (Inks), and Matt Milla (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: Avengers: The Initiative #20 marks the end of Dan Slott’s run with the series. While it’s a bit sad to see him go considering how consistently entertaining the series has been since [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Ant Man, Avengers, Avengers: The Initiative #20 Review, Christos Gage, Christos N. Gage, Comics, Dan Slott, Dark Reign, Drew Hennessey, Hank Pym, Henry Pym, Jocasta, Marvel Comics, Matt Milla, Reviews, Secret Invasion, Shadow Initiative, Skrull Kill Krew, Steve Kurth, Taskmaster, The Initiative, Thunderbolts, Tigra, Trauma | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 11, 2008 by conrad1970
By Christos Gage (writer) and Mario Alberti (art) The story: Kraven the Hunter makes an appearance on national television and claims that Spider-Man is a mutant menace. Concerned for Spider-Man’s welfare, the X-Men track Peter Parker to a local hangout for teenagers, where they are promptly attacked by Kraven and the Blob. After a brief [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Christos Gage, Kraven, Mario Alberti, Spider-Man, X-Men, X-Men, X-Men/Spider-Man #1 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 31, 2008 by pozzyfreak
By Christos N. Gage (Writer), Fernando Blanco (Artist), and Frank Martin (Colorist) The best part about the Thunderbolts’ Secret Invasion tie-in is that it allows for the characters to be totally unleashed. Warren Ellis wrote a story of contained chaos: what would happen if so many volatile personalities were kept in a (relatively) small space [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bullseye, Captain Marvel, Christos Gage, Fernando Blanco, Frank Martin, Mike Deodato, Moonstone, Norman Osborn, Radioactive Man, Secret Invasion, Skrulls, Songbird, Thunderbolts #123, tie-in, Venom, Warren Ellis | Leave a Comment »
