Posted on May 20, 2011 by paladinking
by Brian Wood (writing), Riccardo Burchielli (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: Matt faces possibly the biggest decision of his life. The Review: If you’re a long-time reader of Brian Wood’s DMZ, this is the sort of issue that you read it for, the sort of issue that looks at [...]
Filed under: Reviews, DC Comics, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Brian Wood, Civil War, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, DMZ, DMZ #65, DMZ #65 review, DMZ comic, Free States, Free States Rising, Matty Roth, New York, New York City, NYC, Parco Delgado, Riccardo Burchielli, Vertigo Comics, Weekly Comic Book Review, Zee Hernandez | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 30, 2011 by paladinking
by Ed Brubaker (writer), Will Conrad (art), Rain Beredo & Sotocolor (colors), and Dave Lanphear (letters) The Story: Steve Rogers delves into the mind of John Steele, trying to figure out where it all went wrong. The Review: This isn’t an Avengers comic. Hell, it’s not even a team book. Rather, it seems like in [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Avengers, Beast, Captain America, Civil War, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Ed Brubaker, Hank McCoy, John Steele, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Nazis, Secret Avengers, Secret Avengers #11, Secret Avengers #11 review, Steve Rogers, Weekly Comic Book Review, Will Conrad, WWII | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 21, 2011 by paladinking
by Brian Wood (writer), Riccardo Burchielli (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: We get back to the present day, as Matty Roth finds himself as the eyes and ears at the vanguard of the US invasion of the DMZ. The Review: I cannot begin to express how relieved and overjoyed [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Brian Wood, Canal Street, Chinatown, Civil War, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, DMZ, DMZ #62, DMZ #62 review, DMZ comic, Free States, Free States Rising, Free States Rising Manhattan, Ghosts, Liberty News, Manhattan, Matty Roth, New York, New York City, NYC, Parco Delgado, Riccardo Burchielli, Soames, Vertigo Comics, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 29, 2011 by paladinking
by Brian Michael Bendis (writer) & John Romita Jr. (artist) The Story: The Illuminati are caught in the act and the Hood comes back more dangerous than ever. What’s Good: Already, I’m enjoying this second arc quite a bit more than its predecessor. The title feels less hamstrung in its storytelling thanks to the lack [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Avengers, Avengers #9, Avengers #9 review, Black Bolt, Brian Bendis, Brian Michael Bendis, Captain America, Charles Xavier, Civil War, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Hawkeye, Illuminati, Infinity Gauntlet, Infinity Gems, Inhumans, Iron Man, John Romita Jr., Madame Masque, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Medusa, Mr. Fantastic, New Avengers, Parker Robbins, Peter Parker, Professor Xavier, Reed Richards, Secret Avengers, Spider-Man, Steve Rogers, The Hood, Thor, Tony Stark, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 22, 2010 by paladinking
by Brian Wood (writer), Danijel Zezelj (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: We learn what happened to street artist Decade Later since we last saw him. What’s Good: While I enjoy all of Brian Wood’s work, I’ve long held the opinion that it’s in the shorter arcs and one-shots that [...]
Filed under: Reviews, DC Comics, Vertigo | Tagged: DC Comics, Brian Wood, DMZ, Civil War, Jeromy Cox, Comic Book Reviews, Weekly Comic Book Review, comic reviews, Vertigo Comics, Alex Evans, New York, New York City, Danijel Zezelj, NYC, Collective Punishment, DMZ #58, DMZ Final Year, A Decade on the Wall, Decade Later, street art, graffiti, United States Army, DMZ Collective Punishment | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 17, 2010 by paladinking
by Brian Wood (writer), Cliff Chiang (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: Amina recovers an abandoned baby in the streets of the DMZ, forcing her to grapple with motherhood, her history, and an end to her solitude. What’s Good: Through this issue, Wood makes it painfully clear how different standards [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Amina, Amina Mother of One, Brian Wood, Civil War, Cliff Chiang, Collective Punishment, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, Delgado Nation, DMZ, DMZ #57, DMZ #57 review, Matty Roth, Mother of One, motherhood, neighborhood militants, New York, New York City, NYC, Parco City, Parco Delgado, Vertigo Comics, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 16, 2010 by paladinking
by Brian Wood (writer), Nathan Fox (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: Wilson faces the destruction Chinatown and is faced with a hard choice. What’s Good: Wilson has long been a favourite character of mine in Brian Wood’s DMZ, and I doubt that I’m the only one. The character is [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Brian Wood, Chinatown, Civil War, Collective Punishment, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, DMZ, DMZ #56, DMZ #56 review, Ghost Protector, Nathan Fox, New York, New York City, NYC, Vertigo Comics, Weekly Comic Book Review, wilson | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 14, 2010 by paladinking
by Brian Wood (writer), Andrea Mutti (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: Forced into close contact with his targets, an undercover commando comes to learn the truth about not just the residents of New York, but also himself. What’s Good: The first in a series of one-shots, I really enjoyed [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, American Civil War, Andrea Mutti, Brian Wood, Civil War, Collective Punishment, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, DMZ, DMZ #55, DMZ #55 review, Five Hours Under Fire, Free States, Jeromy Cox, New American Military, New York, New York City, NYC, undercover, Vertigo Comics, Weekly Comic Book Review, Zee Hernandez | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 20, 2010 by paladinking
by Brian Wood (writer), Riccardo Burchielli (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: Matty Roth reaches the US checkpoint, only to get assigned a new job and, perhaps, a second chance. What’s Good: This issue features the sort of grand, sweeping gesture that manages to successfully represent an author working towards [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Brian Wood, Central Park, Civil War, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, DMZ, DMZ #54, DMZ #54 review, Free States, Ghosts, Liberty News, Matty Roth, MIA, New York, New York City, NYC, Parco Delgado, Parco Nation, Riccardo Burchielli, Soames, Vertigo Comics, Weekly Comic Book Review, Zee Hernandez | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 30, 2010 by paladinking
by Kieron Gillen (writer), Doug Braithwaite (art), Andy Troy, Doug Braithwaite, & Paul Mounts (colors), and Joe Sabino (letters) The Story: The heroes of Asgard come to grips with Siege’s aftermath, while Thor concludes his unfinished business with his clone. What’s Good: This issue of Thor does what needs to be done in positioning the [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Asgard, Avengers, Balder, Civil War, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Dark Reign, Doug Braithwaite, Fandral, H.A.M.M.E.R., Heimdall, Hogun, Kelda, Kieron Gillen, Loki, Marvel Civil War, Marvel Comics, Norman Osborn, Ragnarok, Siege, Siege Epilogue, Siege of Asgard, Siege: Ragnarock, Thor, Thor #610, Thor #610 review, Thor clone, Valkyrie, Volstagg, Warriors Three, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 17, 2010 by paladinking
by Brian Wood (writer), Riccardo Burchielli (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: While the situation in the DMZ worsens, Matty tries to survive his encounter with some unhappy Delgado relations. What’s Good: As you might expect, MIA has proven to be a real downer of an arc. Not that there’s [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Brian Wood, Central Park, Civil War, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, Delgado Nation, DMZ, DMZ #53, DMZ #53 review, Free States, Ghosts, Matty Roth, New York, New York City, NYC, Parco Delgado, Radio Free DMZ, Riccardo Burchielli, Rose Delgado, Soames, Vertigo Comics, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 20, 2010 by paladinking
by Brian Wood (writer), Riccardo Burchielli (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: Matty Roth begins his hazardous journey across the DMZ. What’s Good: For a second month, Wood focuses on Matty’s current state of desperation, isolation, and self-pity. This time around, however, he does it in a much more dynamic [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Brian Wood, Civil War, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, Delgado Nation, DMZ, DMZ #52 review, DMZ 52, Liberty News, Matty Roth, MIA, New York City, NYC, Parco Delgado, Riccardo Burchielli, Vertigo Comics, Weekly Comic Book Review, Zee | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 26, 2010 by paladinking
by Kieron Guillen (writer), Billy Tan, Batt, & Rich Elson (art), Christina Strain & Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and Joe Sabino (letters) The Story: Siege continues as Tyr defends Asgard from the Hood and Volstagg tangles with Thor’s clone. What’s Good: Volstagg is really a formula that never fails at this point. He’s always a great mix of [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Asgard, Balder, Billy Tan, Civil War, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Dark Reign, H.A.M.M.E.R., Kelda, Kieron Guillen, Marvel Comics, Siege, Siege of Asgard, The Hood, The Sentry, Thor, Thor #608, Thor #608 review, Thor clone, Tyr, Volstagg, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 16, 2009 by DS Arsenault
By Peter J. Tomasi (writer), Patrick Gleason (penciller), Rebecca Buchman, Tom Nguyen & Patrick Gleason (inkers) The Story: Red Badge of Rage: Between the cliffhanger of last issue (the death of Kyle Rayner) and the cover of this issue (Guy Gardner becomes a Red Lantern), you have all I can tell you without spoiling. What’s [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Other | Tagged: Blackest Night, Civil War, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, DC Comics, DS Arsenault, Green Lantern, Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corp, Green Lantern Corp #43, Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern Corps #43, Green Lantern Corps #43 review, Guy Gardner, Kyle Rayner, Patrick Gleason, Peter J. Tomasi, Rebecca Buchman, Red Badge of Rage, review, Reviews, Tom Nguyen, Weekly Comic Book Review | 5 Comments »
Posted on December 15, 2009 by paladinking
by Brian Wood (writer), Riccardo Burchielli (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Travis Lanham (letters) The Story: The DMZ is invaded by US troops, Parco is nowhere, and Matty learns a hard lesson. What’s Good: This series has regained its sense of pace and energy. US soldiers take to the streets and cause all sorts of mayhem. Their impact [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Alex Evans, Brian Wood, Civil War, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, DMZ, DMZ 48, Liberty News, Matty Roth, New York City, NYC, press, Riccardo Burchielli, United States, Vertigo Comics, Weekly Comic Book Review, WMD, Zee | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 3, 2009 by paladinking
by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Michael Lark (pencils), Stefano Gaudiano (inks), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: The Cabal implodes and lines are drawn. What’s Good: The issue’s strongest point is its characterization. Dr. Doom is written well by Bendis. He’s the same absurd bad guy who insists on referring to himself in the third [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Avengers Tower, Brian Michael Bendis, Civil War, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, dark avengers, Dark Reign, Doombot, Dr. Doom, H.A.M.M.E.R., Iron Patriot, Loki, Marvel Comics, Michael Lark, Norman Osborn, Siege, Siege of Asgard, Siege the Cabal, Siege: The Cabal #1, Siege: The Cabal #1 review, Taskmaster, The Cabal, The Hood, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 17, 2009 by tonyrak
By Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Sean Chen, Scott Hanna & Brian Denham (artists) The Marvel universe (by which I mean that vast expanse of space in which Silver Surfer, Galactus, and Ego run around in as opposed to the Marvel Universe, the corporate umbrella that we gather all of the company’s intellectual properties under [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews, The Graphic Novel Reader | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Brian Denham, Civil War, Dan Abnett, Gamorra, Iron Man, Kree, Nova, Nova Corps, Nova Vol. 1, Nova Vol. 1 review, Nova: Annihilation-Conquest vol 1 graphic novel review, Nova: Annihilation-Conquest Vol. 1, Nova: Annihilation-Conquest Vol. 1 review, Phalanx, Scott Hana, Sean Chen, The Graphic Novel Reader, Thunderbolts, Tony Rakittke, Worldmind | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 13, 2009 by paladinking
by Brian Wood (writer), Riccardo Burchielli (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: Matty Roth takes on a more pro-active, and more violent, role in Parco Delgado’s government. What’s Good: When we last saw him in issue 40, Matty Roth had really hit a crossroads in his life, and this issue [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Brian Wood, Civil War, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC, Delgado Nation, DMZ, DMZ #45 review, DMZ 45, Manhattan, Matty Roth, NYC, Parco Delgado, Riccardo Burchielli, Vertigo, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 20, 2009 by paladinking
by Brian Wood (writer), Ryan Kelly (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: Just when main character Tony begins to question the cult, they manipulate his emotions once again, causing him to commit his bloodiest act yet. What’s Good: Last month, Wood provided a disturbingly plausible look into cult psychology and [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Brian Wood, Civil War, Comic Book Reviews, cult psychology, DC Comics, death cult, DMZ, DMZ 43, Empire State Building, Evacuation Day, No Future, Ryan Kelly, Vertigo, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 14, 2009 by paladinking
by Brian Wood (writer), Ryan Kelly (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: The gas-mask wearing death cult who inhabit the Empire State Building are examined from the perspective of one of its members, a former police officer. What’s Good: This is not a happy comic. In fact, it’s downright miserable. [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Brian Wood, Civil War, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, DC Comics, DMZ, DMZ 42, New York City, No Future, Ryan Kelly, Vertigo, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 12, 2008 by shadowvenom
Christos N. Gage (writer), Andrea Divito (pencils), Nathan Fairbairn (colors), Dave Sharpe (letters), Mike Perkins (cover) The Story: Magneto’s campaign for mutant rights continues. After liberating Genosha and making it a safe nation for all Mutantkind, Xavier urges Magnus to seek less violent ways to progress the cause. Even with the support of Black Bolt, [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andrea Divito, Christos N. Gage, Civil War, Civil War: House Of M #3, Dave Sharpe, House of M, Magneto, Marvel Comics, Mike Perkins, Nathan Fairbairn, X-Men, X-Men | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 16, 2008 by shadowvenom
By Christos N. Gage (writer), Andrea Divito (pencils), Laura Villari (colors), Dave Sharpe (letters), Mike Perkins (cover) Part Magneto back-story, part House of M/Civil War tie in, this book retells an origin and gives new insight to one of Marvel’s major events. I’m usually against prequels since many of them are done for the wrong [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andrea Divito, Christos N. Gage, Civil War, Dave Sharpe, House of M, House Of M: Civil War #1, Laura Villari, Magneto, Marvel Comics, Mike Perkins, X-Men | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 16, 2008 by Deamentia
By Mark Millar (writer), Steve McNiven (pencils), Dexter Vines (inks), and Morry Hollowell (colors) Not to make any comparisons or anything, but this book really reminds me of Alex Ross and Jim Krueger’s Earth X maxi-series from 10 or so years back. We’re 50 years into the future where the planet’s been overrun by super [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: 1985, Civil War, Dexter Vines, Fantastic Four, Hawkeye, Hulk, Mark Millar, Morry Hollowell, Mutants, Old Man Logan, Steve McNiven, Wolverine, Wolverine #66, X-Men | 1 Comment »
Posted on April 25, 2008 by andrewcmurphy
By Paul Cornell (writer), Mark Brooks (pencils), Jaime Mendoza (inks) I miss the Vision. There was a time when he was the coolest character in the Marvel universe. He was the reason you bought The Avengers, a synthetic cross between Dr. Spock and Superman. But over the years, the writers ran out of stories to [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Avengers, Civil War, Jaime Mendoza, Mark Brooks, Paul Cornell, Scarlet Witch, The Vision, Young Avengers, Young Avengers Presents #4 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 17, 2008 by Deamentia
By Brian Reed (writer), Lee Weeks (pencils), Desse Delperdang (inks), Matt Milla (colors) Spoiler Alert I normally do not like to include big reveals or spoilers in my reviews, but dangit, Captain Marvel #5 is almost impossible to review without doing otherwise. So, for those of you who don’t want to know what happened, stop [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Brian Reed, Captain Marvel #5, Civil War, Desse Delperdang, Lee Weeks, Marvel Comics, Matt Milla, Secret Invasion, Skrulls | Leave a Comment »
