Posted on February 23, 2012 by dfstell
By: Brandon Graham & Simon Roy (story), Roy (art), Richard Ballermann (colors) & Ed Brisson (letters) The Story: John Prophet continues to find his way in a future wasteland Earth. Five Things: 1. No prior knowledge required. - I missed the first issue of this Prophet relaunch (the unfortunately numbered Prophet #21) because I had zero interest in [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Brandon Graham, Dean Stell, Ed Brisson, Image, Prophet, Prophet #22, Prophet #22 review, review, Richard Ballerman, Simon Roy | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 22, 2012 by dfstell
By: Michael Moreci & Steve Seeley (writers) & JM Ringuet (art) Release Date: March 21, 2012 Spoiler-free Advance Review: This #0 issue collects material that appeared as a back-up story in Hack/Slash over the past 6-8 months and I enjoyed it quite a bit. This first story follows a crew from a TV show called the Hoax [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, Hoax Hunters, Hoax Hunters #0, Hoax Hunters #0 review, Image, J.M. Ringuet, Michael Moreci, review, Steve Seeley | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 20, 2012 by dfstell
Original Air Date: February 19, 2012 Five Things: [with SPOILERS] 1. Inconsistent behavior from Rick. - Okay, stay with me here. In Episode 8, we saw Rick make a snap judgement to kill those two men in the bar. He didn’t have a lot of information to go on, but he basically knew what was up, so BANG BANG [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: AMC, Dean Stell, review, The Walking Dead, TV | 7 Comments »
Posted on February 18, 2012 by dfstell
By: Dave Sim (writer, artist, lettering) The Story: It’s a face-off between Zootanapuss and fashion models. Review: Man, the art in Glamourpuss is divine. I almost don’t care what the story is about when I’m looking at Dave Sim’s incredibly detailed linework. His lineart for the fashion models in this issue reminds me a little bit of [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Aardvark-Vanaheim, Dave Sim, Dean Stell, Glamourpuss, Glamourpuss #23, Glamourpuss #23 review, review | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 16, 2012 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Greg Capullo (pencils), Jonathan Glapion (inks), FCO (colors), Richard Starkings (letters), Katie Kubert (assistant editor), Harvey Richards (associate editor) & Mike Marts (editor) Four Things: 1. This is a real tour de force artistically. – Man, it’s hard to even know where to start gushing about the art in this issue. Every page [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Batman, Batman #6, Batman #6 review, DC, Dean Stell, FCO, Greg Capullo, Harvey Richards, Jonathan Glapion, Katie Kubert, Mike Marts, review, Richard Starkings, Scott Snyder | 7 Comments »
Posted on February 16, 2012 by dfstell
By: Dan Slott & Chris Yost (writers), Matthew Clark (pencils), Tom Palmer (inks), Rob Schwager (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: Detail is provided on the mysterious occupant of Lab Six at Horizon Labs. Four Things: 1. Unsure what this whole .1 thing is about anymore. - I can never [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #679.1, Amazing Spider-Man #679.1 review, Chris Yost, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Ellie Pyle, Joe Caramagna, Marvel, Matthew Clark, review, Rob Schwager, Stephen Wacker, Tom Palmer | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 14, 2012 by dfstell
By: Rob Durham (story and art) The Story: A new monstrous plagues Meriem’s town. Review: There’s not a whole lot new to say about about each issue of Cavewoman, as each issue is pretty much like the one before it. There is this “Cavewoman” named Meriem who is sweet, naive and innocent. She mostly goes around in a [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Amryl Press, Cavewoman: Feeding Grounds, Cavewoman: Feeding Grounds #1, Cavewoman: Feeding Grounds #1 review, Dean Stell, review, Rob Durham | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 14, 2012 by dfstell
Original Air Date: February 12, 2012 Five things [SPOILERS]: 1. A pretty drab first 45 minutes… – Man, that was some seriously slow television. There were some high points, like when Andrea had to fetch the arm that mysteriously fell off the dead zombie, but there really wasn’t a lot going on. [Note to creators: [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: AMC, Dean Stell, review, The Walking Dead, TV | 4 Comments »
Posted on February 12, 2012 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (creators), M.K. Perker (finishes), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Yuko Shimizu (covers), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) The Story: The Cabal has taken Tom Taylor prisoner and neutralized his powers! Can his friends bail him out? A Few Things: 1. I should like this more than I do. - There’s [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, M.K. Perker, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #34, The Unwritten #34 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Yuko Shimizu | 4 Comments »
Posted on February 12, 2012 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (story), Nick Spencer (writer), Shawn Martinbrough (art), Felix Serrano (colors), Rus Wooton (letters) & Sina Grace (editor). The Story: An art thief takes on a new apprentice. Review: Nick Spencer is a very good writer. I tend to think that a lot of comic writers are a little overrated and they rarely impress [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, Felix Serrano, Image, Nick Spencer, review, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, Shawn Martinbrough, Sina Grace, Thief of Thieves, Thief of Thieves #1, Thief of Thieves #1 review | 5 Comments »
Posted on February 9, 2012 by dfstell
By: Brian Wood (writer), Danijel Zezelj (artist), Dave McCaig (colors), Travis Lanham (letters), Massimo Carnevale (cover) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: In this long-form story about the early history of Viking Iceland, one family leader tries to become an honest businessman, but can that ever really happen? Three Things: 1. Great series in hindsight. [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Brian Wood, Danijel Zezelj, Dave McCaig, Dean Stell, Mark Doyle, Massimo Carnevale, Northlanders, Northlanders #48, Northlanders #48 review, review, Travis Lanham, Vertigo | 5 Comments »
Posted on February 8, 2012 by dfstell
By: Chuck Dixon (writer), Alex Cal (artist), J. Brown (colors), Shawn Lee (letters), Carlos Guzman (assistant editor) & John Barber (editor) The Story: Cobra has taken over a sovereign country and is driving the civilians out! The Joe’s have to stop them. Five Things: 1. Cobra is a pretty compelling enemy. – The best thing [...]
Filed under: IDW | Tagged: Alex Cal, Carlos Guzman, Chuck Dixon, Dean Stell, G.I. Joe, GI Joe #10, GI Joe #10 review, IDW, J. Brown, John Barber, review, Shawn Lee | 6 Comments »
Posted on February 7, 2012 by dfstell
By: Chris Roberson (writer), Michael Allred (artist), Laura Allred (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor), & Shelly Bond (editor) The Story: The big threat is beginning to show itself. What impact will this have on our main characters? Five Things: 1. Interesting plot development for Gwyn. – Even though I Zombie has an [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Roberson, Dean Stell, Gregory Lockard, I Zombie, IZombie #22, IZombie #22 review, Laura Allred, Michael Allred, review, Shelly Bond, Todd Klein, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 7, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jeff Roenning (writer, co-creator), Jean-Paul Bonjour (co-creator), Robert Love (pencils), Dana Shukartsi (inks), Diego Simone (colors), Drew Gill (letters) & Branwyn Bigglestone (editor) The Story: A rebellious teenage girl makes her way in a zombie apocalypse. Review: This isn’t a bad comic and it has some promise. Let’s start with the positives. The art [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Alpha Girl, Alpha Girl #1, Alpha Girl #1 review, Branwyn Bigglestone, Dana Shukartsi, Dean Stell, Diego Simone, Drew Gill, Image, Jean-Paul Bonjour, Jeff Roenning, review, Robert Love | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 3, 2012 by dfstell
By: Dan Slott (writer), Humberto Ramos (pencils), Victor Olazaba (inks), Edgar Delgado (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor), Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: Time is almost up! How can Spidey prevent the future destruction of New York? Five Things: 1. This is how to pace superhero stories! – Slott really understands how to [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #679, Amazing Spider-Man #679 review, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Edgar Delgado, Ellie Pyle, Humberto Ramos, Joe Carmagna, Marvel, review, Stephen Wacker, Victor Olazaba | 5 Comments »
Posted on February 3, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jeff Lemire (writer and artist), Jose Villarrubia (colors), Carlos M. Mangual (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: Will Jepperd go back to save his friends in the dam? Five Things [Light spoilers]: 1. $hit is starting to hit the fan back at the dam. – This is issue 2 [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Carlos M. Mangual, Dean Stell, Gregory Lockard, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, Mark Doyle, review, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #30, Sweet Tooth #30 review, Vertigo | 4 Comments »
Posted on February 2, 2012 by dfstell
By: Terry Moore (script, art, letters, everything) The Story: Rachel tries to get her life back in order and the creepy little girl might be headed to a foster home. Three Things: 1. The detail in Terry Moore’s art is really impressive. – Of course, everyone knows that Terry Moore is great at drawing expressions. [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Abstract Studios, Dean Stell, Rachel Rising, Rachel Rising #5, Rachel Rising #5 review, review, Terry Moore | 4 Comments »
Posted on January 30, 2012 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (creators, writer & pencils), Vince Locke (inks), Lee Loughridge (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Karen Berger (editor) The Story: An origin of the nasty nun with the marionettes. Four Things: 1. These .5 issues are seriously good. – The biggest problem with the .5 issues [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Karen Berger, Lee Loughridge, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #33.5, The Unwritten #33.5 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Vince Locke | 2 Comments »
Posted on January 30, 2012 by dfstell
By: David Hine (story/writer), Shaky Kane (story/art), Richard Starkings & Jimmy Betancourt (lettering) and JG Roshell (design) The Story: Not exactly sure, but we get an origin for the Shield of Justice character. Four Things: 1. Just glad to have Bulletproof Coffin back! - The first 6-issue run of Bulletproof Coffin that ended in January 2011 [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Bulletproof Coffin, Bulletproof Coffin: Disinterred #1, Bulletproof Coffin: Disinterred #1 review, David Hine, Dean Stell, Disinterred, Image, JG Roshell, Jimmy Batancourt, review, Richard Starkings, Shaky Kane | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 30, 2012 by dfstell
By: Joe Lansdale, Keith Lansdale, Dan Braun, Bill Morrison, Martin Salvador & Archie Goodwin (writers), Guus Floor, Patric Reynolds, Wilfredo Torres, Steve Skeates & Steve Ditko (artists) and Nate Piekos (letters) The Story: Uncle Creepy is back with three new tales of terror and two old reprints from the Creepy archives. Review: This isn’t a [...]
Filed under: Dark Horse Comics | Tagged: Archie Goodwin, Bill Morrison, Creepy, Creepy #7, Creepy #7 review, Dan Braun, Dark Horse, Dean Stell, Guus Floor, Joe Lansdale, Keith Lansdale, Martin Salvador, Nate Piekos, Patric Reynolds, review, Steve Ditko, Steve Skeates, Wilfredo Torres | 5 Comments »
Posted on January 25, 2012 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Charlie Adlard (artist), Cliff Rathburn (gray tones), Rus Wooton (letters) & Sina Grace (editor) The Story: Is this promise of a new colony a blessing or a threat? Five Things: 1. How do you know who to trust? - I really do like how TWD continues to be about everything BUT [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, Dean Stell, Image, review, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, Sina Grace, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead #93, The Walking Dead #93 review | 8 Comments »
Posted on January 24, 2012 by dfstell
By: Tim Seeley (writer), Daniel Leister (art), Carlos Badilla (colors), Crank! (letters) and James Lowder (edits) The Story: The Hack/Slash crew goes to South America, searching for a cure to the disease that causes slashers. Four Things: 1. Funny. – This is a comic for people who like jokes about bodily functions. If you roll [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Carlos Badilla, Crank, Daniel Leister, Dean Stell, Hack/Slash, Hack/Slash #12, Hack/Slash #12 review, Image, James Lowder, review, Tim Seeley | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 23, 2012 by dfstell
By: Mike Costa (writer), Alex Cal (artist), J. Brown (colors), Neil Uyetake (letters), Carlos Guzman (assistant editor) & John Barber (editor) The Story: Cobra has taken over a SE Asian country. The Joes want to stop them and the new Cobra Commander’s lieutenants are fighting amongst themselves. Three Things: 1. The story is really kinda [...]
Filed under: IDW | Tagged: Alex Cal, Carlos Guzman, COBRA, Cobra #9, Cobra #9 review, Cobra Command, Dean Stell, IDW, J. Brown, John Barber, Mike Costa, Neil Uyetake, review | 4 Comments »
Posted on January 21, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Rick Remender (writer), Greg Tocchini (artist), Dean White (colors) The Story: Fantomex, you’re being tried by a group called the “Captain Britain Corps,” and you have a French accent. Don’t speak in your own defense! The Review: Last issue, two members of the X-Force were abducted by the Captain Britain Corps and brought to [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Captain Britain, Captain Britain Corps, Comic Book Reviews, Deadpool, Dean Stell, Dean White, dr. manhattan, Fantomex, Greg Tocchini, Jerome Opena, Jim Middleton, Kurt Darkholme, Marvel Comics, Merlyn, Nightcrawler, Psylocke, review, Rick Remender, Robbi Rodriguez, Uncanny X-Force, Uncanny X-Force #20, Uncanny X-Force #20 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, X-Force | 6 Comments »
Posted on January 21, 2012 by dfstell
By: Mark Millar (writer), Leinil Yu (pencils), Gerry Alanguilan (inks), Sunny Gho (colors), Clayton Cowles (letters) & Nicole Boose (editor) The Story: Will Simon/Superior make a deal with the devil to save Earth. Four Things: 1. Has a popcorn-y summer movie feel. – I can totally see this being a summer movie and I’m sure [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Clayton Cowles, Dean Stell, Gerry Alanguilan, Icon, Leinil Yu, Mark Millar, Marvel, Nicole Boose, review, Sunny Gho, Superior, Superior #7, Superior #7 review | 1 Comment »
