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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #2 – Review

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Nick Spencer (writer), Wes Craig & Jerry Ordway (artist), Hi-Fi & Chris Beckett (colorists) The Story: All I’m saying is if Demo grows a tiny mustache on his upper lip, I’m outta here. The Review: Spencer is an interesting beast of a writer.  From his work on Morning Glories and Supergirl, you know he [...]

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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1 – Review

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Nick Spencer (writer), Wes Craig (artist), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: Here’s a tip—don’t talk about dead mothers and brothers on the first date. The Review: In this new DCU, there are more superhero teams than ever, one of them even having backing from the United Nations which presumably also sponsor our heroes here.  Spencer [...]

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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #10 – Review

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: You ever get the feeling your mother’s holding something back from you? The Review: Back in the olden days, whenever that was, heroes were the good guys and villains the bad, and hardly ever, if not never, did the twain meet.  Nowadays, members from both [...]

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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #9 – Review

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: You know what they say: beware a redheaded woman with assassin’s credentials. The Review: You can always count on Nick Spencer to deliver an engaging, enjoyable read, even if the actual substance of the writing isn’t always what it should be.  That’s not to imply [...]

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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #8 – Review

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: I think in this case, we can say she’s a lady-killer. The Review: Last time, I complained Spencer’s use of two period “features” in the issue, though enjoyable, didn’t really do much to expand on the story and in fact, dragged on the story’s pace, [...]

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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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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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