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Amazing Spider-Man #675 – Review

Posted on December 10, 2011 by dfstell

By: Dan Slott (writer), Giuseppe Camuncoli (pencils), Klaus Janson (inks), Frank D’Armata (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor), Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: Spidey & Carlie Cooper work together to take down the Vulture gang. Five Things:  1. Glad to have “Classic Vulture” back. - As I think I mentioned last issue, the redo [...]

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Amazing Spider-Man #674 – Review

Posted on November 20, 2011 by dfstell

By: Dan Slott (writer), Giuseppe Camuncoli (pencils), Klaus Janson (inks), Frank D’Armata (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: Spider-Island is over and a certain winged foe of Spidey is back. Five Things:  1. Much better approach to the Vulture!  When ASM freshened up all of Spidey’s classic [...]

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Uncanny X-Men #1 – Review

Posted on November 2, 2011 by dfstell

By: Kieron Gillen (writer), Carlos Pacheco (pencils), Cam Smith (inks), Frank D’Armata (colors), Sebastian Girner (assistant editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: We’ve seen Team Wolverine’s light-hearted high school.  Surely Team Cyclops will be up to more adult things. Five Things:  1. Really like the more adult tone of this title.  It’s too soon [...]

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X-Men: Schism #1 – Review

Posted on July 13, 2011 by DS Arsenault

By: Jason Aaron (writer), Carlos Pacheco (penciller), Cam Smith (inker), Frank D’Armata (colorist) The Story: Cyclops, as leader of the world’s mutants, goes to an arms control conference, bringing Wolverine as his security. Midway through Cyclops’ speech advocating peace and disarmament (in this case, not for nukes, but for sentinels), a telepathic mutant comes in [...]

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Uncanny X-Men #534.1 – Review

Posted on April 6, 2011 by dfstell

By: Kieron Gillen (writer), Carlos Pacheco (pencils), Cam Smith, Dan Green & Nathan Lee (inks), Frank D’Armata (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Jordan D. White (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (associate editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: Magneto needs a little PR work and the X-Men try to foil some fraudulent AIM agents. What’s Good: This issue does [...]

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Captain America: Man Out of Time #5

Posted on March 26, 2011 by SoldierHawk

By Mark Waid (writer), Jorge Molina (pencils), Karl Kesel (inks), Frank D’Armata (colors), VC’s Joe Sabino (letters and production) The Story: Cap struggles with finding himself back “home” in the 40s…but without his comrades and without a war to fight. And with Kang still on the loose, he must also find a way to warn [...]

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Invincible Iron Man #32 – Review

Posted on November 26, 2010 by dfstell

By: Matt Fraction (writer), Salvador Larroca (art), Frank D’Armata (colors), Joe Caramanga (letters) & Alejandro Arbona (Associate Editor) The Story: “Team Iron Man” has to fend off an attack by Detroit Steel and his squadron of iPhone-controlled killer drones. What’s good: Finally…action!  This story has been brewing for a long time, so it was nice [...]

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Captain America: Man Out Of Time #1 – Review

Posted on November 6, 2010 by SoldierHawk

By Mark Waid (writer), Jorge Molina (pencils), Frank D’Armata (colors), VC’s Joe Sabino (letters) The Story: En route to their new assignment, Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes discover a prototype bomber drone that has been hijacked by the Nazis. In a daring feat befitting their heroic alter-egos, the pair leap onto the drone, which they [...]

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Invincible Iron Man #31 – Review

Posted on October 13, 2010 by dfstell

By: Matt Fraction (writer), Salvador Larroca (art), Frank D’Armata (colors) & Joe Caramanga (letters) The Story: The penultimate chapter of the Stark Resilient / Detroit Steel story arc is here.  Can Stark demonstrate his new electric car for adoring fans while the Hammers are trying to kill him? What’s Good: This issue really shows off [...]

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Invincible Iron Man #30 – Review

Posted on September 11, 2010 by dfstell

By: Matt Fraction (writer), Salvador Larroca (Artist), Frank D’Armata (colors) & Joe Caramanga (letters) The Story: After five issues of very decompressed storytelling, we finally get to the point where we learn the Hammer ladies’ ultimate plan against Tony Stark. What’s Good: Okay, I finally feel like this series has its feet under it again.  [...]

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Invincible Iron Man #29 – Review

Posted on August 11, 2010 by dfstell

By: Matt Fraction (writer), Salvador Larroca (art), Frank D’Armata (colors) & Joe Caramanga (letters) The Story: Pepper Potts get her new suit of armor and Tony tries to rebuild his company. What’s Good: This story is finally starting to come around and I think it just took Fraction a few issues to reestablish a status [...]

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Invincible Iron Man #28 – Review

Posted on July 14, 2010 by dfstell

By: Matt Fraction (writer), Salvador Larroca (art), Frank D’Armata (colors) & Joe Caramanga (letters) The Story: Entrepreneurship is hard!  Tony Stark continues rebuilding his new company and the Hammer’s Detroit Steel has a link to an old enemy. What’s Good: For a comic that again features zero action and lots of talking heads (i.e. exactly [...]

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Invincible Iron Man #27 – Review

Posted on June 10, 2010 by dfstell

By: Matt Fraction (writer), Salvador Larroca (art), Frank D’Armata (colors) & Joe Caramanga (letters) The Story: Tony Stark continues the somewhat boring rebuilding of his commercial empire, Pepper Potts wants her repulsor disc back and terrorists strike in Tokyo. What’s Good: I’m enjoying the growth of Pepper and her desire to have the repulsor disc [...]

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Invincible Iron Man #26 – Review

Posted on May 19, 2010 by dfstell

By: Matt Fraction (writer), Salvador Larroca (art), Frank D’Armata (colors), Joe Caramanga (letters) The Story: Tony Stark continues to try to rebuild his life and business after rebooting his brain (and losing the last few years of memories) a few issues ago. What’s Good: I really enjoy the way Fraction is playing up the fact [...]

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Invincible Iron Man #25 – Review

Posted on April 28, 2010 by dfstell

By: Matt Fraction (writer), Salvador Larroca (art), Frank D’Armata (colors) & Joe Caramanga (letters) The Story: Laying low by the erasure of his last several years of memories AND the complete destruction of his company and fortune, Tony Stark starts to rebuild his life and his business. What’s Good: A lot of bang for the [...]

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Astonishing X-Men #32 – Review

Posted on November 4, 2009 by pozzyfreak

by Warren Ellis (Writer), Phil Jimenez (Pencils), Andy Lanning (Inks), and Frank D’Armata (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: Art hang-ups and the lack of plot development aside, the Warren Ellis/Phil Jimenez run on Astonishing X-Men got off to a pretty nice start. As a fan of the Brood, I can’t help but look forward [...]

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Astonishing X-Men #31 – Review

Posted on October 8, 2009 by pozzyfreak

By Warren Ellis (Writer), Phil Jimenez (Pencils), Andy Lanning (Inks), and Frank D’Armata (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: Warren Ellis’ first Astonishing arc was held back a bit by Simone Bianchi’s inconsistent, occasionally ugly artwork. With Phil Jimenez now on board, I’m hoping that the artwork consistently does justice to Ellis’ storytelling. If Jimenez’s [...]

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The Rest Of The Stack

Posted on September 30, 2009 by pozzyfreak

Superman: Secret Origin #1 Geoff Johns (Writer), Gary Frank (Pencils), Jon Sibal (Inks) The Good and the Bad: Superman: Secret Origin is a near perfect “jump-on point” for those who haven’t picked up a Superman book in a long time. In this new mini-series Geoff Johns and Gary Frank don’t offer us a mere summary [...]

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Invincible Iron Man # 18 – Review

Posted on September 16, 2009 by rsg8101

By Matt Fraction (writer) Salvador Larocca (pencils, inks), and Frank D’Armata (colors) The Story: Tony Stark’s number is just about up as he takes a last ditch effort to save his body by utilizing the first armor he ever built. However, his mind is past saving as he makes one final move while Norman goes [...]

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Invincible Iron Man #17 (World’s Most Wanted Chapter 10) – Review

Posted on September 3, 2009 by pozzyfreak

By Matt Fraction (Writer), Salvado Larroca (Art), and Frank D’Armata (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: As Matt Fraction gets closer to the conclusion of the epic “World’s Most Wanted” arc, I’m beginning to think there isn’t a happy ending in Tony Stark’s future. Especially now that Marvel has released the ominous “Stark on a [...]

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The Invincible Iron Man Vol 2: World’s Most Wanted HC – Review

Posted on August 18, 2009 by tonyrak

By Matt Fraction (writer), Salvador Larroca (artist), Frank D’Armata (colorist) On the run, depowered, and dethroned from the seat of power he built in Civil War and held through Secret Invasion, Tony Stark is now the world’s most wanted man; compliments of his usurper, Norman Osborn.  Through a complex series of lies, executions, and skillful [...]

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Invincible Iron Man #16 (Dark Reign) – Review

Posted on August 7, 2009 by pozzyfreak

By Matt Fraction (Writer), Salvador Larocca (Artist), and Frank D’Armata (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: Anyone tired of the “World’s Most Wanted” arc yet? I know I’m not.  It’s refreshing to see a Marvel comic that’s breaking the common “six-issue” rule. The Story: Madame Masque talks to her “lover” Tony Stark as a captive [...]

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The Invincible Iron Man #15 (World’s Most Wanted Chapter 8) – Review

Posted on July 1, 2009 by pozzyfreak

By Matt Fraction (Writer), Salvador Larocca (Art), and Frank D’Armata (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: The seventh chapter of “World’s Most Wanted” showed that Fraction’s lengthy arc has yet to run out of any steam. That’s quite an accomplishment for Matt Fraction considering that some stories start feeling stretched thin after only two or [...]

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Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia #1

Posted on June 25, 2009 by pozzyfreak

By Matt Fraction (Writer), Marc Silvestri (Pencils), Michael Broussard, Eric Basaldua, Tyler Kirkham, & Sheldon Mitchell (Pencil Assists), Joe Weems w/ Marco Galli, Eric Basaldua, Rick Basaldua, Jason Gorder, Jay Leisten, Sal Regla, Jon Sibal, and Ryan Winn (Inks), and Frank D’Armata (Colors) The Story: A riot breaks out as the March for Humanity (led [...]

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Captain America # 600 – Review

Posted on June 21, 2009 by rsg8101

By Ed Brubaker, Roger Stern, Mark Waid (writers), Alex Ross, Dale Eaglesham, Butch Guice, Howard Chaykin, Rafael Albuquerque, David Aja, Mitch Breitweiser, and Kalman Andrasofszky (art), Frank D’Armata, Edgar Delgado, Matt Hollingsworth, Paul Mounts, Marte Gracia and Mitch Breitweiser (colors) The Story: Everything you knew about the death of Captain America is wrong. On the [...]

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