Posted on February 14, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Gail Simone (writer), Ardian Syaf (penciller), Vicente Cifuentes (inker), Ulises Arreola (colorist) The Story: Let that be a lesson to ya—never trust a woman who changes her hair color daily. The Review: Of all the members of the Bat-family, Barbara Gordon as Batgirl may be the most obvious rip-off of its patriarch. Unlike the [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Ardian Syaf, Barbara Gordon, Batgirl, Batgirl #6, Batgirl #6 Review, Batman, Bruce Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Gail Simone, Ulises Arreola, Vicente Cifuentes | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 13, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Gail Simone (writer), Ardian Syaf & Vicente Cifuentes (artists), Ulises Arreola (colorist) The Story: As if Gotham doesn’t have enough problems without an Occupy movement. The Review: Back in the days when I was blithely pursuing an English major, totally ignorant (or at least in denial) of the fact that I had no idea [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Ardian Syaf, Barbara Gordon, Batgirl, Batgirl #5, Batgirl #5 review, Bruce Wayne, Commissioner Gordon, DC, DC Comics, Gail Simone, Ulises Arreola, Vicente Cifuentes | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 2, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Ethan Van Sciver & Gail Simone (writers), Yildiray Cinar (penciller), Norman Rapmund (inker), Steve Buccellato (colorist) The Story: Firestorms on a plane! The Review: By now, some of you may be pretty familiar with my Dropped List, where all the titles I can’t bring myself to purchase, read, and review go to rest. What [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Ethan Van Sciver, Firestorm, Gail Simone, Jason Rusch, Norman Rapmund, Ronnie Raymond, Steve Buccellato, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men #4, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men #4 review, Yildiray Cinar | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 17, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Gail Simone (writer), Ardian Syaf (penciller), Vicente Cifuentes (inker), Ulises Arreola (colorist) The Story: Babs’ taking a look at herself and making a change. And she’s starting with the man in the mirror. The Review: As Oracle, Barbara Gordon enjoyed a faithful following of fans who admired her not only for her special role [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Ardian Syaf, Barbara Gordon, Batgirl, Batgirl #4, Batgirl #4 review, Black Mirror, DC, DC Comics, Gail Simone, Ulises Arreola, Vicente Cifuentes | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 27, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Ethan Van Sciver & Gail Simone (writers), Yildiray Cinar (artist), Steve Buccellato & Hi-Fi (colorists) The Story: Everybody, run for cover—Firestorm’s comin’! The Review: You’ve heard the old line about too many cooks in the kitchen, right? Well, that same logic tends to apply to comics writers as well. It’s one thing to have [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Ethan Van Sciver, Firestorm, Gail Simone, Hi-Fi, Jason Rusch, Ronnie Raymond, Steve Buccellato, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men #3, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men #3 review, Yildiray Cinar | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 10, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Gail Simone (writer), Ardian Syaf (penciller), Vicente Cifuentes (inker), Ulises Arreola (colorist) The Story: Just because they headbutt each other doesn’t mean they’re not in love. The Review: Of all the major continuity changes the new DCU brought with it, possibly none of them has incited more outcry and upset than the restoration of [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Ardian Syaf, Barbara Gordon, Batgirl, Batgirl #3, Batgirl #3 review, Black Mirror, Commissoner Gordon, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Gail Simone, Nightwing, Ulises Arreola, Vicente Cifuentes | 4 Comments »
Posted on October 28, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Ethan Van Sciver & Gail Simone (writers), Yildiray Cinar (artist), Steve Buccellato (colorist) The Story: I suppose since the world’s going to end soon, I can skip that book report, right? The Review: Like a lot of heroes in the DC galaxy of stars, Firestorm has always been one of those oddballs that no [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Ethan Van Sciver, Firestorm, Gail Simone, Jason Rusch, Ronnie Raymond, Steve Buccellato, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men #2, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men #2 review, Tonya Lu, Yildiray Cinar | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 13, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Gail Simone (writer), Ardian Syaf (penciller), Vicente Cifuentes (inker), Ulises Arreola (colorist) The Story: Maybe spending most of her free time reading doesn’t sound so bad after all. The Review: I essentially stopped watching The Office after Steve Carrell (who played the show’s lead and emotional center, Michael Scott) left. Without the character I [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Ardian Syaf, Barbara Gordon, Batgirl, Batgirl #2, Batgirl #2 review, Commissioner Gordon, DC, DC Comics, Gail Simone, Mirror, Ulises Arreola, Vicente Cifuentes | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 2, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Ethan Van Sciver & Gail Simone (writers), Yildiray Cinar (artist), Steve Buccellato (colorist) The Story: Where racial tension goes nuclear! The Review: Consider this a bit of a love letter to Simone, but really, what is there not to love about the woman? She went from geek-feminist blogger on comics to one of the [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Ethan Van Sciver, Firestorm, Gail Simone, Jason Rusch, Ronnie Raymond, Steve Buccellato, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men #1, The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men #1 review, Yildiray Cinar | 4 Comments »
Posted on September 8, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Gail Simone (writer), Ardian Syaf (penciller), Vicente Cifuentes (inker), Ulises Arreola (colorist) The Story: How Barbara got her groove back. The Review: Barbara Gordon, back on her feet. Yes, it seems an outrage, a spit in the eyes of the wheelchair-bound everywhere, but we should take a step back and really examine the idea [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Ardian Syaf, Barbara Gordon, Batgirl, Batgirl #1, Batgirl #1 review, Commissioner Gordon, DC, DC Comics, Gail Simone, The Mirror, Ulises Arreola, Vicente Cifuentes | 12 Comments »
Posted on August 5, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By Gail Simone (writer), J. Calafiore (artist), John Kalisz (colorist), Travis Lanham (letter) The Story: Murder, mayhem, betrayal, friendship–and yes, even love–all come together in a grand series finale that will either make the Six gods among men, or utterly destroy them. WARNING: possible spoilers ahead! What’s Good: Gail Simone has spent many years building [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Gail Simone, J. Calafiore, John Kalisz, Secret Six, Secret Six #36, Secret Six #36 review, Secret Six final issue, Travis Lanham | 1 Comment »
Posted on July 20, 2011 by SoldierHawk
As is well documented, I’m still a relative neophyte when it comes to the comic scene. There is one character, though, who I’ve been a fan of and followed since I was a small child: Wonder Woman. Not only was the fact that there was a female (!) fighting alongside Batman and Superman mind blowing [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: DC reboot, Gail Simone, Greg Rucka, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wonder Woman | 4 Comments »
Posted on July 7, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By Gail Simone (writer), J. Calafiore (art), John Kalisz (colors) and Travis Lanham (letters) The Story: Bane and Catman have an almost literal heart to heart, then assemble the team for one final, glorious attempt at destroying Batman, his allies, and everything they stand for. But before the plan can be enacted, they need one [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Gail Simone, J. Calafiore, John Kalisz, Secret Six, Secret Six #35, Secret Six #35 review, Travis Lanham, Weekly Comic Book Review | 6 Comments »
Posted on June 11, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By Gail Simone (writer), Diego Olmos (artist), Nei Ruffino (colors), Carlos M. Mangual (letters) The Story: Huntress and the Question race to the rescue while Dove and Black Canary try to survive their encounter with Junior. What’s Good: Where have concentrated doses of the phenomenal Huntress/Question dynamic been all my life? These two are fantastic [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Birds of Prey, Birds of Prey #13 review, Carlos M. Mangual, Diego Olmos, Gail Simone, Nei Ruffino, Weekly Comic Book Review | 4 Comments »
Posted on June 7, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By Gail Simone (writer), J. Calafiore (art), John Kalisz (colors), Travis Lanham (letters) The Story: Recently returned from Hell, the Six get their hero on as they rescue Liana from the twisted psychopath (and you know you’re crazy when even the Secret Six think you’re nuts) who has been trying to “save” her in the [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Gail Simone, J. Calafiore, John Kalisz, Secret Six, Secret Six #34, Secret Six #34 review, Travis Lanham, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 16, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Gail Simone (writer), Jesus Saiz (artist), Nei Ruffino (colorist) The Story: The Birds tackle their latest mission, Charlie’s Angels style. The Review: Ever since this title relaunched, it’s been hassled by the distractions of Brightest Day, and though good stories have come out of it, none have really captured the magic from Simone’s original [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Barbara Gordon, Birds of Prey, Birds of Prey #12, Birds of Prey #12 review, Black Canary, Dawn Granger, DC, DC Comics, Dinah Lance, Dove, Gail Simone, Hank Hall, Hawk, Hawk and Dove, Helena Bertinelli, Huntress, Jesus Saiz, Lady Blackhawk, Nei Ruffino, Oracle, Renee Montoya, The Question, Zinda Blake | 6 Comments »
Posted on May 8, 2011 by paladinking
by Gail Simone (script), J. Calafiore (art), John Kalisz (colors), and Travis Lanham (letters) The Story: The Six fight for their (after)lives against Prince Ragdoll and his legion of demons. The Review: Secret Six has been on absolute fire lately, and the conclusion of this latest, and very strong, arc comes to a rousing conclusion [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Bane, Catman, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, DC hell, DC Universe, DCU, Deadshot, Etrigan, Floyd Lawton, Gail Simone, Get Out of Hell Free Card, Jeanette, Jim Calafiore, King Shark, Knockout, Lady Blaze, Liana K., Peter Merkel, Ragdoll, Scandal Savage, Secret Six, Secret Six #33, Secret Six #33 review, The Demon, Thomas Blake, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 16, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Gail Simone (writer), Pere Perez (artist), Nei Ruffino (colorist) The Story: When Catman threatens to throw a man off a building, don’t take it too seriously— it’s just foreplay. The Review: Simone has pretty much made a career in comics crafting characters that always get personally invested in their vendettas. Unlike the vast canon [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: antihero, antiheroes, Barbara Gordon, Birds of Prey, Birds of Prey #11, Birds of Prey #11 review, Black Canary, Catman, Comic Book Reviews, DC, DC Comics, Deadshot, Dinah Lance, Floyd Lawton, Gail Simone, Helena Bertinelli, Huntress, Nei Ruffino, Oracle, Pere Perez, Secret Six, Stanley Lau, Thomas Blake | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 9, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By Gail Simone (writer), Jim. Calafiore (artist), John Kalisz (colorist), Travis Lanham (letters) The Story: The Six descend into Hell itself in order to reclaim the “get out of Hell free” card. Things do not go smoothly, as it turns out that Ragdoll, now a prince of hell (naturally) has the card, and has no [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Gail Simone, Jim Calafiore, John Kalisz, Secret Six, Secret Six #32 review, Travis Lanham, Weekly Comic Book Reivew | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 14, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Too many to list. The Story: Come along this comic journey through the other side of despair—ghost children, shark men, and cookie-eating villains included. The Review: GrayHaven’s anthology venture is an interesting addition to the world of comics. By appearances, its format comes closest to DC’s annuals: a multitude of brief pieces by a [...]
Filed under: Reviews | Tagged: Aaron Bir, Amanda Rachels, Cassandra James, Gail Simone, John M. Coker, Kevin LaPorte, Matthew Brown, Pat Loika, Steve Bialik, The Gathering, The Gathering February 2011 review, Travis M. Holyfield | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 7, 2011 by paladinking
by Gail Simone (writer), J. Calafiore (art), John Kalisz (colors), and Travis Lanham (letters) The Story: Scandal finally decides to use the Get Out of Hell Free card on Knockout, but discovers that to be easier said than done, while Liana finds herself in hot water. The Review: The solicitations call this the most requested [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Bane, Black Alice, Catman, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, DC Universe, DCU, Deadshot, Gail Simone, Get out of Hell Free, Get Out of Hell Free Card, House of Secrets, Insignificus, Iowa, J. Calafiore, Jeanette, Jim Calafiore, King Shark, Liana K., Ragdoll, Scandal Savage, Secret Six, Secret Six 31, Weekly Comic Book Review | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 12, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By Gail Simone (writer), Inaki Miranda (art), Nei Ruffino (colors), Dave Sharp (letters) The Story: Batman and Oracle race to save the mind of Black Canary (still suffering from Mortis’ touch from last issue), while the rest of the Birds work to escape from the big bad’s headquarters (…in a school bus. That, I did [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Birds of Prey, Birds of Prey #9 reivew, Dave Sharp, Gail Simone, Inaki Miranda, Nei Ruffino, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 2, 2011 by SoldierHawk
by Gail Simone (writer), Jim Calafiore (artist), Jason Wright and John Kalisz (colors), Travis Lanham (letters) The Story: A young, sociopathic nerd is granted a wish at an opportune moment, Bane attempts to act civilized, and the Doom Patrol go fish. What’s Good: Boy, does Simone know how to write. Although she seems to have [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Doom Patrol, Gail Simone, Jason Wright, Jim Calafiore, John Kalisz, Secret Six, Secret Six #30, Secret Six #30 review, Travis Lanham | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 18, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By Gail Simone (writer), Guillem March (artist), Nei Ruffino (colors), Travis Lanham (letters) The Story: Canary, Dove and Blackhawk work–rather unsuccessfully–to fight off Mortis, who has been hired by Calculator to find and destroy Oracle. Elsewhere, Barbara and (Bruce’s) Batman work to put a plan into motion…a plan that quickly begins to fall apart as [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Birds of Prey, Birds of Prey #8 review, Gail Simone, Guillem March, Nei Ruffino, Travis Lanham, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 17, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By Gail Simone (writer), Marcos Marz (pencils), Luciana Delnegro (inks), Jason Wright (colors), Travis Lanham (letters) The Story: The Six finish their dealings with the ever-tricky Lex Luthor, and Vandal and Scandal bring their part of the story to a resolution as well. Threats, deals, betrayals and ticking time bombs abound, and everyone goes out [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Gail Simone, Jason Wright, Luciana Delnegro, Marcos Marz, Secret Six, Secret Six #29, Secret Six #29 review, Travis Lanham, Weekly Comic Book Reivew | 2 Comments »
