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The Punisher #7 – Review

Posted on January 5, 2012 by paladinking

by Greg Rucka (writing), Michael Lark (pencils), Stefano Gaudiano (inks), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Clemons and Bolt take a long, awkward drive up to the chalet that is the site of the Punisher’s latest massacre. The Review: Another issue of Greg Rucka’s Punisher with no Frank and despite this, it’s [...]

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The Punisher #5 – Review

Posted on November 20, 2011 by paladinking

by Greg Rucka (writer), Marco Checchetto (art), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: It’s a somber Thanksgiving for Frank and friends, as if there’d be any other sort. 1. A good supporting cast goes a long way In making the Punisher a silent force of nature, Rucka has had to create a [...]

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The Punisher #3 – Review

Posted on September 13, 2011 by paladinking

by Greg Rucka (writing), Marco Checchetto (art), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Frank grapples with the Vulture in a fight to the death over the skies of New York City. The Review: Given how much of this issue is consumed by a sprawling action scene, it seems fitting to start out [...]

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The Punisher #2 – Review

Posted on August 25, 2011 by paladinking

by Greg Rucka (writer), Marco Checchetto (art), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: The Punisher has marked his prey, tracking a poor, hapless goon back to his masters while Bolt and Clemons are left to pick up the bodies. What’s Good: For the second issue in a row, the Punisher doesn’t utter [...]

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The Punisher #1 – Review

Posted on August 3, 2011 by paladinking

by Greg Rucka (writer), Marco Checchetto (art), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Two detectives begin their investigation of a mass shooting at a wedding, as does Frank, in his own unique way. What’s Good: Writing a fresh, unique Punisher story is pretty difficult, all the moreso when it’s the Marvel Universe [...]

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What I Wonder About Wonder Woman

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 [...]

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What We’re Looking Forward To In November

Posted on October 31, 2010 by paladinking

Dean There is a LOT to look forward to in November. For one thing, there is a lot of neat stuff in the Spider-Man world as Amazing Spider-Man kicks off its new “big” story line Big Time written by Dan Slott with art by Humberto Ramos. This is also the end of the thrice-monthly ASM [...]

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Two New Series To Be Freakishly Pumped About

Posted on September 28, 2010 by DS Arsenault

DS: Hey SoldierHawk! I heard a fangirlish squeal of joy all the way in Canada. What’s that all about? SH: Hey DS! That would have been me, reading that the new Batwoman monthly series–which I have been not-so-patiently waiting for since Rucka and Williams’ run on Detective Comics ended–finally has a release date! According to [...]

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Stumptown #4 – Review

Posted on September 5, 2010 by dfstell

By: Greg Rucka (writer), Matthew Southworth (art) and Rico Renzi & Southworth (colors) The Story: The final chapter of the inaugural PI adventure of Dex Parios draws to a close as she tries to get to the bottom of a missing woman who has gotten entangled with the MS-13 gang. What’s Good: This is a [...]

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Action Comics #888 – Review

Posted on April 15, 2010 by SoldierHawk

By Greg Rucka and Eric Trautmann (writers), and Pere Perez (artists), Javier Mena (colorist) and Travis Lanham (letterer) The Story: Flamebird continues the fight against false Rao, alone since Nightwing is incapacitated. Luckily the cavalry arrives in the form of the JSA and Wonder Woman to even the odds. What’s Good: I love the way [...]

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Detective Comics #863 – Review

Posted on April 2, 2010 by paladinking

by Greg Rucka (writer), Jock & Scott Kolins (art), David Baron (colors), and Todd Klein (letters) The Story: Kate hunts down Cutter in an effort to save her cousin Bette. What’s Good: Much like the rest of the “Cutter” arc, this issue is all about mood and atmosphere. Everything feels dark, gritty, and generally unpleasant. [...]

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Blackest Night: Wonder Woman #3 – Review

Posted on February 4, 2010 by DS Arsenault

By: Greg Rucka (writer), Nicola Scott (pencils), Jonathan Glapion (inks), Nei Ruffino (colors) The Story: Diana, just saved from being a black lantern, is guided by Carol Ferris as they go to fight the other black lanterns. Although the black lanterns are a big deal in their zombie apocalypse sort of way, a bigger piece [...]

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Superman: World of New Krypton #12 – Review

Posted on February 3, 2010 by DS Arsenault

By: Greg Rucka and James Robinson (writers), Pete Woods and Ron Randall (artists), Nei Ruffino (colorist) The Story: Adam Strange and Kal-El are in a pickle. Adam gets them out, but not for long. Then Zod, out of nowhere, gets them out of the next pickle. Then Adam Strange is dismissed from the series as [...]

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Blackest Night: Wonder Woman #2 – Review

Posted on January 7, 2010 by DS Arsenault

By: Greg Rucka (writer), Nicola Scott and Eduardo Pansica (pencillers), Jonathan Glapion & Eber Ferreira (inkers) The Story: The contents of this issue take place entirely between the back splash page of Blackest Night #5 (Wonder Woman becomes a black lantern) and the back splash page of Blackest Night #6 (Wonder Woman becomes a star [...]

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Superman: World of New Krypton #11 – Review

Posted on January 6, 2010 by DS Arsenault

By: James Robinson and Greg Rucka (writers), Pete Woods and Ron Randall (artists), Nei Ruffino and Blond (colorists) The Story: Kal-El and Adam Strange investigate the mysterious assassin who has just struck at the council again. What’s Good: A good old detective mystery is always fun as the reader races to put together the pieces [...]

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The Best & Worst of ‘09

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Ray Hilario

FORWARD Welcome to WCBR’s year end comic book industry report card. In essence, this report card is a list of offerings we’ve enjoyed and disliked for the entire year 2009. There was definitely a lot of debate over each editor’s pick, and in the end we just decided to let everyone have their say. Let [...]

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Detective Comics #860 – Review

Posted on December 24, 2009 by DS Arsenault

Batwoman by: Greg Rucka (writer), J.H. Williams III (artist), Dave Stewart (colors) The Question by: Greg Rucka (writer), Cully Hamner (artist), Dave McCraig (colors) The Story: For the lead story, this is the final issue of Batwoman’s origin and it pulls together the last three years of her life, from her moment of epiphany, to [...]

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Blackest Night: Wonder Woman #1 – Review

Posted on December 4, 2009 by DS Arsenault

By Greg Rucka (writer), Nicola Scott (artist), Prentis Rollins, Jonathan Glapion, Walden Wong & Drew Geraci (inks) The Story: Wonder Woman is on the trail of black lantern Maxwell Lord, the she killed What’s Good: Nicola Scott has never looked better than when Rollins, Glapion, Wong and Geraci are inking her. Granted, it sounds like [...]

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Detective Comics #859 – Review

Posted on November 27, 2009 by DS Arsenault

Batwoman by Greg Rucka (writer), J.H. Williams (artist), Dave Stewart (colors) , The Question by Greg Rucka (writer), Cully Hamner (artist), Dave McCraig (colors) The Story: First, Rucka told us the Batwoman arc with her lunatic sister and the crazy religious nuts in Gotham. Then, Rucka set the last issue in Kate Kane’s childhood. Now [...]

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Superman: World of New Krypton #9 – Review

Posted on November 4, 2009 by DS Arsenault

by James Robinson and Greg Rucka (writers), Pete Woods and Ron Randall (artists), Nei Ruffino (colorist) The Story: In New Krypton’s council chambers, General Kal-El and Dae, the Thanagarian admiral, face off against Jemm, Son of Saturn and his powerful followers who make punching bags out of the first few Kryptonian red shirts who try [...]

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Detective Comics #858 – Review

Posted on November 1, 2009 by paladinking

by Greg Rucka (writer), J.H. Williams III (art), Dave Stewart (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Cully Hamner (back-up art), Dave McCaig (back-up colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (back-up letters) The Story: We get a glimpse into Kate’s childhood and the grisly trauma that ultimately defines it. What’s Good: This issue may very well be JH Williams’ [...]

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Superman: World Of New Krypton #8 – Review

Posted on October 8, 2009 by DS Arsenault

by Greg Rucka and James Robinson (writers), Pete Woods and Ron Randall (artists), Nei Ruffino (colorist) The Story: Jupiter’s moon Callisto is on a collision course with New Krypton and is moving at a significant fraction of the speed of light. The Thanagarians are attacking the Kryptonians with weapons that can hurt them. Watch Kal-El [...]

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Detective Comics #857 – Review

Posted on September 26, 2009 by paladinking

by Greg Rucka (writer), JH Williams III (art), Dave Stewart (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Cully Hamner (back-up art), Dave McCaig (back-up colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (back-up letters) The Story: With Alice’s plot against Gotham revealed, Batwoman moves in to stop her once and for all. What’s Good: This remains my pick for the best [...]

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Superman: World of New Krypton #7 – Review

Posted on September 9, 2009 by DS Arsenault

By James Robinson and Greg Rucka (writers), Pete Woods (artist), Nei Ruffino with Pete Pantazis (colorists) The Story: After the attempt on Zod’s life, New Krypton is paralyzed. One faction wants to declare war on Earth, and the other doesn’t know what to do. Then Zod comes out of the hospital long enough to promote [...]

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Detective Comics #856 – Review

Posted on August 27, 2009 by paladinking

by Greg Rucka (writer), J.H. Williams III (art), Cully Hamner (back-up art), Dave Stewart (colors), Laura Martin (back-up colors), Todd Klein (letters), and Jared K. Fletcher (back-up letters) The Story: Batwoman narrowly escapes the clutches of the Religion of Crime, thanks to some unlikely allies. Meanwhile, the Question gets away, only to return to deliver [...]

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