Posted on February 11, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: J.H. Williams III & W. Haden Blackman (writers), Amy Reeder (penciller), Rob Hunter & Richard Friend (inkers), Guy Major (colorist) The Review: Talk up any comics enthusiast, and one of the first things out of their mouths will be something along the lines of how unique comic books are for storytelling. You hear less [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amy Reeder, Batwoman, Batwoman #6, Batwoman #6 review, Bette Kane, Cameron Chase, DC, DC Comics, Guy Major, J.H. Williams III, Jacob Kane, Kate Kane, Maggie Sawyer, Richard Friend, Rob Hunter, W. Haden Blackman | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 2, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Mike Costa (writer), Cafu (penciller), Bit (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Dogs on a satellite! Hm…doesn’t have quite the same ring to it, huh? The Review: Can you believe it’s been just about half a year since the new 52 premiered? At what point do I stop calling it “new,” I wonder? Anyway, [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bit, Blackhawks, Blackhawks #5, Blackhawks #5 review, Cafu, Canada, DC, DC Comics, Guy Major, Lady Blackhawk, Lincoln, Mike Costa, Mother Machine, Wildman | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 18, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray (writers), Jamal Igle (penciller), Rich Perrotta (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Guess who’s coming to dinner? The Ray! The Review: I was thoroughly unimpressed with the debut of this mini last month, and was of a good mind to drop it immediately. But I figured that since I [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Guy Major, Jamal Igle, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Lucien Gates, Ray, Rich Perrotta, The Ray, The Ray #2, The Ray #2 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 11, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott McDaniel (writer & penciller), Andy Owens (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Folks, it’s never a good idea to mess with a guy’s sister. The Review: In my experience, the end of a love affair—and of course I’m talking about comics here—always comes into two flavors: bittersweet or bitter. Admittedly, my fling with [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andy Owens, DC, DC Comics, Guy Major, Hardware, Scott McDaniel, Sharon Hawkins, Static Shock, Static Shock #5, Static Shock #5 review, Virgil Hawkins | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 28, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Kyle Higgins (writer), Trevor McCarthy (writer), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: If this were a romantic comedy, it’d be called “Seeing Double-Red.” The Review: Speaking as a former fanfiction reader (and, admittedly, writer), I speak from personal experience when I say that it’s always a bit risky to write the same characters as another [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Barbara Gordon, Batgirl, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Guy Major, Haly's Circus, Kyle Higgins, Nightwing, Nightwing #4, Nightwing #4 review, Trevor McCarthy | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 20, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray (writers), Jamal Igle (penciller), Rich Perrotta (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Prepare to be blinded by the Ray—in more ways than one. The Review: Here’s another beauty about the new 52: the opportunity to launch new characters or to revive old ones for a new generation. So of [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Guy Major, Jamal Igle, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Lucien Gates, Rich Perrotta, The Ray, The Ray #1, The Ray #1 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 13, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott McDaniel & John Rozum (writers), Scott McDaniel (penciller), Andy Owens (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Come on, Static, it’s New York—you have to expect to get shanked at some point. The Review: These teen-centric titles tend to follow a somewhat familiar formula. The protagonists are all various shades of breezy smart-alecks with [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andy Owens, DC, DC Comics, Guy Major, John Rozum, Scott McDaniel, Sharon Hawkins, Static Shock, Static Shock #4, Static Shock #4 review, Virgil Hawkins | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 5, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott McDaniel & John Rozum (writers), Scott McDaniel (penciller), Andy Owens (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Even gangsters can’t resist the allure of electronic gadgets. The Review: Besides the various diversity issues that all comics publishers have to grapple with, one area the DCU infrequently explores is the urban setting. By and large, [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andy Owens, DC, DC Comics, Guy Major, John Rozum, Scott McDaniel, Sharon Hawkins, Slate Gang, Static, Static Shock, Static Shock #3, Static Shock #3 review, Virgil Hawkins, Virule | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 12, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott McDaniel & John Rozum (writers), Scott McDaniel (penciller), Andy Owens (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: No use losing your head over losing your arm. The Review: Young superheroes have a tough time establishing a distinctive identity for themselves. It’s a little too easy for people to compare any smart-talking teen to Spider-Man, [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andy Owens, DC, DC Comics, Guy Major, John Rozum, Scott McDaniel, Sharon Hawkins, Static Shock, Static Shock #2, Static Shock #2 review, Virgil Hawkins | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 25, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder, Kyle Higgins, Ryan Parrott (writers), Trevor McCarthy & Graham Nolan (artists), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Side-effects may include dizziness, shortness of breath, and murderous rages. The Review: The tagline on the cover of this issue goes, “The secret history of Gotham revealed!” Honestly, I don’t see why they even bother. Every [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Architect, Batman, Batman: Gates of Gotham, Batman: Gates of Gotham #5, Batman: Gates of Gotham #5 review, Blackbat, Cassandra Cain, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Gates of Gotham, Graham Nolan, Guy Major, Kyle Higgins, Red Robin, Robin, Ryan Parrott, Scott Snyder, Tim Drake, Trevor McCarthy | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 11, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Bryan Q. Miller (writer), Pere Perez (artist), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Presenting: the unsinkable Stephanie Brown! The Review: Most of the Batman titles have painted Gotham City as perpetually grim, God-forsaken, almost inconceivable to believe it can be saved. In Scott Snyder’s Detective Comics run, Gotham becomes a force unto itself, a living [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Barbara Gordon, Batgirl, Batgirl #24 review, Batgril #24, Bryan Q. Miller, Cluemaster, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Guy Major, Oracle, Pere Perez, Reapers, Robin, Stephanie Brown | 10 Comments »
Posted on August 10, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Fabian Nicieza (writer), Marcus To (penciller), Ray McCarthy (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Boomerang, you should know better than anyone: what goes around, comes around. The Review: Boy, what to say about Captain Boomerang? Conceived during an “anything-goes” era of comics, his stubborn fixation to his weapon of choice in lieu of any [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Bruce Wayne, Captain Boomerang, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Digger Harkness, Fabian Nicieza, Guy Major, Marcus To, Mr. Freeze, Ray McCarthy, Red Robin, Red Robin #26, Red Robin #26 review, Tim Drake | 4 Comments »
Posted on August 3, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder, Kyle Higgins, Ryan Parrott (writers), Dustin Nguyen & Derec Donovan (artists), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Dammit Tim, I’m a detective, not a historian! The Review: With DC’s top creators on blistering track to launch their new lineup come fall and maintain a steady release pace afterward, it’s little wonder the current [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Architect, Batman, Batman: Gates of Gotham, Batman: Gates of Gotham #4, Batman: Gates of Gotham #4 review, Black Bat, Cassandra Cain, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Derec Donovan, Dick Grayson, Dustin Nguyen, Gates of Gotham, Gotham, Gotham City, Guy Major, Kyle Higgins, Red Robin, Robin, Ryan Parrott, Scott Snyder, Timothy Drake | 8 Comments »
Posted on July 20, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder, Kyle Higgins, Ryan Parrott (writers), Trevor McCarthy (artist), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: We’ll cross that bridge when we get there—providing it doesn’t collapse first. The Review: Business is a dirty field; even with the best intentions, it’s pretty difficult to wade into it and come out as clean as you started. [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Batman: Gates of Gotham, Batman: Gates of Gotham #3, Batman: Gates of Gotham #3 review, Black Bat, Cassandra Cain, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Gates of Gotham, Guy Major, Hush, Kyle Higgins, Oswald Cobblepot, Penguin, Red Robin, Robin, Ryan Parrott, Scott Snyder, The Penguin, Tim Drake, Tommy Elliot, Trevor McCarthy | 2 Comments »
Posted on July 16, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Fabian Nicieza (writer), Marcus To (penciller), Ray McCarthy (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Anyone who says a figurative backstabbing is worse than a literal one talks crazy. The Review: Most of us have at one time or another had a moment where we wondered how everyone else could be oblivious to what seems [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Black Bat, Cassandra Cain, DC, DC Comics, Fabian Nicieza, Guy Major, Marcus To, Promise, Ray McCarthy, Red Robin, Red Robin #25, Red Robin #25 review, Tam Fox, Tim Drake | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 16, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Bryan Q. Miller (writer), Pere Perez (artist), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Honestly, Steph, this wasn’t the girls’ night out I was expecting, so… The Review: Last we left Batgirl, she was in a hotel room about to tear into what I presumed to be some Milk Tray under the disapproving cowl of Batman, [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batgirl, Batgirl #23, Batgirl #23 review, Bombshell, Bryan Q. Miller, Courtney Whitmore, DC, DC Comics, Guy Major, Kara Zor-El, M'gann M'orzz, Megan Morse, Miss Martian, Nick Gage, Pere Perez, Stargirl, Stephanie Brown, Supergirl, The Reapers | 4 Comments »
Posted on June 22, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder & Kyle Higgins (writers); Trevor McCarthy (artist); Guy Major (colorist) The Story: This city’s getting way too hot for me—it’s freaking on fire, man! The Review: It’s a well-known phenomenon in fiction that the more effort you put into giving your story background and depth, the more life it takes on. You [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Batman: Gates of Gotham, Batman: Gates of Gotham #2, Batman: Gates of Gotham #2 review, Cassandra Cain, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Gotham, Gotham City, Guy Major, Hush, Kyle Higgins, Red Robin, Robin, Scott Snyder, The Penguin, Tim Drake, Tommy Elliot, Trevor McCarthy | 7 Comments »
Posted on June 19, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Bryan Q. Miller (writer), Pere Perez (artist), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: An American Batgirl in London. The Review: A downside to the vast concentration of American-based heroes in the DCU is you’ll rarely get the chance to see foreign characters show up, regardless of how great they are. Among these unfortunate foreigners are [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batgirl, Batgirl #22, Batgirl #22 review, Batman, Beryl Hutchinson, Bruce Wayne, Bryan Q. Miller, DC, DC Comics, Guy Major, Knight and Squire, Pere Perez, Squire, Stephanie Brown | 4 Comments »
Posted on June 11, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Fabian Nicieza (writer), Marcus To (penciller), Ray McCarthy (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: I’m telling you, Tim, she wants you to put a baby inside her! The Review: When people see a tightly woven, layered plot, they tend to wonder how the writer manages to foresee how little, early details can wind up [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Fabian Nicieza, Guy Major, Marcus To, Promise, Ray McCarthy, Red Robin, Red Robin #24, Red Robin #24 review, Scarab, Tim Drake, Timothy Drake | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 18, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder & Kyle Higgins (writers), Trevor McCarthy (artist), Guy Major (colors) The Story: How’s that song go again? “Gotham Bridge is falling down…” The Review: One special, endearing feature of the DCU is the multitude of fictional hometowns for its heroes. As the characters have grown in stature, so have their cities, to [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Batman: Gates of Gotham, Batman: Gates of Gotham #1, Batman: Gates of Gotham #1 review, Commissioner Gordon, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Gotham, Gotham City, Guy Major, Hush, Kyle Higgins, Red Robin, Robin, Scott Snyder, The Penguin, Tim Drake, Timothy Drake, Tommy Elliot, Trevor McCarthy | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 16, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Bryan Q. Miller (writer), Dustin Nguyen (penciller), Derek Fridolfs (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: So long, and thanks for all the data-hacks. The Review: It’s very easy to classify Batgirl as essentially a humor title. Case in point: it’s hard to imagine any other series that would include in its supporting cast a [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batgirl, Batgirl #21, Batgirl #21 review, Bryan Q. Miller, DC, DC Comics, Derek Fridolfs, Dustin Nguyen, Grey Ghost, Guy Major, Marvin Kuttler, Proxy, Stephanie Brown, The Reapers, Wendy and Marvin, Wendy Kuttler | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 16, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Fabian Nicieza (writer), Marcus To (penciller), Ray McCarthy (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Seriously, Tim—what is up with all these women who want you dead? The Review: The detective aspect in a lot of comics has faded in recent years, having become much harder to write on a lot of levels. One: science [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Bruce Wayne, Commissioner Gordon, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Fabian Nicieza, Guy Major, Lucius Fox, Lynx, Marcus To, Ray McCarthy, Red Robin, Red Robin #23, Red Robin #23 review, Scarab, Tim Drake, Timothy Drake | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 10, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Keith Giffen (writer), Ron Randall (penciller), Art Thibert (inker), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: The Doom Patrol takes back their base, D-Day style! The Review: Having been ignored, maligned, and mistreated not only in the DCU, but also in the real world of comics readers, it’s fitting the Doom Patrol would use their final [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Ambush Bug, Art Thibert, Bumblebee, Cliff Steele, Danny the Street, DC, DC Comics, Doom Patrol, Doom Patrol #22, Doom Patrol #22 review, Elasti-Woman, Guy Major, Karen Beecher, Keith Giffen, Larry Trainor, Mr. Somebody, Negative Man, Oolong Island, Rita Farr, Robot Man, Ron Randall, Veronica Cale | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 17, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Fabian Nicieza (writer), Freddie Williams II (artist), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: People complain Gotham’s a God-forsaken city—wait till they see what happens when He starts paying attention. The Review: Religion can be a dicey subject for any medium of serial fiction, comics included. It’s no coincidence people say to avoid talking about politics [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Azrael, Christian, Christian radicalism, Christianity, DC, DC Comics, Fabian Nicieza, Freddie Williams II, Gotham, Gotham City, Guy Major, Red Robin, Red Robin #22, Red Robin #22 review, religion, religious extremism, Tim Drake | 4 Comments »
Posted on April 16, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Bryan Q. Miller (writer), Ramon Bachs (art), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Here’s a lesson for you kids: if you slack off in college, you may wind up a costumed speedster robbing millions in bank heists for a living. The Review: When Batgirl relaunched with Stephanie Brown under the mask rather than Cassandra Cain, [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Barbara Gordon, Batgirl, Batgirl #20, Batgirl #20 review, Bryan Q. Miller, Cassandra Cain, DC, DC Comics, Guy Major, Nick Gage, Oracle, Proxy, Ramon Bachs, Stephanie Brown, Wendy | Leave a Comment »
