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Worlds’ Finest #1 – Review

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Paul Levitz (story), George Pérez (pencils), Scott Koblish (inks), Kevin Maguire (art), Hi-Fi & Rosemary Cheetham (colors) The Story: Introducing the Thelma and Louise of the DCU. The Review: Longtime readers of the site know the dissatisfaction I felt reading Levitz’s work on Legion of Super-Heroes and Adventure Comics. At the time, his writing [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, George Pérez, Helena Wayne, Hi-Fi, Huntress, Karen Starr, Kevin Maguire, Paul Levitz, Power Girl, Rosemary Cheetham, Scott Khoblish, Worlds' Finest, Worlds' Finest #1, Worlds' Finest #1 review | Leave a Comment »

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #6 – Review

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: All storms must end sometime, and with them go the thunder. The Review: After my review of last issue, reader Don asked me what titles I could recommend to satisfy his craving for Nick Spencer material, once this series wrapped up. I had to admit [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bit, Cafu, Colleen Franklin, Dave McCaig, DC, DC Comics, Dynamo, Hi-Fi, Lightning, Menthor, Michael Uslan, Nick Spencer, NoMan, Raven, Santiago Arcas, Spider, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #6, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #6 review, Toby Henston, Trevor McCarthy, Wes Craig | 3 Comments »

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #5 – Review

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: Apparently, even a simple question of “dead or alive” has no straight answers. The Review: Of course, the thing about having a huge relaunch of your entire line of titles is you’re not only thinning out all the weaker series, but the strong ones as [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Colleen Franklin, Daniel, Dave McCaig, DC, DC Comics, Dynamo, Emil Jennings, Hi-Fi, Lightning, Menthor, Michael Uslan, Mike Choi, Nick Spencer, NoMan, Raven, Subterraneans, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #5, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #5 review, Toby Henston, Trevor McCarthy, Wes Craig | 6 Comments »

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #4 – Review

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Nick Spencer (writer), Wes Craig (artist), Hi-Fi (colorist), Sam Keith (feature artist), Jeromy Cox (feature colorist) The Story: NoMan teaches us that living in a clone body can’t get in the way of friendship! The Review: One of the things I really like about T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents—and there are many—is its point of view. Most [...]

Filed under: Reviews, DC Comics | Tagged: DC Comics, DC, Jeromy Cox, Hi-Fi, Lightning, Nick Spencer, Demo, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, Raven, NoMan, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #4, Toby Henston, Colleen Franklin, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #4 review, Menthor, Wes Craig, Sam Keith, Emil Jennings | 4 Comments »

Justice League #6 – Review

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Geoff Johns (writer), Jim Lee (penciller), Scott Williams, Sandra Hope, Batt, Mark Irwin (inkers), Alex Sinclair, Tony Avina, Hi-Fi (colorists) The Story: Darkseid, wouldn’t printing ads on the back of milk cartons work better than all this? The Review: Justice League Dark demonstrated, by negative inference, how important it is to give each member [...]

Filed under: Reviews, DC Comics | Tagged: Batman, DC Comics, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Superman, Aquaman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Pandora, Bruce Wayne, Alex Sinclair, Jim Lee, Scott Williams, Hal Jordan, DC, Geoff Johns, Gabe Eltaeb, Barry Allen, Darkseid, Hi-Fi, Mark Irwin, Clark Kent, Sandra Hope, Tony Avina, Cyborg, Phantom Stranger, Batt, Princess Diana, Apokolips, Desaad, Arthur Curry, Victor Stone, Justice League #6, Justice League #6 review, Carlos D'anda | 19 Comments »

Suicide Squad #6 – Review

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Adam Glass (writer), Clayton Henry (artist), Scott Hanna (inker), Vale Staples & Hi-Fi (colorists) The Story: If any couple deserves the tag of “Crazy Love,” these two do. The Review: As a rule, I have no hesitation in jumping into the middle of a series with little to no context whatsoever. In fact, it’s [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Adam Glass, Amanda Waller, Clayton Henry, DC, DC Comics, Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Hi-Fi, Joker, King Shark, Savant, Scott Hanna, Suicide Squad, Suicide Squad #6, Suicide Squad #6 review, Val Staples | 3 Comments »

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #3 – Review

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: For taphophobes, consider this immersion therapy; you’ll feel better if you don’t die. The Review: I must say, I was rather amused by the tagline inscribed on this issue’s cover: “NoMan’s dark secret revealed!” For one thing, the tease is horribly melodramatic—italics have that effect [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: bob wiacek, Colleen Franklin, DC, DC Comics, Hi-Fi, Lee Loughridge, Menthor, Nick Spencer, NoMan, Subterraneans, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #3, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #3 review, Toby Henston, Walter Simonson, Wes Craig | Leave a Comment »

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 [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Chris Beckett, Colleen Franklin, DC, DC Comics, Demo, Dynamo, Hi-Fi, Jerry Ordway, Menthor, Nick Spencer, NoMan, Subterraneans, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #2, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #2 review, Toby Henston, Wes Craig | 3 Comments »

Justice League International #4 – Review

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Jurgens (writer), Aaron Lopresti (penciller), Matt Ryan (inker), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: This is how the world ends—as a flashing, neon disco light before obliteration. The Review: This issue picks up where we left off last time, with Booster Gold and Batman fending off a legion of golems as they attempt to prevent [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aaron Lopresti, Batman, Booster Gold, Bruce Wayne, Dan Jurgens, DC, DC Comics, Godiva, Green Lantern, Guy Gardner, Hi-Fi, Ice, JLI, Justice, Justice League International, Justice League International #4, Justice League International #4 review, Matt Ryan, Rocket Red | 3 Comments »

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 [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Colleen Franklin, DC, DC Comics, Dynamo, Hi-Fi, Lightning, Nick Spencer, NoMan, Raven, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1 review, Toby Henston, Wes Craig | 5 Comments »

The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men #3 – Review

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 »

Justice League #3 – Review

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Geoff Johns (writer), Jim Lee (penciller), Scott Williams (inker), Alex Sinclair, Hi-Fi, Gabe Eltaeb (colorist) The Story: Those ain’t no flying monkeys! The Review: One of the more intriguing elements to this version of the Justice League is the youth they project. Appearance-wise, they all look around their late twenties or early thirties, and [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Sinclair, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Barry Allen, Batman, Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Cyborg, DC, DC Comics, Flash, Gabe Eltaeb, Geoff Johns, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Hi-Fi, Jim Lee, Justice League, Justice League #3, Justice League #3 review, Princess Diana, Soctt Williams, Superman, The Flash, Victor Stone, Wonder Woman | 8 Comments »

Justice League International #3 – Review

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Jurgens (writer), Aaron Lopresti (penciller), Matt Ryan (inker), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: Actually, I can believe it’s not the Justice League. The Review: On the topic of super-teams that need to distinguish themselves from the Justice League, let’s turn our attention to one of the most obvious offenders. We mustn’t forget that for [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aaron Lopresti, August General in Iron, Batman, Booster Gold, Bruce Wayne, Dan Jurgens, DC, DC Comics, Fire, Green Lantern, Guy Gardner, Hi-Fi, Ice, JLI, Justice League International, Justice League International #3, Justice League International #3 review, Matt Ryan, Rocket Red, Vixen | 3 Comments »

Justice League International #2 – Review

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Jurgens (writer), Aaron Lopresti (penciller), Matt Ryan (inker), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: Well, it’s not “Hands Around the World,” but it’ll have to do. The Review: With one Justice League already in existence, and with all the world’s biggest, brawniest, most recognizable heroes counted in the roster, it really puts all other teams [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aaron Lopresti, August General in Iron, Batman, Booster Gold, Bruce Wayne, Dan Jurgens, DC, DC Comics, Fire, Godiva, Green Lantern, Guy Gardner, Hi-Fi, Ice, JLI, Justice League International, Justice League International #2, Justice League International #2 review, Matt Ryan, Rocket Red, Vixen | 3 Comments »

Justice League International #1 – Review

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Jurgens (writer), Aaron Lopresti (penciller), Matt Ryan (inker), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: I don’t know about you guys, but all this is giving me an urge to visit EPCOT. The Review: While there’s nothing inherently wrong with the idea of JLI, its recreation does call into question the place of T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents in [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aaron Lopresti, Batman, Bruce Wayne, Dan Jurgens, DC, DC Comics, Green Lantern, Guy Gardner, Hi-Fi, JLI, Justice League International, Justice League International #1, Justice League International #1 review, Matt Ryan | 5 Comments »

Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #3 – Review

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Christian Duce (penciller), Walden Wong (inker), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: No, no, I said we need to get the truth out there! The Review: I had a literary journalism major as an undergrad. One of the required courses I took was on journalistic ethics, which included a session [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Artemis, Britannia, Christian Duce, Dan Abnett, DC, DC Comics, DnA, Etrigan, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #3, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #3 review, Grifter, Hi-Fi, Lois Lane, Lois Lane and the Resistance, Penny Black, Walden Wong, Wonder Woman | 2 Comments »

Green Lantern Corps #63 – Review

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: A Lantern’s life for me—as long as it involves burgers and fries in some capacity. The Review: Let me assure you, I don’t like handing out bad grades. To be specific, I don’t like being put in the position of having to hand out bad [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alpha Lantern, Boodikka, DC, DC Comics, Freddie Williams II, GLC, Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Green Lantern Corps #63, Green Lantern Corps #63 review, Hi-Fi, Joe Prado, Kyle Rayner, Michael Atiyeh, Mike Atiyeh, Salaak, Scott Kolins, Tomar-Tu | Leave a Comment »

Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #2 – Review

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Gianluca Gugliotta (artist), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: What do we want? Men’s rights! When do we want it? Now! The Review: Historically, resistance movements against foreign occupiers have been marginalized in importance, mostly because much of what they do tend to be, by nature and necessity, discreet and [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amazons, Andy Lanning, Dan Abnett, DC, DC Comics, DnA, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #2, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #2 review, Gianluca Gugliotta, Grifter, Hi-Fi, Lois Lane, Lois Lane and the Resistance | 1 Comment »

Adventure Comics #528 – Review

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Paul Levitz (writer), Geraldo Borges & Ransom Getty (pencillers), Marlo Alquiza & Rob Hunter (inkers), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: Now would be the time to sing the Legion Academy school song, but no one has kazoos on hand, do they? The Review: Back when Jim Shooter took over the Legion “Three-boot,” the estimable comic [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Adventure Comics, Adventure Comics #528, Adventure Comics #528 review, Bouncing Boy, Chemical Kid, Chemical King, Comet Queen, DC, DC Comics, Dragonwing, Duplicate Girl, Geraldo Borges, Gravity Kid, Hi-Fi, Legion, Legion Academy, Legion of Super Heroes, Marlo Alquiza, Night Girl, Paul Levitz, Power Boy, Ransom Getty, Rob Hunter, Variable Lad | 2 Comments »

Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #1 – Review

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Eddie Nunez (penciller), Don Ho (inker), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: All the single ladies, all the single ladies—put your hands up! You’re under arrest! The Review: Considering the overwhelming span and scope of these Big Events, DC has made a laudable effort to ensure the numerous Flashpoint tie-ins [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amazons, Andy Lanning, Cyborg, Dan Abnett, DC, DC Comics, DnA, Don Ho, Eddie Nunez, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #1, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #1 review, Hi-Fi, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Lois Lane and the Resistance | 3 Comments »

Legion of Super-Heroes #14 – Review

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Paul Levitz (writer), Fernando Dagnino & Raul Fernandez (artists), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: If it is wisdom you seek, die first. No, I’m not kidding. The Review: When this title rebooted last year, it introduced the character of Harmonia Li to be of some significance and then pretty much shelved her. Yet Levitz never [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Dawnstar, DC, DC Comics, Dream Girl, Dyogene, Fernando Dagnino, Harmonia Li, Hi-Fi, Legion, Legion of Super Heroes, Legion of Super-Heroes #14, Legion of Super-Heroes #14 review, Legion of Villains, Mon-El, Paul Levitz, Raul Fernandez, Saturn Queen, Star Boy, Ultra Boy, Wildfire | 2 Comments »

Adventure Comics #527 – Review

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Paul Levitz (writer), Geraldo Borges (penciller), Marlo Alquiza (inker), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: Calling the love of your life chubby may not be the best way to get on his good side. The Review: Of the Legion Academy cast, Comet Queen is most likely to have any familiarity, first appearing to the Legion in [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Adventure Comics, Adventure Comics #527, Adventure Comics #527 review, Bouncing Boy, Comet Queen, DC, DC Comics, Geraldo Borges, Glorith, Hi-Fi, Legion, Legion Academy, Legion of Super Heroes, Marlo Alquiza, Paul Levitz | 2 Comments »

Legion of Super-Heroes #13 – Review

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Paul Levitz (writer), Yildiray Cinar & Jonathan Glapion (artists), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: Geez, Saturn Queen–someone took her total jag pill this morning. The Review: One of the major weaknesses of this story arc so far—and frankly, there have been many—is how much we still don’t know about this mysterious benefactor-guide of Saturn Queen’s, [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Brainiac 5, DC, DC Comics, Dream Girl, Earth Man, Gates, Harmonia Li, Hi-Fi, Jonathan Glapion, Legion, Legion of Super Heroes, Legion of Super-Heroes #13, Legion of Super-Heroes #13 review, Mon-El, Paul Levitz, Polar Boy, Quislet, Saturn Queen, Shadow Lass, Star Boy, Tellus, The Legion of Super-Heroes, Timber Wolf, Yildiray Cinar | 3 Comments »

Adventure Comics #526 – Review

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Paul Levitz & Geraldo Borges (storytellers), Marlo Alquiza (inker), Hi-Fi (colorist), Jeffrey Moy (2nd feature penciller), Philip Moy (2nd feature inker) The Story: Glorith performs the first genetic exorcism, and XS tries her hand at modern art. The Review: Even though DC’s co-features largely didn’t work, the concept of them as bonus tales to [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Adventure Comics, Adventure Comics #526, Adventure Comics #526 review, Bouncing Boy, Chemical Kid, Cosmic Boy, DC, DC Comics, Dragonwing, Duplicate Girl, Geraldo Borges, Glorith, Gravity Kid, Hi-Fi, Jeffrey Moy, Jenni Ognats, Legion Academy, Legion of Super Heroes, Marlo Alquiza, Night Girl, Paul Levitz, Philip Moy, XS | 2 Comments »

The Legion of Super-Heroes #12 – Review

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Paul Levitz (writer), Yildiray Cinar & Jonathan Glapion (artists), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: An egomaniacal, power-hungry diva gets a massive boost in telepathy and decides she’s queen of the universe—what are the odds? The Review: The Legion is such a sprawling team with such a wide scope of influence—basically the entire galaxy and perhaps [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Brainiac 5, Colossal Boy, DC, DC Comics, Hi-Fi, Jonathan Glapion, Legion of Super Heroes, Legion of Super-Heroes #12, Legion of Super-Heroes #12 review, Paul Levitz, Phantom Girl, Rock of Eternity, Saturn Queen, Star Boy, Sun Killer, Timber Wolf, Ultra Boy, Yildiray Cinar | 4 Comments »

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