Posted on May 17, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jason Aaron (writer), R.M. Guera (artist), Giulia Brusco (colors), Sal Cipriano (letters), Mark Doyle (associate editor) & Will Dennis (editor) Review (with SPOILERS): Things just aren’t going to end well for our characters, are they? The lesson of Scalped seems to be: you reap what you sow. Most of the characters in this series have [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Dean Stell, Giulia Brusco, Jason Aaron, Mark Doyle, R.M. Guera, review, Sal Cipriano, Scalped, Scalped #58 review, Vertigo, Will Dennis | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 11, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Jason Aaron (writer), Chris Bachalo (artist/colorist), Tim Townsend (inker) The Story: While Prof. Logan tries to recover from his injuries, Prof. Creed picks up four new pupils. The Review: We all know how annoying it can be to see a series we’re following be interrupted by big events. The story arcs we’ve been invested [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Chris Bachalo, Jason Aaron, Logan, Tim Townsend, Wolverine, Wolverine & the X-Men #8, Wolverine & the X-Men #8 review, X-Men | 6 Comments »
Posted on March 29, 2012 by paladinking
by Brian Michael Bendis (writer), John Romita Jr. (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Laura Martin (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: The signs are made apparent – the Phoenix Force is coming to Earth. But for some, that may not be a bad thing… The Review: Based on this first issue, Avengers vs. X-Men delivers [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Avengers, Avengers Vs X-Men, Avengers vx. X-Men #1, AvX, Brian Michael Bendis, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Ed Brubaker, Jason Aaron, John Romita Jr., Jonathan Hickman, Marvel Architects, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Matt Fraction, Phoenix, Weekly Comic Book Review, X-Men | 10 Comments »
Posted on March 28, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jason Aaron (writer), R.M. Guera (artist), Giulia Brusco (colors), Sal Cipriano (letters), Mark Doyle (associate editor) & Will Dennis (editor) The Story: Haha! Did you really think there’d be a happy ending? A few things: [with SPOILERS] Shit’s about to get real! – Last issue was very unexpected as we leapt forward a few months, but it [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Dean Stell, Giulia Brusco, Jason Aaron, Mark Doyle, R.M. Guera, review, Sal Cipriano, Scalped, Scalped #57, Scalped #57 review, Vertigo, Will Dennis | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 20, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Jason Aaron (writer); Nick Bradshaw (pencils); Walden Wong, Norman Lee, and Nick Bradshaw (inks), Justin Ponsor (colorist) The Story: As Logan and Quire try to make their getaway from a space casino, Broo tries to reason with his would-be assassin, and the X-Men try to remove a malignant growth in Kitty’s body. The Review: [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bamfs, Broo, Brood, Comic Book Reviews, Jason Aaron, Jim Middleton, Justin Ponsor, Kid Gladiator, Kid Omega, Kitty Pryde, Krakoa, Logan, Marvel Comics, Nick Bradshaw, Norman le, Reviews, Walden Wong, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, Wolverine & the X-Men #7, Wolverine & the X-Men #7 review, Wolverine and the X-Men, Xanto Starblood | 2 Comments »
Posted on March 18, 2012 by paladinking
by Jason Aaron (writer), Whilce Portacio (art), Allen Martinez (inks), Arif Prianto, Sakti Yuwono & Mashuri (colors), and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: Hulk and Banner finally come to blows as Amanda von Doom sets the timer. The Review: Jason Aaron’s Incredible Hulk has been a bit of an oddity thus far. I can’t say [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Amanda Von Doom, Banner vs. Hulk, Bruce Banner, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Dr. Doom, gamma bomb, Hulk, Incredible Hulk, Incredible Hulk #5, Incredible Hulk #6, Incredible Hulk #6 review, Jason Aaron, MAD Squad, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Mr. Gor, Victor von Doom, Weekly Comic Book Review, Whilce Portacio | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 10, 2012 by paladinking
by Jason Aaron (writer), Billy Tan & Steven Sanders (art), Jason Keith & Sotocolors (colors), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Story: Wolverine and Yukio battle the mind ninjas while Amiko attempts an ill-advised rescue of Silver Samurai II. The Review: This issue, and really this final Jason Aaron arc in general, has a lot of [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Amiko Kobayashi, Avengers, Azuma Goda, Back in Japan, Billy Tan, Clan Yashida, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, hand ninjas, Jason Aaron, Kingpin, Logan, Lord Deathstrike, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Mongrels, Mystique, Sabretooth, Silver Samurai, Silver Samurai II, Steven Sanders, the Hand, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wilson Fisk, Wolverine, Wolverine #302, Wolverine #302 review, X-Men, Yakuza, Yukio | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 1, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jason Aaron (writer), R.M. Guera (artist), Giulia Brusco (colors), Sal Cipriano (letters), Jock (cover), Mark Doyle (assistant editor) & Will Dennis (editor) The Story: Surprise! It’s not what you think. A surprising jump forward for the soon-to-end series. A few things: [with SPOILERS] 1. Whoa! Not what I expected… – The first page features a classic Scalped [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Dean Stell, Giulia Brusco, Jason Aaron, Jock, Mark Doyle, R.M. Guera, review, Sal Cipriano, Scalped, Scalped #56, Scalped #56 review, Vertigo, Will Dennis | 4 Comments »
Posted on February 28, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Jason Aaron (writer); Nick Bradshaw (pencils): Walden Wong, Jay Leisten, Norman Lee and Cam Smith (inks); Justin Posner and Matthew Wilson (colors) The Story: Wolverine and Kid Omega reenact Rain Man while Kitty acts as the Thunder Dome. What’s Good: Man, this series is solid. What can I say now that I haven’t said [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Brood, Cam Smith, Comic Book Reviews, Jason Aaron, Jay Leisten, Jim Middleton, Justin Posner, Kid Omega, Kitty Pryde, Marvel Comics, Mattew Wilson, Nick Bradshaw, Norman Lee, Quentin Quire, review, Walden Wong, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, Wolverine and the X-Men, Wolverine and the X-Men #6 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 11, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Jason Aaron (writer), Nick Bradshaw (pencils and inks), Walden Wong (inks), Justin Ponsor (colors). The Story: Beast loads the students onto the Magic School Bus! -MILD SPOILER WARNING- I will be discussing a plot point from the middle of this issue, though rather obliquely. If you want the abridged version of my review, skip [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Angel, Arthur C. Clark, Beast, Bobby Drake, Broo, Colossus, Comic Book Reviews, Doop, Hank McCoy, Henry Pym, Iceman, Jason Aaron, Justin Ponsor, Kitty Pryde, Logan, Marvel Comics, Nick Bradshaw, Quire, review, Walden Wong, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, Wolverine & the X-Men #5, Wolverine & the X-Men #5 review, Wolverine and the X-Men, X-Men | 2 Comments »
Posted on January 20, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Kieron Gillen, (writer); Greg Land (penciler); Jay Leisten (inker); Justin Ponsor, Laura Martin and Guru eFX (colors) The Story: The Montana State Tourism Board gets a new attraction to boast about. The Review: Oddly, in the wake of the Schism, Uncanny X-Men has become what you might call the traditional X-Men Book, while Wolverine [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Archange, Charles Xavier, Greg Land, Guru eFX, Hope Summers, Jason Aaron, Jay Leisten, Justin Ponsor, Kieron Gill, Laura Martin, Magneto, Montana, Namor, Psylocke, Schism, Tabula Rasa, Uncanny X-Force, Uncanny X-Men #5, Uncanny X-Men #5 review, Wolverine, X-Men | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 14, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Jason Aaron (writer) Nick Bradshaw (artist) Justin Posner (colors) The Story: It always sucks to be the new kid. What’s Good: While I was sad to see Chris Bachalo leave this series, rest assured that the art is in good hands with Nick Bradshaw. His round, friendly lines make the Jean Grey School for [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Angel, Apocalypse, Bishop, Cable, Chris Bachalo, Comic Book Reviews, Cyclops, Genesis, Glob Herman, Husk, Jason Aaron, Jean Grey School for Higher Learning, Justin Ponsor, Kitty Pryde, Marvel Comics, Nick Bradshaw, Quentin Quire, Regenesis, Sun Tzu, the Toad, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, Wolverine & the X-Men #4, Wolverine & the X-Men #4 review, X-Force, X-Men | 2 Comments »
Posted on January 12, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jason Aaron (writer), R.M. Guera (artist), Giulia Brusco (colors), Sal Cipriano (letters), Mark Doyle (associate editor) & Will Dennis (editor) The Story: The big throw-down between Dash and Shunka is here. Bring it on! Five things [SPOILER WARNING]: 1. Good lord this is a violent and gritty fight. – Most comic fights are highly [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Giulia Brusco, Jason Aaron, Mark Doyle, R.M. Guera, Sal Cipriano, Scalped #55, Scalped #55 review, Will Dennis | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 28, 2011 by paladinking
by Jason Aaron (writing), Steve Dillon (art), Matt Hollingsworth (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Frank finds himself locked in a battle to the death with Elektra. The Review: If there’s one this issue shows, and really that goes for the rest of this series as well, it’s that Jason Aaron and Steve Dillon [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, MAX, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Elektra, Frank Castle, Jason Aaron, Kingpin, Marvel Comics, Marvel MAX, Marvel Universe, Matt Hollingsworth, New York City, NYC, Punisher, Punisher Max, Punishermax, PunisherMAX 20, PunisherMAX Homeless, Steve Dillon, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wilson Fisk | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 26, 2011 by paladinking
by Jason Aaron (writing), Renato Guedes (pencils), Jose Wilson Magalhaes (inks), Matthew Wilson (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Someone’s trying to start a war between the Hand and the Yakuza and naturally, Wolverine and Melita find themselves caught in the middle. The Review: This issue serves as a nice little cross-section of several [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Buzzard brothers, Cassie Lathrop, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Daily Bugle, Hand Ninja, hand ninjas, Jason Aaron, Kingpin, Logan, Lynx, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Matthew Wilson, Melita Garner, New York City, NYC, Renato Guedes, Sabretooth, Seraph, Seraph Investigations, the Hand, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wilson Fisk, Wolverine, Wolverine #20 review, Wolverine 20, X-Men, Yakuza | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 23, 2011 by paladinking
by Jason Aaron (writing), Marc Silvestri (line art), Sunny Gho (colors), and Ed Dukeshire (letters) The Story: Hulk tries to defend his moloid buddies from gamma-powered boar brothers 26 and 27. The Review: I’m fairly certain that this is one of those issues where you’re going to get reviews across quite a wide spectrum. The [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Amanda Von Doom, Boar Brothers, Bruce Banner, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Hulk, Hulk Asunder, Incredible Hulk, Incredible Hulk 3, Jason Aaron, MAD Squad, Marc Silvestri, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Moloids, Mr. Gor, Subterranea, Sunny Gho, Weekly Comic Book Review | 4 Comments »
Posted on December 21, 2011 by jmiddle3
By: Jason Aaron (writer); Chris Bachalo, Duncan Rouleau and Matteo Scalera (pencils); Tim Townsend, Jaime Medoza, Al Vey, Mark Irwin, Victor Olazaba, Duncan Rouleau and Matteo Scalera (inkers); Chris Bachalo and Jason Keith (colors) The Story: The Jean Grey School for Higher Learning gets a new mascot. The Review: And so ends Wolverine’s first day [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Al Vey, Beast, Broo, Chris Bachalo, Comic Book Reviews, Duncan Rouleau, Hellfire Club, Iceman, Idie Okonkwo, Jaime Mendoza, Jason Aaron, Jason Keith, Kid Gladiator, Kitty Pryde, Mark Irwin, Marvel Comics, Matteo Scalera, Quentin Quire, Rachel Grey, Tim Townsend, Victor Ol, Warbird, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, Wolverine & the X-Men #3, Wolverine & the X-Men #3 review, X-Men | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 27, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jason Aaron (writer), Chris Bachalo (pencils & colors), Tim Townsend & Jaime Mendoza (inkers), Rob Steen (letters), Jordan D. White (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (associate editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: How long did you think it would be before the new mutant academy got trashed? Five things: 1. Go Iceman! - One neat [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Chris Bachalo, Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Jaime Mendoza, Jason Aaron, Jordan D. White, Marvel, Nick Lowe, review, Rob Steen, Tim Townsend, Wolverine and the X-Men, Wolverine and the X-Men #2, Wolverine and the X-Men #2 review | 5 Comments »
Posted on November 24, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jason Aaron (writer), R.M. Guera (artist), Giulia Brusco (colors), Sal Cipriano (letters), Mark Doyle (associate editor) & Will Dennis (editor) The Story: Someone dies, Dash still can’t talk and there’s a lot of double-crossing going on at the Prairie Rose Reservation. Five Things: 1. Beginning to thin out the supporting characters. You could think [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Dean Stell, Giulia Brusco, Jason Aaron, Mark Doyle, R.M. Guera, review, Sal Cipriano, Scalped, Scalped #54, Scalped #54 review, Vertigo, Will Dennis | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 16, 2011 by paladinking
by Jason Aaron (writer), Marc Silvestri, Whilce Portacio, & Billy Tan (pencils), Michael Broussard & Eric Basaldua (pencil assists), Scott Hanna (finishes), Joe Weems, Rick Basaldua, Jay Leisten, Don Ho, & Crimelab Studios (inks), Sunny Gho (colors), and Ed Dukeshire (letters) The Story: Hulk meets the MAD Squad and man, oh man, I think Bruce [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Betty Ross, Billy Tan, Bruce Banner, coic reviews, Comic Book Reviews, Hulk, Incredible Hulk, Incredible Hulk 2, Jason Aaron, MAD Squad, Marc Silvestri, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Moloids, Red She-Hulk, Scott Hanna, The Incredible Hulk #2, The Incredible Hulk #2 review, Weekly Comic Book Review, Whilce Portacio | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 31, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jason Aaron (writer), R.M. Guera (art), Giulia Brusco (colors), Sal Cipriano (letters), Mark Doyle (associate editor) & Will Dennis (editor) The Story: Is it curtains for Red Crow after last month’s cliffhanger? Five Things: Full SPOILERS appear below…. 1. Shunka is the main character of this issue. It all starts with the resolution to [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Dean Stell, Giulia Brusco, Jason Aaron, Mark Doyle, R.M. Guera, review, Sal Cipriano, Scalped, Scalped #53, Scalped #53 review, Vertigo, Will Dennis | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 28, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jason Aaron (writer), Marc Silvestri & Michael Broussard (pencils), Joe Weems, Rick Basaldua & Sal Regla (inks), Sunny Gho (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters), Jake Thomas (assistant editor) & Mark Paniccia (editor) The Story: Can the Hulk get some peace and quiet? Five Things: 1. Hulk and Banner split up. The dual nature of the [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Incredible Hulk, Incredible Hulk #1, Incredible Hulk #1 review, Jake Thomas, Jason Aaron, Joe Weems, Marc Silvestri, Mark Paniccia, Marvel, Michael Broussard, review, Rick Basaldua, Sal Regla, Sunny Gho | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 27, 2011 by Roman Colombo
by: Jason Aaron (writer), Chris Bachalo (pencils and colors), Tim Townsend, Jamie Mendoza, and Al Vey (inks) The Story: Wolverine had the money to build a school with floating towers? So that’s why he is on every superhero team in the Marvel Universe! Good stuff: 1. Jason Aaron… fun? Everything I have read from Jason Aaron [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Chris Bachalo, Jason Aaron, Kitty Pryde, Uncanny X-Men, Wolverine, Wolverine and the X-Men, Wolverine and the X-Men #1, Wolverine and the X-Men #1 review, X-Men Regenesis, X-Men: Schism | 7 Comments »
Posted on October 7, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jason Aaron (writer), Adam Kubert (penciler), Mark Roslan (inks), Jason Keith (colors), Jared K. Fletcher (letters), Jordan D. White (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (associate editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: The final issue where we see how the X-Men split up and why. What’s Good: It’s always nice to jiggle the status quo. [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Adam Kubert, Daniel Ketchum, Jared K. Fletcher, Jason Aaron, Jason Keith, Jordan D. White, Mark Roslam, Marvel, Nick Lowe, review, Schism, X-Men, X-Men Schism #5, X-Men Schism #5 review | 13 Comments »
Posted on September 22, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jason Aaron (writer), Alan Davis (pencils), Mark Farmer (inks), Jason Keith (colors), Jared K. Fletcher (letters), Jordan D. White (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (associate editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: The Cyclops/Wolverine split finally comes to the forefront and the ultimate danger to the mutants is revealed. What’s good: Anytime an event has [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Alan Davis, Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Jared K. Fletcher, Jason Aaron, Jason Keith, Jordan D. White, Mark Farmer, Marvel, Nick Lowe, review, Schism, X-Men | 9 Comments »
