Posted on May 23, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Parker (story), Declan Shalvey (art), Frank Martin Jr. (colors) The Story: Centurius discovers the secrets of hair growth, to Fixer’s benefit. The Review: Time-traveling is a messy business, not just within a story, but for storytelling purposes in general. As much fun as all that period-hopping can be, they usually tend to implode [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Atlas, Baron Zemo, Boomerang, Centurius, Citizen V, Declan Shalvey, Fixer, Frank Martin Jr., ghost, Jeff Parker, Mach-1, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Moonstone, Mr. Hyde, Satana, Techno, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #174, Thunderbolts #174 review, Troll | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 23, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Parker (story), Declan Shalvey (art), Frank Martin Jr. (colors) The Story: Fixer takes self-loathing to a whole new level. The Review: There are two common paradoxes that nearly always pop up in these time-travel stories. In one situation, the future folks seemingly alter the past, only to realize their alterations were necessary anyway. [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Atlas, Baron Zemo, Boomerang, Centurion, Citizen V, Declan Shalvey, Fixer, Frank Martin Jr., Jeff Parker, Karla Sofen, Mach-1, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Melissa Joan Gold, Meteorite, Moonstone, Mr. Hyde, Satana, Songbird, Techno, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #173, Thunderbolts #173 review, Troll | 1 Comment »
Posted on April 9, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Declan Shalvey (artist), Chris Sotomayor & Jordie Bellaire (colorists) The Story: The T-bolts get the opportunity to beat some sense into their younger selves. The Review: Perhaps way, way back in the sixties, the premise of heroes fighting other heroes was a novel, engaging idea on its face, but now, it [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Atlas, Boomerang, Centurion, Chris Sotomayor, Citizen V, Declan Shalvey, Fixer, ghost, Jeff Parker, Jordie Bellaire, Karla Sofen, Mach-1, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Melissa Joan Gold, Meteorite, Moonstone, Mr. Hyde, Satana, Songbird, Techno, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #172, Thunderbolts #172 review, Troll | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 4, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jeff Parker, Doug Moench, Rick Geary, Dan Braun & Bruce Jones (writers), Colleen Coover, Kelley Jones, Geary, Kyle Baker, Bernie Wrightson (artists) and Coover, Geary & Nate Piekos (letters) The Story: Another horror anthology guided by Uncle Creepy. Review: I had mixed feelings on this issue. One one hand, we got a pretty nifty [...]
Filed under: Dark Horse Comics | Tagged: Bernie Wrightson, Bruce Jones, Colleen Coover, Creepy, Dan Braun, Dark Horse, Dean Stell, Doug Moench, Jeff Parker, Kelley Jones, Kyle Baker, Nate Piekos, review, Rick Geary | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 25, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Kev Walker (penciller), Terry Pallot (inker), Frank Martin Jr. (colorist) The Story: It’s safe to say in this situation, Songbird, you let him get into your head. The Review: I hate to admit it, but my tendency to read and favor DC comics often keeps me in the dark when it [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Doctor Dorcas, Frank Martin Jr., Jeff Parker, Kev Walker, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Songbird, Terry Pallot, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #171, Thunderbolts #171 review | 5 Comments »
Posted on February 19, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Kev Walker (penciller), Terry Pallot (inker), Frank Martin Jr. (colorist) The Story: Who let the trolls out—who! Who, who, who who! The Review: Some titles focus on doing one kind of story really well, and that’s fine. If you have the right talent and affinity, you can find an infinite source [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Black Knight, Boomerang, Camelot, Centurion, Fixer, Frank Martin Jr., ghost, Jeff Parker, Kev Walker, King Arthur, Lancelot, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Merlin, Moonstone, Mr. Hyde, Satana, Terry Pallot, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #170, Thunderbolts #170 review, Troll | 2 Comments »
Posted on January 24, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Kev Wacker (penciller), Terry Pallot (inker), Frank Martin Jr. (colorist) The Story: The Thunderbolts arrive in Camelot to prove that chivalry is, in fact, dead. The Review: While liking a character (or characters) isn’t always necessary for a piece of fiction’s success, it sure does help. If you can at least [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Boomerang, Camelot, Centurius, Fixer, Frank Martin, Jeff Parker, Kev Wacker, King Arthur, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Merlin, Moonstone, Mr. Hyde, Satana, Terry Pallot, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #169, Thunderbolts #169 review, Troll | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 11, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Matthew Southworth (artist), Frank Martin, Jr. (colorist) The Story: As it turns out, this particular man does have a name. The Review: I spread a lot of DC love around here, and I think it’s time Marvel gets some of that as well. Now, DC has given a lot of big [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Frank Martin, ghost, Jeff Parker, Luke Cage, Mach V, Marvel, Marvel Comics, matthew southworth, Mr. Fear, Songbird, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #168, Thunderbolts #168 review | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 28, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Declan Shalvey (artist), Frank Martin (colorist) The Story: What a waste of a perfectly good prostitute. The Review: Ever since both Herc and S.H.I.E.L.D. dropped off my radar, I’ve been scoping around for other Marvel titles to check out and cover. A couple of you made suggestions, which I appreciate, but [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Boomerang, Brunnhilde, Centurius, Declan Shalvey, Fixer, Frank Martin, ghost, Jack the Ripper, Jeff Parker, Luke Cage, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Moonstone, Mr. Hyde, Satana, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #167, Thunderbolts #167 revew, Troll, Valkyrie | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 27, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Patch Zircher (artist), Rachelle Rosenberg (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters), Jake Thomas (assistant editor) & Mark Paniccia (editor) The Story: Hulk of Arabia continues with all kinds of interesting characters making guest appearances. Five things: 1). Love the contemporary feel of this story. This idea of Red Hulk/Rulk and some Secret Avengers [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Hulk, Jake Thomas, Jeff Parker, Mark Paniccia, Marvel, Patch Zircher, Rachelle Rosenberg, review | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 12, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Kev Walker (pencils), Terry Pallot (inks), Fabio D’Auria & Frank Martin (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters) & Tom Brennan (editor) The Story: A team of Thunderbolts, trapped in WWII, fights Nazis alongside the Invaders. Review: It’s all good with this comic right now. I’ve never had a huge affinity for most Golden [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Dean Stell, fabio d'auria, Frank Martin, Invaders, Jeff Parker, Joe Caramagna, Kev Walker, Marvel, review, Terry Pallot, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #164, Thunderbolts #164 review, Tom Brennan, WWII | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 7, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Patch Zircher (artist), Rachelle Rosenberg (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters), Jake Thomas (assistant editor) & Mark Paniccia (editor) The Story: Jeff Parker cues up a new story-cycle for Red Hulk with the big guy headed into the Middle East. What’s Good: I really liked how Jeff Parker kicked off a new storyline [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Hulk, Hulk #42, Hulk #42 review, Jake Thomas, Jeff Parker, Mark Paniccia, Marvel, Patch Zircher, Rachelle Rosenberg, review | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 26, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Declan Shalvey (art), Frank Martin, Jr. (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Rachel Pinnelas (assistant editor) & Tom Brennan (editor) The Story: Luke Cage’s remaining Thunderbolts try to track down the escaped members of the team. Review: Even though this is one of the dreaded Point One issues from Marvel, it quite well. [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, Declan Shalvey, Frank Martin, Jeff Parker, Jr., Marvel, Rachel Pinnelas, review, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #163.1, Thunderbolts #163.1 review, Tom Brennan | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 24, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Gabriel Hardman (artist), Bettie Breitweiser (colorist), Ed Dukeshire (letterer), Jake Thomas (assistant editor) & Mark Paniccia (editor) The Story: The big battle between Rulk and Omegex is upon us, plus a look back at Thunderbolt Ross’ life. What’s Good: Let’s start with what a nice issue this is to look at. [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Bettie Breitweiser, Ed Dukeshire, Gabriel Hardman, Hulk, Hulk #41, Hulk #41 review, Jake Thomas, Jeff Parker, Mark Paniccia, Marvel, review | 3 Comments »
Posted on September 11, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Kev Walker (artist), Frank Martin, Jr. (colorist), Joe Caramagna (letterer), Rachel Pinnelas (assistant editor) & Tom Brennan (editor) The Story: The Underbolts have escaped. Now what? What’s Good: This series continues discovering ways to keep it fresh. Jeff Parker and company have found a nice way to run this comic by [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, Frank Martin, Jeff Parker, Joe Caramagna, Jr., Kev Walker, Marvel, Rachel Pinnelas, review, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #163, Thunderbolts #163 review, Tom Brennan | 4 Comments »
Posted on September 9, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Gabriel Hardman (artist), Bettie Breitweiser & Jim Charalampidis (colorists), Ed Dukeshire (letterer), Jake Thomas (assistant editor) & Mark Paniccia (editor) The Story: Red Hulk and Omegex fight and Rulk gets some unexpected allies. What’s Good: Boy will I miss Gabriel Hardman when he leaves this title. This is such an attractive [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Bettie Breitweiser, Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Gabriel Hardman, Hulk, Hulk #40, Hulk #40 review, Jake Thomas, Jeff Parker, Jim Charalampidis, Mark Paniccia, Marvel, review | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 21, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Valentine de Landro & Matthew Southworth (artists), Frank Martin & Fabio D’Auria (colorists), Albert Deschesne (letterer), Rachel Pinnelas (assistant editor) & Tom Brennan (editor) The Story: Betrayal is in the air as the Thunderbolts battle aquatic mutants that are boiling out of Lake Michigan. What’s Good: Jeff Parker has a really [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Jeff Parker, matthew southworth, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #162, Thunderbolts #162 review, Valentine de Landro | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 18, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Gabriel Hardman (artist), Bettie Breitweiser (colorist), Ed Dukeshire (letters), Jake Thomas (assistant editor) & Mark Paniccia (editor) The Story: Red Hulk visits the old family farm and Omegex finally strikes. What’s Good: While this issue isn’t perfect, it has a lot of goodies. For one thing, it features the top-shelf art [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Bettie Breitweiser, Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Gabriel Hardman, Hulk, Hulk #39, Hulk #39 review, Jake Thomas, Jeff Parker, Mark Paniccia, Marvel, review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 6, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Declan Shalvey (artist), Frank Martin, Jr. & Fabio D’Auria (colors), Albert Deschesne (letters), Rachel Pinnelas (assistant editor) & Tom Brennan (editor) The Story: The Fear Itself version of Juggernaut seems to have gotten away from, but there is no rest for the wicked. What’s Good: As with Hulk #38 (also out [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Albert Deschesne, Dean Stel, Declan Shalvey, fabio d'auria, Frank Martin, Jeff Parker, Jr., Marvel, Rachel Pinnelas, review, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #161, Thunderbolts #161 review, Tom Brennan | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 4, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Elena Casagrande (artist), Bettie Breitweiser & Jim Charalampidis (colorists), Ed Dukeshire (letterer), Jake Thomas (assistant editor) & Mark Paniccia (editor) The Story: Red Hulk wraps up his Fear Itself tie-in with some unlikely defenders of NYC coming into play. What’s Good: Jeff Parker does something pretty cool in this issue. The [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Bettie Breitweiser, Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Elena Casagrande, Hulk, Hulk #38, Hulk #38 review, Jake Thomas, Jeff Parker, Jim Charalampidis, Mark Paniccia, Marvel, Modok, review | 1 Comment »
Posted on July 22, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Elena Casagrande (artist), Bettie Breitweiser (colorist), Ed Dukeshire (letterer), Jake Thomas (assistant editor) & Mark Paniccia (editor) The Story: It’s Red Hulk versus Bedazzled Thing. Guest-starring MODOK and some other bad guys. What’s good: Kudos to Jeff Parker for not letting the necessity of an event tie-in knock him off his ongoing [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Bettie Breitweiser, Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Elena Casagrande, Hulk, Hulk #37, Hulk #37 review, Jake Thomas, Jeff Parker, Mark Paniccia, Marvel, review | 2 Comments »
Posted on July 9, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Patch Zircher (art), Jim Charalampidis (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters), Jake Thomas (assistant editor) & Mark Paniccia (editor) The Story: Yikes! MODOK is back! What’s Good: For an ordinary comic, the deck would really be stacked against this issue. Hulk is right in the middle of some longer-term stories and next issue/month, [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Hulk, Hulk #36, Hulk #36 review, Jake Thomas, Jeff Parker, Jim Charalampidis, Mark Paniccia, Marvel, Modok, Patch Zircher, review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 7, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Declan Shalvey (art), Frank Martin, Jr. (colors), Albert Deschesne (letters), Rachel Pinnelas (assistant editor) & Tom Brennan (editor) The Story: Juggernaut has escaped the Raft and has one of those Fear Itself hammers. You’d kinda expect his Thunderbolts teammates to try to bring him back, right? What’s Good: I know that [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Albert Deschesne, Dean Stell, Declan Shalvey, Frank Martin, Jeff Parker, Jr., Marvel, Rache Pinnelas, review, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #160, Thunderbolts #160 review, Tom Brennan | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 23, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Declan Shalvey (art), Frank Martin (colors) & Albert Deschesne (letters) Moonstone story by: Joe Caramagna (writer), Valentine de Landro (art), Chris Sotomayor (colors) & Deschesne (letters) Ghost/John Walker story by: Jen Van Meter (writer), Eric Canete (art), Fabio D’Auria (colors) & Dave Sharpe (letters) Crossbones story by: Frank Tieri (writer), Matthew [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Albert Deschesne, Chris Sotomayor, Dave Sharpe, Dean Stell, Declan Shalvey, Eric Canete, fabio d'auria, Frank Martin, Frank Tieri, Jeff Parker, Jen van Meter, Joe Carmagna, Marvel, matthew southworth, review, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #159, Thunderbolts #159 review, Valentine de Landro | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 16, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Carlo Pagulayan (art), Danny Miki (inks), Jesus Aburtov (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters), Jake Thomas (assistant editor) & Mark Paniccia (editor) The Story: Red Hulk finishes up his business on Planet Red Hulk and returns to Earth. What’s Good: I say this every month on Jeff Parker’s titles, but there is a [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Carlo Pagulayan, Danny Miki, Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Hulk, Hulk #35, Hulk #35 review, Jake Thomas, Jeff Parker, Jesus Arburtov, Mark Paniccia, Marvel, review | Leave a Comment »
