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Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates #6 – Review

Posted on January 26, 2012 by jmiddle3

By: Jonathan Hickman (writer), Brandon Peterson and Esad Ribis (artists), John Rauch and Edgar Delgado (colors) The Story: The Ultimates take a collective breath and say, “Oh, f#@&!” The Review: Goodness, I really love the concept of the Ultimates. I really think it’s fascinating to watch these imperfect men and women try to live up to [...]

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FF #14 – Review

Posted on January 25, 2012 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Juan Bobillo (pencils), Marcelo Sosa (inks), Chris Sotomayor (colors), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Story: Doom makes the ultimate sacrifice. The Review: Jonathan Hickman’s calling card seems to be his labyrinthine plots, composed of a great deal of moving parts, all leading to an increasingly massive scope. This can at time [...]

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FF #13 – Review

Posted on January 2, 2012 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writing), Juan Bobillo (pencils), Marcelo Sosa (inks), Chris Sotomayor (colors), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Story: The Future Foundation cross the Bridge into the former home of the Council of evil Reeds, now owned by the mad Celestials. The Review: Last month, myself and many other reviewers took FF to task for [...]

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Fantastic Four #601 – Review

Posted on December 23, 2011 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writing), Steve Epting (pencils), Rick Magyar & Mark Pennington (inks), Paul Mounts (colors), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Story: Johnny brings the cavalry. The Review: This past summer, Marvel and DC both put out company-wide events that were pretty underwhelming. Truth be told, however, I haven’t really, really enjoyed an event from Marvel [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Annihilation Wave, Annihilus, Baxter Building, Ben Grimm, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four #601 review, Fantastic Four 601, Fantastic Four Forever, Human Torch, Inhumans, Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm, Jonathan Hickman, Kree, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Mr. Fantastic, Negative Zone, Paul Mounts, Peter Parker, Reed Richards, Ronan the Accuser, Spider-Man, Steve Epting, Sue Storm, Supremor, the Light Brigade, The Thing, Weekly Comic Book Review | 3 Comments »

S.H.I.E.L.D. #4 – Review

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jonathan Hickman (writer), Dustin Weaver (artist), Sonia Oback, Rachelle Rosenberg, Christina Strain (colorists) The Story: Man, I am experience some major crazy déjà vu right now. The Review: Ten months ago, when I did my first review for this series, I felt pretty gung-ho about the type of story Hickman had to tell, and [...]

Filed under: Reviews, Marvel Comics | Tagged: Marvel, Marvel Comics, Sonia Oback, Christina Strain, Jonathan Hickman, Rachelle Rosenberg, S.H.I.E.L.D., Dustin Weaver, Leonardo Da Vinci, Nathaniel Richards, Isaac Newton, Leonid, S.H.I.E.L.D. #4, S.H.I.E.L.D. #4 review, Howard Stark, Forever Man, Michelangelo, Nikola Tesla | 3 Comments »

Fantastic Four #600 – Review

Posted on November 24, 2011 by dfstell

By: Jonathan Hickman (writer), Steve Epting, Rick Magyar, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Ming Doyle, Leinil Francis Yu & Farel Dalrymple (line art), Paul Mounts, Andy Troy, Jordie Bellaire, Javier Tartaglia & Jose Villarrubia (colors), Clayton Cowles (letters), Lauren Sankovitch & Tom Brevoort (editor) The Story: Marvel gives their first family a 100-page, $7.99 extravaganza featuring lots [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Marvel, Steve Epting, Fantastic Four, Paul Mounts, Jose Villarrubia, Leinil Francis Yu, Rick Magyar, review, Farel Dalrymple, Jonathan Hickman, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Andy Troy, Javier Tartaglia, Tom Brevoort, Lauren Sankovitch, Dean Stell, Clayton Cowles, Fantastic Four #600, Ming Doyle, Jordie Bellaire, Fantastic Four #600 review | 4 Comments »

S.H.I.E.L.D. #3 – Review

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jonathan Hickman (writer), Dustin Weaver (artist), Sonia Oback (colorist) The Story: The property rates are just gonna plummet after this, aren’t they? The Review: The pace of release for this series has just gotten into joke territory, hasn’t it? Two months between issues is simply way too long. When you take a step back [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Celestial, Dustin Weaver, Howard Stark, Isaac Newton, Jonathan Hickman, Leonardo Da Vinci, Leonid, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Michelangelo, Nathaniel Richards, Night Machine, Nikola Tesla, S.H.I.E.L.D., S.H.I.E.L.D. #3, S.H.I.E.L.D. #3 review, Sir Isaac Newton, Sonia Oback, Star Child | 6 Comments »

Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates #1

Posted on August 25, 2011 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Esad Ribic (art), Dean White (colors), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Story: Nick Fury finds himself complete overwhelmed by disasters all around. What’s Good: It’s not something I’d have expected out him in particular, but Jonathan Hickman fully nails the “blockbuster” feel of the Ultimates, and in doing so, hammers home [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Asgard, Avengers, Captain Britain, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Dean White, Esad Ribic, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Jonathan Hickman, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Nick Fury, Odin, Samuel L. Jackson, Thor, Tony Stark, Ultimate Comics, Ultimate Comics Ultimates, Ultimate Comics Ultimates #1 review, Ultimate Comics Ultimates 1, Ultimate Marvel, Ultimates, Ultimates 1, Weekly Comic Book Review | 2 Comments »

Red Wing #2 – Review

Posted on August 15, 2011 by dfstell

By: Jonathan Hickman (writer), Nick Pitarra (artist) & Rachelle Rosenberg (colors) The Story: A temporal war in which both father and son are key players is fought at multiple points in time. What’s Good: We get a lot of Hickman’s big concept stuff as this story takes place in several decidedly different times: We see [...]

Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, Image, Jonathan Hickman, Nick Pitarra, Rachelle Rosenberg, Red Wing #2, Red Wing #2 review, review, The Red Wing, Time Travel | 7 Comments »

S.H.I.E.L.D. #2 – Review

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jonathan Hickman (writer), Dustin Weaver (artist), Sonia Oback (colorist) The Story: Genius white men…and other sorry excuses for the state of the world! The Review: In ordinary circumstances, S.H.I.E.L.D. would be the kind of title I’d fallen hopelessly in love with by now; it has fresh ideas, remarkable craft, rounded characters, and some gorgeous [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Celestials, Dustin Weaver, Howard Stark, Isaac Newton, Jonathan Hickman, Leonardo Da Vinci, Leonid, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Michelangelo, Nathaniel Richards, Night Machine, Nikola Tesla, S.H.I.E.L.D., S.H.I.E.L.D. #2, S.H.I.E.L.D. #2 review, Sir Isaac Newton, Sonia Oback, Star Child | Leave a Comment »

Secret Warriors #28 – Review

Posted on August 1, 2011 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Alessandro Vitti (art), IFS (colors), and Dave Lanphear (letters) The Story: 27 issues have led to this, the final issue of Secret Warriors. Who’s left standing? What’s Good: As a final issue that came over 30 issues to soon, Hickman plays this one well. There aren’t any other slam-bang events of [...]

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FF #7 – Review

Posted on July 30, 2011 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Greg Tocchini (art), Paul Mounts (colors), and Rus Wooton (letters) The Story: The return of Black Bolt from the fault is detailed. What’s Good: Really, the best thing I can say about this issue of FF is that it’s not as bad as the last one. For starters, it’s far more [...]

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The Red Wing #1 – Review

Posted on July 18, 2011 by dfstell

By: Jonathan Hickman (writer), Nick Pitarra (artist) and Rachelle Rosenberg (colorist) The Story: Imagine a war with weapons and soldiers that can travel in time. Review: I’m a huge fan of Hickman’s creator-owned work. You won’t find a series that is more of a raw, punch-in-the-face than Nightly News or as mind-bending as Pax Romana or as [...]

Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, Image, Jonathan Hickman, Nick Pitarra, Rachelle Rosenberg, review, The Red Wing, The Red Wing #1, The Red Wing #1 review, Time Travel | 5 Comments »

FF #6 – Review

Posted on July 13, 2011 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Greg Tocchini (art), Paul Mounts (colors), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Story: The birth of Black Bolt is revealed. What’s Good: There are some really bold literary themes in this one and some of its certainly really, really cool. As we delve into the birth of Black Bolt, Hickman makes allusions [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Black Bolt, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Fantastic Four, FF, FF #6 review, FF 6, Greg Tocchini, Huran, Inhumans, Jonathan Hickman, Kree, Marvel Comics, Marvel Cosmic, Marvel Universe, metagenesis, Ronin, Supremor, the Accuser, The Fault, War of Kings, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »

FF #5 – Review

Posted on July 1, 2011 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Barry Kitson (art), Paul Mounts (colors), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Story: The siege on Old Atlantis comes to a head as Sue comes to learn what Reed’s been keeping from her. What’s Good: With Old Atlantis under siege, Hickman gives us an issue that is both epic and desperate. Seeing [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Alex Power, Alicia Masters, Ascension Engine, Barry Kitson, Ben Grimm, Blackbolt, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Dragon Man, Fantastic Four, FF, FF #5, FF #5 review, Future Foundation, Inhumans, Invisible Woman, Jonathan Hickman, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Mole Man, Mr. Fantastic, Old Atlantis, Peter Parker, Reed Richards, Spider-Man, Sue Storm, The Thing, Universal Inhumans, War of Four Cities, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »

S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 – Review

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jonathan Hickman (writer), Dustin Weaver (artist), Sonia Oback (colorist) The Story: Stay in school kids, and you too can become an omnipresent being of light. The Review: While we’ve had plenty of writers who’ve used the comics medium to produce stories that can be qualified as literary, there are only a handful that bring [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Dustin Weaver, Isaac Newton, Jonathan Hickman, Leonardo Da Vinci, Leonid, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Michelangelo, S.H.I.E.L.D., S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 review, S.H.I.E.L.D. 1, Sir Isaac Newton, Sonia Oback | Leave a Comment »

FF #4 – Review

Posted on May 26, 2011 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Barry Kitson (artist), Paul Mounts (colorist), and Clayton Cowles (letterer) The Story: The Doom conference on Reeds continues as Sue, Alex Power, and Spider-Man raise to stop a civil war erupting in Old Atlantis. The Review: A single good concept can go a long way in carry a comic. In this [...]

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Quick Hit Reviews – Week of April 27, 2011

Posted on May 4, 2011 by dfstell

The last Wednesday of the month is also know as “The Week When Marvel Tries to Kill Us” by releasing everything they possibly can so that we can all throw our backs out as we leave the comic shop. New York Five #4 - Here is an early contender for “miniseries of the year” and I’m [...]

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Secret Warriors #26 – Review

Posted on April 17, 2011 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Alessandro Vitti (art), IFS (colors), and Dave Lanphear (letters) The Story: Trapped in each other’s company and facing certain death, Nick Fury and Baron Strucker have an important conversation, one that leads to a few very big surprises. The Review: The biggest problem I have with this issue of Secret Warriors [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alessandro Vitti, Alex Evans, Baron Strucker, Clan Yashida, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Gorgon, Hydra, Jake Fury, Jonathan Hickman, Kraken, Leviathan, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Nick Fury, Secret Warriors, Secret Warriors #26, Secret Warriors #26 review, Secret Warriors Wheels within Wheels, SHIELD, the Hand, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wheels Within Wheels, Zodiac | Leave a Comment »

S.H.I.E.L.D. Infinity – Review

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jonathan Hickman (writer). Too many artists to list—check the review. The Story: Nothing like a ton of meta-babble to get the juice squeezed out of your mind-grapes. The Review: The first volume of S.H.I.E.L.D. came with a lot of hype and critical acclaim, which was mostly deserved, but somehow lost steam along the way. [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Archimedes, Dan Brown, Gottfried Leibniz, Hernandez Walta, Isaac Newton, Jonathan Hickman, Kevin Mellon, Leonardo Da Vinci, Leonid, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Michelangelo, Nick Pitarra, Nicola Tesla, Night Machine, Rachelle Rosenberg, S.H.I.E.L.D., S.H.I.E.L.D. Infinity, S.H.I.E.L.D. Infinity review, S.H.I.E.L.D. review, Sir Isaac Newton, Zachary Baldus | 2 Comments »

FF #1 – Review

Posted on March 24, 2011 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Steve Epting (pencils & inks), Rick Magyar (inks), Paul Mounts (colors), and Rus Wooton (letters) The Story: The Future Foundation recalibrates following Johnny’s death, as dangers loom. The Review: One thing is immediately clear while reading FF #1: this is what Jonathan Hickman has been building up to. Many of the [...]

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Secret Warriors #25 – Review

Posted on March 6, 2011 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Alessandro Vitti (art), IFS (colors), and Dave Lanphear (letters) The Story: The origins of Leviathan are revealed in a team-up of epic proportions. The Review: Secret Warriors #25 is a very interesting issue, if for no other reason that it once again points to Jonathan Hickman carving his own little corner [...]

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Fantastic Four #588 – Review

Posted on February 26, 2011 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Nick Dragotta & Mark Brooks (art), Paul Mounts (colors), and Rus Wooton (letters) The Review: Given the upcoming involvement of Spider-Man in Jonathan Hickman’s upcoming FF, it isn’t a stretch to think that Hickman and Dan Slott have been corresponding with one another, and Fantastic Four #588 may provide evidence of [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Alex Power, Annihilus, Ben Grimm, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Dr. Doom, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four #588, Fantastic Four #588 review, FF, Franklin Richards, Future Foundation, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm, Johnny Storm death, Jonathan Hickman, Latveria, Mark Brooks, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Mr. Fantastic, Nathaniel Richards, Negative Zone, Nick Dragotta, Peter Parker, Reed Richards, Spider-Man, Sue Storm, The Thing, Val Richards, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »

S.H.I.E.L.D. #6 – Review

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jonathan Hickman (writer), Dustin Weaver (artist), Christina Strain (colorist) The Story: Who says Renaissance men can’t kick butt? Sir Isaac Newton and Leonarda da Vinci can—and they’re ready to rumble! The Review: Secret societies are nothing new to the world of fiction. Writers have been entranced with them since time knows when, whether with [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Christina Strain, Dustin Weaver, Forever Man, Howard Stark, Isaac Newton, Jonathan Hickman, Leonardo Da Vinci, Leonid, Marvel Comics, Michelangelo, Nathaniel Richards, Night Machine, S.H.I.E.L.D., S.H.I.E.L.D. #6, S.H.I.E.L.D. #6 review, Sir Isaac Newton | 3 Comments »

Secret Warriors #24 – Review

Posted on February 14, 2011 by paladinking

by Jonathan Hickman (writer), David Marquez & Alessandro Vitti (art), IFS (colors), and Dave Lanphear (letters) The Story: We learn the unfortunate fate of Mikel Fury’s team. The Review: This month, we meet the other team that Nick’s gathered, that led by his son Mikel. Amazingly, in the little space we have to meet each [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alessandro Vitti, Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, David Marquez, Hydra, Jonathan Hickman, Leviathan, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Mikel Fury, Nick Fury, Secret Warriors, Secret Warriors #24, Secret Warriors #24 review, The Hive, the Kraken, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wheels Within Wheels | Leave a Comment »

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