Posted on April 26, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti (story), Moritat (art), Gabriel Bautista (colors) The Story: Hex discovers that on occasion, violence can be a turn-on. The Review: The thing about genre fiction, which includes the western, is that the stories are frequently restricted by conventions. They have certain archetypes fans easily recognize, and their plots tend [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: All-Star Western, All-Star Western #8, All-Star Western #8 review, Cinnamon, Dan Green, DC, DC Comics, Gabriel Bautista, Jeremiah Arkham, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jonah Hex, Justin Gray, Mike Atiyeh, Moritat, Nighthawk, Patrick Scherberger | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 3, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: Well, if you’re going for a name change, “Scarface” is nothing if not apt. The Review: You don’t get too much genuine historical fiction in comics unless some time-traveling weirdness is involved. Even then, writers don’t do much more with the period other than use [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: All-Star Western, All-Star Western #7, All-Star Western #7 review, Cinnamon, Dan Green, DC, DC Comics, Gabriel Bautista, Jeremiah Arkham, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jonah Hex, Justin Gray, Mike Atiyeh, Moritat, Nighthawk, Patrick Scherberger, Terry Austin | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 29, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti (writers), Moritat (artist), Gabriel Bautista (colorist), Phil Winslade (feature artist), Dominic Regan (feature colorist) The Story: Don’t expect an informercial, but Hex wants you to save the children. The Review: Not that Jonah Hex is a blisteringly popular character in the DC galaxy of stars, but he does have [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: All-Star Western, All-Star Western #6, All-Star Western #6 review, Barbary Ghost, DC, DC Comics, Dominic Regan, Dr. Arkham, Gabriel Bautista, Gotham City, Jeremiah Arkham, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jonah Hex, Justin Gray, Moritat, Phil Winslade | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 2, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray (writer), Moritat (artist), Gabriel Bautista (colorist), Phil Winslade (feature artist), Dominic Regan (feature colorist) The Story: Instead of seeing the situation as a death trap, Arkham, consider it an adventure! The Review: I think the real fun of these buddy stories—although calling Hex and Arkham buddies is admittedly a [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: All-Star Western, All-Star Western #5, All-Star Western #5 review, Arkham, Barbary Ghost, DC, DC Comics, Dominic Regan, Dr. Arkham, Gabriel Bautista, Gotham, Jeremiah Arkham, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jonah Hex, Justin Gray, Moritat, Phil Winslade | 1 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 December 31, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti (writers), Moritat (artist), Gabriel Bautista (colorist), Phil Winslade (feature artist), Dominic Regan (feature colorist) The Story: Gee, it’s good to be together again. I just can’t imagine that you’ve ever been gone! The Review: The beauty of Jonah Hex and Dr. Arkham’s partnership is not only how well they [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: All-Star Western, All-Star Western #4, All-Star Western #4 review, Barbary Ghost, DC, DC Comics, Dominic Regan, Dr. Arkham, Gabriel Bautista, Jeremiah Arkham, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jonah Hex, Justin Gray, Moritat, Phil Winslade | 1 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 November 27, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti (writers), Moritat (artist), Gabriel Bautista (colorist), Jordi Bernet (feature artist), Rob Schwager (feature colorist) The Story: A rough beat for a Gotham cop is…pretty much everywhere in Gotham. The Review: One of the more intriguing elements to this series has been the “fish out of water” story placing Hex [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: All-Star Western, All-Star Western #3, All-Star Western #3 review, DC, DC Comics, Dr. Arkham, El Diablo, Gabriel Bautista, Gotham, Gotham City, Jeremiah Arkham, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jonah Hex, Jordi Bernet, Justin Gray, Moritat, Religion of Crime, Rob Schwager | 2 Comments »
Posted on November 1, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti (writers), Moritat (artist), Gabriel Bautista (colorist), Jordi Bernet (feature artist), Rob Schwager (feature colorist) The Story: As long as there are donuts at the end of it, sign me up for the Religion of Crime! The Review: At first, it wasn’t clear why of all the new 52, this [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: All-Star Western, All-Star Western #2, All-Star Western #2 review, Arkham, Crime Bible, DC, DC Comics, Dr. Arkham, El Diablo, Gabriel Bautista, Gotham, Gotham City, Jeremiah Arkham, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jonah Hex, Jordi Bernet, Justin Gray, Moritat, Religon of Crime, Rob Schwager | 3 Comments »
Posted on October 2, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray (writers), Moritat (artist), Gabriel Bautista (colorist) The Story: Sounds like y’all have need of a pop-eyed cowboy ‘round these here parts. The Review: DC has devoted itself to many genres in its publishing history, even those that have fallen out of favor in modern times, like the western. Give [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: All-Star Western, All-Star Western #1, All-Star Western #1 review, DC, DC Comics, Dr. Arkham, Gabriel Bautista, Gotham, Gotham City, Jeremiah Arkham, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jonah Hex, Justin Gray, Moritat | 4 Comments »
Posted on May 31, 2011 by dfstell
A whole LOT of very solid comics last week. We can’t review everything in-depth, so the least we can do is give you a quick-hit letting you know what we thought of an issue and whether it is worth picking up. Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine #6 – Talk about not being what I expected! I [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Adam Kubert, Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine, Calvario Hills, Clayton Henry, Dean Stell, Fantagraphics Books, Greg Pak, Jason Aaron, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Kieron Gillen, Marti, Marvel, Paul Tobin, Quick Hit Reviews, Spider-Girl, Terry Dodson, The Incredible Hulks, The Tattered Man, Tom Grummett, Uncanny X-Men, Uncanny X-Men #537 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 9, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti (writers), Travis Moore (penciller), Trevor Scott (inker), Allen Passalqua (colorist) The Story: Well, that gives new meaning to “blow up” doll. The Review: There’s no point in naming names, but when you consider the pretty significant number of terrible titles on the stands out there, you have to wonder [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Allen Passalqua, Black Condor, DC, DC Comics, Freedom Fighters, Freedom Fighters #9, Freedom Fighters #9 review, Human Bomb, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Phantom Lady, Ray Terrill, Stormy Knight, The Ray, Travis Moore, Trevor Scott, Uncle Sam, Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 12, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti (writers), Travis Moore (penciller), Trevor Scott (inker), Allen Passalaqua (colorist) The Story: What does the spirit of America do when it’s angry? It punches you in the face. The Review: By all accounts, this is the third series (the first two being minis) featuring the Freedom Fighters and written [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Allen Passalaqua, America, Black Condor, DC, DC Comics, Firebrand, Freedom Fighters, Freedom Fighters #8, Freedom Fighters #8 review, Jimmy Palmiotti, Joan Dale, John Trujillo, Justin Gray, Miss America, Phantom Lady, Politics, Ray Terrill, Stormy Knight, The Jester, The Ray, Travis Moore, Trevor Scott, Uncle Sam | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 8, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti (writers), Travis Moore (penciller), Walden Wong (inker), Allen Passalqua (colorist) The Story: By the power of Paul Revere’s lantern, General Sherman’s sword, and the Arcadians’ helmet of war, I summon the spirit of America! The Review: The sad truth is cancellations never have a direct relationship to the title’s [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Allen Passalqua, America, Arcadians, DC Comics, Doll Man, Freedom Fighters, Freedom Fighters #7, Freedom Fighters #7 review, Jimmy Palmiotti, Joan Dale, Justin Gray, Lester Colt, Miss America, patriotism, Phantom Lady, Stormy Knight, The Jester, Travis Moore, Uncle Sam, United States of America, Walden Wong | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 8, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti (writers), Travis Moore (penciller), Trevor Scott (inker), Rob Schwager (colorist) The Story: As it turns out, the Freedom Fighters discover, there may be some truth to the whole mutant sewer creatures thing. The Review: With most superhero teams, writers claim from time to time that such-and-such character is the [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Arcadians, Black Condor, DC Comics, Doll Man, Freedom Fighters, Freedom Fighters #6, Freedom Fighters #6 review, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Miss America, Phantom Lady, Rob Schwager, Stormy Knight, The Jailbreakers, The Jester, Travis Moore, Trevor Scott, Uncle Sam | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 8, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray (writers), Travis Moore (penciller), Trevor Scott (inker), Rob Schwager (colorist) The Story: The Fighters discover metahuman convict escapees are tougher to deal with than they think, and the rumors regarding mutant creatures in sewer bottoms may have some credit. The Review: The nonstop action continues as Jimmy Palmiotti and [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Comic Book Reviews, DC Comics, Freedom Fighters, Freedom Fighters #5, Freedom Fighters #5 review, Jailbreakers, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Travis Moore | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 3, 2010 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti (writers), Travis Moore (artist), Trevor Scott (inker), Rob Schwager (colorist) The Story: While the Freedom Fighters minus Uncle Sam home in on the second artifact, they’re drawn into a prison break in a secret facility full of twisted experiments, which may be sanctioned by the government the Fighters work [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: comic book reviewsw, Freedom Fighters #4, Freedom Fighters #4 review, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Phantom Lady, Rob Schwager, Travis Moore, Trevor Scott, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 14, 2010 by dfstell
By: Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray (creators & writers), Paul Gulacy (art), Rain Beredo (colors) & John J. Hill (letters) The Story: A group of four secret agents is sent from the future into the past to stop the construction of a weapon that will kill the human race. What’s Good: I loved issue #1 [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Comic Book Reviews, Dean Stell, Jimmy Palmiotti, John J. Hill, Justin Gray, Paul Gulacy, Radical Comics, Rain Beredo, review, Time Bomb, Time Bomb #2, Time Bomb #2 review, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 27, 2010 by DS Arsenault
By: Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray (writers), Amanda Conner (artist), Paul Montes (colorist) The Story: Terra manages to save Power Girl from the gravity well stuck to her chest. They limp away, back to PG’s apartment, where the comic dork with the pictures of Power Girl comes with his terms. He demands/ requests three things: [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Amanda Conner, Austin Powers, Barbarella, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, DC, DC Comics, DS Arsenault, fanboys, irony, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Metafiction, Paul Montes, Power Girl #10, Power Girl #10 review, Reviews, Satanna, Terra, Ultra-Humanite, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 16, 2009 by DS Arsenault
By Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti (writers), Amanda Conner (art), Paul Mounts (colors) The Story: The women of the Planet Valeron, ruled by Vartox the Hyper-Man, are all rendered sterile by the contraception bomb. Vartox goes off to find the perfect mate to ensure that his species continues. He picks Power Girl. What’s Good: Do [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Amanda Conner, Barbarella, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Comics, DC Comics, DS Arsenault, irony, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Mike Carlin, Paul Mounts, Power Girl, Power Girl #7, Power Girl #7 Review, Rachel Gluckstern, review, Reviews, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 8, 2009 by Ray Hilario
By Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti (writers), Amanda Conner (artist), Paul Mounts (colorist) Some Thoughts Before the Review: I like the Earth-2 orphans; and although Power Girl has always had the potential to be an intriguing character, she’s become best known for only a couple of features, so I have to admit that I approached [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Power Girl #1, Power Girl #1 Review, Weekly Comic Book Review, Weekly Comic Book Review Power Girl #1 | 2 Comments »
