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 8, 2012 by dfstell
By: Allan Heinberg (writer), Jim Cheung (pencils), Mark Morales & Cheung (inks), Justin Ponsor (colors), Cory Petit (letters), Lauren Sankovitch (associate editor) & Tom Brevoort (editor) The Story: The aftermath of the battle between the Young Avengers are Dr. Doom. A few things: 1. A very nice Young Avengers story. - It took a while for this to [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Allan Heinberg, Avengers, AVENGERS: THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE, Avengers: The Children's Crusade #9, Avengers: The Children's Crusade #9 review, Cory Petit, Dean Stell, Jim Cheung, Justin Ponsor, Lauren Sankovitch, Mark Morales, Marvel, review, Tom Brevoort, Young Avengers | 1 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 24, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Chris Samnee (art), Justin Ponsor (colors), The Story: Uncle Aaron learns not to trust other criminals, and Miles stops his first mugging. They grow up so fast! The Review: When I first started reading comics, Ultimate Spider-Man was the first Marvel book I picked up. The promise of fresh stories [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Brian Michael Bendis, Chris Samnee, Comic Book Reviews, Jim Middleton, Justin Ponsor, Marvel Comics, MIles Morales, review, The Prowler, The Scorpion, Ultimate Comics, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #5, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #5 review, Ultimate Spider-Man, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
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 October 22, 2011 by dfstell
By: Kieron Gillen (writer), Greg Land (pencils), Jay Leisten (inks), Justin Ponsor (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Jordan D. White (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (associate editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: The end is here! Uncanny X-Men ends its long run of continuous, mostly monthly publication since Giant Size X-Men #1. Of course, this is [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Joe Caramagna, Jordan D. White, Justin Ponsor, Kieron Gillen, Marvel, Nick Lowe, review, Uncanny X-Men, Uncanny X-Men #544, Uncanny X-Men #544 review | 9 Comments »
Posted on October 19, 2011 by dfstell
By: Matt Fraction (writer), Stuart Immonen (pencils), Wade von Grawbadger & Dexter Vines (inks), Laura Martin, Justin Ponsor & Matt Milla (colors), Chris Eliopoulos (letters), Lauren Sankovitch (assistant editor) & Tom Brevoort (editor) The Story: It all ends here with the Serpent taking on the Avengers. Five Things: 1. TGIO! Or Thank Goodness It’s Over! [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Chris Eliopoulos, Dean Stell, Dexter Vines, Fear Itself, Fear Itself #7, Fear Itself #7 review, Justin Ponsor, Laura Martin, Lauren Sankovitch, Marvel, Matt Fraction, Matt Milla, review, Stuart Immonen, Tom Brevoort, Wade Von Grawbadger | 17 Comments »
Posted on September 27, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By Ed Brubaker (writer), Steve McNiven (pencils), Jay Listen (inks), Justin Ponsor (colors), VC’s Joe Caramagna (letters & production) The Story: Ameridroid (!) draws Cap out for a battle, while Sharon must contend with Baron Zemo. What’s Good: We as readers are very lucky that Steve McNiven is penciling this issue. Extended fight scenes (which [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Captain America, Captain America #3 review, Ed Brubaker, Jay Listen, Justin Ponsor, Steve McNiven, VC'S Joe Caramagna, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 24, 2011 by dfstell
By: Allan Heinberg (writer), Jim Cheung (pencils), Mark Morales, John Livesay, Dexter Vines & Cheung (inks), Justin Ponsor (colors), Cory Petit (letters), Lauren Sankovitch (associate editor) & Tom Brevoort (editor) The Story: Now that the Scarlet Witch is back and can restore mutant powers, will she get the chance before someone tries to bring her [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Allan Heinberg, AVENGERS: THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE, Avengers: The Children's Crusade #7, Avengers: The Children's Crusade #7 review, Cory Petit, Dean Stell, Dexter Vines, Jim Cheung, John Livesay, Justin Ponsor, Lauren Sankovitch, Mark Morales, Marvel, review, Tom b, Tom Brevoort | 4 Comments »
Posted on September 22, 2011 by dfstell
By: Kieron Gillen (writer), Greg Land (pencils), Jay Leisten (inks), Justin Ponsor (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Jordan D. White (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (associate editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: Fear Itself-bedazzled Juggernaut battles the new champion of Cyttorak. What’s Good: It was kinda fun to watch Colossus beat down Juggernaut. There’s gotta be [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Fear Itself, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Joe Caramagna, Jordan D. White, Justin Ponsor, Kieron Gillen, Marvel, Nick Lowe, review, Uncanny X-Men, Uncanny X-Men #543, Uncanny X-Men #543 review | 3 Comments »
Posted on August 20, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By Ed Brubaker (writer), Steve McNiven (penciler), Jay Leisten with Dexter Vines (inkers), Justin Ponsor (colorist), VC’s Caramagna & Cowles (letters and production) The Story: Cap finds himself face to face with the menace that is Hydra once again. This time, however, he has a young and wholly-unexpected ally by his side: the dimension-hopping Jimmy [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Captain America, Captain America #2, Captain America #2 review, Dexter Vines, Ed Brubaker, Jay Leisten, Justin Ponsor, Steve McNiven, VC's Caramagna & Cowles, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 18, 2011 by dfstell
By: Kieron Gillen (writer), Greg Land (pencils), Jay Leisten (inks), Justin Ponsor (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Jordan D. White (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (associate editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: How will the X-Men stop the Juggernaut? Well, Cyclops has some plans. What’s Good: The coolest thing in this issue was seeing all the [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Joe Caramagna, Justin Ponsor, Kieron Gillen, Uncanny X-Men, Uncanny X-Men #542, Uncanny X-Men #542 review, X-Men | 3 Comments »
Posted on July 20, 2011 by dfstell
By: Kieron Gillen (writer), Greg Land (pencils), Jay Leisten (inks), Justin Ponsor (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Jordan D. White (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (associate editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: The Juggernaut, complete with Fear Itself hammer accessory, is bearing down on San Francisco. It’s up to the X-Men to stop him. What’s Good: [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Joe Caramagna, Jordan D. White, Justin Ponsor, Kieron Gillen, Marvel, Nick Lowe, review, Uncanny X-Men, Uncanny X-Men #541, Uncanny X-Men #541 review | 1 Comment »
Posted on July 15, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By Ed Brubaker (writer), Steve McNiven (pencils), Mark Morales (inks), Justin Ponsor (colors) and VC’s Joe Caramagna (letters & production) What’s Good: Ed Brubaker has been touting Cap #1 as a fresh start for the series almost since it was announced, and he is absolutely true to his word. This issue functions as a handy [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Captain America, Captain America #1, Captain America #1 review, Ed Brubaker, Justin Ponsor, Mark Morales, Steve McNiven, VC'S Joe Caramagna, Weekly Comic Book Review | 4 Comments »
Posted on July 6, 2011 by dfstell
By: Kieron Gillen (writer), Greg Land (pencils), Jay Leisten (inks), Justin Ponsor (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Jordan D. White (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (associate editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: Juggernaut (the hammer-wielding, leveled-up version) is coming to town. What’s Good: There are a few little nuggets about the world of Fear Itself in [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Greg Land, Jay Leisten, Joe Caramagna, Jordan D. White, Justin Ponsor, Kieron Gillen, Marvel, Nick Lowe, review, Uncanny X-Men, Uncanny X-Men #540, Uncanny X-Men #540 review | 6 Comments »
Posted on July 4, 2011 by dfstell
By: Allan Heinberg (writer), Jim Cheung (pencils), Mark Morales, John Livesay & Dave Meikis (inks), Justin Ponsor (colors), Cory Petit (letters), Lauren Sankovitch (associate editor) & Tom Brevoort (editor) The Story: Now that the Young Avengers have found the Scarlet Witch, what do you think will happen? What’s Good: How sneaky good and (possibly) momentous [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Allan Heinberg, Avengers, Avengers The Children's Crusade #6 review, Avengers: The Children's Crusade #6, Children's Crusade, Cory Petit, Dave Meikis, Dean Stell, Jim Cheung, John Livesay, Justin Ponsor, Lauren Sankovitch, Mark Morales, Marvel, review, Tom Brevoort | 5 Comments »
Posted on June 17, 2011 by dfstell
By: Kieron Gillen (writer), Terry Dodson (pencils), Rachel Dodson (inks), Justin Ponsor (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Jordan D. White (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (associate editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: The conclusion of the deposed Powerlord Kruun’s attempt to get revenge against the X-Men. What’s Good: This was a fun and quickly paced issue. [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Joe Caramagna, Jordan D. White, Justin Ponsor, Kieron Gillen, Marvel, Nick Lowe, Rachel Dodson, review, Terry Dodson, Uncanny X-Men, Uncanny X-Men #538, Uncanny X-Men #538 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 1, 2011 by dfstell
By: Kieron Gillen (writer), Terry Dodson (pencils), Rachel Dodson (inks), Justin Ponsor (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Jordan D. White (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (associate editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: Would you let the aliens from Breakworld sleep on the couch? What’s Good: If you liked Joss Whedon’s Astonishing X-Men run from a few [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Joe Caramagna, Jordan D. White, Justin Ponsor, Kieron Gillen, Marvel, Nick Lowe, Rachel Dodson, review, Terry Dodson, Uncanny X-Men, Uncanny X-Men #536, Uncanny X-Men #536 review | 3 Comments »
Posted on April 15, 2011 by dfstell
By: Kieron Gillen (writer), Terry Dodson (pencils), Rachel Dodson (inks), Justin Ponsor (colors), Joe Caramagna (colors), Jordan D. White (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (associate editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: Remember the Breakworld mega-story from Joss Whedon’s awesome Astonishing X-Men run? Well, the X-Men have to go back there! What’s Good: My life as [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Joe Caramagna, Jordan D. White, Justin Ponsor, Kieron Gillen, Marvel, Nick Lowe, Rachel Dodson, review, Terry Dodson, Uncanny X-Men, Uncanny X-Men #535, Uncanny X-Men #535 review | 5 Comments »
Posted on March 27, 2011 by dfstell
By: Matt Fraction & Kieron Gillen (writers), Greg Land with Paul Renaud (pencils), Jay Leisten with Renaud (inks), Justin Ponsor (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Jake Thomas & Jordan White (assistant editors), Daniel Ketchum (associate editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: We wrap up both the Emma Frost v. Sebastian Shaw and X-Men v. Lobe [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Greg Land, Jake Thomas, Jay Leisten, Joe Caramagna, Jordan White, Justin Ponsor, Kieron Gillen, Marvel, Matt Fraction, Nick Lowe, Paul Renuad, review, Uncanny X-Men | 3 Comments »
Posted on April 7, 2010 by joelopez101
by Matt Fraction (writer), Terry Dodson (penciller), Rachel Dodson (inks), Justin Ponsor (colors) The Story: Time-travelling bodyguard Cable and guarded body Hope, the mutant-messiah-to-be, are on the run from mutant-hating Bastion’s forces, led by a bevy of the X-Men’s past foes. Meanwhile, a squad of X-Men attempt to catch up with the duo but first [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Cable Hope, Justin Ponsor, Matt Fraction, Nightcrawler, Psylocke, Rachel Dodson, Second Coming, Terry Dodson, Uncanny X-Men #523, Uncanny X-Men #523 review, X-Force | 4 Comments »
Posted on September 9, 2009 by Ray Hilario
By Brian Michael Bendis (Writer), David Lafuente (Pencils), Justin Ponsor (Colorist) The Story: Johnny Storm returns, while it’s another day for Spider-Man: school and battling NY’s criminals. Meanwhile, somewhere in his monitor-filled hideout, Mysterio reveals his plans. What’s Good: Not a whole lot, considering that this was one giant “beat around the bush” issue filled [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Brian Bendis, Brian Michael Bendis, Comic Book Reviews, David Lafuente, Justin Ponsor, Spider-Man, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #2, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #2 review, Ultimate Spider-Man #2, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 12, 2009 by pozzyfreak
By Matt Fraction (Writer), Terry Dodson (Pencils), Rachel Dodson (Inks), and Justin Ponsor (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: Utopia has been pretty weak so far. While it hasn’t been awful, it certainly feels like it’s getting in the way of better things. Dark Avengers was on a roll prior to Utopia, and Uncanny X-Men [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Beast, Bullseye, Comic Book Reviews, Crossover, Cyclops, dark avengers, Dark Reign, Dark X-Men, Emma Frost, Justin Ponsor, Kyle Posluszny, Marvel Comics, Matt Fraction, Namor, Norman Osborn, Professor X, Rachel Dodson, Terry Dodson, Uncanny X-Men #514 Review, Utopia, Utopia Chapter 4 Review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com, Wolverine, X-Men, X-Men | 2 Comments »
Posted on July 1, 2009 by pozzyfreak
By Matt Fraction (Writer), Terry Dodson (Pencils), Rachel Dodson (Inks), and Justin Ponsor (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: The Uncanny X-Men and Dark Avengers crossover, Utopia, got off to an unremarkable start. It laid the foundation for some interesting things though, so I look forward to seeing where Matt Fraction takes the story now [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Beast, Cloak, Comic Book Review, Crossover, Cyclops, Dagger, dark avengers, Dark Reign, Dark X-Men, Emma Frost, Hellion, Iron Patriot, Justin Ponsor, Kyle Posluszny, Marvel Comics, Matt Fraction, Mimic, Namor, Norman Osborn, Professor X, Rachel Dodson, San Francisco, Terry Dodson, Uncanny X-Men, Uncanny X-Men #513 Review, Utopia, Utopia Chapter 2 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com, X-Men, X-Men | 2 Comments »
