Posted on May 19, 2012 by dfstell
By: Paul Cornell (writer), Ryan Kelly (art), Giulia Brusco (colors), Sal Cipriano (letters), Mark Doyle (associate editor) & Will Dennis (editor) The Story: Are alien abductions real? Review/Recap: So, this is the issue where Cornell starts to fiddle with the idea of whether alien abductions are real or whether something else is going on. The whole issue recalls some [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: alien abduction, aliens, Dean Stell, Giulia Brusco, Mark Doyle, Paul Cornell, review, Ryan Kelly, Sal Cipriano, Saucer Country, Vertigo, Will Dennis | Leave a Comment »
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 May 5, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jeff Lemire (story & art), Jose Villarrubia (colors), Carlos M. Mangual (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistent editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: After the events in the dam, our motley gang heads back out onto the road. Recap/Review (with SPOILERS): Whoa! Format change on the comic! Lemire decided to go with a landscape view for [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Carlos M. Mangual, Dean Stell, Gregory Lockard, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, Mark Doyle, review, Sweet Tooth, Vertigo | 1 Comment »
Posted on April 28, 2012 by dfstell
By: Brian Azzarello (writer), Eduardo Risso (art), Trish Mulvihill (colors), Clem Robins (letters), Mark Doyle & Will Dennis (editors) The Story: Everyone is trying to get Orson and “save” the little girl they think he has kidnapped. Recap/Review: There are two things really impeding my enjoyment of this issue (and series). Sorry to say, they’re both art [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Brian Azzarello, Clem Robbins, Dean Stell, Eduardo Risso, Mark Doyle, review, Spaceman, Trish Mulvihill, Vertigo, Will Dennis | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 27, 2012 by dfstell
By: Dan Abnett (writer), I.N.J. Culbard (artist), Patricia Mulvihill (colors), Travis Lanham (letters), Mark Doyle (associate editor) & Will Dennis (editor) The Story: The murder-mystery set in a zombie-infested Edwardian era London continues. Recap/Review (with minor SPOILERS): This was a challenging review to compose. I kept starting by saying that, “The New Deadwardians is different than typical [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Dan Abnett, Dean Stell, I.N.J. Culbard, Mark Doyle, Patricia Mulvihill, review, The New Deadwardians, Travis Lanham, vampires, Vertigo, Will Dennis, Zombies | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 26, 2012 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Roger Cruz (artist), Dave McCaig (colors), Jared K. Fletcher (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor) and Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: AV shifts to 1950′s Alabama and a new type of enemy. Recap/Review (with SPOILERS): Cool things abound in this issue. First, we get a great fill-in artist in Roger Cruz. Superhero comics [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: American Vampire, Dave McCaig, Gregory Lockard, Jared K. Fletcher, Mark Doyle, Roger Cruz | 3 Comments »
Posted on April 11, 2012 by dfstell
By: Brian Wood (writer), Danijel Zezelj (art), Dave McCaig (colors), Travis Lanham (letters), Massimo Carnevale (cover) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: The end of the series and the Icelandic Trilogy. Review: [SPOILER WARNING] Endings are hard. Even with properties we love, the endings often aren’t what we wanted: The Sopranos, Lost or Wood’s own DMZ series. [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Brian Wood, Danijel Zezelj, Dave McCaig, Dean Stell, Mark Doyle, Massimo Carnevale, Northlanders, Northlanders #50, Northlanders #50 review, review, Travis Lanham, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 5, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jeff Lemire (writer & artist), Jose Villarrubia (colors), Carlos M. Mangual (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor). The Story: In the finale of Unnatural Habitats, Gus is forced to grow up and take action to save his friends. A few things: Go hockey! - The entire time I’ve read Sweet Tooth, it’s struck [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Carlos M. Mangual, Dean Stell, Gregory Lockard, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, Mark Doyle, review, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #32, Sweet Tooth #32 review, Vertigo | 3 Comments »
Posted on April 1, 2012 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Rafael Albuquerque (art), Dave McCaig (colors), Jared Fletcher (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: This 50′s era arc wraps up with a big battle between Skinner & Travis. A Few Things: Everything ties up nicely. - The last time it seemed like Scott Snyder was taking us in [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: American Vampire, American Vampire #25, American Vampire #25 review, Dave McCaig, Dean Stell, Gregory Lockard, Jared Fletcher, Mark Doyle, Rafael Albuquerque, review, Scott Snyder, vampires, Vertigo | 1 Comment »
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 17, 2012 by dfstell
By: Paul Cornell (writer), Ryan Kelly (artist), Giulia Brusco (colors), Sal Cipriano (letters), Mark Doyle (associate editor) & Will Dennis (editor) The Story: The Governor of Arizona announces herself as a candidate for the Presidency under weird conditions that may or may not involve aliens. A few things: 1. Yay! A new Vertigo #1! - I don’t really [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Dean Stell, Giulia Brusco, Mark Doyle, Paul Cornell, review, Ryan Kelly, Sal Cipriano, Saucer Country, Saucer Country #1, Saucer Country #1 review, Vertigo, Will Dennis | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 17, 2012 by dfstell
By: Brian Wood (writer), Danijel Zezelj (artist), Dave McCaig (colors), Travis Lanham (letters), Massimo Carnevale (covers) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: A young buck tosses the clans of Iceland back into warfare. A few things: 1. Tight and classic story. - As I mentioned last month, I have a hard time commenting on the episodic structure of [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Brian Wood, Danijel Zezelj, Dave McCaig, Dean Stell, Mark Doyle, Massimo Carnevale, Northlanders, Northlanders #49, Northlanders #49 review, review, Travis Lanham, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 10, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jeff Lemire (writer/artist), Jose Villarrubia (colors), Carlos M. Mangual (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: Danger comes at our protagonists from all sides. Review: For some reason, this felt issue felt more like the Sweet Tooth that I’ve grown to know and love over the last few years. Not sure why [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Carlos M. Mangual, Dean Stell, Gregory Lockard, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, Mark Doyle, review, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #31, Sweet Tooth #31 review, Vertigo | 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 27, 2012 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Rafael Albuquerque (art), Dave McCaig (colors), Jared Fletcher (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: Fighting vampires on the hood of a speeding car. A few things: 1. Very smoothly written. - How do I know that Scott Snyder has a gift with the English language? It’s because I don’t mind his [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: America Vampire, American Vampire #24, American Vampire #24 review, Dave McCaig, Dean Stell, Gregory Lockard, Jared Fletcher, Mark Doyle, Rafael Albuquerque, review, Scott Snyder, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 9, 2012 by dfstell
By: Brian Wood (writer), Danijel Zezelj (artist), Dave McCaig (colors), Travis Lanham (letters), Massimo Carnevale (cover) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: In this long-form story about the early history of Viking Iceland, one family leader tries to become an honest businessman, but can that ever really happen? Three Things: 1. Great series in hindsight. [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Brian Wood, Danijel Zezelj, Dave McCaig, Dean Stell, Mark Doyle, Massimo Carnevale, Northlanders, Northlanders #48, Northlanders #48 review, review, Travis Lanham, Vertigo | 6 Comments »
Posted on February 3, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jeff Lemire (writer and artist), Jose Villarrubia (colors), Carlos M. Mangual (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: Will Jepperd go back to save his friends in the dam? Five Things [Light spoilers]: 1. $hit is starting to hit the fan back at the dam. – This is issue 2 [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Carlos M. Mangual, Dean Stell, Gregory Lockard, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, Mark Doyle, review, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #30, Sweet Tooth #30 review, Vertigo | 4 Comments »
Posted on January 30, 2012 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Rafael Albuquerque (artist), Dave McCaig (colors), Jared Fletcher (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: The Death Race arc gives us a little background on our new vampire hunter, Travis. Four Things: [SPOILERS] 1. This is a background issue. – Last issue introduced a bunch of brand [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: American Vampire, American Vampire #23, American Vampire #23 review, Dave McCaig, gergory lockard, Jared Fletcher, Mark Doyle, Rafael Albuquerque, Scott Snyder | Leave a Comment »
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 January 5, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jeff Lemire (writer & artist), Jose Villarrubia (colors), Carlos M. Mangual (letters) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: We return to the present day story of Sweet Tooth and learn some disturbing things about the refuge in the dam. Five Things: 1. Nice to return to “normal” Sweet Tooth. – The just completed arc [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Carlos M. Mangual, Dean Stell, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, Mark Doyle, review, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #29, Sweet Tooth #29 review, Vertigo | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 30, 2011 by dfstell
By: Brian Azzarello (writer), Eduardo Risso (art), Trish Mulvihill, Clem Robins (letters), Mark Doyle & Will Dennis (editors), Dave Johnson (cover) The Story: Now that our titular “spaceman” has rescued the little girl, he has to figure out what to do with her. Five Things: 1. The nuspeak is very cleverly done. - The nuspeak adds a [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Vertigo | Tagged: Brian Azzarello, Clem Robins, Dave Johnson, Eduardo Risso, Mark Doyle, Spaceman, Spaceman #3, spaceman #3 review, Trish Mulvihill, Will Dennis | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 28, 2011 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Rafael Albuquerque (artist), Dave McCaig (colors), Jared Fletcher (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: We jump forward to the 1950′s for another vampire story from Snyder & Albuquerque Five Things: [SPOILER WARNING] 1. Great to be back into the “ongoing” story” - I saw a few reviewers [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: American Vampire, american vampire #22, American Vampire #22 review, Dave McCaig, Dean Stell, Jared Fletcher, Joe Hughes, Mark Doyle, Rafael Albuquerque, review, Scott Snyder, vampires, Vertigo | 3 Comments »
Posted on December 16, 2011 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Jordi Bernet (artist), Dave McCaig (colors), Jared K. Fletcher (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: A finale to the post-Civil War, “Indian War” story featuring a young Skinner Sweet and John Book. Five Things: 1. I think I need to buy some Torpedo collected editions. - As [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: American Vampire, American Vampire #21, American Vampire #21 review, Dave McCaig, Dean Stell, Jared K. Fletcher, Joe Hughes, Jordi Bernet, Mark Doyle, review, Scott Snyder, vampires, Vertigo | 3 Comments »
Posted on December 13, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Matt Kindt (artist), Carlos M. Mangual (letters) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: The final chapter of this late-1800′s story showing a possible origin for the Sweet Tooth universe. Four Things: 1. Very streamlined story without many answers. - I usually break my reviews up into five bullet points, but the story [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Carlos M. Mangual, Dean Stell, Jeff Lemire, Mark Doyle, Matt Kindt, review, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #28, Sweet Tooth #28 review, Vertigo | 4 Comments »
Posted on December 7, 2011 by dfstell
By: Brian Azzarello (writer), Eduardo Risso (art), Trish Mulvihill, Clem Robins (letters), Mark Doyle & Will Dennis (editors), Dave Johnson (cover) The Story: Our titular spaceman get’s tangled up in a kidnapping plot while having semi-explanatory flashbacks to the past. Five Things: 1. Story is starting to round into shape. - Last issue spent most of [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Brian Azzarello, Clem Robins, Dave Johnson, Dean Stell, Eduardo Risso, Mark Doyle, review, Spaceman, Spaceman #2, Spaceman #2 review, Trish Mulvihill, Vertigo, Will Dennis | Leave a Comment »
