Posted on January 13, 2012 by dfstell
By: Mark Waid (writer), Emma Rios (art), Javier Rodriguez (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: Spidey teams up with Daredeveil and Black Cat. Four Things: 1. Black Cat always makes the story better. – There’s no better way to start a heated comment thread than to suggest [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #677, Amazing Spider-Man #677 review, Dean Stell, Ellie Pyle, Emma Rios, Javier Rodriguez, Joe Caramagna, Mark Waid, Marvel, review, Stephen Wacker | 5 Comments »
Posted on December 22, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Mark Waid (writer), Paolo Rivera (penciller), Joe Rivera (inker), Javier Rodriguez (color artist) The Story: It’s Christmas and Matt is struggling to turn a corner in his life, away from the tortured, guilt-ridden man he has been for so long. A group of kids he is mentoring gives him a kick in the pants. [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: blind, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, Comics, Daredevil #7, Daredevil #7 review, DS Arsenault, Javier Rodriguez, Joe Rivera, Mark Waid, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Matt Murdoch, Paolo Rivera, review, Reviews, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com | 3 Comments »
Posted on December 1, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mark Waid (writer), Marcos Martin (art), Muntsa Vicente (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: Daredevil has to beat The Bruiser to help some innocents who know too much. Five Things: 1. Fun, street-level story. This is the kind of situation that I usually want to see [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Daredevil #6, Daredevil #6 review, Ellie Pyle, Joe Caramagna, Marcos Martin, Mark Waid, Muntsa Vicente, Stephen Wacker | 6 Comments »
Posted on October 13, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mark Waid (writer/creator), Diego Barreto & Damian Couceiro (art), Zac Atkinson & Archie Van Buren (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters), Shannon Watters (associate editor) & Matt Gagnon (editor) The Story: Cary/Survivor may have a plan to power up to yet another level, Plutonian and Bette Noir get reacquainted & the surviving human government’s do something. [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Archie Van Buren, Boom!, Damian Couceiro, Dean Stell, Diego Barreto, Ed Dukeshire, Irredeemable, Irredeemable #30, Irredeemable #30 review, Mark Waid, Matt Gagnon, review, Shannon Watters, Zac Atkinson | 3 Comments »
Posted on September 28, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mark Waid (writer), Marcio Takara (art), Nolan Woodard (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters) & Shannon Watters The Story: Max Damage finishes his building project and faces a old-time enemy. What’s Good: SPOILER WARNING… Plutonian finally shows up at the ending of this issue. It’s taken a long time for us to get to [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Boom!, Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Incorruptible, Incorruptible #22, Incorruptible #22 review, Marcio Takara, Mark Waid, Nolan Woodard, review, Shannon Watters | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 8, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mark Waid (writer), Eduardo Barreto & Diego Barreto (art), Zac Atkinson (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters), Shannon Watters (assistant editor) & Matt Gagnon (editor) The Story: Plutonian is back on Earth and the heroes and nations thereof have to rally to its defense. What’s Good: As much as I enjoyed the 5-6 issue stint where [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Boom!, Dean Stell, Diego Barreto, Ed Dukeshire, Eduardo Barreto, Irredeemable, Mark Waid, Matt Gagnon, review, Shannon Watters, Zac Atkinson | 2 Comments »
Posted on August 25, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mark Waid (writer/creator), Marcio Takara (artist), Nolan Woodard (colorist), Ed Dukeshire (letterer) & Matt Gagnon (editor) The Story: Urban planning continues in Coalville. Max is building something and a new villain shows up. Review: This comic is well-written and pleasant to read, but it just lacks that zap that makes Irredeemable (its sister-title) a [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Boom! Studios, Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Incorruptible, Incorruptible #21, Incorruptible #21 review, Marcio Takara, Mark Waid, Matt Gagnon, Nolan Woodard, review | 5 Comments »
Posted on August 21, 2011 by paladinking
by Mark Waid (writer), Paolo Rivera (pencils), Joe Rivera (inks), Javier Rodriguez (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Matt discovers that there’s a lot more weirdness behind Ahmed Jobrani’s case than expected, but first he has to dodge the big, red, white, and blue shield aimed squarely at his head. What’s Good: After last [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Bucky Barnes, Captain America, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Daredevil, Daredevil #2, Daredevil #2 review, Foggy Nelson, Klaw, Man Without Fear, Mark Waid, Marvel Big Shots, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Matt Murdock, Paolo Rivera, Shadowland, Steve Rogers, Weekly Comic Book Review | 3 Comments »
Posted on August 3, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mark Waid (writer/creator), Peter Krause (artist), Zac Atkinson & Nolan Woodard (colorists), Ed Dukeshire (letterer) & Matt Gagnon The Story: Plutonian is back on Earth. That means bad things are gonna happen. What’s Good: He’s back! And it was pretty powerful to get a reminder of what an insanely evil badass Plutonian is. This series [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Boom! Studios, Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Irredeemable, Irredeemable #28, Irredeemable #28 review, Mark Waid, Matt Gagnon, Nolan Woodard, Peter Krause, review, Zac Atkinson | 1 Comment »
Posted on July 20, 2011 by paladinking
by Mark Waid (writer), Paolo Rivera (pencils), Marcos Martin (art), Joe Rivera (inks), Javier Rodriguez and Muntsa Vicente (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Daredevil crashes a wedding to stop a kidnapping but finds that returning to his job as a lawyer isn’t quite as easy as he’d hoped. What’s Good: After Shadowland, Andy [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Daredevil, Daredevil #1 review, Daredevil 1, Foggy Nelson, Hell's Kitchen, Marcos Martin, Mark Waid, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Matt Murdock, New York City, NYC, Paolo Rivera, the Spot, Weekly Comic Book Review | 5 Comments »
Posted on July 6, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mark Waid (writer/creator), Peter Krause & Diego Barreto (art), Zac Atkinson (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters) & Matt Gagnon (editor) The Story: Will Plutonian and his merry band of super-criminals escape from the galactic insane asylum? The Non-Spoiler Upshot: This is very much an event-driven issue, so while I’ll get into specifics in the sections [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Boom! Studios, Dean Stell, Diego Barreto, Ed Dukeshire, Irredeemable, Irredeemable #27, Irredeemable #27 review, Mark Waid, Matt Gagnon, Peter Krause, review, Zac Atkinson | 4 Comments »
Posted on June 29, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mark Waid (writer & creator), Marcio Takara (art), Nolan Woodard (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters), Shannon Watters (assistant editor) & Matt Gagnon (editor) The Story: Max Damage continues trying to clean up Coalville, but it’s difficult with all the super-villains seemingly finding haven there. What’s Good: Okay, this is more like it. I’d been a [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Boom!, Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Incorruptible, Incorruptible #19, Incorruptible #19 review, Marcio Takara, Mark Waid, Matt Gagnon, Nolan Woodard, review, Shannon Watters | 1 Comment »
Posted on June 21, 2011 by Roman Colombo
Written by Mark Waid, Penciled by Jorge Molina Story: An updating/retelling of Captain America’s origins that has his being unfrozen during Obama’s administration—and trying to return to the past to save Bucky. The Writing: Fantastic. This miniseries came out along with a dozen other Cap miniseries and got a little lost in the wash, which [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, The Graphic Novel Reader | Tagged: Captain America, Captain America: Man Out Of Time, Captain America: Man Out Of Time HC, Captain America: Man Out Of Time HC review, Jorge Molina, Mark Waid | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 1, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mark Waid (writer), Peter Krause & Diego Barreto (art), Andrew Dalhouse (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters) & Matt Gagnon (editor) The Story: Same as it’s been for the last few months: Plutonian trying to escape from his galactic insane asylum. Also, the Plutonian is into cutting. What’s Good: This issue was a nice return to [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Andrew Dalhouse, Boom! Studios, Dean Stell, Diego Barreto, Ed Dukeshire, Irredeemable, Irredeemable #26, Irredeemable #26 review, Mark Waid, Matt Gagnon, Peter Krause | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 25, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mark Waid (writer & creator), Marcio Takara (art), Nolan Woodard (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters), Shannon Watters (assistant editor) & Matt Gagnon (editor) The Story: Max Damage tries to help Coalville rebuild from the damage inflicted by Plutonian’s rampage, but not everyone is so eager for this to happen. What’s Good: The supporting characters in [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Boom! Studios, Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Incorruptible, Incorruptible #18, Incorruptible #18 review, Marcio Takara, Mark Waid, Matt Gagnon, Nolan Woodard, review, Shannon Watters | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 4, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mark Waid (writer), Peter Krause & Diego Barreto (art), Andrew Dalhouse (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters) & Matt Gagnon (editor) The Story: Ever wonder how the Plutonian’s powers really work? Or how a villain with psychic powers flirts with women in a bar? Well, in this issue you find out. What’s Good: This issue is [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Andrew Dalhouse, Boom!, Dean Stell, Diego Barreto, Ed Dukeshire, Irredeemable, Irredeemable #25, Irredeemable #25 review, Mark Waid, Matt Gagnon, Peter Krause, review | 8 Comments »
Posted on April 7, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mark Waid (writer), Peter Krause & Diego Barreto (art), Andrew Dalhouse (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters) & Matt Gagnon (editor) The Story: The Plutonian starts busting out of prison & we learn some interesting things about Quibit. What’s Good: Irredeemable is really back to being one of the better comics on the stands. A true [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Andrew Dalhouse, Boom!, Dean Stell, Diego Barreto, Ed Dukeshire, Irredeemable, Irredeemable #24, Irredeemable #24 review, Mark Waid, Matt Gagnon, Peter Krause, review | 3 Comments »
Posted on March 26, 2011 by SoldierHawk
By Mark Waid (writer), Jorge Molina (pencils), Karl Kesel (inks), Frank D’Armata (colors), VC’s Joe Sabino (letters and production) The Story: Cap struggles with finding himself back “home” in the 40s…but without his comrades and without a war to fight. And with Kang still on the loose, he must also find a way to warn [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Captain America Man Out of Time #5 review, Captain America: Man Out Of Time, Captain America: Man Out of Time #5, Frank D'Armata, Jorge Molina, Karl Kesel, Mark Waid, VC's Joe Sabino, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 2, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mark Waid (writer), Peter Krause & Diego Barreto (art), Andrew Dalhouse (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters) & Matt Gagnon (editor) The Story: The Plutonian is in a weird place and drama swirls back on Earth. What’s Good: What makes Irredeemable a special and important comic book is when it does stuff that you just wouldn’t [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Andrew Dalhouse, Boom! Studios, Dean Stell, Diego Barreto, Ed Dukeshire, Irredeemable, Irredeemable #23, Irredeemable #23 review, Mark Waid, Matt Gagnon, Peter Krause, review | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 23, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mark Waid (writer), Marcio Takara (art), Nolan Woodard (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters) & Matt Gagnon (editor) The Story: Max Damage battles the Paradigm OR No body is going to tell Hardcase what to do! What’s Good: This is very much a transitional issue as Max Damage completes his journey from villain to anti-hero (who [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Boom! Studios, Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Incorruptible, Incorruptible #15, Incorruptible #15 review, Marcio Takara, Mark Waid, Matt Gagnon, Nolan Woodard, review | 3 Comments »
Posted on February 22, 2011 by dfstell
Some weeks it is just insane how many comics get published. Despite the intrepid efforts of our writing staff here at WCBR, we simply can’t do a full review of every comic. Thus, we bring you the quick-hit reviews where we say a few words about some comics that were pretty darn good and some [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, Image Comics, Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Grecian, Andrew Dalhouse, Andy Diggle, Brett Booth, Captain America, Daredevil Reborn, Davide Gianfelice, DC, Deadpool, Dean Stell, Dynamite, Esad Ribic, Generation Hope, Generation Hope #4, Generation Hope #4 review, Greg Pak, Image, James Robinson, Jubilee, Justice League of America, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #54, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #54 review, Kathryn Immonen, Kieron Gillen, Mark Waid, Marvel, Norm Rapmund, Phil Noto, Proof Endangered, Proof Endangered #3, Proof Endangered #3 review, Quick Hit Reviews, review, Rick Remender, Riley Rossmo, Silver Surfer, Silver Surfer #1, Silver Surfer #1 review, SoldierHawk, Stephen Segovia, Troy Hickman, Twilight Guardian, Twilight Guardian #2, Twilight Guardian #2 review, Uncanny X-Force, Vampirella, Venom, Victor Olazaba, What If? Venom/Deadpool #1, Wil Quintana, Wolverine, wolverine and jubilee #2, wolverine and jubilee #2 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 2, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mark Waid (writer), Peter Krause & Diego Baretto (art), Andrew Dalhouse (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters) & Matt Gagnon (editor) The Story: Can the uber-aliens keep the Plutonian locked up? What’s Good: Even though this issue had a few bugaboos that I’ll discuss below, I was strongly reminded of why I LOVE this series by [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Andrew Dalhouse, Boom! Studios, Dean Stell, Diego Barreto, Ed Dukeshire, Irredeemable, Irredeemable #22, Irredeemable #22 review, Mark Waid, Matt Gagnon, Peter Krause, review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 26, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mark Waid (writer), Marcio Takara (art), Nolan Woodard (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters) & Matt Gagnon (editor) The Story: With Plutonian kidnapped by aliens (from the pages of Irredeemable), does Max Damage have a reason to be good anymore? What’s Good: There is a lot of good character work in this issue. The town of [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Boom! Studios, comic book reviewsw, Dean Stell, Ed Dukeshire, Incorruptible, Incorruptible #14, Incorruptible #14 review, Marcio Takara, Mark Waid, Matt Gagnon, Nolan Woodard, review, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 5, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mark Waid (writer), Peter Krause & Diego Barreto (art), Andrew Dalhouse & Nolan Woodard (colors), Ed Dukeshire (letters) & Mark Gagnon (editor) The Story: So, what has the Plutonian been up to since getting captured by the uber-powerful space aliens? What’s Good: Irredeemable makes me a little jealous of the folks who got to [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios | Tagged: Andrew Dalhouse, Boom! Studios, Dean Stell, Diego Barreto, Ed Dukeshire, Irredeemable, Irredeemable #21, Irredeemable #21 review, Mark Waid, Matt Gagnon, Nolan Woodard, Peter Krause, review | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 28, 2010 by dfstell
We all have pretty long pull lists and every week there are a few titles we read that we simply don’t have time to give a full review. Some are good and some are bad… Uncanny X-Men #531 – Fraction’s script of the second chapter of ‘Quarantine’ moves along rather nicely. The addition of Keiron [...]
Filed under: Boom! Studios, DC Comics, Marvel Comics | Tagged: Greg Pak, Incredible Hulks, Incredible Hulks #619, James Robinson, Justice League of America, Logan's Run: Last Day #5, Mark Bagley, Mark Waid, Punisher in the Blood, Punisher: In the Blood #2, Rick Remender, Roland Boschi, Skullkickers #4, The Traveler, The X-Files/30 Days of Night #6, Tim Seeley, Traveler #2, Uncanny X-Men #531, X-Men Legacy #243 | 1 Comment »
