Posted on February 22, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Keiron Gillen (writer), Greg Land (penciler), Jay Leisten (inker) Guru eFX (colors) The Story: Two exceptional individuals battle over whether to live in harmony with inferior beings or to dominate and destroy them. Wait, why does this sounds familiar… The Review: I’ve been struggling with this issue for a while now. The heart of [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Colossus, Comic Book Reviews, Greg Horn, Guru eFX, Jay Leisten, Jim Middleton, Juggernaut, Kieron Gillen, Magic, Marvel Comics, review, Tabula Rasa, Uncanny X-Men, Uncanny X-Men #7, Uncanny X-Men #7 review, Warren Worthington, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 22, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Rob Williams (writer), Sana Takeda (artists) The Story: Ghost Rider races to stop Blackheart’s forces from releasing Hell on Earth, Venom and Red Hulk gain a grudging respect for each other, and X-23 faces the dangers of having a soul. The Review: What a difference a week can make! I wasn’t very charitable to [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Blackheart, Circle of Four, Comic Book Reviews, Ghost Rider, Jim Middleton, Marvel Comics, New Fantastic Four, Red Hulk, review, Rob Williams, Sana Takeda, Venom, Venom #13.2, Venom #13.2 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, X-23 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 19, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Kev Walker (penciller), Terry Pallot (inker), Frank Martin Jr. (colorist) The Story: Who let the trolls out—who! Who, who, who who! The Review: Some titles focus on doing one kind of story really well, and that’s fine. If you have the right talent and affinity, you can find an infinite source [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Black Knight, Boomerang, Camelot, Centurion, Fixer, Frank Martin Jr., ghost, Jeff Parker, Kev Walker, King Arthur, Lancelot, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Merlin, Moonstone, Mr. Hyde, Satana, Terry Pallot, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #170, Thunderbolts #170 review, Troll | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 19, 2012 by Roman Colombo
Written by James Asmus, Art by Takeshi Miyazawa, Colors by Jim Charalampidis The Story: Zero has no hope in the mutant messiah, and wants to take Hope away from everyone! Wordplay! The Writing: I was never a fan as James Asmus. His one shots never thrilled me and his work in the anthologies was never very inspiring. [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Avengers Vs X-Men, AvX, Generation Hope, Generation Hope #16, Generation Hope #16 review, James Asmus, Jim Charlampidis, Kieron Gillen, Marvel Comics, Nightcrawler, Takeshi Miyazawa, Uncanny X-Men, X-Men, X-Men Regenesis | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 16, 2012 by Roman Colombo
Written by Ed Brubaker, Art by Butch Guice, Colors by Bettie Breitweiser The Story: What’s a machine-gun toting Gorilla doing in my spy story? What’s a spy doing in my Gorilla story? The Writing: Gorillas, secret villain auctions, Doctor Doom, Nick Fury kicking ass, and Bucky and Natasha reminding us why they’re the best spies in comics, and [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Bettie Breitweiser, Black Widow, Bucky Barnes, Butch Guice, Captain America, Dr. Doom, Ed Brubaker, Marvel Comics, Nick Fury, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Winter Soldier, Winter Soldier #2, Winter Soldier #2 review | 3 Comments »
Posted on February 16, 2012 by Roman Colombo
Written by Peter David, Penciled by Emanuela Lupacchino, inked by Guillermo Ortego, colored by Matt Milla. The Story: What’s behind Death #3? Well a New York City in Hell of course! The Writing: All I should have to say here is “Peter David” and then move on. I’ve been reading comics for 6 years now, and I can [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Captain America, Deathlock, Dormammu, Dr. Strange, Emanuela Lupacchino, Guillermo Ortego, Iron Man, Jamie Madrox, Marvel Comics, Matt Milla, Peter David, X-Factor, X-Factor #232, X-Factor #232 review, X-Men, X-Men Regenesis | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 14, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Zeb Wells (writer), Clayton Crain (artist) The Story: Father Carnage shears his flock. The Review: I knew coming into Carnage, USA #3 that this was going to be the issue that determined how good this series could be. The first issue basically just gave us the premise, the second consisted mainly of setup, and [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Carnage, Carnage USA, Carnage USA #3, Carnage USA #3 review, Clayton Crain, Comic Book Reviews, Doppelganger, Jim Middleton, Marvel Comics, review, USA #3 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Zeb Wells | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 14, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Rob Williams (script), Lee Garbett (art), Rob Schwager (colors) The Story: After a binge in Vegas that’s gone to Hell, Venom, Red Hulk, Ghost Rider, and X-23 spend this issue delving into some self-reflection. The Review: It’s a risky business switching up the creative team within a single story arc. That’s true enough when [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Blackheart, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Daimon Hellstrom, Dr. Strange, Flash Thompson, Ghost Rider, Jim Middleton, Lee Garbett, Marvel Comics, New Fantastic Four, Red Hulk, Rick Remender, Rob Schwager, Rob Williams, Tony Moore, Venom, Venom #13.1 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, X-23 | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 14, 2012 by Roman Colombo
Written by Kieron Gillen, Art by Richard Elson, Colored by Jessica Kholinne The Story: So where did all that fear stuff go when the serpent died? Why, into Loki’s head of course! The Writing: Kieron Gillen might just be Marvel’s best writer. Might be a bold statement, but anyone reading Journey Into Mystery and not [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Exiled, Fear Itself, Jessica Kholinne, Journey Into Mystery, Journey into Mystery #634, JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #634 review, Journey Into Mystery New Mutatns Exiled, Kieron Gillen, Loki, Marvel Comics, New Mutants, Richard Elson, Shattered Heroes, Son of Satan, Thor, Uncanny X-Men | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 14, 2012 by Roman Colombo
Written by Rob Williams, Art by Matteo Buffagni, Andrea Mutti, & Riley Rossmo The Cancellation: First, poor Rob Williams. Two titles canceled that were far better than most of the garbage that comes out every month. And with the plot lines he lay out, it’s a shame Daken got the axe. Hopefully Brubaker will pick up [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Andrea Mutti, Daken: Dark Wolverine, DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE # 21 review, Fantastic Four, Marvel Comics, Matteo Buffagni, Riley Rossmo, Rob Williams, Wolverine | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 12, 2012 by DS Arsenault
By: Ed Brubaker (writer), Alan Davis (penciler), Mark Farmer (inker), Laura Martin (colorist) The Story: Powerless, Part 3: Cap and Sharon manage to eke out a victory in a tough fight with the Serpent Squad only for Cap to lose his powers once again. Why? Who’s behind this? Sharon has one theory and the investigation [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Alan Davis, Captain America, Captain America #8, Captain America #8 review, COBRA, Comic Book Reviews, DS Arsenault, Ed Brubaker, Eel, Jack Kirby, Laura Martin, Machinesmith, Mark Farmer, Marvel Comics, Matt Fraction, Mike Zeck, Powerless, Queen Hydra, review, Sharon Carter, Steve Rogers, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | 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 February 11, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Chris Yost (writer), Ryan Stegman (pencils) Mike Babinski (inks), Marte Gracia (colors) The Story: Scarlet Spider punches the bad guy, saves the girl, and finally gets an origin that makes sense. What’s Good: It’s fun to watch Kaine argue with himself about his actions. Sure, we know that he’s going to be a hero, [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Annise D. Parker, Chris Yost, Comic Book Reviews, Jim Middleton, Kaine, Marte Gracia, Marvel Comics, Mike Bubanski, Miles Morale, Peter Parker, review, Ryan Stegman, Sacrlet Spider, Salamander, Scarlet Spider #2, Scarlet Spider #2 review, Spider-Man, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Xuihcoatl | 5 Comments »
Posted on February 8, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Matt Fraction (writer), Terry Dodson (penciler), Rachel Dodson (inker), Sonia Oback (colorist) The Story: The Defenders prove their incompetence. The Review: I’m not sure what just happened. I enjoyed The Defenders #1, and while I wasn’t particularly impressed with #2, I still thought the series was on good footing. But after reading The Defenders [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Betty Ross, Comic Book Reviews, Defenders #3, Defenders #3 review, Marvel Comics, Matt Fraction, Namor, Nul, Prester John, Rachel Dodson, review, She Red Hulk, Silver Surfer, Sonia Oback, Sub-Mariner, Terry Dodson, The Defenders, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | 4 Comments »
Posted on February 5, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Rick Remender (writer), Greg Tocchini (art), Dean White (color art) The Story: Nightcrawler proves he’s more Sean Connery than Roger Moore. The Review: You know what, Greg Tocchini? You almost had me. I was honestly beginning to think here that you were using such thick, scribbly lines for an artistic purpose. I thought maybe [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Avalon, Captain Britain, Claude Monet, Comic Book Reviews, Deadpool, Dean White, Fantomex, Greg Tocchini, Jim Middleton, Kurt Darkholme, Marvel Comics, Nightcrawler, Psylocke, review, Rick Remender, Uncanny X-Force, Uncanny X-Force #21, Uncanny X-Force #21 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine | 3 Comments »
Posted on February 5, 2012 by DS Arsenault
By: Peter David (writer), Emanuela Lupacchino (penciller), Guillermo Ortego (inker), Matt Milla (colorist) The Story: “They Keep Killing Madrox”, Part 3: Jamie continues his jaunt through parallel universes. In this issue, he finds quite a different world with a surprising twist related to a major Marvel event. It is, however, nothing more for him than [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Captain America, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Comics, Deathlok, Dr. Strange, DS Arsenault, Emanuela Lupacchino, Guillermo Ortego, Iron Man, Jamie Madrox, Madrox, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Matt Milla, parallel universes, Peter David, review, Reviews, Steve Rogers, Time Travel, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com, X-Factor #231, X-Factor #231 review, X-Men | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 3, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Rick Remender (writer), Tony Moore (art), Val Staples (color) The Story: Venom, Red Hulk, X-23 and Ghost Rider team up to make sure that what happens in Hell, stays in Hell. The Review: This should be, by all rights, a terrible comic. The concept, “the new New Fantastic Four,” is hardly something fans are [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Circle of Four, Comic Book Reviews, Flash Thompson, Ghost Rider, Jack O' Lantern, Jim Middleton, Johny Blaze, Lan Medina, Marvel Comics, New Fantastic Four, Red Hulk, review, Rick Remender, Tony Moore, Val Staples, Venom, Venom #13, Venom #13 review, Walter Simonson, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, X-23 | 3 Comments »
Posted on February 2, 2012 by paladinking
by Matt Fraction (writer), Pasqual Ferry (art), Frank D’Armata (colors), and Joe Sabino (letters) The Story: Heimdall has suspicions about Tanarus, Surfer and Loki try to figure out what to do with Mjolnir, and Thor makes his bid for freedom. The Review: Last month, I touched upon how Matt Fraction is playing a dangerous game [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Marvel Comics, Matt Fraction, Pasqual Ferry, Thor, Loki, Silver Surfer, Asgard, Comic Book Reviews, Marvel Universe, Weekly Comic Book Review, comic reviews, Alex Evans, Sif, Kelda, Heimdall, Asgardian, Mjolnir, Asgardians, Gaea, Mighty Thor, All-Mother, Freyja, Idunn, Asgardia, Tanarus, Demogorge, Ulik, Queen of the Norns, Mighty Thor #10, Mighty Thor review, the Mighty Tanarus, Karnilla | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 30, 2012 by paladinking
by Jonathan Hickman (writer), Barry Kitson (art), Paul Mounts (colors), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Review: This issue of Jonathan Hickman’s Fantastic Four reminds me of those really badass episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine that I totally geeked out over as a kid…and then rediscovered years later in college, only to geek out [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Annihilation Wave, Annihilus, Avengers, Ben Grimm, Black Bolt, Captain America, Celestials, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four #602, Future Foundation, Galactus, Human Torch, Inhumans, Invisible Woman, Iron Man, Johnny Storm, Kree, mad celestials, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Medusa, Mr. Fantastic, Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Supremor, The Thing, Universal Inhumans, Weekly Comic Book Review | 4 Comments »
Posted on January 30, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Rob Williams (writer), Alessandro Vitti (art), Cris Peter and Rachelle Rosenberg (colors) The Story: A romance for psychopaths. The Review: This is going to be a short review. I picked up Daken: Dark Wolverine #20 because it’s a slow week for my pull list, and the last time that happened, I reviewed another book [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alessandro Vitti, Comic Book Reviews, Cris Peter, Daken, Daken: Dark Wolverine, DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #20, DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #20 review, Jim Middleton, Marvel Comics, Rachelle Rosenberg, Rob Williams, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, X-23 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Asgard, Black Widow II, Brandon Peterson, Captain America, Captain Britain, Comic Book Reviews, Edgar Delgado, Esad Ribic, Falcon, Hawkeye, Jeph Loeb, Jim Middleton, John Rauch, Jonathan Hickman, Marvel Comics, Nick Fury, Reed Richards, review, SHIELD, The Ultimates, Ultimate Comics, Ultimate Comics Ultimates #6, Ultimate Comics Ultimates #6 review, Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Xorn | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Alex Power, All Hope Lies in Doom, Bentley Wittman, Celestials, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Dr. Doom, Dragon Man, FF, FF #14, FF #14 review, Franklin Richards, Future Foundation, Galactus, Jonathan Hickman, Juan Bobillo, Kristoff von Doom, Latveria, mad celestials, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Nathaniel Richards, Reed Richards, The Bridge, Valeria Richards, Victor von Doom, Weekly Comic Book Review | 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 24, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Kev Wacker (penciller), Terry Pallot (inker), Frank Martin Jr. (colorist) The Story: The Thunderbolts arrive in Camelot to prove that chivalry is, in fact, dead. The Review: While liking a character (or characters) isn’t always necessary for a piece of fiction’s success, it sure does help. If you can at least [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Boomerang, Camelot, Centurius, Fixer, Frank Martin, Jeff Parker, Kev Wacker, King Arthur, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Merlin, Moonstone, Mr. Hyde, Satana, Terry Pallot, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #169, Thunderbolts #169 review, Troll | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 24, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Rick Remender (writer), Lan Medina Nelson DeCastro (artists), Marte Gracia (colors) The Story: What happens in Vegas…could get all your loved-ones killed. The Good: I have a confession to make: this is the issue of Venom I have been waiting for. Don’t get me wrong, I love what Rick Remender has done to rehabilitate [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Comic Book Reviews, Crime-Master, Flash Thompson, Jack O' Lantern, Jim Middleton, Lan Medina, Marte Gracia, Marvel Comics, Nelson DeCastro, review, Rick Remender, Spider-Man, Venom, Venom #12, Venom #12 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
