Posted on May 26, 2012 by dfstell
By: Dan Slott (writer), Stefano Caselli (art), Frank Martin, Jr. (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: The plot twists always hit in the penultimate act. Review (with SPOILERS): Pretty hot issue guys! Honestly, I thought the first couple of issues of this Spidey-event were a little tepid. Things seemed [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #686 review, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Ellie Pyle, Frank Martin Jr., Joe Caramagna, Marvel, review, Stefano Caselli, Stephen Wacker | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 23, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Parker (story), Declan Shalvey (art), Frank Martin Jr. (colors) The Story: Centurius discovers the secrets of hair growth, to Fixer’s benefit. The Review: Time-traveling is a messy business, not just within a story, but for storytelling purposes in general. As much fun as all that period-hopping can be, they usually tend to implode [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Atlas, Baron Zemo, Boomerang, Centurius, Citizen V, Declan Shalvey, Fixer, Frank Martin Jr., ghost, Jeff Parker, Mach-1, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Moonstone, Mr. Hyde, Satana, Techno, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #174, Thunderbolts #174 review, Troll | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 23, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Sam Humphries (story), Ramón Pérez (art), Jordie Bellaire (colors) The Story: People throw swords at you to show moral support. This really is a different world. The Review: I personally view the purely written mediums of poetry and prose as superior to every other form of art because of how much substance they can [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Barsoom, Dejah Thoris, John Carter, John Carter: The Gods of Mars, John Carter: The Gods of Mars #3, John Carter: The Gods of Mars #3 review, Jordie Bellaire, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Ramón Pérez, Sam Humphries | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 15, 2012 by dfstell
By: Brian Michael Bendis & Michael Avon Oeming (writing and art), Nick Filardi (colors) and Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: Two sisters deal with typical young kid problems while also coming to grips with their newly acquired superpowers. Recap/Review: The first thing to keep in mind is that Takio is not necessarily a comic for “us”. By [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Brian Michael Bendis, Chris Eliopoulos, Dean Stell, Icon, Marvel, Michael Avon Oeming, Nick Filardi, review, Takio | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 13, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
The Story: When these guys show up, it’s your signal to stock up on disaster insurance. The Review: Don’t take this as a sweeping statement of superhero movies, but I tend to think they work best when they’re just straight-up action-adventure vehicles. Just give people what they want: plenty of thrills and laughs, a solid [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Agent Coulson, Black Widow, Bruce Banner, Captain America, Clint Barton, Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Man, Joss Whedon, Loki, Maria Hill, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Natasha Romanoff, Nick Fury, Pepper Potts, S.H.I.E.L.D., Steve Rogers, The Avengers, The Avengers movie, The Avengers movie review, Thor, Tony Stark | 14 Comments »
Posted on May 4, 2012 by dfstell
By: Dan Slott (writer), Humberto Ramos (art), Victor Olazaba (inks), Edgar Delgado (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: The classic “middle issue” where the action transitions from the set-up (i.e. is Doc Ock possibly trying to stop global warming) to the big finale. Recap/Review (with mild SPOILERS): This was [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Edgar Delgado, Ellie Pyle, Humberto Ramos, Joe Caramagna, Marvel, review, Stephen Wacker, Victor Olazaba | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 1, 2012 by dfstell
By: Mark Millar (writer), Leinil Yu (artist), Nacho Vigalondo (co-plotter), Gerry Alanguilan (inker), Clayton Cowles (letters) and Sunny Gho (colors) The Story: The super-villains get the team together to pull a big heist. Recap/Review (with minor SPOILERS): This comic is pretty entertaining while also a good example of how “there are no new stories.” You could look at this [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Clayton Cowles, Dean Stell, Gerry Alanguilan, Icon, Leinil Yu, Mark Millar, Marvel, Nacho Vigalondo, review, Sunny Gho, Super Crooks | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 29, 2012 by dfstell
Maybe we’ll start this as a new feature? I’ll flip through Previews, tell you what I think is worthwhile and you can tell me I’m a moron. Sound like fun? DARK HORSE - Axe Cop: President of the World #1 - At some point, this odd comic that is written by 8 year old Malachai Nicolle and [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Marvel Comics, Vertigo, IDW, Image Comics | Tagged: Marvel, DC Comics, Dark Horse, Marvel Comics, Vertigo, IDW, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, G.I. Joe, The Walking Dead, DC, Previews, Bernie Wrightson, Image, IDW Publishing, COBRA, Vertigo Comics, The Unwritten, Sweet Tooth, Haunt, Dean Stell, Elephantmen, iZombie, Fatale, Rachel Rising, Spaceman, Secret, Rachel Grey, Glamourpuss, Hoax Hunters, Prophet, The Manhattan Projects, Saucer Country, Saga, The Secret History of DB Cooper, The New Deadwardians, Axe Cop: President of the World, Axe Cop: President of the World #1, Eerie Comics, Eerie Comics #1, Creepy Comics, Creepy Comics #9, Fatima: The Blood Spinners, Fatima: The Blood Spinners #2, Mind Mgmt, Mind Mgmt #3, The Massive, The Massive #2, Batman #11, Punk Rock Jesus #1, Punk Rock Jesus, iZombie #27, Sweet Tooth #35, Spaceman #8, The New Deadwardians #5, Saucer Country #5, The Unwritten #39, The Muck Monster, GI Joe #15, Cobra #15, The Walking Dead #100, Revival, Revival #1, Debris, Debris #1, Hoax Hunters #1, Elephantmen #43, Fatale #7, Haunt #28, The Manhattan Projects #5, Mind the Gap, Mind the Gap #3, Planetoid, Planetoid #2, Prophet #27, Saga #5, Secret #4, Glamourpuss #26, The Secret History of DB Cooper #5 | 7 Comments »
Posted on April 23, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Parker (story), Declan Shalvey (art), Frank Martin Jr. (colors) The Story: Fixer takes self-loathing to a whole new level. The Review: There are two common paradoxes that nearly always pop up in these time-travel stories. In one situation, the future folks seemingly alter the past, only to realize their alterations were necessary anyway. [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Atlas, Baron Zemo, Boomerang, Centurion, Citizen V, Declan Shalvey, Fixer, Frank Martin Jr., Jeff Parker, Karla Sofen, Mach-1, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Melissa Joan Gold, Meteorite, Moonstone, Mr. Hyde, Satana, Songbird, Techno, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #173, Thunderbolts #173 review, Troll | 1 Comment »
Posted on April 21, 2012 by dfstell
By: Dan Slott (writer), Humberto Ramos (pencils), Victor Olazaba (inks), Edgar Delgado (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: After the smack-down that Spider-Man and the Avengers received from the Sinister Six, can anyone save the day? Recap/Review: The first few issues of this Ends of the Earth mini-event had [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Edgar Delgado, Ellie Pyle, Humberto Ramos, Joe Caramagna, Marvel, review, Stephen Wacker, Victor Olazaba | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 14, 2012 by dfstell
By: Mark Millar (writer), Matthew Vaughn (co-plotter), Dave Gibbons (art), Angus McKie (colors) The Story: A little, Kick-Ass-style deconstruction of the superspy genre? Review (with SPOILERS): Much like Kick-Ass asked the question, “What would really happen if people tried to be spandex-wearing superheroes?” Secret Service is having the same type of thought about the James Bond/superspy genre. That genre [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Angus McKie, Dave Gibbons, Dean Stell, Icon, Mark Millar, Marvel, Matthew Vaughn, review, The Secret Service, The Secret Service #1, The Secret Service #1 review | 4 Comments »
Posted on April 9, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Declan Shalvey (artist), Chris Sotomayor & Jordie Bellaire (colorists) The Story: The T-bolts get the opportunity to beat some sense into their younger selves. The Review: Perhaps way, way back in the sixties, the premise of heroes fighting other heroes was a novel, engaging idea on its face, but now, it [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Atlas, Boomerang, Centurion, Chris Sotomayor, Citizen V, Declan Shalvey, Fixer, ghost, Jeff Parker, Jordie Bellaire, Karla Sofen, Mach-1, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Melissa Joan Gold, Meteorite, Moonstone, Mr. Hyde, Satana, Songbird, Techno, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #172, Thunderbolts #172 review, Troll | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 7, 2012 by dfstell
By: Dan Slott (writer), Stefano Caselli (art), Frank Martin, Jr. (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: Spider-Man and some friends spring into action against the Sinister Six. Review: Maybe I was just in the wrong kind of mood when I read this comic, because some people will probably love [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #683, Amazing Spider-Man #683 review, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Ellie Pyle, Frank Martin Jr., Joe Caramagna, Marvel, review, Stefano Caselli, Stephen Wacker | 10 Comments »
Posted on March 28, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Sam Humphries (writer), Ramón Pérez (artist), Jordie Bellaire (colorist) The Story: Spend some time on Mars and Earth religions start looking pretty good, eh? The Review: Even though I found John Carter visually exciting, bordering on spectacular, ultimately the whole movie fell flat from uneven pacing, clumsy structure, and blandness in the plot and [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Barsoom, Dejah Thoris, John Carter, John Carter: The Gods of Mars, John Carter: The Gods of Mars #1, John Carter: The Gods of Mars #1 review, Jordie Bellaire, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Ramón Pérez, Sam Humphries, Tars Tarkas, Therns | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 27, 2012 by dfstell
By: Mark Millar (writer), John Romita, Jr. (breakdowns), Tom Palmer (inks), Dean White (colors), Chris Eliopoulos (letters) & Aubrey Sitterson (editor) The Story: The big showdown between the “heroes” and the “villains” doesn’t go quite as planned. A Few Things: 1. Again…”superheroes” in reality. - The whole premise of Kick-Ass is kinda to show what a silly idea superheroes are. [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Aubrey Sitterson, Chris Eliopoulos, Dean Stell, Dean White, Icon, John Romita Jr., Kick Ass 2 #7, Kick-Ass #2, Kick-Ass 2 #7 review, Mark Millar, Marvel, review, Tom Palmer | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 25, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Kev Walker (penciller), Terry Pallot (inker), Frank Martin Jr. (colorist) The Story: It’s safe to say in this situation, Songbird, you let him get into your head. The Review: I hate to admit it, but my tendency to read and favor DC comics often keeps me in the dark when it [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Doctor Dorcas, Frank Martin Jr., Jeff Parker, Kev Walker, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Songbird, Terry Pallot, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #171, Thunderbolts #171 review | 5 Comments »
Posted on March 22, 2012 by dfstell
By: Dan Slott (writer), Stefano Caselli (art), Frank Martin, Jr. (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: Doc Ock’s not doing so well, but what kind of super-villain would go out without one last, evil scheme? A Few Things: 1. Nice lead-up to this event. - Slott and the editors in [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #682, Amazing Spider-Man #682 review, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Ellie Pyle, Frank Martin Jr., Joe Caramagna, Marvel, review, Stefano Caselli, Stephen Wacker | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 10, 2012 by dfstell
By: Dan Slott & Chris Yost (writers), Giuseppe Camuncoli (pencils), Klaus Janson (inks), Frank D’Armata (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: The conclusion of a 2-part story where Spidey & Human Torch try to save Col. Jameson from a doomed space station. A Few Things: 1. Massive credit to [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #681, Amazing Spider-Man #681 review, Chris Yost, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Ellie Pyle, Frank D'Armata, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Human Torch, Joe Caramagna, Klaus Jansen, Marvel, review, Stephen Wacker | Leave a Comment »
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 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 16, 2012 by dfstell
By: Dan Slott & Chris Yost (writers), Matthew Clark (pencils), Tom Palmer (inks), Rob Schwager (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: Detail is provided on the mysterious occupant of Lab Six at Horizon Labs. Four Things: 1. Unsure what this whole .1 thing is about anymore. - I can never [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #679.1, Amazing Spider-Man #679.1 review, Chris Yost, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Ellie Pyle, Joe Caramagna, Marvel, Matthew Clark, review, Rob Schwager, Stephen Wacker, Tom Palmer | 2 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 dfstell
By: Dan Slott (writer), Humberto Ramos (pencils), Victor Olazaba (inks), Edgar Delgado (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor), Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: Time is almost up! How can Spidey prevent the future destruction of New York? Five Things: 1. This is how to pace superhero stories! – Slott really understands how to [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #679, Amazing Spider-Man #679 review, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Edgar Delgado, Ellie Pyle, Humberto Ramos, Joe Carmagna, Marvel, review, Stephen Wacker, Victor Olazaba | 5 Comments »
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 | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 21, 2012 by dfstell
By: Mark Millar (writer), Leinil Yu (pencils), Gerry Alanguilan (inks), Sunny Gho (colors), Clayton Cowles (letters) & Nicole Boose (editor) The Story: Will Simon/Superior make a deal with the devil to save Earth. Four Things: 1. Has a popcorn-y summer movie feel. – I can totally see this being a summer movie and I’m sure [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Clayton Cowles, Dean Stell, Gerry Alanguilan, Icon, Leinil Yu, Mark Millar, Marvel, Nicole Boose, review, Sunny Gho, Superior, Superior #7, Superior #7 review | 1 Comment »
