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 | Leave a 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 »
Posted on January 20, 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: A new time-hopping Spidey story kicks off. Five Things: 1. Time travel done right. – This is how time travel should happen, right? At the very least, this is [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #678, Amazing Spider-Man #678 review, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Edgar Delgado, Ellie Pyle, Humberto Ramos, Joe Carmagna, Marvel, review, Stephen Wacker, Victor Olazaba | 1 Comment »
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 January 11, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Matthew Southworth (artist), Frank Martin, Jr. (colorist) The Story: As it turns out, this particular man does have a name. The Review: I spread a lot of DC love around here, and I think it’s time Marvel gets some of that as well. Now, DC has given a lot of big [...]
Filed under: Reviews, Marvel Comics | Tagged: Marvel, Marvel Comics, Mr. Fear, ghost, Luke Cage, Frank Martin, Thunderbolts, Jeff Parker, Songbird, Mach V, matthew southworth, Thunderbolts #168, Thunderbolts #168 review | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 2, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
Right around now, when most people are speculating on the year to come, I tend to reflect on the year that has passed. I think of opportunities missed (cross-country road trips) and those taken instead (law school). I think of people who have left my life and others who have entered it. And of course, [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Batwoman, Best of 2011, Captain America, Captain America: The First Avenger, DC, DC Comics, Frazer Irving, Jimmy Olsen, John Rozum, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Mike Carey, MQ's Favorite Things, Muppets, Nick Spencer, Peter Gross, Unwritten, Wonder Woman, Xombi | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 30, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: James Asmus and Ed Brubaker (story), James Asmus (script), Francesco Francavilla (artist) The Story: The first replacement Bucky, the one who took over with the replacement Cap in 1945, is an old man now, telling stories on the veteran circuit, when something from the past comes back to haunt him. Assemble the real Cap, [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Bucky, Bucky Barnes, Captain America, Captain America and Bucky #625, Captain America and Bucky #625 review, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, DS Arsenault, Ed Brubaker, Francesco Francavilla, Human Torch, James Asmus, Marvel, Marvel Comics, original, review, Reviews, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 28, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Parker (writer), Declan Shalvey (artist), Frank Martin (colorist) The Story: What a waste of a perfectly good prostitute. The Review: Ever since both Herc and S.H.I.E.L.D. dropped off my radar, I’ve been scoping around for other Marvel titles to check out and cover. A couple of you made suggestions, which I appreciate, but [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Boomerang, Brunnhilde, Centurius, Declan Shalvey, Fixer, Frank Martin, ghost, Jack the Ripper, Jeff Parker, Luke Cage, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Moonstone, Mr. Hyde, Satana, Thunderbolts, Thunderbolts #167, Thunderbolts #167 revew, Troll, Valkyrie | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 22, 2011 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: It’s an all supervillain throw-down as the Sinister Six attacks the Intelligencia. Five Things: 1. No Spider-Man in this issue. - It’s a very good issue and establishes a lot [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #676, Amazing Spider-Man #676 review, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Edgar Delgado, Ellie Pyle, Humberto Ramos, Intelligencia, Joe Caramagna, Marvel, review, Sinister Six, Stephen Wacker, Victor Olazaba | Leave a Comment »
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 17, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Jeph Loeb (writer), Ed McGuinness (pencils), Dexter Vines (inks), Morry Hollowell(colors) The Story: The Avengers are dealing with a prison break from the Raft when one of their number is split off from the pack and captured by Cable. The Review: In any series, it is important for the writer to find a story [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Avengers, Avengers X-Sanction #1, Avengers: X-Sanction #1 review, Cable, Captain America, Comic Book Reviews, Comics, Dexter Vines, DS Arsenault, Ed McGuinness, Falcon, Hope, Jeph Loeb, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Morry Hollowell, Red Hulk, review, Reviews, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, X-Men, X-Sanction | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 16, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jonathan Hickman (writer), Dustin Weaver (artist), Sonia Oback, Rachelle Rosenberg, Christina Strain (colorists) The Story: Man, I am experience some major crazy déjà vu right now. The Review: Ten months ago, when I did my first review for this series, I felt pretty gung-ho about the type of story Hickman had to tell, and [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Marvel, Marvel Comics, Sonia Oback, Christina Strain, Jonathan Hickman, Rachelle Rosenberg, S.H.I.E.L.D., Dustin Weaver, Leonardo Da Vinci, Nathaniel Richards, Isaac Newton, Leonid, S.H.I.E.L.D. #4, S.H.I.E.L.D. #4 review, Howard Stark, Forever Man, Michelangelo, Nikola Tesla | 3 Comments »
Posted on December 13, 2011 by dfstell
By: Simon Spurrier (writer), Paul Davidson (art), Rachelle Rosenberg (colors), Cory Petit (letters) & Daniel Ketchum (editor) The Story: The X-Club helps to launch the world’s first space elevator. But all doesn’t go as planned. Five Things: 1. Dr. Nemesis is fun as hell. - I think there are a lot of comic writers who wish [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Cory Petit, Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Marvel, Paul Davidson, Rachelle Rosenberg, review, Simon Spurrier, X-Club, X-Club #1, X-Club #1 review | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 10, 2011 by dfstell
By: Victor Gischler (writer), Will Conrad & Steve Kurth (pencils), Conrad & Jay Leisten (inkers), Chris Sotomayor (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Jordan D. White (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (associate editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: A team of X-Men plus War Machine try to stop a Balkan leader from siccing a bunch of Sentinels [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: X-Men, Marvel, Chris Sotomayor, War Machine, Will Conrad, Joe Caramagna, Jay Leisten, review, Steve Kurth, Victor Gischler, Sentinel, Daniel Ketchum, Nick Lowe, Jordan D. White, Dean Stell, X-Men #22, X-Men #22 review | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 10, 2011 by jmiddle3
By: Marjorie Liu (writer), Sana Takeda (artist) The Story: Believe it or not, this is what you would call an easy evening minding the Fantastakids. The Review: This is a hard book to review, because I feel like I’m not the target audience. Everything about this issue, from the soft textures, to the pastel colors, [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Future Foundation, Gambit, Hellion, Marjorie Liu, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Marvel Comics Reviews, Reed Richards, Sana Takeda, Sue Storm, WCBR. WeeklyComicBookReview.com, Wolverine, X-23, X-23 #18, X-23 #18 review | 3 Comments »
Posted on December 10, 2011 by dfstell
By: Dan Slott (writer), Giuseppe Camuncoli (pencils), Klaus Janson (inks), Frank D’Armata (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor), Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: Spidey & Carlie Cooper work together to take down the Vulture gang. Five Things: 1. Glad to have “Classic Vulture” back. - As I think I mentioned last issue, the redo [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man #675, Amazing Spider-Man #675 review, Dan Slott, Dean Stell, Ellie Pyle, Frank D'Armata, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Joe Caramagna, Klaus Janson, Marvel, review, Stephen Wacker, Vulture | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 9, 2011 by dfstell
By: Zeb Wells (writer), Joe Madureira (art), Ferran Daniel (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) The Story: Spidey, Rulk & J. Jonah Jameson are underground trying to save the Mole Man (kinda). Five Things: 1. Again with the great art! - The main reason to buy this is if you [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Avenging Spider-Man, Avenging Spider-Man #2, Avenging Spider-Man #2 review, Dean Stell, Ellie Pyle, Ferran Daniel, Joe Caramagna, Joe Madureira, Marvel, review, Stephen Wacker, Zeb Wells | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 3, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey (writer), Khoi Pham (pencils), Tom Palmer (inks), Antonio Fabela (colors), Cory Petit (letters) & Daniel Ketchum (editor) The Story: A hitchhiker came back when Rogue, Magneto and gang returned from outer space. Five Things: [with SPOILERS] 1. Odd time to set a story – This story is set during the break-up phase [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Antonio Fabela, Cory Petit, Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Khoi Pham, Marvel, Mike Carey, review, Tom Palmer, X-Men Legacy #259, X-Men Legacy #259 review, X-Men: Legacy | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 1, 2011 by dfstell
By: Kieron Gillen (writer), Carlos Pacheco, Jorge Molina & Rodney Buchemi (pencils), Cam Smith, Roger Bonet, Walden Wong & Molina (inks), Frank D’Armata, Rachelle Rosenberg, Jim Charalampidis & Molina (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Jordan D. White & Sebastian Girner (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (associate editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: Mr. Sinister has created [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Cam Smith, Carlos Pacheco, Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Jim Charalampidis, Joe Caramagna, Jordan D. White, Jorge Molina, Kieron Gillen, Marvel, Mr. Sinister, Nick Lowe, Prank D'Armata, Rachelle Rosenberg, review, Rodney Buchemi, Roger Bonet, Sebastian Girner, Uncanny X-Men, Uncanny X-Men #2, Uncanny X-Men #2 review, Walden Wong | 8 Comments »
Posted on November 27, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jason Aaron (writer), Chris Bachalo (pencils & colors), Tim Townsend & Jaime Mendoza (inkers), Rob Steen (letters), Jordan D. White (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (associate editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: How long did you think it would be before the new mutant academy got trashed? Five things: 1. Go Iceman! - One neat [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Chris Bachalo, Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Jaime Mendoza, Jason Aaron, Jordan D. White, Marvel, Nick Lowe, review, Rob Steen, Tim Townsend, Wolverine and the X-Men, Wolverine and the X-Men #2, Wolverine and the X-Men #2 review | 5 Comments »
Posted on November 27, 2011 by dfstell
By: Warren Ellis (writer), Michael Lark (breakdowns), Stefano Gaudiano with Brian Thies (finishes), Jose Villarrubia (colors), Dave Lanphear (letters), Lauren Sankovitch (associate editor) & Tom Brevoort (editor) The Story: The Secret Avengers go to bust up some criminals who are selling illicit “stuff” to the Shadow Council. Five Things or Why Marvel should let Warren [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Brian Thies, Dave Lanphear, Dean Stell, Jose Villarrubia, Lauren Sankovitch, Marvel, Michael Lark, review, Secret Avengers, Secret Avengers #19, Secret Avengers #19 review, Stefano Guadiano, Tom Brevoort, Warren Ellis | 6 Comments »
