Posted on February 12, 2012 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (creators), M.K. Perker (finishes), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Yuko Shimizu (covers), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) The Story: The Cabal has taken Tom Taylor prisoner and neutralized his powers! Can his friends bail him out? A Few Things: 1. I should like this more than I do. - There’s [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, M.K. Perker, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #34, The Unwritten #34 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Yuko Shimizu | 4 Comments »
Posted on January 30, 2012 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (creators, writer & pencils), Vince Locke (inks), Lee Loughridge (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Karen Berger (editor) The Story: An origin of the nasty nun with the marionettes. Four Things: 1. These .5 issues are seriously good. – The biggest problem with the .5 issues [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Karen Berger, Lee Loughridge, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #33.5, The Unwritten #33.5 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Vince Locke | 2 Comments »
Posted on January 12, 2012 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (co-creators, writer & pencils), M.K. Perker (inks), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Karen Berger (editor) The Story: Tom Taylor goes on the offensive versus the Cabal now that he’s all powered up by the belief of his fans. Five Things: 1. Finally an [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Karen Berger, M.K. Perker, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #33, The Unwritten #33 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo | 6 Comments »
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 31, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (co-creators), Dean Ormston (finishes), Fiona Stephenson (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Karen Berger (editor) The Story: Another one of the .5 installments that looks at stories through history. Three Things: 1. Lots of good nuggets in these .5 issues. – It’s funny, but the .5 [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Dean Ormston, Dean Stell, Fiona Stephenson, Joe Hughes, Karen Berger, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #32.5, The Unwritten #32.5 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo | 4 Comments »
Posted on December 18, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey (writer), Peter Gross (pencils), M.K. Perker (inks), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Karen Berger (editor) The Story: Tom Taylor’s turns to crowd-sourcing his powers. Five Things: 1. Interesting new aspect of Tom’s powers. - I guess we always knew or suspected that Tom’s magical powers could be [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Karen Berger, M.K. Perker, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #32, The Unwritten #32 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo | Leave a 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 November 12, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (writer & pencils), M.K. Perker (inks), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Karen Berger (editor) The Story: The War of the Words begins as Tom Taylor starts to fight back against the Cabal. Five Things: 1. Tom Taylor has the power! After spending 30 [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Karen Berger, M.K. Perker, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #31, The Unwritten #31 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 14, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (creators, writers & art), Vince Locke (inks on 1930s sequences), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Karen Berger (editor) The Story: Tom Taylor learns about his half-brother. Review: This is another of those “hard to review” series because I find myself saying the same [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Karen Berger, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Vince Locke | Leave a Comment »
Posted on September 18, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (story & art), Vince Locke (inks on 1930′s sequences), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor), Karen Berger (editor) The Story: We learn more about the events that drove Wilson Taylor away from the mysterious cabal trying to rule the world through stories. What’s Good: This [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Karen Berger, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #29, The Unwritten #29 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Vince Locke | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 25, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey (writer), Steve Kurth (penciler), Jay Leisten (inker), Brian Reber (colorist), Cory Petit (letterer), Sebastian Girner (assistant editor) & Daniel Ketchum (editor) The Story: Rogue, Magneto, Gambit & Frenzy are off to bring back Marvel Girl, Polaris & Havok from deep space. What the hell have those three been up to for the [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Brian Reber, Cory Petit, Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Jay Leisten, Marvel, Mike Carey, review, Sebastian Girner, Steve Kurth, X-Men Legacy #254, X-Men Legacy #254 review, X-Men: Legacy | 3 Comments »
Posted on August 12, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (presumably writing & drawing respectively, but they don’t say), Vince Locke (inks on flashback sequences), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Karen Berger (editor) The Story: Tom Taylor learns more about his father’s 1930′s relationship with a cartoonist (who also happens to be a [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Karen Berger, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #28, The Unwritten #28 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Vince Locke | 3 Comments »
Posted on July 18, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (writer and artist), Vince Locke (inks on a few pages), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) and Karen Berger (editor) The Story: More goodness in the Unwritten universe as Tom and gang continue to find clues about the secret society that seems to be pulling [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Karen Berger, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #27, The Unwritten #27 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Vince Locke | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 23, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey (writer), Khoi Pham (pencils), Tom Palmer, Craig Yeung & Nelson DeCastro (inks), Marte Gracia (colors), Cory Petit (letters), Sebastian Girner (assistant editor) & Daniel Ketchum (editor) The Story: An X-team consisting of Magneto, Rogue, Gambit, Frenzy, Legion and the Professor head off to “capture” several of Legion’s personalities that have broken free. [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Cory Petit, Craig Yeung, Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Khoi Pham, Marte Gracia, Marvel, Mike Carey, Nelson DeCastro, review, Sebastian Girner, Tom Palmer, X-Men Legacy #251, X-Men Legacy #251 review, X-Men: Legacy | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 13, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey (writer), Khoi Pham, Tom Palmer & Marte Gracia (pencils/inks/colors – Legion Story), Steve Kurth, Jay Leisten & Brian Reber (pencils/inks/colors – Rachel Summers story), Cory Petit (letters), Sebastian Girner (assistant editor) & Daniel Ketchum (editor) The Story: A two-parter for this special anniversary issue. In the first part, we visit some of [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Brian Reber, Cory Petit, Daniel Ketchum, Gambit, Jay Leisten, Khoi Pham, Magneto, Marte Garcia, Mike Carey, Professor X, Rogue, Sebastian Girner, Steve Kurth, Tom Palmer, X-Men Legacy #250, X-Men Legacy #250 review | 2 Comments »
Posted on June 8, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (writer & art), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Karen Berger (editor) The Story: How will Tom and gang get free after being captured during that auction house raid last issue? What’s Good: This is a perfectly fine issue of Unwritten. It checks all [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Karen Berger, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #26, The Unwritten #26 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 25, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Mike Carey (writer), Rafa Sandoval (artist), Matthew Wilson (colorist), Sebastian Girner (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (editor) The Story: Aftermath, Part Two: The dust is still settling on the X-Men’s Age of X. Events in Age of X were so fast and so different, that the X-Men, back home and safe, have some breathing room [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Age of X, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Comics, Daniel Ketchum, DS Arsenault, Frenzy, Legion, Magneto, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Matthew Wilson, Mike Carey, Rafa Sandoval, review, Reviews, Rogue, Sebastian Girner, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com, X-Men, X-Men Legacy #249, X-Men Legacy #249 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 17, 2011 by dfstell
Try as we might, there are always a few titles that don’t get the full review treatment here at WCBR. What can we say… Those guys publish a LOT of comics and it’s hard to get to them all. The Incredible Hulks #628 - If you’ve followed the news, you’ve probably seen that Greg Pak [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Marvel Comics | Tagged: 30 Days of Night, Andy Diggle, Daredevil Reborn, David Gianfelice, Dean Stell, Greg Pak, Image, Incredible Hulks, Jorge Molina, Marvel, Mike Carey, Moriarty, Quick Hit Reviews, Sam Kieth, Tom Grummett, X-Men: Legacy | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 13, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (creators, writers & art), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Karen Berger (editor) The Story: The gang reunites and sets about trying to steal some of Wilson Taylor’s personal effects from an auction house. What’s Good: I know that people like “jumping on points” [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Karen Berger, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #25, The Unwritten #25 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo | 4 Comments »
Posted on April 27, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey (writer), Steve Kurth (pencils), Allen Martinez (inks), Brian Reber (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Sebastian Girner (assistant editor) & Daniel Ketchum (editor) The Story: Age of X comes to a close. Will there be any wrinkles beyond “it was all in Legion’s mind”? What’s Good: If I’m being cheeky, I’d say the best [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Age of X, Allen Martinez, Brian Reber, Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Marvel, Mike Carey, New Mutants, review, Sebastian Girner, Steve Kurth | 3 Comments »
Posted on April 14, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey (writer), Clay Mann (pencils), Jay Leisten (inks), Brian Reber (colors), Cory Petit (letters), Sebastian Girner (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (editor) The Story: In this penultimate chapter of Age of X, we learn the answer to the question, “What’s going on?” What’s Good: Well, from a story-pacing standpoint, we do learn the nature [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Age of X, Brian Reber, Clay Mann, Cory Petit, Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Jay Leisten, Marvel, Mike Carey, review, Sebastian Girner, X-Men: Legacy, X-Men: Legacy #247, X-Men: Legacy #247 review | 14 Comments »
Posted on April 14, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (script, story, layouts/creators), Al Davison (finishes), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Pornsak Pichetshote (editor) The Story: Pauly Bruckner, the foul-mouthed rabbit from issue #12, makes a return in a tale that revolves around animal storybook characters trying to journey their way to the [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Al Davison, Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Pornsak Pichetshote, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #24, The Unwritten #24 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 24, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey (writer), Steve Kurth (pencils), Allen Martinez (inks), Brian Reber (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Sebastian Girner (assistant editor) & Daniel Ketchum (editor) The Story: Intrigue abounds as the action in Age of X turns inward. What’s Good: As mentioned in the review of X-Men Legacy #246 two weeks ago, the Age of X [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Age of X, Allen Martinez, Brian Reber, Chapter 4), Chapter 4) review, Daniel Ketchum, Dean Stell, Joe Caramagna, Marvel, Mike Carey, New Mutants, New Mutants #23, New Mutants #23 (Age of X, New Mutants #23 review, review, Sebastian Girner, Steve Kurth | 4 Comments »
Posted on March 17, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (creators), Vince Locke (finishes on book sequences), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters) & Pornsak Pichetshote (editor) The Story: Having learned a LOT about the interconnected nature of stories, Tom Taylor begins to learn where his own powers come from. Intro: One of the good and the bad things [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Pornsak Pichetshote, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #23, The Unwritten #23 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Vince Locke | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 11, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey (writer), Leonard Kirk (pencils), Ed Tadeo (inks), Guru eFX (colors), Rob Steen (letters), Sebastian Girner (assistant editor) & Nick Lowe (senior editor) The Story: Troubled teenage girl with odd birthmark keeps having very vivid dreams where she is whisked away to another reality featuring pirates. What’s Good: First, a caveat; I read [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Crossgen, Dean Stell, Ed Tadeo, Guru eFX, Leonard Kirk, Marvel, Mike Carey, Nick Lowe, review, Rob Steen, Sebastian Girner, Sigil, Sigil #1, Sigil #1 review | 1 Comment »
