Posted on February 12, 2012 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (story), Nick Spencer (writer), Shawn Martinbrough (art), Felix Serrano (colors), Rus Wooton (letters) & Sina Grace (editor). The Story: An art thief takes on a new apprentice. Review: Nick Spencer is a very good writer. I tend to think that a lot of comic writers are a little overrated and they rarely impress [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, Felix Serrano, Image, Nick Spencer, review, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, Shawn Martinbrough, Sina Grace, Thief of Thieves, Thief of Thieves #1, Thief of Thieves #1 review | 5 Comments »
Posted on January 24, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: For taphophobes, consider this immersion therapy; you’ll feel better if you don’t die. The Review: I must say, I was rather amused by the tagline inscribed on this issue’s cover: “NoMan’s dark secret revealed!” For one thing, the tease is horribly melodramatic—italics have that effect [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: bob wiacek, Colleen Franklin, DC, DC Comics, Hi-Fi, Lee Loughridge, Menthor, Nick Spencer, NoMan, Subterraneans, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #3, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #3 review, Toby Henston, Walter Simonson, Wes Craig | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 20, 2012 by dfstell
By: Nick Spencer (writer), Joe Eisma (art), Alex Sollazzo (colors), Johnny Lowe (letters) & Jade Dodge (editor) The Story: Zoe and Hunter have to team-up for the mysterious Woodrun game. Four Things: 1. A focused issue. – There wasn’t a lot of background noise in this issue. Morning Glories usually does focus on a character [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Alex Sollazzo, Dean Stell, Image, Jade Dodge, Joe Eisma, Johnny Lowe, Morning Glories, Morning Glories #15, Morning Glories #15 review, Nick Spencer, 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 26, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Nick Spencer (writer), Wes Craig & Jerry Ordway (artist), Hi-Fi & Chris Beckett (colorists) The Story: All I’m saying is if Demo grows a tiny mustache on his upper lip, I’m outta here. The Review: Spencer is an interesting beast of a writer. From his work on Morning Glories and Supergirl, you know he [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Chris Beckett, Colleen Franklin, DC, DC Comics, Demo, Dynamo, Hi-Fi, Jerry Ordway, Menthor, Nick Spencer, NoMan, Subterraneans, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #2, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #2 review, Toby Henston, Wes Craig | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 20, 2011 by jmiddle3
By: Nick Spencer (writer), Paco Medina (artist), Juan Vlasko (inker), Marte Gracia (colorist) The Story: The ninety-nine percent of non-humans Occupy Time Square. The Review: The premise of Ultimate Comics: X-Men is actually really interesting. With the majority of the old guard dead, the second tier characters have the opportunity to graduate to positions of leadership, [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Juan Vlasco, Martegod Gracia, Marvel Comics, Nick Spencer, Paco Medina, review, Ulitmate X-Men, Ultimate Comics, Ultimate Comics: X-Men #4, Ultimate Comics: X-Men #4 review, WCBR. WeeklyComicBookReview.com, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 30, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Nick Spencer (writer), Wes Craig (artist), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: Here’s a tip—don’t talk about dead mothers and brothers on the first date. The Review: In this new DCU, there are more superhero teams than ever, one of them even having backing from the United Nations which presumably also sponsor our heroes here. Spencer [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Colleen Franklin, DC, DC Comics, Dynamo, Hi-Fi, Lightning, Nick Spencer, NoMan, Raven, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1 review, Toby Henston, Wes Craig | 5 Comments »
Posted on November 20, 2011 by dfstell
By: Nick Spencer (writer), Joe Eisma (art), Alex Sollazzo (colors), Johnny Lowe (letters) & Jade Dodge (editor) The Story: More mysteries, Zoe and Hunter have a few “moments” and we learn more about Woodrun. Five Things: 1. Lots of teases. This issue had a lot of scenes where if you joined the scene a panel [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Alex Sollazzo, Dean Stell, Image, Jade Dodge, Joe Eisma, Johnny Lowe, Morning Glories, Morning Glories #14, Morning Glories #14 review, Nick Spencer, review | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 16, 2011 by dfstell
By: Nick Spencer (writer), Joe Eisma (art), Alex Solazzo (colors), Johnny Lowe (letters) & Jade Dodge (editor) The Story: The new arrival, Miss. Hodge, is making things happen at the Morning Glories Academy? Is she a good guy or what? Five Things: 1. Artist Joe Eisma is really good at making his character “act”. If [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Alex Solazzo, Image, Jade Dodge, Joe Eisma, Johnny Lowe, Morning Glories, Morning Glories #13, Morning Glories #13 review, Nick Spencer, review | 4 Comments »
Posted on September 11, 2011 by dfstell
By: Nick Spencer (writer), Joe Eisma (artist), Alex Sollazzo (colors), Johnny Lowe (letters) & Jade Dodge (editor) The Story: Another new face shows up at the Morning Glories Academy and it isn’t really clear whose side she is on. What’s Good: I’ve been urging this enjoyable series for a few months to “get on with [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Alex Sollazzo, Dean Stell, Image, Jade Dodge, Joe Eisma, Johnny Lowe, Morning Glories, Morning Glories #12, Morning Glories #12 review, Nick Spencer, review | 4 Comments »
Posted on August 17, 2011 by dfstell
By: Nick Spencer (writer), Emma Rios (artist), Javier Rodriguez (colorist), Joe Caramagna (letterer), Alejandro Arbona (associate editor) & Stephen Wacker (senior editor) The Story: The Spider-Island spotlight turns onto Cloak and Dagger. What’s Good: Well, the Spider-Island “event” has 28 items on its checklist. So, that means we’re getting some serious tie-in miniseries action. Although [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Alejandro Arbona, Cloak and Dagger, Dean Stell, Emma Rios, Javier Rodriguez, Joe Caramagna, Marvel, Nick Spencer, review, Spider-Island: Cloak & Dagger #1, Spider-Island: Cloak & Dagger #1review, Spider-Island, Stephen Wacker | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 15, 2011 by dfstell
By: Nick Spencer (writer), Joe Eisma (art), Alex Sollazzo (colors), Johnny Lowe (letters) & Jade Dodge (editor) The Story: A focus on Ike (the sociopath kid) both in the past and in the present at Morning Glories Academy. What’s Good: This an enjoyable issue that drills into Ike, who is one of the more interesting [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Alex Sollazzo, Dean Stell, Image, Jade Dodge, Joe Eisma, Johnny Lowe, Morning Glories, Morning Glories #11, Morning Glories #11 review, Nick Spencer, review | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 12, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: You ever get the feeling your mother’s holding something back from you? The Review: Back in the olden days, whenever that was, heroes were the good guys and villains the bad, and hardly ever, if not never, did the twain meet. Nowadays, members from both [...]
Filed under: Reviews, DC Comics | Tagged: DC Comics, Lee Loughridge, Val Staples, DC, Brad Anderson, Mike Grell, Nick Spencer, Nick Dragotta, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, Dynamo, Dan McDaid, Toby Henston, Colleen Franklin, Menthor, Iron Maiden, Len Brown, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #10, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #10 review | 9 Comments »
Posted on July 24, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: You know what they say: beware a redheaded woman with assassin’s credentials. The Review: You can always count on Nick Spencer to deliver an engaging, enjoyable read, even if the actual substance of the writing isn’t always what it should be. That’s not to imply [...]
Filed under: Reviews, DC Comics | Tagged: DC Comics, Lee Loughridge, Val Staples, DC, Brad Anderson, Dan Panosian, Mike Grell, Nick Spencer, Nick Dragotta, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, Dynamo, Colleen Franklin, Iron Maiden, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #9, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #9 review, Len Brown | 5 Comments »
Posted on June 29, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: I think in this case, we can say she’s a lady-killer. The Review: Last time, I complained Spencer’s use of two period “features” in the issue, though enjoyable, didn’t really do much to expand on the story and in fact, dragged on the story’s pace, [...]
Filed under: Reviews, DC Comics | Tagged: DC Comics, Lee Loughridge, Val Staples, DC, Dan Panosian, Mike Grell, Nick Spencer, Nick Dragotta, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, Dynamo, Colleen Franklin, Iron Maiden, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #8 | 8 Comments »
Posted on June 13, 2011 by dfstell
By: Nick Spencer (writer), Joe Eisma (art), Alex Sollazo (colors), Johnny Lowe (letters) & Jade Dodge (editor) The Story: In this Jade-centric story, the main character has a few funky dreams. Or are they dreams? What’s Good: This may seem a small thing, but it made a world of difference in my enjoyment of this [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Alex Sollazo, Dean Stell, Image, Jade Dodge, Joe Eisma, Johnny Lowe, Morning Glories, Morning Glories #10, Morning Glories #10 review, Nick Spencer, review | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 30, 2011 by paladinking
by Nick Spencer (writer), Ariel Olivetti (artist), and Joe Caramagna (letterer) The Story: Iron Fist, War Machine, and the Immortal Weapons are summoned to the Eighth City, where another hammer has fallen. The Review: Is there any Marvel title suffering more of an identity crisis? After last month’s debacle, an out-of-nowhere Fear Itself tie-in only [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Absorbing Man, Alex Evans, Ariel Olivetti, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Danny Rand, Eighth City, Fear Itself, Immortal Iron Fist, Immortal Weapons, Iron Fist, Iron Man 2.0, Iron Man 2.0 #5, Iron Man 2.0 #5 review, Jim Rhodes, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Monkey King, Nick Spencer, Sun Wukong, Titania, War Machine, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 27, 2011 by paladinking
by Nick Spencer (writer), Scot Eaton (penciller), Jaime Mendoza & Rick Ketcham (inkers), Frank D’Armata (colorist), and Dave Lanphear (letterer) The Story: Beast infiltrates congress in the midst of the blitzkrieg as he attempts to rescue an old friend. The Review: Event tie-in issues are often a rough job. It’s always a struggle for the [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Ant Man, Avengers, Beast, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Congress, Fear Itself, Hank McCoy, Jim Rhodes, Leonard Gary, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Nick Spencer, quincarrier, Scot Eaton, Secret Avengers, Secret Avengers #13, Secret Avengers #13 review, Sharon Carter, War Machine, Washington DC, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 18, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: Most of the time, you say, “I’m gonna kill my mother” rhetorically. The Review: When DC chose to “hold the line” at $2.99 and cut the page count of its issues in exchange, the results were varied: some creators adapted right away, others went through [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: "The Wanderer", Bit, Cafu, Colleen Franklin, DC, DC Comics, Dion, Dion DiMucci, Dynamo, Iron Maiden, Lee Loughridge, Leonard Brown, Mike Grell, Nick Dragotta, Nick Spencer, Santiago Arcas, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #7, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #7 review, Val Staples | 4 Comments »
Posted on May 4, 2011 by dfstell
The last Wednesday of the month is also know as “The Week When Marvel Tries to Kill Us” by releasing everything they possibly can so that we can all throw our backs out as we leave the comic shop. New York Five #4 - Here is an early contender for “miniseries of the year” and I’m [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Marvel Comics, Vertigo | Tagged: Amryl Press, Avengers, Brian Wood, Bryan Hitch, Bryan Michael Bendis, Cavewoman Snow, Clayton Henry, Dean Stell, Echoes, FF, Greg Capullo, Haunt, Image, Joe Eisma, Jonathan Hickman, Joshua Hale Fialkov, Kenneth Rocafort, Marvel, Morning Glories, Morning Glories #9, Morning Glories #9 review, New York Five, New York Five #4, New York Five #4 review, Nick Spencer, Paul Tobin, Quick Hit Reviews, Rashan Ekedal, Rob Durham, Robert Kirkman, Ron Marz, Ryan Kelly, Spider-Girl, Steve Epting, Todd McFarlane, Velocity, Vertigo | 5 Comments »
Posted on April 26, 2011 by dfstell
Sheesh….we can’t review everything in full….. :) Wolverine and Jubilee #4 - So, this n ice little miniseries written by Kathryn Immonen wraps up and it is a must read if you are a Jubilee fan because this arc really establishes where she will be going forward. Kudos to the X-creative team for taking an interesting direction [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Marvel Comics | Tagged: 68, Ariel Olivetti, Avengers Academy, Avengers Academy #12, Avengers Academy #12 review, Christos Gage, Dean Stell, Image, Iron Man 2.0, Iron Man 2.0 #4, Iron Man 2.0 #4 review, Kathryn Immonen, Marvel, Nick Spencer, Phil Noto, Quick Hit Reviews, Tom Raney, Troy Hickman, Twlight Guardian, Wolverine & Jubilee #4, Wolverine & Jubilee #4 review, Wolverine and Jubilee | 1 Comment »
Posted on April 25, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: James Peaty (writer), Bernard Chang (artist), Blond (colorist) The Story: Honestly, Supergirl’s had it up to here with clones. The Review: In a Newsarama interview, Nick Spencer described his departure from DC and subsequently Supergirl as differences in conceived direction for the character. He didn’t go into much detail as to what those differences [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bernard Chang, Blond, Blue Beetle, Cadmus, DC, DC Comics, Dubbilex, Jaime Reyes, James Peaty, Kara Zor-El, Lois Lane, M'gann M'orzz, Megan Morse, Miss Martian, Nick Spencer, Supergirl, Supergirl #63, Supergirl #63 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 17, 2011 by paladinking
by Nick Spencer (writer), Barry Kitson & Carmine Di Giandomenico (art), Kano (art & colors), Matthew Wilson & Frank Martin (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: As the mystery deepens, Rhodey gets a very special present from Tony Stark. The Review: After a fantastic first issue, it seems that Iron Man 2.0 continues to [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Barry Kitson, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, General Babbage, Iron Man, Iron Man 2.0, Iron Man 2.0 #3, Iron Man 2.0 #3 review, Jim Rhodes, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Nick Spencer, Palmer Addley, Pepper Potts, Rhodey, Stark Resilient, Tony Stark, War Machine, Weekly Comic Book Review | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 16, 2011 by dfstell
By: Nick Spencer (writer), Christian Ward (art) & Kendall Bruns (photography) The Story: While learning more about an apparent conspiracy to kill lots of Matts (from multiple universes), Matt also explores some of the ethics and lifestyle choices that this reality-hopping causes. What’s Good: This comic is at its best when it is exploring the [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Christian Ward, Dean Stell, Image, Infinite Vacation, Infinite Vacation #2, Infinite Vacation #2 review, Kendall Bruns, Nick Spencer, review | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 13, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Nick Spencer (writer), Cafu (penciller), Bit (inker), Santiago Arcas (colorist) The Story: The Iron Maiden…she’s a cautionary tale for all the S&M lovers out there. The Review: It’s tough to transition from one story arc to the next in a superhero comic. After the noise dies down, you’ve got this obligatory timeout for the [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bit, Cafu, Colleen Franklin, DC, DC Comics, Dynamo, Iron Maiden, Lightning, Menthor, Nick Spencer, NoMan, Santiago Arcas, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #6, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #6 review, Toby Henston | 7 Comments »
