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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #6 – Review

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: All storms must end sometime, and with them go the thunder. The Review: After my review of last issue, reader Don asked me what titles I could recommend to satisfy his craving for Nick Spencer material, once this series wrapped up. I had to admit [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bit, Cafu, Colleen Franklin, Dave McCaig, DC, DC Comics, Dynamo, Hi-Fi, Lightning, Menthor, Michael Uslan, Nick Spencer, NoMan, Raven, Santiago Arcas, Spider, 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, Trevor McCarthy, Wes Craig | 3 Comments »

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #5 – Review

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: Apparently, even a simple question of “dead or alive” has no straight answers. The Review: Of course, the thing about having a huge relaunch of your entire line of titles is you’re not only thinning out all the weaker series, but the strong ones as [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Colleen Franklin, Daniel, Dave McCaig, DC, DC Comics, Dynamo, Emil Jennings, Hi-Fi, Lightning, Menthor, Michael Uslan, Mike Choi, Nick Spencer, NoMan, Raven, Subterraneans, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #5, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #5 review, Toby Henston, Trevor McCarthy, Wes Craig | 6 Comments »

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #4 – Review

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Nick Spencer (writer), Wes Craig (artist), Hi-Fi (colorist), Sam Keith (feature artist), Jeromy Cox (feature colorist) The Story: NoMan teaches us that living in a clone body can’t get in the way of friendship! The Review: One of the things I really like about T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents—and there are many—is its point of view. Most [...]

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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1 – Review

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 »

Flashpoint: Secret Seven #3 – Review

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Peter Milligan (writer), Fernando Blanco (penciller), Scott Koblish (inker), Brian Buccellato (colorist) The Story: This wouldn’t be an inappropriate time to bust into Gnarls Barkley’s “Crazy,” right? The Review: The key to a really great ensemble cast is a broad diversity of characters. The more far apart in personality and background they are, the [...]

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Teen Titans #97 – Review

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: J.T. Krul (writer), Nicola Scott (penciller), Doug Hazlewood (inker), Jason Wright (colorist) The Story: Who cares how many there are? You’ve seen one demon, you’ve seen ‘em all. The Review: If you’re going to dislike a certain writer’s style, it’s probably a good idea to be clear about what turns you off about their [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bart Allen, Beast Boy, Cassandra Sandsmark, Cassie Sandsmark, Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Doug Hazlewood, Gar Logan, J.T. Krul, Jason Wright, Kid Flash, Kon-El, Nicola Scott, Rachel Roth, Ravager, Raven, Red Robin, Rose Wilson, Solstice, Superboy, Teen Titans, Teen Titans #97, Teen Titans #97 review, Tim Drake, Wonder Girl | 2 Comments »

Flashpoint: Secret Seven #2 – Review

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Peter Milligan (writer), Fernando Blanco (penciller), Scott Koblish (inker), Brian Buccellato (colorist) The Story: Don’t mess with this guy—he’s cuh-raaazy! The Review: In fiction, as in real life, you really have to get to know someone before you start caring about them, one way or another. Either their personality has to be distinctive enough [...]

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Batman Incorporated #7 – Review

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Grant Morrison (writer), Chris Burnham (artist), Nathan Fairbairn (colorist) The Story: These guys are cowboys and injuns! The Review: We all know how important fleshing out a story beyond its skeleton of plot points can be. Going about it, however, takes a certain amount of craft, otherwise you wind up with huge swaths of [...]

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Teen Titans #96 – Review

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: J.T. Krul (writer), José Luis (penciller), Sandro Ribeiro & Jonas Trinidade (inkers), Jason Wright (colorist) The Story: Hasn’t anyone learned by now it’s not a good idea to anger a giant ape? The Review: One key feature of weak writing is when the story makes its points a little too obvious. In these cases, [...]

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Teen Titans #95 – Review

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: J.T. Krul (writer), Nicola Scott (penciller), Doug Hazlewood (inker), Jason Wright (colorist) The Story: First rule of creepy-island exploring: don’t split up! Geez, doesn’t anyone learn from movies? The Review: Writing these reviews can get a little tricky. A lot of the times, there’s so much to say even about one issue that parsing [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bart Allen, Beast Boy, Cassandra Sandsmark, Cassie Sandsmark, Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Doug Hazlewood, Gar Logan, Garfield Logan, J.T. Krul, Jason Wright, Kid Flash, Kon-El, Nicola Scott, Rachel Roth, Ravager, Raven, Red Robin, Rose Wilson, Solstice, Superboy, Teen Titans, Teen Titans #95, Teen Titans #95 review, Tim Drake, Wonder Girl | 2 Comments »

Teen Titans #94 – Review

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: J.T. Krul (writer), Nicola Scott (penciller), Doug Hazlewood (inker), Jason Wright (colorist) The Story: If all you know about Hinduism is the Kama Sutra, let me tell you—there’s nastier where that came from. The Review: In a lot of ways, this current round of Teen Titans has been around each other a pretty long [...]

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Teen Titans #93 – Review

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: JT Krul (writer), Nicola Scott (penciller), Doug Hazlewood (inker), Jason Wright (colorist) The Story: It’s getting dark, guys. Hey Solstice–lend us a light? The Review: There’s a very clear separation between what’s good, what’s bad, and what’s mediocre, but it can be difficult to explain what makes them such, especially when something falls in [...]

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Red Robin #20 – Review

Posted on February 10, 2011 by DS Arsenault

By: Fabien Nicieza (writer), Marcus To (artist), Ray McCarthy (inker), Guy Major (colors) ***Caution: there are a few minor spoilers in here, necessary for the review. Read conclusion first and then you can stop if you want.*** Conclusion: Red Robin #20 was a visually strong issue, but a bit jumbled story-wise. I get the feeling [...]

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Teen Titans #91 – Review

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: J.T. Krul (writer), Nicola Scott (penciller), Doug Hazlewood & Scott Kobush (inkers), Jason Wright (colorist) The Story: Teens these days…if they’re not listening to terrible pop music, they’re creating black holes in their schools. The Review: Each of the major teams in the DCU stands for something—the Justice League representing strength in numbers, while [...]

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Teen Titans #90 – Review

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: JT Krul (writer), Nicola Scott (penciller), Doug Hazlewood (inker), Jason Wright (colorist) The Story: The Titans track down the source of the genetically modified teens to a seemingly normal high school, only to be buried inside with a slew of crazed adolescents. The Review: The biggest pitfall a writer can fall into when writing [...]

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Teen Titans #89 – Review

Posted on November 24, 2010 by DS Arsenault

By: J.T. Krul (writer), Nicola Scott (artist), Doug Hazelwood (inker) The Story: Bruised Egos: Batman (Dick Grayson) has Robin (Damian Wayne) join the Teen Titans. This is not something that either Robin or the Teen Titans wanted. Action and sniping ensues. What’s Good: I love Damian Wayne as the unhinged psycho Robin. Comics have [...]

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