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Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #8 – Review

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Alberto Ponticelli (penciller), Walden Wong (inker), Jose Villarrubia (colorist) The Story: Frank and Bride learn good parenting sometimes means tough love (read: violence). The Review: As a pure sci-fi adventure series, Frankenstein doesn’t seem all that interested in laying down big plotlines that build up over half a dozen issues then [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alberto Ponticelli, Bride of Frankenstein, DC, DC Comics, Father Time, Frankenstein, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E., Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #8, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #8 review, Griffith, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, Nina, Ray Palmer, S.H.A.D.E., Velcoro, Walden Wong | 3 Comments »

Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #7 – Review

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Alberto Ponticelli (penciller), Walden Wong (inker), Jose Villarrubia (colorist) The Story: Someone needs to teach these humanids a thing or two about labor unions. The Review: Someone—I don’t remember who—made a point about this some months back, when Justice League #3 came out. In that issue, there’s a scene where Superman, [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alberto Ponticelli, Bride of Frankenstein, Brother Eye, DC, DC Comics, Dr. Belroy, Father Time, Frankenstein, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E., Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #7, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #7 review, Griffith, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, Khalis, Nina, Ray Palmer, S.H.A.D.E., Velcoro, Walden Wong | 3 Comments »

Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #6 – Review

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Alberto Ponticelli (artist), Jose Villarrubia (colorist) The Story: Take it easy on Frank—back when he was in ‘Nam, he saw some things. The Review: I think it’s safe to say that, at least in fiction, all golems come to call their own shots in the end. If nothing else, Frankenstein teaches [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alberto Ponticelli, Bride of Frankenstein, Brother Eye, DC, DC Comics, Father Time, Frankenstein, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E., Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #6, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #6 review, Griffith, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, Khalis, Nina, Ray Palmer, S.H.A.D.E., Velcoro | 1 Comment »

Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #5 – Review

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Alberto Ponticelli (artist), Jose Villarrubia (colorist) The Story: Man-made monster versus monster made of man! That might not have made sense! The Review: I’ll be honest; I made a strict, conscious choice to avoid O.M.A.C. from the moment it was announced. My reasoning, perhaps unfair, was the idea of Dan Didio [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alberto Ponticelli, Brother Eye, Checkmate, Dan Didio, DC, DC Comics, Father Time, Frankenstein, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E., Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #5, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #5 review, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, Maxwell Lord, Nina, O.M.A.C., Ray Palmer, S.H.A.D.E., Sergeant Steel | 3 Comments »

Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #4 – Review

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Alberto Ponticelli (artist), Jose Villarrubia (colorist) The Story: Frank, don’t you think you’re getting too old for this sh—stuff. I meant “stuff.” The Review: Frankenstein proves that there’s something to be said for a comic that sets out purely to entertain, and in these trying times, pure entertainment is invaluable. The [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alberto Ponticelli, Bride of Frankenstein, DC, DC Comics, Dr. Belroy, Father Time, Frankenstein, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E., Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #4, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #4 review, Griffith, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, Khalis, Nina, Ray Palmer, Velcoro | 2 Comments »

Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #3 – Review

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Alberto Ponticelli (artist), Jose Villarrubia (colorist) The Story: Six crazy monsters versus a planet of demon-aliens. Piece o’ cake. The Review: If you ever get the urge to review comics (and let me tell you, it’s a pretty good gig), a useful first step is to evaluate whether the story’s primary [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Agent of S.H.A.D.E., Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #3, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #3 review, Alberto Ponticelli, Bride of Frankenstein, DC, DC Comics, Father Time, Frankenstein, Griffith, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, Khalis, Nina, Ray Palmer, S.H.A.D.E., Velcoro | 3 Comments »

Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #2 – Review

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Alberto Ponticelli (artist), Jose Villarrubia (colorist) The Story: Now you know why I never go swimming in natural bodies of water. The Review: We tend to understand Frankenstein’s monster from his portrayals in Mary Shelley’s original novel and its subsequent adaptations: as a gross perversion of the human body, composed of [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Agent of S.H.A.D.E., Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #2, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #2 review, Alberto Ponticelli, Bride of Frankenstein, DC, DC Comics, Father Time, Frankenstein, Griffith, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, Khalis, Nina, Ray Palmer, S.H.A.D.E., Velcoro | 1 Comment »

Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #1 – Review

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Alberto Ponticelli (artist), Jose Villarrubia (colorist) The Story: Oh, the humanity! Figuratively speaking. The Review: Despite getting his own mini under Grant Morrison’s ambitious Seven Soldiers series, Frankenstein remained, like that series, a very niche property. He doesn’t exactly lend himself to all kinds of stories the way other characters can. [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alberto Ponticelli, Bride of Frankenstein, DC, DC Comics, Father Time, Frankenstein, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E., Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #1, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #1 review, Griffith, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, Nina, Ray Palmer, S.H.A.D.E., Velcoro | 9 Comments »

Superboy #6 – Review

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Marco Rudy (artist), Jaime Grant & Dominic Regan (colorists) The Story: Could this be the death of Superboy—again? The Review: Crossover stories can be fun, wild events, but they definitely have a downside as well: call them forced tie-ins. It’s one thing to have certain titles leech into each other during [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Dominic Regan, Doomsday, Jaime Grant, Jeff Lemire, Marco Rudy, Ray Palmer, Red Robin, Reign of Doomsday, Simon Valentine, Superboy, Superman, The Atom, Tim Drake | 5 Comments »

Giant-Size Atom – Review

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Mahmud Asrar, Allan Goldman, Robson Rocha (pencillers), John Dell, Andy Owens, Eber Ferreira, JP Mayer (inkers), Pete Pantazis (colorist) The Story: When it comes to big problems, the Atom thinks small—literally. The Review: After reading through the work he’s done so far for DC, it’s pretty clear that Lemire has a [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Allan Goldman, Andy Owens, Carter Hall, DC Comics, Eber Ferreira, Giant-Size Atom, Giant-Size Atom review, Hawkman, Jeff Lemire, John Dell, JP Mayer, Mahmud Asrar, Pete Pantazis, Ray Palmer, Robson Rocha, The Atom | Leave a Comment »

Blackest Night #7 – Review

Posted on February 27, 2010 by paladinking

by Geoff Johns (writer), Ivan Reis (pencils), Oclair Albert & Joe Prado (inks), Alex Sinclair (colors), and Nick J. Napolitano (letters) The Story: The nature of the white light of creation stands revealed. What’s Good: How high can a single cliffhanger ending raise the overall experience of an entire issue? That’s often a question I [...]

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Green Lantern #51 – Review

Posted on February 19, 2010 by paladinking

by Geoff Johns (writer), Doug Mahnke (art), Randy Mayor (colors), and Rob Leigh (letters) The Story: Parallax returns to battle the Black Lantern Spectre. What’s Good: This is a really, really fun issue. A lot of this is thanks to the twists and turns that Johns provides with the emotional spectrum. One such twist, involving [...]

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Justice League: Cry For Justice #4 – Review

Posted on October 9, 2009 by DS Arsenault

By James Robinson (writer), Mauro Cascioli (artist), Eddie Berganza (editor) The Story: Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Freddie Freeman, the Atom and Supergirl pull themselves out of the wreckage of last issue’s cliff-hanger explosion and decide to follow Prometheus’ trail through the torture of the other villains they’ve captured. Jay Garrick is running around the country, [...]

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