Posted on February 23, 2012 by dfstell
By: Brandon Graham & Simon Roy (story), Roy (art), Richard Ballermann (colors) & Ed Brisson (letters) The Story: John Prophet continues to find his way in a future wasteland Earth. Five Things: 1. No prior knowledge required. - I missed the first issue of this Prophet relaunch (the unfortunately numbered Prophet #21) because I had zero interest in [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Brandon Graham, Dean Stell, Ed Brisson, Image, Prophet, Prophet #22, Prophet #22 review, review, Richard Ballerman, Simon Roy | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 22, 2012 by dfstell
By: Michael Moreci & Steve Seeley (writers) & JM Ringuet (art) Release Date: March 21, 2012 Spoiler-free Advance Review: This #0 issue collects material that appeared as a back-up story in Hack/Slash over the past 6-8 months and I enjoyed it quite a bit. This first story follows a crew from a TV show called the Hoax [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, Hoax Hunters, Hoax Hunters #0, Hoax Hunters #0 review, Image, J.M. Ringuet, Michael Moreci, review, Steve Seeley | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 22, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Keiron Gillen (writer), Greg Land (penciler), Jay Leisten (inker) Guru eFX (colors) The Story: Two exceptional individuals battle over whether to live in harmony with inferior beings or to dominate and destroy them. Wait, why does this sounds familiar… The Review: I’ve been struggling with this issue for a while now. The heart of [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Colossus, Comic Book Reviews, Greg Horn, Guru eFX, Jay Leisten, Jim Middleton, Juggernaut, Kieron Gillen, Magic, Marvel Comics, review, Tabula Rasa, Uncanny X-Men, Uncanny X-Men #7, Uncanny X-Men #7 review, Warren Worthington, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 22, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Rob Williams (writer), Sana Takeda (artists) The Story: Ghost Rider races to stop Blackheart’s forces from releasing Hell on Earth, Venom and Red Hulk gain a grudging respect for each other, and X-23 faces the dangers of having a soul. The Review: What a difference a week can make! I wasn’t very charitable to [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Blackheart, Circle of Four, Comic Book Reviews, Ghost Rider, Jim Middleton, Marvel Comics, New Fantastic Four, Red Hulk, review, Rob Williams, Sana Takeda, Venom, Venom #13.2, Venom #13.2 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, X-23 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 20, 2012 by dfstell
Original Air Date: February 19, 2012 Five Things: [with SPOILERS] 1. Inconsistent behavior from Rick. - Okay, stay with me here. In Episode 8, we saw Rick make a snap judgement to kill those two men in the bar. He didn’t have a lot of information to go on, but he basically knew what was up, so BANG BANG [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: AMC, Dean Stell, review, The Walking Dead, TV | 7 Comments »
Posted on February 20, 2012 by DS Arsenault
By: Arvid Nelson (writer), Carlos Rafael (artist), Carlos Rafael (colorist), Joseph Rybandt (editor), Edgar Rice Burroughs (creator) The Story: The Pirate Queen of Mars, Part 5 of 5, “The Death That Creeps Within the Ice”: Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium and Phandari the renegade Pirate Queen of Mars are on the run from the bigger [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Barsoom, comic book babes, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Dejah Thoris, DS Arsenault, Phondari, Pirate Queen of Mars, review, Reviews, Warlord of Mars, Warlord of Mars Dejah Thoris #10, Warlord of Mars Dejah Thoris #10 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 18, 2012 by dfstell
By: Dave Sim (writer, artist, lettering) The Story: It’s a face-off between Zootanapuss and fashion models. Review: Man, the art in Glamourpuss is divine. I almost don’t care what the story is about when I’m looking at Dave Sim’s incredibly detailed linework. His lineart for the fashion models in this issue reminds me a little bit of [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Aardvark-Vanaheim, Dave Sim, Dean Stell, Glamourpuss, Glamourpuss #23, Glamourpuss #23 review, review | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 16, 2012 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Greg Capullo (pencils), Jonathan Glapion (inks), FCO (colors), Richard Starkings (letters), Katie Kubert (assistant editor), Harvey Richards (associate editor) & Mike Marts (editor) Four Things: 1. This is a real tour de force artistically. – Man, it’s hard to even know where to start gushing about the art in this issue. Every page [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Batman, Batman #6, Batman #6 review, DC, Dean Stell, FCO, Greg Capullo, Harvey Richards, Jonathan Glapion, Katie Kubert, Mike Marts, review, Richard Starkings, Scott Snyder | 7 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 16, 2012 by DS Arsenault
By: Eric Trautmann (plot and script), Alex Ross (plot and art direction), Daniel Indro and Ron Adrian (art), Slamet Mujiono (colors), Joseph Rybandt (editor) Chapter Three: The Monsters of Mongo: Flash, recently escaped with an assist from the luscious Princess Aura, is shot down in the territory on the lion men. Pursuing agents: should we [...]
Filed under: Dynamite Entertainment | Tagged: Alex Ross, comic book babes, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Daniel Indro, DS Arsenault, Eric Trautmann, Flash Gordon, Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #3, Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #3 review, Hitler, Joseph Rybandt, Mongo, Monsters of Mongo, Princess Aura, review, Reviews, Ron Adrian, Slamet Mujiono, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 14, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Zeb Wells (writer), Clayton Crain (artist) The Story: Father Carnage shears his flock. The Review: I knew coming into Carnage, USA #3 that this was going to be the issue that determined how good this series could be. The first issue basically just gave us the premise, the second consisted mainly of setup, and [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Carnage, Carnage USA, Carnage USA #3, Carnage USA #3 review, Clayton Crain, Comic Book Reviews, Doppelganger, Jim Middleton, Marvel Comics, review, USA #3 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Zeb Wells | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 14, 2012 by dfstell
By: Rob Durham (story and art) The Story: A new monstrous plagues Meriem’s town. Review: There’s not a whole lot new to say about about each issue of Cavewoman, as each issue is pretty much like the one before it. There is this “Cavewoman” named Meriem who is sweet, naive and innocent. She mostly goes around in a [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Amryl Press, Cavewoman: Feeding Grounds, Cavewoman: Feeding Grounds #1, Cavewoman: Feeding Grounds #1 review, Dean Stell, review, Rob Durham | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 14, 2012 by dfstell
Original Air Date: February 12, 2012 Five things [SPOILERS]: 1. A pretty drab first 45 minutes… – Man, that was some seriously slow television. There were some high points, like when Andrea had to fetch the arm that mysteriously fell off the dead zombie, but there really wasn’t a lot going on. [Note to creators: [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: AMC, Dean Stell, review, The Walking Dead, TV | 4 Comments »
Posted on February 12, 2012 by DS Arsenault
By: Ed Brubaker (writer), Alan Davis (penciler), Mark Farmer (inker), Laura Martin (colorist) The Story: Powerless, Part 3: Cap and Sharon manage to eke out a victory in a tough fight with the Serpent Squad only for Cap to lose his powers once again. Why? Who’s behind this? Sharon has one theory and the investigation [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Alan Davis, Captain America, Captain America #8, Captain America #8 review, COBRA, Comic Book Reviews, DS Arsenault, Ed Brubaker, Eel, Jack Kirby, Laura Martin, Machinesmith, Mark Farmer, Marvel Comics, Matt Fraction, Mike Zeck, Powerless, Queen Hydra, review, Sharon Carter, Steve Rogers, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
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 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 February 11, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Jason Aaron (writer), Nick Bradshaw (pencils and inks), Walden Wong (inks), Justin Ponsor (colors). The Story: Beast loads the students onto the Magic School Bus! -MILD SPOILER WARNING- I will be discussing a plot point from the middle of this issue, though rather obliquely. If you want the abridged version of my review, skip [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Angel, Arthur C. Clark, Beast, Bobby Drake, Broo, Colossus, Comic Book Reviews, Doop, Hank McCoy, Henry Pym, Iceman, Jason Aaron, Justin Ponsor, Kitty Pryde, Logan, Marvel Comics, Nick Bradshaw, Quire, review, Walden Wong, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, Wolverine & the X-Men #5, Wolverine & the X-Men #5 review, Wolverine and the X-Men, X-Men | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 11, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Chris Yost (writer), Ryan Stegman (pencils) Mike Babinski (inks), Marte Gracia (colors) The Story: Scarlet Spider punches the bad guy, saves the girl, and finally gets an origin that makes sense. What’s Good: It’s fun to watch Kaine argue with himself about his actions. Sure, we know that he’s going to be a hero, [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Annise D. Parker, Chris Yost, Comic Book Reviews, Jim Middleton, Kaine, Marte Gracia, Marvel Comics, Mike Bubanski, Miles Morale, Peter Parker, review, Ryan Stegman, Sacrlet Spider, Salamander, Scarlet Spider #2, Scarlet Spider #2 review, Spider-Man, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Xuihcoatl | 5 Comments »
Posted on February 9, 2012 by dfstell
By: Brian Wood (writer), Danijel Zezelj (artist), Dave McCaig (colors), Travis Lanham (letters), Massimo Carnevale (cover) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: In this long-form story about the early history of Viking Iceland, one family leader tries to become an honest businessman, but can that ever really happen? Three Things: 1. Great series in hindsight. [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Brian Wood, Danijel Zezelj, Dave McCaig, Dean Stell, Mark Doyle, Massimo Carnevale, Northlanders, Northlanders #48, Northlanders #48 review, review, Travis Lanham, Vertigo | 5 Comments »
Posted on February 8, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Matt Fraction (writer), Terry Dodson (penciler), Rachel Dodson (inker), Sonia Oback (colorist) The Story: The Defenders prove their incompetence. The Review: I’m not sure what just happened. I enjoyed The Defenders #1, and while I wasn’t particularly impressed with #2, I still thought the series was on good footing. But after reading The Defenders [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Betty Ross, Comic Book Reviews, Defenders #3, Defenders #3 review, Marvel Comics, Matt Fraction, Namor, Nul, Prester John, Rachel Dodson, review, She Red Hulk, Silver Surfer, Sonia Oback, Sub-Mariner, Terry Dodson, The Defenders, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | 4 Comments »
Posted on February 8, 2012 by dfstell
By: Chuck Dixon (writer), Alex Cal (artist), J. Brown (colors), Shawn Lee (letters), Carlos Guzman (assistant editor) & John Barber (editor) The Story: Cobra has taken over a sovereign country and is driving the civilians out! The Joe’s have to stop them. Five Things: 1. Cobra is a pretty compelling enemy. – The best thing [...]
Filed under: IDW | Tagged: Alex Cal, Carlos Guzman, Chuck Dixon, Dean Stell, G.I. Joe, GI Joe #10, GI Joe #10 review, IDW, J. Brown, John Barber, review, Shawn Lee | 6 Comments »
Posted on February 7, 2012 by dfstell
By: Chris Roberson (writer), Michael Allred (artist), Laura Allred (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor), & Shelly Bond (editor) The Story: The big threat is beginning to show itself. What impact will this have on our main characters? Five Things: 1. Interesting plot development for Gwyn. – Even though I Zombie has an [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Roberson, Dean Stell, Gregory Lockard, I Zombie, IZombie #22, IZombie #22 review, Laura Allred, Michael Allred, review, Shelly Bond, Todd Klein, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 7, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jeff Roenning (writer, co-creator), Jean-Paul Bonjour (co-creator), Robert Love (pencils), Dana Shukartsi (inks), Diego Simone (colors), Drew Gill (letters) & Branwyn Bigglestone (editor) The Story: A rebellious teenage girl makes her way in a zombie apocalypse. Review: This isn’t a bad comic and it has some promise. Let’s start with the positives. The art [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Alpha Girl, Alpha Girl #1, Alpha Girl #1 review, Branwyn Bigglestone, Dana Shukartsi, Dean Stell, Diego Simone, Drew Gill, Image, Jean-Paul Bonjour, Jeff Roenning, review, Robert Love | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 5, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Rick Remender (writer), Greg Tocchini (art), Dean White (color art) The Story: Nightcrawler proves he’s more Sean Connery than Roger Moore. The Review: You know what, Greg Tocchini? You almost had me. I was honestly beginning to think here that you were using such thick, scribbly lines for an artistic purpose. I thought maybe [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Avalon, Captain Britain, Claude Monet, Comic Book Reviews, Deadpool, Dean White, Fantomex, Greg Tocchini, Jim Middleton, Kurt Darkholme, Marvel Comics, Nightcrawler, Psylocke, review, Rick Remender, Uncanny X-Force, Uncanny X-Force #21, Uncanny X-Force #21 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine | 3 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 »
