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Venom #13.1 – Review

Posted on February 14, 2012 by jmiddle3

By: Rob Williams (script), Lee Garbett (art), Rob Schwager (colors) The Story: After a binge in Vegas that’s gone to Hell, Venom, Red Hulk, Ghost Rider, and X-23 spend this issue delving into some self-reflection. The Review: It’s a risky business switching up the creative team within a single story arc. That’s true enough when [...]

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Uncanny X-Force #21 – Review

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 »

Venom #13 – Review

Posted on February 3, 2012 by jmiddle3

By: Rick Remender (writer), Tony Moore (art), Val Staples (color) The Story: Venom, Red Hulk, X-23 and Ghost Rider team up to make sure that what happens in Hell, stays in Hell. The Review: This should be, by all rights, a terrible comic. The concept, “the new New Fantastic Four,” is hardly something fans are [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Circle of Four, Comic Book Reviews, Flash Thompson, Ghost Rider, Jack O' Lantern, Jim Middleton, Johny Blaze, Lan Medina, Marvel Comics, New Fantastic Four, Red Hulk, review, Rick Remender, Tony Moore, Val Staples, Venom, Venom #13, Venom #13 review, Walter Simonson, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, X-23 | 3 Comments »

Venom #12 – Review

Posted on January 24, 2012 by jmiddle3

By: Rick Remender (writer), Lan Medina Nelson DeCastro (artists), Marte Gracia (colors) The Story: What happens in Vegas…could get all your loved-ones killed. The Good: I have a confession to make: this is the issue of Venom I have been waiting for. Don’t get me wrong, I love what Rick Remender has done to rehabilitate [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Comic Book Reviews, Crime-Master, Flash Thompson, Jack O' Lantern, Jim Middleton, Lan Medina, Marte Gracia, Marvel Comics, Nelson DeCastro, review, Rick Remender, Spider-Man, Venom, Venom #12, Venom #12 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »

Uncanny X-Force #20 – Review

Posted on January 21, 2012 by jmiddle3

By: Rick Remender (writer), Greg Tocchini (artist), Dean White (colors) The Story: Fantomex, you’re being tried by a group called the “Captain Britain Corps,” and you have a French accent. Don’t speak in your own defense! The Review: Last issue, two members of the X-Force were abducted by the Captain Britain Corps and brought to [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Captain Britain, Captain Britain Corps, Comic Book Reviews, Deadpool, Dean Stell, Dean White, dr. manhattan, Fantomex, Greg Tocchini, Jerome Opena, Jim Middleton, Kurt Darkholme, Marvel Comics, Merlyn, Nightcrawler, Psylocke, review, Rick Remender, Robbi Rodriguez, Uncanny X-Force, Uncanny X-Force #20, Uncanny X-Force #20 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, X-Force | 6 Comments »

Uncanny X-Force #19.1 – Review

Posted on January 9, 2012 by jmiddle3

By: Rick Remender (writer), Billy Tan (artist), José Villarrubia (colors) The Story: The X-Men of the Age of Apocalypse make a last-ditch effort to relocate into a different X-Men crossover event. The Review: The Point One initiative at Marvel has been an odd little duck. Supposedly, issues with the “.1” label were meant to be [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Age of Apocalypse, Alex Evans, Apocalypse, Azrael, Billy Tan, Dark Angel Saga, David Lapham, JAson Todd, Jean Grey, Jose Villarrubia, Magneto, Marvel Comics, Point One, review, Rick Remender, Roberto De La Torre, Scarlet Witch, Uncanny X-Force, Uncanny X-Force #19.1, Uncanny X-Force #19.1 review, WCBR, Weapon X, Weekly Comic Book Review, X-Men | 4 Comments »

Uncanny X-Force #19 – Review

Posted on December 23, 2011 by jmiddle3

By: Rick Remender (writer), Robbi Rodriguez (art), Dean White with James Campbell (colors) The Story: “The Jean Grey School for Higher Learning is also open for, uh…non-traditional students…” The Review: Issues like Uncanny X-Force #19 can be tricky. It directly follows a massive and thrilling arc, and while the main conflict has been resolved, there [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Age of Apocalypse, Angel, Dark Angel Saga, Dean White, Fantomex, James Campbell, Jean Grey, Kitty Pryde, Marvel Comics, Nightcrawler, Rick Remender, Robbi Rodriguez, Sabretooth, Uncanny X-Force, Uncanny X-Force #19, Uncanny X-Force #19 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, X-Force | 5 Comments »

Uncanny X-Force #18 – Review

Posted on December 15, 2011 by jmiddle3

By: Rick Remender (writer), Jerome Opeña & Esad Ribic (artists), Dean White (colorist The Story: The new Apocalypse gives way to a new Genesis. What’s Good: The Dark Angel Saga has come to a close. It’s been quite a ride. In fact, it’s been such a ride that it’s been hard to follow occasionally. The [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Apocalypse, Archangel, Dark Beast, Deadpool, Dean White, Deathlok, Esad Ribic, Fantomex, Jerome Opena, Marvel Comics, Psylocke, review, Rick Remender, Sunfire, Uncanny X-Force #18, Uncanny X-Force #18 review, WCBR. WeeklyComicBookReview.com, Wolverine | 2 Comments »

Venom #10 – Review

Posted on December 10, 2011 by jmiddle3

By: Rick Remender (writer), Len Medina (pencils), Nelson Decastro (inker), Marty Gracia (colorist) The Story: Flash attends his father’s funeral, and mourns his losses. What’s Good: I’m a big fan of Tony Moore, so when I heard that he would be doing the art for Venom, I started picking up the book basically to see [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Betty Brant, Captain America, Crime-Master, Flash Thompson, Jack O' Lantern, Len Medina, Marvel Comics Reviews, Mary Jane Watson, Matry Gracia, Nelson DeCastro, Rick Remender, Spider-Man, Tom Fowler, Tony Moore, Venom, Venom #10, Venom #10 review, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »

Uncanny X-Force #17 – Review

Posted on November 12, 2011 by dfstell

By: Rick Remender (writer), Jerome Opena (art), Dean White with Jose Villarubia & Chris Sotomayor (colors), Cory Petit (letters) & Jody LeHeup (editor) The Story: Things are almost done in the Dark Angel Saga. Three Things (this one is pretty straight forward and doesn’t need 5 points): 1. The art is very pretty. Stylistically, this isn’t [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Chris Sotomayor, Cory Petit, Dean Stell, Dean White, Jerome Opena, Jody Leheup, Jose Villarubia, Marvel, review, Rick Remender, Uncanny X-Force, Uncanny X-Force #17, Uncanny X-Force #17 review | 16 Comments »

Uncanny X-Force #15 – Review

Posted on September 17, 2011 by dfstell

By: Rick Remender (writer), Jerome Opena (art), Dean White (colors), Cory Petit (letters) & Jody Leheup (editor) The Story: Archangel’s plan to usher in a new Age of _______ starts coming to fruition. What’s good: Jerome Opena’s art is great and Dean White is doing a wonderful job with the color art. These pages are [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Cory Petit, Dean Stell, Dean White, Jerome Opena, Jody Leheup, Marvel, review, Rick Remender, Uncanny X-Force | 1 Comment »

Venom #4 – Review

Posted on June 29, 2011 by paladinking

by Rick Remender (writer), Tony Moore (pencils), Danny Miki (inks), John Rauch (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: It’s Venom vs. Spider-Man in the race to save Betty Brant. What’s Good: Hurray, Tony Moore is back. Tom Fowler is a solid enough artist, but there really isn’t any replacing Moore’s likable, characterful, and slightly [...]

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Uncanny X-Force #11 – Review

Posted on June 3, 2011 by paladinking

by Rick Remender (writer), Mark Brooks (penciller & inker), Andrew Currie (inker), Dean White (colorist), and Cory Petit (letterer) The Story: X-Force heads off to the Age of Apocalypse to acquire the celestial life seed. The Review: Somehow, Rick Remender has become the 90s guy and in a totally good way. Once again, by revisiting [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Age of Apocalypse, Alex Evans, Alex Summers, Apocalypse, Archangel, Betsy Braddock, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Dark Beast, Deadpool, Dean White, Fantomex, Hank McCoy, Kurt Darkholme, Mark Brooks, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Mr. Sinister, Nightcrawler, Psylocke, Rick Remender, Scott Summers, Uncanny X-Force, Uncanny X-Force #11, Wade Wilson, Warren Worthington, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, X-Force, X-Men | 3 Comments »

Venom #3 – Review

Posted on May 28, 2011 by paladinking

by Rick Remender (writer), Tom Fowler (artist), John Rauch (colorist), and Joe Caramagna (letterer) The Story: Trying to stick it out to halt the shipment of Antarctic vibranium, Flash starts losing control of the symbiote. The Review: I had a really strong sense of foreboding when I saw that Tony Moore didn’t draw this book. [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Agent Venom, Alex Evans, Betty Brant, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Crime-Master, Flash Thompson, Jack O' Lantern, John Rauch, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Peter Parker, Rick Remender, Spider-Man, the Henchmen, Tom Fowler, Venom, Venom #3, Venom #3 review, Weekly Comic Book Review | 2 Comments »

Uncanny X-Force #10 – Review

Posted on May 19, 2011 by paladinking

by Rick Remender (script), Billy Tan & Rich Elson (art), Paul Mounts (colors), and Clayton Cowles (letters) The Story: Archangel races to cover things up as a reporter gets footage of his killing a guard, but his actions lead X-Force to believe that Warren is no longer in control. The Review: When you first open [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Archangel, Avengers, Billy Tan, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Dark Angel Saga, Deadpool, Deathlok, Fantomex, Harper Simmons, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Paul Mounts, Psylocke, Rich Elson, Rick Remender, Shadow King, tachyon transmitter, The Guardian, Uncanny X-Force, Uncanny X-Force #10, Uncanny X-Force #10 review, Warren Worthington, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, X-Force, X-Men | Leave a Comment »

Uncanny X-Force #9 – Review

Posted on May 8, 2011 by paladinking

by Rick Remender (script), Billy Tan (art), Dean White (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Logan does a favor for Magneto that has him going solo. The Review: Last month I raved about just how utterly amazing the art provided by Tan and White was and this month, I think it’s even better, though [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Other | Tagged: Alex Evans, Archangel, Billy Tan, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Deadpool, Dean White, Deathlok, Dr. Nemesis, Fantomex, Magneto, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Nazi Germany, Psylocke, Rick Remender, Samurai, Uncanny X-Force, Uncanny X-Force #9, Uncanny X-Force #9 review, Utopia, Warren Worthington, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, X-Force, X-Men | 3 Comments »

Uncanny X-Force: The Apocalypse Sollution HC – Review

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Roman Colombo

Written by Rick Rememder, Art by Jerome Opena with Leonard Manco, colors by Dean White and Chris Sotomayor, cover art by Esad Ribic. The Story: Though Cyclops has ended X-Force, Wolverine and Archangel decide to continue operations, bringing in Deadpool, Psylocke, and Fantomex. Their first mission? Kill Apocalypse! As if this would be hard enough, [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, The Graphic Novel Reader | Tagged: Apocalypse, Archangel, Deadpool, Dean White, Esad Ribic, Fantomex, Jerome Opena, Leonardo Manco, Psylocke, Rick Remender, Uncanny X-Force, Uncanny X-Force Apocalypse Solution, Uncanny X-Force: The Apocalypse Sollution HC, Wolverine | Leave a Comment »

Venom #2 – Review

Posted on April 27, 2011 by paladinking

by Rick Remender (writer), Tony Moore (pencils), Crimelab! Studios (inks), John Rauch (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Flash fights for his life as he finds himself hunted by Kraven in the Savage Land. The Review: It seems that a lot series put out fantastic, promising first issues and then fail to deliver after [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Betty Brant, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Flash Thompson, Kraven, Kraven the Hunter, Kravinoff, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Peter Parker, Rick Remender, Savage Land, Spider-Man, Tony Moore, Venom, Venom #2, Venom #2 review, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »

Uncanny X-Force #8 – Review

Posted on April 23, 2011 by paladinking

by Rick Remender (script), Billy Tan (art), Dean White (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Psylocke and the rest of X-Force go out to take down the Shadow King, but is Archangel the greater threat? The Review: While it’s not packed with dialogue or overly dense with panels, in telling a complete story from [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Archangel, Billy Tan, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Deadpool, Deathlok, Fantomex, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Psylocke, Rick Remender, Shadow King, Uncanny X-Force, Uncanny X-Force #8 review, Uncanny X-Force 8, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, X-Force, X-Men | 1 Comment »

Uncanny X-Force #7 – Review

Posted on April 18, 2011 by paladinking

by Rick Remender (writer), Esad Ribic (pencils), John Lucas (inks), Matt Wilson (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: X-Force fights their way through Deathloks and the World in their mission to take out Father. The Review: While this is probably the best issue of this arc, it still doesn’t quite match up to the [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Archangel, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Deadpool, Deathlok, Esad Ribic, Fantomex, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Psylocke, Rick Remender, The World, Uncanny X-Force, Uncanny X-Force #7, Uncanny X-Force #7 review, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, X-Force, X-Men | Leave a Comment »

Quick Hit Reviews – Week of March 30, 2011

Posted on April 5, 2011 by dfstell

What a strong week for comics! Almost everything last week was at least “pretty good” and that makes us happy at WCBR. Even though we’ll do out duty and tell you when a comic SUCKS, we don’t take any pleasure in doing so and it’s a LOT more fun to talk about what was good. [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Image Comics, Marvel Comics | Tagged: Alex Evans, Alex Maleev, Axel Medellin, Black Panther, Black Panther: The Man Without Fear #516, Black Panther: The Man Without Fear #516 review, Brian Michael Bendis, Captain America, Captain America #616, Captain America #616 review, Daniel Acuna, David Liss, Dean Stell, Ed Brubaker, ELEPHANTMEN: MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN #1, ELEPHANTMEN: MAN AND ELEPHANTMAN #1 review, Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors, Halcyon, Halcyon #4, Halcyon #4 review, Jason Aaron, Jefte Palo, Man and Elephantman, Marc Guggenheim, matthew southworth, Paul Tobin, Proof Endangered, Punisher in the Blood, PUNISHER: IN THE BLOOD #5 review, PUNISHER: IN THE BLOOD 5, Quick Hit Reviews, Richard Starkings, Rick Remender, Riley Rossmo, Ryan Bodenheim, Scarlet, Scarlet #5, Scarlet #5 review, Spider-Girl, Spider-Girl #5, Spider-Girl #5 review, Tara Butters, Wolverine | 2 Comments »

Uncanny X-Force #6 – Review

Posted on March 24, 2011 by paladinking

by Rick Remender (writer), Esad Ribic (pencils), John Lucas (inks), Matt Wilson (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: Fantomex fights to keep the World safe from superpowered Deathloks, but will X-Force bother to save him? Review: In some ways, this latest installment of Uncanny X-Force is a disappointment. A big part of what made [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Archangel, Betsy Braddock, Captain America, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Deadpool, Deathlok, Esad Ribic, EVA, Fantomex, Logan, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Psylocke, Rick Remender, The World, Uncanny X-Force, Uncanny X-Force #6, Uncanny X-Force #6 review, Wade Wilson, Warren Worthington, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, X-Force, X-Men | 1 Comment »

Uncanny X-Force #5.1 – Review

Posted on March 19, 2011 by paladinking

by Rick Remender (writer), Rafael Albuquerque (art), Dean White (colors), and Cory Petit (letters) The Story: X-Force races to stop Lady Deathstrike and the Reavers from destroying Utopia. Review: Out of all the .1 issues thus far, Rick Remender’s Uncanny X-Force may very well have come the closest to accomplishing what the .1 initiative is [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Archangel, Bonebreaker, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Cyclops, Deadpool, Fantomex, Hellfire Commandos, Lady Deathstrike, Logan, Magneto, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Psylocke, Rafael Albuquerque, Reavers, Rick Remender, Scott Summers, Skullbuster, Uncanny X-Force, Uncanny X-Force #5.1 review, Uncanny X-Force 5.1, Utopia, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, X-Force, X-Men | 2 Comments »

Venom #1 – Review

Posted on March 9, 2011 by paladinking

by Rick Remender (writer), Tony Moore (pencils), Crimelab! Studios, Sandu Florea, & Karl Kesel (inks), John Rauch (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters) The Story: Flash goes on a mission to stop an arms-dealer, and the doctor behind his weapons, amidst genocide. The Review: Venom #1 is a very interesting issue insofar as it shows, truly, [...]

Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Antarctic Vibranium, Betty Brant, Charles Buxton, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Ekmecic, Flash Thompson, Jack O' Lantern, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Operation Venom, Rick Remender, Stark, Symbiote, Tony Moore, UN, Venom, Venom #1, Venom #1 review, Vibranium, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »

Quick Hit Reviews – Week of February 23, 2011

Posted on March 1, 2011 by dfstell

Sometimes there are soooo many comics published in a given week (ahem….I’m looking at you Marvel) that despite the heroic efforts of the WCBR writing staff, we simply can’t give every comic a complete review. Thus, the Quick Hit Reviews… New York Five #2 – Wow is Ryan Kelly a great artist! The story here [...]

Filed under: Image Comics, Marvel Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Brian Wood, Dan Abnett, Dean Stell, Echoes, Fred Van Lente, Greg Land, Image, Iron Man - Thor, Iron Man/Thor #4, Iron Man/Thor #4 review, Jed MacKay, Joshua Hale Fialkov, Kieron Gillen, Marjorie Liu, Marvel, Matt Fraction, New York Five, Power Man and Iron Fist, Power Man and Iron Fist #2, Power Man and Iron Fist #2 review, Punisher in the Blood, Punisher: In the Blood #4, Punisher: In the Blood #4 review, Quick Hit Reviews, Rashan Ekedal, Rick Remender, Ryan Kelly, Scott Eaton, Sheldon Vella, The Mission, The Mission #1, The Mission #1 review, Tommy Lee Edwards, Turf, Turf #4, Turf #4 review, Uncanny X-Men, Uncanny X-Men #533, Uncanny X-Men #533 review, Wellington Alves, Will Conrad, X-23, X-Men, X-Men: To Serve and Protect | Leave a Comment »

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