Posted on May 10, 2012 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Charlie Adlard (art), Cliff Rathburn (gray tones), Rus Wooton (letters) & Sina Grace (editor) The Story: Rick and his scouting party return to Arlington with news of the Bigger World. Recap/Review (with SPOILERS): As was the case last month, The Walking Dead shows how much better it works when the reader can see [...]
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Posted on April 20, 2012 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Charlie Adlard (art), Cliff Rathburn (gray tones), Rus Wooton (letters) & Sina Grace (editor) The Story: A finale to the Larger World story-arc hints at possible future conflicts. The Review (with SPOILERS): Yea!!! We have a direction for the story leading up to issue #100! That’s good and it’s in keeping with [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, Dean Stell, Image, review, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, Sina Grace, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead #96, The Walking Dead #96 review | 1 Comment »
Posted on March 29, 2012 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Charlie Adlard (art), Cliff Rathburn (gray tones), Rus Wooton (letters) and Sina Grace (editor) The Story: Rick and gang finally see the community called Hilltop. A Few Things: [as always....with SPOILERS] Glad to finally see this place. - Well, it’s taken us a long time to reach this Hilltop joint. At least 2-3 issues, right? For [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, Dean Stell, Image, review, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, Sina Grace, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead #95, The Walking Dead #95 review | 5 Comments »
Posted on March 2, 2012 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Charlie Adlard (artist), Cliff Rathburn (grey tones), Rus Wooton (letters) & Sina Grace (editor) The Story: The gang sets out to find one of these new cities that we’ve been hearing so much about. A few things: [with SPOILERS] 1. Too much writing for the trade. - There was a time when TWD was equally [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, Dean Stell, Image, review, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, Sina Grace, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead #94, The Walking Dead #94 review, Zombies | 10 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 | 6 Comments »
Posted on January 25, 2012 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Charlie Adlard (artist), Cliff Rathburn (gray tones), Rus Wooton (letters) & Sina Grace (editor) The Story: Is this promise of a new colony a blessing or a threat? Five Things: 1. How do you know who to trust? - I really do like how TWD continues to be about everything BUT [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, Dean Stell, Image, review, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, Sina Grace, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead #93, The Walking Dead #93 review | 8 Comments »
Posted on December 15, 2011 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Charlie Adlard (artist), Cliff Rathburn (gray tones), Rus Wooton (letters) & Sina Grace (editor) The Story: New stuff pops up, but is this going to be a threat or an opportunity? Five things: 1. Glad to see something intriguing happen! - I was really hard on the last issue of TWD. The [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Charlie Adlard, Cliff, Cliff Rathburn, Dean Stell, Image, review, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, Sina Grace, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead #92, The Walking Dead #92 review, Zombies | 2 Comments »
Posted on November 16, 2011 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Charlie Adlard (art), Cliff Rathburn (gray tones), Rus Wooton (letters) & Sina Grace (editor) The Story: Life drags on inside the Arlington enclave. Five Things: [SPOILER WARNING] 1. What a bummer resolution to the Rick-Andrea situation! Really? Issue #90 ends with Rick and Andrea having a passionate kiss and then we [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, Sina Grace, The Walking Dead #91, The Walking Dead #91 review, The Walking Dead #91 Weekly Comic Book Review reviw, Weekly Comic Book Review, Zombies | 16 Comments »
Posted on October 27, 2011 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Charlie Adlard (penciler/inker), Cliff Rathburn (gray tones), Rus Wooton (letters) & Sina Grace (editor) The Story: How will Rick respond to the plot against him. Five things: As always, this is a FULL SPOILERS review…. 1). This was a really “meh” story cycle. This climax and aftermath to the plot against [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Charlie Adlard, Dean Stell, Image, review, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, Sina Grace, The Walking Dead, Zombies | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 5, 2011 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Charlie Adlard (art), Cliff Rathburn (gray tones), Rus Wooton (letters) & Sina Grace (editor) The Story: Will the Alexandria survivors accept Rick & Gang as the leaders of the settlement? SPOILER WARNING What’s Good: It’s nice that Kirkman isn’t screwing around with the newest threat. There have been times in the [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, Dean Stell, Image, review, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead #89, The Walking Dead #89 review, Zombies | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 8, 2011 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Greg Capullo & Mr. Sheldon (pencils), Jonathan Glapion, Todd McFarlane & LeBeau Underwood (inks), FCO Plascencia & Ivan Plascencia, Comicraft (letters) & Jen Cassidy (managing editor) The Story: A final duel with the Apparition comes to an ending with help from an unlikely source. The Review: As you can tell from [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Comicraft, Dean Stell, FCO Plasencia, Greg Capullo, Haunt, Haunt #17, Haunt #17 review, Image, Ivan Plascencia, Jen Cassidy, Jonathan Glapion, LeBeau Underwood, Mr. Sheldon, review, Robert Kirkman, Sheldon Vella, Todd McFarlane | 4 Comments »
Posted on August 30, 2011 by SoldierHawk
Invincible #82: PREVIEW Written by: Robert Kirkman Art by: Ryan Ottley Colored by:Fco Plasencia Face-to-face with Universa. She came from a distant planet, wielding unimaginable power, seeking to drain our planet dry of all energy. Invincible was able to stop her. But how long can she be contained… and what can be done with her? [...]
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Posted on August 17, 2011 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Charlie Adlard (art), Cliff Rathburn (gray tones), Rus Wooton (letterer) & Sina Grace (editor) The Story: Life goes on in the Alexandria compound now that someone has woken up from a coma. What’s Good: As with all Walking Dead reviews I do, this review contains SPOILERS…. Honestly, there isn’t a whole [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, Comic Book Reviews, Dean Stell, Image, review, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, Sina Grace, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead #88, The Walking Dead #88 review, Weekly Comic Book Review, Zombies | 8 Comments »
Posted on August 4, 2011 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Rob Liefeld (pencils), Liefeld & Adelso Corona (inks), Hi-Fi Design (colors), Rus Wooton (letters) & Sina Grace (editor) The Story: A man has to go back in time to fight a war. What’s Good: The concept for this comic is pretty solid and interesting. Discussing it here is slightly spoiler-y but if [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Adelso Corona, Dean Stell, Hi-Fi Design, Image, Infinite, Infinite #1, Infinite #1 review, review, Rob Liefeld, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, Sina Grace | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 2, 2011 by SoldierHawk
The Infinite #1 (of 6) Story by: Robert Kirkman Art By: Rob Liefeld Cover By: Rob Liefeld Freedom fighter Bowen has lost everything in the war against The Infinite. His only hope is to travel back in time to prevent their world domination before it starts! Bowen can’t do this alone, he must turn to [...]
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Posted on July 20, 2011 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (creator & writer), Charlie Adlard (artist), Cliff Rathburn (gray tones), Rus Wooton (letters) & Sina Grace (editor) The Story: The survivors of the Alexandria compound set about rebuilding their walls and their lives. What’s Good: [The top portion of this review is spoiler-free. I'll have discussion of the big "Oh crap!" spoiler [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, Dean Stell, Image, review, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, Sina Grace, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead #87, The Walking Dead #87 review, Zombies | 3 Comments »
Posted on June 30, 2011 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Charlie Adlard (art), Cliff Rathburn (gray tones), Rus Wooton (letters) & Sina Grace (editor) The Story: The survivors reestablish their status quo in the wake of the big zombie attack from several issues ago. What’s Good: Robert Kirkman is a master of the slow burn. Every story cycle he starts out [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, Dean Stell, Image, review, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, Sina Grace, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead #86, The Walking Dead #86 review | 3 Comments »
Posted on June 28, 2011 by SoldierHawk
THE WALKING DEAD #86 story ROBERT KIRKMAN art & cover CHARLIE ADLARD & CLIFF RATHBURN How do we deal with what comes next? RETAILER WARNING: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
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Posted on May 25, 2011 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Charlie Adlard (art), Cliff Rathburn (gray tones), Rus Wooton (letters) & Sina Grace (editor) The Story: The humans clean up after laying a massive smack down on the zombies in last month’s issue. [SPOILER WARNING ] What’s Good: Comics can’t be breakneck all the time. The Walking Dead is a marathon [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, Dean Stell, Image, review, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, Sina Grace, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead #85, The Walking Dead #85 review, Zombies | 4 Comments »
Posted on May 24, 2011 by paladinking
by Robert Kirkman (writer), Jason Howard (artist & colorist), and Rus Wooton (letterer) The Story: The Kingstons fit out SD with some new Arctic gear as he and Derek go up North to battle Tricerachops and a new enemy…the Exile. The Review: I’ll admit that I’ve often not been kind to Robert Kirkman when chatting [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Bruce Kingston, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Derek Dynamo, Dino-Men, Doctor Dynamo, Dynamo Dome, dynore, Erica Kingston, Erin Kingston, Image Comics, Jason Howard, Max Maximus, Robert Kirkman, Sarah Kingston, Super Dinosaur, Super Dinosaur 2, the Exile, Tricerachops, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
Posted on May 20, 2011 by paladinking
by Robert Kirkman (writer), Jason Howard (artist & colorist), and Rus Wooton (letterer) The Story: Derek Dynamo tells of the origins of his buddy SD, the creation of SD’s harness, the discovery of Inner Earth, and the blossoming of Max Maximus’ villainous tendencies. The Review: I’ll admit, comic books weren’t a huge part of my [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Bruce Kingston, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Dino-Men, Dr. Dynamo, Dynamo Dome, dynore, Erica Kingston, Erin Kingston, Image Comics, Inner Earth, Jason Howard, Max Maximus, Robert Kirkman, Sarah Kingston, Super Dinosaur, Super Dinosaur FCBD, Super Dinosaur Origin Special, Super Dinosaur Origin Special #1, Super Dinosaur Origin Special #1 review, Weekly Comic Book Review | 4 Comments »
Posted on May 20, 2011 by paladinking
by Robert Kirkman (writer), Cory Walker (penciller & inker), Dave Stewart & Chris Chuckry (colorists), and Rus Wooton (letterer) The Story: Science Dog desperately tries to rewrite history. The Review: Time for me to come clean: I’ve never really been a fan of Cory Walker. Invincible co-creator or not, his work always seemed a little [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Cory Walker, Dave Stewart, Image Comics, INVINCIBLE, Invincible comic, Robert Kirkman, Science Dog, Science Dog Special, Science Dog Special #2 review, Science Dog Special 2, Weekly Comic Book Review | 2 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 27, 2011 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Charlie Adlard (art), Cliff Rathburn (gray tones), Rus Wooton (letters) & Sina Grace (editor) The Story: After the shocking events of the last issue, the survivors need to man-up. What’s Good: [SPOILER WARNING] If you thought that this issue would continue the bloodbath we got last month, you would be wrong. [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, Comic Book Reviews, Dean Stell, Image, review, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, Sina Grace, The Walking Dead, The Walking Dead #84, The Walking Dead #84 review, Weekly Comic Book Review, Zombies | 5 Comments »
Posted on April 23, 2011 by dfstell
By: Robert Kirkman (writer), Jason Howard (art & colors), Rus Wooton (letters) & Sina Grace (editor) The Story: A boy genius and his Super Dinosaur friend fight an evil scientist. What’s Good: Comics for kids… Some folks think we need a lot more comics for kids since most of the people reading comics are 30-45 [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, Image, Jason Howard, review, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, Sina Grace, Super Dinosaur, Super Dinosaur #1, Super Dinosaur #1 review | 2 Comments »