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 [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Charlie Adlard, Cliff Rathburn, Dean Stell, Image, review, Robert Kirkman, Rus Wooton, Sina Grace, The Walking Dead, Zombies | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 23, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jonathan Hickman (writer), Nick Pitarra (artist), Rachelle Rosenberg (colors) & Rus Wooton (letters) The Story: The Manhattan Projects goes looking for some Nazi scientists. Recap/Review: Folks who enjoyed Hickman’s Pax Romana are going to enjoy this series a LOT. This issue perhaps doesn’t have quite the novelty of issue #1, but it still keeps that hard [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, Image, Jonathan Hickman, Nick Pitarra, Rachelle Rosenberg, review, Rus Wooton, The Manhattan Projects | Leave a Comment »
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 April 12, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jonathan Hickman (writer), Ryan Bodenheim (artist), Michael Garland (colors) & Rus Wooton (letters) The Story: Conspiracies, secrets, duplicity and some good, old-fashioned torture. Review: [SPOILER WARNING] This issue does precisely what a #1 issue needs to do: Compel you to buy the second issue! That’s no small challenge in this comic market where despite pathetic sales [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Dean Stell, Image, Jonathan Hickman, Michael Garland, review, Rus Wooton, Ryan Bodenheim, Secret, Secret #1, Secret #1 review | Leave a 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 8, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jonathan Hickman (writer), Nick Pitarra (artist), Cris Peter (colors) and Rus Wooton (letters) The Story: What if there was more going on during the Manhattan Project than we were told? Review: This was really good. Anyone who has been a fan of Hickman’s creator owned works knows that he can whip up some crazy ideas and [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Conspiracy Theory, Cris Peter, Dean Stell, Image, Jonathan Hickman, Nick Pitarra, review, Rus Wooton, The Manhattan Projects, The Manhattan Projects #1, The Manhattan Projects #1 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 January 15, 2012 by dfstell
By: Nate Cosby & Ben McCool (writers), Breno Tamura (artist), Kevin Colden & Jordie Bellaire (colors), Rus Wooton (letters) The Story: A bunch of Cuban-born agents are trying to break into a prison to kill someone. Three Things: 1. I feel like I missed an issue! – This isn’t necessarily the writers’ fault. I’m pushing [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Ben McCool, Breno Tamura, Dean Stell, Image, Jordie Bellaire, Kevin Colden, Nate Cosby, Pigs, Pigs #5, Pigs #5 review, review, Rus Wooton | 2 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 17, 2011 by dfstell
By: Nate Crosby & Ben McCool (writers), Breno Tamura (artist), Chris Sotomayor (colorist) & Rus Wooton (letters) The Story: A possible Cold War era sleeper cell is activated in the United States. What’s good: This is a tricky review because the big thing in this issue is what happens on the final page. I’m not [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Ben McCool, Breno Tamura, Chris Sotomayor, Dean Stell, Image, Nate Crosby, Pigs, review, Rus Wooton | 1 Comment »
Posted on September 4, 2011 by dfstell
By: Joe Casey (writer), Mike Huddleston (art & colors), Rus Wooton (letters), Sonia Harris (graphic design) The Story: Butcher Baker in the clutches of Jihad Jones. Oh my! The Review: This continues to be the book that it was when it launched: A comic unafraid to show just about any kind of story with wonderful [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Butcher Baker, Butcher Baker the Righteous Maker, Dean Stell, Image, Joe Casey, Mike Huddleston, review, Rus Wooton, Sonia Oback, The Righteous Maker #6, The Righteous Maker #6 review | 3 Comments »
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 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 July 4, 2011 by dfstell
By: Joe Casey (writer), Mike Huddleston (art & colors), Rus Wooton (letters) & Sonia Harris (graphic design) The Story: The Butcher’s anti-heroic crisis get’s taken up a notch. What’s Good: Back in April, when I reviewed Issue #1 of this series, I expressed some concern that this series could grow stale once readers had seen [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Butcher Baker, Butcher Baker the Righteous Maker, Dean Stell, Image, Joe Casey, Mike Huddleston, review, Rus Wooton, Sonia Harris, The Righteous Maker, The Righteous Maker #4, The Righteous Maker #4 review | 2 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 May 28, 2011 by dfstell
By: Joe Casey (writer), Mike Huddleston (art & colors), Rus Wooton (letters), Sonia Harris (graphic design) The Story: The super-villains and the Cannonball Run-esque Sheriff all want to catch Butch Baker. What’s Good: This is a series for folks who like to see a comic that is simply unafraid to say or show anything. The [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Butcher Baker the Righteous Maker, Butcher Baker the Righteous Maker #3, Butcher Baker the Righteous Maker #3 review, Dean Stell, Image, Joe Casey, Mike Huddleston, review, Rus Wooton, Sonia Harris | 2 Comments »
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 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 »
