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Green Lantern Corps #8 – Review

hh By: Peter J. Tomasi (writer), Fernando Pasarin (penciller), Scott Hanna (inker), Gabe Eltaeb (colorist) The Story: This promotion better come with some cosmic benefits—health and dental! Thgge Review: Guy Gardner reminds me a lot of a certain type of dude I used to know back as an undergrad: loud, strident, and not afraid to [...]

Green Lantern Corps #7 – Review

By: Peter J. Tomasi (writer), Claude St. Aubin (penciller), Scott Hanna (inker), Gabe Eltaeb (colorist) The Story: There’s a reason why the benefits are so good when you join the Green Lanterns. The Review: I don’t know about you, but I know that for me, living in our pampered, lily-handed world, the sweatiest decisions I’ve [...]

Suicide Squad #7 – Review

By: Adam Glass (writer), Clayton Henry & Ig Guara (pencillers), Scott Hanna (inker), Val Staples (colorist) The Story: Shacking up with the Joker?  Where’s a disapproving mother when you need one? The Review: Part of what makes Joker so compelling as a character is the question of how much of his behavior is genuine madness [...]

Suicide Squad #6 – Review

By: Adam Glass (writer), Clayton Henry (artist), Scott Hanna (inker), Vale Staples & Hi-Fi (colorists) The Story: If any couple deserves the tag of “Crazy Love,” these two do. The Review: As a rule, I have no hesitation in jumping into the middle of a series with little to no context whatsoever.  In fact, it’s [...]

Green Lantern Corps #5 – Review

By: Peter J. Tomasi (writer), Fernando Pasarin (artist), Scott Hanna (inker), Gabe Eltaeb (colorist) The Story: For fast, easy disposal of mortal enemies, send ‘em to the Mean Machine! The Review: The best part about a piece of serial fiction, one that can go on indefinitely, is the opportunity to build and flesh out a [...]

Green Lantern Corps #4 – Review

By: Peter J. Tomasi (writer), Fernando Pasarin (penciller), Scott Hanna (inker), Gabe Eltaeb (colorist) The Story: Wanted: a suitable candidate to be good cop to Guy Gardner’s bad cop. The Review: With all these different teams and organizations and forces running around the DCU, with all their various agendas and missions, you’d expect there to [...]

Green Lantern Corps #3 – Review

By: Peter J. Tomasi (writer), Geraldo Borges (penciller), Scott Hanna (inker), Gabe Eltaeb (colorist) The Story: With the Green Lantern Corps, you’ll learn all about the importance of teamwork! The Review: While diversity is something we all like to promote in theory, the fact is anytime you have a lot of people with diverse backgrounds [...]

The Incredible Hulk #2 – Review

by Jason Aaron (writer), Marc Silvestri, Whilce Portacio, & Billy Tan (pencils), Michael Broussard & Eric Basaldua (pencil assists), Scott Hanna (finishes), Joe Weems, Rick Basaldua, Jay Leisten, Don Ho, & Crimelab Studios (inks), Sunny Gho (colors), and Ed Dukeshire (letters) The Story: Hulk meets the MAD Squad and man, oh man, I think Bruce [...]

Avengers Academy #21 – Review

By: Christos Gage (writer), Sean Chen (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Jeremy Cox & Veronica Gandini (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), John Denning & Jake Thomas (assistant editors) & Bill Rosemann (editor) The Story: After the destruction of the Infinite Mansion during Fear Itself, the Avengers Academy needs a new home, and possibly a new direction. Five [...]

Green Lantern Corps #2 – Review

By: Peter J. Tomasi (writer), Fernando Pasarin (penciller), Scott Hanna (inker), Gabe Eltaeb (colorist) The Story: Here’s a natural resources shortage solution for you: just steal ‘em. The Review: While the main Green Lantern title offers an epic scope to its tales, Green Lantern Corps shows how even the nitty-gritty grind of a Lantern’s daily [...]

Incredible Hulks #635 – Review

Heart of the Monster by: Greg Pak (writer), Paul Pelletier (art), Danny Miki (inks), Morry Hollowell (colors) & Simon Bowland (letters) Conclusion by: Pak (writer), Tom Grummett (art), Cory Hamscher & Scott Hanna (inks), Jesus Aburtov (colors) & Bowland (letters) Jake Thomas (assistant editor) & Mark Paniccia (editor) The Story: Greg Pak wraps up the [...]

Herc #4 – Review

By: Greg Pak & Fred Van Lente (writers), Neil Edwards (penciller), Scott Hanna (inker), Jesus Aburtov (colorist) The Story: What?  No pitchforks and torches? The Review: When it comes to solo heroics, writers usually take the trend of letting their hero baby-step his way long steadily bigger and greater trials before pitting him against the [...]

Herc #3 – Review

By: Greg Pak & Fred Van Lente (writers), Neil Edwards (penciller), Scott Hanna (inker), Jesus Aburtov (colorist) The Story: None of you guys are holding, right?  She’ll get seriously mad if you’re holding. The Review: Sometimes crossover events can really hijack a title, forcing the storyline into a direction it never had any intention of [...]

Avengers Academy #14 – Review

By: Christos Gage (writer), Sean Chen (penciller), Scott Hanna (inker), Jeromy Cox (colorist), John Denning (assistant editor), Bill Rosemann (editor) The Story: Electro attacks France’s main science institute while most of the full-fledged Avengers are away. The kids need a chance to prove themselves and Electro isn’t the baddest guy in town. When they get [...]

Amazing Spider-Man #660 – Review

By: Fred Van Lente & Dan Slott (writers), Mike McKone & Stefano Caselli (art), Marte Gracia (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Ellie Pyle (assistant editor) & Stephen Wacker (editor) Infestation back-up by: Slott (writer), Lee Garbett (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Edgar Delgado (colors) & Caramagna (letters) Ghost Rider back-up by: Rob Williams (writer), Garbett (pencils), Alejandro [...]

Avengers Academy #13 – Review

By: Christos Gage (writer), Sean Chen (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Jeromy Cox (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), John Denning (assistant editor) & Bill Rosemann (editor) The Story: The Avengers Academy teachers throw a prom for the kids. What’s Good: There’s a lot of good character development in this issue for the Academy kids and teachers and [...]

Herc #2 – Review

By: Greg Pak & Fred Van Lente (writers), Neil Edwards & Scott Hanna (artists), Jesus Aburtov (colorist) The Story: Step right up and have your drink shaken, not stirred by a living legend!  Seriously. The Review: There are plenty of mythological figures running around in comics, two of the biggest being Thor and Wonder Woman [...]

Avengers Academy #11 – Review

By: Christos Gage (writer), Tom Raney (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Jeromy Cox (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), John Denning (assistant editor) & Bill Rosemann (editor) The Story: Veil makes a mistake that brings the Academy students into conflict with a Grade A bad dude. What’s Good: Gage uses a very clever writing trick to show the [...]

Amazing Spider-Man #650 – Review

By: Dan Slott (writer), Humberto Ramos (pencils), Carlos Cuevas, Nikki Damon & Victor Olazaba (inks), Edgar Delgado (colors), Joe Caramanga (letters) & Stephen Wacker (editor) Marc Gargan back-up: Slott (writer), Neil Edwards (pencils), Scott Hanna (inks), Morry Hollowell (colors) & Chris Eliopoulos (letters) The Story: A new Spidey-suit makes its debut, as Peter Parker gets [...]

Batman and Robin #12 – Review

By: Grant Morrison (writer), Andy Clarke, Scott Hanna, Dustin Nguyen (artists), Alex Sinclair (colorist) The Story: The Mexican Train, Part 3: Robin is still being controlled by his mother (read whatever Freudian angle you want into that) and therefore trying to kill Batman. They duke it out, but Batman pulls out some tech and some [...]

Batman and Robin #11 – Review

By: Grant Morrison (writer), Andy Clarke (penciller), Scott Hanna (inker) The Story: Batman versus Robin Part Two: Batman explores the cave network beneath the Wayne Manor, surer than ever that Red Robin is right– Bruce Wayne is alive. In the meantime, Robin and Sexton, exploring the graves behind Wayne Manor, are suddenly accosted by four [...]

Terror Inc. Apocalypse Soon #4 – Review

By David Lapham (Writer), Koi Turnbull (Pencils), Scott Hanna w/ Mark Pennington (Inks), Juan Doe (Art on pgs. 11-23), and C. Garcia (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: I really hope Mr. Terror has a future sooner rather than later. David Lapham has done great things with Terror during the Apocalypse Soon mini-series, so it’d [...]

Terror Inc. Apocalypse Soon #3 – Review

By David Lapham (Writer), Koi Turnbull & Xurxo G. Penalta (Art), Scott Hanna & Tom Palmer (Inks), and Sotocolor’s C. Garcia (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: Thanks to David Lapham’s excellent character work, Terror Inc. Apocalypse Soon is one of the year’s best surprises. The Story: Terror and Mrs. Primo meet up with a [...]

R.E.B.E.L.S. #5 – Review

By Tony Bedard (writer), Claude St. Aubin (artist),  Scott Hanna (artist), and Jose Villarrubia (colorist) The Story: Dox’s ship is being boarded by some bounty hunters under the thumb of a pretty vicious Durlan, at the same time Astrild Storm-Daughter, one of Starro’s lieutenants, comes for him too. I can’t say too much more without [...]

Terror Inc. – Apocalypse Soon #2

By David Lapham (Writer), Koi Turnbull (Pencils), Scott Hanna & Mark Pennington (Inks), and Sotocolor’s C. Garcia (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: The character work in the first issue of Terror Inc. impressed me far more than the plots being developed.  I hope things get more exciting and less predictable in the second issue [...]

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