Posted on October 8, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Yanick Paquette (artist), Nathan Fairbairn (colorist) The Story: Watch Alec become one with nature. The Review: Swamp Thing has a vast, complex history, written by some incredibly brilliant, but also ambitiously complicated folks: Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar. What you wind up getting is some incredibly rich, spellbinding stories, but [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Abigail Arcane, Alec Holland, DC, DC Comics, Nathan Fairbairn, Parliament of Trees, Scott Snyder, Sethe, Swamp Thing, Swamp Thing #2, Swamp Thing #2 review, the Green, Yanick Paquette | 5 Comments »
Posted on October 5, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Scott Snyder and Scott Tuft (writers), Attila Futaki (artist) The Story: Jack and his cross-dressing friend start making their way to Louisiana by busking, using Jack’s violin playing. Then they run into Victor the Travelling Phonograph Salesman, version 2.0. He invites them to his apartment and starts feeding them liquor and playing bear trap [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Attila Futaki, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Comics, DS Arsenault, Image, Image Comics, review, Reviews, Scott Snyder, Scott Tuft, Severed #3, Severed #3 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | 7 Comments »
Posted on September 28, 2011 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Jordi Bernet (artist), Dave McCaig (colorist), Pat Brosseau (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: The secret history of Skinner Sweet and John Book. Who knew? What’s Good: This is how to do a fill-in artist! Usually when you substitute someone for regular artist Rafael Albuquerque, it [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: American Vampire, American Vampire #19, American Vampire #19 review, Dave McCaig, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Jordi Bernet, Mark Doyle, Pat Brosseau, review, Scott Snyder, Vertigo | 6 Comments »
Posted on September 25, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Scott Snyder & Scott Tuft (writers), Attila Futaki (art) The Story: “Part Two: New Skin”: We catch up with the orphan Frederick (with his new apprenticeship) and the runaway Jack (on a train). I’d argue that Frederick has got more trouble eating at him, but really, Jack has also got some problems that are [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Attila Futaki, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, DS Arsenault, review, Reviews, Scott Snyder, Scott Tuff, Severed #2, Severed #2 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | 5 Comments »
Posted on September 21, 2011 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Greg Capullo (pencils), Jonathan Glapion (inks), FCO Plascencia (colors), Richard Starkings & Jimmy Betancourt (letters), Katie Kubert (assistant editor), Janelle Asselin (associate editor) & Mike Marts (editor) The Review: All the “in the know” comic fans had really high hopes for this issue because it is (a) written by Scott Snyder [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Batman, Batman #1, Batman #1 review, Batman reboot, DC, Dean Stell, FCO Plasencia, Greg Capullo, Janelle Asselin, Jimmy Betancourt, Jonathan Glapion, Katie Kubert, Mike Marts, review, Richard Starkings, Scott Snyder | 22 Comments »
Posted on September 9, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Yanick Paquette (artist), Nathan Fairbairn (colorist) The Story: I’m telling you, man—I don’t like the way that shrub is looking at me! The Review: Despite Swamp Thing’s illustrious career, we really do know oh so very little about its human originator, botanist Alec Holland. Snyder has already covered in several interviews [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alec Holland, Clark Kent, DC, DC Comics, Nathan Fairbairn, Scott Snyder, Superman, Swamp Thing, Swamp Thing #1, Swamp Thing #1 review, the Green, Yanick Paquette | 19 Comments »
Posted on August 29, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder & Lowell Francis (writers), Gene Ha (artist), Art Lyon (colorist) The Story: It’s a bird, it’s a plane—it’s a flying muscleman with Super-Seiyan hair! The Review: If you’re going to write one of these Elseworlds-type stories, my unsolicited suggestion would be to really take the plunge into the alternate universe aspect of [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Art Lyon, DC, DC Comics, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Project Superman, Flashpoint: Project Superman #3, Flashpoint: Project Superman #3 review, Gene Ha, General Lane, Kal-El, Lois Lane, Lowell Francis, Project Superman, Scott Snyder, Subject Zero, Superman | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 25, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder, Kyle Higgins, Ryan Parrott (writers), Trevor McCarthy & Graham Nolan (artists), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Side-effects may include dizziness, shortness of breath, and murderous rages. The Review: The tagline on the cover of this issue goes, “The secret history of Gotham revealed!” Honestly, I don’t see why they even bother. Every [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Architect, Batman, Batman: Gates of Gotham, Batman: Gates of Gotham #5, Batman: Gates of Gotham #5 review, Blackbat, Cassandra Cain, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Gates of Gotham, Graham Nolan, Guy Major, Kyle Higgins, Red Robin, Robin, Ryan Parrott, Scott Snyder, Tim Drake, Trevor McCarthy | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 25, 2011 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Rafael Albuquerque (artist), Dave McCaig (colorist), Pat Brosseau (letterer), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: The final issue of the WWII/Pacific-theatre story is here. Some folks will survive and some won’t. What’s Good: I’m going to pick at a few things below, but overall….this is another strong [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: American Vampire, American Vampire #18, American Vampire #18 review, Dave McCaig, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Mark Doyle, Pat Brosseau, Rafael Albuquerque, review, Scott Snyder, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 12, 2011 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Jock & Francesco Francavilla (artists), David Baron & Francavilla (colors), Jared K. Fletcher (letters), Katie Kubert (assistant editor), Janelle Asselin (associate editor) & Mike Marts (editor) The Story: The Jim Gordon, Jr. story comes to an explosive close. What’s Good: SPOILER WARNING. What a great issue! The way Snyder brought Joker [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: David Baron, DC, Dean Stell, Detective Comics, Detective Comics #881, DETECTIVE COMICS #881 review, Francesco Francavilla, Janelle Asselin, Jared K. Fletcher, Jock, Katie Kubert, Mike Marts, review, Scott Snyder | 6 Comments »
Posted on August 12, 2011 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Sean Murphy (artist), Dave Stewart (colors), Pat Brosseau (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) and Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: Cash & Felecia’s mission to Nazi-occupied Europe looks bleak as the Nazis have been revealed to be league with vampires. What’s Good: Everything about this issue is good (again) and that’s almost [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: American Vampire, American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest #3, American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest #3 review, Dave Stewart, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Mark Doyle, Pat Brosseau, review, Scott Snyder, Sean Murphy, Survival of the Fittest, vampires, Vertigo | 2 Comments »
Posted on August 3, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder, Kyle Higgins, Ryan Parrott (writers), Dustin Nguyen & Derec Donovan (artists), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: Dammit Tim, I’m a detective, not a historian! The Review: With DC’s top creators on blistering track to launch their new lineup come fall and maintain a steady release pace afterward, it’s little wonder the current [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Architect, Batman, Batman: Gates of Gotham, Batman: Gates of Gotham #4, Batman: Gates of Gotham #4 review, Black Bat, Cassandra Cain, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Derec Donovan, Dick Grayson, Dustin Nguyen, Gates of Gotham, Gotham, Gotham City, Guy Major, Kyle Higgins, Red Robin, Robin, Ryan Parrott, Scott Snyder, Timothy Drake | 8 Comments »
Posted on August 2, 2011 by SoldierHawk
Severed #1 Story: SCOTT SNYDER & SCOTT TUFT Art / cover: ATTILA FUTAKI ‘NOTHING WASTED,’ Part One 1916. A man haunts the roads; a man with sharp teeth and a hunger for flesh. When 12-year-old Jack Garron runs away from home, he’ll see how quickly the American Dream becomes a nightmare. Be there at the [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Attilia Futaki, Scott Snyder, Scott Tuft, Severed #1, Severed #1 preview | 2 Comments »
Posted on August 2, 2011 by DS Arsenault
By: Scott Snyder and Scott Tuft (writers), Attila Futaki (artist) The Story: An old man receives a letter that sends the story backward to an innocent, menacing time forty years earlier, a time before he lost his arm. The Review: Snyder, Tuft and Futaki were in complete control of this story. From panel one, I [...]
Filed under: Image Comics | Tagged: Attila Futaki, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Comics, DS Arsenault, Image, Image Comics, review, Reviews, Scott Snyder, Scott Tuft, Severed #1, Severed #1 advanced review, Severed #1 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com | 1 Comment »
Posted on July 27, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder & Lowell Francis (writers), Gene Ha (artist), Art Lyon (colorist) The Story: “I’m only hurting you because I love you so much,” takes on all new meaning. The Review: Traditionally, we tend to see Superman’s values and virtues as something bred in him by the good, wholesome, Midwestern upbringing of Ma and [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Art Lyon, Clark Kent, DC, DC Comics, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Project Superman, Flashpoint: Project Superman #2, Flashpoint: Project Superman #2 review, Gene Ha, General Lane, Kal-El, Krypto, Lois Lane, Lowell Francis, Project Superman, Sam Lane, Scott Snyder, Superman | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 20, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder, Kyle Higgins, Ryan Parrott (writers), Trevor McCarthy (artist), Guy Major (colorist) The Story: We’ll cross that bridge when we get there—providing it doesn’t collapse first. The Review: Business is a dirty field; even with the best intentions, it’s pretty difficult to wade into it and come out as clean as you started. [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Batman: Gates of Gotham, Batman: Gates of Gotham #3, Batman: Gates of Gotham #3 review, Black Bat, Cassandra Cain, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Gates of Gotham, Guy Major, Hush, Kyle Higgins, Oswald Cobblepot, Penguin, Red Robin, Robin, Ryan Parrott, Scott Snyder, The Penguin, Tim Drake, Tommy Elliot, Trevor McCarthy | 2 Comments »
Posted on July 16, 2011 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Francesco Francavilla (artist & colors), Jared K. Fletcher (letters), Katie Kubert (assistant editor), Janelle Asselin (associated editor) & Mike Marts (editor) The Story: Now that the cat is out of the bag about Jim, Jr.’s true nature, is there anything that could make this Detective Comics issue creepier? What’s Good: [SPOILER [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: DC, Dean Stell, Detective Comics, Detective Comics #879, Detective Comics #879 review, Francesco Francavilla, Janelle Asselin, Jared K. Fletcher, Katie Kubert, Mike Marts, review, Scott Snyder | 1 Comment »
Posted on July 13, 2011 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Sean Murphy (artist), Dave Stewart (colors), Pat Brosseau (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: Cash and Felicia enter Nazi-occupied Europe in a search for a secret that can help them in their battle against the vampires. What’s Good: As a reviewer, you run out of superlatives [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: American Vampire, American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest #2, AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST #2 review, Dave Stewart, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Mark Doyle, Nazis, Pat Brosseau, review, Scott Snyder, Sean Murphy, Survival of the Fittest, vampires, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 29, 2011 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Jock (art), David Baron (colors), Sal Cipriano (letters), Katie Kubert (assistant editor), Janelle Asselin (associate editor) & Mike Marts (editor) The Story: Batman fights a killer whale and the true nature of Jim Gordon, Jr. is revealed. What’s Good: [Spoiler warning] Something that I noted in my advance review of American [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: David Baron, DC, Dean Stell, Detective Comics, Detective Comics #878, Detective Comics #878 review, Janelle Asselin, Jock, Katie Kubert, Mike Marts, review, Sal Cipriano, Scott Snyder | 6 Comments »
Posted on June 29, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder & Lowell Francis (writers), Gene Ha (artist), Art Lyon (colorist) The Story: What, you think you’re better than us? Oh, you actually are? Never mind. The Review: In the world of Flashpoint, a lot of things have gone wacky, and one of the most significant ones is there is no man in [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Art Lyon, DC, DC Comics, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Project Superman, Flashpoint: Project Superman #1, Flashpoint: Project Superman #1 review, Gene Ha, General Lane, Lowell Francis, Project Superman, Scott Snyder, Superman | 3 Comments »
Posted on June 27, 2011 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Rafael Albuquerque (art), Dave McCaig (colors), Pat Brosseau (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: When we last saw our Vassals of the Morning Star (masquerading as American Marines), they ran into some Imperial Japanese soldiers on a Pacific island infested with some funky vampires. Will this [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: American Vampire, American Vampire #16, American Vampire #16 review, Dave McCaig, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Mark Doyle, Pat Brosseau, Rafael Albuquerque, review, Scott Snyder, vampires, Vertigo | 3 Comments »
Posted on June 22, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Scott Snyder & Kyle Higgins (writers); Trevor McCarthy (artist); Guy Major (colorist) The Story: This city’s getting way too hot for me—it’s freaking on fire, man! The Review: It’s a well-known phenomenon in fiction that the more effort you put into giving your story background and depth, the more life it takes on. You [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Batman, Batman: Gates of Gotham, Batman: Gates of Gotham #2, Batman: Gates of Gotham #2 review, Cassandra Cain, Damian Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Gotham, Gotham City, Guy Major, Hush, Kyle Higgins, Red Robin, Robin, Scott Snyder, The Penguin, Tim Drake, Tommy Elliot, Trevor McCarthy | 7 Comments »
Posted on June 8, 2011 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Sean Murphy (art), Dave Stewart (colors), Pat Brosseau (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: It’s 1941 and the Vassals of the Morning Star are on a mission to stamp out some vampires and head off on a secret mission to Nazi-controlled Europe. High Expectations: American Vampire [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: American Vampire, AMERICAN VAMPIRE: SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST #1, American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest #1 review, Dave Stewart, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Mark Doyle, Pat Brosseau, review, Scott Snyder, Sean Murphy, Survival of the Fittest, vampires, Vertigo | 10 Comments »
Posted on May 27, 2011 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Jock (art), David Baron (colors), Sal Cipriano (letters), Katie Kubert (assistant editor), Janelle Asselin (associate editor) & Mike Marts (editor) The Story: Batman (Grayson-style) gets closer to finding out who put the ocra with the dead girl in the bank. What’s Good: This is what I want Batman stories to be [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: David Baron, DC, Dean Stell, Detective Comics, Detective Comics #877, Detective Comics #877 review, Janelle Asselin, Jock, Katie Kubert, Mike Marts, review, Sal Cipriano, Scott Snyder | 3 Comments »
Posted on May 26, 2011 by dfstell
By: Scott Snyder (writer), Rafael Albuquerque (art), Dave McCaig (colors), Pat Brosseau (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: Henry’s gang of vampire hunter/soldiers runs for their lives on the Japanese island of Taipan in WWII. What’s Good: Fun and exciting story? Check! A sense of mystery? Check! Great art? Check! [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: American Vampire, American Vampire #15, American Vampire #15 review, Dave McCaig, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Mark Doyle, Pat Brosseau, Rafael Albuquerque, review, Scott Snyder, vampires, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
