Posted on February 3, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jeff Lemire (writer and artist), Jose Villarrubia (colors), Carlos M. Mangual (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: Will Jepperd go back to save his friends in the dam? Five Things [Light spoilers]: 1. $hit is starting to hit the fan back at the dam. – This is issue 2 [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Carlos M. Mangual, Dean Stell, Gregory Lockard, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, Mark Doyle, review, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #30, Sweet Tooth #30 review, Vertigo | 4 Comments »
Posted on January 5, 2012 by dfstell
By: Jeff Lemire (writer & artist), Jose Villarrubia (colors), Carlos M. Mangual (letters) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: We return to the present day story of Sweet Tooth and learn some disturbing things about the refuge in the dam. Five Things: 1. Nice to return to “normal” Sweet Tooth. – The just completed arc [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Carlos M. Mangual, Dean Stell, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, Mark Doyle, review, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #29, Sweet Tooth #29 review, Vertigo | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 13, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Matt Kindt (artist), Carlos M. Mangual (letters) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: The final chapter of this late-1800′s story showing a possible origin for the Sweet Tooth universe. Four Things: 1. Very streamlined story without many answers. - I usually break my reviews up into five bullet points, but the story [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Carlos M. Mangual, Dean Stell, Jeff Lemire, Mark Doyle, Matt Kindt, review, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #28, Sweet Tooth #28 review, Vertigo | 4 Comments »
Posted on November 5, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Matt Kindt (art and colors), Carlos M. Mangual (letters) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: The possible origin of the plague that is affecting the “current” Sweet Tooth universe is revealed. Five things: 1. An interesting and unique “origin”. Sweet Tooth is an apocalypse story just like The Walking Dead, The [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Carlos M. Mangual, Dean Stell, Jeff Lemire, Mark Doyle, Matt Kindt, review, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #27, Sweet Tooth #27 review, Vertigo | 4 Comments »
Posted on October 8, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Lemire (writer), Matt Kindt (artist & paints), Pat Brosseau (letters) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: A flashback to 1911-era Alaska and a possible glimpse of what triggered the plague that has wiped out much of humanity in the present day Sweet Tooth story. What’s Good: Matt Kindt is probably the perfect artist [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Dean Stell, Jeff Lemire, Mark Doyle, Matt Kindt, Pat Brosseau, review, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #26, Sweet Tooth #26 review, Vertigo | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 11, 2011 by dfstell
By: Jeff Lemire (writer, artist & colorist), Jose Villarubia (colorist), Pat Brosseau (letters) & Mark Doyle (editor) The Story: Choices for the good guys: stay in the dam or continue to Alaska? The Review: This wasn’t the best story cycle of Sweet Tooth, so I’m kinda glad that its over and we’re on to new [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Dean Stell, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarubia, Mark Doyle, Pat Brosseau, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #25, Sweet Tooth #25 review, Vertigo | 1 Comment »
Posted on August 9, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Lemire (creator), Jose Villarrubia (colorist) The Story: Somebody tell me this isn’t death and I’m just trippin’. The Review: One of the most inadequately written scenes in Flashpoint: The World of Flashpoint #3 involves Traci 13, spear in her gut, internally commenting, “So this is what dying is like.” The line is effectively [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Dr. Singh, Gus, Jeff Lemire, Jepperd, Jose Villarrubia, Lucy, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #24, Sweet Tooth #24 review, Vertigo, Vertigo Comics | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 9, 2011 by paladinking
by Jeff Lemire (writer & artist), Jose Villarrubia (colors), and Pat Brousseau (letters) The Story: Gus and co. debate whether or not to leave the Dam for Alaska. What’s Good: This is the sort of script that really shows off what a strong, ensemble cast Lemire has put together and ends up being all about [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comic, Endanger Species, Gus, hybrids, Jeff Lemire, Jepperd, Jose Villarrubia, post-apocalyptic, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #23, Sweet Tooth #23 review, Sweet Tooth Endangered Species, Vertigo Comics, Weekly Comic Book Review | 2 Comments »
Posted on June 7, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen
By: Jeff Lemire (creator), Jose Villarrubia (colorist) The Story: “Shoot first, ask later” seems to be the rule of thumb in this world. The Review: In my review of Fables #104, I mentioned the difficulties in jumping into the middle any series. So it was with some trepidation I waded into Sweet Tooth, which hasn’t [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: DC, DC Comics, Dr. Singh, Gus, Jeff Lemire, Jepperd, Jose Villarrubia, Lucy, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #22, Sweet Tooth #22 review, Vertigo | 1 Comment »
Posted on April 13, 2011 by dfstell
Is there ever going to be a “light week” of comics again? Seriously, have these companies see the sales numbers? Try as we might, sometimes we cannot get to everything for a full review, thus….the Quick Hits Reviews…. Avengers: The Children’s Crusade #5 – This was my “pick of the week” and it really [...]
Filed under: Image Comics, Marvel Comics | Tagged: Allan Heinberg, Annihilators, AVENGERS: THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE, Avengers: The Childrens Crusade #5, Avengers: The Childrens Crusade #5 review, Axe Cop: Bad Guy Earth, Ben McCool, Dan Green, Dean Stell, Ethan Nicolle, Fear Itself: The Home Front, Fear Itselt: The Homefront #1, Fear Itselt: The Homefront #1 review, Image, James Stokoe, Jeff Lemire, Jim Cheung, Marvel, Memoir, Nathan Edmondson, Nikki Cook, Orc Stain, Quick Hit Reviews, Sweet Tooth, The Intrepids, Who is Jake Ellis, WHO IS JAKE ELLIS? #3 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 6, 2011 by paladinking
by Jeff Lemire (writer & artist), Nate Powell, Emi Lenox, & Matt Kindt (art), Jose Villarrubia (colors), and Patrick Brosseau (letters) The Story: Lucy, Becky, and Wendy share their histories with one another as they wander through the forest. The Review: One certainly can’t fault Jeff Lemire for not taking creative risks with Sweet Tooth. [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Becky, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, Emi Lenox, Jeff Lemire, Lucy, Matt Kindt, Nate Powell, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #19, Sweet Tooth #19 review, The Sick, Vertigo Comics, Walter Fish, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wendy | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 6, 2011 by paladinking
by Jeff Lemire (writer & artist), Jose Villarrubia (colors), and Pat Brosseau (letters) The Story: Gus and the gang hit the road to Alaska, readjusting to the outside world. What’s Good: Jeff Lemire is never afraid of getting experimental with Sweet Tooth’s layouts, and nowhere is this more on display than this month, where the [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Bobby, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, dystopia, Gus, Jeff Lemire, Jepperd, Johnny, Jose Villarrubia, Miss Lucy, post-apocalyptic, Preserve, Singh, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #18, Sweet Tooth #18 review, Vertigo Comics, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wendy | 2 Comments »
Posted on January 10, 2011 by paladinking
by Jeff Lemire (writer & artist), Jose Villarrubia (colors), and Pat Brosseau (letters) The Story: As the battle for the militia camp reaches its bloody end, Jepperd learns the truth about his child. What’s Good: Beneath all the evocative writing, moody visuals, experimental layouts, and grim atmosphere, Sweet Tooth is a damned good story. It’s [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Abbot, Alex Evans, Animal Armies, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, Dr. Singh, Gus, hybrid, hybrid children, hybrid cult, Jeff Lemire, Jepperd, Jose Villarrubia, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #17 review, Sweet Tooth 17, Vertigo Comics, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 5, 2010 by paladinking
by Jeff Lemire (writer & artist), Jose Villarrubia (colors), and Pat Brousseau (letters) The Story: Jepperd and the hybrid cultists prepare for war, Gus makes good his escape, and Singh and Abbott unearth some secrets about Gus’ family. What’s Good: This is one hell of an issue and the best issue of Sweet Tooth to [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Abbott, Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, Gus, hybrid, Jeff Lemire, Jepperd, Jose Villarrubia, Singh, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #15, Sweet Tooth #15 review, Vertigo Comics, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 4, 2010 by paladinking
by Jeff Lemire (writer), Pier Gallo (art), Jamie Grant (colors), and John J. Hill (letters) The Story: Superboy defends Smallville from a major member of Superman’s rogues gallery. What’s Good: Reading this first issue of Superboy, it’s clear that there are two different Jeff Lemires at work here. There’s the contemplative, indie creator attuned to [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Conner Kent, DC Comics, DC Universe, DCU, Essex County, Jamie Grant, Jeff Lemire, Kon-El, Lori Luthor, Ma Kent, Parasite, Phantom Stranger, Pier Gallo, Poison Ivy, Simon Valentine, Smallville, Smallville High, Superboy, Superboy #1, Sweet Tooth, Weekly Comic Book Review | 3 Comments »
Posted on August 8, 2010 by paladinking
by Jeff Lemire (writer & artist), Jose Villarrubia (colors), and Pat Brosseau (letters) The Story: Singh recounts the outbreak of the plague while Gus finds glimmers of humanity in the camp. What’s Good: This is one of the issues that shows not only Lemire’s creativity, but his bravery in his willingness to experiment with the [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, Dr. Singh, Gus, hybrids, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, post-apocalyptic, Singh, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #12 review, Sweet Tooth 12, the plague, The Sick, Vertigo Comics, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 10, 2010 by paladinking
by Jeff Lemire (writer & artist), Jose Villarrubia (colors), and Pat Brosseau (letters) The Story: Louise’s death, Jepperd’s imprisonment by the militia, and his ensuing deal with Abbott are recounted. What’s Good: The trip Lemire has been taking the grizzled, hardened Jeppered on lately has certainly been an interesting one, if only because of how [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Abbott, Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, dystopia, hybrids, In Captivity, Jeff Lemire, Jepperd, Louise Jepperd, post-apocalyptic, science militia, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #11, Sweet Tooth #11 review, the plague, The Sick, Vertigo Comics, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 6, 2010 by paladinking
by Jeff Lemire (writer & artist), Jose Villarrubia (colors), and Pat Brosseau (letters) The Story: Singh uses hypnosis to lead Gus through his past on a search for answers. What’s Good: After falling just the tiniest bit short of his usual gold standard last month, Lemire kicks us in the teeth with one of his [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Abraham, Alex Evans, Bible, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, divine authorship, Dr. Singh, Gus, hypnosis, In Captivity, Jeff Lemire, Jose Villarrubia, Long Pines State Wilderness Park, Nebraska, post-apocalyptic, Singh, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #10, Sweet Tooth #10 review, The Preserve, Vertigo Comics, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 7, 2010 by paladinking
by Jeff Lemire (writer & artist), Jose Villarrubia (colors), and Pat Brosseau (letters) The Story: The curtain is pulled back a little more on Jepperd’s past, while Singh tries to gain Gus’ trust. What’s Good: Despite its focus on a small number of characters, it’s become clear that Sweet Tooth is quite often about betrayal. [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Abbott, Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, dystopian, Essex County, hybrid, Jeff Lemire, Jepperd, Jose Villarrubia, Louise, post-apocalyptic, Singh, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #9, Sweet Tooth #9 review, Vertigo Comics, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 9, 2010 by paladinking
by Jeff Lemire (writer & artist), Jose Villarrubia (colors), and Pat Brosseau (letters) The Story: Gus meets Dr. Singh and has a shocking revelation. Meanwhile, Jepperd simply tries to forget. What’s Good: Despite being in a post-apocalyptic future full of horrid people, and despite starring a boy that’s half deer, like most of the past [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, Dr. Singh, Gus, hybrids, Jeff Lemire, Jepperd, Jose Villarrubia, post-apocalyptic, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #8, Sweet Tooth #8 review, The Preserve, Vertigo Comics, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 30, 2009 by Ray Hilario
FORWARD Welcome to WCBR’s year end comic book industry report card. In essence, this report card is a list of offerings we’ve enjoyed and disliked for the entire year 2009. There was definitely a lot of debate over each editor’s pick, and in the end we just decided to let everyone have their say. Let [...]
Filed under: Features | Tagged: Batman and Robin, Batman: Earth One, Batwoman, Bendis, Best Comics in 2009, Captain America Reborn, Comic Book Review, Detective Comics, Gary Frank, Geoff Johns, Green Arrow and Black Canary, Greg Rucka, Haunt, Hellboy: The Wild Hunt, Hulk, Incognito, Jason Aaron, Madame Xanadu: Disenchanted, Nic Klein, Powers, Sweet Tooth, The Unwritten, Todd McFarlane, Tony Stark | 8 Comments »
Posted on December 5, 2009 by paladinking
by Jeff Lemire (writer & artist), Jose Villarrubia (colors), and Pat Brosseau (letters The Story: Becky’s secret is revealed, as Gus and Jepperd come face to face with the seedy underbelly of Lemire’s post-apocalyptic world. What’s Good: Lemire truly takes us into deep waters this month, and what we get is an incredibly disturbing book. [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, Gus, hybrids, Jeff Lemire, Jepperd, Out of the Deep Woods, plague, post-apocalyptic, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #4, Sweet Tooth #4 review, The Preserve, The Road, Vertigo, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 9, 2009 by paladinking
by Jeff Lemire (writer and artist), Jose Villarrubia (colors), and Pat Brosseau (letters) The Story: Gus and his savior, Jepperd hit the road and get to know each other a little, inevitably they run into their first bit of trouble. What’s Good: Once again, Lemire’s minimalist approach works wonders. As a new, major character is [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC, Essex County, Gus, Jeff Lemire, Jepperd, pandemic, post-apocalyptic, Sweet Tooth, Vertigo, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 6, 2009 by pozzyfreak
Kyle’s Top Picks Best of the Past Week: Secret Warriors #8 - The ”God of Fear, God of War” arc continues to impress the hell out of me thanks to the strong character work that’s been done for both Phobos and his father, Ares. Most Anticipated: Dark Reign: The List – Secret Warriors #1 – Predictable choice, [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Dynamite Entertainment, Image Comics, Marvel Comics, Other, Picks of the Week, Reviews, Top Cow | Tagged: Agents of Atlas, Amazing Spider-Man, Astonishing X-Men #31, Batman, Batman and Robin, Captain America Theater of War Ghosts of my Country, Criminal: Sinner #1, Daredevil, Dark Reign: the List, DC Comics, Deadpool Strange Tales, Doctor Voodoo Avengers of the Supernatural, DOCTOR VOODOO: AVENGER OF THE SUPERNATURAL #1, Dynamite Entertainment, Ghost Rider, Green Lantern, Haunt, Image, Image Comics, Justice League Cry for Justice, Magog, Marvel Comics, New Krypton, Planetary, Robert Kirkman, Secret Warriors, Shang Chi: Master of Kung Foo, Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Superman, Superman, Sweet Tooth, Thor, Todd McFarlane, Top Cow, Vengence of the Moon Knight, War Heroes, Warren Ellis, WCBR, WCBR Top Picks, weekly comic book review.com, weeklycomicbookreview.com, Witchblade, Wonder Woman, X-Men | 2 Comments »
Posted on September 3, 2009 by paladinking
by Jeff Lemire (writer & artist), Jose Villarrubia (colors), and Pat Brosseau (letters) The Story: Meet Gus, a strange animal/boy hybrid born in the wake of an apocalyptic pandemic. In this issue he deals with death, while he’s hunted by some bad men. Along the way, he meets a possible friend. What’s Good: I feel [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, Essex County, Gus, hybrids, Jeff Lemire, post-apocalyptic, Sweet Tooth, Sweet Tooth #1, Vertigo, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »