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Flashpoint #1 – Review

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Geoff Johns (writer), Andy Kubert (penciller), Sandra Hope (inker), Alex Sinclair (colorist) The Story: Nothing is as it seems!  Everything isn’t as it should be!  Alright, some things are kind of the same! The Review: I’m a huge fan of parallel-universe nonsense; there are few things quite as fun as taking the familiar and [...]

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The Flash #12 – Review

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Geoff Johns & Scott Kolins (storytellers), Francis Manapul (artist), Michael Atieyh and Brian Buccellato (colorists) The Story: What will Iris do when she walks in on the Flash—with another woman? The Review: There was some risk that this “last” issue of The Flash would come off feeling rushed and inconclusive, what with Flashpoint coming [...]

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Justice Society of America #50 – Review

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: Look out Haggar of Metro City—the Flash is giving you a run for the money in the superhero mayor department. The Review: This has been a good week for oversized, anniversary issues.  Like Action Comics #900, you get a good chunk of the title’s running [...]

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The Flash #11 – Review

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Geoff Johns and Scott Kolins (storytellers), Michael Atiyeh (colorist) The Story: Barry, can’t you see we’re trying to stop you because you can’t stop yourself?! The Review: Juggling two A-stories in a comic can be tricky, especially when one is the ongoing tale and the other is an invasive crossover plot.  But really, Johns [...]

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The Flash #10 – Review

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Geoff Johns (writer), Francis Manapul (artist), Brian Buccellato (colorist) The Story: Nothing like staring yourself in the face and realizing he has a way cooler outfit and ride than you. The Review: Big events can make for fun comics, but they definitely have their downsides too.  One that comes to mind is all the [...]

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Justice Society of America #49 – Review

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Marc Guggenheim (writer), Scott Kolins (artist), Mike Atiyeh (colorist) The Story: What’s better than the JSA?  Double the JSA. The Review: As the short-lived Heroes demonstrated, a massive cast can be a great thing for a series to have: the mix of personalities and storylines do a lot to grab and sustain your interest.  [...]

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Young Justice Episode 8 – Review

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Kevin Hopps (writer) The Story: They say lost Atlantis holds many secrets.  No one says anything about Starros. The Review: When the producers of Young Justice let on their show takes place on a parallel Earth, they opened up literally a whole new world of story possibilities.  They have the double-benefit of using DC [...]

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Justice Society of America #48 – Review

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Marc Guggenheim (writer), Scott Kolins (artist), Mike Atiyeh (colorist) The Story: Dr. Chaos shows exactly how he got his credentials in all-out crazy-making. The Review: Every now and then you’ll hear DC getting some flak for not providing a handy recap page the way Marvel does for all its titles.  You can’t really deny [...]

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The Flash #9 – Review

Posted on February 10, 2011 by paladinking

by Geoff Johns (writer), Francis Manapul (art), Brian Buccellatto (colors), and Sal Cipriano (letters) The Story: Barry Allen finds himself assigned to a very unusual homicide case as Hot Pursuit runs amok in Central City. What’s Good: For the second month in a row, Geoff Johns hits it out of the park on the Flash. [...]

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Justice Society of America #47 – Review

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Marc Guggenheim (writer), Scott Kolins (artist), Mike Ativeh (colorist) The Story: Green Lantern in space!  Dr. Fate wrestles for Lightning’s soul!  Mr. Terrific experiences Flowers for Algernon firsthand! The Review: When DC announced that it’d be holding the price line at $2.99 at the cost of cutting some pages from its titles, there was [...]

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The Flash #8 – Review

Posted on December 31, 2010 by paladinking

by Geoff Johns (writer), Scott Kolins (art), Brian Buccellato (colors), and Sal Cipriano (letters) The Story: The origin of the Reverse Flash…or at least the origin that he creates for himself. What’s Good: In many ways, this issue can be read as one centered around a comic writer gone mad.  Rather, it’s about a character [...]

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The Flash #7 – Review

Posted on December 14, 2010 by paladinking

by Geoff Johns (writer), Scott Kolins (art), Brian Buccellato (colors), and Sal Cipriano (letters) The Story: As Captain Boomerang has a meeting with the Reverse Flash, his back-story is explored. What’s Good: At the very least, Geoff Johns gets an A for effort on this one, as he works his butt off to put as [...]

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The Flash #6 – Review

Posted on November 18, 2010 by paladinking

by Geoff Johns (writer), Francis Manapul (art), Brian Buccellato (colors), and Sal Cipriano (letters) The Story: The Flash goes on trial and tries to settle the score with Top. What’s Good: I remember a little over a year ago, when I lived in the UK (Bristol to be exact), having a conversation about Geoff Johns [...]

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The Flash #5 – Review

Posted on September 24, 2010 by paladinking

by Geoff Johns (writer), Francis Manapul (art), Brian Buccellato (colors), and Sal Cipriano (letters) The Story: The Flash and Top try to stop the Rogues from unleashing the Mirror Lords while the Rogues and Renegades to battle. What’s Good: Despite my feelings to the contrary during the first couple of issues, I’m really starting to [...]

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The Flash #4 – Review

Posted on July 29, 2010 by paladinking

by Geoff Johns (writer), Francis Manapul (art), Brian Buccellato (colors), and Sal Cipriano (letters) The Story: The Flash battles Captain Boomerang in downtown Central City and learns the secrets behind his future murder of Mirror Monarch. What’s Good: I think part of what marks out this issue is the sense of wonder that is present [...]

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The Flash #3 – Review

Posted on July 1, 2010 by paladinking

by Geoff Johns (writer), Francis Manapul (art), Brian Buccellato (colors), and Sal Cipriano (letters) The Story: Captain Boomerang makes a break for it after getting a mysterious upgrade; the Renegades continue their quest to apprehend the Flash. What’s Good: Atmosphere and tone continue to be the strongest thing going for Johns’ new Flash ongoing.  This [...]

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The Flash #2 – Review

Posted on May 14, 2010 by paladinking

by Geoff Johns (writer), Francis Manapul (art), Brian Buccellato (colors), and Sal Cipriano (letters) The Story: The Flash runs from the Renegades and begins his quest to figure out who really killed the Mirror Monarch. What’s Good: The fun and vitality that had me raving about the first issue is still present. This is best [...]

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The Flash #1 – Review

Posted on April 17, 2010 by paladinking

by Geoff Johns (writer), Francis Manapul (art), Brian Buccellato (colors), and Nick J. Napolitano (letters) The Story: Barry Allen gets his first job back at the Central City Police Department, as one of the Rogues turns up dead. What’s Good: As a first issue, I can’t imagine a better outing for the Flash.  This is [...]

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The Flash: Secret Files & Origins 2010 #1 – Review

Posted on April 8, 2010 by paladinking

by Geoff Johns (writer), Scott Kolins & Francis Manapul (art), Michael Atiyeh & Brian Buccellato (colors), and Rob Clark Jr. (letters) The Story: A primer serving as an introduction to the Flashes’ universe, preceded by a short story where Barry grapples with his past. What’s Good: If you’re a reader unfamiliar or only slightly familiar [...]

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Justice Society of America #37 – Review

Posted on April 5, 2010 by paladinking

by Bill Willingham (writer), Jesus Merino (pencils), Jesse Delperdang (inks), Allen Passalaqua (colors), and Rob Leigh (letters) The Story: Mr. Terrific tells the story of how the JSA tried to rally against the Fourth Reich while he, and some big name allies, plot a jailbreak. What’s Good: It’s already pretty clear that Mr. Terrific is [...]

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Blackest Night #7 – Review

Posted on February 27, 2010 by paladinking

by Geoff Johns (writer), Ivan Reis (pencils), Oclair Albert & Joe Prado (inks), Alex Sinclair (colors), and Nick J. Napolitano (letters) The Story: The nature of the white light of creation stands revealed. What’s Good: How high can a single cliffhanger ending raise the overall experience of an entire issue?  That’s often a question I [...]

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Green Lantern #51 – Review

Posted on February 19, 2010 by paladinking

by Geoff Johns (writer), Doug Mahnke (art), Randy Mayor (colors), and Rob Leigh (letters) The Story: Parallax returns to battle the Black Lantern Spectre. What’s Good: This is a really, really fun issue.  A lot of this is thanks to the twists and turns that Johns provides with the emotional spectrum.  One such twist, involving [...]

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Justice Society of America #34 – Review

Posted on December 25, 2009 by DS Arsenault

By: Bill Willingham (writer), Travis Moore (penciller), Dan Green (inker), Allen Passalaqua (colorist) The Story: Merciless, Part One of Two: Dr. Fate’s body is possessed in the temporary HQ of the JSA (the old cave HQ of the JLA). The JSA are getting settled. Mr. Terrific is recuperating from his injuries and tinkers with Mr. [...]

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Blackest Night #4 – Review

Posted on November 2, 2009 by DS Arsenault

by Geoff Johns (writer), Ivan Reis (pencils), Oclair Albert & Joe Prado (Inkers), Alex Sinclair (colorist), Eddie Berganza (editor) The Story: We’re deep in Act II of Blackest Night, so things aren’t going so good. The Flash, Mera and the Atom are being overwhelmed at the JLA headquarters. The heroes of the rest of the [...]

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The Brave and the Bold #28 – Review

Posted on October 26, 2009 by tonyrak

by J. Michael Straczynski (writer), Jesus Saiz (artist) The Story: After sustaining injuries from an experiment gone awry, the Flash finds himself in World War Two Belgium and joins up with the Blackhawks in an effort to survive the war long enough to heal and find a way back to his own time. The Good: [...]

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