Posted on June 8, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (writer & art), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Karen Berger (editor) The Story: How will Tom and gang get free after being captured during that auction house raid last issue? What’s Good: This is a perfectly fine issue of Unwritten. It checks all [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Karen Berger, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #26, The Unwritten #26 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 13, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (creators, writers & art), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Karen Berger (editor) The Story: The gang reunites and sets about trying to steal some of Wilson Taylor’s personal effects from an auction house. What’s Good: I know that people like “jumping on points” [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Karen Berger, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #25, The Unwritten #25 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo | 4 Comments »
Posted on May 8, 2011 by dfstell
By: Chris Roberson (writer), Michael Allred (art), Laura Allred (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor) & Shelly Bond (editor) The Story: After spending the first dozen issues mostly sorting out who these freaky characters are, it seems that we are embarking on our first mission-based story arc having to do with the evil [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Roberson, Dean Stell, Gregory Lockard, I Zombie, iZombie, izombie #13, izombie #13 review, Laura Allred, Michael Allred, review, Shelly Bond, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Zombies | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 14, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (script, story, layouts/creators), Al Davison (finishes), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Joe Hughes (assistant editor) & Pornsak Pichetshote (editor) The Story: Pauly Bruckner, the foul-mouthed rabbit from issue #12, makes a return in a tale that revolves around animal storybook characters trying to journey their way to the [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Al Davison, Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Joe Hughes, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Pornsak Pichetshote, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #24, The Unwritten #24 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 10, 2011 by dfstell
By: Chris Roberson (writer), Gilbert Hernandez (art), Laura Allred (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor) & Shelly Bond (editor) The Review: Anyone who has followed my reviews of this series knows that I’m a serious fan of Mike Allred’s art, so when I first flipped this issue open, I said, “Hey! This isn’t [...]
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Posted on March 17, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (creators), Vince Locke (finishes on book sequences), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters) & Pornsak Pichetshote (editor) The Story: Having learned a LOT about the interconnected nature of stories, Tom Taylor begins to learn where his own powers come from. Intro: One of the good and the bad things [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Pornsak Pichetshote, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #23, The Unwritten #23 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Vince Locke | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 13, 2011 by dfstell
By: Chris Roberson (writer), Michael Allred (art), Laura Allred (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Gregory Lockard (assistant editor) & Shelly Bond (editor) The Story: Kinda a wrapping up story as many loose ends are secured. What’s Good: Roberson and Allred have done a yeoman’s job of world building over the first eleven issues of I, Zombie. [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Roberson, Dean Stell, Gregory Lockard, I Zombie, laura all, Michael Allred, review, Shelly Bond, Todd Klein, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 7, 2011 by dfstell
By: Grant Morrison (writer), Sean Murphy (artist), Dave Stewart (colors), Todd Klein (letters), Pornsak Pichetshote (associate editor) & Karen Berger (editor) The Story: Joe the Barbarian wraps up. Will “the dying boy” overcome a hypoglycemia? And what will become of his family’s home? What’s Good: Sean Murphy’s art is very, very good. There isn’t a [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Dave Stewart, Dean Stell, Grant Morrison, Joe the Barbarian, Joe the Barbarian #8, Joe the Barbarian #8 review, Karen Berger, Pornsak Pichetshote, review, Sean Murphy, Todd Klein, Vertigo | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 10, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (creators), Vince Locke (finishes on Moby Dick sequences), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters) & Pornsak Pichetshote (editor) The Story: Many secrets are revealed about how one can move in and out of stories. What’s Good: Yes! This book really has its mojo back. After a really rough patch [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Pornsak Pichetshote, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #22, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Vince Locke | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 8, 2011 by dfstell
By: Chris Roberson (writer), Michael Allred (art), Laura Allred (colors), Todd Klein (letters) & Shelly Bond (editor) The Story: Gwyn has to talk to someone from her pre-zombie life in order to calm the voices in her head. What’s Good: Many of the conceptual things in this issue are very strong and have been strong throughout [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Roberson, Dean Stell, I Zombie, I Zombie #10, I Zombie #10 review, Laura Allred, Michael Allred, review, Shelly Bond, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Zombie #10 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 13, 2011 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (creators), Vince Locke (inks on some scenes), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters) and Pornsak Pichetshote (editor) The Story: Tom is stuck in Moby Dick and one of his friends is now a confirmed vampire! What’s Good: I am soooo glad this series has gotten its mojo back. I [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Dean Stell, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Pornsak Pichetshote, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #21, The Unwritten #21 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Vince Locke | 2 Comments »
Posted on January 8, 2011 by dfstell
By: Chris Roberson (writer), Michael Allred (art), Laura Allred (colors), Todd Klein (letters) & Shelly Bond (editor) The Story: Gwyn goes out on a date with a monster hunter. What’s Good: At its core, this comic has a ton of potential as just a human relationship type of comic. Sure the main character is a [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Roberson, Dean Stell, I, I Zombie, Laura Allred, Michael Allred, review, Shelly Bond, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Zombie #9, Zombie #9 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on December 17, 2010 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (as creators since they don’t specify what they each do), Vince Locke (inks on ~5 pages), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters) & Pornsak Pichetshote (editor) The Story: Big event happens in the relationship between Lizzie and Tom as they tackle the story of Moby Dick. What’s Good: This [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Comic Book Reviews, Dean Stell, Mike Carey, Moby Dick, Peter Gross, Pornsak Pichetshote, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #20, The Unwritten #20 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Vince Locke, Weekly Comic Book Review | 3 Comments »
Posted on November 25, 2010 by SoldierHawk
by J.H. Williams III (writer/artist), W. Haden Blackman (co-writer), Amy Reeder (artist: Kate sequence), Dave Stewart (colors), Todd Klein (letters) The Story: Bruce Wayne spends time observing, assessing and testing the newest, self-appointed member of the Bat family. What’s Good: Regular readers of this site will know that I am a HUGE fan of both [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Amy Reeder, Batman, Batwoman, Batwoman #0, Batwoman #0 review, Comic Book Reviews, Dave Stewart, Haden Blackman, J.H. Williams III, Todd Klein, weekly comic book reviews | 2 Comments »
Posted on November 11, 2010 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (creators), Vince Locke (inks on a few pages), Chris Chuckry (colors), Todd Klein (letters) & Pornsak Pichetshote (editor) The Story: Our heroic trio takes their act to the States and we get more confusing background on the mysterious organization. What’s Good: Peter Gross does a wonderful job with the [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Comic Book Reviews, Dean Stell, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Pornsak Pichetshote, review, The Unwritten, the Unwritten #19, The Unwritten #19 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Vince Locke, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 30, 2010 by dfstell
By: David Hine (writer), Scott McDaniel (pencils), Andy Owens (inks), Guy Major (colors) & Todd Klein (letters) The Story: The finale to The Imposters story-line sees a free-for-all, murderous riot erupt at the carnival. What’s good: Are you alternately bored and confused by Grant Morrison’s meta-epic “Return of Bruce Wayne”? Are you having a hard [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Andy Owens, Comic Book Reviews, David Hine, DC, Dean Stell, Detective Comics, Detective Comics #870, Detective Comics #870 review, Guy Major, review, Scott McDaniel, Todd Klein, Weekly Comic Book Review | 3 Comments »
Posted on October 15, 2010 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (co-creators), Chris Chuckry (colors) & Todd Klein (letters) The Story: Interesting things are afoot with the shadowy organization pulling all the strings in the Unwritten universe. What’s Good: These reviews could be cut-n-paste every month. “Another very strong issue of Unwritten. Interesting concepts and a few intriguing reveals combined [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Comic Book Reviews, Dean Stell, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #18, The Unwritten #18 review, Todd Klein, Unwritten, Vertigo, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on October 9, 2010 by dfstell
By: Chris Roberson (writer), Michael Allred (art), Laura Allred (colors) & Todd Klein (letters) The Story: Now that we know where zombies, vampires & ghosts come from, what about were-terriers? What’s Good: Roberson has a pretty complex story to tell and has to deal with the challenge of establishing all of the expansive groundwork for [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Roberson, Comic Book Reviews, Dean Stell, Ghosts, I, I Zombie, Laura Allred, Michael Allred, review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Weekly Comic Book Review, were-terrier, zombie, Zombie #6, Zombie #6 review, Zombies | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 3, 2010 by dfstell
By: David Hine (writer), Scott McDaniel (pencils), Andy Owen (inks), Guy Major (colors) & Todd Klein (letters) The Story: The impostor-Batman & Joker are revealed as this story moves towards a conclusion. What’s Good: If you missed Bruce Wayne detective stories (and don’t read Batman Confidential), you’ll probably enjoy this issue/arc of Detective Comics. This [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Andy Owens, Comic Book Reviews, David Hine, DC, Dean Stell, Detective Comics, Detective Comics #869, Detective Comics #869 review, Guy Major, review, Scott McDaniel, Todd Klein, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 29, 2010 by dfstell
By: David Hine (writer), Scott McDaniel (pencils), Andy Owens (inks), Guy Major (colors) & Todd Klein (letters) The Story: The imposter crisis runs amok as Gothamites dress up as Joker and Batman and cause mayhem. What’s Good: This is a clever little story for what it is. After reading Batman #702 and then spending time [...]
Filed under: DC Comics | Tagged: Andy Owens, Batman, Comic Book Reviews, David Hine, DC, Dean Stell, Detective Comics, Detective Comics #868, Detective Comics #868 review, Guy Major, review, Scott McDaniel, Todd Klein, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on August 13, 2010 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (creators/script/art), Chris Chuckry (colors) & Todd Klein (letters) The Story: Tom Taylor finally gets to talk to his long-lost father and Lizzie Hexam goes to her Dickensian home. What’s Good: After being a central character in The Unwritten, it was nice to finally see Wilson Taylor. Seriously, one of [...]
Filed under: Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Comic Book Reviews, Dean Stell, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #16, The Unwritten #16 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Weekly Comic Book Review | 4 Comments »
Posted on July 14, 2010 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (writing & art), Chris Chuckry (colors) & Todd Klein (letters) The Story: Mysteries abound…. Will Wilson Taylor reveal himself? Where is Lizzie Hexam running off to? And can Tom Taylor and Savoy evade the cops and Count Ambrosio? What’s Good: A lot… This has been such a pleasurable series [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Comic Book Reviews, Dean Stell, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, The Unwritten #15, The Unwritten #15 review, Todd Klein, Vertigo, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on July 11, 2010 by paladinking
by Chris Roberson (writer), Michael Allred (art), Laura Allred (colors), and Todd Klein (letters) The Story: The hunters continue their vampire-chase with Horatio meeting Gwen in the process, someone discovers Scott’s secret, and Gwen meets the mummy. What’s Good: Without a doubt, the best thing about iZombie, this issue included, is Michael Allred’s art. It [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Alex Evans, Chris Roberson, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, DC Comics, Diogenes, Ellie, Ellie the Ghost, Gwen Dylan, Horatio, I Zombie, iZombie, iZombie #3, izombie 3 review, Laura Allred, Mike Allred, monster hunters, paintball, Scott, Spot, Todd Klein, vampires, Vertigo Comics, Weekly Comic Book Review, werewolf | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 18, 2010 by paladinking
by Bill Willingham (writer), Mark Buckingham (pencils), Steve Leialoha & Andrew Pepoy (inks), Lee Loughridge (colors), and Todd Klein (letters) The Story: The flashback tale continues, detailing how the two sisters were separated and what exactly happened to Snow White thereafter. What’d Good: It’s always relatively good fun whenever Willingham gets to tell a good [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews, Vertigo | Tagged: Andrew peopy, Bill Willingham, Comic Book Reviews, Fables, Fables #96, Fables #96 review, Lee Loughridge, Mark Buckingham, Steve Leialoha, Todd Klein, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 10, 2010 by dfstell
By: Mike Carey & Peter Gross (creators), Chris Chuckry (colors) & Todd Klein (letters) The Story: The promise of a new Tommy Taylor book is promising to bring both purported author Wilson Taylor and his quasi-fictional son, Tom, out of hiding. The book appears to be total “poo” and isn’t written in Wilson’s normal style, [...]
Filed under: DC Comics, Vertigo | Tagged: Chris Chuckry, Comic Book Reviews, Dean Stell, Mike Carey, Peter Gross, review, The Unwritten, Todd Klein, Unwritten, Unwritten #14, Unwritten #14 review, Vertigo Comics, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
