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Sweet Tooth #19 – Review

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. [...]

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DMZ #62 – Review

Posted on February 21, 2011 by paladinking

by Brian Wood (writer), Riccardo Burchielli (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: We get back to the present day, as Matty Roth finds himself as the eyes and ears at the vanguard of the US invasion of the DMZ. The Review: I cannot begin to express how relieved and overjoyed [...]

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Fables #102 – Review

Posted on February 20, 2011 by paladinking

by Bill Willingham (writer), Mark Buckingham (pencils), Steve Leialoha (inks), Lee Loughridge (colors), and Todd Klein (letters) The Story: Ozma begins to assemble a super team under the guidance of Pinocchio as the Dark Man threatens Haven. The Review: As weird as it seems at first, and as dubious the reasoning is behind it, this [...]

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Sweet Tooth #18 – Review

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 [...]

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Sweet Tooth #17 – Review

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 [...]

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Unknown Soldier #25 – Review

Posted on November 8, 2010 by paladinking

by Joshua Dysart (writer), Alberto Ponticelli (art), Oscar Celestini (colors), and Clem Robins (letters) The Story: Moses comes face to face with Joseph Kony in the explosive series finale. What’s Good: Though the mid-twenties has proven a frequent cancellation point for Vertigo series, the end has come too soon for Unknown Soldier. With that said, [...]

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Sweet Tooth #15 – Review

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 [...]

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What We’re Looking Forward To In November

Posted on October 31, 2010 by paladinking

Dean There is a LOT to look forward to in November. For one thing, there is a lot of neat stuff in the Spider-Man world as Amazing Spider-Man kicks off its new “big” story line Big Time written by Dan Slott with art by Humberto Ramos. This is also the end of the thrice-monthly ASM [...]

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DMZ #58 – Review

Posted on October 22, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian Wood (writer), Danijel Zezelj (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: We learn what happened to street artist Decade Later since we last saw him. What’s Good: While I enjoy all of Brian Wood’s work, I’ve long held the opinion that it’s in the shorter arcs and one-shots that [...]

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Fables #99 – Review

Posted on October 20, 2010 by paladinking

by Bill Willingham (writer), Inaki Miranda (art), Eva De La Cruz (colors), and Todd Klein (letters) The Story: Mr. North confronts Mr. Dark and tells him of Totenkinder’s challenge to single combat as the Dark Man continues to build his domain. What’s Good: I wasn’t particularly impressed by the Rose Red arc. Overall, it meandered [...]

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Comics You Should Be Reading

Posted on October 12, 2010 by paladinking

Welcome to a new feature here at WCBR, which will hopefully resurface periodically. Here we highlight series that we reviewers feel are not getting the readers, or the attention, that they deserve. These are books that we’ve been particularly enjoying. These are DC/Marvel books that should be in the top ten, or at least the [...]

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Fables #98 – Review

Posted on September 25, 2010 by paladinking

by Bill Willingham (writer), Mark Buckingham (pencils), Steve Leialoha & Dan Green (inks), Lee Loughridge (colors), and Todd Klein (letters) The Story: Rose Red takes control of the farm and does some restructuring while Bellflower/Totenkinder learns a secret about Mister Dark. What’s Good: After months of lying bed, this is the first issue where Rose [...]

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The Unwritten #17 – Review

Posted on September 17, 2010 by paladinking

by Mike Carey (writer), Peter Gross (layouts), Ryan Kelly (finishes), Chris Chuckry & Jeanne McGee (colors), and Todd Klein (letters) The Story: Lizzie/Jane’s past is revealed and Savoy and Tom make a daring rescue effort in a special “pick-a-story” issue. What’s Good: Is have to give props to Carey and Gross for having the balls [...]

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DMZ #57 – Review

Posted on September 17, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian Wood (writer), Cliff Chiang (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: Amina recovers an abandoned baby in the streets of the DMZ, forcing her to grapple with motherhood, her history, and an end to her solitude. What’s Good: Through this issue, Wood makes it painfully clear how different standards [...]

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Madame Xanadu #26 – Review

Posted on August 30, 2010 by paladinking

by Matt Wagner (writer), Chrissie Zullo (art & colors), and Jared K. Fletcher & John J. Hill (letters) The Story: A boy dogged by a wretched odor is lost in the city without his memories, but in his dreams, he’s a space adventurer pursued by a mysterious witch. What’s Good: Chrissie Zullo’s work completely and [...]

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Unknown Soldier #23 – Review

Posted on August 30, 2010 by paladinking

by Joshua Dysart (writer), Alberto Ponticelli (art), Oscar Celestini (colors), and Clem Robins (letters) The Story: Moses/Subject Nine meets up with Jack and they plan their next move at a CIA base camp. What’s Good: This month sees Jack at his most lovable. It’s hard not to like the guy when he’s playing basketball with [...]

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Scalped #40 – Review

Posted on August 30, 2010 by paladinking

by Jason Aaron (writer), R.M. Guera (art), Giulia Brusco (colors), and Steve Wands (letters) The Story: Dash and Carol begin two very different kinds of drug rehab. What’s Good: It’s always enjoyable when a writer is able to bring together to plots that are dramatically opposite into a single, coherent issue and that’s pretty much [...]

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Fables #97 – Review

Posted on August 21, 2010 by paladinking

by Bill Willingham (writer), Mark Buckingham (pencils), Steve Leialoha & Dan Green (inks), Lee Loughridge (colors), and Todd Klein (letters) The Story: Rose Red gets out of bed, clandestine meeting for control of the Farm take place, and Rose’s sabotage of Snow’s first marriage is illuminated. What’s Good: I’ve been somewhat aggravated by Fables over [...]

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DMZ #56 – Review

Posted on August 16, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian Wood (writer), Nathan Fox (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: Wilson faces the destruction Chinatown and is faced with a hard choice. What’s Good: Wilson has long been a favourite character of mine in Brian Wood’s DMZ, and I doubt that I’m the only one. The character is [...]

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Sweet Tooth #12 – Review

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 [...]

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iZombie #4 – Review

Posted on August 8, 2010 by paladinking

by Chris Roberson (writer), Mike Allred (art), Laura Allred (colors), and Todd Klein (letters) The Story: Gwen gets to know Amon, who explains the existence of monsters, while Horatio fights Claire the vampire. What’s Good: After three issues of relaxed storytelling, it’s nice to see iZombie really lay down some big ideas. Readers impatient with [...]

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Madame Xanadu #25 – Review

Posted on August 2, 2010 by paladinking

by Matt Wagner (writer), Laurenn McCubbin (art & colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: A 1960s ad-man starts to hear the people around him say horrible, horrible things. What’s Good: What a downright creepy and generally unsettling story… I’m beginning to get the sense that Extra-Sensory is more a horror arc than anything [...]

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DMZ #55 – Review

Posted on July 14, 2010 by paladinking

by Brian Wood (writer), Andrea Mutti (art), Jeromy Cox (colors), and Jared K. Fletcher (letters) The Story: Forced into close contact with his targets, an undercover commando comes to learn the truth about not just the residents of New York, but also himself. What’s Good: The first in a series of one-shots, I really enjoyed [...]

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iZombie #3 – Review

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 [...]

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Sweet Tooth #11 – Review

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 [...]

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