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Grifter #6 – Review

By: Nathan Edmondson (writer), Scott Clark (penciller), Dave Beaty & Walden Wong (inkers), Andrew Dalhouse (colorist) The Story: Wonder Woman might give up the power of flight for this invisible plane. The Review: I might as well be honest and admit that lately, out of a sense of economy (and also in preparation for DC’s [...]

Wolverine and the X-Men #5 – Review

By: Jason Aaron (writer), Nick Bradshaw (pencils and inks), Walden Wong (inks), Justin Ponsor (colors). The Story: Beast loads the students onto the Magic School Bus! -MILD SPOILER WARNING- I will be discussing a plot point from the middle of this issue, though rather obliquely. If you want the abridged version of my review, skip [...]

Uncanny X-Men #2 – Review

By: Kieron Gillen (writer), Carlos Pacheco, Jorge Molina & Rodney Buchemi (pencils), Cam Smith, Roger Bonet, Walden Wong & Molina (inks), Frank D’Armata, Rachelle Rosenberg, Jim Charalampidis & Molina (colors), Joe Caramagna (letters), Jordan D. White & Sebastian Girner (assistant editor), Daniel Ketchum (associate editor) & Nick Lowe (editor) The Story: Mr. Sinister has created [...]

Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #3 – Review

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Christian Duce (penciller), Walden Wong (inker), Hi-Fi (colorist) The Story: No, no, I said we need to get the truth out there! The Review: I had a literary journalism major as an undergrad.  One of the required courses I took was on journalistic ethics, which included a session [...]

Wonder Woman #613 – Review

By J. Michael Straczynski & Phil Hester (writers), Don Kramer & Travis Moore (pencils), Wayne Faucher, Walden Wong & Drew Geraci( inks), Pete Pantazis (colors) and Travis Lanham (letters) The Story: In a long bout of desperately needed exposition and explanation, Diana finally learns the details of, and the motivation behind, the Nemesis’s plans for [...]

Freedom Fighters #7 – Review

By: Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti (writers), Travis Moore (penciller), Walden Wong (inker), Allen Passalqua (colorist) The Story: By the power of Paul Revere’s lantern, General Sherman’s sword, and the Arcadians’ helmet of war, I summon the spirit of America! The Review: The sad truth is cancellations never have a direct relationship to the title’s [...]

Spider-Girl #2 – Review

By: Paul Tobin (writer), Clayton Henry (art pps 1-13), Ray Anthony Height, Walden Wong, John Livesay & Paris (?) (art pps 14-24), Chris Sotomayor (colors), Joe Caramanga (letters) & Tom Brennan (editor) The Story: Red Hulk runs amok….what’s a Spider Girl to do? What’s Good: This comic succeeds mostly at what (I think) it is [...]

Deadpool #29 – Review

By Daniel Way (writer), Carlo Barberi (pencils), Walden Wong (inks), Marte Gracia (colors), VC’s Joe Sabino (letters) The Story: The Secret Avengers (the real ones) elect Deadpool their unofficial leader as they close in on Dr. Bong (HAH), and work to thwart his dastardly scheme! Later, ‘Pool is placed in a classic clone story setup, [...]

Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #6 – Review

By: Grant Morrison (writer), Lee Garbett, Pere Perez (artists), Alejandro Sicat and Walden Wong (inks) The Story: Bruce Wayne arrives at the end of time, where those weird-eyed, fuzzy archivists help him along on the last leg of his journey through time and into the final steps of Darkseid’s plan to use him as a [...]

Superman #704 – Review

by G. Willow Wilson (writer), Leandro Oliveira (penciller), Walden Wong (inker), Rod Reis (colorist) The Story: During a break from Straczynski’s Grounded storyline, Wilson has us meeting up with Lois Lane, as she returns to Rushmark, Indiana, where we learn she spent some of her college years.  As she walks up and down the familiar streets, [...]

Deadpool #27 – Review

By Daniel Way (writer), Carlo Barberi (pencils), Walden Wong (inks), Marte Gracia (colors) and VC’s Joe Sabino (letters) The Story: Deadpool runs into some limb regenerating robbers while trying to buy a snack from a gas station mini-mart. Things seem to be at something of a stalemate: un-killable regenerating Deadpool vs. un-killable regenerating baddies, but [...]

Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #4 – Review

By: Grant Morrison (writer) Georges Jeanty (pencils), Walden Wong (inks), Tony Avina (colors) & Travis Lanham (letters) The Story: As he bounces through time, Bruce Wayne ends up in the Old West where he tangles with a familiar face. What’s Good: It was kinda cool to see a Batman-Lone Ranger mash-up.  I really enjoyed the [...]

Batgirl #11 – Review

By: Bryan Q. Miller (writer), Lee Garbett and Pere Perez (artists), Walden Wong and Pere Perez (inkers), Guy Major (colorist), Harvey Richards (assistant editor), Michael Siglain (editor) The Story: Calculator has Oracle and is plugging directly into her mind. Oracle’s hidden lair has Wendy. Technozombies Catwoman, Manbat and Huntress (not to mention 40% of Gotham) [...]

Cloak and Dagger #1 – Review

by Stuart Moore (story), Mark Brooks (pencils, Walden Wong (inks), Emily Warren (colors) and Dave Sharpe (letters) The Story: After the events of Dark X-Men, Cloak and Dagger must decide if they belong on Utopia with the X-Men. What’s Good: We’ve been teased for about 25 years by the duo of Cloak and Dagger.  They [...]

Blackest Night: Wonder Woman #1 – Review

By Greg Rucka (writer), Nicola Scott (artist), Prentis Rollins, Jonathan Glapion, Walden Wong & Drew Geraci (inks) The Story: Wonder Woman is on the trail of black lantern Maxwell Lord, the she killed What’s Good: Nicola Scott has never looked better than when Rollins, Glapion, Wong and Geraci are inking her. Granted, it sounds like [...]

Deadpool #900 – Review

Some Thoughts Before The Review: Deadpool stories by some of my favorite writers?! Needless to say, I have some pretty high expectations for Deadpool #900. “Close Encounters of the F*cked-up Kind” By Jason Aaron (Writer), Chris Staggs (Pencils), Juan Vlasco (Inks), and Marte Gracia (Colors) The Story: Aliens abduct Deadpool. You probably know what happens [...]

Dark Reign: Young Avengers #3 – Review

By Paul Cornell (Writer), Mark Brooks (Pencils), Mark Morales & Walden Wong (Inks), and L. Molinar & A. Street (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: Dark Reign: Young Avengers has been a strange mini-series so far. It’s unlike anything Marvel is putting out and yet, I’m not quite sure if that’s a good or bad [...]

Dark Reign: Young Avengers #2 – Review

By Paul Cornell (Writer), Mark Brooks (Pencils), Mark Morales w/Walden Wong & Dexter Vines (Inks), and Emily Warren & Sotocolor’s L. Molinar (Colors) Some Thoughts Before The Review: Dark Reign: Young Avengers got off to an interesting start. The first issue of the mini-series frustrated as much as it entertained, yet it still had that [...]

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