Posted on March 21, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Zeb Wells (writers), Clayton Crain (artist) The Story: Carnage deals with his Oedipal complex. The Review: What a waste. This miniseries showed quite a bit of promise back in its first issue. The premise of Carnage taking over a whole town is genuinely creative. Cletus Kasady, as written by Zeb Wells, is skin-crawlingly creepy. [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Avengers, Carnage, Carnage U.S.A. #4, Carnage U.S.A. #4 review, Clayton Crain, Cletus Kasady, Comic Book Reviews, Flash Thompson, Jim Middleton, Marvel Comics, Punisher, review, Spider-Man, Venom, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Zeb Wells | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 20, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Jason Aaron (writer); Nick Bradshaw (pencils); Walden Wong, Norman Lee, and Nick Bradshaw (inks), Justin Ponsor (colorist) The Story: As Logan and Quire try to make their getaway from a space casino, Broo tries to reason with his would-be assassin, and the X-Men try to remove a malignant growth in Kitty’s body. The Review: [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Bamfs, Broo, Brood, Comic Book Reviews, Jason Aaron, Jim Middleton, Justin Ponsor, Kid Gladiator, Kid Omega, Kitty Pryde, Krakoa, Logan, Marvel Comics, Nick Bradshaw, Norman le, Reviews, Walden Wong, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, Wolverine & the X-Men #7, Wolverine & the X-Men #7 review, Wolverine and the X-Men, Xanto Starblood | 2 Comments »
Posted on March 12, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: David Lapham (writer), Roberto De La Torre (artist), Lee Loughridge (colorist) The Story: The Age of Apocalypse gets its own Thomas Paine. The Review: I approached this new monthly title with a serious sense of apprehension. First off, it comes directly after a one shot, Uncanny X-Force #19.1, which was by a completely different [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Age of Apocalypse, Age of Apocalyspe #1, Age of Apocalyspe #1 review, Billy Tan, Comic Book Reviews, Daredevil, David Lapham, DeadpoolMAX, Donald Pierce, Harper Simmons, Jim Middleton, Keeper Murdoch, Lee Loughridge, Marvel Comics, Point One, review, Roberto De La Torre, Stray Bullets, the Prophet, Uncanny X-Force #19.1, WCBR, Weapon Omega, Weekly Comic Book Review, X-Terminated, Young Liars | 2 Comments »
Posted on March 10, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Matt Fraction (writer), Michael Lark (penciler), Stefano Guadino with Brian Thies (inker), Matt Hollingsworth (colorist) The Story: In honor of Ghost Rider: The Spirit of Vengeance, a Nicolas Cage quote: “The problem with dating dream girls is that they have a tendency to become real.” The Review: I am stunned; the turnaround in this [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Adele, Brian Thies, Cannonball Adderlay, Comic Book Reviews, Dr. Strange, Ghost Rider, Gotham Central, Jaymay, Marvel Comics, Matt Fraction, Matt Hollingsworth, Michael Lark, Nicolas Cage, Prester John, Rachel Dodson, review, Stefano Guadiano, Terry Dodson, The Defenders, The Defenders #4, The Defenders #4 review, The Sandman, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | 2 Comments »
Posted on March 5, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Jonathan Hickman (writer), Esad Ribic (artist), Dean White (color artist) The Story: A humbled Nick Fury learns to say, “Please.” The Review: At long last, we’ve reached the point in the story where Jonathan Hickman has decided to let us in on what’s been going on over in the South East Asian Republic (SEAR). [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Black Widow II, Comic Book Reviews, Dean White, Esad Ribic, Hawkeye, Jim Middleton, Jonathan Hickman, Marvel Comics, Reed Richards, review, SEAR, The City, Tian, Ultimate Comics, Ultimate Comics: Hawkeye, Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates, ULTIMATE COMICS: THE ULTIMATES #7, ULTIMATE COMICS: THE ULTIMATES #7 review, Ultimate Nick Fury, Ultimates, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Xorn, Zorn | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 28, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Jason Aaron (writer); Nick Bradshaw (pencils): Walden Wong, Jay Leisten, Norman Lee and Cam Smith (inks); Justin Posner and Matthew Wilson (colors) The Story: Wolverine and Kid Omega reenact Rain Man while Kitty acts as the Thunder Dome. What’s Good: Man, this series is solid. What can I say now that I haven’t said [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Marvel Comics, Wolverine, Brood, Jason Aaron, Cam Smith, Jay Leisten, Norman Lee, review, Comic Book Reviews, Weekly Comic Book Review, WCBR, Justin Posner, Walden Wong, Kitty Pryde, Nick Bradshaw, Quentin Quire, Wolverine and the X-Men, Jim Middleton, Mattew Wilson, Kid Omega, Wolverine and the X-Men #6 review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 22, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Rick Remender (writer), Greg Tocchini (artist), Dean White (color artist) The Story: The Skinless Man gets his monologue on. The Review: I can’t tell if I want to strangle or hug Greg Tocchini. For two issues of the Otherworld arc, the art has been a mess of thick lines, vague characters, and sketchy backgrounds. [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Comic Book Reviews, Deadpool, Dean White, Dr. Phil, Fantomex, Greg Tocchini, Jim Middleton, Kurt Darkholme, Marvel Comics, Meggan, Nightcrawler, Otherworld, Psylocke, review, Rick Remender, Skinless Man, Uncanny X-Force, Uncanny X-Force #22 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 22, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Keiron Gillen (writer), Greg Land (penciler), Jay Leisten (inker) Guru eFX (colors) The Story: Two exceptional individuals battle over whether to live in harmony with inferior beings or to dominate and destroy them. Wait, why does this sounds familiar… The Review: I’ve been struggling with this issue for a while now. The heart of [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Colossus, Comic Book Reviews, Greg Horn, Guru eFX, Jay Leisten, Jim Middleton, Juggernaut, Kieron Gillen, Magic, Marvel Comics, review, Tabula Rasa, Uncanny X-Men, Uncanny X-Men #7, Uncanny X-Men #7 review, Warren Worthington, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 22, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Rob Williams (writer), Sana Takeda (artists) The Story: Ghost Rider races to stop Blackheart’s forces from releasing Hell on Earth, Venom and Red Hulk gain a grudging respect for each other, and X-23 faces the dangers of having a soul. The Review: What a difference a week can make! I wasn’t very charitable to [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Blackheart, Circle of Four, Comic Book Reviews, Ghost Rider, Jim Middleton, Marvel Comics, New Fantastic Four, Red Hulk, review, Rob Williams, Sana Takeda, Venom, Venom #13.2, Venom #13.2 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, X-23 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 20, 2012 by DS Arsenault
By: Arvid Nelson (writer), Carlos Rafael (artist), Carlos Rafael (colorist), Joseph Rybandt (editor), Edgar Rice Burroughs (creator) The Story: The Pirate Queen of Mars, Part 5 of 5, “The Death That Creeps Within the Ice”: Dejah Thoris, Princess of Helium and Phandari the renegade Pirate Queen of Mars are on the run from the bigger [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Barsoom, comic book babes, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Dejah Thoris, DS Arsenault, Phondari, Pirate Queen of Mars, review, Reviews, Warlord of Mars, Warlord of Mars Dejah Thoris #10, Warlord of Mars Dejah Thoris #10 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 16, 2012 by DS Arsenault
By: Eric Trautmann (plot and script), Alex Ross (plot and art direction), Daniel Indro and Ron Adrian (art), Slamet Mujiono (colors), Joseph Rybandt (editor) Chapter Three: The Monsters of Mongo: Flash, recently escaped with an assist from the luscious Princess Aura, is shot down in the territory on the lion men. Pursuing agents: should we [...]
Filed under: Dynamite Entertainment | Tagged: Alex Ross, comic book babes, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Daniel Indro, DS Arsenault, Eric Trautmann, Flash Gordon, Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #3, Flash Gordon Zeitgeist #3 review, Hitler, Joseph Rybandt, Mongo, Monsters of Mongo, Princess Aura, review, Reviews, Ron Adrian, Slamet Mujiono, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 14, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Zeb Wells (writer), Clayton Crain (artist) The Story: Father Carnage shears his flock. The Review: I knew coming into Carnage, USA #3 that this was going to be the issue that determined how good this series could be. The first issue basically just gave us the premise, the second consisted mainly of setup, and [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Carnage, Carnage USA, Carnage USA #3, Carnage USA #3 review, Clayton Crain, Comic Book Reviews, Doppelganger, Jim Middleton, Marvel Comics, review, USA #3 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Zeb Wells | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 14, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Rob Williams (script), Lee Garbett (art), Rob Schwager (colors) The Story: After a binge in Vegas that’s gone to Hell, Venom, Red Hulk, Ghost Rider, and X-23 spend this issue delving into some self-reflection. The Review: It’s a risky business switching up the creative team within a single story arc. That’s true enough when [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Blackheart, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Daimon Hellstrom, Dr. Strange, Flash Thompson, Ghost Rider, Jim Middleton, Lee Garbett, Marvel Comics, New Fantastic Four, Red Hulk, Rick Remender, Rob Schwager, Rob Williams, Tony Moore, Venom, Venom #13.1 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, X-23 | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 12, 2012 by DS Arsenault
By: Ed Brubaker (writer), Alan Davis (penciler), Mark Farmer (inker), Laura Martin (colorist) The Story: Powerless, Part 3: Cap and Sharon manage to eke out a victory in a tough fight with the Serpent Squad only for Cap to lose his powers once again. Why? Who’s behind this? Sharon has one theory and the investigation [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tagged: Alan Davis, Captain America, Captain America #8, Captain America #8 review, COBRA, Comic Book Reviews, DS Arsenault, Ed Brubaker, Eel, Jack Kirby, Laura Martin, Machinesmith, Mark Farmer, Marvel Comics, Matt Fraction, Mike Zeck, Powerless, Queen Hydra, review, Sharon Carter, Steve Rogers, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 11, 2012 by jmiddle3
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 [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Angel, Arthur C. Clark, Beast, Bobby Drake, Broo, Colossus, Comic Book Reviews, Doop, Hank McCoy, Henry Pym, Iceman, Jason Aaron, Justin Ponsor, Kitty Pryde, Logan, Marvel Comics, Nick Bradshaw, Quire, review, Walden Wong, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine, Wolverine & the X-Men #5, Wolverine & the X-Men #5 review, Wolverine and the X-Men, X-Men | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 11, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Chris Yost (writer), Ryan Stegman (pencils) Mike Babinski (inks), Marte Gracia (colors) The Story: Scarlet Spider punches the bad guy, saves the girl, and finally gets an origin that makes sense. What’s Good: It’s fun to watch Kaine argue with himself about his actions. Sure, we know that he’s going to be a hero, [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Annise D. Parker, Chris Yost, Comic Book Reviews, Jim Middleton, Kaine, Marte Gracia, Marvel Comics, Mike Bubanski, Miles Morale, Peter Parker, review, Ryan Stegman, Sacrlet Spider, Salamander, Scarlet Spider #2, Scarlet Spider #2 review, Spider-Man, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Xuihcoatl | 5 Comments »
Posted on February 8, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Matt Fraction (writer), Terry Dodson (penciler), Rachel Dodson (inker), Sonia Oback (colorist) The Story: The Defenders prove their incompetence. The Review: I’m not sure what just happened. I enjoyed The Defenders #1, and while I wasn’t particularly impressed with #2, I still thought the series was on good footing. But after reading The Defenders [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Betty Ross, Comic Book Reviews, Defenders #3, Defenders #3 review, Marvel Comics, Matt Fraction, Namor, Nul, Prester John, Rachel Dodson, review, She Red Hulk, Silver Surfer, Sonia Oback, Sub-Mariner, Terry Dodson, The Defenders, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | 6 Comments »
Posted on February 5, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Rick Remender (writer), Greg Tocchini (art), Dean White (color art) The Story: Nightcrawler proves he’s more Sean Connery than Roger Moore. The Review: You know what, Greg Tocchini? You almost had me. I was honestly beginning to think here that you were using such thick, scribbly lines for an artistic purpose. I thought maybe [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Avalon, Captain Britain, Claude Monet, Comic Book Reviews, Deadpool, Dean White, Fantomex, Greg Tocchini, Jim Middleton, Kurt Darkholme, Marvel Comics, Nightcrawler, Psylocke, review, Rick Remender, Uncanny X-Force, Uncanny X-Force #21, Uncanny X-Force #21 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Wolverine | 3 Comments »
Posted on February 5, 2012 by DS Arsenault
By: Peter David (writer), Emanuela Lupacchino (penciller), Guillermo Ortego (inker), Matt Milla (colorist) The Story: “They Keep Killing Madrox”, Part 3: Jamie continues his jaunt through parallel universes. In this issue, he finds quite a different world with a surprising twist related to a major Marvel event. It is, however, nothing more for him than [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics | Tagged: Captain America, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Comics, Deathlok, Dr. Strange, DS Arsenault, Emanuela Lupacchino, Guillermo Ortego, Iron Man, Jamie Madrox, Madrox, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Marvel Universe, Matt Milla, parallel universes, Peter David, review, Reviews, Steve Rogers, Time Travel, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com, X-Factor #231, X-Factor #231 review, X-Men | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 5, 2012 by DS Arsenault
By: Mark Rahner (writer), Stephen Sadowski (illustrator), Adriano Lucas (colorist), Joseph Rybandt (editor), Edgar Rice Burroughs (creator) The Story: “Shell Shock”: After some sparring, John Carter and Tars Tarkas, two old warriors who have become best friends, go over a tale from Tars Tarkas’s past, one that took place just before Carter arrived on Barsoom. [...]
Filed under: Other | Tagged: Adriano Lucas, Barsoom, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, DS Arsenault, Edgar Rice Burroughs, John Carter, Joseph Rybandt, Mark Rahner, Mars, pulps, review, Reviews, Stephen Sadowski, Tars Tarkas, Thark, Warlord of Mars Annual #1, Warlord of Mars Annual #1 review, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, weeklycomicbookreview.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 3, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Rick Remender (writer), Tony Moore (art), Val Staples (color) The Story: Venom, Red Hulk, X-23 and Ghost Rider team up to make sure that what happens in Hell, stays in Hell. The Review: This should be, by all rights, a terrible comic. The concept, “the new New Fantastic Four,” is hardly something fans are [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Circle of Four, Comic Book Reviews, Flash Thompson, Ghost Rider, Jack O' Lantern, Jim Middleton, Johny Blaze, Lan Medina, Marvel Comics, New Fantastic Four, Red Hulk, review, Rick Remender, Tony Moore, Val Staples, Venom, Venom #13, Venom #13 review, Walter Simonson, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, X-23 | 3 Comments »
Posted on February 2, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Kevin Eastman and Tom Waltz (writers), Dan Duncan (art), Ronda Pattison (colors) The Story: Allez ninja, allez ninja, allez! The Review: It’s been rather fascinating to watch the development of IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Co-creator Kevin Eastman and script-writer Tom Waltz have been combining elements from the Turtle’s original comic series and the [...]
Filed under: IDW, Reviews | Tagged: April O'Neil, Baxter Stockman, Casey Jones, Comic Book Reviews, Dan Duncan, Donatello, Foot Ninja, IDW, Jim Middleton, Kevin Eastman, Raphael, review, Ronda Pattison, Splinter, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle #6, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle #6 review, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tom Waltz, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | 5 Comments »
Posted on January 30, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Rob Williams (writer), Alessandro Vitti (art), Cris Peter and Rachelle Rosenberg (colors) The Story: A romance for psychopaths. The Review: This is going to be a short review. I picked up Daken: Dark Wolverine #20 because it’s a slow week for my pull list, and the last time that happened, I reviewed another book [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alessandro Vitti, Comic Book Reviews, Cris Peter, Daken, Daken: Dark Wolverine, DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #20, DAKEN: DARK WOLVERINE #20 review, Jim Middleton, Marvel Comics, Rachelle Rosenberg, Rob Williams, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, X-23 | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 26, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Jonathan Hickman (writer), Brandon Peterson and Esad Ribis (artists), John Rauch and Edgar Delgado (colors) The Story: The Ultimates take a collective breath and say, “Oh, f#@&!” The Review: Goodness, I really love the concept of the Ultimates. I really think it’s fascinating to watch these imperfect men and women try to live up to [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Asgard, Black Widow II, Brandon Peterson, Captain America, Captain Britain, Comic Book Reviews, Edgar Delgado, Esad Ribic, Falcon, Hawkeye, Jeph Loeb, Jim Middleton, John Rauch, Jonathan Hickman, Marvel Comics, Nick Fury, Reed Richards, review, SHIELD, The Ultimates, Ultimate Comics, Ultimate Comics Ultimates #6, Ultimate Comics Ultimates #6 review, Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review, Xorn | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 24, 2012 by jmiddle3
By: Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Chris Samnee (art), Justin Ponsor (colors), The Story: Uncle Aaron learns not to trust other criminals, and Miles stops his first mugging. They grow up so fast! The Review: When I first started reading comics, Ultimate Spider-Man was the first Marvel book I picked up. The promise of fresh stories [...]
Filed under: Marvel Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Brian Michael Bendis, Chris Samnee, Comic Book Reviews, Jim Middleton, Justin Ponsor, Marvel Comics, MIles Morales, review, The Prowler, The Scorpion, Ultimate Comics, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #5, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #5 review, Ultimate Spider-Man, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review | 1 Comment »
