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Wonder Woman #9 – Review

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Brian Azzarello (story), Tony Akins (pencils), Dan Green (inks), Matthew Wilson (colors) The Story: Not even the god of death can keep crashers from his wedding. The Review: As I read this month’s issue of Wonder Woman, I suddenly thought about All-Star Superman and what made it such a great, timeless story for the [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aphrodite, Ares, Brian Azzarello, Dan Green, DC, DC Comics, Eros, Hades, Hephaestus, Hermes, Matthew Wilson, Princess Diana, Strife, Tony Akins, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman #9, Wonder Woman #9 review, Zola | 3 Comments »

Justice League #9 – Review

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Geoff Johns (story), Jim Lee (pencils), Scott Williams (inks), Alex Sinclair, Pete Pantazis, Gabe Eltaeb (colorists), Gary Frank (feature art), Brad Anderson (feature colors) The Story: Soon, the League will know the dangers of excessive fanship. The Review: One of this title’s biggest pitfalls has been its inability to establish a consistent tone, direction, [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Sinclair, Barry Allen, Batman, Billy Batson, Brad Anderson, Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, DC, DC Comics, Doctor Sivana, Freddy Freeman, Gabe Eltaeb, Gary Frank, Geoff Johns, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Jim Lee, Jimmy Olsen, Justice League, Justice League #9, Justice League #9 review, Kal-El, Lois Lane, Perry White, Pete Pantazis, Princess Diana, Scott Williams, Shazam, Steve Trevor, Superman, The Flash, Wonder Woman | 2 Comments »

Young Justice S02E03 – Review

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Kevin Hopps (story) The Story: Now this is the textbook definition of “frienemies.” The Review: One thing that has really impressed me with this show is how well the writers have paced themselves in terms of revealing major plot points, throwing in the occasional twist, and building up character storylines. Although season one had [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aqualad, Aquaman, Barbara Gordon, Batgirl, Batman, Black Manta, Bruce Wayne, Cassandra Sandsmark, Clark Kent, Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Dick Grayson, Green Lantern, J'onn J'onzz, John Stewart, Kal-El, Kaldur, Kon-El, Kroloteans, Lagoon Boy, M'gann M'orzz, Martian Manhunter, Megan Morse, Miss Martian, Nightwing, Robin, Superboy, Superman, The Light, Tim Drake, Vandal Savage, Wonder Girl, Wonder Woman, Young Justice, Young Justice S02E03, Young Justice S02E03 review | 3 Comments »

Earth Two #1 – Review

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: James Robinson (story), Nicola Scott (pencils), Trevor Scott (inks), Alex Sinclair (colors) The Story: With some stories, it’s better to start at the end. The Review: I can hardly believe this, but pretty close to a year ago, I talked about how much I liked parallel-universe ridiculousness in all its forms. I’m such a [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Al Pratt, Alan Scott, Alex Sinclair, Apokolips, Batman, Bruce Wayne, DC, DC Comics, Earth Two, Earth Two #1, Earth Two #1 review, Helena Wayne, James Robinson, Jay Garrick, New Gods, Nicola Scott, Princess Diana, Robin, Steppenwolf, Supergirl, Superman, Trevor Scott, Wonder Woman | 4 Comments »

Wonder Woman #8 – Review

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Brian Azzarello (writer), Cliff Chiang (artist), Matthew Wilson (colorist) The Story: Don’t take this the wrong way, Diana, but death really becomes you. The Review: My favorite creative writing professor in college loved Ernest Hemingway, and he got us to love him, too. Even though Hemingway was a morose, chauvinist drunk who treated nearly [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang, DC, DC Comics, Eros, Hades, Hephaestus, Hermes, Matthew Wilson, Princess Diana, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman #8, Wonder Woman #8 review, Zola | 6 Comments »

Justice League #8 – Review

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Too many to list—check out the review. The Story: If Arrows wants in so bad, you should at least give him the honor of hazing him. The Review: If anything proves that relentless flash and glam can’t make up for ill-conceived, incomprehensible storytelling, it has to be the Garry Marshall-Katherine Fugate series of star-studded, [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Sinclair, Amazo, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Barry Allen, Batman, Billy Batson, Brad Anderson, Bruce Wayne, Carlos D'Ando, Clark Kent, Cyborg, DC, DC Comics, Freddy Freeman, Gabe Eltaeb, Gary Frank, Geoff Johns, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, J'onn J'onzz, Joe Prado, Justice League, Justice League #8, Justice League #8 review, Martian Manhunter, Mary Batson, Oliver Queen, Princess Diana, Shazam, Steve Trevor, Superman, The Flash, Victor Stone, Wonder Woman | 2 Comments »

Young Justice Episode 22 – Review

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Kevin Hopps (writer) The Story: Joining the League is not unlike joining the Plastics in Mean Girls. The Review: To the show’s credit, the writers have done a careful job focusing on the young team itself, despite the constant temptation of the Justice League appearing tantalizingly on the fringes of stories. Still, we’re constantly [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amanda Spence, Aquaman, Barry Allen, Batman, Billy Batson, Black Canary, Bruce Wayne, Cadmus, Captain Marvel, Clark Kent, Connor Kent, DC, DC Comics, Doctor Fate, Dubbilex, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Guardian, Hal Jordan, J'onn J'onzz, John Stewart, Kevin Hopps, Kid Flash, Lex Luthor, M'gann M'orzz, Martian Manhunter, Megan Morse, Miss Martian, Superboy, Superman, The Flash, Wally West, Wonder Woman, Young Justice, Young Justice episode 22, Young Justice episode 22 review, Zatanna, Zatanna Zatara, Zatara | 11 Comments »

Wonder Woman #7 – Review

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Brian Azzarello (writer), Cliff Chiang (artist), Matthew Wilson (colorist) The Story: Getting rid of the sibling is one way to cure sibling rivalry, I suppose The Review: Soldierhawk and I had this convo about Wonder Woman before, but I still think that the biggest reason why she has such iconographic status and yet doesn’t [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amazons, Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang, DC, DC Comics, Eros, Hephaestus, Hermes, Lennox, Matthew Wilson, Princess Diana, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman #7, Wonder Woman #7 review, Zola | 16 Comments »

Justice League #7 – Review

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Geoff Johns (writer), Gene Ha (artist), Art Lyon (colorist), Gary Frank (feature artist), Brad Anderson (feature colorist) The Story: Working with the League isn’t unlike babysitting surly teens, as Steve Trevor learns. The Review: Something I learned the hard, painful way back in college was that you could bring your most creative ideas in [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Aquaman, Art Lyon, Arthur Curry, Barry Allen, Batman, Billy Batson, Brad Anderson, Bruce Wayne, Captain Marvel, Clark Kent, Cyborg, DC, DC Comics, Doctor Sivana, Gary Frank, Gene Ha, Geoff Johns, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Justice League, Justice League #7, Justice League #7 review, Princess Diana, Shazam, Steve Trevor, Superman, The Flash, Victor Stone, Wonder Woman | 15 Comments »

Justice League #6 – Review

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Geoff Johns (writer), Jim Lee (penciller), Scott Williams, Sandra Hope, Batt, Mark Irwin (inkers), Alex Sinclair, Tony Avina, Hi-Fi (colorists) The Story: Darkseid, wouldn’t printing ads on the back of milk cartons work better than all this? The Review: Justice League Dark demonstrated, by negative inference, how important it is to give each member [...]

Filed under: Reviews, DC Comics | Tagged: Batman, DC Comics, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Superman, Aquaman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Pandora, Bruce Wayne, Alex Sinclair, Jim Lee, Scott Williams, Hal Jordan, DC, Geoff Johns, Gabe Eltaeb, Barry Allen, Darkseid, Hi-Fi, Mark Irwin, Clark Kent, Sandra Hope, Tony Avina, Cyborg, Phantom Stranger, Batt, Princess Diana, Apokolips, Desaad, Arthur Curry, Victor Stone, Justice League #6, Justice League #6 review, Carlos D'anda | 19 Comments »

Wonder Woman #6 – Review

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Brian Azzarello (writer), Tony Akins (artist), Dan Green (inker), Matthew Wilson (colorist) The Story: Actually, Wife Sharing With the Gods may be the one reality show I would watch. The Review: If any of you have ever read Azzarello’s 100 Bullets (and if you haven’t, it might be a very good idea to start), [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Brian Azzarello, Dan Green, DC, DC Comics, Hades, Hera, Hermes, Matthew Wilson, Poseidon, Princess Diana, Tony Akins, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman #6, Wonder Woman #6 review, Zola | 13 Comments »

Justice League #5 – Review

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Geoff Johns (writer), Jim Lee (penciller), Scott Williams, Sandra Hope, Mark Irwin, Joe Weems (inkers), Alex Sinclair, Gabe Eltaeb, Tony Avina (colorists) The Story: I’ll give this for Hal—the kid takes a lickin’ and keeps on tickin’. The Review: Look, I get it. Even with a whole cast of perfectly formed, likable characters, you’re [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Apokolips, Barry Allen, Batman, Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Cyborg, Darkseid, DC, DC Comics, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Justice League, Justice League #5, Justice League #5 review, Kal-El, Princess Diana, Superman, The Flash, Vic Stone, Wonder Woman | 5 Comments »

Wonder Woman #5 – Review

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Brian Azzarello (writer), Tony Akins (artist), Matthew Wilson (colorist) The Story: Let this be a lesson to you—never eat anything you fish up from a city river. The Review: I don’t consider myself a particularly impatient person. Why, back in the days of dial-up, I used to bring a book to the computer with [...]

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MQ’s Favorite Things of 2011

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Minhquan Nguyen

Right around now, when most people are speculating on the year to come, I tend to reflect on the year that has passed. I think of opportunities missed (cross-country road trips) and those taken instead (law school). I think of people who have left my life and others who have entered it. And of course, [...]

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Wonder Woman #4 – Review

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Brian Azzarello (writer), Cliff Chiang (artist), Matthew Wilson (colorist) The Story: Someone pop on some AC/DC and turn it up—Wonder Woman’s mourning. The Review: As a young buff of Greek mythology, I always found the gods and goddesses baffling in their arbitrariness. Even the most reasoned and benevolent ones would have their petty streaks [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amazons, Apollo, Ares, Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang, DC, DC Comics, Hera, Hermes, Hippolyta, Matthew Wilson, Princess Diana, Strife, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman #4, Wonder Woman #4 review, Zeus, Zola | 1 Comment »

Justice League #4 – Review

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Geoff Johns (writer), Jim Lee (penciller), Scott Williams (inker), Alex Sinclair & Gabe Eltaeb (colorist) The Story: Vic, would this be a bad time for me to suggest you star as the new Bionic Man? The Review: I admit, I had mixed feelings when I heard Cyborg was going to join the Justice League. [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Sinclair, Apokolips, Aquaman, Barry Allen, Batman, Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Cyborg, Darkseid, DC, DC Comics, Flash, Gabe Eltaeb, Geoff Johns, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Jim Lee, Justice League, Justice League #4, Justice League #4 review, Princess Diana, Scott Williams, Superman, The Flash, Victor Stone, Wonder Woman | 7 Comments »

JLA: The Age of Wonder – Review

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Adisakdi Tantimedh (writer), Galen Showman & P. Craig Russell (artists), Dave McCaig (colorist) The Story: I say, up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane—oh, wait, those don’t exist yet. The Review: I wasn’t sure how to classify these DC Comics Presents books. Even though they’re released as “issues,” they really represent [...]

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Wonder Woman #3 – Review

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Brian Azzarello (writer), Cliff Chiang (artist), Matthew Wilson (colorist) The Story: Diana joins the ranks of women (and men) who have major daddy issues. The Review: Even back in ancient days the concept of the Amazons captured people’s fancies. Granted, society at that point was such that a race of women who lived and [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Brian Azzarello, Cliff Chiang, DC, DC Comics, Hera, Hermes, Hippolyta, Matthew Wilson, Princess Diana, Queen Hippolyta, Strife, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman #3, Wonder Woman #3 review, Zeus, Zola | 6 Comments »

Justice League #3 – Review

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Geoff Johns (writer), Jim Lee (penciller), Scott Williams (inker), Alex Sinclair, Hi-Fi, Gabe Eltaeb (colorist) The Story: Those ain’t no flying monkeys! The Review: One of the more intriguing elements to this version of the Justice League is the youth they project. Appearance-wise, they all look around their late twenties or early thirties, and [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Alex Sinclair, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Barry Allen, Batman, Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Cyborg, DC, DC Comics, Flash, Gabe Eltaeb, Geoff Johns, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Hi-Fi, Jim Lee, Justice League, Justice League #3, Justice League #3 review, Princess Diana, Soctt Williams, Superman, The Flash, Victor Stone, Wonder Woman | 8 Comments »

Wonder Woman #2 – Review

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Brian Azzarello (writer), Cliff Chiang (art), Matthew Wilson (colorist) The Story: Can’t you gods work out your issues on Maury or something? The Review: Actually, it may have been in Wonder Woman that I read this, but I distinctly remember a character musing on the idea that gods, as idealizations of humans, represent not [...]

Wonder Woman #1 – Review

Posted on September 21, 2011 by SoldierHawk

By Brian Azzarello (writer), Cliff Chiang (art), Matthew Wilson (colors), Jarred K. Fletcher (letters) Minhquan Nguyen and I both felt strongly about this book and wanted to give it a review. Rather than publish two separate reviews, we decided to co-author one together. Two opinions for the price of one! Let us know what you [...]

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Wonder Woman #614 – Review

Posted on August 29, 2011 by SoldierHawk

By J. Michael Straczynski & Phil Hester (writers), Don Kramer & Lee Garbett (pencils), Drew Geraci, Robin Riggs & Trevor Scott (inks), Pete Pantazis (colors), Travis Lanham (letters) The Story: Diana finally learns the secret of Nemisis, and faces one final battle with the darkness inside herself. The Review: It’s a shame that most of [...]

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Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #3 – Review

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

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 [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Andy Lanning, Artemis, Britannia, Christian Duce, Dan Abnett, DC, DC Comics, DnA, Etrigan, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #3, Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #3 review, Grifter, Hi-Fi, Lois Lane, Lois Lane and the Resistance, Penny Black, Walden Wong, Wonder Woman | 2 Comments »

Flashpoint: Wonder Woman and the Furies #3 – Review

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (writers), Agustin Padilla (penciller), Jose Aviles (inker), Andrew Dalhouse (colorist) The Story: Anything Arthur and Diana do, Orm and Penthesilea can do better. The Review: Batman may be a man of mystery, but Wonder Woman and Aquaman, for all their fame and stature, are easily the most enigmatic characters [...]

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Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #3 – Review

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Minhquan Nguyen

By: Tony Bedard (writer), Vicente Cifuentes (artist), Diana Egea (inker), Kyle Ritter (colorist) The Story: I know I killed your wife, but do you have to act like such a jerk? The Review: We’ve known for a while now that Prince Orm of Atlantis and Penthesilea of the Amazons have worked together since day one [...]

Filed under: DC Comics, Reviews | Tagged: Amazons, Aquaman, Atlantis, DC, DC Comics, Diana Egea, Emperor Aquaman, Flashpoint, Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman, Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #3, Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #3 review, Geo-Force, Kyle Ritter, Mera, Ocean Master, Orm, Penthesilea, Tony Bedard, Vicente Cifuentes, Wonder Woman | 1 Comment »

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