Category: Reviews

When I saw the cover for Fantastic Four #570, with the new creative team of Jonathon Hickman and Dale Eaglesham, I was more than a bit put-out by what I saw — namely a ripply-muscled Reed Richards in short sleeves.
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Last Friday’s edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer had an advance obituary of sorts. It was a story about how a comic like the lushly illustrated serial strip, Hal Foster’s Prince Valiant, just can’t survive in today’s newspaper climate. From the
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Having read the first two issues of Marvel Divas, I have to say that my primary complaint is that they’re too flat. Seriously. These characters are almost devoid of any depth whatsoever. I know this was supposed to be a
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So, I’m feeling pretty stupid right now. I mean, for quite a while I’ve been writing in this blog about my excitement about the upcoming Blackest Night event. It’s been on the horizon for some time, and I gotta say,
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Final Crisis Aftermath: Escape #2 Creative team: Story by Ivan Brandon; art by Marco Rudi When I attended Alma College, we had kind of a Saturday-night ritual. After coming home from the parties and the non-stop bacchanalia that was my
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Dr. Doom and the Masters of Evil3 Creative team: Written by Paul Tobin, art by patrick Scherberger This four-issue limited series had tons of potential. The opening issue had stellar dialogue and Scherberger’s art (as highlighted above) was refreshing and
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Battle for the Cowl #3 Creative team: Story/Pencils by Tony S. Daniel; inked by Sandu Forea Well, it’s official. Nightwing is the new Batman. And, if you think about it, that makes Jason Todd the new Joker. Think about it.
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Writer: Gail Simone Pencils: Nicola Scott Inks: Doug Hazlewood Colors: Jason Wright Letters: Travis Lanham Between the two major villain-centric titles being offered by Marvel and DC, it’s impossible to pick the better series. Thunderbolts consistently delivers a stunningly realistic
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The Magnum Opus arc of Thunderbolts has quickly turned into tone of my favorite passages in this outstanding series. Fan-fave Deadpool is the central attraction as a new team of T-bolts — replacing the old team / current Dark Avangers.
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Wait. Wha–? What happened to Faces of Evil?! For some reason, I thought this was supposed to be a monthly title that told stories from the villains’ point of view. I must have been getting this confused with DC’s other
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There’s been something bothering me about Batman: Cacophony #2 ever since I first read it. The hook is solid, the art is great, and I’m fully invested in the story. But… well, check out these excerpts from two-and-a-half pages of
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I read Dark Reign over the weekend and it’s really sticking with me. I can’t get it out of my head. And I’m not just talking about the wonderfully finessed lettering of my pal Chris Eliopoulos. Have you ever loved
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Secret Invasion #8 hit the stands like a grenade (huge explosion that comes about a little later than you’d like). And it will send huge ripples across the Marvel Universe. It looks like a pretty brilliant ret-con for a good
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First off, let me say that Terror Titans has been a solid series so far. The art has been tight, and the characterizations have been, for the most part, very good. But, I’m afraid, Issue 3 must be vying for
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[CBR] I like the idea of DC producing original graphic novels using elements of their superhero universe. And at $19.99 for a 128-page hardcover by Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo, “Joker” hits just the right price point. In theory, an
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[CBR] I think it’s safe to say that I was really excited about “Final Crisis” the second it was announced. J.G. Jones’s art on books like “Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia” and “Black Widow” was jaw-dropping, and saying that I’m a
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As the Artist Editions of Evil Inc Annual Report Vol. 3 hits readers’ doorsteps, I’ve been getting some very kind commentary. Joshua Jericho, whose sketch appears to the right, has posted one such review. Beyond his remarks about the sketch,
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Evil Inc was the subject of a very good review from Webcomic Overlook, a tremendous blog that focuses on — you guessed it — reviews of webcomics you may have overlooked. Big thanks to El Santo who took an awful
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Salvation Run has every intention of hitting the high mark set by Villians United — the current champ in super-villain team-up series. It starts out with heavy action within the first three pages, leaping into a melee involving the Rogues.
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Illuminati #3 The New Avengers’ Illuminati is shaping up much better than I had figured. Kudos to the excellent team of Bendis, Reed, Cheung and Morales are making this a stand-out book for 2007. First off, this issue — and
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Emerald City Comic Con — Wrap-up I’m still hearing from people I met at Emerald City, and I’m still reading reviews of the convention. This really is the little con that could. 🙂 One of the highlights of going to
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