(Marvel Comics, 2013)
Review by Shawn Warner
Written by: Dan Slott
Artwork by: Giuseppe Camuncoli, John Dell
Color Artwork by: Antonio Fabela
This issue was the most hyped Spider-Man comic since Amazing #700. With most of that hype coming from Dan Slott himself I was eager to read this issue to say the least besides I love this book so much anyway. After reading issue #20 I have to say Continue reading
(DC Comics, 2013)
Review by Zakk Saam
Written by: Robert Venditti
Pencils by: Sean Chen
Inks by: Walden Wong
Color Artwork by: Andrew Dalhouse
Green Lantern Annual: ‘Lights Out’ Part Five
Today marks the end of the first Green Lantern event of the post-Geoff Johns era, who left the book after issue #21 to make way for Robert Venditti (X-O Manowar), and while the story held promise from the beginning, it fails to deliver in the end. Continue reading
(Noreon, 2010-2013)
Review by Brad Gischia
Written by: Mike Isenberg & Oliver Mertz
Pencils/Inks by: Daniel Lapham
Colors by: Jeff McComsey & Oliver Mertz
Lettering by: Mike Isenberg
Covers by: Jamie Noguchi
Moderate Spoilage Within!
It is difficult to take a premise from idea to execution. By the time I’ve finished the fourth issue of The First Law of Mad Science, I wonder how the writers didn’t trip over their own brains in plotting it out. Continue reading
(DC Comics, 2013)
Review by Zakk Saam
Written by: Kyle Higgins
Pencils by: Daniel Sampere, Jason Masters
Inks by: Vincente Cifuentes
Color Artwork by: Chris Sotomayor
While Nightwing Annual #1 is being marketed at a tie-in to the Batgirl: Wanted arc, it’s definitely not required reading material. I picked this book up because Nightwing is my all-time favorite hero and has been since I was a kid watching Batman: the Animated Series of the early-to-mid nineties. Continue reading
Review of “The Girl In The Fireplace”
Episode 4 - Series 2
Review by Franco Romualdez
- “My Dear Doctor, The path has never seemed more slow and yet I fear I am nearing its end. Reason tells me that you and I are unlikely to meet again, but I think I shall not listen to reason. I have seen the world inside your head and know that all things are possible. Hurry then my love; my days grow shorter now and I am so very weak. Godspeed my lonely angel.” -
If someone was asked to describe a random episode from any Sci-Fi television show in one word, I can almost guarantee you Continue reading
Good evening Gothamites from high atop the hills of The Palisades just east of stately Wayne Manor to the decrepit depths of Crime Alley we bid you welcome to this week’s installment of The Weekly Bat Signal, where we chew the fat about The Bat and get down to the nitty-gritty about Gotham City. Continue reading
(DC Comics, 2013)
Review by Shawn Warner
Written by: Mike Johnson
Artwork by: Eddy Barrows
Inking by: Eber Ferreira
Color Artwork by: Peter Pantazis
The Psi War story arc has seen the changing of the creative guard on Superman proper, the team that was manning the helm at the start of this narrative is not the same here Continue reading
(Marvel Comics, 2013)
Review by Shawn Warner
Written by: Mark Waid
Artwork by: Chris Samnee
Color Artwork by: Javier Rodriguez
Mark Waid and Chris Samnee do the monster mash in this issue of Daredevil which is a major Halloween treat however the nasty trick may be that this series is ending with issue #36. That’s right the buzz is that in just four short issues Marvel will be pulling the plug on one of its most consistently well written and engaging comic books being produced today. Continue reading
Review by Galen Garner
I believe it goes without saying that if you haven’t seen the Captain America: The Winter Soldier trailer yet then you need to stop reading! Watch the trailer and come back! Spoiler Alerts***Major! Continue reading
Snow: The Dawn
Part 1 of 12
Review by Brad Gischia
Written by Nick Goode
Illustrations by Harry Hughes
In 2080, the world has flooded. Ice caps have retreated and added hundreds of millions of gallons to the oceans, erasing the coastlines of the continents of the world as we know them. Continue reading
(Monkeybrain Comics, 2013)
Review by Brad Gischia
WRITTEN & ARTWORK BY: Various
CREATED BY: Jon Morris & Manning Krull
Aside: In college I took a pre-requisite class on publishing your work. I submitted a story that I meant to publish to the prof and was rebutted with…”this is fun. Too bad there’s no place to publish the fun stuff…”
Now I saw to you…college prof…there is a place to publish the “fun stuff”. Look no further than Boo at Monkeybrain Comics, and you’ll see that there are people out there doing just that. Filling our heads with “the fun stuff”. Thank you Jon Morris and Manning Krull. Continue reading
Pokémon X & Y review (X version played)
Review by Franco Romualdez
It’s about time.
Pokémon came into the scene and captured the imagination of millions of children from all over the world. The newfound concept of portable gaming proved to be the perfect format for what would prove to be a multi-billion dollar franchise. Continue reading
(Monkeybrain Comics, 2013)
Review by Brad Gischia
Written & Lettered by Paul Allor
Art by Juan Romera
Edited by Rob Anderson
Front-Cover Deisgn by Tim Daniel
…Spoilers abound…
We’ve all seen the photo of “batboy” the wide-eyed, pointy-toothed creature found in a cave in…wherever. Often we don’t think that there could be some truth to these stories. How far would you be willing to go to find the truth? What would you risk? Your job? Your safety? Norma Parks has taken on that very problem Continue reading
Greetings fellow citizens of Gotham, it’s a chilly and overcast October afternoon here in the city our brave and bold Dark Knight Detective calls home where we will be bringing this week’s installment of The Weekly Bat Signal to you. Continue reading
(Marvel Comic, 2013)
Review by Shawn Warner
WRITTEN BY: Matt Fraction
ARTWORK BY: David Aja
COLOR ARTWORK BY: Matt Hollingsworth
LETTERING BY: Chris Eliopoulos
The wait is finally over. The interval between issues was painfully long this time but to avoid using fill-in creators this is the price we pay, but boy is it worth the wait. Continue reading
(Archie Comics, 2013)
Review by Cory Thrall
WRITTEN BY: Roberto Aquirre-Sacasa
ARTWORK BY: Francesco Francavilla
COLOR ARTWORK BY: Francesco Francavilla
LETTERING BY: Jack Morelli
Archie and zombies. Zombies and Archie. Riverdale in the midst of an approaching zombie apocalypse. Who would have thought - even with the Zombie craze that has become a growing epidemic of it’s own - that we’d see these words together outside of some weird Fan Fiction? Continue reading
Green Lantern: Lights Out - The Story So Far
by Shawn Warner
Not very long ago Robert Venditti took the helm of the Green Lantern flagship from the seminal and prolific Geoff Johns and here we are just four months later already checking in on the progress Continue reading
Wolverine #7 and #8
(Marvel Comics, 1989)
Writer – Chris Claremont
Artist – John Buscema
Letterer – Ken Bruzenak
Colorist – Mike Rockwitz
Greetings from the Wasteland!
Often the easiest way for a creative team to reboot a character is to make the most simple of changes. The costume. And who doesn’t like a good costume change? At first…everyone. Continue reading
(Dynamite Entertainment, 2013)
Review by Brad Gischia
Written by Shannon Eric Denton
Art by Igor Vitorino
Colors by Wes Hartman
Letters by Rob Steen
The Spider created by Harry Steeger
Say the word “spider” in the presence of any comic fan and most of them have already begun listing their favorite Spider-Man comics, cover images flickering through their heads before the words have finished echoing off of the poster-covered walls. But there is another arachnid in New York Continue reading
(DC Comics, 2013)
Review by Shawn Warner
WRITTEN BY: Charles Soule
ARTWORK BY: Tony Daniel
INKS BY: Matt BATT Banning
LETTERING BY: Carlos M. Mangual
Charles Soule is fast becoming the “Go-To Man” at DC Comics. He is certainly one of their busier writers and after meeting him at Baltimore Comic-Con I would add that he is one of the nicest as well Continue reading