Greetings fellow Gothamites and welcome to the final episode of The Weekly Bat-Signal for 2013. The city is abuzz getting ready to ring in the New Year Gotham style which means lots of garish pageantry and drunken disorderly conduct in the streets, from the lowest of Crime Alley miscreants to the stratosphere of Gotham’s high society the parties will rage on well into the first morning of 2014. Continue reading
BEST OF 2013
with Cory Thrall
When I started this crazy thing called Bag & Bored I was looking for something to kill some time and have some fun with. Nothing big, no readership - just silly meanderings on whatever comics I had read that week. Consider my surprise that here we are over a year later and with quite a cast of reviewers and writers on our team. One of the major pay-offs with this site has been Continue reading
(Dynamite Entertainment, 2013)
Review by Jeremiah Kielman
Written by Bill Willingham
Artwork by Sergio Fernandez Davila
Covers by Joe Benitez
Steampunk. Up until now it has been relegated to relatively obscure writers, at least in the comic world. That all changes on New Year’s Eve with Bill Willingham’s new Legenderry- a Steampunk Adventure. Continue reading
BEST OF 2013
with Raymond Jacques
Greetings, Friends & Fellow Readers. I’m Raymond Jacques (and you’re not). It has been an amazing opportunity contributing to BagAndBored.net for the last 8 months or so & this is my contribution to Bag and Bored’s “Best of 2013â€. Continue reading
I’ve noticed in past months that small publisher Monkeybrain Comics has been putting out comics at a rate that seems almost unreal. To keep up with the constant, high-end output of this indie powerhouse, we here at bagandbored.net are going to try out a feature here that will cover recent comics. For the inaugural piece, I’ve got three title, five books total, to run through with you, faithful reader. No matter what your feeling on indie comics as a whole, I’ve found that Monkeybrain is constantly at the top of its game. Continue reading
(Vertigo / DC Comics, 2013)
Review by John Monaghan
Story:Â Simon Oliver
Art: Robbi Rodriguez
Colours: Rico Renzi
Letters: Jared K. Fletcher
In my reviews of FBP #1 and #2 I praised Oliver for the tension and pace of the comic, which plunged us head first into a world of physics anomalies where the fragment of the universe was unstable, and straight into a conflict between two partners at the FBP Continue reading
The Incredible Hulk #378
(Marvel Comics, 1991)
Written by Peter David
Pencils by Bill Jaaska
Inks by Jeff Albrecht
Letters by Joe Rosen
Colors by Glynis Oliver
Greetings from the Wasteland!
Nothing brings that warm holiday feeling to your heart like the smell of fresh-baked cookies, a warm cup of coffee, and the slightly musty odor of an old comic, pulled freshly from its companions and brought to the counter, money in hand to add it to your own personal stash. Continue reading
(Telltale Studios, 2013)
Review by John Monaghan
The Wolf Among Us is a new game from Telltale Games, the studio responsible for the modern classic The Walking Dead. This time their source material is Bill Willingham’s Fables from DC’s Vertigo imprint. The premise Continue reading
 Doctor Who Christmas Special: The Time of The Doctor Preview
By Franco Romualdez
I don’t blame you if you’re still recovering from the awesomeness that was Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary. I know I am. Continue reading
THE BLIND BUY: A JOURNEY THROUGH THE ZATOICHI SERIES
by Kenneth Kimbrough
PART II – The Tale of Zatoichi Continues
Welcome back to the second edition of The Blind Buy, a semi-regular series in which I take on a film in the long-running Zatoichi franchise. Continue reading
BEST OF 2013
with Shawn Warner
So here we are about to close out another year and as sure as public drunkenness, unwanted gifts and over eating are all part of the festivities indulged in to celebrate the end of twelve months of Continue reading
BEST OF 2013
with John Monaghan
- Best Comic Overall
REVIVAL
The single most important comic of 2013 for me. 2013 has been the year of REVIVAL. Continue reading
(Dark Horse Comics, 2013)
Review by Shawn Warner
Written by Donny Cates & Mark Reznicek
Artwork by Geoff Shaw
Color Artwork by Lauren Affe
The final issue of Buzzkill is an emotional gauntlet full of gut-level honesty that paints a uniquely authentic portrait of addiction complete with the contrasting moments of cacophonous chaos and the quietude of cathartic silence. Continue reading
(Image Comics, 2013)
Review by Jeremiah Kielman
Written by Antony Johnston
Artwork by Christopher Mitten
Did you play D&D as a kid (no you say-what are you doing here?)? Remember drawing a map on a scrap of graph paper on a cold winter evening and peopling it over the next few hours amazed at the power of a pencil and imagination combined? Continue reading
BEST OF 2013
with Kenneth Kimbrough
As the year closes, it’s time to reflect on the different things that made it great and the other things that made it not so great. I tend to frown on the word “best†mostly because I majored in philosophy and I’m pretentious. So let’s just consider this more or less a “Favorites of 2013†list. Continue reading
(IDW Publishing, 2013)
Review by Jeremiah Kielman
Written by Joe Hill
Artwork by Gabriel Rodriquez
Color Artwork by Jay Fotos
Lettering by Robbie Robbins
Endings and loose ends. That is what we get in this the final installation of the much loved Locke & Key series by Joe Hill. And there was no shortage of loose ends to tie up in this long running series. Continue reading
(DC Comics, 2013)
Review by Shawn Warner
Written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti
Artwork by Chad Hardin
Color Artwork by Alex Sinclair
Lettering by John J. Hill
This book opens with Harley roaring into a new town, the surviving articles of her past bundled up on the back of her chopper and a talking beaver strapped to the front. Topping the jumble of miscellaneous items Continue reading
BEST OF 2013
with Brad Gischia
I began reviewing comics for Bagandbored.net about six months ago. I was so fired up to get into it, but I specified, when I talked to our fearless leader, Cory, that I would be in more than a little bit of a jam when it comes to reviewing books. I am not near a comic store. So to get a gig that is so centered on ever changing wall books, or even monthly, well…it wouldn’t be easy. Continue reading
BEST OF 2013
with Galen Garner
Best Comic Overall
The best comic that I have read this past year was Hawkeye by Matt Fraction. It could be that I love Hawkeye or it could be that I love Matt Fraction. Continue reading
(Dark Horse Comics, 2013)
Review by Jeremiah Kielman
Written by Tim Siedell
Artwork by Gabriel Guzman
Color Artwork by Michael Atiyeh
The Star Wars (SW) universe has always held a place in my, and I think every geek of a certain age with the good taste to prefer blasters over phasers, heart. And Dark Horse has always done Star Wars right. With the novels it’s hit or miss. Some authors Continue reading