By: Shawn Warner
Greetings once again True Believers, it’s time to check in with the masterminds at the House of Ideas for another installment of SMU. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2015
REVIEW: Plagued #2
(BHP Comics, 2015)
Written by Gary Chudleigh
Art and Colors by Tanya Roberts
Lettering by Colin Bell
Just when you thought it was safe to trust your government, when the line of baloney the military industrial complex was feeding you was the only baloney on the market, Plagued #2 has returned to dissolve those beliefs. Continue reading
REVIEW: Packs of the Low Country
(Self Released, 2015)
Written by John Dudley
Line Art/Washes by Don Cardenas
Colors by Kelly Fitzpatrick, Mark Dale, Drew Browne
Letters by Jon Westhoff
Every time I think I’ve seen the end of the world done in the last possible way, I see it again. There is a fascination that comes with the contemplation of the end and how we would react to it. Continue reading
REVIEW: Stronghold #6
(RedLine Comics, 2015)
Written by Brain Visaggio
Art by Kevin Roberts
Letters by Zakk Saam
Edits by Heather Antos
For those of you who have been following the adventures of an intrepid band of humans, fighting for their right to live on a free world, welcome back. Continue reading
REVIEW: The Winter Soldier #6
(Marvel Comics, 2015)
Written by Ales Kot
Art by Marco Rudy and Langoon Foss
Ales Kot has become something of a modern day Ian Fleming in that much of his work has featured savvy spy types facing villains bent on world domination in espionage filled narratives containing tons of the tried and true spy thriller tropes. Continue reading
CON REPORT: Wizard World Raleigh 2015
B&B veteran Galen Garner was able to make it out to Wizard World Raleigh this year and has filmed an exclusive report from the floor of the Convention! See a bit of the Con, awesome cosplay, and some surprise exclusive interviews with some very special Con guests: Continue reading
REVIEW: The Fly: Outbreak #1
(IDW Publishing, 2015)
Written by Brandon Seifert
Art by menton3
Lettered by Tom B. Long
The Fly is a seminal film. David Cronenberg directed a George Langelaan adapted short story (screenplay was by Charles Edward Pogue) and made it into a film that makes your skin crawl 30 years after it was first released. (1986) This book comes out fortuitously. I just watched this movie last week so the images and creepy-crawly feelings are still pretty fresh in my mind. Continue reading
REVIEW: The Humans, Vol. 1
(Image Comics, 2015)
Written by Keenan Marshall Keller
Art by Tom Neely
Colors by Kristina Collantes
Wow. What can I say about “The Humans”? It was spectacular. The adjective that kept coming to my mind when thinking about this series is “brazen.” It felt like it was breaking rules. That is probably because of all the not so good comics I have read in my lifetime. A really good one stands out like it’s breaking the rule that comics can’t be this good. The writing and art both seemed really fresh to me, and the story had me locked in. Continue reading
Column: The State of the Marvel Universe
By: Shawn Warner
Greetings and salutations True Believers and welcome to another installment of State of the Marvel Universe. For those of you joining us for the first time, I will be acting as your very own Secret Wars correspondent reporting all the latest additions and changes to Marvel’s ever expanding roster of post incursion titles to be included in the status quo obliterating crossover event beginning in May and the resulting fallout of these changes. Sound like a pretty tall order? Well believe me it is. Continue reading
REVIEW: Army of Darkness #3
(Dynamite Entertainment, 2015)
Story by Cullen Bunn
Art by Larry Watts
I’m somewhat of a fan of the Evil Dead/ Army of Darkness franchise, but this is the first AoD comic I have read. It’s also a #3. Continue reading
REVIEW: Spread #6
(Image Comics, 2015)
Written by Justin Jordan
Art by Kyle Strahm & Felipe Sobreiro
Sometimes you need a super serious comic, one that tackles serious themes and issues, other times you just need an interesting horror comic with loads of gore. Continue reading
REVIEW: Reyn #3
(Image Comics, 2015)
Writer: Kel Symons
Art: Nate Stockman
Colors: Paul Little
Lettering & Design: Pat Brosseau
After helping Reyn escape from the brutal Menica Mines, the young sorceress Seph was critically injured. Continue reading
REVIEW: Divinity #2
(Valiant Entertainment, 2015)
Writer: Matt Kindt
Art: Trevor Hairsine
Inks: Ryan Winnen
Colorist: David Barron
The most startling Valiant debut of 2015 continues in Divinity #2 (of 4), with the arrival of a new divine being as his powerful influence on the world takes effect. Continue reading
REVIEW: Winterworld #0
(IDW Publishing, 2015)
Written by Chuck Dixon
Art by Tommy Lee Edwards
I really enjoyed #0 issue of Winter World. I haven’t read up on the series so far, so this was my first foray into the Winter World. So many post-apocalyptic stories can seem so similar. Not this one. This one felt unique. Continue reading
REVIEW: Orphan Black #2
(IDW Publishing, 2015)
Written by Graeme Manson and John Fawcett with Jody Houser
Art by Szymon Kudranski
Colors by Mat Lopes
Letters by Neil Uyetake
I am a tabula rasa when it comes to Orphan Black. I am, in fact, writing this forward before I’ve read either of the comics, numbers one or two, so that I can try to get a before and after impression. Continue reading
REVIEW: Chrononauts #1
(Image Comics, 2015)
Written by Mark Millar
Artwork by Sean Murphy
What would you do if you could travel through time? Most people’s answers are more personal or selfish in nature, playing winning lottery numbers, things like that. Continue reading
REVIEW: Howard the Duck #1
(Marvel Comics, 2015)
Written by Chip Zdarsky
Art by Joe Quinones
Admittedly Howard the Duck #1 was not a book I was even sure I was going to pick up; right up to the very second I was at the counter purchasing my usual absurd amount of NCBD offerings this week I could hear that still small voice in the back of my head urging me to give this feathery foul tempered fowl a fair chance. Continue reading
REVIEW: ‘Powers’, Episode 1
(Playstation Original Series, 2015)
Starring: Sharlto Copley - Eddie Izzard
What does it feel like to be powerless ? This question is the main focus of the pilot episode of Playstation’s new super hero series Powers. Continue reading
REVIEW: Big Man Plans #1
(Image Comics, 2015)
Written by Eric Powell and Tim Wiesch
Art by Eric Powell
Big Man Plans is a comic that is not for the weak of heart, innocent, or those generally stuck in the bubble gum and rainbows mindset. Continue reading
REVIEW: Postal #2
(Image Comics/Top Cow, 2015)
Written by Bryan Hill and Matt Hawkins
Art by Isaac Goodhart
Colors by Betsy Gonia
Letters by Troy Peteri
How do you ferret out the truth when the teller is a proven liar? Where do you turn to solve a murder in a town filled with convicted criminals? Who can you possibly believe? Continue reading