(IDW-2015)
Written by: Kelly Thompson
Art by: Sophie Campbell
Jem and the Holograms became a glamour rock sensation that dazzled my childhood with fashion, drama and musical delights. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2015
Review: Pizza Steve #1
(kaboom! 2015)
Created by Peter Browngardt
Writers - various
Artists - various
I’m only vaguely aware of the Uncle Grandpa and Pizza Steve characters. I’ve seen them around and can recognize them, but have not watched the show. Continue reading
Review: The Shrinking Man #1
(IDW 2015)
Writer - Ted Adams
Artist - Mark Torres
Adapted from the novel by: Richard Matheson
“The Shrinking Man†is an adaptation of a novel by the same name. I haven’t read the novel, but the comic is strong. Continue reading
Review: X-Files Annual
(IDW 2015)
Writer: Mike Raicht
Art: Kevin VanHook
Colors: Russell Walks
A hauntingly strange and uncanny investigation awaits Scully and Mulder in this year’s X-Files 2015 Annual from IDW. Every year, on the anniversary of his sister’s abduction, Mulder attempts to solve the unexplained disappearance of child in order to bring peace to others. Continue reading
Review: Help Us! Great Warrior #6
(Boom! Box 2015)
Writer/Artist: Madeleine Flores
Colorist: Trillian Gunn
I’ve reviewed a couple previous issues of Help Us! Great Warrior for this site, and I feel that the quality is consistent throughout the series. Continue reading
Review: Donald Duck Issues 2 and 3
(IDW 2015)
Writers - various
Artists - various
So, IDW is the new current home of the Disney comics reprint venture. For those not aware, Disney comics have been around for the larger part of a century, and in a few dozen countries. Continue reading
Review: Goodnight Punpun Volume 2
Big Comic Spirits (2007-2013)
Story/Art by Inio Asano
Summary: This is a story that tells the tale of young Punpun, a normal boy living a normal life, except with one small twist: he sees himself as an anthropomorphic bird, and he sees his family in the same way. Continue reading
Review: Bayani #1
(Caliber Comics 2015)
Writer: Travis McIntire
Artist: Grant Perkins
Letterer: Taylor Esposito
Bayani is fun and cool. It’s a kid friendly series from Travis McIntire and Grant Perkins that is both steeped in Filipino folklore, and at the same time modern and youthful. Continue reading
Column: The Binge
The Wicked and The Divine Volumes 1 and 2
(Image Comics 2015)
Written by Kieron Gillen
Art by Jamie McKelvie
Colors by Matthew Wilson
Letters by Clayton Cowles
The Binge is just that. It has become almost standard practice to binge watch or read media. Continue reading
Review: Goodnight Punpun Vol. 1
Big Comic Spirits (2007-2013)
Story/Art by Inio Asano
Summary: This is a story that tells the tale of young Punpun, a normal boy living a normal life, except with one small twist: he sees himself as an anthropomorphic bird, and he sees his family in the same way. Continue reading
Review: The Fly Outbreak #4
(IDW 2015)
Writer: Brandon Seifert
Art: Mention 3
Many years ago, the scientist Seth Brundle’s experimental telepods transformed him into a horrific human-fly hybrid. Continue reading
Column: The State of the Marvel Universe
The Plot Thickens: A Secret Wars Special Report
By: Shawn Warner
The machines of war grind on this week with three new number ones including the much anticipated Guardians of Knowhere by the dynamic duo of Brian Bendis and Mike Deodato, Continue reading
Review: Attack on Titan #71
(Kodansha Comics 2009)
Story & Art by Hajime Isayama
Storyline Ongoing
Summary: In an alternate telling of the history of the world, mankind has been pushed back behind walls where for the last 100 years they’ve been protected from monsters known as Titans. Continue reading
Review: Reyn #6
(Image 2016)
Writer: Kel Symons
Art: Nate Stockman
Colors: Paul Little
Lettering and Design: Pat Brosseau
Having braved the depths of the Rift and infiltrated the Venn stronghold, Reyn, Seph, and the Followers of Teck uncovered the startling truth about the Land of Fate. Continue reading
Review: Naruto Gaiden Chapters 9 and 10
(Jump Comics 2012)
Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring (2015)
Story & Art by Masashi Kishimoto
Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring (2015)
Chapters 9 and 10
Summary: It’s been many years since the finale of Naruto, our hero is the current Hokage and people live in a time of peace. All of the original characters are adults now with kids, kids who are about to become full-fledged ninja of their own. Continue reading
Review: Long Walk to Valhalla
(Archaia 2015)
Written by Adam Smith
Art by Matthew Fox
Small towns have a way of keeping you longer than you’d ever expect. You grow up in them dreaming of the day you’ll leave, and wake up from the dream as a thirty year old, wondering what happened to all of those years.  Continue reading
Review: Naruto Gaiden Chapter 8
(Jump Comics 2012)
Story & Art by Masashi Kishimoto
Chapters: 8-Ongoing
Summary: It’s been many years since the finale of Naruto, our hero is the current Hokage and people live in a time of peace. All of the original characters are adults now with kids – kids who are about to become full-fledged ninja of their own. Continue reading
Review: Strange Fruit #1
(Boom! Studios 2015)
Storytellers – J.G. Jones and Mark Waid
Art –J.G. Jones
Lettering – Deron Bennett
Oy. This one is a hot potato for sure. Where to start with this review? I guess I will mention that I had already read a pretty scathing review that focused heavily on the racial tropes present in the story, and the title that can be construed as insensitive. Continue reading
Review: Starve #2
(Image Comics 2015)
Created by Brian Wood, Danijel Zezelj, and Dave Stewart
Lettering and Production by Steve Wands
Class discrimination has always been a convenient screen to show the sins of the past in a futuristic setting. Films like Blade Runner and Total Recall highlighted what one man can do to change the dominant paradigm, to reset the classes in a way that is more fair and equitable for everyone. Continue reading
Review: Broken World #2
(Boom! Studios 2015)
Written by Frank J. Barbiere
Illustrated by Christopher Peterson
Colors by Marissa Louise
Letters by Ed Dukeshire
Frank J. Barbiere has a pretty great record in comics. His Five Ghosts was a successful Kickstarter project that proved so popular that Image Comics picked it up and made it an ongoing series. Continue reading