(Marvel Comics, 2013)
Review by Kenneth Kimbrough
Writers: Dan Slott & Christos Gage
Pencils: Humberto Ramos
Inks: Victor Olazaba
Colors: Edgar Delgado
Letters: Chris Eliopoulos
Sometimes, all you want from a Spider-Man book is some symbiotes, spider-bots, and subplots. In this issue, Dan Slott and Christos Gage deliver that in spades. After the previous issue’s exposition-heavy script, I’m glad to see many of the story threads move forward. Continue reading
(Marvel Comics, 2013)
Review by Kenneth Kimbrough
Writer: Dan Slott & Christos Gage
Pencils: Humberto Ramos
Inks: Victor Olazaba
Colors: Edgar Delgado
Letters: Chris Eliopoulos
It can sometimes be difficult to gauge the quality of a story arc from its first issue. If I were to make a list of things I’m sad we didn’t see in the inaugural meeting between Flash Thompson in the Venom identity and his hero, Spider-Man, then those very things could happen in the next issue. Continue reading
(DC Comics, 2013)
Review by Cory Thrall
Story One: “Dreaming He Is a Butterfly”
WRITTEN BY: Christos Gage
ARTWORK BY: Jheremy Raapack
COLOR ARTWORK BY: Carrie Strachan
Story Two: “Tap Tap”
WRITTEN BY: Ray Fawkes
ARTWORK BY: Stephane Roux
“Legends of the Dark Knight” is such a great idea - different creators from all across the comicsverse doing short Batman stories, released as a Digital First then printed in single issue collections. Though the trend with these aims more towards a complete storyline, releasing chapters of a tale as opposed to a short comic every week, these first batches were mostly single stories. Continue reading