(webcomic 2014, print 2016)
Created by Ben Jelter
Comic creator Ben Jelter comes from my wheelhouse. He grew up in the late eighties and nineties, and watched a lot of animation. Just look at his most current work, Heliosphere, and you’ll see what I mean. He’s got credits as well, with previous projects Moscow 38 and The Tumor. Continue reading
(Valiant 2015)
Writer:Robert Venditti
Art: Raul Allen with Patricia Martin
Art Assistant: David Astruga
Colors: Borja Pindado
From the pages of Book of Death, Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #1 sees Valiant’s immortal master of war cast into a realm far older, and deadlier than anything he’s ever encountered before in this brand new series from New York Times best selling writer Robert Venditti (Book of Death, X-O Manowar) and breakout artist Raul Allen (Bloodshot Reborn)! Continue reading
(Boom! Box 2015)
Created and Written by John Allison
Illustrated buy Lissa Treiman
Colors by Whitney Cogar
Letters by Jim Campbell
One can’t be involved in the world of comic book fandom, trudging through weather to get your new books and chat with the regulars, without getting that one person who slaps you on the back and thrusts a book into your face saying, “you gotta read this.” Continue reading
(DC Comics 2015)
Writer- Max Landis
Art- Nick Dragotta
Letterer- John Workman
Editor- Alex Antone
Max Landis, the hot young screenwriter of such films as Chronicle, American Ultra, and the up-coming Victor Frankenstein, has been given the keys to DC Comics’ oldest cash cow. Continue reading
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(IDW Publishing / Boom! Studios, 2015)
Written by Scott and David Tipton
Art by Rachael Stott
Colors by Charlie Krichoff
Lettered by Tom B. Long
I was never a Trekkie. I never had that fanboy appreciation for the series or films that ensnares half of the geek culture. (because let’s face it, you’re either a Trek fan or a Star Wars fan.) I came to Star Trek by a much longer route, through the films, Wrath of Kahn is still my favorite, and eventually through my children. Continue reading