(Image Comics 2016)
Words by Simon Spurrier
Pictures by Ryan Kelly
Inks by Barbara Guttman
Colors by Nick Filardi, Lee Loughridge, and Matt Wilson
Letters by Simon Bowland
“So far…in London, street musician Louise Canton was savaged by a ghostly hound…in Afghanistan she travelled with supernatural soldiers to life the creature’s curse…in the Red Place she’s the captive of the rogue monsters she came to kill.” That’s issue #1 in a super cool nutshell. Continue reading
(Dynamite 2016)
Writer Corinna Bechko
Art Javier Garcia-Miranda
Letterer: Simon Bowland
Colorist In LIGHT Studios
Cover: Gabriel Hardman
Cover Colorist: Jordan Boyd
The Alien outbreak on the human Mars base reaches its thrilling finale in Aliens / Vampirella #6 as Sarah and the crew of the supply ship are left reeling from what they’ve just seen unfold, while Vampirella and the resurrected Nosferatu confront the misinformed military to unite with them against the Aliens. In their frantic battle to escape from the Xenomorphs, the fate of everyone remaining on Mars - living and undead - rests on a knife’s edge as Vampirella confronts the savage fury of the Queen Alien / Vampire Hybrid. Continue reading
(Image Comics, 2015)
Written by Grant Morrison
Art by Chris Burnham
Colors by Nathan Fairbairn
Letters by Simon Bowland
Part of the attraction of comic books is that, for as long as I can remember, the artist and the writer both get a good deal of fame. (Colorists and Letterers are on the upswing now as well, as they should be.) It’s a symbiotic relationship that the artist and writer need each other, despite past accomplishments, to make a book work. Continue reading
(Dynamite Entertainment, 2014)
Story: Justin Gray
Art: Rey Villegas
Colours: Morgan Hickman
Letters: Simon Bowland
I didn’t follow Dynamite’s Lone Ranger comics which launched in 2006 and recently ended despite reading a number of positive reviews over the years and it was with some trepidation that I requested this #1 to review. I’ve been in the wilderness for a while and reviewing a first issue feels like a good jumping-in point Continue reading
(Dynamite Entertainment, 2014)
Written by Quentin Tarantino and Matt Wagner
Illustrated by Esteve Polls
Colored by Brennan Wagner
Lettered by Simon Bowland
Over the past several years Dynamite Entertainment has not only made a name for itself with licensed properties, but with the revitalization of those properties into successful comic series. Continue reading
(Dynamite Entertainment, 2014)
Written by Michael Uslan
Illustrated by Giovanni Timpano
Color Artwork by Marco Lesko
Lettered by Simon Bowland
When Doc Savage’s experiment with the Super Collider to produce the “Wells Particle” in the present day inadvertently opens a wormhole to 1939, an airliner gets caught in the rift and sent back through time. Doc Savage follows the aircraft Continue reading
(Dynamite Comics, 2014)
Written by Joe Harris
Illustrated by Eman Casallos
Colored by Aikau Oliva
Lettered by Simon Bowland
Main Cover by David Mack
Comic book creators have a tough job. Coming up with an original character isn’t always as easy as interviews with Uncle Stan would have you believe. The creation of a new, believable character can be a painstaking process that doesn’t always pay off in the end. Wouldn’t it be easier to take an existing person and bring them in? Continue reading
(Dynamite Entertainment, 2014)
Writer: Joe Casey
Artist: Nathan Fox, Jim Rugg, Ulises Farinas
Colorist: Brad Simpson
Letterer: Simon Bowland
Based on Characters Created by Jack Kirby
Summary: What if you were told that your brain was so valuable, and you’re a member of the military, that if you die in the line of fire your mind will be transferred into a genetically perfect clone body? Continue reading
(Dynamite Entertainment, 2014)
Written by Jim Zub
Art by Jonathan Lau
Colors by Stefani Renee
Letters by Simon Bowland
Cover by Jeffery “Chamba” Cruz
Like most stand alone issues, “Red Sonja and Cub” offered a nice break from the main comic along with an interesting story to read. The focus of this story isn’t so much our heroine, but the “cub,” and teaches us that there are many different kinds of warriors. Continue reading
(Dynamite Comics, 2014)
Written by Jeff Parker
Illustrated by Evan Shaner
Colored by Jordie Bellaire
Lettered by Simon Bowland
The retcon company, Dynamite, is at it again with the release of Flash Gordon #1 this week. Written by Jeff Parker and drawn by Evan Shaner, Flash delivers a modernized version of the comic that our parents and grandparents grew up reading in the funny pages, the one the spawned a film my generation loved to hate. Continue reading
(Dynamite Entertainment, 2014)
Writers – Gail Simone, Blair Butler, Kelly Sue DeConnick
Artists – Jack Jadson, Jim Calafiore, Valentine De Landro
Colors – Salvatore Aiala Studios
Letters – Simon Bowland
Red Sonja has become an iconic figure. Popularized by the Robert E. Howard short story The Shadow of the Vulture from 1934, she has become one of the most recognizable characters in comics.
(Dynamite Entertainment, 2014)
Written by Rob Williams
Illustrated by Jack Herbert
Colored by Ivan Nunes
Lettered by Simon Bowland
Hey everyone! I’m back and jumping in with Miss Fury # 9. I don’t know how many of you know this, but what I find interesting about Miss Fury is the fact that she is one of the first female superheroes. Making her début in April of 1941, Miss Fury beat Wonder Woman to the press by about eight months. Not only that Continue reading
This week I’ve decided to focus again on some of the fantastic and original work coming out of Monkeybrain Comics. It’s a beautiful thing to see a small company backing creators as they produce their original work. Those are the kinds of business practices that are redeeming in this country, a chance for us to see what can happen when creators are given free reign. And with that kind of business you attract the kinds of people you want in that business. Continue reading
(Dynamite Entertainment, 2014)
Red Sonja: Berserker
Written by Nancy A. Collins
Art by Fritz Casas
Colors by Mark Roberts
Letters by Rob Steen
Main Cover by Joseph Michael Linser
Red Sonja #1 (Dollar Book)
Written by Gail Simone
Art by Walter Giovani
Colors by Adriano Lucas
Letters by Simon Bowland
Cover by Jenny Frison
I’m trying something a little different this week thanks to the Dynamite release of two titles with the same main character. Red Sonja has often captured our imaginations and hearts 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
(Monkeybrain Comics, 2013)
Review by Brad Gischia
Written by Greg Pak
Based on the songs of Jonathan Coulton
Pencils and Inks by Takeshi Miyazawa
Colors by Jessica Kholinne
Letters by Simon Bowland
*Some Spoilage
(Cue deep and gravelly voiced announcer) “In a world…where zombie armies roam, where animated dolls creep into your nighttime bedroom, where giant alien squids hover over your town like a baby Cthulu…don’t look to your boss, don’t look to the government, look to…Code Monkey!” Continue reading
(Dynamite Entertainment, 2013)
Review by Cory Thrall
WRITTEN BY: Fred Van Lente
ARTWORK BY: Max Dunbar
COLOR ARTWORK BY: Aikau Olivia
LETTERING BY: Simon Bowland
Humor in comics are making a big splash, whether it be an indie or major publisher, and I think it’s a great thing. The comic world as a whole suffers when creators and publishers take their entire line of books too seriously, and for a long time this was the case. Continue reading
(Valiant Comics, 2013)
Review by Brad Gischia
Writer – Greg Pak
Artist – Trevor Hairsine
Colorist – Brian Reber
Lettering – Simon Bowland
I grew up with a great love of the classical hero. At some point my mom let me watch the Ray Harryhausen classic Jason and the Argonauts, and from that moment I was hooked. Continue reading
(Titan Comics, 2013)
Review by Cory Thrall
WRITTEN BY: Si Spurrier
ARTWORK BY: PJ Holden
COLOR ARTWORK BY: Jordie Bellaire
LETTERING BY: Simon Bowland
Being released today, July 17th, Titan Comics new title “Numbercruncher” is not at all what you might think from the cover, but isn’t that supposed to always be the case? What looks to be a mobster of some kind is actually a false face for the genius and inventive story that lies behind it. This is no ‘normal’ comic, and that’s a very good thing. Originally published in “Judge Dredd: Megazine” #306-308, this is a comic that shifts from black and white to fully colored artwork, making for a curious and satisfying read. Continue reading
(Monkeybrain Comics, 2013)
Review by Cory Thrall
WRITTEN BY: Brandon Jerwa & Eric Trautmann
ARTWORK: Giovanni Timpano
COLOR ARTWORK: Andrea Celestini
LETTERING: Simon Bowland
Comic titles surrounding the Afghanistan War have been popping up like crazy lately, so I wasn’t too surprised to crack open “Frost: Rogue State” #1 and find this title being set there, as well. Continue reading