(IDW Publishing, 2015)
Written by Chris Ryall and Steve Niles
Art by Anthony Diecidue, Ashley Wood, and Val Mayerik
Colors by Jay Fotos
There are times that my docket for reviews is nearly empty, and other times when my desktop is so full of PDF icons that I can hardly see the picture of my children, peering out from the background. This is one of those times, and I admit, I lucked out, because as I was clicking through them, getting and idea for what was there, I happened upon this gem.
(Black Mask Studios, 2014)
Created by Matt Miner and Sean Von Gorman
Written by Matt Miner
Pencils and Inks by Sean Von Gorman
Colors by Savanna Ganucheau
Lettered by Sean Von Gorman
Confrontation has never been a place where I’ve felt comfortable. Who knows the roots? If my sister is reading this she’ll laugh and nod and say “Yup, that’s our family…”(Test here to see if she really reads these like she says she does…) Perhaps it is some form of latent Catholic guilt, rising up within at the sound of a raised voice, or maybe it’s the years Continue reading
(Escape Comics, 2014)
Created and Written by G. Deltres
Illustrated and Lettered by J.L. Giles
Under the Flesh is a zombie story. It’s a good zombie story. With that out in front, I must digress a bit.
I’m moderately frustrated with the entertainment industry. Don’t get me wrong, I love where it’s been going in the last twenty years, and the content in the last ten has been fantastic. Continue reading
(Self Published)
Story – Stephen Vold
Lead Artist – Steven Williams
Cover Artist – Malcom McClinton
Most people I know, over 30 geeks, hate to admit they’re part of a trend. It is abhorrent to admit that you follow the “in” crowd, especially when you’ve spent a good part of your life socially ostracized because of your passion for geeky things. Continue reading
(IDW Publishing, 2014)
Created by Joe Halpin Sr. and Joe Halpin Jr.
Written by Joe Halpin Sr.
Pencils and Inks by Juanfrancisco Moyano
Assistant Inker: D.F. Martin
Colorist: Joe Halpin Jr.
Assistant Colorist: Joaquin Pereyra
Letterer: Tom B. Long
Hell is terrifying. That’s sort of the point. We’ve seen it as a setting over and over again throughout literature and right into comic books. And it’s been proven as a great setting for comics. Spawn comes to the fore without even thinking about it. Of course there is always the flip side of that as well Continue reading
(Marvel Comics, 2014)
Written by Cullen Bunn
Artwork by Ramon Rosanas
Once upon a time there was a scar-faced, big-mouthed mutant that lived in a world of black and white comic book pages. He did not care that he lived in a comic book because there were tacos and they came in unlimited quantities. While there were tacos in this world, there were also zombies!
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(Image Comics, 2014)
Review by Galen Garner
Written by Robert Kirkman
Artwork by Charlie Adlard
Inks by Stefano Gaudiano & Cliff Rathburn
Lettering by Rus Wooton
I still like The Walking Dead. Take it that my love for this comic over the past 120 issues has weakened tremendously, but there is still this bitter sweetness to the relationship I have with this comic. Continue reading
(Marvel Comics, 2014)
Review by Galen Garner
Written by Cullen Bunn
Artwork by Ramon Rosanas
Lettering by Joe Sabino
(Dark Horse Comics, 2014)
Review by Jeremiah Kielman
Written by & Artwork by Geof Darrow
I love Shaolin Cowboy. I loved the prose format I was introduced to him in, and don’t know why it’s not done more often. Baltimore was introduced to us in the same manner, prose with pictures. Reminds me of the old Hobbit book I had as a kid Continue reading
(Big Dog Ink, 2013)
Review by Jeremiah Kielman
Written by Rob Anderson
Artwork by DaFu Yu
Rex and his crew, which includes dogs, cats & a gorilla with a baseball bat, are working their way across California to find a “safe place” with Rex’s human. Making their way through a forest they are attacked by 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
(Archie Comics, 2013)
Review by Shawn Warner
Written by Roberto Aquirre-Sacasa
Artwork by Francesco Francavilla
Lettering by Jack Morelli
Let me preface this review by saying that the first issue of this series was the very first Archie comic book I have ever read. I always thought of Archie and his Riverdale gang as a sort of Happy Days meets Saved by the Bell teeny-bopping high school romance thing, just something I would never in a million years have any interest in reading. 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