Silver
Written & illustrated by Stephan Franck
Dark Planet Comics
Stephan Franck is a very charming guy. He lured me over to his table at HeroesCon like a veteran carnival barker with a persuasive elevator pitch for his project. Why, yes, that do
Read more…Captain America #424
February 1994
Cover art by: Phil Gosier & Danny Bulanadi
Story: The Last Operation
Writer: Mark Gruenwald
Pencils: Phil Gosier
Inks: Romeo Tanghal
We kick this issue off with the return of Diamondback into the fold. (She was i
Read more…The Brace and Bold #159
February 1980
Cover art by: Jim Aparo
Story: The Crystal Armageddon!
Writer: Denny O'Neil
Art: Jim Aparo
What in the world could cause Batman and Ra' Al Ghul to team-up? Well a guy named Professor Hatter has created a form
Read more…Swamp Thing Vol. 3 – Rotworld: The Green Kingdom
Written by Scott Snyder & Jeff Lemire
Art by Yanick Paquette, Steve Pugh, Marco Rudy, & others
Scott Snyder's run on Swamp Thing comes to an "epic" end here ("epic" is DC's current favorite adjective
Read more…GRAYSON #1 (Sep 14)
"Grayson"
Writer: TIM SEELEY
Plot: TIM SEELEY, TOM KING
Art: MIKEL JANIN
Colors: JEROMY COX
Letters: CARLOS M. MANGUAL
Cover: ANDREW ROBINSON
Well, this is fun.
I've never been what you'd call a Dick Grayson fan. For reasons that
Read more…Batman: Shadow of the Bat #39
June 1995
Cover art by: Brian Stelfreeze
Story: Solomon Grundy: One Night In Slaughter Swamp
Writer: Alan Grant
Pencils: Kevin Walker
Inks: Curt Shoultz & Frank McLaughlin
This issue begins with a recap of the origin
Read more…Batman #398
August 1986
Cover art by: Tom Mandrake
Story: About Faces!
Writer: Doug Moench
Art: Tom Mandrake
This takes place during an era of Batman I really haven't read a whole lot of. Apparently, DC toyed with the idea of making Batman and Cat
Read more…I've decided to just start a one-stop place where I can throw all of my reviews (of various and dubious quality) onto this site.I know I've done posts similar to this before on the main comics board, but I've decided to consolidate my humble opinions
Read more…Here's someone who goes all the way back to the earliest days of Marvel's Golden Age. Thanks to Marvel Masterworks, a lot of his GA stories have been reprinted. He appeared in the Silver Age before Captain America. Before he got his own series in
Read more…March: Book One
Written by John Lewis & Andrew Aydin
Art by Nate Powell
March tells the story of Congressman John Lewis, from his childhood in rural Alabama, to his key role in the Civil Rights movement, and finally his career in Congress. This book
Read more…Batman #354
December 1982
Cover art by: Keith Giffen and Dick Giordano
Story: Showdown
Writer: Gerry Conway
Pencils: Don Newton
Inks: Alfredo Alcala
Newly appointed Police Commissioner Pauling has stripped Batman of his Special Deputy status, and
Read more…Avengers #229
March 1983
Cover art by: Al Milgrom & Rick Parker
Story: Final Curtain!
Writer: Roger Stern
Pencils: Al Milgrom
Inks: Joe Sinnott
Due to the machinations of Egghead, Henyr Pym is now working for him and the Masters of Evil. Quick rec
Read more…Writer Greg Rucka and artist Michael Lark depict a dystopian future in Lazarus. I'm going to borrow the cataloging summary to describe the setup: "In a dystopian near-future, government is a quaint concept, resources are coveted, and possession is
Read more…This volume collects a four-issue miniseries set in the 30 Days of Night universe, with an unusual set of creators: writer Joe R. Lansdale and artist Sam Keith. The concept again proves itself to be quite flexible. The story centers around a group
Read more…Adventure Comics #333
June 1965
Cover art by: Curt Swan & George Klein
Story: The War Between Krypton and Earth!
Writer: Edmond Hamilton
Pencils: John Forte
Inks: George Klein
Members of the Legion are on an archaeological dig when they discover
Read more…Avengers #203
January 1981
Cover art by: John Romita & Dan Green
Story: Night of the Crawlers
Writer: David Michelinie
Pencils: Carmine Infantino
Inks: Dan Green
Most of the Avengers have returned from defeating Ultron. Yet, they think nothing of
Read more…Avengers #158
April 1977
Cover art by: Jack Kirby & John Romita (these are the 2 that GCD and CBDB agree on)
Story: When Avengers Clash!
Writer: Jim Shooter
Pencils: Sal Buscema
Inks: Pablo Marcos
Man, that Wonder Man costume is really hard for m
Read more…Avengers #157
March 1977
Cover art by: Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott, and Dan Crespi
Story: A Ghost of Stone!
Writer: Gerry Conway
Pencils: Don Heck
Inks: Pablo Marcos
The Beast, Yellowjacket, and Iron Man are working in a lab in Avengers Mansion when t
Read more…Back again with the Bad Boys of Science. The main focus in the first few issues here is on Harry Daghlian (the guy in the containment suit who looks like a radioactive skeleton) and his friend Enrico Fermi. Their relationship is far more complex th
Read more…When we last left the JLD, Zatanna and Timothy Hunter had just disappeared through a dimensional portal, to places unknown. In the first issue here ("Enter the House of Mystery") the group discovers that the so-called Books of Magic that triggered
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