Matt Kindt's current series revisits the espionage theme he has used before (most notably in the Super Spy books). But this time we are dealing with a secret organization that can actually rewrite reality, through various sophisticated, powerful mind
Read more…Creepy Volume Seventeen
Collecting Creepy #78-83 (Mar-Oct 76)
Artists & writers: Various
Dark Horse, B&W and color, $49.99, 304 pages
This volume continues the previous one in terms of strong content, albeit a shade less so (see review of Creepy Vol
Read more…The second collection opens with confusion: a ten-year old girl named Katie Lawrence is remembering her life and the fall that killed her, with Elle as witness. Elle comes to in Katie's body, with two urgent missions. First, she needs to correct the
Weird War Tales #9
December 1972
Cover art by: Nick Cardy
Story: The Promise
Writer: Robert Kanigher
Art: Alfredo Alcala
Before we begin I actually liked what they did on the front page. Someone (GCD has it listed as Howard Chaykin, that's cool) d
Read more…Artist Becky Cloonan has been increasingly visible, illustrating such projects as Gerard Way's The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys and several issues of Brian Wood's Conan the Barbarian run. But she still feels the urge to self-publish: to create
Creepy Volume Sixteen
Collecting Creepy #73-77 (Aug 75-Feb 76)
Artists & writers: Various
Dark Horse, B&W and color, $49.99, 380 pages
Every time I forget how much the 1970s sucked, something reminds me. This week it’s Creepy #73.
That was the first
Read more…World's Finest #159
August 1966
Cover art: Curt Swan & George Klein
Story: The Cape and Cowl Crooks
Writer: Edmond Hamilton
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein
I dunno. This comic just didn't work for me. I was always a big fan of Edmond Hamilto
Read more…The second (and final) Frankenstein Agent of S.H.A.D.E. collection leads off with the last two stories by departing writer Jeff Lemire. They are far more consequential than two single issue stories would normally be. In "The Spawn of Frankenstein" Fr
I brought the first 30 Days of Night Omnibus with me to the beach this week. It might not be standard beach fare, but it's almost Halloween! This morning I reread the original series. It's still a marvelous concept: a group of vampires attacking Barr
Read more…Pre-Code Classics Collected Works: Weird Mysteries Volume 1
Collecting Weird Mysteries #1-6 (Oct 52-Sep 53)
Writers & Artists: Various
PS ArtBooks, $48.00, color, 240 pages
Now, this is more like it!
I don't know what I expected when PS ArtBooks sta
Read more…Inhumans: The Origin of The Inhumans
Collecting Inhumans appearanced from Mar 65-Feb 68
Writers: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
Artists: Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott, Vince Colletta, Frank Giacoia, Tom Sutton
Marvel Comics, $39.99, color, 424 pages
This material i
Read more…The second volume of Jonathan Hickman & Nick Pitarra's The Manhattan Projects collects issues #6 - 10. They have apparently decided to do without subtitles, like the American Vampire collections. They're doing without any kind of description of the s
Read more…Wally Wood: Eerie Tales of Crime & Horror
Collecting non-comprehensive Wally Wood material 1950-59
Writers: Various
Artists: Wally Wood, various
Vanguard, $39.95, color, 208 pages
I love Wally Wood, but this book isn't for everyone.
The bulk of this
Read more…Tales of the Legion of Super-heroes #316
October 1984
Cover art: Terry Shoemaker & Larry Mahlstedt
Story: Meanwhile...
Writer: Paul Levitz
Pencils: Terry Shoemaker
Inks: Karl Kesel
Cosmic Boy as well as Night Girl, Polar Boy, and Stone Boy from th
Read more…Tales of the Legion of Super-heroes #318 & 319
December 1984 & January 1985
Cover art by: Terry Shoemaker & Karl Kesel
Story: Shadows of Future Past (318) & If Memory Should Fail (319)
Writer: Paul Levitz
Pencils: Terry Shoemaker
Inks: Karl Kesel
Read more…Daredevil: End of Days HC
Writers: Brian Michael Bendis, David Mack
Artists: Klaus Janson, Bill Sienkiewicz, Alex Maleev
Marvel Comics, $39.99, color, 216 pages
This book should have been titled "What If Mark Waid Never Wrote Daredevil"?
As most lon
Read more…Impossible Tales: The Steve Ditko Archives Vol. 4 HC
Writers: Various
Art: Steve Ditko
Edited: Blake Bell
Fantagraphics, $39.99, color, 256 pages
I used to think that Steve Ditko hit his artistic apogee in the 1960s, when he created or co-created Sp
Read more…The third collection of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips' horror-noir series delves into the history of the Femme Fatale and the ancient society that watches her and worships ancient gods. I'm tempted to call these four issues a prequel or a diversion f
Read more…Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1: Cosmic Avengers
Collecting Guardians of the Galaxy #0.1-3, "Tomorrow's Avengers" (Apr-Aug 13?)
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artists: Steve McNiven, various
Marvel Comics, $24.99, color, 144 pages
There's a good story
Read more…The Silver Age Teen Titans Archives Volume 2
Collecting Teen Titans (first series) #6-20, Brave and Bold #83, Nov 66-May 69
Writers: Bob Haney, Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, Mike Friedrich, Neal Adams
Artists: Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, Nick Cardy, Irv Novic
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