New Avengers Volume 1: Everything Dies
Collecting New Avengers #1-6
Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Artist: Steve Epting
Marvel Comics, $24.99, color, 144 pages
Well, that was depressing. Depressing, but fascinating.
Aside from marketing, there's no reaso
Read more…Talon Volume 1: Scourge of the Owls
Collecting Talon #0-7
Writers: Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV
Artist: Guillem March
DC Comics, $16.99, color, 192 pages
I think it goes without saying that this book wouldn't exist without Scott Snyder's name on it
Read more…1)We open a new era for Doctor Who with a new title sequence and this new-fangled thing called color filming. Those of you who are old enough may well remember back in the day how much noise was made about TV shows being shown "in living color", whe
Read more…Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
Collecting super-villain origin stories
Writers, artists: Various
DC Comics, $19.99, color, 192 pages
The obvious question about this book is: Who's it for?
Necessary Evil is comprised of 27 stories about
Read more…Good Riddance: An Illustrated Memoir of Divorce
Writer/artist: Cynthia Copeland
Abrams ComicArts, $17.95, color, 224 pages
I really wanted to like this book, but I couldn't even finish it.
This is a good book, maybe an important one. It's the story
Read more…Indestructible Hulk Volume 1: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Collecting Indestructible Hulk #1-5
Writer: Mark Waid
Artist: Leinil Yu
Marvel Comics, $24.99, color, 136 pages
At last, a Hulk I can love!
I've never been a Hulk fan. Being small and smart as a b
Read more…Green Lantern Volume 3: Rise of the Third Army
Collecting Green Lantern #13-16, Green Lantern Corps #13-16, Green Lantern: New Guardians #13-16, Red Lanterns #13-16, Green Lantern Annual #1, Green Lantern Corps Annual #1
Writers, artists: Various
DC
Read more…This quiz asks "Have you seen these 50 must-see Sci-Fi movies?"
I've seen 40 out of the group.
How about you?
What should be on the list?
What should be off the list?
1 - 12 Monkeys
2 - 2001: A Space Odyssey
3 - A.I.
4 - Akira
5 - Alien
6 - Alien Nation
7
A+X Volume 1 = Awesome
Collecting A+X #1-6
Writers, artists: Various
Marvel Comics, $17.99, color, 144 pages
Of all the repercussions of Avengers vs. X-Men -- including the re-launch of a number of titles -- this one is my favorite.
Maybe I was the
Read more…Captain America Volume 1: Castaway in Dimension Z
Collecting Captain America #1-5
Writer: Rick Remender
Artist: John Romita Jr.
Marvel Comics, $24.99, color, 136 pages
I had such low expectations for this title, I almost had to like it better than I
Read more…Iron Man Volume 1: Believe
Collecting Iron Man #1-5
Writer: Kieron Gillen
Artist: Greg Land
Marvel Comics, $24.99, color, 136 pages
I hate to say it, but I think this whole book is just a set-up to get Iron Man into space, where he can team up with
Read more…I saw this on another site and had to share. It's been years since I read the JLA story this is from, and I suspect the picture has been cropped, but even in context with what was happening in that story this is still pretty funny!
Hoy
Read more…I picked up Batman Beyond yesterday, but it's now title Batman Beyond Universe and it's issue number 1. The guy behind the counter mentioned that for DC villains month all the titles will be issue 1, only a few years ago everything seemed to be reset
Read more…Thor: God of Thunder Volume 1: The God Butcher
Collecting Thor: God of Thunder #1-5
Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Esad Ribic
Marvel Comics, $24.99, color, 136 pages
I expected to dislike this book, and was pleasantly surprised.
For one thing, we've s
Read more…Lois Lane #1 and 2
August and September 1986
Cover art by: Gray Morrow
Story: When It Rains, God Is Crying
Writer: Mindy Newell
Art: Gray Morrow
This is one of those socially conscious comics that comes out from time to time. This one dealing with
Read more…Red She-Hulk Volume 1: Hell Hath No Fury
Collecting Red She-Hulk #58-62
Writer: Jeff Parker
Artist: Carlo Pagulayan
Marvel Comics, $15.99, color, 120 pages
This is probably unfair, but I'm disappointed.
Red She-Hulk is on the run from a murder she
Read more…Swamp Thing Volume 2: Family Tree
Collecting Swamp Thing #0, 8-11 and Swamp Thing Annual #1
Writer: Scott Snyder
Artists: Yanick Paquette, Marco Rudy
DC Comics, $14.99, color, 144 pages
Swamp Thing's new book has gotten a little confusing, as it is
Read more…When I glanced through this at the store, I was a little reluctant to buy it.
In general, I think that people give Frank Miller too much credit for his RoboCop chops. Sure, he's the storyman for RoboCop 2, but he's also gave us RoboCop 3. Yeah, I kn
Read more…All Star Western Volume 2: The War of Lords and Owls
Collecing All Star Western #7-12
Writers: Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti
Artist: Moritat
DC Comics, $16.99, color, 192 pages
I don't have any intellectual things to say about All Star Western. I jus
Read more…The Shade
Writer: James Robinson
Artists: Cully Hamner, Javier Pulido, Frazer Irving, Darwyn Cooke, Jill Thompson, Gene Ha
DC Comics, $19.99, color, 280 pages
This has been out for quite a while, but I'm just getting to the bottom of my review pile,
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