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…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…Roy Thomas Presents The Heap Volume Two
Collecting Heap stories from Airboy #52-82 (Jun 48-Dec 50)
Writers, artists: Various
PS ArtBooks, $49.99, color, 242 pages
As I've observed elsewhere, the Golden Age of Reprints is revealing the origins of mod
Read more…Superior Spider-Man Volume 1: My Own Worst Enemy
Collecting Superior Spider-Man #1-5
Writer: Dan Slott
Artists: Ryan Stegman, Giuseppe Camuncoli
Marvel Comics, $17.99, color, 120 pages
I stopped reading Spider-Man once, because it was no longer the
Read more…Batman the Dark Knight Volume 2: Cycle of Violence
Collecting Batman the Dark Knight #0, 10-15
Writer: Gregg Hurwitz
Artist: David Finch
DC Comics, $22.99, color, 160 pages
The first BTDK collection was a hot mess, story-wise, but I gave it a pass f
Read more…Marvel First: WWII Superheroes
Collecting first appearances of Timely characters
Writers, artists: Various
Marvel Comics, $39.99, color, 456 pages
I learned more than I expected from this collection.
I had planned to skip it, because I've read most
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…Archer & Armstrong Volume One: The Michelangelo Code
Collecting Archer & Armstrong #1-4
Writer: Fred van Lente
Artists: Clayton Henry, Matt Milla
Valiant, $9.99, color, 112 pages
Van Lente sure packed a lot into four issues.
First of all, he introd
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…Happy
Collects Happy #1-4
Writer: Grant Morrison
Artist: Darick Robertson
Image Comics, $12.99, color, 96 pages
Maybe I expect too much of Grant Morrison, but after reading this I wondered why it was written.
Here's the description from the back of
Read more…Earth 2 Volume 1: The Gathering
Collecting Earth 2 #1-6
Writer: James Robinson
Artists: Nicola Scott, Eduardo Pansica, Trevor Scott, Sean Parsons
DC Comics, $22.99, color, 160 pages
I realllllly want to like this book, but I'm having trouble doing s
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…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…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,
Read more…Harlan Ellison's 7 Against Chaos
Writer: Harlan Ellison
Artist: Paul Chadwick
DC Comics, $24.99, color, 208 pages
When I got this book, I couldn't wait to read it, and planned to build an entire Scripps column around it. It's a science fiction story
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…I, Vampire Volume 2: Rise of the Vampires
Collecting I, Vampire #7-12, Justice League Dark #7-8
Writer: Joshua Hale Fialkov, Peter Milligan
Artists: Andrea Sorrentino, Daniel Sampere
DC Comics, $16.99, color, 192 pages
I'll give Fialkov credit: I ne
Read more…Thunderbolts Volume 1: No Quarter
Collecting Thunderbolts #1-6
Writer: Daniel Way
Artist: Steve Dillon
Marvel Comics, $15.99, color, 136 pages
Sometimes I hate it when I'm right.
I was a regular reader of Thunderbolts, going back to its first incar
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