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
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…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…The Simon & Kirby Library: Science Fiction
Writers, artists: Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, et al
Titan Books, $49.95, color, 352 pages
Of all the books in the S&K Library, this is the one I was most eager to see, as it was the one I knew the least about. A
Read more…Hawkeye: Little Hits
Reprinting Hawkeye #6-11
Writer: Matt Fraction
Artists: David Aja, Steve Lieber, Francesco Francavilla
Marvel Comics, $16.99, color, 136 pages
Still the best book Marvel puts out.
This is the story of Clint Barton when he's not
Read more…Adventures into the Unknown Volume 4
Collecting Adventures into the Unknown #16-20 (Feb-Jun 51)
Writers, artists: Various
PS ArtBooks, $49.99, color, 288 pages
I don't have a lot new to say about series collecting the ACG title Adventures into the U
Read more…The Manhattan Projects Volume 1: Science Bad
Collecting The Manhattan Projects #1-5
Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Artist: Nick Pitarra
Image Comics, $14.99, color, 144 pages
Can you like a book but not really want to read it any more?
Jonathan Hickman i
Read more…Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron Volume 5
Collecting Wolverine & The X-Men #19-24
Writer: Jason Aaron
Artists: Nick Bradshaw, Steve Sanders, David Lopez
Marvel Comics, $17.99, color, 136 pages
I'm still enjoying Wolverine & The X-Men, but this
Read more…Wonder Woman Volume 3: Iron
Collecting Wonder Woman #0, 13-18
Writer: Brian Azzarello
Artist: Cliff Chiang
DC Comics, $24.99, color, 176 pages
What I like about the new Wonder Woman continues in the volume, so I enjoyed Iron immensely.
With the und
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…Green Lantern Corps Volume 2: Alpha War
Reprinting Green Lantern Corps #0, 8-14
Writer: Peter Tomasi
Artists: Fernando Pasarin, Scott Hanna
DC Comics, $24.99, color, 192 pages
If you read this book, I hope you have a high tolerance for the color gre
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