As someone who really digs a considerable amount of Warren Ellis’ published work (see Fell & Transmetropolitan) I was somewhat surprised to see that he was releasing a web comic called FreakAngels. I haven’t heard of any comic author going from the glitz and glamour of the publishing world to the wild west of online […]
This… is going to be long.
Before I begin, this week has three Ed Brubaker books, two Geoff Johns books, two Mike Carey books, a Mark Millar book, a Brian Michael Bendis book, a Greg Rucka book, a Grant Morrison book, a Frank Miller book, and a Jeff fucking Smith book. The new releases shelf is […]
It’s Thursday morning, so here’s the reviews. With no further delay, and more below the jump:
Batman and the Outsiders #4: This book is actually getting more interesting than I initially gave it credit for, although I’m really confused about how this lines up with Countdown (although this is hardly Chuck Dixon’s fault). That said, this […]
Alright, the first three are above the fold but there’s a huuuuuge dump of reviews here so most of them are after the jump. Enjoy!
Booster Gold #0: Something about the dialogue seemed clunkier in this issue, but that very well may have been a knowing nod back to Zero Hour. That said, it was shockingly […]
Just finished up my morning reading, here’s what I thought:
Uncanny X-Men #495: Man, this was shockingly good. Brubaker is an A-list writer in comics right now, but Uncanny has always been the black mark on his schedule. Rise and Fall of the Shi’ar was a boring plot with drab character work; The Extremists was a […]
Jonathan Hickman
Nightly News
Image Comics
There is a lot of negative things going on in Nightly News. It’s heavily photo referenced art, nearly every alternate page features an info chart, a heavy handed political message, the ending feels very underwhelming and a little cliche, even down to the “it was me all along moment”. It’s […]
This was an absolutely huge week for me, so there’s a lot here.
Batman #672: If you were waiting for the part of the run where everything would go fucking insane and you’d think “Well, Jesus, NOW this is a Grant Morrison book”: It’s here. I’ve been enjoying this book a lot so far, but the […]
Uncanny X-Men #493: Brubaker still isn’t the best writer for this title, but the overall coolness of Messiah CompleX is beginning to eclipse that. This issue follows up satisfactorily on last week’s cliffhanger(s) and sets up the next issue rather well, but something still seems intangibly off about Brubaker’s handling of the characters. Still, it’s […]
Happy Wednesday morning from Canada, where we actually get our comics! Here’s some nice, spoiler-free thoughts on the stuff I’ve read this morning.
Sensational Spider-Man #41J. Michael Straczynski & Joe Quesada
If you were down on this story so far, don’t expect this to change your mind. This story arc is turning out to be about as […]
Everyone and their mom has been talking about the new Marvel Comics online initiative and how it will and won’t change the industry forever. There’s a lot of interesting discussion out there right now, but you don’t really give a shit about that. You want to know if there are any comics on the site […]
It’s a DC-heavy week with my morning reading, so here we go with the (incredibly positive) initial impressions. Let me know if you like this more than the analysis.
Detective Comics #838: The third part of “Resurrection of Ra’s al Ghul” (really the fourth counting the prelude in Batman #670) continues the fast-paced martial arts thriller […]
Grady Klien
The Lost Colony, Book One: The Snodgrass Conspiracy
First Second
Lost Colony didn’t work for me for the first two thirds of the story. It throws a lot of characters at you, and the setting - an island where slavery is abolished in early colonial America - is weirdly defined. The art was jarring as Klien’s […]
K. Thor Jensen
Red Eye, Black Eye
Alternative Comics
In the first 3 pages of the book, Thor’s life falls apart in a humorously tragic way. Even though it’s all very sad shit, he depicts it so well that you can’t help laugh when you see him purchase an Ameripass, the greyhound version of an unlimited bus […]
Bryan Lee O’Malley
Scott Pilgrim, Vol 4: Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together
Oni Press
Scott Pilgrim cockteases you with 10 color pages at the beginning of volume 4, that I still don’t get the meaning of. It’s a shame since it’s so pretty. Either way, the black and white art is still expressive and tells a lot with […]
Not too long ago, the preferred way to reading any comic series was hitting the store every Wednesday to pick it up sequentially. The store had stacks of floppies and if you wanted to catch up to a series, you’ll have to dig into the back issue bin, hopefully finding the issues you needed. However, […]