Comic Reviews
Big Crossover #1 Review
- by Brian Cronin
- Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 at 11:45 AM EST
Big Crossover #1 came out from Marvel this week, by Brian Michael Bendis and artist Leinil Francis Yu. It was a definite step-up from Bendis’ previous Big Crossover #1, back in 2005, and as far as Big Crossovers go, this was towards the higher end of them, as it was a competently executed comic, although […]
Quick and Dirty Single Issue Review
- by Brad Curran
- Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 at 8:29 PM EST
Two of my favorite comics came out this week and I wan to talk about them! Them, and some thing with Skrulls.
Aqua Leung Graphic Novel Review
- by Brian Cronin
- Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 at 7:06 PM EST
Mark Smith (co-creator of the Amazing Joy Buzzards, which was a really fun book) is coming out with a brand-new, all-color graphic novel next week from Image, called Aqua Leung. The artwork is being done by Paul Maybury. It is basically a riff on the idea of an Aquaman or a Namor, you know, an […]
Comics About Lesbian Vigilantes With Convoluted Titles Should Be Good: Crime Bible- Five Lessons of Blood
- by Brad Curran
- Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 at 2:35 PM EST
My latest E-Bay haul had a Dan Clowes classic and Grant Morrison Vertigo mini in it. So, of course, I tore in to the 52 tie in first.
Comic Foundry #2 - All in Color For Sixty Dimes
- by Brian Cronin
- Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 at 3:32 AM EST
I don’t mean to bust chops, but I can’t be the only one to find this amusing, right? Comic Foundry was originally denied distribution by Diamond because Diamond didn’t think that a black and white comic in the style of Comic Foundry would sell. Comic Foudry head honcho Tim Leong said at the time - […]
What I bought - 26 March 2008
- by Greg Burgas
- Friday, March 28th, 2008 at 1:23 PM EST
Ah, the joy of dropping comics from my pull list. I dropped one outright and read another but didn’t buy it, and I’m happy with my decision. It’s definitely quality over quantity this week!
What I bought - 19 March 2008
- by Greg Burgas
- Friday, March 21st, 2008 at 6:35 PM EST
The third week of the month has been very good recently, because a bunch of books I like come out. So I was happy reading my books this week. But (there’s always a “but” with me, isn’t there) I do want to examine an odd (or maybe not so odd, depending on your perspective) phenomenon in comics today […]
FX #1 Review - Strangest Comic Out There?
- by Brian Cronin
- Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 at 5:13 PM EST
I don’t mean the content, of course. I mean the bizarre genesis of the title. John Byrne put an offer out awhile back that, for a certain sum, he would draw a full comic book featuring whatever the purchaser wanted. You want to see, like, the Flash team-up with Ghost Rider? Byrne would draw it […]
What I bought - 12 March 2008
- by Greg Burgas
- Friday, March 14th, 2008 at 3:49 PM EST
I’m a bit grumpy about comics this week, and I’m not sure why. I did like some of the books I read, but I’m going to be a bit angry, too. You’ve been warned!
What I bought - 5 March 2008
- by Greg Burgas
- Friday, March 7th, 2008 at 2:53 PM EST
Not as many books this week as the past two, and no Grammar Guide, but I’m sure to court controversy in this post with the very first comic review, which contains a gargantuan SPOILER. You’ve been warned! Don’t say I didn’t warn you! Plus: The best book on the market gets brutal, a flashback to a great few issues of […]
Echo #1 Review
- by Brian Cronin
- Thursday, March 6th, 2008 at 4:12 AM EST
It’s been awhile since Terry Moore launched a new creator-owned title, so I guess that explains why the first issue of Echo has a special foil cover! Seriously, though, the foil cover is a nice touch, as the end result is a very attractive cover that stands out from the pack (which, I suppose, was […]
Young Liars #1 Review
- by Brian Cronin
- Thursday, March 6th, 2008 at 2:08 AM EST
There’s a question posed to the reader on the cover of David Lapham’s new book for Vertigo, Young Liars. It asks, “Are you ready for this?” And I think we are, because “this” is an interesting new book filled with tragic characters that promises to entertain us as long as Lapham can keep the book […]
Don Pendleton’s The Executioner: The Devil’s Tools #1
- by Brian Cronin
- Monday, March 3rd, 2008 at 7:42 PM EST
That title’s a bit of a mouthful, eh?
IDW is adapting Don Pendleton’s series, The Executioner, into comic books, which should seem quite familiar to most comic book readers as the character of the Punisher is based heavily on Pendleton’s Mack Bolan (the Executioner) (and by “is based heavily on” I mean “is essentially the […]
What I bought - 27 February 2008
- by Greg Burgas
- Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 at 4:11 PM EST
Well, it’s another huge week around these parts. I’m convinced that Archaia Studios Press holds all the books I buy and then releases them all in the same week - it’s a dastardly plan! Plus, in this post, you will find:
1. An examination of the final pages of comics, where applicable. So, there will probably be some […]
Kick-Ass #1 Review
- by Brian Cronin
- Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 at 8:22 PM EST
I think this is an example of how you don’t have to like a comic book to appreciate that it is a good comic book.
