Comic Reviews
What I bought – 30 January 2013
At this point one may note that men must be either pampered or annihilated. (Niccolo Machiavelli, from The Prince)
Blogathon Best of 2012: #1 – The Boys
And, so, we hit my favourite comic book of 2012… THE BOYS BY GARTH ENNIS, RUSS BRAUN, DARICK ROBERTSON, JOHN MCCREA, KEITH BURNS, TONY AVINA, AND SIMON BOWLAND!
Blogathon Best of 2012: Pre-2012 Comics – Spider-Clone Saga
Something that always seems to get lost in year-end lists is that no one experiences just new things. You always have a mix of new and old and the old always get lost. So, mixed in with my top ten comics of 2012, I will discuss five comics (in alphabetical order) that are from before 2012 that I read in 2012 and loved. We conclude with… “THE SPIDER-CLONE SAGA” BY MANY, MANY PEOPLE!
Blogathon Best of 2012: #2 – Prophet
Here it is, the second-best comic of 2012… PROPHET BY BRANDON GRAHAM, SIMON ROY, GIANNIS MILONOGIANNIS, AND OTHERS!
Blogathon Best of 2012: Pre-2012 Comics – Nexus Omnibus Vol. 1
Something that always seems to get lost in year-end lists is that no one experiences just new things. You always have a mix of new and old and the old always get lost. So, mixed in with my top ten comics of 2012, I will discuss five comics (in alphabetical order) that are from before 2012 that I read in 2012 and loved. We continue with… NEXUS OMNIBUS VOL. 1 BY MIKE BARON, STEVE RUDE, AND OTHERS!
Blogathon Best of 2012: #3 – Gødland #36
Oh, we’re getting in the high numbers now, people. At #3… GØDLAND BY JOE CASEY, TOM SCIOLI, AND OTHERS!
Blogathon Best of 2012: #4 – Building Stories
Back on track with the countdown of my top ten comics of 2012, continuing with… BUILDING STORIES BY CHRIS WARE!
Blogathon Best of 2012: Pre-2012 Comics – The Metabarons
Something that always seems to get lost in year-end lists is that no one experiences just new things. You always have a mix of new and old and the old always get lost. So, mixed in with my top ten comics of 2012, I will discuss five comics (in alphabetical order) that are from before 2012 that I read in 2012 and loved. We continue with… THE METABARONS BY ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY AND JUAN GIMENEZ!
Blogathon Best of 2012: #5 – Punk Rock Jesus
We’re in top five territory, people! We begin with… PUNK ROCK JESUS BY SEAN MURPHY AND TODD KLEIN!
Blogathon Best of 2012: #6 – Fury MAX
We finish out the bottom five of my top ten comics of 2012 with a book that should surprise no one… FURY MAX BY GARTH ENNIS, GORAN PARLOV, AND OTHERS!
Blogathon Best of 2012: Pre-2012 Comics – Crécy
Something that always seems to get lost in year-end lists is that no one experiences just new things. You always have a mix of new and old and the old always get lost. So, mixed in with my top ten comics of 2012, I will discuss five comics (in alphabetical order) that are from before 2012 that I read in 2012 and loved. We continue with… CRÉCY BY WARREN ELLIS AND RAULO CACERES!
Blogathon Best of 2012: #7 – Wonder Woman
We continue the countdown with the only regular DCU entry… WONDER WOMAN BY BRIAN AZZARELLO, CLIFF CHIANG, TONY AKINS, AND OTHERS!
Blogathon Best of 2012: #8 – Ultimate X-Men
We jump back into the countdown of my top ten comics of 2012 with a surprising book that I would have never guessed would make this list this time last year… ULTIMATE X-MEN BY BRIAN WOOD, PACO MEDINA, CARLOS BARBERI, AND OTHERS!
Blogathon Best of 2012: Pre-2012 Comics – 100%
Something that always seems to get lost in year-end lists is that no one experiences just new things. You always have a mix of new and old and the old always get lost. So, mixed in with my top ten comics of 2012, I will discuss five comics (in alphabetical order) that are from before 2012 that I read in 2012 and loved. We begin with… 100% BY PAUL POPE!
Blogathon Best of 2012: #9 – Scalped
We continue the top ten comics of 2012 with last year’s number one comic… SCALPED BY JASON ARRON, RM GUERA, AND OTHERS!
