Reread Reviews
The Reread Reviews — Seven ‘Dark’ What Ifs
Back in 1996, What If…? switched its focus from simple alternate reality stories to darker, edgier, more twisted stories. It began with What If…? #87 by Warren Ellis (scripted by someone else, I believe) and Frank Teran, telling a story about Sabretooth killing all of the X-Men and Jubilee as the only one left. Sadly, [...]
The Reread Reviews — Eternals (Neil Gaiman & John Romita, Jr.)
After doing Earth X last week, I wanted to explore some more of Jack Kirby’s Celestials and Eternals, so I settled upon the Neil Gaiman/John Romita, Jr. seven-issue revamp of Eternals that they did for Marvel in 2006 and 2007. So, let’s get on with it below the cut. As always, there will be spoilers.
The Reread Reviews — Earth X
The reread reviews return after a long hiatus with the book the most people said they wanted to read about when I asked in a random thoughts post a few weeks back: Earth X. It’s Marvel’s Kingdom Come and it began as a free book included in a year-end issue of Wizard. But, it’s got [...]
The Reread Reviews — J. Michael Straczynski’s Thor
With J. Michael Straczynski’s run on Thor ending a few weeks ago with Thor Giant-Size Finale #1, I thought I would take the opportunity to finally reread the 17-issue run on the book and do a write-up here. So, click on the link and beware spoilers.
The Reread Reviews — Marvel 2099: The Fall of the Hammer
Another reread review/Nostalgia November crossover post as I discuss the first Marvel 2099 crossover, “The Fall of the Hammer,” which had the line’s five titles come together to tell one story over one month (plus the prologue issue of Spider-Man 2099 since I own it as well). Spoilers on, of course. The Nostalgia November archive [...]
The Reread Reviews — Reign of the Supermen (Part Two)
In this post, I conclude my four-week look at the death and return of Superman trilogy with a discussion of the second half of Reign of the Supermen, the story that had four different men claim the mantle of Superman and featured the return of the true Superman. I rather liked the first half, but [...]
The Reread Reviews — Reign of the Supermen (Part One)
We continue our look back at the death and return of Superman with the first half of his return. For all those dismayed at my distaste for the first two parts of this trilogy, don’t worry, because it’s mostly love this time around. For those who hate it when I bring up morality and the [...]
The Reread Reviews — World Without a Superman
Continuing the four-week reread of the death and return of Superman, this week is part two, World Without a Superman. Spoilers below the cut, of course. The Nostalgia November archive can be found here
The Reread Reviews — The Death of Superman
Kicking off four week of rereading and discussing the death and return of Superman, we begin with the story that rocked the world. But — is it any good? Spoilers, of course (though, I suspect most people know how this one ends…) The Nostalgia November archive can be found here
The Reread Reviews — Solar, Man of the Atom: Hell on Earth
And, so we continue our look back at Acclaim Comics’s reinvention of Solar, which began with Warren Ellis, continued through Jim Krueger, and ends here with a four-issue mini-series. Spoilers, of course. There are always spoilers.
The Reread Reviews — Man of the Atom and Revelations
This post is a day late, but I’ll make that up to you by discussing two works that pretty much everyone have forgotten from a company that pretty much everyone has forgotten (except as a joke more often than not… and the publisher of Quantum and Woody). That’s right, we’re talking Acclaim Comics and two [...]
The Reread Reviews — Hicksville
And now for something completely different… at least, different from the usual reread review material that I’ve been doing for a while. Spoilers, of course.
The Reread Reviews — Wolverine/Doop
Today, we take a trip back to 2003 with a two-issue mini-series that replaced X-Statix on the schedule between issues 10 and 11. It’s a fun little story that I’m going to spoil. Join me.
The Reread Reviews — The Last Heroes
This week, I bring you a somewhat forgotten deconstruction of superheroes that was meant to be the first book in a trilogy before three deaths (one of a person, the other two of publishers — only one of which is actually important, of course) got in the way. But, it’s a good read and I’ll [...]
The Reread Reviews — The Ultimate Galactus Trilogy
And we come to the end of August, which has turned into Ultimate month here at the reread reviews. That wasn’t done on purpose, but once I’d done three weeks of Mark Millar Ultimate stuff, I figured why not finish it with two weeks of Warren Ellis? After all, I like Ellis’s work more — [...]
