ADVENTURE TIME TP VOL 02 ALL STAR WESTERN #17 AMALAS BLADE #0 ANGEL & FAITH #19 REBEKAH ISAACS VAR CVR ANGEL & FAITH #19 STEVE MORRIS CVR AQUAMAN #17 ARROW #4 AVENGERS ARENA #5 NOW AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #17 BART SIMPSON COMICS #80 BATMAN INCORPORATED #8 BATMAN THE DARK KNIGHT #17 BEFORE WATCHMEN DR MANHATTAN #4…
Comic Book Reviews
New Comics for the week of 11/14/2012
ADVENTURE TIME MARCELINE SCREAM QUEENS #5 MAIN CVRS ALL NEW X-MEN #1 NOW AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #697 AME COMI GIRLS #2 FEATURING BATGIRL ARCHER & ARMSTRONG (NEW) #4 PEARSON CVR ATOMIC ROBO FLYING SHE DEVILS O/T PACIFIC #4 (OF 5) AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #9 NOW BATGIRL #14 (DOTF) BATMAN AND ROBIN #14 BATMAN ARKHAM CITY END GAME…
Comic Book Review – BATMAN: BATTLE FOR THE COWL – THE UNDERGROUND
Context: Who’s behind the black mask? Story: This is a ‘Battle For The Cowl’ tie-in one-shot. The Black Mask, or someone dressed like him, is wreaking havoc in Gotham’s underworld and The Riddler, and Catwoman, are on the case. I have a fondness for film noir, and that’s what this issue reminded of as I…
Comic Book Review – Savage She-Hulk #1 of 4
Context: There’s a new She-Hulk in Town. Where’s the other one? Story: All New Savage She-Hulk is a ‘Dark Reign’ tie-in. The story begins as the flame-haired, green skinned femme fatale lands in New York City from what we assume to be the future. It seems pretty obvious that this is a different She-Hulk from…
Comic Book Review – New Mutants #1
Context The original X-Men “spin-off” team reunites! Story Age is always a tricky thing in comic books. When characters age, they run the risk of growing outside of their originally intended purpose. The New Mutants were created by Chris Claremont and Bob McLeod in 1982. The X-Men were teenagers originally and Professor X was their…
Comic Book Review- Dark Reign: The Cabal #1
Context A one-shot compiling short stories featuring members of Norman Osborn’s partners in The Cabal. Stories This one-shot is meant to highlight the members of The Cabal and their involvement/feelings about it. That target was missed. This was hardly a Dark Reign tie-in at all; rather, it more of a book of short and unrelated…
Graphic Novel Review – Strangeways: Murder Moon
Genre and Storytelling I am gleefully enjoying a recent trend in comic book storytelling. In the past, a writer would tell a story and mostly confine it to a single genre. There were times when a writer might send a character off to do battle with a vampire or a time-lost knight but these were…
Comic Book Review- Kick Ass #6
Context This issue reveals the “secret origin” of Hit-Girl and Bid Daddy and an interesting plot twist. Story The issue opens up with a “bang,” so to speak. And by “bang,” I mean a father shooting his daughter in the chest (she was wearing a vest) with the intent of getting her to become accustom…
Comic Book Review – Outsiders #17
Context The Outsiders continue to move through their inaugural mission and an old enemy returns. Geo-Force: Created by Mike W. Barr and Jim Aparo for Batman and the Outsiders in 1983. Prince of Markovia, Brion Markov, is also the half brother of deceased Teen Titan, Terra. Originally, Brion’s powers focused on various applications of gravity…
Comic Book Review- The Walking Dead #60
Context The herd is in full force and Rick fears the threat of leading the thousands of roamers back to the group. Carl steps up with a creative idea to trick the herd giving them the opportunity to get away. Unfortunately for them, nothing is that simple in a post-apocalyptic world and the herd is…
