tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60506023863425851312024-03-13T01:03:38.847-07:00Newseed ComicsDescripwho?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-68667501553713638272009-04-16T17:16:00.000-07:002009-04-21T19:30:57.493-07:00April 15 ReviewsCaptain America #49MarvelWriting: Ed BrubakerPencils: Luke RossInks: Rick MagyarColors: Frank D'ArmataLettering: Joe CaramagnaCover: Steve EptingEditing: Jeanine Schaeffer, Tom Brevoort4.5/5This issue brings Cap back to a personal reflective level, following Sharon Carter throughout while taking brief moments to check in with others as well, and all without being cheap, skimmable or unsatisfying.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-89703695038975774652009-04-10T17:22:00.000-07:002009-04-20T06:49:26.746-07:00April 8 ReviewsNorthlanders #16VertigoWriting: Brian WoodPencils, Inks: Ryan KellyColors: Dave McCaigLettering: Travis LanhamEditing: Mark Doyle, Will DennisCover: Massimo Carnevale5/5Apparently no one told Brian Wood that the penultimate issue of this storyarc was a bit underwhelming, because he delivers full force with this, the final issue.It's a rather simple installment. The entirety of it takes place Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-44899243597729080702009-04-01T20:07:00.000-07:002009-04-19T21:58:28.571-07:00April 1 ReviewsWar of Kings #2MarvelWriting: Dan Abnett, Andy LanningPencils: Paul PelletirInks: Rick MagyarColoring: Wil QuintanaLettering: Joe CaramagnaCover: Brandon PetersonEditing: Michael Horwitz, Bill Rosemann4.5/5Credit this issue for not forcing itself to have a big action scene. It gives the story a chance to establish itself. To reveal insights into the dynamics of what's going on. To texturize.This Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-57999705083373762432009-03-25T17:36:00.000-07:002009-04-19T17:20:08.625-07:00March 25 ReviewsImmortal Iron Fist #24MarvelWriting: Duane SwierczynskiPencils/Inks/Colors: KanoLettering: Nate PiekosCover: Patrick ZircherEditing: Alejandro Arbona, Warren Simons4/5Iron Fist takes a break this issue from its current story arc and gives a one shot accounting of an Iron Fist from an ancient time and the story of his trials and triumphs. And even though it's hard to get past how much anticipationUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-71666176173038798342009-03-19T10:08:00.000-07:002009-03-27T08:27:55.129-07:00March 4 - 18 Review CatchupDaredevil #116MarvelWriting: Ed BrubakerPencils: David AjaInks: Stefano GuadianoColors: Jose VillarrubiaLettering: Chris EllopouldsCover: Marko DjurdjevicEditing: Alejandro Arbona, Warren Simons5/5Wow. On the strength of this issue alone, one in which Matt Murdoch never appears, it's easy to see Ed Brubaker as being meant to write this series. It makes sense. Bru has proven time and again that Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-56173026778061765162009-02-26T20:59:00.000-08:002009-03-27T08:45:02.060-07:00February 25 ReviewsNova #22MarvelWriting: Dan Abnett & Andy LanningPencils, Inks: Andre DivitoColoring: Bruno HangLettering: Cory PetitEditing: Michael Horwitz, Bill RosemannCover: Juan Doe3.5/5Lately Nova has felt less and less the bastion of explosive creativity that made it such a success among critics and fans alike. It, like it's principal character Richard Rider, is suddenly grounded and though still Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-71585711185402224992009-02-23T17:18:00.001-08:002009-02-23T17:27:22.089-08:00Shāpies Returns.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-1237881690106328792009-02-18T20:09:00.000-08:002009-02-25T19:44:09.290-08:00February 18 ReviewsFour Eyes #2ImageWriting: Joe KellyPencils, Inks: Max FiumaraColoring: Nestor PereyraLettering, Production: Drew Gill5/5Four Eyes was without a doubt the best floppy of the week and it continues to cement itself as one of the best series around. There's so much atmosphere in this title that it's impossible to not be utterly captivated. The story is set against a depression-era backdrop filled Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-71454257600103504212009-02-11T19:39:00.000-08:002009-02-22T17:16:27.355-08:00February 11 ReviewsDMZ #39VertigoWriting: Brian WoodPencils, Inks: Riccardo BurchielliColors: Jeremy CoxLettering: Jared K FletcherEditing: Mark Doyle, Will DennisCover: JP Leon4/5Starting about ten issues ago DMZ has began undergoing a lot of changes. Much of the structure and dynamic of the story has been altered and the transition has felt, at times, awkward. Wood, while exploring the many elements of a media Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-48315441993696056562009-02-04T21:13:00.000-08:002009-02-11T14:01:17.586-08:00February 4 ReviewsPunisher #2MarvelWriting: Rick RemenderPencils, Inks: Jerome OpenaColors: Dan BrownLettering: Joe CaramagnaEditing: Axel Alonso, Sebastian Girner2.5/5This was a quick flashy read and though decently entertaining it also lacked any real substance.Start. Punisher meets guy who knows everything about everything because he's good with computers. Punisher hates Norm Osborn. Guy tells Punisher about Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-39397104503608040282009-01-31T16:47:00.000-08:002009-02-03T17:27:00.350-08:00January 28 ReviewsNorthlanders #14VertigoWriting: Brian WoodPencils, Inks: Ryan KelleyColors: Dave McCaigLettering: Travis LanhamCover: Massimo CarnevaleEditing: Mark Doyle, Will Dennis4.5/5 Now well into its third storyarc, Northlanders has proven its worth and staying power. Brian Wood's ability to quickly and effectively introduce different characters and circumstances allows the book to succeed in a format Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-29372931158169642692008-06-02T13:38:00.000-07:002008-11-09T09:01:19.130-08:00May 29 ReviewsGiant Size Astonishing X-Men #1MarvelWriting: Joss WhedonPencils, Inks, Cover: John CassadayColors: Laura MartinEditing: Will Panzo, Nick Lowe, Axel Alonso5/5It's impossible to discuss this finale without thinking about the series that it's concluding. Whedon and Cassaday's Astonishing X-Men has given us so many things. It introduced Logan's camaraderie with Armor in a charming and convincing wayUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-26327596275513898072008-05-22T11:27:00.000-07:002008-05-23T13:19:59.128-07:00May 21 Reviews.Captain America #38MarvelWriting: Ed BrubakerPencils: Steve EptingInks: Mike Perkins, Steve EptingColors: Frank D'ArmataEditing: Molly Lazer, Tom Brevoort4/5When all is said and done and this wonderfully long and exquisitely paced story finds itself in a big heavy hardcover collection it will go down as one of the most enjoyable runs on a mainstream superhero comic ever. It's given Captain Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-14413022294217732622008-05-14T19:17:00.000-07:002008-05-23T00:54:34.489-07:00May 14 ReviewsThe Walking Dead #49ImageWriting: Robert KirkmanPencils, Inks, Cover: Charlie AdlardInk Tones: Cliff Rathburn4.5/5 It’s ridiculous that this series hasn’t been getting more attention the last few months. Very rarely has the phrase ‘things will never be the same’ been even as close to as true as it’s been here. Very rarely has there been a title that can achieve the emotionally devastatingly Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-83404111267144612392008-05-08T11:42:00.000-07:002008-05-14T18:41:55.627-07:00May 7 ReviewsThe Boys #18DynamiteWriting: Garth EnnisPencils, Inks: Darick RobertsonColors: Tony AvinaCover: Robertson, Avina3.5/5 You may have heard around the way that Garth Ennis’ irreverant foray into the seedy underbelly of a world filled with superpowered humans is hilarious. You have heard correctly. The Boys’ doesn’t owe any of its humor to creative punchlines or the like, but is full of small Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-75249306958376443032008-05-03T14:49:00.000-07:002008-05-04T14:46:43.865-07:00April 30 Reviews Part TwoThor: Ages of ThunderMarvelWriting: Matt FractionPencils: Patrick Zircher, Khari EvansInks: Patrick Zircher, Jelana Kevic DjurdjevicCover: Marko DjurdjevicEditor: Warren Simons, Alejandro Arbona5/5When Matt Fraction first came to Marvel and they asked which properties he was interested in working on he responded, “Anything but Thor.” He’s said in interviews that he didn’t like, know much about, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-42344048401824788142008-05-02T11:42:00.000-07:002008-05-03T20:26:30.844-07:00April 30 ReviewsEx Machina #36WildstormWriting: Brian K. VaughanPencils: Tony HarrisInks: Jim ClarkColors: JD MettlerCover: Tony Harris, JD MettlerEditor: Ben Abernathy, Kristy Quinn4.5/5A wonderful return to form for a title that should get ten times the acclaim, attention and sales numbers as it does. Long operating in the shadow of the monumentally popular Y: The Last Man, the spectacle of intelligent Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-28804984219962575102008-04-10T21:53:00.000-07:002008-04-14T15:25:08.318-07:00April 9 ReviewsAmazing Spider-Man #556MarvelWriting: Zeb WellsPencils, Cover: Chris BachaloInks: Tim TownsendColors: Chris Bachalo, Antonio Fabela4.5/5Of the four new creative duos we've seen thus far on the weekly Amazing this has been my favorite. Such sentiments may be slightly amplified coming on the heels of Bob Gale's slight misfire, but there's no doubt Wells writes Spidey with a seemingly effortless Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-20003162754681659312008-04-03T20:55:00.000-07:002008-04-08T17:41:47.252-07:00Advance Review: Awakening #4 & #5Archaia Studios PressWriting: Nick TapalanskyArt: Alex Eckman-Lawn5/5 There inevitably comes a time for most critics when they look back upon something they’ve written and can’t help but feel they may have overstepped their bounds. That perhaps they jumped the gun or stated things a little too emphatically. For myself – Awakening presents just such a case. (As does using the word 'critic.') In Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-20435716146447975872008-03-14T21:45:00.000-07:002008-06-02T15:52:32.251-07:00Talent Dialogue: Brian Clevinger & Scott Wegener (Atomic Robo) Of the come-from-nowhere surprise successes of the last six months, Atomic Robo may be our favorite. Its accessibility, humor and charm make the book enjoyable for a very wide breadth of readers. Robo is sci-fi enough for the geeky types, historically conscious enough to intrigue the intellectual crowd, funny enough to tickle the average joe, and cute enough to be suitable for kids. This type Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-50518666611417933632008-02-19T19:40:00.000-08:002008-06-02T15:52:10.371-07:00Talent Dialogue: Alex Grecian (Proof)Proof has been one of our favorite new series since it first launched a couple of months back. Chronicling Big Foot's tenure as an agent of the F.B.I., it delights with its quirky knowledge and compelling cast of characters, and its stellar production puts it in league with some of the best. What once started as the topic of unassuming party conversation has since evolved into a meticulously Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-46833949066670245602008-02-15T08:51:00.000-08:002008-03-21T20:27:23.437-07:00February 13 ReviewsDMZ #28VertigoWriting, Cover: Brian WoodPencils, Inks: Riccardo BurchielliColors: Jeremy Cox3/5This issue isn't quite sure what it wants to do. Part of it feels like illustrating that two paths is not an acceptable range of options. There has to be something else. The third, undiscovered option. Yet it's also interested in exploring the parallels in detachment between war and a deer hunt. Then Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-16907781356460383862008-02-11T10:26:00.000-08:002008-02-12T00:46:42.770-08:00Fraction's Next Title RevealedWhile we usually let more 'news'-oriented sites handle this type of thing, we can't help but be excited to hear word of Matt Fraction's new assignment once The Order concludes with its tenth issue. Marvel has announced this morning that The Invincible Iron Man will debut in May with Fraction writing and Salvador Larroca handling pencil duties. It will be the second current on-going to follow the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-82697953581851537782008-02-07T09:07:00.000-08:002008-02-07T18:23:54.579-08:00February 6 Reviews.Scalped #14VertigoWriting: Jason AaronPencils, Inks: R.M. GueraColors: Giulia BruscoCover: Jock5/5What a great series. Despite it's vulgarity and violence it's easily one of the most emotionally gripping reads out there. Aaron has packed so many layers of history, sentiment, and passion into every issue of this book that at this stage even the simplest scenes can be erupting with meaning. Dash'sUnknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6050602386342585131.post-47189045461932321082008-01-24T20:42:00.001-08:002008-01-27T18:47:25.417-08:00January 23 Reviews.Mice Templar #3ImageWriting: Bryan GlassPencils, Ink, Cover: Michael Avon OemingColors: Wil Quintana4/5Though not quite as rich as the issues preceding it, the third installment of Mice Templar is still a well executed step forward for this fantasy tale. The legend the story is built around is still being fleshed out, as are the characters and their relationships, but already Glass and Oeming Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2