Author Archives: Drew Bradley

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Tradewaiter: Insurrection v3.6

By | Jan 7, 2013 | Columns

Sometimes, solicitations really raise expectations for a book. It might be because they make outrageous claims about changing everything forever, or because it’s by the creative team behind critically acclaimed book. Those are used so often in the modern industry, they’re pretty much meaningless. Other times, they subtly promise something great, like this one. Written […]

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Tradewaiter: Think Tank Volume 1

By | Dec 10, 2012 | Columns

I consider myself a smart guy. This is a book about a smart guy. Match made in heaven, right? Written by Matt Hawkins Illustrated by Rahsan Ekedal Dr. David Loren is many things: child prodigy, inventor, genius, slacker… mass murderer. When a military think tank’s smartest scientist decides he can no longer stomach creating weapons […]

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Reboot Nation: Blue Beetle #1 (2006) vs (2011)

By | Nov 27, 2012 | Columns

The next round of New 52 cancellations includes the eight volume of “Blue Beetle,” so it seems like a perfect time to compare the two titles which have starred Jamie Reyes as the azure arthropod. Blue Beetle #1 (2006) Written by Kieth Giffen & John Rogers / Illustrated by Cully Hamner From the pages of […]

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Tradewaiter: The Mighty Volumes 1 and 2

By | Nov 26, 2012 | Columns

If you were asked to name a comic which debuted in 2009 and starred an ersatz Superman who isn’t as great a hero as people though, odd are you’d think of “Irredeemable,” Mark Waid’s popular book from BOOM! Studios. I think of “The Mighty”, a DC book with a similar premise, but which was a […]

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Reboot Nation: X-Force 1991 vs 2004 vs 2008

By | Nov 13, 2012 | Columns

By request! Which of these three first issues is the best, and are any of them good enough to warrant further reading? Before we get to the actual evaluation, I should probably start with a little editorializing. I’m not an X-Fan. Prior to reading the three issues in this column, I can safely say I’ve […]

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Minding MIND MGMT: Issue #6

By | Oct 31, 2012 | Annotations

Welcome back to Minding Mind MGMT, the monthly column focused on the Dark Horse series “Mind MGMT” from Matt Kindt. Why a special column instead of a regular review? Because each issue is crammed with story, requiring no less than two reads to fully absorb everything Kindt packs into it. Each month, we try to […]

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