Author Archives: James Johnston

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Reviews
Pick of the Week: Umbral #1

By | Nov 14, 2013 | Reviews

Fantasy comics aren’t published too often anymore. Nor are new creator-owned fantasy comics with a mix of Arthurian and Lovecraftian influence. That said, read below for our review of “Umbral” and check out why this dark fantasy from the creators of “Wasteland” is our Pick of the Week! Written by Antony Johnston Illustrated by Christopher […]

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News
DC Teases Return of Wally West and Donna Troy

By | Nov 12, 2013 | News

Though we may occasionally harp on DC Comics, we can still get excited when they announce something worthwhile. Well, they didn’t really announce anything here. They did sort of tease it. For one frame. In an eight minute long video that features Kevin Smith talking about Man of Steel while Zack Snyder sort of nods, Dan Didio […]

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Columns
Boomb Tube: Ultimate

By | Nov 12, 2013 | Columns

Welcome back to Boomb Tube, where we review and recap all of the Cape Cartoons currently on-air! This week, Ultimate Spider-Man reaches its “Ultimate” season finale and Hulk and the Agents of SMASH fight The Absorbing Man and Wrecking Crew. After the shattering revelation last week that Norman Osborn turned evil again due to being injected with The Goblin formula again, […]

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Reviews
Review: Iron Man #18

By | Nov 8, 2013 | Reviews

Kieron Gillen and Joe Bennet begin a new era for Tony Stark in the first part of “Iron Metropolitan!” Read below for our review! Written by Kieron Gillen Illustrated by Joe Bennet AN ALL NEW ARC BEGINS! “IRON METROPOLITAN” PART ONE! TONY STARK has returned from space with a vision of a better world. Who […]

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Review: Longshot Saves the Marvel Universe #1

By | Nov 7, 2013 | Reviews

Christopher Hastings and Jacopo Camagni come together for a new series set to make Longshot one of the Marvel Universe’s premiere heroes. Will this effort work? Uh. It’s a long shot. Minor spoilers ahead. Written by Christopher Hastings Illustrated by Jacopo Camagni When someone is targeting the lucky for death, it won’t take long before […]

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Columns
Boomb Tube: Pick Me Up Before You Wendigogo

By | Nov 5, 2013 | Columns

Welcome back to Boomb Tube, where we recap and review each week’s Cape Cartoons! This time, The Sinister Six return to Ultimate Spider-Man, Teen Titans Go! teaches a moral about responsibility, and Hulk and the Agents of SMASH is still pointless. Ultimate Spider-Man had some vaguely interesting plotlines going on lately. First, Norman Osborn has reformed as a good guy and […]

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Reviews
Review: Infinity #5

By | Nov 1, 2013 | Reviews

Marvel’s huge event, Infinity, has its penultimate chapter. Aside from the incorrect title, will this issue keep up the great streak Hickman and Co. have been holding so far? Read below to find out. Spoiler Warning in Effect. Written by Jonathan Hickman Illustrated by Jerome Opeña and Dustin Weaver • The Avengers Universe. • The Heroes of Earth […]

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Review: X-Men: Battle of the Atom #2

By | Oct 31, 2013 | Reviews

Marvel’s other crossover concludes this week! Read below to see if it gives a satisfying conclusion and changes the X-World forever! Spoilers: Not really. Written by Jason Aaron, Brian Wood, Brian Michael Bendis Illustrated by Esad Ribic, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Kristopher Anka, Chris Bachalo, Stuart Immonen X-MEN: BATTLE OF THE ATOM, PART 10! • The biggest […]

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Columns
Boomb Tube: Sandy Cheeks

By | Oct 29, 2013 | Columns

This week on Boomb Tube, Hulk and the Agents of SMASH fight The Mole Man, Ultimate Spider-Man fights The Sandman, and Teen Titans Go! has several capricious situations. Once again, Beware the Batman is on hiatus this week an- OH… oh… turns out Beware wasn’t just on hiatus last week. It got pulled. The same way Young Justice and Green Lantern did. I don’t know why the only […]

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Reviews
Review: Marvel Now What?! #1

By | Oct 25, 2013 | Reviews

Parody comics are almost unheard of from major publishers, but Marvel gives a valiant effort with its new “Marvel Now What?!” one-shot! Read on for our review to see if Marvel and it’s assortment of guest writers (Some even wrote for TV! TV!!!) and artists can deliver the laughs! Written by Skottie Young, Scott Adsit, Wyatt […]

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Review: Young Avengers #11

By | Oct 24, 2013 | Reviews

Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie have been pushing so many boundaries in their “Young Avengers” run with panel layouts, freshly authentic “young people” dialogue, and an energetic style that’s made it one of the sexiest books Marvel is currently publishing (right behind that upcoming “Volstagg” mini.) So how is it possible for the two of […]

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