Author Archives: James Johnston

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Review: Thor: God of Thunder #11

By | Aug 15, 2013 | Reviews

It’d probably be pretty obvious and obnoxious to call “Thor: God of Thunder” godly. Too bad. It’s godly. Written by Jason Aaron Illustrated by Esad Ribic  • The grand finale of the epic time-traveling saga of the God Butcher that began in issue #1. • After the dust clears, what gods will be left? With […]

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Pick of the Week: Infinity #1

By | Aug 15, 2013 | Reviews

Since Marvel is launching roughly twenty crossovers this year, it might be hard to distinguish them from each other. Nope. “Infinity” is a crossover comic like no other and the single biggest comic Marvel has released all year. Written by Jonathan Hickman Illustrated by Jim Cheung The oversized kickoff to the year’s most anticipated Blockbuster summer […]

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Boomb Tube: Agents of SMASH HIT

By | Aug 14, 2013 | Columns

This week on Boomb Tube, Hulk and The Agents of S.M.A.S.H. premieres while Robin fights Beast Boy for the title of worst Teen Titans Go! character. Read more after the cut. Beware The Batman’s only four episodes in, and we’re already dealing with Humpty Dumpty. I love this show so much, you guys. Here, Humphrey Dumpler had to testify against […]

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Review: Moth City #4

By | Aug 9, 2013 | Reviews

“Moth City” has been trailing new ground for the digital comics medium and issue four is no different. Read below for the full review. Written and Illustrated by Tim Gibson Confession time: twenty four hours ago, I hated digital comics. It hurt my eyes, print comics were just so much easier, and overall it didn’t […]

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Review: Sidekick #1

By | Aug 8, 2013 | Reviews

JMS and Tom Mandrake’s story of a boy wonder gone woefully wrong starts here in “Sidekick” #1. Is it a great tale on its own, or another case of “Pow! Biff!” syndrome? Read on to find out. Written by J. Michael Straczynski Illustrated by Tom Mandrake WITNESS A MODERN HERO’S FALL FROM GRACE! The Cowl […]

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Boomb Tube: Ultimate Spider-Stan

By | Aug 7, 2013 | Columns

This week on Boomb Tube, we finally get that “Stan by Me” episode of Ultimate Spider-Man! Will it exceed expectations? No. More exciting stuff after the jump! On Beware the Batman, Bruce Wayne shows off his new best buddy Jason Burr (who is Kobra in the comics or something?) in a press conference demonstrating his new project, the Ion […]

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Review: Ghost Town #2

By | Aug 2, 2013 | Reviews

The terrorists have won. The United States lives under the fear of a group of anarchists who have the ability to send a bomb forward in time whenever they want. This has rendered most major cities “Ghost Towns” (see? Title!) It’s definitely a cool premise but does it make for a great comic? Read below […]

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Review: Wolverine In the Flesh #1

By | Aug 1, 2013 | Reviews

Did you know that reality star and celebrity chef Chris Consentino wrote a comic about him hanging out with Wolverine? Did you even know who he was? Don’t you feel emptier for knowing both those things? Hit the jump for our SPOILER-filled review. Spoiler-free version of a review for a comic you probably have no […]

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Boomb Tube: Spicy Meatball

By | Jul 31, 2013 | Columns

On this week’s Boomb Tube, where all of the week’s Cape Cartoons are recapped, we examine why Sam Rockwell impersonations should just not happen. This week’s Beware the Batman continued its trend of giving the Dark Knight new enemies to fight by having him beat up a bunch of street artists for a half hour. Also: Anarky […]

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Review: Gamma

By | Jul 26, 2013 | Reviews

There are some books that when you’ve finished them, give you the assurance that the story is going to be one people will talk about, or start to talk about, very soon. “Gamma” is one of those books. Read more below the cut! Written by Ulises Farinas and Erick Freitas Illustrated by Ulises Farinas Dusty […]

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Review: Uncanny Avengers #10

By | Jul 25, 2013 | Reviews

In this week’s “Uncanny Avengers #10”, Remender and Acuna continue Uncanny X-Force 2: Electric Boogaloo. Read below the cut for our review! Written by Rick Remender Illustrated by Daniel Acuna Ragnarök Now continues! THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF DEATH are unleashed! I really want to love this book. I really do. It’s for all intents and purposes […]

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Boomb Tube: Symphony of the Night

By | Jul 24, 2013 | Columns

This week on Boomb Tube, inexplicable guest stars galore as The Guardians of the Galaxy, Magpie, and freaking Dracula show up in this week’s Cape Cartoons. Beware The Batman continued its mission of revitalizing H-List Batman villains by introudcing Magpie as this show’s version of Catwoman. She’s a vast improvement over the original Magpie whose only […]

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