Author Archives: Jonathan O'Neal

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“G.I. Joe: Sierra Muerte” #1

By | Feb 8, 2019 | Reviews

Self-publishing success story Michel Fiffe gets to take a crack at some real American heroes in IDW’s first issue of a three-issue limited series “G.I. Joe: Sierra Muerte.” Comic book nerds in the know have been whispering Fiffe’s name for a while now on the basis of his increasing list of credits but mostly on […]

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“World’s Finest”

By | Feb 5, 2019 | Reviews

Published as three 48-page prestige-format issues in 1990, “World’s Finest,” wears its love for the Golden Age of superheroes on its sleeve thanks to a collaboration that unabashedly celebrated the off-the-wall splendor of costumed superheroes while softening the prickly relationship between fellow orphans Batman and Superman only a few years after Frank Miller’s precedent-setting “Dark […]

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“Buffy The Vampire Slayer” #1

By | Jan 24, 2019 | Reviews

The task of rebooting anything with a twenty-year history is a daunting one, and inasmuch as a relaunch aims to attract new readers it must still appeal to fans of the original incarnation of the property. With “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” Boom! Studios sets out to do just that by driving a stake into the […]

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“Batman” #62

By | Jan 10, 2019 | Reviews

The second installment in a series of interconnected one-shots that make up the “Batman” Knightmares storyline finds Tom King reuniting with Mitch Gerads to deliver an unsettling and visceral chamber piece where the Caped Crusader squares off against the sadist Professor Pyg. But are the events of the story really happening or are they just […]

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“Upgrade Soul”

By | Dec 17, 2018 | Reviews

Ezra Claytan Daniels’s “Upgrade Soul” is a provocative and moving meditation on mortality, vanity, and the dark side of eugenics. Springing out of the creator’s fascination and struggles with what it means to be “better,” the story of Hank and Molly Nonnar unfolds over almost 300 pages of deeply immersive, touchingly tragic, and disturbing storytelling […]

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“Prodigy” #1

By | Dec 7, 2018 | Reviews

“Prodigy” #1 defies genre classification by design. It has elements of espionage, science fiction, mystery, adventure, and drama in equal portions, doled out with gusto by series creators Mark Millar and Rafael Albuquerque. Written by Mark Millar Illustrated by Rafael Albuquerque Colored by Marcelo Maiolo Lettered by Peter Doherty Edison Crane’s not content being the […]

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“Black Badge” #4

By | Nov 22, 2018 | Reviews

Even by comic book standards, the premise of Matt Kindt and Tyler Jenkins’s “Black Badge” is borderline ridiculous, but if anyone has been able to make readers suspend disbelief, it’s Kindt. His stories demand to be taken seriously. The first three issues of the Boom series have done an excellent job creating plausible scenarios where […]

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“Watersnakes”

By | Nov 19, 2018 | Reviews

Lion Forge’s Magnetic Collection adds another title to its growing roster in Tony Sandoval’s bizarre and beautiful “Watersnakes,” the story of a teen-aged girl and a group of female warriors from the sea who have been hiding in the teeth of a dead girl’s ghost…. Wait, what? Written and Illustrated by Tony Sandoval Translated by […]

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“Mister Miracle” #12

By | Nov 16, 2018 | Reviews

Tom King and Mitch Gerads bring their Eisner-winning “Mister Miracle” series to a close with a ruminative issue that explores the nature of heroism in the modern age. Driven by a sequence of connected vignettes, the final issue’s narrative meanders toward a thoughtful and reflexive conclusion that aims for the heart and not the head […]

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Pick of the Week: “The Green Lantern” #1

By | Nov 8, 2018 | Pick of the Week, Reviews

As the resident shaman of superhero storytelling, Grant Morrison likely needs no introduction for fans of the medium. His stewardship pf DC’s iconic characters have been hallmarked by a trippy zen-inspired pop psychology and a flair for bronze-age vérité crossed with silver-age ridiculousness, and he brings that trademark style to “The Green Lantern,” arriving on […]

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