Author Archives: Michelle White

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Review: Sheltered #2

By | Aug 8, 2013 | Reviews

The first issue of “Sheltered” set up a believable pre-apocalyptic community – one where we didn’t learn much about the coming crisis, except that it was imminent, or thought to be, anyway. In this issue, the prevailing sense of unease is ramped up in a big way as a terrifying new order asserts itself. Written […]

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Review: Amala’s Blade #4

By | Aug 2, 2013 | Reviews

It’s over! But I hope it isn’t, and that this series is expanded at some point, because it feels like Horton and Dialynas actually set out to hold some details back from us in this concluding issue. Don’t worry, things do get tied up fairly well, and there’s an entirely brutal mother-daughter swordfight in there […]

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Review: Collider #1

By | Aug 1, 2013 | Reviews

What can you do when the very physics of the universe are out of whack? It’s a premise with a lot of potential, but “Collider” doesn’t quite manage to get things moving. Written by Simon Oliver Illustrated by Robbi Rodriguez It started small: temporary gravity failures, time reversal loops, entropy reversals. With much fanfare a […]

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Review: Wild Blue Yonder #2

By | Jul 26, 2013 | Reviews

An irradiated Earth. High-flying action. A tragic whiskey shortage. Goggles. If you didn’t catch the first chapter of “Wild Blue Yonder”, that’s the sort of dystopian steampunk-influenced goodness you missed. And if that is the sort of thing you like, you will like this sort of thing. Written by Mike Raicht, Austin Harrison, Zach Howard […]

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Pick of the Week: Hawkeye Annual #1

By | Jul 25, 2013 | Reviews

If you’re a fan of comics, and things which are good, chances are you look forward to Hawkeye the way you might look forward to an ice cream sundae (or some kind of waffle breakfast? I don’t know, you might be lactose intolerant.) Anyway, most of us are so far in love with Hawkeye that […]

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Review: Numbercruncher #1

By | Jul 18, 2013 | Reviews

First in a four-part miniseries from Titan Comics, this is a no-nonsense sort of introduction to a heaven that’s more concerned with getting numbers right than with any kind of glamour or spectacle. All things considered, an enterprise like than needs a hell – er, a heaven – of an enforcer, right? Written by Si […]

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Review: The Standard #3

By | Jul 12, 2013 | Reviews

What happens when a superhero comes out of retirement? This six-part superhero miniseries from Comixtribe has just reached its halfway point, and as the first man to bear the title of The Standard deals with the death of his successor, the going is grim but oddly heartening. Written by John Lees Illustrated by Jonathan Rector […]

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Review: Ballistic #1

By | Jul 11, 2013 | Reviews

The first chapter of this five-issue miniseries from Black Mask is all kinds of weird and wonderful. What else can be said of a brightly coloured and deeply criminal future where pretty much everything is alive? Written by Adam Egypt Mortimer Illustrated by Darick Robertson This madcap sci-fi buddy adventure about a wanna-be bank robber […]

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This Month in Comics: June 2013

By | Jul 5, 2013 | Columns

It’s been a big month for DC, not least because Man of Steel made over 100 million dollars on its opening weekend, and also kind of blew up Twitter. While reviews of the film were mixed, the enthusiastic attendance meant that a sequel was greenlit right away. In other DC news, and speaking of Superman, […]

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Review: 47 Ronin #5

By | Jul 4, 2013 | Reviews

It all ends here: Mike Richardson and Stan Sakai’s complex rendering of the 18th century Japanese legend gets a tragic final chapter. Written by Mike Richardson Illustrated by Stan Sakai Mike Richardson and Stan Sakai’s breathtaking account of Japan’s most famous historical legend reaches its extra-length conclusion, as Lord Asano’s loyal retainers take their revenge! […]

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Review: The Wake #2

By | Jun 28, 2013 | Reviews

So we pretty much loved the first issue of this ten-part Vertigo series – but then, we were kind of expecting to love it, because it’s Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy, and that was always going to be a genius pairing. Happily enough, this series seems to be nailing the follow-through as it takes us […]

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