Author Archives: Vince Ostrowski

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Review: Trillium #2

By | Sep 6, 2013 | Reviews

Fans familiar with the typical simple beauty of a Jeff Lemire creator-owned project will find everything they love about it and more with “Trillium” #2. Written and Illustrated by Jeff Lemire Colors by Jose Villarrubia In the heart of the Amazon jungle, Nika, a scientist from the year 3797, and William, an explorer from 1921, […]

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Review: Reality Check #1

By | Sep 5, 2013 | Reviews

“Reality Check” #1 tries to engage by being a funny comic with an injection of pathos, but it might need a reality check of its own when it comes to its man-boy main character. Written by Glen Brunswick Illustrated by Viktor Bogdanovic A struggling artist, Willard Penn, scores an unlikely hit with his new comic. […]

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Review: Station to Station

By | Aug 30, 2013 | Reviews

Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman show us science gone wrong as our heroes encounter The Crawfish Brain Thing from Another Dimension! Okay, that’s not what it’s called, but it gives you a pretty good idea of the tone and the reverence that they’re going for with “Station to Station.” Written by Corinna Bechko Illustrated by […]

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Pick of the Week: Secret #3

By | Aug 29, 2013 | Reviews

The last time you read an issue of “Secret” was over a year ago. It’s just as good as it ever was, but you may want to re-visit those first couple of issues before diving in. Written by Jonathan Hickman Illustrated by Ryan Bodenheim “THE SYSTEM” – Things begin to unravel as we learn the […]

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Review: Chin Music #2

By | Aug 23, 2013 | Reviews

The first issue of “Chin Music” was a visually striking, yet unintelligible mess. What a difference slowing things down a little bit makes, because issue #2 isn’t as hamstrung with a half-a-dozen problems of coherence and unestablished settings. Decompressing things makes for a story that is close to finding some footing, even if it’s not […]

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Review: Avengers #18

By | Aug 22, 2013 | Reviews

“Infinity” is here in earnest and it seems to be garnering far better reviews than the last several Marvel and DC event comics. Jonathan Hickman has set up a visually-appealing “diagram” for how this event is supposed to work, citing “Avengers” and “New Avengers” as pretty integral, but how well does “Avengers” actually hold up […]

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