Author Archives: Vince Ostrowski

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Stephenson, Bellegarde and Jordie Deliver a Book with Personality in “Nowhere Men” #1 [Review]

By | Nov 28, 2012 | Reviews

A cursory overview of the issue makes comparisons to Jonathan Hickman’s “Manhattan Projects” almost unavoidable, as both feature the world’s most well-known scientific minds (although in this case, fictional) coming together to work on public and highly secret projects that may test the moral boundaries of science. Thankfully, Eric Stephenson’s book is separated from Hickman’s […]

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Review: Indestructible Hulk #1

By | Nov 23, 2012 | Reviews

I think there is little arguing against Mark Waid being comics’ reigning relaunch king. For crying out loud, the man won Eisner awards for what he did for Matt Murdock after one of Daredevil’s most maligned eras. Subsequently, Waid has been tasked with ushering in Rocketeer’s new “miniseries-after-miniseries” approach, a reboot of “Steed and Mrs. […]

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Review: Journey Into Mystery #646

By | Nov 23, 2012 | Reviews

Kathryn Immonen’s run on “Journey Into Mystery” begins with a full page Lady Sif-centred reference to the movie Shaft. Nuff said. Written by Kathryn Immonen Illustrated by Valerio Schiti – AN ALL-NEW JOURNEY BEGINS WHEN KATHRYN IMMONEN AND VALERIO SCHITI BRING YOU…SIF: THE BERZERKER?! – She may be a “Lady,” but girly ain’t her style! […]

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Review: Captain America #1

By | Nov 22, 2012 | Reviews

In the editorial column at the end of this issue, Rick Remender expresses his longtime love for the character of Captain America. He cites specific eras that he favors and what he hopes to pull from to create his own Cap saga. Remender clearly holds this project very dearly. Good on him, because his first […]

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Review: X-Men Legacy #1

By | Nov 16, 2012 | Reviews

Take a fringe character in Charles Xavier’s son Legion and pair him with a Brian Michael Bendis “Moon Knight” meets “Dial H” premise and you have a book that sounds like a longshot to become an enduring hit. That won’t stop it from being a great book, but a few other elements present in issue […]

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Review: Thor: God of Thunder #1

By | Nov 15, 2012 | Reviews

Jason Aaron has proven his knack for writing a hard-boiled drama and warrior mentality in books like “Wolverine” and “Punisher MAX.” He’s honing his underrated comedy muscles every month in “Wolverine and the X-Men.” With that in mind, who better than to write the mightiest warrior god in comic history, who hacks at his enemies […]

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Reviews: AvX: Consequences #5

By | Nov 9, 2012 | Reviews

What I thought we would get from Marvel was another post-event “fallout” miniseries of little consequence – pardon the pun. As if tacking another “AvX” onto something could be anything other than a cash grab. After all, they did the same thing with “Fear Itself” and it was pretty much more of what readers didn’t […]

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Review: Deadpool #1

By | Nov 8, 2012 | Reviews

Deadpool is reaching critical mass levels of popularity. He’s got a movie & a video game in the works and is currently being seen all over the Marvel universe in cameo appearances, miniseries, and as a crucial part of team books. Yet still, Daniel Way’s ongoing “Deadpool” series seemed to have been the odd man […]

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Review: Rocketeer: Cargo of Doom #3

By | Nov 2, 2012 | Reviews

Last time around, the “Cargo of Doom” was revealed in full and the results were, well, completely unexpected. This issue may not contain something as insane as dinosaurs flying around on jetpacks, but there’s still plenty here to like. Written by Mark Waid Illustrated by Chris Samnee The mysterious cargo is finally revealed and Cliff […]

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Review: A+X #1

By | Nov 1, 2012 | Reviews

The “AvX: Versus” miniseries gave everything you could want if you’re a fan of beat-’em-up comics that don’t go any deeper than the paper they’re printed on. That said, anyone looking for absolutely anything more than explosions & punching must have felt like they were turned upside-down and had the $3.99 shaken out of their […]

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