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Review: Breath of Bones #1

By Michelle White | Jun 14, 2013 | Reviews

A World War II era story featuring a golem isn’t a new idea, but it definitely is a potent one – particularly given the iconic status of this figure from Jewish legend. And with this solid a team behind this Dark Horse incarnation of the story – featuring Steve Niles of “30 Days of Night” […]

Review: Green Lantern Corps #21

By Zach Wilkerson | Jun 14, 2013 | Reviews

The road to this new era of “Green Lantern Corps” has been long and troubled, from the abrupt departure of writer Joshua Hale Fialkov and the rumors of John Stewart’s imminent demise. Thankfully, the book has arrives no worse for wear, signaling a bright new future for the Corps. Written by Van Jensen and Robert […]

Review: Suicide Squad #21

By Alice W. Castle | Jun 14, 2013 | Reviews

All hell breaks loose in Belle Reve as the inmates take over the asylum and Ales Kot and Patrick Zircher bring their first story to a close. Written by Ales KotIllustrated by Patrick ZircherThe Suicide Squad takes over Belle Reve! When the team decides they’ve had enough of Amanda Waller’s manipulations, they turn the tables […]

Review: Superboy #21

By Vince Ostrowski | Jun 14, 2013 | Reviews

Justin Jordan wouldn’t have to try hard to make “Superboy” more interesting than whatever Scott Lobdell and Tom DeFalco were trying to do with him. That said, this has been far from a flawlessly executed rescue mission. Written by Justin Jordan Illustrated by R.B. Silva and Rob Lean Krypto comes to the rescue as Superboy […]

Review: Batman #21

By Sam LeBas | Jun 13, 2013 | Reviews

What do you love about the city? What do you love about Gotham? What do you love about Bruce Wayne? About Batman? Whatever the answer, you’ll find a significant, promising new take on it in “Batman: Zero Year.” Written by Scott Snyder Illustrated by Greg CapulloWitness The New 52 origin of The Dark Knight in […]

Review: Wolverine and the X-Men #31

By James Johnston | Jun 13, 2013 | Reviews

The “Hellfire Saga” begins as Jason Aaron and Nick Bradshaw begin to tie the entire “Wolverine and the X-Men” run together! Is it as awesome as it sounds? Find out under the cut! Written by Jason Aaron Illustrated by Nick Bradshaw HELLFIRE SAGA PART 1! • Welcome to the Hellfire Academy, there’s little chance you’ll […]

Review: Savage Wolverine #6

By Alice W. Castle | Jun 13, 2013 | Reviews

Zeb Wells and Joe Madureira team up for the first time since opening “Avenging Spider-Man” and return to the Marvel Universe. Except this time the focus is on Wolverine! And Spider-Man! And Elektra, too! And a lot of ninja, actually. Written by Zeb WellsIllustrated by Joe Madureira• A NEW ARC STARTS HERE! • (WOLVERINE + […]

Review: Superman Unchained #1

By Zach Wilkerson | Jun 13, 2013 | Reviews

Just in time for Man of Steel (but a little late for Django), the all star team of Scott Snyder and Jim Lee deliver the start of what looks to be a well rounded Superman story, one that pays homage to the characters’ exceptional 75 year history. Written by Scott Snyder Illustrated by Jim Lee […]

Review: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys #1

By Vince Ostrowski | Jun 13, 2013 | Reviews

Gerard Way returns to comics with Shaun Simon and Becky Cloonan on a project 5 years in the making. “The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys” is the successor to My Chemical Romance’s most recent (and apparently final) album, but the comic really comes with no prerequisites. It’s just a darn good comic. Expect a […]

Review: Bedlam #7

By Alice W. Castle | Jun 13, 2013 | Reviews

With the first story arc over and the first villain of the series defeated, “Bedlam” takes an issue to catch it’s breath and get set up for the next arc, but not everything is as it seems. Classic Nick Spencer. Written by Nick SpencerIllustrated by Ryan Browne“Way Back When.” There’s nothing quite like a good […]

Pick of the Week: Thumbprint #1

By Michelle White | Jun 13, 2013 | Reviews

Based on the novella by Joe Hill, the first chapter of this three-issue miniseries from IDW gets into some pretty dark material right off the bat, and only gets more intriguing from there. This may not be the highest-profile title coming out this week, but “Thumbprint” is a damn fine read – and a pretty […]

Man of Steel Finds Moments of Heart Amongst Blockbuster Nonsense [Review]

By Vince Ostrowski | Jun 12, 2013 | Reviews

Grant Morrison once called Superman “man’s greatest invention.” Superman is a symbol of every ideal that man sees in itself, a man who always wins the day and does the right thing. Man of Steel purports to seek out our human connection with the last son of a dying planet. This is a connection that […]

Valiant (Re)visions: Harbinger Wars #3 [Review]

By David Harper and Brandon Burpee | Jun 12, 2013 | Reviews

David: Brandon, it is time to look at your reigning favorite Valiant book in the form of Harbinger Wars #3 from Josh Dysart, Duane Swierczynski, Clayton Henry and Pere Perez. In some ways this was the calm before the storm. In others, it wasn’t. What were your thoughts on this latest issue? Brandon: I really […]

Five Thoughts on the Venture Bros’ “Venture Libre” [Review]

By Matthew Meylikhov | Jun 10, 2013 | Reviews

We’re back with more Venture and more thoughts! But you don’t come to this article for the introduction, do you? No. Of course you don’t. 1. I Love the New Dean The funniest thing about the new season is what a wrench the New Dean throws into the system. Honestly, it’s not exactly subtle or […]

Ten Thoughts on Game of Thrones’ “Mhysa”

By Matthew Meylikhov | Jun 10, 2013 | Reviews

“Game of Thrones” third season comes to an end, and after last week’s rather…umm…colorful wedding, they have a pretty hard act to follow with “Mhysa.” Let’s take a look at my five thoughts as a non-book reader on the season finale below. 1. Hmm After last week’s epic Red Wedding, this week was going to […]

Review: Suicide Risk #2

By Michelle White | Jun 7, 2013 | Reviews

Generally speaking, the quality of a product which has been purchased in a alleyway isn’t exactly guaranteed. It’s even riskier when, as is the case in this Boom! Studios ongoing, that commodity happens to be a superpower. Now that the hero of “Suicide Risk” has gone and bought one for himself, the question is whether […]

Review: Green Lantern #21

By Vince Ostrowski | Jun 7, 2013 | Reviews

If you walked out of your comic shop with “Green Lantern” #21 in hand, because you forgot to stop pulling it before the end of Geoff Johns’ run, you might want to hold off for a couple months. Robert Venditti does a couple of things to earn your attention here. Written by Robert Venditti Illustrated […]

Review: Trinity of Sin: The Phantom Stranger #9

By Zach Wilkerson | Jun 7, 2013 | Reviews

With a longer title and a shorter list of creators, “Phantom Stranger” #9 feels a few steps away from being a Vertigo book, and as such is markedly higher in quality than previous issues of the series. Written by J. M. Dematteis Illustrated by Fernando Blanco The Phantom Stranger travels to Hell to save his […]

Review: “Suicide Sisters” #1

By James Johnston | Jun 7, 2013 | Reviews

‘TWO SISTERS DRIVING ACROSS TEXAS, TRYING TO FIND THE DEVIL SO THEY CAN GET THEIR SOULS BACK.” Well, with a premise like that, how could this book possibly be bad? Written and Illustrated by Kevin Mellon Opening with one of the most gratuitous, yet completely silent, fights in recent comic memory, “Suicide Sisters” #1 sets […]

Review: East of West #3

By Sam LeBas | Jun 6, 2013 | Reviews

Eye-popping art, and heart-wrenching story prove that “East of West,” is a force to be reckoned with. Written by Jonathan Hickman Illustrated by Nick Dragotta “THE DRAGON” Death’s reign of terror over THOSE WHO RULE continues, as the forces of the END TIMES continue to work to bring about the Apocalypse. It’s the END OF […]

Review: The Ultimates #25

By Zach Wilkerson | Jun 6, 2013 | Reviews

Over the past year writer Sam Humphries has certainly made some sweeping changes to the Ultimate universe, for better or worse. As Humphries exits, Joshua Hale Fialkov, destroyer of the status quo, steps into the ring, throwing a few more wrenches into the machine. Written by Joshua Hale Fialkov Illustrated by Carmine Di Giandomenico ULTIMATES […]

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