After three long weeks of subpar Books of Doom, I’m hoping to turn things around for the Legion. And what better way to do that by combining a great writer, a great artist, and one of the greatest superheroes of all time? This week, the Legion of Doom will all be reading… Superman Confidential #1…
By Peter David (W), Pop Mhan and Norman Lee (A) Cover price $12.95. Published by Dark Horse Comics. Originally printed as Spyboy: Final Exam 1-4. Plot: A teenaged secret agent is framed as a terrorist by his new archenemy. Strengths: Peter David is a strong writer. Anything he does is going to be readable. So…
I didn’t have any kind of high expectations for Deathblow, and in fact I had ridiculously low expectations, until I saw that Brian Azarello was writing it. I thought, “A ha, what a sign of the times, when a book that originally launched from the Jim Lee boom of the 90s is now intriguing based…
This, my friends, was a good week for comics. I’m going to format this post and steal Fin Fang’s countdown format since he doesn’t do it anymore. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s my Top 7 Books of the Week! But first – a quick mention – for thoughts on Deathblow #1, check out this week’s upcoming…
By Bruce Jones (W) and Jae Lee (A) with Gerry Conway and Rich Buckler Cover price $13.99. Published by Marvel Comics. Originally printed as Hulk & Thing: Hard Knocks 1-4 and Giant-Size Super-Stars 1. Plot: The Thing and the Hulk reminisce about old times and tease a fight for three and a half issues before…
What do you look for in a comic book store? For the longest time, I had only two options, and my decision was largely based on geography. But I soon came to realize that my weekly comic stop shop was not only convenient – it’s a good store. I’ve moved within the past few weeks,…
In the first couple of pages of this week’s issue of “52,” we meet the main boss behind the Intergang infiltration of Gotham, and he’s not only a cannible, but he’s a terrible party host. He murders a lot of his guests. He doesn’t murder Magpie or Ventriloquist, which is interesting, since they’re two of…
It’s far too rare here we take a look into the realm of small-press and self published comics. So I’m really glad to get the chance to offer a review of Undercard, a new boxing comic written by Chris Gumprich and illustrated by Dennis Culver. The book – which the two published – follows a…
By Warren Ellis (W) and Jackson Guice (A) Cover price $12.99. Published by DC Comics. Originally printed as JLA Classified 10-15. Plot: The Justice League goes to a hell dimension to prevent the Martian god of terror from annihilating humanity. Strengths: Don’t let the awful CG cover art fool you, the art in this trade…
This week’s Book of Doom is Deathblow #1. Since one of the purposes of the Books of Doom is to get us to read something we normally wouldn’t, rather than just staying in our comfort zone, I thought I’d pick something for the team that I’d never consider buying – unless it was 1991. I…