Month: October 2006

Book of Doom: Superman Confidential #1

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…



Spyboy: Final Exam

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…



Book of Doom: Deathblow #1

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 week’s comics

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…



Hulk & Thing: Hard Knocks

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…



WM seeks NCBS

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,…



Week Twenty-Five

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…



Undercard

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…



JLA Classifed: New Maps of Hell

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…



Book of Doom: Deathblow #1

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…