Moment of the Week- Oracle’s posse shows up, Birds of Prey #108 Birds of Prey #108 had a lot of ground to cover. In what I believe was Gail Simone’s last issue on the title, she wraps up the Secret Six crossover story, has a knock-down drag-out fight between Spy Smasher and Oracle, and finishes…
By Nick Abadzis Published by First-Second, 2007. $17.95 The Plot: This is the story of the dog launched into space by the Soviets, far more in the vein of Pride of Baghdad than the usual chipper “animal” stories. The focus of the book is summarized in the actual quote of one of the engineers involved…
If you’re wondering where the pick for this week’s Book of Doom came from, you may not be alone. Well, you may be alone, too, but, no, don’t worry, there’s no way you could’ve seen this coming, because I never posted an announcement earlier in the week. So, I guess you could say it’s coming…
DC’s new line of web comics, Zuda Comics, is drawing nearer to its complete launch. As mentioned on their facts sheet, “Zuda Comics will be all-new, original comics made specifically for the web” and “…the majority of comics we publish will be selected by the Zuda community. We’ll put up a batch of the comics…
For this second batch of advance fun, we’re taking a look at two books that share a common thread of ultimate evil: One has the devil, one has Nazis. Other than that, these books are pretty danged different. They are The Programme by Peter Milligan and C.P. Smith and Speak of the Devil by Gilbert…
First, let’s look at a couple of upcoming Dark Horse titles in the Doomkopf Mega Event Preview Day!!! Hey, who doesn’t like hearing about comic books that haven’t come out yet? These books share a common thread in that they’re both set in over-the-top worlds and… well… that’s about it. Now, let’s get to the…
You know how most schmucks running blogs like to take a gimmick and stretch it into a week of posts (I’m looking at you David Campbell)? Well, what would you say if I were to give a whole week’s worth of gimmicky posts in… one… single… day… That’s right, coming tomorrow, it’s Preview Day! I’ll…
You know what would be a really nice touch to add to Countdown? An actual narrative. Or, failing that, some compelling dialogue or entertaining fight sequences. Or, failing even that modest request, something relatively pretty to look at. Unfortunately, none of that stuff graces the pages of this worthless rag. I really don’t enjoy being…
By Eddie Campbell Published by First Second, 2007. $16.95 The Plot: It’s near the turn of the century. The last one. A mysterious guy is living out in the American wilds. He rides up just as the big new train is pulling in to much fanfare. “The train was bang on time,” Campbell writes. And,…
Well, a lot has changed since I last did one of these here Doomino Effects. I got hitched, Doom DeLuise passed the Countdown review over to Jean-Claude Van Doom, Jean-Claude Van Doom decided to move and spend less time on comics, Doom DeLuise resumed his position as the weekly Countdown reviewer, and I came back…