Month: November 2007

Countdown to Final Crisis: Twenty-Three (OWL)

I’d like to say that I didn’t write the blog for last week’s issue of Countdown to Final Crisis because there was a lot to digest, and I didn’t quite know of a good place to jump in for discussion, seeings as how it’s the first issue since…the first issue of this series that Paul…



Because No One Else Can: A Very Special Doomino Effect

I do not know how long it’s been since I’ve done a Doomino Effect. All I know is that it has been too long. So it’s time I returned (sort of like the last time I returned, when it had also been too long since I’d done a Doomino Effect … I’ll try to actually…



Criminal Vol. 2, Coming in February

Ed Brubaker, writer of some of the best currently running comic books, posted this on his MySpace blog yesterday, regarding the future of “Criminal,” the Harvey Award Winner for Best Writer and the Scream Award Winner for Best Artist (the amazing Sean Phillips), as well as the winner of the Eisner Award for Best Writer…



Book of Doom: Wonder Woman #14

I really expected Gail Simone to hit one out of the ballpark with her first issue of Wonder Woman. Well, she didn’t, but that doesn’t mean she didn’t deliver an entertaining issue. Wonder Woman versus an albino gorilla army was a nice way to start of the issue. It was a good action scene, and…



Countdown to Final Crisis: Twenty-Four

Wow, that was a close call. For the past couple of weeks, Countdown has shown promise. Here I was, thinking we had ourselves a genuine turn-around. Boy, was I ever wrong! This week, we’re back to the usual flawed piece of garbage we’ve grown to love to hate, and we’re (kind of) introduced to an…



The Sounds of World War Hulk #5

GAAAH! BRRZT! BRRZT! ZZRRRTZ BZZT! AAAAAAAUUGH! CHUKK! PHSKRCKROOOOM! CRRRSHRRRCHSCRSHHHHH! KWAGLOOOOOM! FROOM KOOM KOOM CHOOM! (I am the walrus?) SKRACRACK! POOM! SHHRRRRRVVVSKRCHH! SPAKOOOM!! SPRACHOMMM SPWAKAKK! KRAKLLK FBMMMMM KRRAAAMM! VJJJWOMMMWWWWB! KRAKOOOOM! FRZAAKK! SKLAAANG! RRAAAAAR SHHAAANK! AAAUGH! JVMMMMMM STLAKRRAKK VUKUMMMMM TLLLLARRRR SPJZZZ SPPPPJJZZZZZZ SPAKSPPJZZZZZZ SKSKSKSKSKSKSKSKS SCKASCKASCKASCKASCKASCKASCKA BWOOM! FRACK CRACK! WHUMPH SFTTK! GRGPAKK! SKOOM! SLKLAM! GRRAAAAAA! SKRKLLLKRK! SPLURRP! SCLROOCK!…



Book of Doom: Wonder Woman #14

Wonder Woman sucks. Seriously, the last time anything remotely interesting happened in the pages of a Wonder Woman comic was over two years ago when she snapped Max Lord’s neck. Nothing of note happened during the final pre-Infinite Crisis issues. The big One Year Later launch fell flatter than anything this side of Trials of…



Meaningless Awards of the Week- 11/7/07

Best Color- Red…



Michael Turner + Fantastic Four = True Love

I was cleaning out my office this morning and noticed that I hadn’t looked through the November issue of Previews yet. While scanning through Marvel Previews and saw the cover to Fantastic Four #553. Michael Turner bashing has almost gotten to the point where it’s too easy. The guy doesn’t even seem to be trying…



Bagley Headed to DC in ’08

Mark Bagley, artist best known for his work on New Warriors in the ’90s and especially his run on Ultimate Spider-Man, is headed to DC, according to Newsarama: Newsarama has learned that long-time Marvel penciler Mark Bagley, whose current exclusive contract with the publisher reportedly expires at the end of this year, will move to…