Doom DeLuise says: Infinity-Man! I’m sure there are stupider villains in the past, but this one should damn near come close to taking the cake for the worst villain of all time. In DONG #7, it’s revealed that the killer of the New Gods is this guy, Infinity-Man, working on behalf of the Source itself….
Jim Doom says: Green Manor, vol. 1 (Cinebook) Cinebook was hands-down my favorite publisher of the year. I don’t think I’ve ever so unanimously enjoyed a single company’s output, most (if not all) of which is English translations of continental European comics. The best of the best was Green Manor volume 1: Assassins and Gentlemen,…
Actress Serinda Swan has been cast to play the role of the magician Zatanna on an upcoming episode of “Smallville,” according to TV Guide. According to them: Smallville has a fun new trick up its sleeve, and it involves the CW series’ take of DC Comics trickstress Zatanna. TVGuide.com has since learned exclusively that Serinda…
Doom DeLuise says: JLA: Salvation Run! Only a great fool would think this dreadful mini-series has anything to do with the Justice League of America. There is precisely one (former) member of the JLA to appear in this thing, and that’s Martian Manhunter. Oddly enough, his role in this explains how he appeared drugged up…
Now that Batman’s fried and shriveled with only one chapter left in Final Crisis, it’s time to take a look at the theory that Batman will become the new Spectre and see how it’s holding up. There are some new developments that continue to point that direction: • Killing Batman in the penultimate chapter has…
Jim Doom says: (tie) Captain America #34 and Batman #681! I went back and looked at my weekly reviews throughout the year, and these were two of the highest ranked. I felt like the relationship between the two was fitting enough to keep it a tie. In Captain America #34, Bucky debuted as the new…
I’d like to draw your attention to three new links at your lower left: • Bob Mitchell in the 21st Century • Digital Tales of Graphic Narratives • Geek Orthodox Carry on. More Best/Worst of 2008 coming up in a few minutes.
Jim Doom says: Final Crisis #1! I’ve grown to actually like Final Crisis quite a bit, but it’s undeniable that the series got off on the wrong foot. Much of that blame falls on DC editorial and the misguided lead-in, but the reaction to this debut issue was most likely the opposite of what DC…
You know, after Final Crisis #5, I finally felt like I was on the bandwagon. That issue had a lot of crazy going on, but it seemed to be moving in an intriguing direction. The closing splash page, showing that demoted Monitor rising back up to his godlike status, declared “The Judge of All Evil…
I don’t know any more about this book than what the solicitation tells me.* I don’t know anything about these creators. I do, however, know that I’m sick of most comics I read and the idea of choosing Dark Avengers #1 couldn’t have made me any less enthusiastic. And it’s only $2.99. So I’m taking…