Let’s just get right into it, shall we? Jim Doom: “I haven’t read any Iron Fist before this, even though I’ve been a fairly big fan of Ed Brubaker lately, so I came into this issue with only a basic understanding of the character. I found the first summary page to be very confusing, and…
After a slightly disappointing Tales of the Iron Fists done-in-one last issue, Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction and David Aja return to telling stories about good old Danny Rand. Next up? A mystical martial arts tournament ala Mortal Kombat. What’s not to love about that idea? Surely there’s bound to be something, and you can rest…
Line of the Week- Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #23, by Peter David J. Jonah Jameson: “I hate that F.N. Spider-Man.” I’m not really in a blogging mood right now, but I still wanted to bring that line to everyone’s attention. Peter David’s run on Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man has in my humble opionion been a trememndous success,…
Mike Wieringo was one of the first comics creators I ever became a fan of. He was one of the first guys whose stuff I liked so much I’d follow him to a new book without hesitation. Sensational Spider-Man to Tellos to Fantastic Four and back to Spider-Man again, I’m a happier person having ejoyed…
Confirmation of the Week- Black Adam’s still a badass, Black Adam #1 Writer Peter Tomasi showed us this week that despite getting his powers taken away by Captain Marvel (and despite his lackluster appearance in Countdown), Teth-Adam is still a frickin’ badass. First, we see Adam ordering his loyal followers to pummel him for two…
I just spent the last three days tiling my parent’s basement, so I’m not really feeling up to a long Meaningless Awards this week. Thankfully, not a whole lot of spectacular comics came out this week. There were a few things that deserve recognition, though. Book of the Week- She-Hulk #20 Dan Slott’s She-Hulk has…
Earlier this week I remembered this idea for a new Thor series Marvel had right around the time House of M was going on. I’m almost certain it was Mark Millar’s idea, possibly with help by current writer J. Michael Stracynski and some other member of the Illuminati. It involved a group of teenagers being…
The first issue of J. Michael Stracynski’s Thor was…interesting. For some reason JMS felt the need to explain right up front how Thor is no longer dead, even though the explanation is really just “he decided to not be dead anymore.” It certainly wasn’t what I was expecting from a Thor series, but at the…
Publisher of the Week- Other As far as I’m concerned, there are only three comic book publishers: Marvel, DC, and everyone else. Most of the comics I buy are published by Marvel and DC, which makes sense since most of the comics period are published by Marvel and DC. This was an extremely odd week,…
No, Kingdom Come hasn’t been named a saint, but for years now it’s been slowly working its way into official DC continuity. Characters, themes and ideas from Mark Waid and Alex Ross’s epic story have been showing up in canon DC Universe stories for quite some time, from Red Arrow in JLA and a feline…