An apology in advance, as A Look Back: Small Press 2006 will not be as thorough as it probably deserves to be. It’s not quite as easy to keep track of what happens in smaller companies as it is to keep track of what happens at Marvel or DC. So this review will mostly just…
Not Civil War While Civil War was raging throughout the Marvel Universe, there were a few titles that miraculously were able to steer clear of the subject. Maybe it was because they weren’t selling well enough for Marvel to care, or maybe it’s because the Marvel Illuminati had enough respect for the creators to leave…
For Marvel, 2006 was all about Civil War. Nearly every comic Marvel put out set in the 616 universe at the very least mentioned Civil War. Caught at the center of the struggle was Spider-Man, who revealed his identity to the world at Iron Man’s behest. While many series devoted entire arcs to the crossover,…
DC had a huge amount of momentum heading into 2006. Infinite Crisis, their biggest crossover in 20 years, was at its halfway point. They rode that momentum into the One Year Later launch in March, and followed that up with the historic weekly series 52. And somehow DC managed to retain a cohesive universe throughout…
Book with “Criminal” in the Title of the Week- Criminal Macabre: Two Red Eyes #1 Yes, there was more than one this week. Ed Brubaker’s Criminal also came this week, and was good enough to merit me buying another issue. Criminal Macabre, the continuing series of mini-series starring supernatural freelance detective Cal MacDonald, has also…
By Peter David (W) and George Perez (A) Cover Price $14.99. Published by DC Comics. Originally printed by Epic Comics as Sachs & Violens 1-4. The Plot: Juanita Jean “J.J.” Sachs and Ernie “Violens” Schultz try to take down a crime ring involved in everything from snuff films to child slavery. Strengths: While it might…
Due to holiday stuff that’s going on, the Book of Doom is going to be put on hold for a little bit. Sorry to all of our faithful readers (both of you) that look forward to out roundtable reviews every Saturday. See you in 2007.
Most Inappropriate Belt Buckle of the Week- Red Arrow Surprisingly, it wasn’t one of those Marvel belt buckles that are being advertised in every issue. The inappropriate belt buckle I speak of is of course the one R-Red Arrow is shown sporting on the cover of Justice League of America #4. Decked out in what…
Crazy Guy of the Week- The Joker Paul Dini is writing the best Batman comic I’ve ever read. Even when the issue hardly has Batman in it, it’s still great. In Detective Comics #826, The Joker takes Robin for a joyride through the streets and the population of Gotham City. The Joker is at his…
Last Wednesday, on the way to the comic store, Colonel Doom and I were having a conversation about newuniversal #1. As a relative newbie to the world of Marvel Comics, the good Colonel had never heard of this “New Universe,” which the new series by Warren Ellis and Salvador LaRocca was based on. So, being…