A pretty strong week, though very top heavy. The stuff at the bottom, well, ugh. Three of the worst books I’ve read in months came along this week, which made it all the easier to appreciate that which didn’t totally blow. To the books… Seven: The Goon Noir #3 After wholly disappointing me in 2006,…
This week, we’re collectively reviewing the latest “last battle ever between Sabretooth and Wolverine.” Will it be up to the level of that issue in which Wolvie popped a claw through Sabe’s skull, rendering him a kitten? Probably not. But, it has to be better than Wolverine: The End, right? Here’s what Marvel says: COVER…
The real artists “Learning about how many artists have lackeys who draw their backgrounds. It reminds me of when I learned that the guy who wrote the Backstreet Boys’ songs wrote Bon Jovi’s comeback hits. If you’re going to get credit for being the artist, do your own work. If two people do the work…
It’s sort of amusing to read on Slate a story about how comics aren’t just about superheroes anymore, which goes under the pretense of breaking news. But, perhaps it is breaking news to those people out there who haven’t yet jumped on the comics bandwagon (yes, there’s still room). Teasing aside, it always is nice…
While Marvel took back the reins from DC in 2006 as the world’s greatest seller of comics, they fared far worse when it came to giving us fanboys satisfaction. And no, that’s not a call for more T & A covers by Michael Turner! 52’s success “I never doubted for a minute that DC would…
There’s a new story up over at Publishers Weekly, in which the vp of sales and marketing for Diamond Book Distribution breaks down pretty thoroughly just how good of a year the industry enjoyed in 2006, and offers some promising words for the future. Of course, that should be expected from somebody working within the…
DC spewed out a ton of mini-series after the Crisis wrapped up, and Marvel responded with plenty of its own, both running alongside Civil War and standing alone. With so many choices, it’s probably no surprise that the Doomers all came up with a different choice for this award. X-Men: Deadly Genesis “Deadly Genesis was…
Last year saw the comics industry shift a serious amount of focus back to mini-series. With so many stories to choose from, you know some had to suck pretty serious. Here’s our choices for the dregs. Lame New World “Pretty much all the stuff other than Shazam that came out of Brave New World has…
By James Robinson (W) and Paul Smith (A) DC Comics, $19.99 The Plot: After World War Two, most of DC’s golden age heroes (i.e. the original Green Lantern, Flash, Hawkman, Atom and Manhunter) have essentially quit from crime fighting. Meanwhile, a jingoistically patriotic hero (Tex Thompson, the Americommando) returns from the war to great fanfare,…
I’m not sure if these are on shelves yet, but I just found them in the mail from Archaia Studios Press as preview material. And, unlike when it took me way too long to review The Killer #1, I figured I should post something on these while they were fresh. Interestingly, both of these series…