It’s far too rare here we take a look into the realm of small-press and self published comics. So I’m really glad to get the chance to offer a review of Undercard, a new boxing comic written by Chris Gumprich and illustrated by Dennis Culver. The book – which the two published – follows a…
At the Diamond Retailer Summit, Marvel announced a whole slate of projects. For good reason, most of the attention has gone to the planned cross-promotional effort with CBS soap opera Guiding Light. The only way this could seem like a good idea would be if it was all a set up for the next issue…
Call me what you will, but the original Blade film is one of the coolest comic book movies yet made. No, it’s nowhere near the rarefied air of the Spider-Man flicks, Batman Begins, Superman Returns and the first couple X-Men. But it’s certainly tops over Daredevil, Punisher, Elektra or Fantastic Four. It’s fun, dumb yet…
Plenty of times in the past year, the big shots at Marvel and DC have been looking over their publishing schedule and seen an upcoming release – often one of the biggest books on the horizon – and decided the publication was so esteemed as to be deserving of a variant cover or special cover…
Sometimes things don’t go quite to plan. For instance, this week I chose DMZ #12 for our little group review. As a standalone issue, it seemed like a decent one for us to jump in and get a first glimpse of a well regarded series that none of us read regularly. Two problems ensued: First,…
This week, we’re branching out into another non-superhero book for the Books of Doom. Between today and Saturday, pick up DMZ #12 at your local comic shop and come back this weekend to share your thoughts and read ours. While DMZ has been going on for awhile, this issue provides a standalone between arcs and…
For awhile now, we’ve been on a sort of Nightwing Watch here at the Legion of Doom. He should have died in Infinite Crisis. Everybody agrees on that now. Instead, Dick moved to New York, acted like a Grade A Asshole and fought some pointlessly retarded villains. Instead of a real conclusion to the story,…
Reviewers of Brian K. Vaughn’s Pride of Baghdad have compared it to one of the best known stories that uses animals as metaphors, the middle school lit staple Animal Farm. Like George Orwell, Vaughn uses only animals as characters and from their vantage point comments on the actions of men. In Pride, it’s the U.S….
Welcome to the first edition of the LOD Book of Doom, featuring Green Lantern #13, written by Geoff Johns, art by Ivan Reis. It’s the continued adventures of Hal Jordan as he battles the cyborg Superman and a world of Manhunters. Hal is trying to save the other GLs that have been imprisoned by the…
The Doomers are pleased to introduce our newest feature (joining the likes of 2005 in review, weekly 52 reviews and, uh… other… stuff…). Swing by every Saturday to check out all your favorite members of the Doom Family giving a quick review of the weekly Book of Doom. We’ll announce each week’s choice on Wednesday…