Category: reviews

Podcast of Doom (transcript):
Wolverine #67, Green Lantern #33 and more!

[SFX: Intro Music] JIM DOOM: Hello and welcome to the latest Podcast of Doom. I’m Jim Doom, and with me as usual is Doom DeLuise. Want to talk about Wolverine? DOOM DELUISE: That movie hasn’t come out yet. [sound of audience laughter] JD: Wolverine issue 67. DD: Oh. [more laughter] Ok, sure. JD: You told…



Book of Doom: JSA Annual #1

I stopped reading Justice Society of America a few months ago as this Kingdom Come storyline was starting but just seeming to spin its wheels. I had some room left in my quota this week, though, so I decided to grab this. I snuck a peak at the last issue of JSA, in which Gog…



IR$: Taxing Trails

By Stephen Desberg (W) and Bernard Vrancken (A) Published by Cinebook, 2008; 96 pages; $19.95 When I saw a book called “IR$” about an IRS secret agent, I gave a mental groan. I actually put this book on the top of my review stack — I thought it would be super lame so I wanted…



Additional thoughts on Final Crisis #2

We here at Doomkopf gave our thoughts on Final Crisis #2 on Saturday, but I recently witnessed an exchange on a message board that I thought raised some good points about the shortcomings of the issue and provided some satisfying answers. It’s nothing authoritative, but it’s a little more discussion and some additional perspectives on…



Secret Invasion of My Pull List

I’ve been doing my best to avoid all things Secret Invasion. Considering I don’t read New Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Ms. Marvel or Captain Marvel, and generally dislike anything written by Brian Michale Bendis, it seemed like a good idea to steer clear of all things Skrull. Trouble is that as long as you read a…



Doom and Doomer: The Incredible Hulk

Welcome to the latest installment of “Doom and Doomer,” in which members of the Legion take a look at comics on the big screen. Tonight, your participants are Doom DeLuise and Jim Doom, looking at the new Incredible Hulk movie, starring Ed Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, and William Hurt, based on the Marvel Comics…



Book of Doom: Wolverine #66

I like Wolverine. He’s a cool character. I find it enjoyable to have a few drinks with friends and get into ridiculous arguments about who would win in a Wolverine vs Batman fight. He’s just a fun, versatile character that is a major badass. But, boy, do I hate his comic. I don’t regularly buy…



These comics sucked

DC shipped the final issues of both Gotham Underground and Salvation Run last Wednesday. While I had actually been enjoying these series up until this point, both of these endings sucked. It certainly didn’t help that these issues shipped after Final Crisis #1, which they were supposedly leading up to. For that matter, it didn’t…



This week in Secret Invasion:
Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust?

This week’s dip into the Secret Invasion involved several short stories that fill in a few gaps and create several more. Part 1: Captain Marvel Chapter 1 explains the actions leading up to Captain Marvel’s decision to attack Thunderbolts mountain in Secret Invasion #1. The rationale is a bit convoluted, so it makes me wonder…



Ayre Force

By Adam Slutsky and Joseph Phillip Illidge (W)and Shawn Martinbrough (A) Published by BDG Entertainment, 2008; 96 pages; $19.95 There’s an issue of the Grant Morrison / J.G. Jones “Marvel Boy” miniseries in which Marvel Boy battles with Hexus, a living corporation. It establishes Brand Hex — a company that dabbles in a little bit…