I went to the shop today thinking I had hardly anything to pick up, but still managed to come home with five books, plus two preview copies that had come in the mail earlier. So, a decent sized week, with no huge books but a strong slate from top to bottom. Without further ado, the…
By John Ridley (W) and Georges Jeanty (A) Published by Wildstorm, 2006, originally as eight issues. $19.99 Last year, I deeply considered picking up the first issue of The American Way, a mini-series from Wildstorm. After the first issue, I heard so much positive press that I decided to give it a try, but by…
As you’ve seen here, our Book of Doom this week is something that everybody’s got to be excited about, the first issue of Jeff Smith’s take on Shazam. Being the glory hog that I am, I can’t help but trot out an early look since the folks at DC were so nice as to send…
Another solid week in the world of 52. Other than Montoya not fighting a dragon, as the cover teases, the issue didn’t disappoint. And other than Lex Luthor getting his powers, as the cover gives away, the issue had some nice twists. It’s getting to the point where there are so few issues left that…
Dropped Book of the Week- Blue Beetle When I got done reading Blue Beetle #11 this week, I thought to myself “Why am I still reading this?” I didn’t realize until I looked at the cover that Keith Giffen isn’t co-writing the book. Cully Hammer, whose art I really enjoyed, isn’t on the book anymore…
Not much new or interesting came out this week, so we fell back on ol’ reliable Ed Brubaker and his latest installment of Daredevil. As I mentioned previously, we’ve seen Matt Murdock pretty well run through the ringer over the past years (much of that during the extremely good Bendis era). On the surface, this…
We get three big surprises in this week’s issue, but the problem is that all of the surprises leave you with the thought of, “Oh, cool, now what comes next?” In other words, it’s another week of groundwork laying. I’m all for that, I suppose, since we all know that the pay-off is coming real…
A decent week, despite relatively few books coming out. Of six books, DC took three, Marvel two and Archaia Studios Press took one. As per usual, there are a couple mixed in that I simply missed during previous weeks. So, in case you were wondering, I’m still dumb. Of note: most of what I picked…
Since I was a little kid, I’ve read comics. From my cousin’s collection, I grew into a fan of Batman, the X-Men, Spider-Man and G.I. Joe, the usual suspects. But, remote as we were and with only a meager grocery store shelf to choose from, my comic intake was vastly limited. My comics reading followed…
Last week was a slow one for me. I only picked up four comics. Wolverine #50 was our LOD Book of Doom this week, and I shared my thoughts there. But for those who missed it, I thought the book was weak on content and disappointing in its handling of Wolverine’s past. Which leads me…