What better to celebrate the fourth day of the fourth month than by naming an Avengers title as this week’s Book of Doom? Well, maybe if Marvel had held off the release of the “New” Fantastic Four just one short week, that would have been more appropriate. Oh well, at least this gives me an…
Well the mystery has been solved! The two new members of the Fantastic Four are Black Panther and Storm! Who would have known? I don’t read FF, as I believe I stated in the Book of Doom preview, and I probably still won’t! This issue was okay, and it was kind of fun, but it…
It’s Book of Doom time, kids, and this week, there’s a whole lot of stuff that we’ve covered in recent Books of Doom – Godland (supposedly), Daredevil, Wolverine and Superman: Confidential, so I’m going to branch out from my usual selections and declare Fantastic Four #544 as this week’s pick. I never read Fantastic Four,…
Welcome back to the latest edition of the Books of Doom. This week, we’re taking a scalpel to Aquaman #50. And by “we,” I mean Fin Fang Doom and myself, because those other Doom-holes didn’t bother to send in their thoughts. That’s why we have the comments section, I guess. Now, normally I’d just give…
After a week hiatus (nothing worth fightin’ over came out), we’re back this week with our communal review of Aquaman #50, in which famed fantasy author Tad Williams takes over writing chores from Kurt Busiek. I think I speak for us all when I say Busiek will definitely be missed. Post-Crisis he took the book…
Welcome to this week’s Book of Doom round-table discussion. The book we chose this week is Captain America #25. When I made that decision, I had no idea what I was getting us into. For, y’see, this may be the most controversial, most talked about issue of a comic book that’s come out in the…
To the left is the original art by Jim Steranko for the cover to Captain America #113, from 1969, in which Steve Rogers was killed. After today, that apparently should instead be “killed for the first time.” Very fortuitously, our choice of Book of Doom for this week is the latest issue of Captain America,…
Jean-Claude Van Doom: “Man, I freaking love X-Factor. This is, by far, the best superhero team book on the shelves right now. And this issue is just a perfect example of why it’s so great. Madrox’s hunt for the loose dupes allows Peter David a chance to set Madrox apart and really delve into his…
If you’re not already reading X-Factor, you should be. That’s why X-Factor #16 is this week’s Book of Doom, plain and simple. Stop by on Saturday to read our thoughts on the issue and share your own. X-Factor #16 Cover by: Pablo Raimondi Writer: Peter David Pencils: Pablo Raimondi Colored by: Brian Reber Lettered by:…
It’s Saturday and that means it’s Book of Doom time. This week it was The Brave and the Bold #1 by Mark Waid and George Perez. To be honest, I picked this book because nothing else looked worth picking. It was a week that did not lend itself to experimentation in my mind. I was…