Admittedly, when it comes to Doctor Fate, I know next to nothing about the character; however, after a quick scouring of my old nemesis Wikipedia, I am now an expert. Not really, but I know enough about him to make sense of the shenanigans in the latest issue of “52.” Last time we saw the…
I just this afternoon received a review copy of the compilation of Robert Venditti’s The Surrogates ($19.99, Top Shelf), a mash-up of sci fi, crime noir and social commentary. If you want the blurb version of my thoughts, I read it straight through as soon as I had the chance, then took a little extra…
Aaron at Geek In the City has a spoiler-free review of Hollywoodland, the new movie about the death of Superman actor George Reeves.
Did you purchase the first issue of “The Trials of Shazam!” this week? It’s written by Judd Winick, pencilled by Howard Porter, and probably the coolest thing I’ve seen in months. I hated “Brave New World” and all of the spin-offs from it, but, if all of that nonsense was necessary for me to get…
I don’t like Lobo. I read about a dozen or so issues of his series back in the ’90s, and I just plain didn’t like any of it. Every time I’ve read anything with Lobo in it, the writer gets this stupid idea in his head that Lobo will be funny if he’s an over-the-top…
Thanks to the first issue of Justice League of America, my hopes for the three marooned space cadets has diminished quite a bit. In that first issue, Wonder Woman mentions that she wishes they could have Buddy (Animal Man) join the team, but alas. Someone then mentions that they should pay his wife a visit….
I’ve reached out to a few new series lately and have more or less enjoyed them. Some are sure-fire additions to the buy pile, while others are still on the issue to issue trial basis. Either way, all are worth a look and you can probably find them on the shelves for another week or…
A friend just loaned me the first book of this series. Volumes two and three are out as well. I’d made it about three fourths of the way through my first encounter with manga (can you really call it that?) and I was considering dropping the thing cold and chalking it up as a waste…
I always thought that Booster Gold was a character with a great deal of potential. We’ve seen glimpses of it throughout the years. During the fight with Doomsday, he was one of the first to step up toe-to-toe with the monster (he was also one of the first to be clobbered into the stratosphere). Harbinger…
In a nutshell: Booster’s back, and he hates Supernova. They fight, and Booster goes boom thanks to a nuclear sub exploding high above Metropolis (yes, that actually makes sense). Renee and The Question break out of prison. Next week, Adam and Isis make it official. It’s been weeks since we’ve seen Booster Gold in 52….