I don’t have a clever title for this or a clever lede, but I’ve finally found something to get me into that whole manga world. I had an irrational hatred of manga dating back to the 90s when Joe Madureira ruined the X-Men and everyone (read: Wizard, because I didn’t know any other comics readers)…
The only thing anyone’s been talking about for the last few months in regards to Spider-Man is the new costume. Most seem to hate it, although Joe Quesada would have you think otherwise. Personally, I’m not fond of it. It seemed like a change made solely to create buzz around Spider-Man, which it’s certainly succeeded…
Never in a million years did I think I’d consider an issue of Ultimate Fantastic Four to be my favorite Ultimate book, let alone my favorite book of the week. Yet here it is. The issue starts with Reed talking to himself, Sue, Johnny and Ben from 24 hours in the future, in the desert…
In the order I read them: Green Arrow #59 – Judd Winick has made this series enjoyable if unspectacular over the past few months. As far as the buildup to Infinite Crisis goes, it’s been about as good as Wonder Woman. This issue finally sees the big GA vs. Merlyn throwdown (last issue was all…
Any time Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale get together, I’m sold. Their three Batman books are my favorite in the Dark Knight library. Yep, I like them even more than Dark Knight Returns or Year One. Of the duo’s (Loeb and Sale, not Bats and Robin) Marvel efforts, I found myself entertained but not blown…
For those who missed out, that comes from the bizarre theme song to the latest Warren Ellis creation for Marvel, “Next Wave.” (To check out the song, go to www.marvel.com/nextwave/) The first issue came out Wednesday and was easily the most exciting launch of the week. In a nutshell, it’s decent. Not great, not horrible….
So yeah, I was wrong. Darkseid isn’t behind Infinite Crisis. It’s not a plan he and Lex Luthor started way back in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies to eliminate Earth’s metahumans so they could take over earth and the rest of the universe without opposition. Supergirl didn’t kill Martian Manhunter (although I’m still convinced she’s evil). But…
A big part of writing science fiction is having a good grasp on science. Maybe, when writing “Son of M” #2, David Hine knew something I don’t. And maybe the moon works differently in the Marvel Universe. But as Quicksilver and Videmus stand in The Blue City on the moon, looking Earthward, can someone explain…
I hate to admit it, but a few months back I skipped over the first issue of the new Jonah Hex. Sure, as a good ol’ country boy, I grew up watching John Wayne, Clint Eastwood and others kicking ass and taking names in westerns. I’ll still watch one now and again (my dad and…
What the hell happened to JLA? “Crisis of Conscience” was great. It mattered. Stuff happened. It made me look forward the next issue. And now “World Without a Justice Lague” has me dreading the next issue. I can’t seem to pin down what it is that makes me hate the book so much now. Is…