Phenomenal. Absolutely phenomenal. I don’t think I’ve had this much fun reading a comic book in years. The end of 52. And, yet, the beginning of so much else. Way back in Week Seven, I went on and on about how much potential Booster Gold has as a hero, and, well, this issue, all of…
This latest edition of the Previews running diary is dedicated to the hardest working guy in comics, Batman, who celebrates his 68th birthday today. That’s older than my dad, and my dad is well past his prime crime fighting days. Actually, my dad’s a dentist, so he never really fought any crime. But if he…
I’m all out of ways to reference dominoes while introducing this column, so END OF INTRO. First up is Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #29. Mark Waid’s run on this book was largely panned by LOSH loyalists, but I always enjoyed it. Even when I didn’t know what was going on or if the…
Here at the Legion of Doom, we’re always looking out for each other and doing our best to help each other whenever we can. Well, as you may recall, The Joe Quesada Award for Distinction in Diminishing Stories You Had Nothing To Do With was a creation of Fin Fang Doom back in the late…
Do you enjoy sight? How about smell? Do you want to keep your ability to feel and hear? I ask this as warning, a civil service, if you will. Because according to Marvel, the book we Doomers are collectively reviewing this Saturday is “senses-shattering.” Now, we of the Doom are made of the sternest materials,…
I was just reading Newsarama’s interview with Justice Society of America artist Dale Eaglesham when I thought, “Gosh, that new Sandman really looks stupid.” Then I started thinking even more, and realized that pretty much every incarnation of Sandman, regardless of era or company, looks stupid. Starting out, we’ve got the Golden Age Sandman, who…
Artist of the Week- Alex Ross, Justice #11, covers to Justice Society of America #5 and Astro City: The Dark Age Book Two #3 Y’know, three great covers in any given week would probably be enough to give this award to Alex Ross, but he had to go one better and paint an entire issue…
By Craig Kyle, Chris Yost (W), and Mark Brooks (A) Published by Marvel Comics. Cover price $10.99. Originally printed as New X-Men 20-23. The Plot: The student body of the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning deals with the immediate impact of M-Day. The Positives: New X-Men felt the effects of Scarlet Witch declaring “no more…
By Mark Millar (W) and Dave Johnson (A). Cover price $17.99. Published by DC Comics, 2003. Originally printed as Superman: Red Son #1-3. Plot: In as little words as possible, this book raises the question, “What if Superman’s rocket crash landed in the Soviet Union instead of the United States?” There is, however, quite a…
It’s the Legion of Doom’s weekly roundtable review – The Book of Doom – and this week, for the first in what will hopefully be a regular feature of the Book of Doom, we’ve got a special guest – Matt from Another Damn Comic Blog. This week’s selection is the second in the “Fallen Son:…