This week, another big story climaxes, and, for fans of Renee Montoya and the Question, it’s one heck of a climax. The week opens with Montoya and Nightwing on the hunt for the twice named daughter of Cain, aka Kate Kane, aka Batwoman. The duo rolls through a wide variety of Intergang thugs and monsters,…
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…
Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s Doomino Effect, where it doesn’t matter what you look like on the outside, but what you look like on the outside compared to what your neighbor looks like on the outside. We’re back on schedule and following the policy brought about by last week’s brilliant discovery that I…
If I’m going to spend thirty-six dollars on a twelve-part mini-series, I sure would like to feel like I’ve been told a decent story by the end of it all. The last thing I would want is for the final issue to end without any sense of real closure and a “To be continued” logo…
Lots going on in the world of comics, as always. Here’s a quick run through of some of the word on the street, or whatever you want to call it. Because, really, word on the street sounds pretty silly. Ray Olson of Booklist has named his 10 best comics of the past year, which strangely…
So for the third week in a row, there’s not really much to write about concerning this week’s comics. But I don’t want to go that long without handing out some Meaningless Awards, so I guess I got to come up with something. Let’s see… Double Modifier of the Week 2) New Fantastic (Fantastic Four…
Mark Bagley may be my favorite comic book artist of all time. For years now I haven’t been able to enjoy his work, as he’s been stuck on Ultimate Spider-Man with one of my least favorite comic writers of all time. Now that he’s finally free of USM, what’s the next title he’ll be working…
When browsing the countless comic blogs out there, it is absolutely unavoidable that you will stumble upon literally dozens of blogs that make fun of comics from the mid-20th century. It’s pretty easy to do. Comics then had a completely different tone and operated from a vastly different slang-set, so there are bound to be…
Of the many good things one can say about Mike Allred, the first thing that needs to be said is the guy’s work is unmistakable. Anyone who pays any attention to comics can immediately pick up his crisp linework that feels classic and modern all at once. If that’s not distinctive enough, Allred has made…
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…