This week for Book of Doom, we’re all reading the debut issue of the new Icon series Criminal by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Come join us, won’t you? You may know Sean Phillips from Marvel Zombies. Marvel sure as hell is hoping you do, because they sure seem to be putting a lot of…
For any of our Lincoln or Nebraska-based readers, the Legion of Doom will be hosting our own 24 Hour Comics Day at the Hi-Way Diner at 2105 Highway 2. I’ll be there, I’m pretty sure that Fin Fang Doom will be, and Doom DeLuise is reported to be making an appearance. Check out 24hourcomicslincoln.com for…
#1 Civil War Crossover- Amazing Spider-Man #535 The story that has been unfolding in Amazing Spider-Man this year has easily been the best Spider-Man arc in entire the J. Michael Stracynski run (which I realize isn’t saying much to some). Spider-Man always works best as a fish out of water, whether it’s battling the impossibly-defeated…
#2 Civil War Crossover- Civil War: Frontline #6 In this issue, Ben Urich confronts Iron Man about hiring villains to do his dirty work, and gets everything but a verbal confirmation that it’s true. I don’t actually remember that aspect of the Urich/Green Goblin interaction from a couple of issues ago, but after the ending…
#3 Civil War Crossover- Captain America #22 Check out the group review from yesterday for my thoughts on this issue. #3 Disappointing Book- Young Avengers & Runaways #3 (of 4) It was my #5 Civil War crossover of the week, but that’s because there were only five of those. I must not give enough credit…
#4 Civil War Crossover- Cable & Deadpool # 32 Last issue, George W. Bush fought Cable to a standstill in the Oval Office. Okay, so technically (as we found out this issue) it was a Life Model Decoy specifically designed to go toe-to-toe with Cable in a verbal smackdown, but still, that’s pretty cool. This…
I was never a huge Captain America fan, but I picked up issue #1 almost two years ago. Maybe it was just out of curiosity, and figuring if I was going to give a new series a try, #1 was a good time to do it. Maybe it was a slow week and I didn’t…
Considering I picked up 23 books this week (well, 24 if you count the second copy of Teen Titans I accidentally bought), it hardly seemed fair to only spotlight five this week. So I’ve decided to do a double countdown this week. And I couldn’t think of any two categories that fit as well together…
The Doomino Effect (PATENT PENDING) continues this week, as one of the Legion picks a book and everyone else falls in line. This week, it’s Captain America #22: CIVIL WAR TIE-IN! The first of a 3-part Civil War tie-in by Ed Brubaker and Mike Perkins! While Cap has fallen into the conflict of the Civil…
Well, I’m on beer number six, so I figure it’s about time I put something up about this week’s edition of “52.” The primary focus of this week is on a group of Luthor Everymen that I’ve been referring to as “The Generic Six,” but, according to the cover, we’ve been asking for something, and…