Rann/Thanagar War. In retrospect, it was almost completely irrelevant to Infinite Crisis, other than to say “Hey, weird stuff is going on in outer space.” It was easily the weakest of the IC lead-ins. -Jean-Cluade Van Doom 1602: New World. Remember 1602? Great mini-series, right? Now take away every single interesting character, imagine the writing…
Again, I don’t read much unless I like it. But I did pick up a string of Uncanny X-Men last year and was consistently disappointed. -Jean-Claude Van Doom Marvel Knights Spider-Man. Mark Millar’s run ended on a flat note after a great 2004, and it only got worse from there. Reggie Hudlin came onboard as…
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…
Quick, which publisher am I talking about (minor spoilers ahead, but it’s in the solicits so I consider it fair game): -a hero is forced to forget a portion of their life by someone they considered a friend -a major crossover begins with a oversized one-shot, followed by four mini-series focusing on specific aspects of…
Pat Lee. See Reggie Hudlin. The worst qualities of Anime with none of the more sophisticated qualities, like school girls or tentacle rape. -Colonel Doom I don’t really remember being horribly turned off by an artist this year. Though the news that Joe Madureira is coming to Ultimates has me geared up for the 2006…
Reginald Hudlin. There’s few things in comics that piss me off more than a new writer with no regards for what’s come before him. His first six issues of Black Panther, which threw out nearly all of the character’s past and left it riddled with continuity gaffs, is about the worst example of this in…
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…
It’s an age old debate amongst comic book fans (at least the ones I know): Who would win in a fight between Wolverine and Batman? Wolverine is undoubtedly the toughest fighter in the Marvel Universe, and Batman is unquestionably the craftiness superhero in the DCU. But what wins out in a fight? Imagine some cosmic…
Alex Luthor revealed as the other Lex Luthor. Nowadays, thanks to the internet comic book community, there are very few surprises for me. I knew Quicksilver was behind House of M, I knew Spider-Man was going to die and then come back, I knew Ronin was Echo, all months before it was revealed. Come to…