Jim Doom says: Final Crisis #1! I’ve grown to actually like Final Crisis quite a bit, but it’s undeniable that the series got off on the wrong foot. Much of that blame falls on DC editorial and the misguided lead-in, but the reaction to this debut issue was most likely the opposite of what DC…
You know, after Final Crisis #5, I finally felt like I was on the bandwagon. That issue had a lot of crazy going on, but it seemed to be moving in an intriguing direction. The closing splash page, showing that demoted Monitor rising back up to his godlike status, declared “The Judge of All Evil…
I don’t know any more about this book than what the solicitation tells me.* I don’t know anything about these creators. I do, however, know that I’m sick of most comics I read and the idea of choosing Dark Avengers #1 couldn’t have made me any less enthusiastic. And it’s only $2.99. So I’m taking…
Doom DeLuise says: The Death of Captain America, Captain America! This was truly an epic storyline that began in the wake of Civil War and continued to its conclusion just a couple months ago. It’s been said countless times before, but the true testament to this book’s awesomeness is that the title character’s death has…
Fin Fang Doom says: “New Ways to Die,” Amazing Spider-Man! While Amazing Spider-Man has been disappointingly good since Brand New Day started at the beginning of the year, the first “major” arc really fell flat for me. With Spider-Man, the Thunderbolts, Anti-Venom and Norman Osborn, there was just way too much going on in a…
This week, we chose Action Comics for our Book of Doom, because it’s the conclusion to the quite entertaining New Krypton story-arc, and we were all interested in seeing how that wrapped up, as well as what the new status-quo is going to be in the Superman books. And now I really don’t care. I’m…
As we enter the final week of our year-end awards, here are some more thoughts from several friends of Doomkopf. Robb @ Capes Comics: Best Ongoing Series: Green Lantern As a whole, Green Lantern has been the best title out there for your money. The team of Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis have delivered the…
I lost my connection at the coffee shop, so this is late coming, but Doom DeLuise and I both finished shortly before 9 p.m. Doing the 12 hour challenge was definitely a lot easier than the 24 hour challenge, but there’s something about the agony of the 24 hour challenge that definitely adds to the…
DD and I took a break for some Arby’s. He’s on page 6; I just finished page 10. I’ve slipped from the 24 page pace, sadly.
I’m now finished with 7 pages, though it’s not my best work. Still, it’s exciting to be on such a good pace. Deluise is on page 3. Ragdoll is on page 2.5. “It’s going well,” he said. “My idea’s getting fleshed out, so the pacing is going well.” Here’s a picture of the inspiration for…