A brain surgery is one way to start a reboot. At least, that’s how Rick Remender and John Cassaday open Uncanny Avengers, the image of Scott Summers as Phoenix shown in the eye of a patient–who turns out to ...
Too often, the artistry of older superhero comics is underestimated. They were, after all, “kids stuff,” good for their time but quaint by today’s more sophisticated standards. That’s the image the i...
There is something undeniably cool about an anthology focused on murder, sex, and cars. It’s a very American set of themes, particularly the last third of that equation: the car’s the symbol of freedom in the ol...
During all the hoopla about the New 52, the one title that drew the most eye rolls from me was Batwing. The promotion of it as “the Batman of Africa” just came across like no one actually considered that sta...
Just in the last year alone, there have been two attempts at retelling Spider-Man’s origin: the graphic novel Spider-Man: Season One and the Hollywood reboot Amazing Spider-Man. Before that, there had been...
Author’s Note: The following is my opinion, and not those of Comic Booked or fellow staff writers. I also reserve the right to be (pleasantly) wrong. Marvel’s NOW! announcements have been coming at a steady t...
What’s been especially interesting about Saga thus far is watching Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples find their groove. Most of this has been achieved by Vaughan weening himself off direct references to real life...