World’s Finest spins straight out of the events of Earth 2, continuing the story of Supergirl and Robin as they find themselves stranded in an alternate reality. It doesn’t take long for the two of them to figure things out, settle down into new identities and take on new personas as Powergirl and the Huntress (as this universe they’ve found themselves in...
I was completely baffled when I heard that DC was giving us another military based comic series after the dismal sales that ‘Men of War’ had. I had exactly ZERO interest in picking up G.I. Combat when the ‘Second Wave’ hit. Zero interest in it, until I saw that cover! Dinosaurs versus soldiers? I’m sold. It turns out that G.I. Combat is actually a...
As interesting as it looked and as hard as it tried, Dial H was the weakest of this lot of ‘Second Wave’ titles. The premise is simple enough- guy tries to call for help using a payphone and ends up dialing the equivalent of ‘H-E-R-O’ on the phone, mystically transforming himself into one of several super-powered beings temporarily. The effects of the...
Stop reading this review right now, mid sentence, and go buy this book. Why are you still reading this? Wow, you’re still going, huh? Well if by now I haven’t convinced you to get off your computer and go buy Earth 2, then clearly I’m not doing something right. Maybe I should elaborate more? Earth 2 is essentially the book that DC is releasing in order to...
The Others Chapter 2 (Written by Geoff Johns, Drawn by Ivan Reis, Published by DC) In this issue, Geoff Johns continues his string of Dour White Men comics as Aquaman seeks to track down his archenemy Black Manta, who is hunting down and killing the hero’s International Best Friends Brigade, officially known as the Others, which is a fitting moniker given...
This second issue of the relaunched Supreme comic is the first to continue from where Alan Moore left off. The previous issue was the last of Alan Moore’s scripts for the series, and Moore left the series with an army of myriad versions of Supreme’s archenemy, “Darius Dax”, preparing to lay siege to Supreme’s Flying Citadel....
Image Comics has launched a new mini series called Epic Kill, but does the title live up to its name? Read our review and find out! Issue one sets up many questions that should be answered by the end of the five part mini series, so there’s not too much motivation to hold back on the spoilers yet. There are a few other promises that I can make to you...
Yesterday was the release of the first issue of Sam Johnson and Mike Gagon’s The Almighties. I had the opportunity to read the first issue of this new book ahead of time and I must admit, it had me laughing from start to finish. For those of you who didn’t catch the press release we posted here on Monday, The Almighties is a super hero comic that...
Sometimes we have small weeks. They make us feel empty inside, almost like we’re missing part of ourselves. Bullet Reviews are designed to help with that. Once again, each week we take a look at a few of the previous week’s releases in hopes of giving you, our readers, something more to full your comic reading time with! This week: Angel & Faith...
If you have been following the Mignolaverse, then you know that everything is literally going to Hell. BPRD “Hell on Earth: The Pickens County Horror,” is a two-issue story that illustrates but one example of some of the strange occurrences that are leading up to this huge event. “The Pickens County Horror” was originally going to take place in central...
I got home from work this past Friday to discover a pleasant surprise waiting for me in my inbox, an advanced copy of X-O Manowar #1, the first book to be released in Valiant Entertainment’s relaunch of the venerable 1990’s comics line. I made certain I had everything done. All my work was finished; the dishes were washed and put away. The cat was fed. I...
In his book series of A Song of Ice and Fire, the basis for the HBO series A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin weaves together multiple plot lines from different character perspectives. While this makes for an engrossing page-turner, it’s not something that translates easily to the small screen. Sometimes it just seems there is too much of a good...
The Smallville saga continues in chapter 3 of Guardian! I’ve got the recap, the spoilers, and the analysis all in my latest review! Last week’s issue was stellar, can issue three keep up the pace? Read on to find out: Green Arrow had previously lamented the lack of action since Superman showed up on the scene, but the beginning of issue three finds...
(Written by Judd Winick, drawn by Adriana Melo, published by DC) Reading Catwoman #8 gave the impression that Judd Winick is trying to accomplish two things for this series: 1) Turn back the clock and make it as much of a T&A comic as it was when Jim Balent drew it, and 2) Try to cover any criticism that he’s making Catwoman into a Jim Balent T&A...
