Written by Fabien Nury | Art by Thierry Robin | Published by Titan Comics I enjoyed the previous effort by these guys so much, I decided to jump straight in on this book. They wrote The Death of Stalin, a fine piece of political satire made all the funnier because most of it was true. […]
Written by Mark Millar | Art by Ricardo Lopez Ortiz | Published by Image Comics Hit-Girl is back with a new monthly series over at Image and this badass is going on tour… A world tour, as the highly anticipated new story arc from Mark Millar and Ricardo Lopez Ortiz kicks off in Hit-Girl #1. […]
Welcome back to another installment of Panel Discussion – this time featuring a round-up of the comics that have been peaking our interest recently… Old Man Hawkeye #2 Written by Ethan Sacks | Art by Marco Checchetto One common thread with Marvel comics as of late has been taking concepts that sound ridiculous or just […]
Written by Jody Houser | Art by Luke Ross | Published by Marvel Comics Star Wars: Thrawn #1 brings with it a different set of expectations than some of the other Marvel Star Wars title. Unlike those Thrawn is not a character created in the films, nor he is like Doctor Alpha and created in […]
Written by Andrew Cartmel, Ban Aaronovitch | Art by Lee Sullivan | Published by Titan Comics To all good arcs an end must come, and the Cry Fox arc reaches its conclusion with this issue. It’s misdirected me a couple of times, which is a good way to keep us jaded readers on our toes, […]
Written by Gerry Duggan | Art by Michael Allred Gerry Duggan has quietly been reshaping the Marvel cosmic universe into its past glory. Back when series like Annihilation, Nova, and Guardians of the Galaxy where some of the best books in comics. Marvel must have noticed the success he was having as they have given […]
Written by Simon Furman | Art by Marco Turini | Published by Titan Comics Although Brian Wood officially signed off with Issue 4, he has clearly road mapped out quite a bit of the first year of this book, as he continues to get a co-plotter credit with Simon Furman. Furman has been the writer […]
Written by Donny Cates | Art by Gabriel Hernandez Walta With Jason Aaron’s run and now Donny Cates, Doctor Strange has finally had a continuously great series. Cates and artist Gabriel Hernandez Walta came in at just the right time as Aaron’s run was coming to its natural conclusion.They have not completely abandoned what Aaron […]
Written by Tom Taylor | Art by Mahmud A. Asrar Marvel has been chipping away at their X-Men titles hoping something will stick. Every time there seems to be some progress there will be a stumble and we will be back to where we started. Both X-Men: Blue and Gold have had their moments but […]
Written by Mark Waid, Chris Samnee | Art by Chris Samnee Chris Samnee and Mark Waid’s run on Captain America has been everything it needed to be up to this point and more. Taking the character of Captain America and reminded the world the type of inspirational figure he can be when used right by […]
Written by Cynthia Von Buhler | Art by Cynthia Von Buhler | Published by Titan Comics I think it is fair to say this isn’t a book for everyone. Dealing as it does with themes of spiritualism and bondage, not normal bedfellows I would argue, and chock full of nudity and sex. However, if you […]
Welcome back to another installment of Panel Discussion – this time featuring a round-up of the Marvel titles that have been peaking our interest recently… The Amazing Spider-Man #795 Written by Dan Slott, Christos Gage | Art by Terry Pallot, Mike Hawthorne With Dan Slott ending his epic run on Spider-Man soon, The Amazing Spider-Man […]
Written by Fred Van Lente | Art by Cafu | Published by Valiant Comics Valiant does a lot of things right as a comic company. On the top of that ever-growing list is finding ways give new readers a starting point to get into their classic characters without retconning everything that came before. Armstrong and […]
Written by Robert Kirkman | Art by Lorenzo De Felici | Published by Image Comics One of the downsides of having success as a comic book creator is the level of expectations that come when you try to launch a new series. Certainly, it can be a good problem to have when people have a […]
Written by Alex de Campi | Art by Katie Skelly | Published by Image Comics Twisted Romance #1 suffers from a problem you often see with first issues. In an attempt to do too much you end up having an issue that does not do much at all. It opens up with a plotline that […]
Written by Richard Dinnick | Art by Pasquale Qualano | Published by Titan Comics I’ve heard a rumour or two that The Twelfth Doctor’s book may not be regenerating for a fourth year. I hope that’s not the case, as I think it’s been one of the stronger titles. Yes, the Twelfth Doctor isn’t the […]
Written by Ivan Brandon | Art by Esad Ribic | Published by Image Comics Vs is a good example of how great art and a good premise can only take you so far. Opening up we see these striking images of the vastness of space immediately causing the stage of this story to feel large. […]
Written by Tom King, Len Wein | Art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Kelley Jones, Jason Fabok | Published by DC Comics Well, that will take some time to get over. Swamp Thing Winter Special is comic storytelling at its best. One that celebrates a comic legend and the work he has gifted the world. Even […]
Written by Jacob Semahn | Art by Jorge Corona | Published by Image Comics Considering the timely story of No.1 With a Bullet it is surprising, not more attention has been paid towards it. It is this story about a woman facing off against a culture that is so eager to demonize her even though […]
Welcome back to another installment of Panel Discussion – this time featuring a round-up of the indie comic books that have been peaking our interest recently… Rock Candy Mountain #8 Written by Chris Schweizer | Art by Chris Schweizer They say a hobo’s life is measured by his friends. That makes you wonder what a comic […]
Written by Max Bemis | Art by Jacen Burrows | Published by Marvel Comics Moon Knight is one of the few characters that can have great runs by different creative teams where each version feels very distinctive yet they all still remain as an overarching hole. Max Bemis and penciler Jacen Burrows have already made […]
Wolverine’s big return is in full flow with all roads leading to April. In February and March we are getting six more ‘post credits’ across a series of Marvel titles. I can’t believe there is a Wolverine collector out there who has been hardcore enough to pick up these issues for so little Wolverine content. […]
