Written by Donny Cates | Art by Ryan Ottley | Published by Marvel Comics Bad news is, no more Immortal Hulk. That book was consistently at the top of my must read list. It took a very familiar mythology, twisted it around a little, and made it seem new and fresh. The good news is, […]
Written by Donny Cates, Phillip Kennedy Johnson | Art by Ryan Stegman, Various | Published by Marvel Comics I’ve written in a few previous reviews about my, at best, ambivalence about Venom as a character. I’ve never really took to him. I say that as someone who bought the alien symbiote costume’s first appearance from […]
One of the most highly anticipated conflicts in Marvel Comics history arrived earlier this month as Knull, the King in Black and Dark Lord of the symbiotes, descended upon Earth in superstar creative duo Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman’s King in Black #1! But he did not arrive unopposed. As Knull and his legion of […]
Written by Donny Cates | Art by Geoff Shaw | Published by Image Comics This book is like one of those film trailers you see over and over months before the film itself actually comes out. I’ve been hearing about Crossover for a while, and anticipation has been building steadily. Unlike most trailers, though, advance […]
“Venom Beyond,” the latest mind-melting story in Donny Cates’ acclaimed run on Venom continues in September with Venom #28! With incredible art by Juan Gedeon, “Venom Beyond” finds Eddie Brock and his son, Dylan, trying to find their way in a dangerous new world. This monumental story is packed with monstrous new threats, mysterious new […]
He’s commanded the page in a blaze of glory…and now, this July, he’ll embark on his own solo adventure in Cosmic Ghost Rider, an all-new limited series written by the character’s co-creator Donny Cates (Thanos, Doctor Strange) with art by one of the industry’s hottest new creators, Dylan Burnett! The alternate future version of Frank […]
New creative teams. New series. New directions. New beginnings. It all kicks off this May with Venom #1 – the second announcement of Marvel’s “Fresh Start” initiative… (Didn’t this guy just get a reboot?) “Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be rolling out new beginnings for a few of our key franchises—new creative teams, […]
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 […]
This April, in an all-new story, some of Marvel’s most acclaimed writers and artists join superstar team Donny Cates and Geoff Shaw to help Cosmic Ghost Rider narrate all of Thanos’ heinous exploits. And who better to guide you through such deeds than the newest twisted ally to enter the Marvel Universe? “In issue #15 […]
Written by Donny Cates | Art by Geoff Shaw | Published by Image Comics God Country made Donny Cates into an overnight phenomenon only a few months ago. Well, as much as an overnight success a comic book writer can be. He is a person who has worked in the industry for years. That experience paid off […]
Written by Donny Cates | Art by Garry Brown | Published by Aftershock With God Country, Redneck, and now Babyteeth Donny Cates is making a run to be the biggest breakout writer of 2017. Not only have his books sold remarkably well they are also quite good. As a comic fan it is exciting when fresh faces […]
Written by Donny Cates | Art by Geoff Shaw, Jason Wordie, John J. Hill | Published by Image Comics First off, I would like to thank writer Donny Cates for pumping the brakes for a second with issue #5 of this balls to the wall story. Secondly, once again he has added yet another layer […]
Written by Donny Cates | Art by Geoff Shaw, Jason Wordie, John J. Hill | Published by Image Comics Yes, Yes, Yes, one million times yes… You may be forgiven for thinking a comic book with as heavy tones as God Country may start to pump the breaks around Issue 4. After all we are […]
Written by Donny Cates | Art by Geoff Shaw, Jason Wordie, John J. Hill | Published by Image Comics I am a tad behind on comic reviews this month due to our excursion to Wales for SFW8 (for more on that check out podcast episode 70, coming to Nerdly tomorrow). However I am back and […]
Written by Donny Cates | Art by Geoff Shaw, Jason Wordie, John J. Hill | Covers by Geoff Shaw, Jason Wordie, Gerardo Zaffino | Published by Image Comics Well my friends it is that time again. God Country is back in our lives and it is back with a thundering crash. So last issue set […]
Written by Donny Cates | Art by Geoff Shaw, Jason Wordie, John J. Hill | Published by Image Comics On Wednesday of this week Image Comics dropped a new title on us called God Country and of all the books I read this NCBD this one really got me excited – for a refreshing story […]
