Reviews of comics
Look up any list of the best Superman comics, and you are sure to find All-Star Superman. Grant Morrison’s story, with art by Frank Quitely, All-Star Superman was meant to be an iconic, timeless Superman story that was not an … Continue reading Second Look: All-Star Superman
Batman/Superman – World’s Finest #31 Writer – Mark Waid Artist – Adrian Gutierrez The first part of Saturdays and Sundays are when I get new comic books read. The first two Saturdays of September were filled with so many activities, … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Batman/Superman – World’s Finest #31
Marvel Zombies – Dawn of Decay #1 Writer – Thomas Krajewski Artist – Jason Muhr I visited Phantom of the Attic for their Batman Day festivities on Saturday, September 21. After picking up my pull list books and grabbing the … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Marvel Zombies – Dawn of Decay #1
What If? #24 (April 1991) Writers – Roy Thomas and J.M. Lofficier Artist – Tom Morgan What if…Wolverine had become the Lord of Vampires? Once and awhile, when I’m at Phantom of the Attic, I’ll take a look in the … Continue reading Comic Book Review – What If #24 (April 1991)
Absolute Power – Ground Zero #1 Writers – Nicole Maines, Mark Waid, Chip Zdarsky, and Joshua Williamson Artists – Skylar Patridge, V Ken Marion, Gleb Melnikov On weekends, I try to get to my new comics pile when I am … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Absolute Power Ground Zero #1
Spider-Boy Volume 1 – The Web-less Wonder Writer – Dan Slott Artists – Paco Medina and Ty Templeton One Sunday afternoon, I travelled to the Main Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Oakland to peruse the latest books … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Spider Boy Volume 1 – The Web-less Wonder
Veronica in Japan #3 (1989) Writer – Kathleen Webb Artist – Dan Parent This past Giftmas, I got a really nice collection of old comic books and a Goldberg mini truck from fellow Avocado Lumbergini. A promise I made back … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Veronica in Japan #3 (1989)
Predator Vs Wolverine Writer – Benjamin Percy Artists – Ken Lashley, Greg Land w/Jay Leisten, Andrea DiVito, Hayden Sherman, Kei Zama, Gavin Guidry On a hot and humid Saturday afternoon, I decided to walk over to the Carnegie Library location … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Predator vs Wolverine
Werewolf By Night – Blood Hunt One Shot Writer – Jason Loo Artist – Adam Gorham “Terror in Dino Park” I was back to work in the office the week of July 10th and I was able to visit Eide’s … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Werewolf By Night – Blood Hunt #1
Annihilation 2099 #1 Writer – Steve Orlando Artists – Ibraim Roberson and Dale Eaglesham During the week of July 4th, I didn’t have to work in the office, so I decided to order a few books from Midtown Comics online. … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Annihilation 2099 #1
X-Men #72 Writer – Joe Kelly Artist – Carlos Pacheco “Life Lessons” One of the best parts of X-men books and comic books in general are the seemingly quiet issues that take place after a major crossover event. Just when … Continue reading Comic Book Review – X-Men #72 (1998)
Captain Marvel Volume 1 – The Omen Writer – Alyssa Wong Artists – Jan Bazaldua with Ruairi Coleman A villain named The Omen is after the all-powerful Nega Bands. The Omen engages in battle with Genis-Vell and they crash through … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Captain Marvel Volume 1 – The Omen
Rogue #1 (January 1995) Howard Mackie, Mike Wieringo, Terry Austin “An Affair to Remember” Sometimes when you go dollar bin diving, you strike gold. On Friday, June 21st, I stopped by Eide’s Entertainment on my way home from William … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Rogue #1 (1995)
Incredible Hulk #84 Writer – Peter David Artist – Jorge Lucas “Terra Incognita” Part 2 One of the highlights of working in the office is bringing old comics with me to read before my shift and during my breaks. I … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Incredible Hulk #84 (2005)
Mars Attacks! (2019) Writer – Kyle Starks Artist – Chris Schweizer I recently re-watched the movie Mars Attacks! and I checked Hoopla for any related comics. There were slim pickings on the app but I found this volume and decided … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Mars Attacks! (2019)
All New Captain America – Volume One – Hydra Ascendant Writer – Rick Remender Artist – Stuart Immonen Just when I’m out, they pull me back in. The Amazon Kindle App is having another reading challenge and I’m back to … Continue reading Comic Book Review – All New Captain America – Volume One – Hydra Ascendant
Deadpool Vs Old Man Logan (2018) Writer – Declan Shalvey Artist – Mike Henderson Deadpool vs Old Man Logan was another graphic novel that I picked up when I visited the CLP’s Beechview location awhile back. Old Man Logan is … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Deadpool Vs Old Man Logan (2018)
Deadpool Volume 1 (2022) Writer – Alyssa Wong Artist – Martin Coccolo On a rainy Saturday afternoon, I traveled to the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Beechview location to borrow a copy of Camelot 3000. I perused the new graphic novels … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Deadpool Volume 1 (2022)
Wonder Woman – Dead Earth (2020) Writer/Artist – Daniel Warren Johnson Colors – Mike Spicer My friends Amy and Dave sent me Issues One and Four of this mini-series in the mail years ago. I was recently organizing and putting … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Wonder Woman – Dead Earth (2020)
Sam and Twitch Case Files #1 Writers – Todd McFarlane and Jon Goff Artist – Szymon Kudranski Spawn’s Universe is starting to expand once more after the milestone 350th issue of Spawn and Detectives Sam and Twitch are back after … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Sam and Twitch Case Files #1
Geiger #1 (2024) Writer – Geoff Johns Artist – Gary Frank Eide’s Entertainment had their annual once-a-year anniversary sale to celebrate 52 years since opening their doors on March 18th, 1972. I visited the store on Saturday, April 13th to … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Geiger #1 (2024)
