Reviews of comics
Nuclear Family #1 Writer – Stephanie Phillips Artist – Tony Shasteen Do you need a respite from the crushing weight of 2021? Do you wish you lived in a world free of smart phones and social media? Let’s take a … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Nuclear Family #1
Man-Bat #1 (of 5) Writer – Dave Wielgosz Artist – Sumit Kumar After Marvel Takeover Month and my recent spotlights on some independent comics, I need to show DC Comics some love. This week, I got my shipment from Things … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Man-Bat #1 (of 5)
Maniac of New York #1 Writer – Elliott Kalan Artist – Andrea Mutti Every week, I get an email from Things From Another World about their final order cutoff for comics coming out soon. I always check the offerings to … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Maniac of New York #1
Heroineburgh Comics #2 Writer – Manny Theiner Artists – Benjamin Zeus Barnett and Wayne Brown After posting my review of The Edge #1, Manny Theiner reached out to me on social media about doing a review of his comic, Heroineburgh. … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Heroineburgh Comics #2
Scout’s Honor #2 Writer – David Pepose Artist – Luca Casalanguida “Uncharted Territory” *SPOILER WARNING* – I will be discussing the events of last issue before talking about this issue. We learned two jaw dropping revelations last issue – that … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Scout’s Honor #2
Silver Fox #1 Writer – Darren Dare Artist – Carlos Trigo I spoke about setting up my Twitter account during my review of Scout’s Honor last month. Since then, I have been contacted by writers to read and review their … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Silver Fox #1
Writer – David A. Byrne Artist – Francesa Fantini My friends Cole, Nick, and Todd run the Comic Burrito Livestream on Wednesdays and Saturdays. I tune into their interviews with comic creators on Saturday nights to learn about upcoming comics … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Stake #1
Writer – Marvin Wynn Artist – Mark V Working from home is both a boon and a bane. Since the pandemic, I have been forcing myself to get out of my apartment and get fresh air once my workday is … Continue reading Comic Book Review – The Edge #1
Marvel Takeover month is drawing to an end…for now. I decided to end January with two of the hottest characters of the mid-80s, Cloak and Dagger. The cover of this issue drew my attention while dollar bin diving and it’s … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Cloak and Dagger #4 (January 1986)
Writer- J.M. DeMatteis Artist – Sal Buscema “Letting Go” They say you can’t judge a book by its cover. As I was going through the Bronze Age bin at Phantom of the Attic last Friday, I came upon this issue … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Captain America #285 (September 1983)
Writer – Roger Stern Artist – Allen Milgrom “Chain of Command” If you haven’t figured it out already, Marvel Comics has been the spotlight of my comic book reviews this month, thanks to the inaugural Comic Book Club’s reading of … Continue reading Comic Book Review – The Mighty Avengers #243 (May 1984)
Writer – Kurt Busiek Artist – Pat Olliffe “Shock Follows Shock!” Digging through the dollar bin last Thursday at Eide’s, I found a few more Marvel books to review and one of them was Untold Tales of Spiderman #11. I … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Untold Tales of Spider-Man # 11 (July 1996)
Writer – Jason Aaron Artist – Javi Garrón I have been dipping in and out of Jason Aaron’s Avengers run and I decided to pick up the first part of “Enter the Phoenix” after Lenil Yu’s cover caught my eye … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Avengers #40
Writer – Tony Bedard Artist – Paul Pelletier “Superguardians Part One” My first trip to Eide’s Entertainment in 2021 was on Friday to pick up some comics I missed over Christmas break. I decided to dig through the dollar bins … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Exiles #87 (Dec 2006)
Writer – David Pepose Artist – Luca Casalanguida I told myself that I would never make a Twitter account. I’m active on social media enough the way it is but I signed up for Twitter anyways to stay active with … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Scout’s Honor #1
Writers – David Michelinie and Bob Layton Artist – Ron Lim In May 2008, Marvel Studios released Iron Man featuring Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, and Gwyneth Paltrow. The Summer belonged to Tony Stark with the release of … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Iron Man – Legacy of Doom #1 (of 4) April 2008
Writer – Mark Waid Artist – Greg LaRocque “One Perfect Gift” I was looking for a Christmas related comic book to review and I was having a hard time finding one until I saw an Instagram post that highlighted this … Continue reading Comic Book Review – The Flash #73 (Feb 1993)
Writer – Kelly Thompson Artist – Elena Casagrande I traveled to Phantom of the Attic on Friday, December 11th to pick up a months’ worth of pull list comics. I always take a walk down the comic racks to see … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Black Widow #1
Writer – Donny Cates Artist – Iban Coello King in Black #1 ended with Knull tearing the symbiote Venom from Eddie Brock and dropping the lethal protector from the top of a high-rise building. Venom #31 picks up immediately after … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Venom #31
Writer – James Tynion IV Artist – Guillem March A new day dawns on Gotham City after the end of the Joker War. Batman must pick up the pieces of his shattered life, while trying to help his beloved city … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Batman #101
Writers – Andy Lanning and Ron Marz Artists – Howard Porter and Marco Santucci Stagg Industries is working on excavating the crater where Superman’s Fortress of Solitude once stood when seismic tremors start to rock the area. Superman and the … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Justice League : Endless Winter #1
