Reviews of comics
Writer – Peter David Artist – Greg Land. Dr. Strange and Spider-Man share burgers and milkshakes at a Howard Johnson in the heart of New York City. Dr Strange tells Spider-Man how a man disguised as a reporter for the … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Symbiote Spider-Man – Alien Reality #2 (of 5)
“Metropolis Mailbag” Writer: Dan Jurgens Artist: Jackson Guice When looking for comic books to read and review, I like to write about new releases, but I also like to go back to the comic books of my childhood. I remember … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Superman #64 (December 1991)
Hot on the heels of the wildly popular Symbiote Spider-Man miniseries, Peter David and Greg Land reunite for the sequel miniseries Symbiote Spider-Man: Alien Reality Picking up shortly after the initial miniseries, Spider-Man has a new partner in Kraven the … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Symbiote Spider-Man – Alien Reality #1 (of 5)
For those of you that love both Halloween and Christmas equally, writer Tim Seeley and artist Meredith Laxton team up together for a tale of family, love, and revenge in The Crow: Hark the Herald One Shot. Brandi and her … Continue reading Comic Book Review – The Crow – Hark the Herald One Shot
I was doing some Christmas shopping on Small Business Saturday at a local comic shop and I picked up the latest issue of Harley Quinn to give to a friend as a gift for the holidays. This Year of the … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Harley Quinn #67
After two months sucked into the world of the book of the month club, I decided to cleanse my palate with The Green Lantern Volume 1 Intergalactic Lawman by Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp. I was hesitant to pick this … Continue reading Comic Book Review – The Green Lantern Vol. 1 – Intergalactic Lawman
As a child of the 1980s, one of the cornerstones of my youth was Masters of the Universe. I was thrilled when I found a copy of He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse #1 at my local comic shop … Continue reading Comic Book Review – He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse #1
This one’s been a long time coming. The Question started as a Blue Beetle backup character from Charlton Comics “Action Heroes” line created by Steve Ditko and famously adapted by Moore & Gibbons into the Watchmen characters. Question himself was … Continue reading Comic Review – The Question: Deaths of Vic Sage #1
Each week in Late to the Party, someone posts about an older piece of media that they’ve just experienced for the first time. Our focus this week is the first 30 issues of Fantastic Four, the genre-defining introduction to the Marvel Age … Continue reading Late to the Party: Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 1
Gwen Stacy’s first day of college is the highlight of Ghost Spider #2 brought to you by the team of Seanan McGuire and Takeshi Miyazawa. Before Gwen leaves for school, her father tells her the unfortunate news of Man-Wolf being … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Ghost Spider #2
So far in the month of October, we have seen New York City under siege by the undead in Vampire State Building. The same week, we see a threat against New York City in the Marvel Universe in Contagion #1 … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Contagion #1
When I go to the comic book store, I usually have a good idea what I’m buying that week. Sometimes I’ll randomly grab a new comic just to give it a try. I was looking for the Bettie Page Halloween … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Vampire State Building #1
Symbiote Spider-Man #5 Peter David – Writer Greg Land – Artist Mysterio and Spider-Man fight on top of the train, Mysterio’s dagger-like fingers trying to swipe and slash at the Wall-Crawler. The killing blow is just within reach for the … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Symbiote Spider-Man #5 (of 5)
Ghost Spider #1 Seanan McGuire – Writer Takeshi Miyazawa – Artist The breakout star of the original SpiderVerse crossover, Gwen Stacy a.k.a Spider-Gwen, is back with the codename Ghost Spider in this brand-new series from Marvel Comics. Gwen had her … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Ghost Spider #1
Symbiote Spider-Man #4 Peter David – Writer Greg Land – Artist The Black Cat meets Mysterio at a nearby rooftop. He wants the sample, but she wants her file back first. Mysterio never said he would give her back the … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Symbiote Spider-Man #4 (of 5)
Fantastic Four #13 Dan Slott- Writer Sean Izaakse – Artist Recap – “Ben scheduled his island honeymoon with Alicia to take place during his annual transmutation, when he becomes human for a short period of time. But before the honeymooners … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Fantastic Four #13
Symbiote Spider-Man #3 Peter David- Writer Greg Land – Artist Quentin and Johnny discuss Spider-Man’s new costume. Quentin says the superhero won’t give them a sample willingly, so they will try to blackmail him into it. Johnny tells Quentin he … Continue reading Comic Book Review- Symbiote Spider-Man #3 (of 5)
Frank Castle has been around the Marvel Universe since his introduction in Amazing Spider-Man #129 in 1974. Over the years, writers have tried to reinvigorate the Punisher with varying degrees of success (see FrankenCastle and Supernatural Angel of Vengeance as … Continue reading Comic Book Review – The Punisher: War Machine Volume One
Justice League #29 Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV – Writers Bruno Redondo – Artist (A Year of the Villain – Dark Gifts Tie-In) The issue opens with a brief history lesson of the alien creature Starro as ‘Jarro’ infiltrates … Continue reading Comic Book Review- Justice League #29
Fantastic Four #12 Dan Slott – Writer Sean Izaakse – Artist Reed runs a test on the Thing to confirm that his annual transmutation back into his human alter ego is on schedule. The Thing is ecstatic at this news … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Fantastic Four #12
Mark Waid returns to the Fantastic Four and has brought artist Mattia De Iulis along for the ride in Invisible Woman #1. If Reed Richards is the brain, Ben Grimm the muscle, and Johnny Storm the funny bone, then Susan … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Invisible Woman #1
