Reviews of comics
Thor – The Goddess of Thunder (2014) Writer – Jason Aaron Artists – Russell Dauterman and Jorge Molina After the debut of the trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder, I logged onto the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s website to request … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Thor Volume 1 The Goddess of Thunder (2014)
Juggernaut – No Stopping Now (2021) Writer – Fabian Nicieza Artist – Ron Garney When searching Hoopla for something to read, you never know what you will find. I stumbled across Juggernaut – No Stopping Now and binged it over … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Juggernaut – No Stopping Now (2021)
J Gonzo’s La Mano Del Destino (2021) WrestleMania 38 has come and gone and my friends and I are stilling coming down from that high. It’s roughly about a month until the next WWE PPV and I’m trying to keep … Continue reading Comic Book Review – J Gonzo’s La Mano Del Destino (2021)
Jim Cornette Presents: Behind the Curtain -Real Pro Wrestling Stories (2019) Stories by Jim Cornette Written by Brandon Easton Art by Denis Medri I got back into watching wrestling around 1998 and I have been keeping tabs on it ever … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Jim Cornette Presents: Behind the Curtain -Real Pro Wrestling Stories (2019)
Incredible Hulk #255 (January 1981) Writer – Bill Mantlo Artist – Sal Buscema “Thunder Under the East River” Every other Friday, I leave the comfort of my apartment to work in the office. Since I’m already in town, I like … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Incredible Hulk #255 (1981)
Superman -Volume 1: Son of Superman (2017) Writers – Peter J Tomasi and Patrick Gleason Artists – Patrick Gleason, Doug Mahnke, Jorge Jimenez, Mick Gray, and Jaime Mendoza March has been a busy month for me. I took a short … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Superman : Son of Superman Volume 1 (2017)
Escape From New York Volume 1 – Escape from Florida (December 2015) Writer: Christopher Sebela Artist: Diego Barreto My friends in the comic book community have talked about the benefits of Hoopla so much that I was thrilled when the … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Escape From New York Volume 1 (December 2015)
Adventures of Superman #481 (August 1991) Writer – Jerry Ordway Artist – Tom Grummett “The Big Drain” I had to run to Eide’s Entertainment last week to pick up my weekly copy of Detective Comics and I decided to peruse … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Adventures of Superman #481 (August 1991)
Suicide Squad Volume 2 The Nightshade Odyssey Writers – John Ostrander, Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, Paul Kuppenberg, and Robert Greenberger Artists – Luke McDonnell, Bob Lewis, Erik Larsen, Keith Giffen, Al Gordon, Malcolm Jones III, and Rob Liefeld After finishing … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Suicide Squad Volume 2 – The Nightshade Odyssey
Spider-Man – Spider’s Shadow Writer – Chip Zdarsky Artist – Pasqual Ferry Chip Zdarsky showed us what Peter Parker’s life would be like if he aged in real time in Spider-Man: Life Story. Now Mr. Zdarsky takes us on a … Continue reading Comic Book Review- Spider-Man : Spider’s Shadow
Taskmaster – The Rubicon Trigger Writer – Jed MacKay Artist – Alessandro Vitti Former S.H.I.E.L.D agent Maria Hill has been murdered. The culprit – Taskmaster! The only problem is that Taskmaster is innocent of this horrendous crime. To clear his … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Taskmaster – The Rubicon Trigger
The X-Cellent #1 Writer – Peter Milligan Artist – Michael Allred Pittsburgh Comic Con used to run in late April which would coincide with my final week of school at the University of Pittsburgh. I attended one show before returning … Continue reading Comic Book Review – The X-Cellent #1
Suicide Squad Volume 1 – Trial by Fire Writer – John Ostrander Artists – Luke McDonell, Bob Lewis, Karl Kesel, and Dave Hunt Do you ever panic read? I check out books and graphic novels from the local library once … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Suicide Squad Volume 1 – Trial by Fire
Wonder Comics – Amethyst Volume 1 Writer and Artist – Amy Reeder Colorists – Amy Reeder and Marissa Louise The latest comic book/graphic novel for discussion at the TO Comic Book Club was Amethyst by Amy Reeder. Amy Winston celebrates … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Wonder Comics – Amethyst (2021)
Swamp Dogs: House of Crows #1 (October 2021) Writers – J.M. Brandt and Theo Prasidis Artist – Kewber Baal Last month, I got a comment from Martha and an email from Jake about a comic writer that reached out to … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Swamp Dogs – House of Crows #1
Devils Reign: X-Men #1 (of 3) Writer – Gerry Duggan Artist – Phil Noto I braved the cold weather in Pittsburgh last Thursday to visit Eide’s Entertainment for the first time in the New Year. I was looking at a … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Devil’s Reign: X-Men #1 (of 3)
Black Manta #1 Writer Chuck Brown Artist Valentine De Landro I have a pull list at a local comic shop in Pittsburgh called Phantom of the Attic and frequent the many other shops in the city, like Eide’s Entertainment and … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Black Manta #1 (September 2021)
Detective Comics #1047 Writer Mariko Tamaki Artist Ivan Reis “The Tower” Part One The twelve part “Shadows of the Bat” storyline kicked off last week with the release of Detective Comics #1047. Arkham Asylum was destroyed during Infinite Frontier #0. … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Detective Comics #1047
Klaus (2015) Writer – Grant Morrison Artist – Dan Mora It’s Yuletime in the village of Grimsvig but there is no joy to be had this year. The men work long hours inside the mine at the behest of Baron … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Klaus (2015)
Krampus! Writer – Brian Joines Artist – Dean Kotz Are you just as shocked as I am that Christmas is almost two weeks away? Where did the year go? If you are looking for a comic series to help get … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Krampus! (2014)
Superman ’78 #2 Writer – Robert Vendetti Artist – Wilfredo Torres The holidays are approaching, and I have started my Christmas shopping. I was looking at a spinner rack of comics at Eide’s when I came across this issue of … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Superman ’78 #2
