Reviews of comics
Written by Fred Van Lente and Greg Pak Art by Ben Oliver It’s Election Day in Canada and a day off for the members of Alpha Flight until each of them are called into action by Department H. Rolling blackouts … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Alpha Flight 0.1 (May 2011)
“Atomic” Writer – Joshua Williamson Artist – Clayton Henry Atomic Skull is wreaking havoc in Gotham City. Batman tries to stop GCPD officers from opening fire and causing unnecessary harm to Atomic Skull, but the men fail to heed the … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Batman/Superman #9
What would you do in order to have powers like the Fastest Man Alive? Vandal Savage has been offering ordinary people a drug called Velocity-9 in order to gain super speed like the Flash. The cost is much steeper than … Continue reading Comic Book Review – The Flash #15 (Sept 1988)
Writer –Peter David Artists – Dale Keown and German Peralta In the miniseries Future Imperfect, the Hulk was transported to the future and met his future self, an evil, despotic ruler that called himself the Maestro. This limited miniseries by … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Maestro #1
Batman: Year One is a tough read in 2020. Continue reading Late to the Party: Batman – Year One (1987)
Writer – Sterling Gates Artist – Jamal Igle Metropolis is under siege by an unknown threat. A young boy is looking for his parents when cars crash into each other, narrowly missing him. A small flame and rushing gasoline spell … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Supergirl #54 (September 2010)
Writer – Brian Reed Artist – Eric Battle Jake Gallows, the Punisher of 2099, is sent back to the past to eradicate the cancer plaguing the streets of New York City – superheroes. He has no love lost for superheroes. … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Timestorm 2009- 2099 #1 (April 2009)
Written by Alan Grant Art by Norm Breyfogle Eide’s Entertainment had their yearly anniversary sale and I decided to hit up the dollar bin for some comics to review. All dollar comics were 50 percent off, so I purchased about … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Detective Comics #613 (April 1990)
Biff to the Future Written by Bob Gale and Derek Fridolfs Art by Alan Robinson My uncle’s birthday is next month, and I wanted to surprise him with a present. He is a big fan of the Back to the … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Back to the Future : Biff to the Future
Writers – Dave Ross, Dann Thomas, and Roy Thomas Artist – Dave Ross How much of the 1990s can be contained inside one comic? We are going to break that down as I discuss Avengers West Coast #93! Dr. Demonicus … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Avengers West Coast #93 (April 1993)
Writer – Walt Simonson Artist – John Buscema This week is a double shot of the Avengers! This issue is an official Inferno tie-in starring Edwin Jarvis – the last Avenger? That’s right! The Avengers have disbanded and Edwin is … Continue reading Comic Book Review – The Avengers #298 (Dec 88)
Writer – Roger Stern Artist – John Buscema The first mutant Namor the Sub-mariner gets the spotlight in this issue. The citizens of New York are divided over Namor’s recent induction into the Avengers. A large protest is held outside … Continue reading Comic Book Review – The Avengers #270 (Aug 1986)
Art and Story by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz One of the earliest comic book reviews I did for the Avocado was J2 and the future of the Marvel Universe under the MC2 imprint. Today we will be taking a … Continue reading Comic Book Review – A-Next #10 (July 1999)
Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning Art by Joe Phillips I went to Eides Entertainment on Friday July 3rd to look for a copy of Negan Lives for my friend’s birthday. I found a copy and I also picked … Continue reading Comic Book Review – New Year’s Evil – Body Doubles #1 (Feb 98)
Story and Art – Dan Jurgens Finished Art – Brett Breeding On Saturday June 20th, I went to the Customer Appreciation Sale at New Dimension Comics Waterfront. It was a perfect Summer day to get out of the house and … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Superman #74 (Dec 1992)
Writer and Artist – John Byrne Inker – Terry Austin During the summers here in Pittsburgh, Replay FX usually holds their video game expo. I have gone the past few years to play old arcade games and pinball machines. There … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Amazon #1 (April 1996)
Writer – Dan Slott Artist – Paco Medina A few weeks ago, I posted a topic in my weekly Comic Book Chat about Done in One Issues. I asked what your favorite done in one issue was over the past … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Fantastic Four #11 (June 2019)
“With These Hands..Power” Writer – Marv Wolfman Artist – Curt Swan It’s a hot time in the old town tonight…as Neutron stands triumphant over a defeated Superman, with Metropolis burning in the background. In this issue, Superman is at the … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Action Comics #543 (May 1983)
Sabrina the Teenage Witch – Something Wicked #1 (of 5) Written by Kelly Thompson Art by Veronica and Andy Fish Saturday June 6th, 2020 was the first weekend my county went green. The local comic shop was having a sale-bration … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Sabrina the Teenage Witch – Something Wicked #1 (of 5)
Teen Titans #62 Written by Sean McKeever Art by Eddy Barrows Last week, Krypto got the spotlight in the pages of Superman. This issue of Teen Titans asks the question: Who Is Wonderdog ? This issue is one of those … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Teen Titans #62 (Oct 2008)
Avengers Black Widow One-Shot Since comic book stores were closed due to the pandemic, I kept an eye for comic books wherever I could find them. My friend and I make a weekly shopping trip to Shop and Save and … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Avengers Black Widow One – Shot
