Reviews of comics
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
Writer – Donny Cates Artist – Ryan Stegman Chapter One – Reign The Symbiote god Knull has made his way to Earth and it will take the combined might of Venom, Spider-Man, and the Avengers to stop him and his … Continue reading Comic Book Review – King in Black #1
I spent my Thanksgiving holiday visiting my Mom and family. While I was back home, I spent my mornings drinking coffee and reading comics. I found a 10 pack of random DC Comics at Ollie’s Bargain Outlet. Here are a … Continue reading Comic Book Review – What I Read Over Thanksgiving
Writer – Alan Grant Artists – Tom Raney and Joe Staton “The Tyrant” I am a huge fan of DC Comics’ Elseworlds stories and I am always looking out for ones I haven’t read before. A friend of mine has … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Batman – Shadow of the Bat Annual #2 (1994)
Writer – Jason Nutt Artist – Alexis Vivallo Dating is hard for everyone in the 21st Century, even Sasquatch! Holden is the last of his kind and he doesn’t want to be alone anymore. Dr. Vogel and his new assistant, … Continue reading Comic Review – Sasquatch in Love #1 (of 4)
Writer – Junior Thomas Artist – Staz Johnson “Giving Thanks” As I have previously mentioned in other comic book reviews, I have been sorting and cataloging comics to put away for safe keeping. Some books have caught my eye to … Continue reading Comic Book Review – JSA Classified #32 (January 2008)
Writer and Artist – Howard Chaykin Color Artist – Jesus Aburtov I started my Christmas shopping a few weeks ago to get ahead of the holiday rush. I went to visit the Geekadrome today to buy a comic book with … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Marvel Snapshots: Spider-Man
Writer – John Ostrander Artist – Bryan Hitch Preacher’s wife Hannah Connover has a secret: she has the ability to heal people’s pain and suffering just by laying her hands on them. This may seem like a gift from God. … Continue reading Comic Book Review – X-Men – Brood: Day of Wrath #1 (of 2) Sept 1996
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 on Walt Simonson’s seminal run on the Thor comic series, consisting of … Continue reading Late to the Party: Thor by Walt Simonson
Writer – Greg Pak Artist – Ben Oliver After the events of Secret Invasion, Norman Osborn was installed as the head of S.H.I.E.L.D. He disbanded the super-spy agency and created H.A.M.M.E.R. in its place. The heroes of the Marvel Universe … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Dark Reign – The List- Hulk #1 (Oct 2009)
Christopher Hastings – Writer Langdon Foss – Artist I was sorting through comic books once again last weekend and I came across Vote Loki #1. I put it away but I decided to give it a read through on the … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Vote Loki #1 (Aug 2016)
Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird and Tom Waltz – Writers Kevin Eastman – Layouts Esau and Issac Escorza – Pencils/Inks One of Fall’s most anticipated comic book miniseries was released last Wednesday and I was lucky enough to snag a … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – The Last Ronin #1 (of 5)
Werewolf By Night #1 (of 4) Writers – Taboo and B. Earl Artist – Scot Eaton Taboo and B. Earl introduce a new Werewolf by Night to the Marvel Universe. This incarnation is a young teenager named Jake, a Native … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Werewolf By Night #1
Writer –John Layman Artist – Fabiano Neves A man falls from the sky, a stranger in a strange land. It’s Ashley Williams and he’s in New York City. He tries to get his bearings and runs into a homeless woman … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Marvel Zombies vs Army of Darkness #1 (of 5) March 2007
Writer – Greg Pak Artist – Cory Smith Sometimes you’ll look at the comic books on the display rack and a cover immediately jumps out at you and you reach out and pick up that comic book, buy it, and … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Weapon H #4 (June 2018)
Writer – Marieke Nijkamp Artist – Yasmin Florez Montanez If you are my age, you were raised on a steady diet of Goosebumps and Fear Street books and TV shows like Are You Afraid of the Dark? and Tales from … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Goosebumps – Secrets of the Swamp #1 (of 5)
