Reviews of comics
The Legend of Shang-Chi One-Shot Writer – Alyssa Wong Artist – Andie Tong “The Equinox Blade” Shang-Chi is summoned to London by MI-6 liaison Leiko for a mission of grave import – the British Museum recently acquired the Equinox Blade, … Continue reading Comic Book Review – The Legend of Shang-Chi One-Shot
Flash Annual #3 (June 2020) Writer – Joshua Williamson Artists – Stephen Segovia, Brandon Peterson, and Carlos Pagulayan “Tall Tale” Former Flash Rogue and retired Suicide Squad member Captain Boomerang is interviewed by two government agents on the whereabouts of … Continue reading Comic Book Review – The Flash Annual #3 (June 2020)
Batman # 575 Writer – Larry Hama Artist – Scott McDaniel Entertainment is the ultimate escape from the real world. Movies, cartoons, T.V. series, and comic books introduce us to brand new worlds and characters. Sometimes, these outlets are used … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Batman #575 (March 2000)
Batman # 627 Writer – Judd Winick Artist – Dustin Nguyen “As the Crow Flies Part Two” My friend Cole is working on completing an epic Batman run and I found out the issues he is looking for recently. I … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Batman #627 (July 2004)
Morbius – Bond of Blood #1 Writer – Ralph Macchio Artist – Tom Reilly In this one-shot, Morbius the Living Vampire discovers his research assistant’s son, Christos Nikos, has days to live. The child is dying of a viral platelet … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Morbius: Bond of Blood One-Shot
Writer – Keanu Reeves & Matt Kindt Artist – Ron Garney Background Keanu Reeves is starting to become a business within himself. For many decades, Reeves was an actor who drew jeers for the way he said “Whoa” and failed … Continue reading Comic Book Review – BRZRKR #1
Star Trek – Hell’s Mirror One Shot Writer – J.M. DeMatteis Artist – Matthew Dow Smith In this one-shot, DeMatteis and Dow Smith take us back to the Mirror Universe and aboard the I.S.S. Enterprise. The Terran Empire has a … Continue reading Comic Book Review – Star Trek – Hell’s Mirror One-Shot (September 2020)
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)
