Category: Comic Book Reviews
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Doom Patrol #1 Comic Book Review
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DC Writer: Keith Giffen Pencils: Matthew Clark Inks: Livesay Colours: Guy Major The trouble with allowing Grant Morrison to work on any established series is that he has a style of writing that few can successfully follow on from. His surreal yet intelligent 90s relaunches of Doom Patrol and Animal Man have almost been curses…
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Dark Reign: Dark Wolverine #76 Review
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Marvel Writers: Daniel Way, Marjorie Liu Pencils: Giuseppe Camuncoli Inks: Onofrio Catacchio Daken continues to prove that he’s not the genuine Wolverine, he’s just a very naughty boy, as he playfully manipulates Norman Osborn, Hawkeye/Bullseye and the Fantastic Four to his advantage. ‘The Prince’ is an example of a pretty average comic plot held together…
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Justice Society of America #29 Review
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DC Writer: Bill Willingham, Matthew Sturges Art: Jesus Merino Colours: Allen Passalaqua As proudly stated across the cover, a new creative team marks a new start for Justice Society of America. Readers expecting anything to rival Fables from Bill Willingham are going to be disappointed, as this issue’s plot was as old-school as many of…
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Aliens #2 Comic Book Review
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Dark Horse Writer: John Arcudi Pencils: Zach Howard, Gabriel Andrade Inks: Mark Irwin, Marcelo Mueller, Zach Howard Colours: Wes Bzioba The first issue of Dark Horse’s new Aliens miniseries balanced somewhere between generic and shocking; with a (seemingly) standard plot livened up by Arcudi’s decision to kill his (seemingly) main characters a dozen pages after…
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Batman Reborn: Gotham City Sirens #2 Review
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DC Writer: Paul Dini Art: Guillem March Colours: Jose Villarrubia Given the overall exceptional quality of the various titles contained within the Batman Reborn label, there had to be at least one stinker. Gotham City Sirens is by far the weakest of these releases, with the usually reliable Paul Dini failing to make the trio…
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Cyber Force/Hunter-Killer #1 Comic Review
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Top Cow Writer: Mark Waid Art: Kenneth Rocafort To appease my sado-masochistic tendencies, I’ve got into the habit of forcing myself to review at least one comic per week that I wouldn’t buy otherwise. This week I gravitated to Cyber Force/Hunter Killer in an effort to cleanse my mind of the original Image series, which…
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The Last Resort #1 Comic Book Review
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IDW Writer: Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray Art: Giancarlo Caracuzzo It can’t be easy plotting the first issue of a new comic book series. No matter how experienced the writer is, introducing over a dozen characters and nailing the overall themes and essence of the series, all while essentially telling the reader “this is what you…
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Greek Street #1 Comic Book Review
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Vertigo Writer: Peter Milligan Art: Davide Gianfelice Colours: Patricia Mulvihill DC are continuing to sell the first issues of their latest Vertigo titles for just one dollar, which means there’s really no excuse not to try Peter Milligan’s Greek Street, a gritty soap set in London’s Soho in which the characters are destined to play…