Tag: Marvel Comics
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S.W.O.R.D. #1 Review
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Marvel, $3.99| Story: Kieron Gillen Art: Steven Sanders, Craig Yeung, John Cassaday, Laura Martin From the pages of Astonishing X-Men, S.W.O.R.D. is essentially a S.H.I.E.L.D. for extraterrestrial threats. Jointly headed by the green-haired alien hybrid Abigail Brand and shady nerd Henry Peter Gyrich, it looks to be a fun little series that doesn’t take itself…
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Strange #1 Review
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Marvel, $3.99 Story: Mark Waid Art: Emma Rios, Christina Strain After Brian K. Vaughan’s excellent miniseries and a recent stint in New Avengers that saw him lose his powers, Steven Strange is a doctor no more, hence the abbreviated title. Given the gravitas of Strange’s previous position in the Marvel Universe and his recent dismissal…
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Punisher MAX vol. 2 #1 Review
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Marvel, $3.99 Story: Jason Aaron Art: Steve Dillon, Matt Hollingsworth Two questions hit me before I even started reading the first issue in this new volume of the Punisher’s Marvel MAX series: 1) do we need another Punisher series so soon? And 2) Can anyone really replace Garth Ennis on the series? Fortunately, it’s a…
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Powers vol.3 #1 Review
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Icon, $3.99 Story: Brian Michael Bendis Art: Mike Avon Oeming, Nick Filardi Detective Christian Walker returns in this new regular run, one which will hopefully avoid the shipping delays of the past two volumes. This issue finds a nice balance between following the continuity-heavy story and providing a jumping-on point for newcomers. Not only does…
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Deathlok: The Demolisher #1 (of 7) Review
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Marvel Jan 10, $3.99 Story: Charlie Huston Art: Lan Medina Colours: Brian Heberling In comic books, perhaps more than any other storytelling medium, there seems to be a large percentage of new titles that are proficiently written and finely illustrated, but so thoroughly lacking in likeable characters that it’s hard to care how Issue 1…
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Black Widow: Deadly Origin #1 (of 4) Review
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Marvel Jan 10, $3.99 Story: Paul Cornell Art: Tom Raney, Scott Hanna, John Paul Leon, Matt Milla The upcoming Iron Man sequel has seen renewed interest in Natasha Romanova, and this quality origin story is definitely the way to go about promoting the super-spy to a new generation of comic readers. Paul Cornell, whose recent…
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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 Xbox 360 Review
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Punch. Blast. Level up. Repeat. Ultimate Alliance 2, the latest in Activision’s series of button–bashing Marvel “RPG ‘em ups,” would make for a very interesting study on the change in brain activity over the course of a game. Its single player story mode is capable of invoking such incredibly contrasting responses, ranging from delight to…
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Uncanny X-Men #516 Comic Book Review
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Marvel Writer: Matt Fraction Pencils: Greg Land Inks: Jay Leisten Colours: Justin Ponsor Magneto’s back, and he’s more civil than ever before! Perhaps the biggest surprise with this issue was the way in which Matt Fraction handles the X-Men’s most formidable foe’s return. Not with a world-threatening bang, but with as understated an entrance as…