Tag: Marvel Comics
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Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America TPB Review
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2007, Marvel Writer: Jeph Loeb Art: Leinil Yu, Ed McGuniness, Dexter Vines, John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson, David Finch, Danny Miki, John Cassady Colours: Dave McCaig, Jason Keith, Morry Hollowell, Frank D’Armata, Laura Martin With Steve Roger’s dead, Marvel has seen fit to churn out this collection of reactionary tales advertising featuring their finest properties.…
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Captain America: Red Menace vol. 2 TPB Review
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2006, Marvel Writer: Ed Brubaker Art: Steve Epting, Mike Perkins Colours: Frank D’Armata With Civil War steadily approaching, Ed Brubaker is evidently in a hurry to wrap up many of the loose ends from his excellent Winter Soldier arc. Its red buses aplenty as Steve Rogers trails Lukin to sunny ol’ England, teaming up with…
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Captain America: Red Menace vol. 1 TPB Review
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2006, Marvel Writer: Ed Brubaker Art: Mike Perkins, Javier Pulido, Marcos Martin Colours: Frank D’Armata, Javier Rodriguez Covers: Steve Epting, Eric Wight See also: Winter Solider vol. 1, Winter Soldier vol. 2 With the Winter Soldier arc tentatively pushed aside, Red Menace picks up that story’s many loose plot strands, predominantly the relationship between Russian…
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Captain America: Winter Soldier vol. 2 TPB Review
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Marvel Writer: Ed Brubaker Art: Steve Epting, Michael Lark, Mike Perkins Colours: Frank D’Armata The Winter Soldier storyline is a prime example of a comic property handled intelligently without completely forsaking its history, and indeed a more than serviceable slice of science fiction. Captain America is vocally conflicted by S.H.I.E.L.D. procedures yet works alongside the…
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Madrox: Multiple Choice TPB Review
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2006, Marvel Writer: Peter David Penciller: Pablo Raimondi Inker: Drew Hennessy Colourist: Brian Reber One question I’m frequently asked by friends who’ve been bitten by the comic book bug, typically via movie adaptations, is “what’s your favourite superhero?” Despite my best efforts to, firstly, explain that I generally choose the books I read on the…
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Spider-man: Back in Black vol. 1 TPB Review
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2007, Marvel Writers: J. Michael Straczynski, Peter David Pencils: Ron Garney, Todd Nauck, Ronan Cliquet, Colleen Doran Inks: Bill Reinhold, Rob Stull, Robert Campanella Colours: Matt Milla, John Kalisz, Jose Villarrubia Spider-man has been yanked in some questionable directions over the last few years, which is why Back in Black, a refreshingly simple revenge tale,…
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Peter Parker: Spider-man: Back in Black TPB Review
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2007, Marvel Writers: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Matt Fraction, Sean McKeever Artists: Ramon Bachs, Angel Medina, Terrell Bobbett, Kano, David Lafuente, Lee Weeks, Rick Hoberg, Stefano Gaudiano, Clayton Crain, Salvador Larroca, Gary Martin Colours: Paco Roca Matt Milla, Paul Mounts, Dan Kemp, Angel Medina, Scott Hanna, Bruna Brito As a bullet riddled Aunt May lies in critical…
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Thunderbolts vol. 1: Faith in Monsters TPB Review
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2008, Marvel Writer: Warren Ellis, Paul Jenkins Artist: Mike Deodato Jr., Mark Silvestri, Marc Guggenheim, Leinil Yu Colours: Rainier Beredo, June Chung, Dave McCaig, Frank D’Armata Okay, so it’s another year, another reboot for the Thunderbolts, a series that has always been enjoyable but never exceptional. With sales magnet Warren Ellis on board, and a…