Constantine #2 - A Review
It's a rare thing in these days of writing-for-the-trade for a comic book to feature a title page recapping the action of the story so far. It's even rarer for a writer to summarize the earlier...
View ArticleAction Comics #19 - A Review
And now, a moment of silence in memorial for Andy Diggle's one-issue run on Action Comics and what might have been. ...This was it. This was everything we'd hoped for in a Superman comic in the New...
View ArticleWorld's Finest #11 - A Review
World's Finest #11 continues this titles' tradition of using different artists to depict different scenes. Sadly, none of this issue's artists are quite up to the standard set by George Perez and...
View ArticleGreen Lantern #19 - A Review
Everything I said about the artwork last month applies to this month's Green Lantern as well. The two separate art teams do an excellent job of telling two very different stories within their very...
View ArticleDoctor Who, Series 7 - Episode 8 - Cold War
THE QUICK, SPOILER FREE REVIEWEasily the best episode of the season so far and the best Doctor Who script ever written by Mark Gatiss. The drama is well paced and backed by an amazing supporting cast....
View ArticleGreen Arrow #19 - A Review
Green Arrow #19 is an action-movie captured on the printed page. Writer Jeff Lemire manages the neat trick of presenting an issue that is basically one extended fight scene between Green Arrow and his...
View ArticleEarth 2 #11 - A Review
There are many points of interest in Earth 2 #9 and James Robinson - no stranger to involved storylines - does a masterful job of balancing them all. The lion's share of the issue is focused upon the...
View ArticleBatman #19 - A Review
Long-time Bat-fans will likely figure out the mystery of Batman #19 long before it is revealed. When you have multiple cases of mistaken identity in a Bat-book, there is one likely suspect that comes...
View ArticleGreen Lantern Corps #19 - A Review
When I think of writer Peter Tomasi, I think of one thing above all others - excellent dialogue. Curiously, Green Lantern Corps #19 has very little of this. Indeed, most of the issue is made up of...
View ArticleAwesome New Man Of Steel Trailer is Awesome!
... I got chills watching this. It's that good! But the best part? That line... "It's not an 'S'. On my world, it means 'Hope'."Perfect. Somewhere, I think Christopher Reeve is smiling.June 14th...
View ArticleInjustice: Gods Among Us #14 - A Review
Injustice #14 escalates the battle between the heroes who value liberty over security(i.e. Batman) and those who wish to bring about safety at any cost (i.e. Damn near everyone else). After thwarting...
View ArticleArrow #28 (Web Comic) - A Review
I don't recall precisely where but I do remember reading somebody complain about the character of John Diggle and how patently unrealistic it would be for a career soldier to aid and abet a vigilante...
View ArticleDemon Knights #19 - A Review
In my review of last month's issue of Demon Knights, I wondered what torments Lucifer would have in store for Jason Blood. You'll recall that Jason had devised a way to strike back at Etrigan - the...
View ArticleSuperman:The Movie - Live Tweet Commentary
In honor of the 75th anniversary of Superman and Lois Lane's first appearance in the comics, I watched the first Superman movie and Live-Tweeted my comments. Here now is my commentary.Does the old...
View ArticleHawkeye #9 - A Review
There is no small irony that Hawkeye #9 should leave me unsatisfied on the same week that the series was nominated for multiple Eisner Awards. The sad fact is that this issue has little of the humor...
View ArticleDoctor Who, Series 7 - Episode 9 - Hide
THE QUICK, SPOILER FREE REVIEWAnother solid episode in the Classic Who mold, with a seemingly standard genre story being twisted around into a science-fiction epic that works on multiple levels. Those...
View ArticleDoctor Who - Prisoners of Time #4 - A Review
It's been a few months since I picked up Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time. As you may recall, I was less than impressed with the first issueand the cost of the issues ($3.99 each) left me thinking I...
View ArticleSTOP C.I.S.P.A.
Greetings United States gov, We are the Internet. Again, you are trying to pass this ridiculous CISPA law in order to control and censor the people. This will not stand. You already control the media,...
View ArticleRed Sonja #74 - A Review
To quote Robert E. Howard, this issue of Red Sonja left me "with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth". As eagerly as I am anticipating Gail Simone's upcoming run on this series, I will miss the...
View ArticleDoctor Who #8 (IDW Vol. 3) - A Review
Doctor Who #8 begins with a helpful recap for those who might have missed Issue #7. It's a nice touch which harkens back to the classic days of comics and it doesn't seem at all awkward as it comes...
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