Review — ‘Universal Monsters: The Bride Of Frankenstein Lives’ #1 Rises From The Grave
If you’ve ever seen the 1935 film The Bride of Frankenstein, you realize there’s not much hope for a sequel.
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Author: Tom Smithyman
Giving Readers A Breather: Reviewing ‘If Destruction Be Our Lot’ #5
Be careful what you wish for — even if you’re Abe Lincoln. Poor ol’ Abe learns that the
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Advance Review — ‘That Texas Blood: Hell Comes To Allison Ranch’ #2 Goes To War
It may be Texas, but for Sheriff Joe Bob it feels more like Baghdad. Given that That Texas
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Review: Alliances Shift In Wonderfully Cheesy ‘The Last Driver’ #3
It’s generally not a good thing when a comic book series is referred to as cheesy. But when that series
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Review: Adult-Oriented ‘Ofiusa’ #2 Moves At Its Own Deliberate Pace
It’s safe to call this second issue of Ofiusa a slow burn. At this point in the six-issue
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Advance Review: Plants And Billionaires Shall Inherit The Earth In ‘The Twilight Zone’ #11
In today’s political climate, the moment you see a billionaire grace the pages of a comic book, you just know
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Advance Review: ‘The Eye Collector’ #5 Starts To Reveal A Few Secrets
The first panel of the first page of The Eye Collector #5 says it all. “This can’t be real,” young
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Advance Review — A Rushed Journey’s End For ‘Star Trek: The Last Starship’ #12
It’s the end of the line for the Borg-cloned James T. Kirk, the U.S.S. Omega, and the series Star Trek:
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Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Cold — Reviewing ‘The Mafia Vs. The Klan’
Sometimes the title alone is enough to get you reading a graphic novel. Fortunately, in the case of The Mafia
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Review: Directionless ‘Blood And Thunder’ #18 Continues Its Meandering Ways
If nothing else, Blood & Thunder is a series that’s full of surprises. Some good; some not so much. The
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Review: ‘The Karman Blade’ #2 May Be The Perfect Fantasy Series
You almost have to pity Darcy Van Poelgeest. Almost. Van Poelgeest writes the story for the fantasy limited series
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Advance Review — ‘Star Trek: Red Shirts– Ghost Of The 23rd Century’ #3 Gives Needed Background
Halfway through a limited series is usually a smart time to give readers the background information they need to better
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Bigger Is Better: Reviewing ‘Skinbreaker’ Deluxe Edition Hardcover
Robert Kirkman and David Finch’s Skinbreaker is the kind of comic that demands to be seen big. Now that all
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Review: ‘Midnight Spider-Man’ #1 Takes The Familiar And Mixes It With Horror And Gore
Midnight Spider-Man is not the wallcrawler you know. Not exactly, anyway. Sure there are familiar elements. Peter Parker is still
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Advance Review: Steve Skroce Asks “What If?” In ‘Tales Of Wonder’ #2
What if Captain America and the Avengers and the Fantastic Four weren’t figments of comic book creators’ imaginations but rather
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Advance Review: ‘Of The Earth’ #6 Ends The Series With An Unsatisfying Bang
Over the course of the six issues from the miniseries Of the Earth, Tabby Black has been through a lot.
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Advance Review: ‘Crowbound’ #2 Moves At Its Own Pace And Reveals Just Enough To Keep Readers Hooked
It’s not every new series that ends its premiere issue with the main character’s throat being slashed and pushed off
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Collector’s Paradise Celebrates The Marvel Midnight Universe With Special Launch Event
Marvel fans and collectors in Southern California will have a chance to be among the first to snag the first
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Advance Review: ‘Hammerfist’ #2 Is Nonstop Action From Cover To Cover
First the heist and now the escape. After a crazy first issue involving a scumbag main character getting
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Advance Review: ‘White Sky’ #6 Completes Initial Story Arc Leaving More Questions Than Answers
Story arcs in comics are funny things. First, they are pretty arbitrary. The arc begins and ends
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The Only Theme Is Diversity: Meeting The Talent Behind New Publisher Comicsburgh
Starting any company is a tall task, but founding an entirely new comic book publisher with a full slate of
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Buckle Up For A Fun Ride — Reviewing ‘The Last Driver’ #2
“So what do we do?” “We drive.” No other set of dialogue could better explain Sean Murphy’s The Last
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Review: “The Eye Collector’ #4 Continues To Embrace The Weird
There’s weird and then there’s The Eye Collector. Weird, of course, is relative. My weird may be normal to
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Advance Review: ‘Terminal’ #3 Is Less Than The Sum Of Its Talented Parts
Sometimes a proven team of industry legends comes together and wows readers with an amazing story, witty dialogue, and eye-popping
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Advance Review: ‘Corpse Knight’ #6 Wraps Up A Largely Forgettable Journey
Young Foy has been through a lot. And so have the readers. But it still wasn’t very satisfying for any
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Advance Review — Darrow Treats Readers To A Visual Extravaganza In ‘The Shaolin Cowboy: Staying A.I.Live’ #3
Chances are you’re not picking up a Geof Darrow book for the intricate story. That’s not a knock
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Advance Review — ‘Universal Monsters: Blood Of The Wolf Man’ #4 Can’t Live Up To Its Sister Series
It’s never easy being compared to your siblings — especially when they are more successful than you. But in
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Advance Review — ‘That Texas Blood: Hell Comes To Allison Ranch’ #1 Is Back *Again*
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The truth of the matter is you probably have. Things
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Advance Review — The End Is Near For The Federation And The Series In ‘Star Trek: The Last Starship’ #11
From the many battles with Klingons and Romulans to the threat of the Borg to the Dominion War, the United
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Advance Review — Massive Battles Dominate ‘Invincible Universe: Battle Beast’ Vol. 2
This one is all about the battles. After a slow start, Invincible Universe: Battle Beast Vol. 2 —
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The One Where Tom King Writes About ‘Friends’ — Reviewing ‘Six Of Us’ #1
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: A group of six young people star in an overwhelmingly successful sitcom about
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