Advance Review — ‘Invincible Universe: Battle Beast’ #8 Ratchets Up The Action
If the last issue of Invincible Universe: Battle Beast suffered only a cameo appearance from the titular character, this latest
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Reviews
Review — ‘G.I. Joe Sssilent Missions: Crimson Guard’ #1 Pulls Off A Twice Tough Challenge
Crafting an all silent issue – a comic without any dialogue bubbles or captions – is challenging enough on its
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TV Review: ‘Daredevil’ Reaches The Fireworks Factory — And Catharsis — In ‘The Scales & The Sword’
“Ripped from the headlines” plotlines in heavily-stylized genre fiction work best when they ultimately serve as vehicles for audience catharsis.
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Review — ‘Iron Man’ #3 Succeeds By Focusing On One Plotline
When launching a new series, it’s important to both give an idea of what the main plotline of the book’s
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Force Matters: All In The Maul
It’s a special Force Matters: All Maul Edition, as the first two episodes of Maul: Shadow Lord drop the same
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Mysterious, Nostalgic And Intriguing: ‘The Fury Of The Firestorm’ #1 Review
To me, Firestorm was always a fun character who I could once relate to when I first read his antics
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Open Arms And Closed Gates — Reviewing ‘Neighborhood Watch’ #1
On the surface, a gated community and a collective commune would seem to have not a single thing in common.
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Review — Being A Parent Is A Tough Job, Especially In ‘The Twilight Zone’ #6
It is said that being a parent is the only true full-time job. In The Twilight Zone, that notion turns
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Review: ‘Dick Tracy’ #16 Continues The Surprise Reveals
Co-writers Alex Segura and Michael Moreci create a mostly solid script. However, editors Christina Harrington and Sarah Brunstad miss two
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Truly A Girl Of Steel — Reviewing ‘Supergirl’ #12
Youth versus elders is a battle as old as time itself. The bottle city of Kandor is in grave danger.
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This Is The End My Friend — Reviewing ‘Nova: Centurion’ #6
Sometimes things in life are meant to carry on for considerable time while others shine bright for brief poignant times.
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Absolute Power And All That Jazz — Reviewing ‘Poison Ivy’ #43
Humanity has created a number of sayings centered around the idea of power and the extent that it can corrupt.
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Previously On X-Men: ‘Deadpool April Pool’s Day’ #1 Is A Pleasant Surprise
We welcome a series back into the mix, plus a Very Special April’s Fools Day issue of Deadpool, and more,
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Advance Review – ‘Blood & Thunder’ #12 Closes Out A Disappointing And Confusing Story Arc
On the plus side, this issue of Blood & Thunder gives readers a definitive ending to this story arc. Until
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Toy Review: ‘Star Wars’ Black Series Darth Maul Is An Excellent Figure
Star Wars, perhaps more than any other franchise, is full of eye-catching characters, both heroes and villains. It’s no wonder
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Review: ‘Royals’ #1 Gambles Big On Characterization
Writer plus cover artist Derek Kirk Kim, along with interior and cover artist Jacob Perez, concoct a debatably decent first
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Toy Review: Marvel Legends Diamond Emma Frost Is An Incredibly Pretty Centerpiece
Here’s one of the things about adult collector geared action figures — sometimes translating a design to plastic just won’t
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Review — ‘Leonide The Vampyre: The House of Yonda #1’ Is A Fairytale With Teeth
Welcome to the table, I spent a semester devoted to studying Bram Stoker‘s Dracula. It was one of the best
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Something For The Easter Weekend: Your Regular Dose Of Popular Posts
Happy Easter for those celebrating. But ahead of tomorrow’s egg hunting, let’s see what the editorial team have chosen for
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Harsh Bloody Love — Reviewing ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’ #6
Oroku Saki is a kind of force of nature, determined and focused enough to always finish whatever mission he begins.
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Force Matters: ‘Pathfinders’ #1 An Intriguing Start To New High Republic Adventures
The slow trickle of new Star Wars comics continues with a new High Repulic series from Dark Horse. Star Wars:
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Sound Check — Anton Vibes With SiM’s “FiVE TiMES DEAD (by my wallet)”
Welcome to the table, In the interest of digging into physical media in a meaningful way, I have been distancing
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A Comic Of Highs And Lows: ‘Absolute Superman’ #18 Reviewed
While something interesting is stirring in the distant past, in the present, Superman is left with the ever-present danger of
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Hidden Pasts Of The Caped — Reviewing ‘Detective Comics’ #1107
Connections between many superheroes run far deeper than a shared affinity for costumes, theatricality, and punching villains in the face.
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Main Man And Main Character Energies — Reviewing ‘Lobo’ #1
What happens when you mix blood, guts, gore, violence, big bikes, cigars, cursing, bullets, and a really big, hooked chain?
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A Diamond Of A Spy Movie: ‘D.E.B.S.’ Blu-ray Review
I don’t know if other movie fans feel this way, but sometimes I think my biggest blind spots are the
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Toy Review: McFarlane Toys ‘Superman & The Authority’ Superman Mostly Hits
The Man of Steel has numerous incarnations and one of the most interesting in recent days has come from turning
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Review: Keeping The West Weird With ‘Carmen Red Claw #3’
Welcome to the table, It’s a little wild and a little strange when you make your home down on the
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A Satisfying And Bloody Ending: ‘Marvel Knights: The Punisher’ #4 Review
If anyone could bring a knife to a gun fight and walk out the victor, it’s Frank Castle. And in
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Pub Games — Unstable Games’ ‘Happy Little Dinosaurs’ Goes Great With Mozzarella Sticks
Welcome to the table, Sometimes we have to abandon our desks, call our friends, and head over to the local
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Previously On X-Men: Boom-Boom Shines In The Spotlight Of ‘Inglorious X-Force’ #3
It’s a rough week for the continuity-minded, as both the current retro miniseries make some notable flubs. Thankfully, Inglorious X-Force
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