Advance Review: Exploring The Mysteries Of A Joined Species In `Star Trek: Trill’
With hundreds of hours of television in its 50-plus year history, Star Trek has the luxury of exploring other species
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Advance Review: When The New Seems All Too Familiar In `Wiper’
While the future may not be all it’s cracked up to be, in the world of Wiper, neither it seems
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Advance Review: Jae Lee is the Real Savior in `Seven Sons’ #6
If there’s one thing that Seven Sons has taught us, it’s that being one of the chosen few isn’t all
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Advance Review: Stepping Away From A Game’s Glow In `Star Trek: Resurgence’#1
Comic books based on videos games have a mixed history. And it’s not usually a good sign when the sole
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Advance Review: Decapitations, Animations And Mutilations (Oh My!) In `Dark Ride’ #2
It didn’t take long for Dark Ride to get really…well…dark. Sure, we expected some of the darkness after a strong
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Advance Review: `Minor Threats’ #3 Takes Its D-Listers Very Seriously
They might be D-list villains, but they take their job pretty seriously. The would-be bad guys in Minor Threats –
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Advance Review: Saving the World Comes At A Price In `Astronaut Down’ #4
It’s taken a few issues, but Astronaut Down is getting good. Really good. The series had a promising but uneven
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Advance Review: The Bluntman Returns In `Quick Stops’ #1
In his latest comic book series Quick Stops, Kevin Smith artfully blends his love of comic books, New Jersey, his
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Advance Review: `Star Trek– Picard – Stargazer’ #3 Sticks The Landing
Talk about sticking the landing – and not a minute too soon. Star Trek: Picard – Stargazer has been an
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Advance Review: Launching A New Story Arc In `Blood Stained Teeth’ #6
Beverly Phelps is a desperate woman. And desperate people do desperate things – even making deals with vampires. With a
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Advance Review: Love and Betrayal in `Time Before Time’ #18
With any relationship comes the risk of betrayal. Kareena Jemisin learns that the hard way in Time After Time #18.
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Advance Review: Face To Face With A Killer In `That Texas Blood’ #19
That Texas Blood wraps up its third – and best – story arc with a bang. Literally. The last issue
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Advance Review: No One is Safe in `Survival Street’ #4
How does a limited series that started with such great promise pivot quickly and end with a thud? Frankly, it’s
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Advance Review: Sisko Returns To Save the Galaxy – Again – In `Star Trek’ #1
It’s Captain Benjamin Sisko the rescue. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine had one of the most epic – and controversial
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Advance Review: Side Characters Dominate `Sins Of The Black Flamingo’ #5
Who couldn’t use a little help from their friends? After the events of the first four issues in this series
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Advance Review: Breaking Into `Dead Mall’ #1 Has Its Perils
Ahhh ye olde shopping mall! That archetype of mid-to-late 20th century capitalism and hangout for teenagers desperately seeking to escape
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Advance Review: A Welcome Shift In Storytelling In `The Roadie’ #2
Shelby Petroski is having a bad day. She was nearly fired for performing profane, sacrilegious sounds during at talent show
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Advance Review: Old-Fashioned Fisticuffs Dominate `August: Purgatory Underground’ #4
The more that technology plays into science fiction action stories, the more creators choose to simplify their fighting styles. For
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Advance Review: An Ending Of Sorts In `The Silver Coin’ #15
Recurring characters in horror anthologies are difficult to come by. Of course, this series has its eponymous spare change that
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Advance Review: `Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel to be Kin’ #6 Starts with a Bang
If the goal of an opening splash page is to set the tone for the rest of an issues, then
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Advance Review: Ugly Religious Stereotypes Doom `Seven Sons’ #5
From its start, Seven Sons has had an intriguing premise, an interesting storyline and some amazing art. But the book
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Advance Review: `Star Trek: Picard – Stargazer’ #2 Bides Time Before Season 3
When you have a character as celebrated as Jean-Luc Picard, there is an understandable tendency to want bigger stories each
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Advance Review: The Killer Stalks His Prey In `That Texas Blood’ #18
From its introduction, That Texas Blood has been appointment reading. Each arc deals with a new mystery in Ambrose County
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Advance Review: We’ve Been Here Before In `Time Before Time’ #17
Bounty hunters often get a bad rap. From the Boba Fett in The Empire Strike Back to Jaws in the
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Advance Review: Choose Your Own Adventure In `Rogue Sun’ #7
For those of us of a certain age, Choose Your Own Adventure books were a staple of a pre-teen library.
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Advance Review: `Dead Kingdom’ #2 Takes Too Many Cues From `The Walking Dead’
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Robert Kirkman and the creative team from The Walking Dead must
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Advance Review: Fleshing Out the Villains In `Minor Threats’ #2
Minor villains have been the staple of comic books for decades. They serve often as comic relief or as a
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Advance Review: Embracing Every Liberal Cause In `Survival Street’ #3
Comic books are no stranger to tackling important social issues. Throughout their history they have, either directly or through metaphors,
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Advance Review: Revealing Origins In `Sins Of The Black Flamingo’ #4
In any story, exposition is more of an art than a science. There’s no predetermined, optimal path for a writer
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Advance Review: Entering the Disney World from Hell In `Dark Ride’ #1
With rides named Devil’s Due, Murder Mountain, Cannibal Café and Tunnel of Lovecraft, it’s pretty clear that that the amusement
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Advance Review: The 12-Step Program From Hell In `Ice Cream Man’ #32
For many addicts, the road to recovery begins with a 12-step program. You know the drill: Admit that you are
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