Review: ‘The Author Immortal’ #4 Courts A King
Writer Frank J. Barbiere inserts some topical issues into a flashback in the main story. Though Barbiere seems to be
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Lauren Affe
Review: ‘The Author Immortal’ #3 Piles On The Questions
Writer Frank J. Barbiere is doing a decent job with characterization. Unfortunately, Barbiere keeps adding to the pile of questions
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Review: ‘The Author Immortal’ #2 Strengthens The Mystery
Writer Frank J. Barbiere builds nicely off of the set-up of the first issue in the main story. He also
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Review: ‘The Author Immortal’ #1 Has A Decent Beginning
Writer Frank J. Barbiere creates an arguably entertaining script. The dialogue is definitely fitting for the characters, and reads as
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A Superheroic Love Letter To Comics: Reviewing ‘Astonishing Times’ TPB
Superheroes and comic books have a long-storied history at this point, and comics that explore the idea of superheroes being
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David Dastmalchian’s ‘Count Crowley’ Returns With A New Series At Dark Horse Comics
David Dastmalchian and Lukas Ketner, along with Lauren Affe and Frank Cvetkovic, return to the fan-favorite horror series Count Crowley.
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A Story Of Heroes: Reviewing ‘Astonishing Times’ #5
What actually makes a hero a hero? Perhaps it’s always that person that has a long resume of good deeds
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The Deadly Fallout Begins: Reviewing ‘Astonishing Times’ #4
Superheroes are very often based upon the idea of people with extraordinary abilities who are seeking to do what they
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An Ending And A Beginning: Reviewing ‘Everfrost’ #4
All creative endeavors have some type of constraint that is placed upon them. Movies have run times, a canvas has
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There Are Two Sides To All Stories: Reviewing ‘Astonishing Times’ #3
What if Superman snapped or was evil or believed himself to be a god above humans are stories that are
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The Reality Of Superheroes Is Dangerous: Reviewing ‘Astonishing Times’ #2
There are probably very few superhero/comic book fans that would not immediately jump at the chance to not only meet
Read moreEnter The Place Where Answers Go To Die: Reviewing ‘Everfrost’ #3
On the one hand, Everfrost #3 is very much a story about a mother trying to right a wrong and
Read moreReview: ‘Astonishing Times’ #1 Is A Love Letter To Comics And Superheroes Placed Into Our Real World
Superheroes and comic books have a long storied history at this point, and comics that explore the idea of superheroes
Read moreReview: Science Fiction And Fantasy Continue To Meld Beautifully In ‘Everfrost’ #2
Comic books are just like every single other storytelling device that human beings have created over time. There is finite
Read moreSci-Fi Insanity Meets Heartbreaking Emotion In ‘Everfrost’
There are some phrases in comics that just immediately grab your attention. “Scientist-warrior” is one of them. That’s the star
Read moreNew To You Comics: ‘Buzzkill’ By Donny Cates, Mark Reznicek, Geoff Shaw, and Lauren Affe
With new comics on hold for the time being, my colleague Tony Thornley and I decided to dive deep into
Read moreCorrecting Time With Blood: ‘Artemis And The Assassin #1’ Reviewed
We meet a time-travelling assassin on her mission to kill Grigori Rasputin in 1914 Russia. She is successful and returns back to her home base. After being wrung out by her superior, she goes to her next destination: Vichy, France, 1944.
Read moreTop Cow Announce New Pirate Series ‘A Man Among Ye’ Sailing This May
Top Cow have a new swashbuckling new series sailing into comic shops this May. A Man Among Ye by writer Stephanie Phillips, artist Craig
Read moreTime Travelling Assassins: AfterShock Announce Artemis And The Assassin From Phillips, Hetrick And Fantini
AfterShock announce new time-twisting tale in new series Artemis and the Assassin #1, written by Stephanie Phillips (Butcher of Paris, Descendent),
Read moreEvery New Beginning Comes From Some Other Beginning’s End: You Are Obsolete #3
Investigative reporter Lyla Wilton discovers the awful truth as to why the children on the island she’s been assigned to
Read moreLyra’s Past Comes To Light In You Are Obsolete #2
Death seems to be everywhere when, after arriving on a quaint but eerie Eastern European island, a disgraced journalist following
Read moreChildren Of The Corn With A Deadly Digital Twist: You Are Obsolete #1
A disgraced journalist is called to cover a mysterious story on an isolated European island. As she investigates, she discovers
Read moreThe Connection Between Mather And Lindbergh In Descendent #3
Deputy FBI Director John Gedney explains the origins of the cult responsible for the kidnappings to David. Meanwhile, the FBI thinks David kidnapped John and are closing in.
Read moreRelying Upon The Genre With Descendent #2
The FBI finds David in the graveyard where they expected to find the kidnapper, and they assume David is the perpetrator. Amanda tries to get David free while an assassin closes in on him.
Read moreAfterShock’s Descendent #1 Sells Out, Returns For Second Printing
AfterShock Comics has announced that Descendent #1 has sold out at the distribution level and is being rushed back to
Read moreA Familiar Kidnapping In Descendant #1
[*Mild Spoilers Ahead!] A senator and presidential candidate’s child is kidnapped while their parents are in the house, and a
Read moreTo Catch A Djinnia – The Witcher: Of Flesh and Flame #3 Reviewed
[*Mild Spoilers Ahead!] Dandelion succeeds in keeping the Ofieri king and his court entertained while Geralt and Hatun continue their
Read moreThe Toad Of Geralt’s Burdens In The Witcher: Of Flesh And Flame #2
[*Mild Spoilers Ahead!] We flashback to when Geralt accidentally slew the Ofieri prince, Servat, in the form of a monstrous
Read moreAn Upbeat And Comical Opening From The Witcher: Of Flesh And Fire #1
[*Mild Spoilers Ahead!] Geralt returns to Novigrad after a battle in the wilderness. He seeks supplies from a stand, but
Read moreLearning The History Of Stone Mary In Dead Kings #2
[*Mild Spoilers Ahead!] Sasha has just made it into Thrice-Nine, and he has flashbacks of one of the last fights
Read moreThe Space Russian Empire: Dead Kings #1 Reviewed
[*Mild Spoilers Ahead!] On a far-away planet called Rus, on a continent called Thrice-Nine, a pair of twins are born
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