Mike Mignola Takes the Gloves Off in “Lobster Johnson: A Scent of Lotus #1″
“Lobster Johnson: A Scent of Lotus #1″Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, Sebastian Fuimara, Dave Stewart, Tonci ZonjicDark Horse Comics32 Pages, $3.50 He’s back! No, not Indiana Jones (those old enough to...
View ArticleReview: “Anti-Hero #2″
“Anti-Hero #2″(w) Jay Faerber(a) Nate Stockman(c) Paul Little(l) Charles PritchettMonkeybrain Comics, 8 pages, 0.99 “Let me give you some advice. Don’t try to be a hero. It never ends well.” For years...
View ArticleVideo Review: The Worlds of Sam Kieth Volume 1
Welcome to my first video review! This is a bit experimental for me, so hopefully you won’t mind some of the rough edges of it. I hope you enjoy the review. —– Jeffrey Hayes is a contributor to the...
View ArticleReview: The Reason For Dragons, An OGN For Young Adults
(w) Chris Northrop (a) Jeff StokelyArchaia Publishing Young Adult Literature (YAL) is a genre geared toward creating context through universal themes and issues that happen most often during...
View ArticleFagin The Jew 10th Anniversary Edition—Will Eisner Wrestles with Counter...
Fagin the Jeww/a Will EisnerDark Horse Publishing With literature, film, television, and comics discursive content, both in creation and viewing, cross-pollinating and having greater availability due...
View ArticleREVIEW: “East of West #5″ Shows the Importance of Characters and Relationships
East of West is one of those titles which takes a while to digest. It has all the trappings of Jonathan Hickman’s storytelling, from spectacular science fiction to extremely high-concept societal...
View ArticleNoob Review: Justice League Volume 2 (New 52)
At first I was a little disappointed in this volume and thought I wasn’t going to like it at all. Silly me. I thought it was going to continue with the story of the early Justice League and maybe how...
View ArticleNOOB REVIEW: Batman: Son of The Demon
Like always when I’m trying to explore some character or plot point, I went to Josh Epstein, I asked for some books that involved Ra’s Al Ghul and Talia. I’d seen bits and pieces of stories where they...
View ArticleAfter Wednesday
Hello crusaders! In lieu of my regular type of more in-depth review, I wanted to give some quick picks for the week based on what I read out of the shop (and computer) that I felt was worth a look for...
View ArticleAfter Wednesday
Hello again, crusaders! It is the end of the month, the end of summer, and publishers rolled out quite a few books this week, as everyone prepares for the Fall season in media. This week was very...
View Article“Invincible #105″ is the Calm Before The Storm
“Invincible #105″Robert Kirkman (w)Ryan Ottley (a)Image Comics – $2.99 After a brief explosion of action in the last couple of issues, this month the title allows its expansive cast of characters to...
View ArticleAdvance Review: Boxers And Saints
Boxers & Saints, First Second Publishing, $34.99 as a set; Boxers $18.99 , Saints $15.99 separately Gene Luen Yang presents in his new two volume story, Boxers & Saints, two tales that present...
View ArticlePOINT OF ENTRY: Forever Evil, Forever Awesome!
For this week’s Point of Entry, I was asked by Josh Epstein to check out Forever Evil because it was featured in Advance Scout. Did I throw up my hands and say, “no way?” Hell no! I was actually going...
View ArticleAfter Wednesday
Bonjour, crusaders! This week in comics had a few #1s, some returning favorites, and some underdogs that you may need to catch up with. As it is every week, I read through my large pull list and pick...
View ArticleNOOB REVIEW: Birds of Prey: The Death of Oracle
I was really looking forward to this. I’ve read two volumes of the New 52 Birds of Prey and a lot of people told me that I really needed to get my hands on Gail Simone’s version, that it was better....
View ArticleNOOB REVIEW: Superboy – Incubation
Check out that cover. Looks amazing, right? Well…I was let down for several reasons. Let me bullet point: While there are a lot of experiments that happen on Superboy during the comic, the cover image...
View ArticleAfter Wednesday
Good day, Crusaders! It is time again for After Wednesday, a weekly opinion wrap up of my favorite reads in the medium of comics. This week has been crazy, with a slew of titles that range from classic...
View Article“Captain Ultimate #4″ Review
Captain Ultimate is a comic book that is clearly meant for parents to read with their children. For those unfamiliar with the book, it is a classic, old-fashioned super-hero story; a young boy, Milo,...
View Article“My Little Pony Annual #1: Equestria Girls”
IDW PublishingCook (W), Price (A)47 Pages • $7.99 Has it already been a year since the release of “My Little Pony #1“? We’ve seen a strong start and several excellent arcs thus far, including a...
View ArticleADVANCED REVIEW: “Judge Dredd Classics #5″
“Judge Dredd Classics #5″ Mega City One is under nuclear siege in “Judge Dredd Classics #5,” a collection of parts nine through twelve of the 1982 storyline, The Apocalypse War. Presented in color, the...
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