ADVANCE REVIEW: “East of West #7″
ImageReleases November 6, 2013$3.50 Hickman and Dragotta’s post-apocalyptic morality play takes a breather this month, going from the giant battles and shocking storylines to a quieter origin tale...
View ArticleADVANCE REVIEW: “Drumhellar #1″
Image Releases November 6, 2013 $3.50 A surrealist descent into insanity, Alex Link and Riley Rossmo’s Drumhellar throws us into a strange world and rarely surfaces for air. The team behind Rebel...
View Article“Captain Marvel #17″
I’ve come rather late to the game on the latest wave of Captain Marvel, but as a comics site that seeks to mine social and emotional relevancy, there are some legitimate reasons we should be writing...
View ArticleAfter Wednesday
Hello again, crusaders! Its time for my weekly rundown of what I found of interest this week. For those new to the column: I am a comics enthusiast who reads a lot of titles and each week I sort...
View ArticleReview: “Morning Glories #34″
Publisher: Image Comics Writer: Nick Spencer Artist: Joe Eisma Price: $3.50 (digital version: $2.99) Morning Glories has been compared to the television show Lost, and with good reason. The comic, like...
View ArticleADVANCE REVIEW: “Manifest Destiny #1″
“Manifest Destiny #1″Chris Dingess, (w) Matthew Roberts (a)Image Comics$2.99 If you’re a sucker for historical fiction, ghouls, and goblins, then you’ve come to the right place. The premise of Manifest...
View ArticleADVANCE REVIEW: “Umbral #1″
“Umbral #1″Anthony Johnson (w), Christopher Mitten (a)Image Comics$2.99 Have you ever cracked open a novel and found a massive, sprawling map on the first few pages? That’s the vibe Umbral gives off...
View ArticleREVIEW: “Sex Criminals #3″
Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky’s Sex Criminals is on its third issue this week, and it continues to be one of the oddest beasts on my pull list. The characters have a power based on orgasms. There are...
View ArticleReview: “Daredevil #33″
Publisher: Marvel Comics Writer: Mark Waid Artist: Chris Samnee Price: $2.99 “Daredevil #33″ continues the storyline of Matt Murdock’s battle against the secret society of racial supremacists known as...
View ArticleADVANCE REVIEW: “Black Science #1″
Publisher: Image Comics Writer: Rick Remender Artist: Matteo Scalera Price: $3.50 “Black Science #1″ is a much-anticipated new book. The attachment of Remender (Uncanny X-Force, Captain America) as...
View ArticleReview: “The Walking Dead #117″
Publisher: Image Comics Writer: Robert Kirkman Artist: Charlie Adlard Price: $2.99 The Walking Dead has really been on an upswing these past few issues. I personally feel that a series set in an...
View ArticleADVANCE REVIEW: “Invincible #107″ Feels Like Filler. Is Kirkman Overextended?
“Invincible #107″Robert Kirkman (w)Ryan Ottley (a)Image Comics – $2.99 For a long time invincible has been a book that I’ve looked forward to more than just about any other. Its title character is, in...
View ArticleADVANCE REVIEW: “Protectors Inc. #2″ Still Hates Heroes
“Protectors Inc #2″J. Michael Straczynski (w)Gordon Purcell (a)Image Comics$2.99 In his second issues of “Protectors Inc.”, writer J. Michael Straczynski continues his recent habit of eviscerating the...
View ArticleADVANCE REVIEW: “Three #3″ Is a Brutal Lesson in the Face of Lost Honor
“Three #3″Ryan Kelly, Kieron Gillen, Jordie BellaireImage Comics$2.99 One of the best things about the modern comics industry is that the form is in no way chained to capes and tights. “Three”, by Ryan...
View Article“DRUMHELLAR #2″ REVIEW
Image Releases December 11, 2013 $3.50 Taking an even deeper turn for the weird, we meet up with our titular spirit detective as his search for the bog man gets increasingly complicated. Drumhellar is...
View ArticleReview: “Lazarus #5″ Deviates from Linear Nature, But Doesn’t Suffer
“Lazarus #5″ wasn’t exactly what I was expecting from this series. For the most part Lazarus has been pretty linear from points A to B to C, etc. storytelling that mainly focused on Forever, the...
View ArticleReview: “Alex + Ada #2″
“Alex + Ada #2″(w) Jonathan Luna & Sarah Vaughn(a) Jonathan LunaImage Comics$2.99 “Alex + Ada #2″ continues where issue #2 left off, with Alex receiving his Tanaka X5 android. Alex’s struggle to...
View ArticleReview Roundup: “Lazarus #5″, “Drumhellar #2″, “Alex + Ada #2″
It was a busy week here on Capeless Crusader! Our crack team of writers had some serious opinions on a wide range of titles! Here’s what they had to say! Mai Byers “Lazarus #5″ “Lazarus #5″ wasn’t...
View ArticleAdvance Review: The Illegitimates Are The Perfect Heirs to the Bond Legacy
“The Illegitimates #1″(w) Taran Killam, Mark Andreyko(a) Kevin Sharpe(cover) Jerry OrdwayIDW Publishing$3.99 Once upon a time, it would have been surprising to see a comic book coming from someone who...
View ArticleMICROWAVE REVIEWS: IMAGE
Image has a big week coming up on Wednesday with the release of multiple heavy hitters. Here’s a little breakdown of recent books that are a guaranteed quality pick-up. The first two are old favorites,...
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