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Marvel Previews Picks: December 2013

Is there an upside to all of the creative turmoil over at DC these days?  There is if you’re Brian Bendis.  Not only did he snag Kevin Maguire to do the issue of “Guardians of the Galaxy” shipping this month, but the man has apparently convinced J.H. Williams III to come do something for the […]

Resident Alien vol. 1: Welcome to Earth!

There are those comics you read that give you a specific idea of how they should be translated into other media.  Like this one would make a great movie, or this one would be a fantastic videogame.  Others tend to provoke a specialized version of this response; such as, this one would make a fantastic […]

The Legend of Luther Strode

As I said before, the first volume of this series, titled “The Strange Talent of Luther Strode,” was “‘Kick-Ass’ done right.”  Of course it also ended with the main character losing almost everything and everyone important to him and then going on to fake his death via “suicide by cop.”  It doesn’t exactly set things […]

Image Previews Picks: December 2013

“Ten Grand” by J. Michael Straczynski and Ben Templesmith has been one of Image’s biggest launches this year, spurred on by the reputations of its creators.  However, a good launch doesn’t guarantee long-term success — one only needs to look at how fast the Kirkman/Liefeld collaboration “The Infinite” sunk in four issues.  While overall quality […]

DC Previews Picks: December 2013

So are we free to call this “Batwoman-gate” now? The latest furor to erupt over at DC (and it’s getting hard to keep track of them all these days) involves the exodus of writers J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman from “Batwoman.”  Essentially it came down to their frustration with the company’s editorial directives […]

Wolverine by Paul Cornell vol. 1: Killing Season

Paul Cornell has a quirky sensibility that has served him well in books like “Captain Britain & MI-13,” “Superman:  The Black Ring,” and “Demon Knights.”  He’s demonstrated a great familiarity with the requirements of the superhero genre, but likes to infuse his takes with fun bits of weirdness and wit that enliven the overall experience. […]

Chew vol. 7: Bad Apples

The last time I talked about this series, it was regarding how writer John Layman managed to push protagonist Tony Chu’s ongoing bad fortune past the point it could be reasonably tolerated.  It’s been clear that the man is a living shit-magnet, but the abuse he suffered in vol. 5 made the overall experience no […]

The Activity vol. 2

This was another Image title that had popped up on my radar a while back.  I got the first volume at WonderCon and I didn’t dislike it.  The series is a fact-based take on American covert intelligence and espionage activities that follows the exploits of a small group of highly trained operatives, known as Team […]

Gantz vol. 28

I’ve never seen any of Michael Bay’s “Transformers” films, yet based on their reputation I can’t help but wonder if this volume provides a very similar experience.  Nearly every page in this volume is dedicated to wholesale destruction as Tokyo is decimated by the alien crafts that crash into the city and proceed to lay […]