I’ll say this, it was really nice of Marvel to promote the latest arc of Ed Brubaker’s “Captain America” run as a major event on the level of “Secret Invasion” or “Siege.”  Yes, the return of Steve Rogers to the Marvel Universe certainly qualifies as a BIG DEAL but the series doesn’t stray far from  […]

This storyline was the reason I started reading Stan Sakai’s “Usagi Yojimbo” in single issue form, in addition to the trades, over three years ago.  It’s also the only time I’ve ever really experienced disappointment with the ending of one of the series’ extended storylines. (Spoilers for this volume follow the break, eventually.) These days […]

Many of the series’ long-running plot threads come to a head in this volume as Hercules, Athena, Amadeus Cho and a group of specially-picked Avengers storm the Olympus Group’s headquarters in order to stop Hera and her plans for “Continuum.”  Much fighting ensues, lots of witty words are exchanged, plots are twisted and heroes die […]

While not great comics, the issues of Mavel’s “Indiana Jones” series collected here are a lot closer to my platonic ideal of how these things should be.  My main issue with reading the ones published by Dark Horse was that they were trying too hard to recreate the exact feel of the movies (or even […]

When Garth Ennis left “Punisher MAX,” the plan following his departure was to run three storylines by noted crime writers Greg Hurwitz, Duane Swierczynski, and Victor Gischler.  The prospect of having three lesser known writers follow in Ennis’ footsteps didn’t really thrill me and judging by the reviews, Hurwitz and Gischler’s stories didn’t really thrill […]

This is the culmination of several years of storytelling at Marvel, from its major crossovers starting with “House of M” to “Secret Invasion,” to it’s post event initiatives like… “The Initiative,” and “Dark Reign,” to the events of its flagship title, “New Avengers,” during this time and other events such as the return of Thor.  […]

Coming from the creators of the late HBO series “Carnivale” isn’t exactly something I’d consider using as a selling point (mainly because I and the populace at large haven’t seen it), but this came highly recommended from a friend of mine.  After reading it, I have to admit that I enjoyed it more than I […]

This volume of Mike Carey’s “X-series for the hardcore fan” finds the book in transition.  Having wrapped up his multi-volume tale of Professor X’s quest for identity and coming off its tie-in to the “Utopia” crossover, the series had four months to kill before plunging headfirst into more crossover action in the “Necrosha” and “Second […]

Remember how I talked about on the podcast earlier this week about how reading the events in “Blackest Night” made me want to go check out the tie-in volume of “Green Lantern” to see how it filled in the gaps.  Then I went on to say that while it had some really good parts, the […]

This was another title I’d heard lots of good things about and after I found it for 50% off at Comic-Con, I figured I’d give it a shot.  The premise involves legendary spymaster Nick Fury forming and training a team of teenage superheroes to fight against the forces of the terrorist organization known as H.Y.D.R.A., […]