Here it is, folks:  The storyline that led to Tom King getting kicked off “Batman.”  Don’t worry about him too much. He’ll be finishing his storyline in the “Batman/Catwoman” maxiseries with his “Sheriff of Babylon” and “Mister Miracle” collaborator, Mitch Gerads.  It’ll still be short of the 100-issue run that he had planned to have […]

The first two volumes of this series were good, fun riffs on the kind of sword and sorcery action made famous by “Conan.”  This one digs a bit deeper into the title character and his world as we start by finding out that the death of Zhaania in the previous volume really got to him.  […]

Big Red’s name may be in the title, but he’s almost an afterthought in this volume.  That’s because it’s all about exploring what else was going on with the B.P.R.D. during his ill-fated trip to Mexico.  Margaret is busy running the day-to-day operations of the organization while Professor Bruttenholm has secrets kept from him by […]

Warren Ellis and Jason Howard decided to take a break before they dove into the third and final volume of “Trees.”  I also believe it was Howard who told Ellis that he wanted to do something with a lot more action. Thank god he did because the end result is likely going to be the […]

*Looks at “to review” pile.* *Looks at “to read” pile.” Yeah, there’s a lot in each right now.  You know what makes up a lot of the former?  Marvel titles! So let me throw out my thoughts on the latest volumes of “X-23,” “Black Panther,” “Immortal Hulk,” “Captain America,” and “Domino.” Credit where credit is […]

First things first:  Adam, apology accepted. Vol. 10 of “Empowered” didn’t just leave off with the series’ first-ever cliffhanger.  No, it left off with a downright brutal one by the standards of any title. After a big, dramatic heart-to-heart between Emp and Thugboy about their status, it looked like we were going to get a […]

The first volume of this series didn’t leave me very hopeful for its long-term prospects.  What with an ending that left so many plot threads and questions open to the point where one of its characters threw up their hands because of it.  Creator Rob Guillory has said that he wants this series to have […]

“Extremity” left me wanting to see creator Daniel Warren Johnson put his considerable artistic talents toward a more interesting story for his next series.  That is EXACTLY what has wound up happening with “Murder Falcon!” A balls-to-the-wall celebration of the intensity, awesomeness, and ridiculousness of Metal, it shows that style really can triumph over substance.  […]

Three volumes in and “Justice League” finally decides to dial things back a bit with its main story.  Instead of the fate of the Earth (again), it’s all about Hawkgirl, Martian Manhunter, and Green Lantern John Stewart getting some answers about the secret history of the universe on Thanagar Prime.  Getting said answers is going […]

THE HUNT IS ON!  Kraven the Hunter has been lurking around the margins of “Amazing Spider-Man” since the start of latest relaunch, having Taskmaster and Black Ant gather animal-themed supervillains, and now we find out why.  The story Kraven gives us is that he believes it’s time for them to truly learn what it means […]