When I reviewed the final volume of “X-Men:  Blue” I wrote that I felt confident in saying that it was the better of the two flagship “X-Men” color titles.  I also wrote that I didn’t think this last volume of “X-Men: Gold” was going to be good enough to change my opinion.  After finally reading […]

Just to reiterate, I was disappointed when I found out that “All-New Wolverine” would be ending and that Laura Kinney would be assuming the name of X-23 again.  Though that was an inevitable backwards step for the character, what with Logan making his [insert adjective of choice here] awaited return, this new “X-23” series feels […]

While I enjoyed Jason Aaron’s run on this title well enough, it was missing the sense of purpose that Kieron Gillen has brought to his.  Aaron told several mostly entertaining stories that stood on their own with little interconnectedness. Gillen’s previous two volumes told their own stories as well, but also communicated a larger picture […]

Way back when I reviewed the first volume of this series I said that we’d likely have to wait until vol. 2 to find out if it had more to offer than quality references (to Grant Morrison’s signature run), weirdness, and great art.  The answer to that is no, except it doesn’t turn out to […]

Here’s another title from Donny Cates’ pre-fame days.  Not only does it fall into the same “Cancelled Early by Dark Horse” category that “The Paybacks” found itself in, but it’s also an early showcase for the talents of “Extremity’s” Daniel Warren Johnson.  It’s got a great setup too:  After establishing that the Ghost Fleet is […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: War of the Realms #’s 1 & 2 (of 6):   I’d say that Marvel’s big event series of the year has arrived, but the way they’re running things these days you can bet it’s just the first of them.  The odds are even that they’ll launch the next one before this wraps […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Sex vol. 6:  World Hunger:   Hey everyone, more “Sex!”  There’s been a lack of new “Sex” in the marketplace for a while so getting some new “Sex” is great news!  Best of all is that “Sex’s” return is going to be bigger and thicker than before! Better catch up on all the […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Cover vol. 1 & Pearl vol. 1:   The former is about a comic book creator who is recruited to be an undercover operative by the CIA.  The latter is about a tattoo artist who is also a Yakuza assassin. Linking the both together is the fact that they’re both written by Brian […]

Brian Wood has turned out some good work on licensed titles, including “Star Wars,” “Conan,” and “Aliens,” over at Dark Horse, so checking out his take on “Robocop” from BOOM! was a no-brainer for me.  “Citizen’s Arrest” takes place thirty years after the events of the first movie with a resurgent Omni Consumer Products that […]