You’d think I’m a glutton for punishment at this point, following this series and its spinoffs for as long as I have.  Through twelve issues of the original series, and now four one-shots featuring the further adventures of Unute, the titular berserker there has only been one part of it that I was thoroughly entertained […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation(s): Transformers vol. 3:  Combiner Chaos & Void Rivals vol. 3:  The Key to Vector Theta Both of the Energon Universe titles that John and I read are getting new volumes in this round of solicitations.  While vol. 1 of “Transformers” established it as the title to beat, the quality dipped just a bit […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Shade, The Changing Man by Peter Milligan and Chris Bachalo Omnibus vol. 1 The first time they tried collecting this, we got one volume. The second time they tried collecting this, we got three volumes. Third time’s the charm?  It will be if you thought the series should’ve ended with issue #50, which […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Stoneshore Register A couple decades back, writer G. Willow Wilson and artist M.K. Perker broke into DC/Vertigo and the comics industry with the graphic novel “Cairo.”  It was a charming story of humans and magical beings interacting within the Egyptian city and it still retains a place on my bookshelf today.  While […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Wolverine:  Revenge There is always space in my library for a good “Wolverine” story, and this one is coming from two of the best creators in the business:  Writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Greg Capullo.  The premise is simple enough:  The Ol’ Canucklehead is looking to take out Sabretooth, Omega Red, and Deadpool […]

Where the previous volume started off with most of the cast split up, they’ve reunited here in what looks to be a gigantic piece of farmland.  That’s literally gigantic as the crops are incredibly huge, with their farmers scaled to that height as well.  This is Zone Bounty, which is the breadbasket of America and […]

Pigeon now has the power of a god at his fingertips, but he’s not sure about how to use it yet.  What he does know is that he wants to get back to his family.  The question is whether or not they’re even alive in the wake of the cataclysms that have gripped the land […]

There are characters who are left in a bad way at the end of a previous volume to generate suspense.  Then there’s where Pamela Isley was left at the end of vol. 3 after her nemesis Jason Woodrue crawled out of her ribcage after regenerating there following his defeat in vol. 1.  With the Floronic […]

Now this, this is no “Masterpiece.” That’s because the concluding volume of “Operation Sunshine” is actually good.  Where the first volume was all about introducing the cast and setting up their theft of a magical object that can reverse vampirism and end all vampires, this one is all about paying off on that setup.  Which […]

No, it really isn’t. Masterpiece Lawford, or Emma to her friends, has just started college and before she can finish not introducing herself, the FBI shows up to apprehend her.  Only it’s not the FBI.  It’s a bunch of goons posing as FBI agents employed by multi-mega-billionaire Doctor Zero Preston.  Years ago, Emma’s parents ripped […]