I was honestly hoping for a better hit ratio than one unmitigated success, two mixed bags, and one clear misfire from this latest version of the Ultimate Universe.  Things could always pick up, and my fingers are crossed for “Ultimate Wolverine,” but that’s the world we live in right now.  At least the relaunched imprint’s […]

The bird is back, baby!  After being told to retake Gotham’s criminal underworld from his nefarious children, Oswald Cobblepot, a.k.a. The Penguin, rounded up a crew made up of his stalwart enforcer The Help, a bunch of patriotic-themed low-level superheroes known as the Force of July, the Black Spider as his inside man, and his […]

Alexander Yorba is going to save the world.  Everyone who can afford it, that is.  He’s the genius architect who’s busy designing a habitat for humanity on the moon as we face down extinction from an asteroid that’s set to strike the Earth in the near future.  While his efforts will save the truly rich, […]

Blue Earth is the latest in a long line of humanity-first groups that have wanted to see the ugly-looking and superpowered aliens out of Metropolis.  Their leader, Norah Stone, says she’s not about violence, but her followers are turning up the heat, regardless.  So when she says she wants an exclusive interview with the Daily […]

As Usagi and Yukichi continue their wandering path down the Warrior’s Road, they encounter a man being accosted by people who appear to be bandits.  They’re able to help him, and his pet crow, fight them off before they part ways.  When the two arrive in the next town, however, they encounter Gen, Stray Dog, […]

This is the kind of story I’d begin with a “spoiler warning” but that feels kind of unnecessary here.  Vol. 7 was called “The Book of Love” and with this volume being the “The Book of Life,” well… even if you hadn’t read to the end of the previous volume, you could probably guess what’s […]

Roy Livingston is finally going to make something of himself.  This wannabe rocker turned pet store manager is going to be the first person to set foot on Mars.  It turns out that Roy’s terminal and inoperable Stage 4 Cancer is of a special variety that doesn’t do well in space.  Which makes him the […]

How the hell does Lee Harvey Oswald wind up as the head of a government agency dedicated to shaping the collective belief of humanity in its favor?  This is something that has been answered previously, but without explaining the big thing about the man’s history.  You know, the thing that happened in Dallas on November […]

General Zod was once Superman’s fiercest foe, ready to fight him tooth and nail for the legacy of their homeworld Krypton.  That’s changed in recent years as the warrior now appears to have everything he could want:  A wife, a son, his own House,a planet to rule over – New Kandor, and an army to […]

I was amenable to seeing more adventures of Tariq Geiger after his first, but not really passionate about it.  Which is a good thing because then I’d probably be upset that this second volume arrived three years after the first.  As it is, I’m able to pick up and read “Geiger” vol. 2 without any […]