So it has occurred to me that the titles released in Marvel’s original graphic novel line have been released in such a way to cash in on whatever character or team is big in other media at the moment.  “Avengers:  Endless Wartime” came out in time for the start of “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” “Amazing Spider-Man: […]

It’s been said (and I like to quote) that superhero comics are all about the illusion of change.  For all of the crazy stuff that happens to superheroes over the years, they eventually revert back to their classic forms and we love them for it.  This is why after a creatively and commercially successful year-and-a-half […]

After seven volumes, the stories of Dass Jennir and the crew of the Uhumele come to an end.  Interestingly, this is the only “Star Wars” comic series in recent history where the writing duties changed hands over the course of the series.  Dark Horse co-founder Randy Stradley took over from original writer Mick Harrison with […]

Now that Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta have built this weird and wild Western world, we get to see them dig into it and show the hidden depths that it has to offer.  There’s mythology in the tale of the Ranger and his companions who killed all the judges and now comes out of retirement […]

Meet Suzie.  She works at a library that is about to be foreclosed on by the bank and is busy trying to fundraise enough money to save it.  She also has the power to stop time whenever she has an orgasm.  Meet Jon.  He works for said bank, meets Suzie at one of her fundraisers […]

This was probably inevitable in the title’s run.  Pitting the mind of Otto Octavius in Peter Parker’s body against one of Spider-Man’s most famous villains?  Clearly a great way to show us what the character is made of before the final arc.  The problem is that the storyline plays out exactly as you’d expect.  After […]

Back in the last batch of solicitations from Dark Horse, I saw word that Stan Sakai was going to be writing a new “Usagi Yojimbo” series.  Titled “Senso,” there was no indication whether it was going to be a soft relaunch of the ongoing series which went on hiatus after Saki went to work with […]

According to legend (actually, just Rich Johnston) Kieron Gillen was utterly incensed after reading Frank Miller’s “300” and seeing what a hash it made of actual history.  Granted, I don’t think Miller had any real designs on historical accuracy with that title — it reads like an exercise in mythmaking more than anything else — […]

This final collection of Garth Ennis’ latest series of war comics comes with two strikes against it.  As the run consisted of only two three-issue miniseries, this final collection is shorter than the others by a third.  The hardcover collecting them is unfortunately not correspondingly cheaper as it bears a $25 cover price instead of […]

The main thing readers of the first volume will immediately notice in the second is that there’s a new artist onboard.  One of Brian Wood’s frequent collaborators, Ryan Kelly, provides the art for the first half of this volume and parts of it are an uneasy fit.  What’s good is that he’s got a nice […]