For a while, I was afraid that we’d have to wait until sometime in 2014 for another volume of this series.  Then the solicitations informed me that vol. 8 would be arriving just in time for the holidays.  “Empowered” has been a consistently entertaining series, in spite of its excesses, and that continues here as […]

If anything, the biggest problem I have with Dan Slott’s Dr. Octopus-as-Spider-Man uber-storyline is that I keep hearing Doc Ock’s voice in my head instead of Peter Parker’s.  I don’t just mean his internal monologues, but his regular speaking voice as well.  Everyone in the story remarks about how the character sounds the same, yet […]

So the upcoming issue #27 of “Detective Comics” is a Really Big Deal for DC.  I realize this must be common knowledge for a lot of people who read this blog, but in case you’re not aware of this bit of comics history, Batman’s first appearance was in the first issue #27 of “Detective Comics” […]

While I like the idea of an X-Men team made up of the most prominent members of their female cast, and written by Wood as well, there’s still the matter of what distinguishes it from the other titles.  “Uncanny” is about Cyclops’ rogue team, “Wolverine and the” focuses on the school, and “All New” is […]

What the normal transcript of Image solicitations for this March didn’t tell you was that there were three “classified” entries — one of them priced at $60.  It has since been revealed that all of these entries involve David Lapham’s classic indie series “Stray Bullets.”  Lapham published forty issues of the series himself before finding […]

It’s not that I thought the first volume of Humphries’ take on this title was bad, just that it lacked a clear identity to differentiate itself from the other books in the line.  Back in the old days (read:  the 90’s) his story about Psylocke, Storm, Puck, and Bishop’s struggle against the revenants would’ve fit […]

As you know, speculating on the fate of Marvel’s Ultimate Universe is an ongoing concern around here.  Initially launched way back at the turn of the millenium with the intent of providing continuity-free updates of Marvel characters to appeal to a modern audience, the imprint succeeded beyond everyone’s expectations.  Not only did “Ultimate Spider-Man” and […]

Okay, Marvel, what you’re doing with the “Infinity” hardcover is a grade-A DICK MOVE as far as I’m concerned!  Previously, the hardcover was set to collect not only the six-issue miniseries of the same name, but also issues #12-23 of “Avengers” and #7-12 of “New Avengers.”  All of Hickman’s build-up and essential tie-ins to the […]

THIS SERIES IS STILL TOO DAMN EXPENSIVE! I don’t know why Oni thinks that it’s a good idea to release Greg Rucka and Matthew Southworth’s enjoyable shaggy dog private investigator in an oversized hardcover format for $30 a volume.  Done correctly, putting a title in hardcover can signify prestige and that’s best seen in manga […]