Is there an upside to all of the creative turmoil over at DC these days?  There is if you’re Brian Bendis.  Not only did he snag Kevin Maguire to do the issue of “Guardians of the Galaxy” shipping this month, but the man has apparently convinced J.H. Williams III to come do something for the […]

There are those comics you read that give you a specific idea of how they should be translated into other media.  Like this one would make a great movie, or this one would be a fantastic videogame.  Others tend to provoke a specialized version of this response; such as, this one would make a fantastic […]

As I said before, the first volume of this series, titled “The Strange Talent of Luther Strode,” was “‘Kick-Ass’ done right.”  Of course it also ended with the main character losing almost everything and everyone important to him and then going on to fake his death via “suicide by cop.”  It doesn’t exactly set things […]

“Ten Grand” by J. Michael Straczynski and Ben Templesmith has been one of Image’s biggest launches this year, spurred on by the reputations of its creators.  However, a good launch doesn’t guarantee long-term success — one only needs to look at how fast the Kirkman/Liefeld collaboration “The Infinite” sunk in four issues.  While overall quality […]

The big story that “Animal Man” and “Swamp Thing” have been building towards is finally here and… it’s rather underwhelming.  We’ve had nearly a full year of good buildup to this point under Jeff Lemire’s stewardship of this title, so I was expecting to be entertained.  What we wind up getting here is a kind […]

So are we free to call this “Batwoman-gate” now? The latest furor to erupt over at DC (and it’s getting hard to keep track of them all these days) involves the exodus of writers J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman from “Batwoman.”  Essentially it came down to their frustration with the company’s editorial directives […]

Paul Cornell has a quirky sensibility that has served him well in books like “Captain Britain & MI-13,” “Superman:  The Black Ring,” and “Demon Knights.”  He’s demonstrated a great familiarity with the requirements of the superhero genre, but likes to infuse his takes with fun bits of weirdness and wit that enliven the overall experience. […]

The last time I talked about this series, it was regarding how writer John Layman managed to push protagonist Tony Chu’s ongoing bad fortune past the point it could be reasonably tolerated.  It’s been clear that the man is a living shit-magnet, but the abuse he suffered in vol. 5 made the overall experience no […]

This was another Image title that had popped up on my radar a while back.  I got the first volume at WonderCon and I didn’t dislike it.  The series is a fact-based take on American covert intelligence and espionage activities that follows the exploits of a small group of highly trained operatives, known as Team […]