Garth Ennis returns to his hard-drinking, hard-loving, hard-living version of Nick Fury from Marvel’s MAX imprint for one last hurrah.  Or if you’d rather:  One last round of gratuitous sex, extremely graphic violence, and scathing critique of post-WWII U.S. foreign policy on Disney’s dime.  If you’ve read the writer’s previous mini-series about the character then […]

That would be because they have little to no success launching new titles, and the only things still working for them are those that have worked in the past.  You can see this most clearly in the two new collections I read this week:  Paul Cornell and Ryan Kelly’s “Saucer Country” and the latest “Fables” […]

Karen Berger stepped down as Executive Editor of Vertigo and Senior VP of DC on Monday, and it truly is the company’s loss.  Though “Star Wars” comics may have been my gateway into the medium, it was Vertigo’s output that not only helped keep me there but also provides the foundation for a lot of […]

The midseason finale of “The Walking Dead” last night continued to show that this a series which has finally hit its stride.  Rick’s group of survivors and the Governor’s security force finally clashed in a thrilling showdown and two key parts of the comics were integrated here.  While I’m glad to finally see Tyrese show […]

“The Dark Angel Saga” was a high point for this series that garnered near-unanimous acclaim and cemented writer Rick Remender as Marvel’s latest MVP.  It’s also something that I might be talking about on my “Best of 2012” list — either that or “Astonishing Spider-Man and Wolverine,” I’m still deciding.  So after that epic blew […]

Due to unforeseen circumstances, there’s no podcast ready for tonight.  We should have it together later this week, and it’ll be about Jason Aaron and R.M. Guera’s great indian crime drama “Scalped.” Until such a time as it arrives, let me say that after almost five-and-a-half months I have finally finished reading everything that I […]

You didn’t have to read “1001 Nights of Snowfall,” the first original graphic novel set in the “Fables” universe, to continue to enjoy the main series.  However, the book made a strong case for its inclusion in every fan’s library with stories that not only feature the kind of imaginatively witty storytelling that makes the […]

Once again, it’s H.A.M.M.E.R. time! After being left to rot in a jail cell following the events of “Siege,” Norman Osborn is subsequently sprung from his imprisonment by a group of loyalists from his organization.  Teaming up with Madame Hydra and her terrorist organization, he aims to bring the heroes who took him down to […]

The creators of “Skullkickers” have finally figured out what they need to do in order to get more people to read their series.  It’s quite simple, really, as this one little thing has worked wonders for “X-Men” over the years and for “X-Force” and “Avengers” more recently.  What is it?  It’s quite uncanny and somewhat […]

The majority of comic book movie adaptations over the years can be classified as terrible wastes of space that read like they were put together by whoever had some free time in the office that day.  It’s why we don’t see nearly as many these days compared with the 80’s or 90’s.  However, I’ve long […]