Manga and Comic Reviews
It’s been a few years since I’ve read about the Ultimate version of the “X-Men” as the end of Robert Kirkman’s run seemed like a pretty good jumping off point. The series then limped on into the “Ultimatum” crossover before Jeph Loeb gave us the “Son of Wolverine” in “Ultimate X”. Now it’s in the […]
In the “author profiles” section from “Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood” Dark Horse co-founder/publisher/occasional writer Mike Richardson was noted to be working on the script for the third installment of the series which he hoped would see print the following year. That was in November, 1999. In the intervening 12+ years, not only did […]
Alright, let’s see if I can get through this with a minimum of bitterness, cynicism and sarcasm. … I’ve already failed, haven’t I? Oh well. There’s still stuff in here I’m looking forward to even if the cost/page ratio is skewed somewhat unfavorably. Thunderbolts #’s 1&2: You’ll notice that the Punisher is now a part […]
I was planning on writing up my thoughts on vol. 22 of “20th Century Boys” (it’s coming this weekend, honest), but then I went and read this over at Bleeding Cool. $25 for four issues of “Uncanny Avengers?” Even after the Amazon discount you can count me out of that. I know it’ll be discounted […]
Robert Kirkman and original “The Walking Dead” artist Tony Moore have reached a settlement in their dispute over ownership of the series. If nothing else, I’m glad that this didn’t escalate into a Gaiman/McFarlane level throwdown, or the ongoing winner-take-all battle between Marvel and the heirs of Jack Kirby’s estate. Kirkman has been doing a […]
After the “not bad, but not great” “Astounding Wolf-Man” and the utter creative and commercial misfire of “The Infinite,” Robert Kirkman has finally replicated the creative and commercial success of “The Walking Dead” and “Invincible” with this series. At least, that’s what the hype and buzz told me. Working with a rotating cast of writers […]
The concept behind this spin-off from “Invincible” was simple: While the title character was out in space fighting “The Viltrumite War” we’d get to see what the other superheroes, and professional behind-the-scenes-string-puller Cecil Steadman, were doing to maintain order on Earth. Co-written by series creator Robert Kirkman and Benito Cereno, with art by talented newcomer […]
Greg Rucka is leaving Marvel and DC behind and he’s got some fascinating words to say about the two companies. I may have more to say about that at a later date, especially when you consider that while the A-list is stronger than it has been in quite some time for DC, everything else below […]
Sometimes it’s a painful reminder to realize that while these are only solicitations for the serialized comics from Dark Horse arriving in December. Any collected editions being featured here will be arriving two months later (as always) in February. Considering that something I’ve been eagerly awaiting since it was announced by the company is shipping […]
It’s frustrating that the next volume in Kieron Gillen’s run hasn’t actually come out yet, that would be the “Fear Itself” tie-in arc which is scheduled to arrive in paperback next month, but since this picks up from “Schism” it’s not that big a deal. This is the title focusing on Cyclops’ team, made up […]