This month we’ve got a couple high-profile releases with specific religious themes, Scott Snyder going toe-to-toe with Alan Moore’s legacy, the final volume of “Hitman” and as always MOAR BATMAN.   The Judas Coin HC:  This OGN from Walt Simonson has a “Wait?  What!?” premise that sounds perversely intriguing in the context of a major superhero […]

Yes, I bought this in hardcover; but, it was worth the cash. Warren Ellis is one of those particular talents who, when he tackles superheroes for the “big two,” you sense that he can’t just write any title.  With people like Bendis, Johns, Morrison, and Waid, you get the feeling that not only could they […]

Do I feel inclined to contribute to the Kickstarter campaign to fund the second volume now?  Sadly, not really.  This first volume of “Carbon Grey” positions itself as an epic story involving prophecy, war, betrayal, and the fate of an empire.  All of these are centered around the four Sisters Grey, and one in particular, […]

In order to be better than the previous volume, all Brian Wood would have to do is offer up a main story that isn’t completely ridiculous.  That is accomplished here with “The Siege of Paris.”  It’s not the best story in the series or even the title one, but it is the longest at three […]

Or, “Ultimate Comics Avengers vol. 4” if you’re inclined like me.  I’m assuming that the “Death of Spider-Man” subtitle was added on to the original “Avengers vs. New Ultimates” title from the mini-series for purposes of cashing in on the event.  That’s because while there is a definite connection to the “Ultimate Comics Spider-Man” story, […]

The files containing the history of the title group’s as-brutal-as-he-is-clever leader were said to have been burned long ago if they had even existed at all.  With that in mind, Butcher’s “secret origin” is chronicled in the man’s own words in this latest mini-series to be spun off from the main title.  I’m willing to […]

The fact that this comic exists in this form at all is remarkable.  “King City” was originally published by Tokyopop when they were still actively pushing their Global Manga initiative.  Only one volume of this series came out before the company’s fortunes started to turn and eventually lead to the demise of their publishing operations […]

This will be quick because, bizarrely, there are NO trade paperbacks being offered this month that I’ve got an interest in picking up.  It’s good news for my wallet at least.  Of course, that’s also because I already own one of the titles being offered in hardcover:  “X-Men:  Schism.”  So if you were waiting for […]

We were promised big things at the end of the last major “Hellboy” story “The Wild Hunt” and Mignola and Fegredo deliver the goods here.  “The Storm and The Fury” is an epic that begins with the return of England’s “Noble Dead” and culminates with… well, the next arc will be titled “Hellboy in Hell” […]

One big surprise this month since we’re getting a collection of a series that I thought was going to only be 12 issues long.  However, any indication to its length has been removed from the solicitations so it has either been quietly upgraded to an ongoing or this has been the plan all along.  In […]