DC obviously sees something in the man as he will soon be taking over writing duties on “Deathstroke,” “Grifter,” and “Hawkman” after “Hawk and Dove” is cancelled.  For myself, and I suspect many others, that just gives us a reason we can safely avoid these titles for the forseeable future.  What’s more interesting is the […]

Steve Rogers and company team up with Shang-Chi in order to take on the Shadow Council and the “Master of Kung-Fu’s” mostly-resurrected evil dad.  Then Rogers dives into the mind of a former comrade from WWII to find out what happened to him after the mission they were on went to hell.  Though the first […]

And the collection of the “New 52” juggernaut rolls on… Batman:  Detective Comics vol. 1 — Faces of Death, and Batwoman vol. 1:  Hydrology:  Both are getting the hardcover treatment, and I’ll probably wait until both are in softcover before picking them up.  I’ve never read any of Tony Daniel’s “Batman” prior to the relaunch, […]

Brian Michael Bendis’ first “Avengers” arc was a suitably epic story that got most of the classic team back together, plus imports from “New Avengers” like Spider-Man and Wolverine, and new additions like Noh-Varr/Captain Marvel, to stop the fracturing of time itself.  It had great art from John Romita Jr. that enhanced the old-school feel […]

While Image publishes a lot of comics that I do buy, they also do a good job publishing many that I didn’t know I wanted.  Series like “Orc Stain” or “Forgetless” that I’ve either heard about in passing or are now written by an established author.  Sometimes they’re great, other times they’re flawed but interesting […]

So if you’re looking for an example of how NOT to do a volume-ending cliffhanger, look no further than this.  At the end, we’re told that a major character is on life support, but with no brain activity leading to the final words, “He’s gone.”  While it may be upsetting for the characters, anyone reading […]

Previously, I talked about how “The Red Wing” was initially going to be about one thing, then eventually came to be about something else.  It’s not that it isn’t possible to pull off a change like that, but the setup just wasn’t there.  With this latest volume of “Fables,” Bill Willingham does much the same […]

Now that’s he’s an established creator at Marvel, Jonathan Hickman is seeking to leverage his increased profile towards new creator-owned projects over at Image.  It’s a noble endeavor and something I support wholeheartedly.  This is the first of them and it’s very much in the vein of his previous work — “Pax Romana” specifically.  Where […]

For those of you still wondering, “Wolverine Goes to Hell” remains my choice for the best comic book title of 2011.  Not being content with that very minor accolade, Marvel has also served up what I consider to be the worst title of the year with the latest “Ultimate Comics Spider-Man” collection.  Where “Wolverine’s” title […]