“DV8:  Neighborhood Threat” has the distinction of being one of the few Warren Ellis written comics that I wouldn’t even recommend to his completists.  That is, unless you want to see what it’s like when he can’t even muster up the energy to entertain himself and trades on shock value that won’t faze anyone familiar […]

King Radical, a motorcycle that used to be a unicorn, a monster who runs a chain of supermarkets, an ancient cult of tennis-playing South Americans, dolphins with guns, hamburgers made from Babe the Blue Ox, frost giants attacking McNinja’s hometown, and the awesome power of Frosty the Snow Monster!  There’s so much crazy stuff going […]

It turns out that all of the good buzz I’d heard about “X-Men:  First Class” before I saw it was entirely justified.  The film did a fantastic job in telling its own story of Charles Xavier, Erik Lehnsherr and the origins of the “X-Men” themselves.  It didn’t stick very close to how these events have […]

“DMZ” is nearing the end of its run as the series is set to conclude with issue #72.  By my calculations, this means that we’ll have at least two more collected editions to go before you can read the entire thing in paperback.  While it hasn’t reached the rarefied heights of other Vertigo titles like […]

So why run a “Hellblazer” story as a mini-series rather than in the series proper?  Looking at the various ones published over the years, it appears that most of them have a purpose.  From providing a tie-in to the “Constantine” movie (“Papa Midnite”), to celebrating an anniversary (“Pandemonium”), to scouting prospective writers for the series […]

The flip side and sister title to “Irredeemable,” as we’re introduced to Max Damage — a supervillain who decides to go straight once the Plutonian goes bad.  It’s a logical development for this world and writer Mark Waid was right to spin it off into its own title.  Trying to do this as a subplot […]

And now on to something that I waited to pick up in softcover. While I was ultimately disappointed with writer Paul Dini’s “Heart of Hush,” there’s no denying that the man knows how to tell a good Batman story.  That’s why I was looking forward to this collection — after it came out in softcover […]

And while we’re on the subject of collections worthy of their hardcover editions… “Batman & Robin Must Die” functions as both an ending and beginning in Grant Morrison’s run with the character(s).  As the business with Dr. Hurt and the Black Glove is wrapped up, the stage is set for the worldwide franchising of the […]

Okay, so “Write up this review and then go play more ‘L.A. Noire,” last night turned into “Hang out, have dinner with friends, then try out the multiplayer modes on ‘Black Ops.’”  With that out of the way, let me say that despite its occasionally wonky pacing and lack of focus this was a very […]

I could go on, and on, and on about the things that I liked in this volume.  From its unveiling of the “Ultimate” versions of professional Marvel sidekick Rick Jones and B-list spider-villain the Chameleon, to the welcome addition of “amazing friends” Iceman and the Human Torch to the cast, and the simple fact that […]