“Weird Work” was a miniseries that lived up to its name with writer Jordan Thomas and artist Shaky Kane delivering a dementedly gonzo sci-fi take on the police procedural.  It was good enough for me to keep an eye out for their next project, which turned out to be “The Man From Maybe.”  The creators […]

BLOODRIK IS KING OF THE WOODS.  BUT IT IS COLD AND BLOODRIK IS HUNGRY, SO TRIBUTE MUST BE COLLECTED.  WOODS DO NOT WANT TO PAY TRIBUTE TO BLOODRIK.  BLOODRIK IS READY TO DIE.  THEN A DEER COMES BY.  BLOODRIK KILLS DEER.  BLOODRIK IS ABOUT TO EAT DEER – THEN BEAR COMES BY AND STEALS DEER […]

Oswald “The Penguin” Cobblepot is dead.  In actuality, this just means he’s faked his death to get out of the cycle of crime and punishment that every Bat-villain endures while they’re in Gotham.  He’s now living the quiet life in Metropolis, which (surprise, surprise) comes to an abrupt end when he’s recruited by one Agent […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Resident Alien vol. 8:  The Book of Life After vol. 6 was meant to be an ending of sorts for the series, “Resident Alien” returned for another round of charmingly low-key, small-town, sci-fi stories in vol. 7.  It also ended with the reveal of a major change to alien-in-hiding Harry Vanderspiegel’s status quo.  […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Get Fury It’s 1971.  The Vietnam War is still in full swing.  And Nick Fury has just been caught by the Viet Cong.  To them, he’s just another American officer.  To the C.I.A., he’s someone who knows where enough bodies are buried to tip the balance of world power.  So a rescue operation […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Kneel Before Zod This gets the spot less because I’m expecting it to be good, but because I’m letting it serve as a referendum on the man who’s writing it.  Joe Casey has delivered entertaining comics in the past like “Wildcats” because he didn’t let them be chained down by superhero convention.  This […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Transformers vol. 2:  Transport to Oblivion John and I talked about vol. 1 when it came out, and we were both pretty impressed by it.  Even though it was essentially another retelling of the familiar Transformers origin, there were still enough fun and interesting details to the story that entertained the both of […]

Garth Ennis wrote a miniseries a few years back called “A Walk Through Hell.”  It was meant to come off as a horror series about the problems society was (and still is) experiencing, but the only thing he managed to successfully convey through it was his utter despondence at the current state of humanity.  Now […]

It’s a new day in Metropolis.  Not only has Superman returned to protect the city full-time, but he’s brought his family along with him.  In addition to Lois Lane and Jon Kent, Kara “Supergirl” Zor-El, Connor “Superboy” Kent, and Kong Kenan the Chinese Superman are on hand to fend off whatever new supervillain threatens the […]

This was the last thing Bendis did at DC before decamping to Dark Horse with his Jinxworld imprint.  I still have to pick up the last volume of his “Justice League” run and the second volume of “Naomi” (both in softcover), but I’m having serious doubts about doing so after reading this story.  If you […]