Speed Round: Batman/Doc Savage, Green Lantern Corps, Hellboy
Posted by: Alex Zalben on November 20, 2009 at 12:09 pm
- Speed Round reviews with Alex & Pete!
- The Anchor #2
- Batman/Doc Savage #1
- BPRD 1947 #5
- Daredevil #502
- Green Lantern Corps #42
- The Ghoul #1
- Hellboy: The Wild Hunt #8
- Punisher MAX #1
- REBELS #10
- Red Herring #4
- Supergod #1
- Unwritten #7
- Walking Dead #67
New Marvel Reviews: Dark Reign The List – Amazing Spider-Man and Even More Dashes!
Posted by: Alex Zalben on November 18, 2009 at 6:34 pm
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #612: When did the main Marvel U Electro turn into the Ultimate U Electro? Did I miss something? Anyway, that aside, The Gauntlet begins, which will reportedly put ol’ Spidey through the wringer over the next few months, having him go up against all of his oldest villains. And its off to a pretty solid start, with Mark Waid (always a good script) and Paul Azaceta (the perfect pencils for a sweaty, heat wave type tale, and he draws some great electricity). I’m not blown away by this, as the twists about Electro’s health, and his new MO seem reminiscent of other, recent Spidey arcs, but I have to reiterate: kudos to Steve Wacker and team for making Spider-Man a consistently solid and fun read for a very long time, and putting some of the most talented pencilers in the business on the title, taking chances on non-traditional superhero artists like Azaceta and Marcos Martin.
DARK AVENGERS #11: Sigh. I just have a soft spot for the Molecule Man, I’m sorry guys. And I really think Bendis has hit his groove with this title, mixing his patented naturalistic dialogue with action, perfectly complemented by Mike Deodato’s moody art. Plus, in this issue, we get some painted pages by Greg Horn, and I don’t know the last time I saw interior art by the guy, but it looks great. This is a great looking comic, lots of fun, and I’m going to be a little sad to see it go (assuming it does, in fact, go after the upcoming Siege event).
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Video Reviews: Dark X-Men, Batman & Robin, Locke & Key
Posted by: Alex Zalben on November 18, 2009 at 11:09 am
Alex & Pete review Batman and Robin #6, Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows #1, and Dark X-Men #1.
Holiday Gift Guide: Farscape – The Complete Series Megaset
Posted by: Alex Zalben on November 17, 2009 at 12:00 pm
It’s almost Holiday time (seriously), and that means gifts! Oh, so many gifts! So over the next few weeks, I’ll be periodically highlighting some cool, geeky stuff that might make your fellow nerd’s Christannukwanza.
I never really got Farscape. Or, at least, I came late enough to the party that it just seemed to be a convoluted mess of Muppets and explosions. I knew that one day, I’d have to sit down and watch the series from the beginning, so I could get what all the fuss was about. And, thanks to the folks at A&E who were nice enough to get me one of their Complete Series Megasets, I finally will.
The Megaset comes with the complete series, plus more extras and specials than you can shake a stick at. As a holiday gift, it’s probably not the most casual thing to give the geek in your life (at $150 a pop), but if you’re die-hard about the series, or you know a fan who is, then there can be no other choice but to Puppet Up.
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Video Reviews: PunisherMAX #1, S.W.O.R.D. #1 and Strange #1!
Posted by: Alex Zalben on November 16, 2009 at 9:58 am
Alex, Justin & Pete review PunisherMAX #1, S.W.O.R.D. #1, and Strange #1!
New Marvel Reviews: Dark X-Men and More!
Posted by: Alex Zalben on November 11, 2009 at 10:00 am
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #611: In this issue of Amazing Spider-Man, Joe Kelly once again writes Deadpool. Sold! Seriously though, I’ve complained/commented on this the past few weeks, that as much as I like Daniel Way’s take on the character, I really feel his triple narration bubbles should be confined to his book, his particular take, and other writers should do whatever the heck they want with the ol’ DP. So it’s really nice to have Kelly back on Deadpool, writing an entirely different view of the character than the one in Deadpool’s (god help us) three other ongoing titles. And the issue works just how you would want a battle royale between Spider-Man and Deadpool to go. It’s fun, funny, dangerous, and great to see Spidey shoved into the straight man role. This is also Kelly’s most solid issue of Spider-Man in a while, and well worth a pick-up, whether you’ve been following the main plot line or not. Oh, and Eric Canete’s art is nicely Humberto Ramos-esque, without feeling ripped off.
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Video Reviews: Marvelous Land of Oz, Stumptown, The Great Ten
Posted by: Jon Haehnle on November 11, 2009 at 1:09 am
Alex, Justin & Pete review The Marvelous Land of Oz #1, Stumptown #1, and The Great Ten #1.
Checking in With Oni’s ‘Resurrection’
Posted by: Alex Zalben on November 9, 2009 at 12:53 pm
It’s been a while since I last read Marc Guggenheim’s post-alien invasion tale Resurrection, and with the fifth issue hitting stands this Wednesday, I thought I’d take a look back at the first four issues, and see how we’re doing. Oh, and a little bit of an advanced look at the fifth ish, courtesy of the fine folks at Oni.
For those new to the series, the high concept idea is, “what happens after an alien invasion?” So instead of following how we beat back the aliens with only a plucky fighter pilot and an awkward mathematician, you get to see the events immediately following the end of Independence Day. How does society cope? Can society cope?
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Video Reviews: Assault on New Olympus, Psylocke and Captain America Reborn
Posted by: Jon Haehnle on November 6, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Alex, Justin & Pete review Assault on New Olympus Prologue, Psylocke #1, and Captain America Reborn #4.
New Marvel Reviews: Cap Reborn and More!
Posted by: Alex Zalben on November 4, 2009 at 1:33 pm
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #610: This may be totally unfair, but I feel like, if you’re going to go and do a Clone Saga storyline, just go for it. Yes, Kaine was thrown back into the mix. Yes, there were scenes with Ben Reilly. And yes, the Clone Saga is the most hated (or is it second most hated now?) storyline in Spider-Man history. But this whole storyline suffered from playing things a little too safe. Guggenheim turns in yet another reliable script (his last for Spidey), and while I wasn’t crazy about Mario Checchetto, Luke Ross, and Rick Magyar’s art, the sequences in the past are appropriately Sal Buscema-esque. But… This needed to be a balls-to-the-wall action adventure, almost a f- you to the audience. Take the insanity of the clone saga, distill it down, and spin it in a way where the threat level is ratcheted up to 11. And we didn’t quite get there. Solid comics, as usual, but it needed to get tongues wagging. It didn’t.
ASSAULT ON NEW OLYMPUS PROLOGUE: For those of you wondering when to jump on Incredible Hercules — this is the issue. Pak and Ven Lente make every issue of Herc brim with humor and intelligence. It’s a dense, fun read in exactly the right way… Only problem is, it ain’t sellin’ too good. So here we go with a universe spanning cross-over, kicking off with a fight with Spider-Man, and guest appearances by the big stars of the Marvel U. It’s a sales ploy… But it totally works. This issue builds on months of Herc storylines, and introduces every single bit of the storyline, conflict, and characters succinctly in one or two pages, without feeling needlessly expository. Plus, even if you haven’t been paying attention to the title before, there’s a new/old adversary, the big bad of the series, who also is effortlessly added in. Fun, funny, sexy, and darn near perfect: you need to know nothing to pick up this issue, other than that you have a love of comics and things that are good.
ASTONISHING X-MEN #32: Can I say I like this current storyline approximately one million times better than the last one? I think I probably can, because I’m writing this review, so I’ll just go ahead and put this on record: I can totally get behind biological sentinels that shoot brood from their fingertips. That’s good comics.
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