By: Miguel Acedo One of the great story situations in any medium is the one about the proverbial fish out of water. The story potential is limitless. The same can be said for the talents of writer Geoff Johns and artist Ivan Reis. It is worth noting that Geoff...
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By: Miguel Acedo & Peter J Mellini Justice League #5: The team is complete! Cyborg, the teenaged powerhouse, stands side by side with the World’s Greatest Individual Heroes; the operative word being “individual”. To stop the terror and tyranny of Darkseid, these heroes must put their differences aside and...
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By: Peter J Mellini Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo have crafted one of the most innovated and down right creepy issues of Batman in years! Batman has been missing for weeks and as the entire Bat Family searches for him, the bat signal has been burning bright in hopes...
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By: Miguel Acedo Thanks to Boom! Studios reprinting of Steed and Mrs. Peel based on the classic, cult television series “The Avengers,” we’re given a glimpse of what made this property a favorite among die-hards. The quirkiness of the series is perfectly captured by the brilliant collaboration between writer...
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By: Miguel Acedo and Peter J Mellini Batman #5: The Dark Knight is trapped in the Court of Owl’s labyrinth deep beneath Gotham. Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo continue to put out the best Batman series in years. Snyder and Capullo really step it up in this issue as...
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By: Peter J Mellini Wolverine and the X-men #4 brings some new faces to the Jean Gray School for Higher learning, including new artist Nick Bradshaw. The issue opens with the question most comic fans have been asking; how can the leader of the mutant hit squad X force...
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By: Miguel Acedo Writer Gail Simone and superstar-artist-to-be Ardian Syaf continue their run on Batgirl. With a new story arc, comes a new villain as well as fleshed out and connective themes stemming from the previous arc. Whereas the first arc worked to develop and reestablish Barbara Gordon as...
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Over at the Source DC announced the canceling of some titles and introduced what will be replacing them in the second wave launch of titles. In May of 2012, DC Comics will release a “Second Wave” of titles as part of its historic DC COMICS-THE NEW 52 initiative. Six new, ongoing...
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By: Peter J Mellini & Miguel Acedo The Shade #4: Set in the 1940s writer James Robinson and guest artist Darwyn Cooke tell a story of murder and revenge while giving us a look at early days of the Shades criminal career. The Shade continues to be a great...
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By: Peter J Mellini Writer Grant Morrison continues to introduce readers to a new and interesting Superman while telling a great time travel story in Action Comics #5. At first look issue 5 appears to be a filler issue with artist Andy Kurbert filling in for series regular Rags...
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Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips have in the past collaborated to present solid, sprawling works such as Sleeper and Criminal. Now, with their new 12-part Image Comics series Fatale they have taken their Noir sensibilities and transposed them upon the genre of Horror. These talented creators are telling an...
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By: Miguel Acedo & Peter J Mellini Uncanny X-Force #19.1: Writer Rick Remender sets the stage for the upcoming relaunch of everyone’s favorite post apocalyptic alternative reality. Following the events of the Dark Angel Saga, the Age of Apocalypse X-men returns home to make their final stand against Weapon...
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Link to this week’s newsletter (1/23/12)! ALL STAR WESTERN #5 ALPHA FLIGHT #8 AMERICAN VAMPIRE #23 (MR) ANGEL &...
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