Picks of the Week: 5/15/13

Adventure Time: Playing With Fire OGN: Kaboom brings the first Adventure Time Original graphic novel, featuring fan favorite character FLAME PRINCESS! Witness her first adventure with Finn and Jake outside the flame kingdom. Girl made of fire walking around the forest, what could go wrong? Written by the creator of Girls with slingshots Danielle Corsetto [...]

Review: Batman #20

Batman #20 marks the end of “Nowhere Man”, the two-part Batman story featuring Clayface. To his credit, writer Scott Snyder has either cultivated new characters and/or reinvigorated old characters throughout his duration on Batman (including his stint on Detective Comics prior to the New 52). This approach has served him well. This is perhaps the [...]

Review: Ten Grand #1

J. Michael Straczynski joins forces with Ben Templesmith on this brand new series. And as indicated by this first issue, it is bound to be a good one. Straczynski’s Joe’s Comics and Image present Ten Grand, an occult-infused, noir narrative. This character-driven narrative solidifies emotion as a hallmark of Straczynski’s writing through the lens of [...]

Picks of the Week: 5/1/13

Cyborg 009: Chapter 000 This one-dollar, sneak peak of the forthcoming Cyborg 009 original graphic novel by Archaia is by far one of the must-read titles on the shelves this week. As a modern adaptation, writers F.J. DeSanto and Bradley Cramp re-imagine Shotaro Ishinomori’s beloved, timeless manga series for a new generation without alienating the [...]

Watching the Watchmen: COMEDIAN #6 review

The BEFORE WATCHMEN event finally reaches its finale. And it’s a fantastic one. This week, the much-delayed BEFORE WATCHMEN: COMEDIAN #6 is available at your local comic book shop and is worth reading if you have followed the series. The conclusion of this book is proof-positive that writer Brian Azzarello and artist J.G. Jones had [...]