Review: Green Lantern #20

This book is a celebration of everything that made Green Lantern arguably the most popular comic book character of the last decade. Green Lantern #20 is Geoff Johns’ final love letter to the character he made even the most hardened of skeptics fall in love with. What Johns created and achieved is the stuff of [...]

Picks of the Week: 5/22/13

The Green Team: Teen Trillionaires #1 This New 52 reboot of a cult-classic created by Joe Simon (co-creator of Captain America) and Jerry Grandenetti (known for working with Will Eisner on “The Spirit”) who both also created PREZ (true comic aficionados out there know what I am talking about). This re-imagining is bound to be [...]

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 [...]

Picks of the week: 5/8/13

Thor: God of Thunder #8 Part two of Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic’s “Godbomb” storyline is a must-read this week. Thor is in chains and all seems lost. Enter: the Goddesses of Thunder. Who are they and what role do they play in this story? Get your copy and find out! Plus, the final page [...]

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 [...]

Picks of the Week: 4/24/13

Batman, Incorporated #10 As Grant Morrison gets closer to wrapping up his grand Batman opus, the stakes have been raised for the title character. Morrison continues to showcase the dark depths of Batman’s psyche and the potential of the character’s mythology as well, if not better, than anyone who has ever written the character. An [...]

Review: Nightwing #19

Nightwing has landed and found his footing in a new city. And by virtue of writer Kyle Higgins refocusing on the core of Nightwing (Dick Grayson) and artist Brett Booth joining the fray to tell the next chapter of Dick Grayson’s storied legacy, there is a new energy and reason to share in Dick Grayson’s [...]