New Comics

The Avengers #1 — Writer: Brian Michael Bendis;  Pencils: John Romita Jr.;  Inks: Klaus Janson I have to admit, reading this book makes me happy: all the Romita Jr./Janson touches, the little offhand dialogue beats, the use of Kang (last used well in that awesome Kurt Busiek arc years ago where he took over the world, put the heroes in concentration camps, and ended up fighting a giant Captain America — what else do you want in a superhero comic?), the “there’s something the matter with your kids” callback to Back To The Future: I can’t get enough of this … Continue reading →

The Heroic Age: Age of Heroes #1 (of 4) — Writers: Kurt Busiek, Rick Remender, Paul Cornell and Dan Slott;  Art: Marco Djurdjevic, Chris Samnee, Leonard Kirk and Ty Templeton Three stories: an 11-page JJJ-being-a-weasel one, plus eight pages of Dr. Voodoo date sitcom (he’s juggling eating out with a potential girlfriend, protecting his secret identity and saving our dimension, in a story so Silver Agey that it could involve Barry West and Iris Allen). Otherwise, there’s two pages of Captain Britain and MI-13, and a Spider-Man one-pager. The Captain Britain and the Busiek script are the biggest attractions here, but neither offers … Continue reading →

Part two people! Keep awake while I inform you of the stuff that’s actually worth getting! Batman: Return of Bruce Wayne #1 (of 6) Writer: Grant Morrison Artist; Chris Sprouse This is as bizarre as you think it would be. Carrying out of Final Crisis, this story picks up the pieces of Anthro and Vandal Savage, but added a certain someone in as the bat-God. Sprouse puts this issue at its best by having an uncanny ability to draw cavemen fights. A great start to what could be a fantastic mini-series Birds of Prey #1 Writer: Gail Simone Artist: Ed … Continue reading →

It’s happening again folks!  With Phil taking a much needed rest to finish off his semester, Dan is back with a Phil-in.  Let’s see what sucks shall we? Titans: Villains for Hire one-shot Writer: Eric Wallace Artists: Fabrizio Fiorentino, Mike Mayhew, Sergio Arino, Walden Wong Oh.  Oh God.  Oh God this is awful.  This one-shot is meant to set up the Titans for their next big thing, whatever that is.  Slade organizes a team of mediocre and unrecognizable characters to randomly murder the All-New Atom.  It switches between torture and back story, but none of it makes any sense.  Worst … Continue reading →

Hellboy in Mexico #1 (of 1) — Writer: Mike Mignola;  Art: Richard Corben Just like the title says: Hellboy down in Mexico. With ancient pyramids. And bat-creatures. And masked wrestlers. Drawn by Richard Corben. What the hell are you waiting for? iZombie #1 — Writer: Chris Roberson;  Art: Michael Allred My one complaint about this book is the marketing: after we’re introduced to the main character and her friends, the book’s last five pages have a big reveal about her… that’s been reprinted as part of the promo material in just about every DC book for the last two months. … Continue reading →