Creatures of the Night should be on your must read list Review by Amie Macias Contributing Reviewer Dark Horse Comics once again brilliantly paired Neil Gaiman’s dark and beautiful storytelling with Michael Zulli’s elegant artwork in this graphic novel collection, Creatures of the Night. This book contains two amazing yet creepy short stories from Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and […]
Barbiere and Santos Kick Off Violent Love with More Violence, Less Love By Nolan P. Smith Crime comics have had some amazing entries into the genre, especially as of late. After reading the debut issue of Image Comic’s Violent Love, it looks like we will be adding this title to the list of must read books of 2016. Written by […]
Alex de Campi and Co Make Mayday an Experience By Amie Macias Alex de Campi, known for works like Semiautomagic, does an amazing job bringing this tale of espionage to life, along with artist Tony Parker and inker Blond. Issue one of this five part mini series takes us through a fast paced story about a spy known only as […]
Terry Moore’s Motor Girl Shines Bright By Nolan P. Smith Ready for a shocker? I have never read a book by Terry Moore. Yes, I’m as surprised as you are. When I told the comic shop owner that when I picked up Motor Girl #1, I was met with a look of shock, disbelief and a tad bit of disappointment. […]
Matt Kindt and David Rubin Concoct Magic with Ether By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– We are proud to bring you an advance review for Dark Horse Comic’s Ether #1. The book will be released November 16th, so make sure to keep an eye out for it. So, how is the latest Dark Horse title?
Marvel’s Doctor Strange is the prescription for success By Nolan P. Smith I can honestly say I never imagined I would be doing a review on a movie based on Marvel’s Doctor Strange. To see a character like Strange get the major motion picture treatment really hammers in the point of the age of cinematic wonders we now live in. […]
Cave Carson is back… wait, who? You’ll see By Nolan P. Smith When DC Comics announced their Young Animal imprint, spearheaded by My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way, I was more than excited for it. Way’s Umbrella Academy comic book series was fantastic, so I was ready for more books from Way. Cave Carson has a Cybernetic Eye is the third […]
Bloodshot takes on a threat far too big for one person to handle By Nolan P. Smith Bloodshot is easily one of the most popular characters in the Valiant Universe. The nanite infused former assassin turned anti-hero, the pale skinned warrior has been through a lot in his life, and it doesn’t look like life is going to get any […]
Reborn takes a look at a very different afterlife By Nolan P. Smith Image Comics has been on an absolute roll as of late. That isn’t simply my opinion: converse with just about any comic shop owner out there, I bet that they cannot deny the quality books coming out of Image at this very instance. Mark Millar, the man […]
Gaiman and Doran Bring Troll Bridge to Life By Amie Macias Contributing Guest Reviewer Colleen Doran and Neil Gaiman team up and do an amazing job with Dark Horse Comics of bringing a delightfully dark graphic novel to life in Troll Bridge. Doran’s attention to detail and artful use of layering gives each page the feel of an old children’s […]
Titan Comics Brings Triggerman stateside and hits its mark By Nolan P. Smith Titan Comics has brought the world quite a few great comic book series and graphic novels, ranging from time traveling heroes to master assassins to samurai. With their Hard Case Crime imprint, Titan is bringing pulp crime stories to the comic book page, and they kick off […]
Landis and Camuncoli craft Green Valley debut worthy of knighthood By Nolan P. Smith When I heard that Max Landis was doing a book for Image Comics/Skybound, naturally that intrigued me. Being a huge fan of his superhero tragedy film Chronicle, I definitely wanted to see what he had cooked up. Add Giuseppe Camuncoli as the artist and make it […]
X-O Manowar Flys Into a New Milestone By Nolan P. Smith When Valiant came raging back to the comic book scene, they released their flagship book, X-O Manowar, in 2012, with a re-imagining of the armored warrior. Now, X-O has been well known in the industry, with many legends having worked on the character in the past. With this new […]
Titan Comics Revisits the Assassin’s Creed world with Locus By Kevin Hoskinson Contributing Guest Reviewer Anyone familiar with the Assassin’s Creed series of games can easily jump into this story. Set in the world of “Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate,” it follows the basic formula of the games. Assassins and Templars are fighting a secret war over the fate of humanity. Where […]
By Daniel Schwarz Contributing Guest Reviewer From Titan Comics comes a very welcome blast from the past. Doctor Who #1 brings Whovians back to the days of John Pertwee’s 3rd Doctor with his trusty companion Jo Grant and all of time and space to explore. After earning his TARDIS privileges back from the Time Lords, The Doctor is on Earth […]
Seven to Eternity #1 Brings an Old West Feel to Outer Space By Nolan P. Smith Rick Remender and Jerome Opena are back at it again, and this time, they create a whole universe that feels like a whole lot of genres. Part western, part drama, and all science fiction, Seven to Eternity starts with a bang. Set in a […]
DC Comic’s Trinity Sits at the Front of the Table By Nolan P. Smith The Rebirth event has been a complete success for DC Comics, cementing a slew of books to the top of the mountain. With Trinity, we get a series devoted to DC’s big three: Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. So what could the first issue of this […]
IDW wants to know if you are ready for a Revolution By Nolan P. Smith With Revolution, IDW is taking a slew of Hasbro properties and combining their universe into one, unified sandbox. With this first issue, we see what happens when you mix G.I. Joes, Transformers, Rom and a hint of Action Man, and the results are highly entertaining. […]
Britannia is off to a bloody good start By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—When Valiant Entertainment, known for its superheroes like X-O Manowar, Ninjak, Faith, and more, announced they were doing a book set in ancient Rome, I knew it would be something special. I have a soft spot for this time period: from the way of life to the […]
By Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Reporter When Gotham began in 2014, it had a rough start. With unlikable characters and a strangely evolving mob storyline, Gotham left many fans wanting for more. Come season 2, the fan’s patience with the show was rewarded. Bringing in characters such as Jerome, Hugo Strange and Azrael to wreak havoc across the city, the […]
NVRLND takes Peter Pan and co down a dark and entertaining road By Nolan P. Smith The story of Peter Pan is one so well known, it’s hard to take a re-imagining seriously. The tale, which is so well respected and known for its heart and fantasy elements is one that usually shouldn’t be messed with. 451 Media has taken the story […]
Image Comic’s Glitterbomb shows a less than glamorous Hollywood By Nolan P. Smith Jim Zub is one of those writers I follow from project to project. His work is spot on, he nails the dialogue, and he usually transports the reader to some fantastical yet real environment. Skull Kickers and Wayward being two examples of his awesomeness. Now, with Glitterbomb, […]
Boom! Studios Brings the latest Frank Cho Series, Skybourne, to Life By Nolan P. Smith One of my favorite creators in comics has to be Frank Cho. His artistic style is so unique, you can spot a Cho book from a mile away. So when I heard that Cho would be creating, writing and drawing a new mini series for […]
Valiant’s Unlikely Duo Bring the Weirdness with Part 2 of “Next Stop: Clowntown” By Nolan P. Smith The Valiant Universe cranks out some of the most diverse stories: many which focus on the three immortal brothers. From the dark, brooding of the Eternal Warrior, the time hopping immortal adventures with Ivar, Timewalker, then we get the brash, comedic hijinks of […]
AfterShock Comics Animosity Pulls off a Frightening Scenario in Grand Fashion By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—AfterShock Comics have released quite a few diverse books since their inception, and Animosity is the next series to shock and awe readers. Written by Marguerite Bennett with art by Rafael De Latorre, this inaugural issue pulls no punches and is not for the […]
Basketball Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Brings Mycroft Holmes to the Four Color World of Comics By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)– When I first heard that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar would be writing a comic book, I was a bit stunned. The man is a legend from his time in the NBA, but a comic book? And about Mycroft Holmes, brother of the […]
The long storied King of Fighters franchise hits a KO on the competition By Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—Being a fighting game fan since Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat, I have seen franchises come and go. One constant and consistent entry in the genre has to be the King of Fighters. Atlus and SNK has brought the latest chapter […]
Suicide Squad Aims to Launch the DC Universe to the Next Level- Does it? Review by Nolan P. Smith After Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, some fans and critics were just not satisfied with the result. We got a new, darker Batman, an amazing Wonder Woman, but still, many felt DC Comics and Warner Bros. just didn’t deliver. For […]
One Punch Man Has an Explosive Debut Review by Nolan P. Smith VIZ Media’s English dub of the widely popular anime, One Punch Man, made its debut on Toonami this past Saturday. Based on the manga by writer ONE and artist Yusuke Murata, the anime is finally stateside, so how was the inaugural episode? Exactly how it should be: equal […]
Review by Kevin Hoskinson Contributing Guest Reviewer “Monstress” is about the things that make us different, but also keep us the same. It is about the demons that live inside of all of us. It is about a world that once knew peace, but no longer believes in it. It is about finding out who we really are, and how […]