Image Comics Latest Series Horizon is Out of This World… Or Rather In It By Nolan P. Smith With Image Comics/Skybound’s promoting of their new series Horizon, we heard that this will be a new take on the alien invasion story. After reading the first issue, I can absolutely say that this is a very different, and very entertaining, take […]
By Art Macias Contributing Guest Reviewer The book I got a hold of this week is the Throwaways first issue by Image Comics. The story starts off in the middle of a vicious battle with two against a squad of military black ops, who are trying to kill them for unknown reasons. At the end of the battle, we see […]
By Kevin Hoskinson Contributing Guest Reviewer Sisters Nina and Georgie steal money from the most evil corporations in the universe. They dispense that money among themselves and the poor. Like Robin Hood, they find the utmost joy in what they do. Five years later, in 2205, they find themselves the most sought after bounty the universe has even known. With […]
Does Independence Day Resurgence let creativity ring? By Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Reviewer When Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day was released in 1996, it put a fun and explosive twist on the classic alien invasion story. With a stellar cast, planetary destruction, and a world in peril, this blockbuster film set a higher bar for all action/sci-fi films that followed. Warning: […]
Valiant’s supernatural hero Shadowman has a legacy reaching to 4001 A.D. Review by Nolan P. Smith Valiant Entertainment’s 4001 A.D. event rages on as we get another look at the legacy of one of the modern-day heroes and how it has survived so far into the future. This time, we see how the mantle of Shadowman exists, and what it […]
De Campi and Ordway Bring Terror to Comics the Right Way By Daniel Schwartz Contributing Guest Reviewer Recently, Virtual Reality (VR) video games took the spotlight at the E3 trade show because of their immersive experience. Imagine a video game that not only immersed the user into the fictional world, but also stole their soul from their body as well! […]
Cho’s amazing artwork showcased Review by Nolan P. Smith Frank Cho is outstanding, in case you didn’t know. The comic book creator has worked on projects all across the board: from Shanna the She Devil, Savage Wolverine and Mighty Avengers with Marvel to Jungle Girl, Red Sonja, Liberty Meadows and more. With Apes & Babes, we get a sampling of […]
Eric Powell Creates Another Likeable Loner with Hillbilly Review by Nolan P. Smith Eric Powell is one of my favorite comic book creators. If you don’t know who the man is, then stop what you are doing and go check out his amazing series The Goon from Dark Horse Comics. So when I saw he was putting out a new […]
4 Kids Walk Into a Bank Continues to Walk with Greatness Review by Nolan P. Smith With the sophomore issue for Black Mask Studios’ 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, we get more superb characterization, dialogue, and some major occurrences that put this book passed the speed limit before you know it. From writer Matthew Rosenberg and artist Tyler Boss, […]
By Art Macias Contributing Guest Reviewer This week’s comic book review for me came in the form of Kurt Sutter’s Lucas Stand from Boom Studios. This series comes from the mind of Kurt Sutter, from a little TV show known as Sons of Anarchy. As we first meet the main character Lucas, we see him battling his own demons, as […]
By Nolan P. Smith The first Divinity series by Valiant was simply amazing. Having Russian cosmonaut Abram Adams come back to Earth decades later and with the powers of a God was enough to put not only the Valiant Universe on notice, but the comic book industry as well. With Divinity II, we saw that another cosmonaut that traveled with […]
By Nolan P. Smith With the last issue of Detective Comics, we saw that someone is coming after the vigilantes in Gotham, starting with Jean Paul Valley. To combat this unknown threat, Batman enlists the help of Batwoman to help put together and train a team of Bat-allies: Red Robin, Spoiler, Orphan, and Clayface. This issue, we see that it […]
By Nolan P. Smith Last issue’s Rebirth kick off was full of reveals and surprises: Superman is dead, Lex Luthor takes up the S shield to defend Metropolis, the old Superman reveals himself, a new Clark Kent is revealed, and the murderous monster Doomsday is back and ready to fight. That’s a great way for this storyline to kick off. […]
By Nolan P. Smith With the Rebirth special being outstanding, the Scarlett Speedster now runs into a brand new series, and if this issue is any indication, then The Flash is ready to win the race before it even began. From writer Joshua Williamson and artist Carmine Di Giandomenico, this issue focuses on a main plot that has circled the […]
By Nolan P. Smith Gwenpool could have been an utter disaster. The idea, spawned from a variant cover featuring Gwen Stacy dressed in a pink Deadpool suit (sans pants), this book could have easily been written off as a cash grab to the Deadpool popularity. Instead, for the first three issues, this book has been fun, funny and a joy […]
By Nolan P. Smith In the last issue of Dept H, we saw siblings Mia and Raj, as part for a three man team, going down into the depths of the sea only to be attacked by what appeared to be a giant squid. With Raj missing and Mia knocked out of the loop, the danger only gets greater with […]
By Nolan P. Smith As her Rebirth Special laid the groundwork, this beginning to the new series starring Wonder Woman shows the Amazonian Princess trying to sort through her past to see what’s real and what isn’t, which leads her down a path to a very familiar face. Greg Rucka and Liam Sharp deliver an outstanding debut issue here: not […]
4001 A.D. Bloodshot Brings the Anti-Hero to the Future By Nolan P. Smith Valiant Entertainment’s 4001 A.D. has been an outstanding series so far. The one shots, like this one centering around Bloodshot, give us more of a history and background to the legacies the characters we know from the Valiant Universe will leave behind, especially when fast forwarding to […]
Detective Comics #934 Brings Together Batman’s Greatest Allies By Nolan P. Smith Batman’s Rebirth special was pretty great, as we saw a dark path the Bat books will be going down. With Detective Comics #934, we almost get another Rebirth, but this time focusing on the members of the Bat family… and Clayface? Written by James Tynion IV and with […]
Wonder Woman Rebirth has the Amazonian Warrior Questioning Her Own Past By Nolan P. Smith With DC’s Rebirth comes change, and change is definitely in the air for one of DC’s big three, Wonder Woman. With this Rebirth special, we get to see what Diana’s life is life during the seismic shift of Rebirth, and where that might take her […]
Flash Rebirth Wins the Race, Readies for the Marathon By Nolan P. Smith After reading DC Universe Rebirth #1 (and if you haven’t read it yet and don’t want to be spoiled, cease reading now), we see how the Flash is a crucial part of Rebirth. Not just Barry Allen, but his long forgotten protégé, Wally West. Written by Joshua […]
Aquaman Rebirth Sets Up the Next Chapter for the Underwater Hero By Nolan P. Smith Aquaman is, and has been, one of the big 7 in the Justice League for some time. Arthur Curry, the heroic leader of Atlantis, took a bit of time before he started to get the same respect as his household name teammates. Geoff Johns relaunched […]
Action Comics #957 Kicks off the Superman Rebirth the Right Way By Nolan P. Smith With the Superman: Rebirth special being a bit underwhelming for me, as it served as more of a recap/set up to the new status quo for the Man of Steel, Action Comics #957 reads like a new beginning. Written by comic vet Dan Jurgens with […]
The Rookies Take Center Stage in Green Lanterns Rebirth #1 By Nolan P. Smith Being the final of the four Rebirth books I checked out this week, we see where the Green Lantern universe is heading with the company wide shake up. But note the title of this book , Green Lanterns, plural. We don’t get Hal Jordan, or John […]
Superman Rebirth #1 Sets the Stage By Nolan P. Smith Out of all the Rebirth issue coming out, Superman is what I was most looking forward to. With the Superman now being THE Superman from past continuity after the New 52 Superman died during the excellent Final Days of Superman storyline that wrapped up before Rebirth, this truly marks a […]
Batman Rebirth Introduces a dark take on a familiar villain By Nolan P. Smith Batman has been one book that even through the New 52, continued to deliver entertaining stories with excellent creative teams. Now, with the Rebirth event spanning the DCU, we get Batman Rebirth, which introduces us to a new status quo for a certain character and turns […]
Green Arrow Rebirth is Exactly What Oliver Queen Needed By Nolan P. Smith With DC Comics Rebirth, we get a slew of new and relaunched titles, which is actually a great thing, as many of these characters are being somewhat returned to days reminiscent of their glory days. For the emerald archer, this means returning to aspects long missing from […]
The Issue That Lit The Internet Ablaze is Here with Steve Rogers: Captain America #1 By Nolan P. Smith With the latest Marvel event, Stand Off, coming to an end, we saw the once decrepit, old Steve Rogers get rejuvenated back to his Captain America self. So with this issue, we get a full-fledged Captain America series starring the man […]
Divinity II Continues to Shock and Awe By Nolan P. Smith The return of Valiant Entertainment’s hit series Divinity was nothing short of fascinating and shocking at the same time. With the second issue to this new series, we get the moment we wanted to see happen since the series was announced: the soviet super soldier Mishka versus the star […]
X-Men: Apocalypse Puts the Merry Mutants Against the First Mutant By Nolan P. Smith Being the third in the new wave of X-Men films, X-Men: Apocalypse carries a lot of weight on its shoulders. The best-selling merry mutants at Marvel have been on a roll as of late, so with the introduction of the mega-villain Apocalypse to the big screen, […]