The Wake #10 Scott Snyder, Sean Murphy Vertigo The cover of issue #10 distills the conclusion of The Wake. A woman gasps for air, struggling for her life, having reached the surface of the ocean. Her head is directly in the center of Dr. Archer’s sightlines. On Leeward’s right hand side is the sunrise and on…
James Maddox: Clown and The Dead Review
James Maddox is the indie writer you haven’t heard of but should definitely look into. He’s written a series of one-shot comics including Blue Nemesis, The Horror Show, and his latest release, Clown. Maddox is currently writing the on-going series The Dead, and has even participated in Gail Simone’s Comic Survival Kit project on tumblr…
Review: Manifest Destiny Issue #8
Manifest Destiny Issue #8 Chris Dingess (W) Matthew Roberts & Owen Gieni (A) Image Comics When you save someone’s life, they owe you. There is no satisfaction in rescuing another person if there isn’t a reward. At least, that’s how the crew of Lewis & Clark see the situation. With this issue emerges an echoing…
Review: Storm #1
Storm Greg Pak (w) Victor Ibañez (A) I have made no secret of my excitement at the news of a solo title for Storm. Greg Pak did his best to get close to the fans right off the bat by taking to social media. His efforts to build interest, create buzz, and generate goodwill for the…
The Penguin’s Goose is Cooked: Batman Eternal Check In #14-15
Previously in Batman Eternal . . . Tim and Harper stole our hearts, Lieutenant Bard dropped the hammer on the gang war, Gordon had an identity crisis when his not-so-dead son came to visit, and Stephanie Brown’s father made us question his skills as a villain. Got all that? Good, because things are just getting…
Short & Sweet: She-Hulk, Batwoman, Sex Criminals, and More!
Saga #20 Brian K. Vaughan Fiona Staples Image Comics It starts with a blowjob.
Review: Ms. Marvel 5
Ms. Marvel #5 G. Willow Wilson (W) Adrian Alphona (A) Marvel Comics In this issue, Kamala takes on Doyle, the shiftless teen in charge of the other shiftless teens Vick has gotten involved with.
Death Comes for Archie: Life With Archie #36
Life With Archie #36 Paul Kupperberg (W), Pat Kennedy, Tim Kennedy, Jim Amash (A) Archie Comics Life With Archie # 36 opens slow, with the eponymous everyteen hero, Archie Andrews, looking back on his life and adventures in Riverdale. Life With Archie is not the Double Digests you might remember, it’s an adventure book, heavy…
Review of Beautiful Darkness
Beautiful Darkness Fabien Vehlmann (W) Kerascoet (A) Drawn and Quarterly Beautiful Darkness is a modern fairy tale darker than any other. This story is absolutely nothing like Frozen. The first pages are presented in a clean cut, fairy tale format with a couple discussing a recent dance ball they attended. Then mid-tea sip their world…
The Illegitimates—A Legitimate Comic Attempt
The Illegitimates Taran Killam, Marc Andreyko, Kevin Sharpe IDW I know you’ve all been waiting with bated breath for my thoughts on The Illegitimates, a miniseries conceived by Taran Killam (of Saturday Night Live fame) and Marc Andreyko (of Batwoman fame), and drawn by Kevin Sharpe (of Army of Darkness fame). I have to say,…
Visuals Vs Written Narrative: Raven’s Gate
It’s been a couple of months, so I apologise. I promised you a look at the graphic novelisations made of Anthony Horowitz’ bestseller novels—the Power of Five and Alex Rider—that I shared my problems with back in May. I needed a break, what can I say?
Reviews Roulette: Spin the Wheel, Write Reviews
Welcome to Reviews Roulette, where editors randomly assign comics to our staff writers for review! This week we assigned The Auteur #4 (Oni Press), Thomas Aslop (BOOM!), and Emily and the Strangers: Breaking the Record (Dark Horse).