Tag: Reviews
REVIEW: On the Road with Paul Pope’s THE ONE TRICK RIP-OFF +DEEP CUTS
For those savvy enough to have read Paul Pope’s (BATMAN: YEAR 100, HEAVY LIQUID, BATTLING BOY in 2013) ONE TRICK RIP-OFF when it first...
Review: Green Arrow #17
It must be difficult to put out a comic when Hawkeye comes out. But especially so if you also happen to be writing a...
Review: Hawkeye #7 – Don’t Say The ‘B-Word’
I'm not saying it! I don't think I've seen a single review of Matt Fraction's superhero-free series which hasn't eagerly slipped in at least...
The Mystery of the Missing Crossover – DC’s Flashpoint Revisited
Not too long ago, I saw the hardcover of Flashpoint on the library shelf. I didn't pick up Flashpoint when it came out, given how overused the alternate...
Review: The Many Faces of DOCTOR WHO: PRISONERS OF TIME #1
If you somehow didn’t know it already, then this is breaking news for you: this year marks the 50th anniversary of the longest running...
Review: Batman and Robin Annual #1
One accusation thrown at DC is that their comics are very stern, and there's little room for silliness and fun jokes in their Universe....
Review: Young Avengers #1
People who know me are generally surprised when they find out I'm a huge fan of Phonogram, the ode to the power of music...
Review: Unfair from Monkeybrain Comics
Written by Vance Sumner, drawn by Sandy Jarrell. Published by Monkeybrain Comics.
A one-off short story about family, Unfair is a decent, if flawed, issue....
Review: The Answer #1
We've all been enjoying Dennis Hopeless week, haven't we? That time once a month where two of his books come out on the same...
Cuteness and More Review: CHU’S DAY by Neil Gaiman and Adam Rex
Okay, it’s not a comic. But it is a lavishly illustrated and pleasingly offbeat childrens’ book by the great comics and prose writer Neil...
Beat Reviews for 16/01/13: X-Men, Hoax Hunters & Armstrong
Another week where I purposely ignore Saga! What devilry is this? Surely answers must be forthcoming.
This week I'll be reviewing X-Men #40, Hoax Hunters...
Review: CREATOR-OWNED HEROES #8 and BLACK BEETLE #1
Well, here it is. The final issue of CREATOR-OWNED HEROES. When you think “last issue”, particularly on a series meeting an untimely end, you...