On The Shelves: 10/12/05
Support GOOD Comics! Try something new EVERY month! My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 10/12/05. The full shipping is list available at ComicList. [NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it. If not,
Buzzscope Reviews: 10/5/05
Cranked a few out this week, including our first “Staff Picks” entry… Amazing Fantasy #13With the underlying concept of superpowered humans who eschew capes and tights – and are inherently more dangerous as a result – Karl Kesel quickly establishes a credible setting that begs for elaboration, while teasing just enough information to pique the
CBC Quickees: 9/28/05
My To-Read pile is getting out of hand… Black Panther #8: Sigh. Hudlin totally let me down here. After defending the first four issues of his controversial reimagining of the Black Panther, he abruptly wrapped up his first arc without ever answering the primary question his story posed, “Who is the Black Panther?” Then, last
On the Shelves: 10/5/05
Support GOOD Comics! Try something NEW! My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 10/5/05. The full shipping is list available at ComicList. [NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it. If not, find another
Buzzscope Reviews: 9/28/05
Black Widow: The Things They Say About Her #1 (of 6)The combination of a regular dose of Bill Sienkiewicz’ art and Richard K. Morgan’s intriguing, globe-spanning spy-noir tale made their first Black Widow volume an unexpected treat last year, and they succesfully pick up right where they left off without alienating new readers. Be sure
On The Shelves: 9/28/05
Support GOOD Comics! Try something NEW! My weekly look at select comic books being released tomorrow, 9/28/05. The full shipping is list available at ComicList. [NOTE: Not all of these titles will actually arrive in all stores. If your LCBS offers a pre-ordering service, be sure to take advantage of it. If not, find another
Buzzscope Reviews: 9/21/05
…and a couple of other things below, including a “big” announcement. ShadowHawk #5Recommending this as a jump-on point, which under normal circumstances it would be perfect as, comes with a huge caveat because of the upcoming changes that will supposedly represent “a complete 180.” In the Scope: Beckett’s New Image ExaminedJeff Amano and Gabriel Benson
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CBC Quickees: 9/14/05
Better late than never, and it’s a small but mostly good batch… All-Star Batman & Robin The Boy Wonder #2 (DC Comics, $2.99): Oh, Frank, what in the hell are you doing? On first read, I groaned at how bad the scripting was, particularly Batman who sounds like a crazed Adam West auditioning to play
Buzzscope Reviews: 9/14/05
Remember when I used to post 3-5 of these every week? Between school cutting into my leisure reading time – what, you thought I got paid for this stuff? – and not wanting to review anything I’ve previously covered (with purely subjective exceptions), it’s been pretty tough to write up the longer reviews recently. Add