Tag: comic book review
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Comic Book Review – Sentient
I was cruising NetGalley for new stuff to read, and came across Sentient (Deluxe Edition) by writer Jeff Lemire and artist Gabriel Walta, with letters by Steve Wands. The names drew my eye immediately, as I know Lemire’s writing from following up the legendary Hawkeye run by Fraction/Aja/etc., and Gabriel Walta’s art from The Vision.…
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Comic Book Review – Crosswind Vol. 1
Crosswind is an Image series written by Gail Simone, drawn by Cat Staggs, with letters from Simon Bowland. The blurb at Image’s site describes it as “Goodfellas meets Freaky Friday” and it’s an apt description. What happens if a Chicago hitman and a suburban housewife switch bodies? Under Gail’s pen, you get vulgar, action-filled fun.…
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Comic Book Review – Black Bolt Vol. 1, Hard Time
Volume 1 of Black Bolt’s solo series, subtitled Hard Time, is out. Writer Saladin Ahmed and artist Christian Ward fulfilled the promise of the first issue (which I looked at previously) and more. Ward says a lot about who gets put in prison and why, while not ignoring the kickass fights and teleporting dogs we…
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Comic Book Review – Black Bolt #1 by Saladin Ahmed and Christian Ward
Creative Team: Writer: Saladin Ahmed Artist: Christian Ward Letterer: Clayton Cowles The Inhumans are in a tough spot, as far as the fandom goes. Â They’ve been around a long time, created by Lee and Kirby no less. Â But they’ve always been a bit of a niche group, mostly centered around the Fantastic Four. Â It doesn’t…
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Comic Book Review – Mockingbird, Volume 1: I Can Explain
We’ve been over the controversy regarding the series and how much of a jerk some of comics fandom can be, but I really want to talk about the Mockingbird comic, too. Â IT’S GREAT. Â Snarky, action-filled, mysterious, fun. Â Bobbi herself gets to shine – it’s not often she does, having been used quite often in the…
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Comic Book Reviews – Goldie Vance Volume 1, The Backstagers Volume 1
BOOM! Studios recently joined NetGalley, giving reviewers access to a selection of their comics and graphic novels, and I immediately requested the first volumes of Goldie Vance and The Backstagers. Â Goldie Vance because of the art – Brittney Williams, who you may know from her work on Patsy Walker, a. k. a. Hellcat!, is the…
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Comic Book Review – The Vision #8
Creative Team: Writer: Â Tom King Art: Â Gabriel Hernandez Walta Colors: Â Jordie Bellaire Letters: Â Clayton Cowles Last month, the cover shown for this issue (shown in part above) seemed to indicate the arrival of the Avengers and the beginning of the final battle. Â Well, as usual expectations are twisted. Â There IS a new arrival, but it’s…
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What’s New on Marvel Unlimited – May 22 to May 28, 2016
Every week, Marvel adds new comics to their Marvel Unlimited service. Sometimes it’s new stuff – most series they publish get issues added about 6 months after they are released in shops – and others it’s older comics. But there’s always something interesting and I will point them out weekly. Starting thing this week is…
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What’s New on Marvel Unlimited – May 11, 2016
Every week, Marvel adds new comics to their Marvel Unlimited service.  Sometimes it’s new stuff – most series they publish get issues added about 6 months after they are released in shops – and others it’s older comics.  But there’s always something interesting and I will point them out weekly. First thing to check out…
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Comic Book Review – Black Panther #2
Creative Team: Writer: Â Ta-Nehisi Coates Art: Â Brian Stelfreeze Colors: Â Laura Martin Letters: Â Joe Sabino Black Panther #2 continues to juggle the various stories established in the first issue, and does it well. Â We get a bit more information in each, developing the various threats facing T’Challa and Wakanda while deepening a few of the mysteries.…
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Comic Book Review – The Vision #7
Creative Team: Writer: Â Tom King Art: Â Michael Walsh Colors: Â Jordie Bellaire Letters: Â Clayton Cowles The Vision #7, as usual, plays with expectations. Â You might think, considering the big tease at the end of the last issue, with Agatha Harkness warning a bunch of heroes about the Visions going off the rails, that you’d see some…
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What’s New on Marvel Unlimited – May 4, 2016
Every week, Marvel adds new comics to their Marvel Unlimited service. Â Sometimes it’s new stuff – most series they publish get issues added about 6 months after they are released in shops – and others it’s older comics. Â But there’s always something interesting and I will point them out weekly. First up is Marvel Spotlight…