February 2012
18 posts
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Top 5 Best Secret Identities
“Unlike the secret identity don’t winners, these heroes and villains know how to keep their identities secret. Sometimes just because of their powers themselves…”
Definitely think this list came out much better than the “worst” list… but there were so many good candidates that I had to expand the list from just DC characters to all comic book characters.
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Catwoman #6 Review
“The worst issue of Catwoman by far, Winick goes out of his way to make everything grotesque and omits the sexy. While I could care less about the latter, the former makes this story an awkward mess. With the help of it’s mood-swinging narration, the pacing of the story, and the laughable progression of Catwoman’s character.”
Almost as bad as Static, but it’s definitely...
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Z-Girl: Odyssey #2 - Review
“Z-Girl: The Odyssey #2 is infinitely better than the premier issue. The characters still have development issues and the artwork has some distracting quirks, but the story has gotten much better and the monstrous creations the team comes up with are always enjoyable to see.”
Great issue, but it still could be better…
Read the full review here.
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Jeff Lemire New Writer for Justice League Dark
“Coming after the Justice League Dark and I, Vampire crossover in issues seven and eight, the ninth issue of Justice League Dark will be the first written by the series new ongoing writer: Jeff Lemire (Animal Man, Sweet Tooth).”
I may start reading this for Lemire alone…
Read the full news story here.
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Static Shock #6 Review
“After six issues, Static has officially made me stop caring about anything going on in his universe. With a monstrous number of paper-thin characters, boring dialogue attempting with little to no humor, indecipherable artwork and a confusing storyline, Static Shock #6 is one of the worst comic books I have ever reviewed. A shame considering this issue has the best twist out of any of...
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COMING SOON: Watchmen Comic Book Prequels
DC Comics announced with mixed blessings that there would be seven comic book prequels to the Watchmen series (the highest selling graphic novel ever). Mixed blessings, because, to many a fan’s dismay, neither of the Watchmen’s original creators will be working on the prequels.
Original Watchmen writer Alan Moore (Swamp Thing) and artist Dave Gibbons (2000 AD) will have no input on the...
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Animal Man Artist Describes His Departure
“Travel Foreman, the acclaimed comic book artist of the popular DC title Animal Man, was recently taken off of the Animal Man title to work on another DC Comics title: Birds of Prey.”
I’m looking forward to seeing how the change pans out in both Animal Man and Birds of Prey.
Read the full news story here.
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Justice League International #6 Review
“Even after a battle to the death with Galaxus copyright Peraxxus, Justice League International can not even afford to take a minor break in Justice League International #6, the epilogue to the series first story arc Signal Masters. The issue proves not to be the standard epilogue issue with a lot of twists, but the numerous conversations going on combined with out-of-no-where death...
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Deathstroke #6 Review
“This is one of the better issues of Deathstroke that has some depth and characterization pertinent to the plot. Unfortunately the artwork is still filled with awkwardly designed musclemen and blood-gushing soldiers with only some good partial two-paged spreads.”
A solid issue, but I can’t say I enjoyed it very much…
Read the full review here.
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DC Gets New Artists for Animal Man and Other New...
“Surprising news this week. It was announced on DC’s blog The Source that there would be a new artist on the popular New 52 horror title Animal Man. Several other artists previously on a New 52 title will be reassigned to another New 52 title.”
I can hear the fanboys raging…
Read the full news story here.
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Batman: The Dark Knight #5 Review
“After not taking this title seriously last issue, Batman: The Dark Knight #5 has some more clichéd moments that got a little chuckle out of me, but also had moments that created a sense of intensity. But the small amount of laughs and great premise failed to make this title pay off, with the major blemish of the work being it’s poor pacing.”
What a disappointment this week… I...
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Fatale #2 Review
“I am still enraptured in the detective story of Fatale. Despite an artistic downgrade, confusing moments, and a lack in the stories balance, Fatale is a clichéd classic detective story saved by brilliant narration and characterization that keeps it feeling fresh.”
Great series so far and I look forward to the next issue!
Read the full review here.
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Top 5 Worst Secret Identities: DC Addition
“Some superheroes keep their identities hidden for their entire lives with no one the wiser, even their loved ones. Most of these readers scratch their heads at this because of how obvious the heroes duel-identity is. But who have the worst kept secrets that everyone in a comic could figure out if they were given a brain cell or weren’t blinded by convenience? Our ‘lucky’...
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Z-Girl: Odyssey #1 Review
“Z-Girl: Odyssey #1 has many unique and enjoyable elements but has quite a few quirks that keep it from being a great title. The artwork has an interesting style, but not everything is executed well with the story following suit.”
A promising premise with a mediocre execution, I still enjoyed this issue and can see it heading in a good direction. It’s just not there...
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Comic Book and Movie Reviews Suicide Squad #1
I never got around to reviewing the first issue of Suicide Squad but Comic Book and Movie Reviews did! You can read their take on Suicide Squad #1 here.
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Comic Maven - A Bloggers Tale
I was recently interviewed about my work reviewing comic books by Comic Book and Movie Reviews (a great site which you can enjoy here - and I’m not just saying that because they interviewed me, they have some really great articles!).
To read the full interview, click here.
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Prototype Midquel Comic Book
“Comic book and video game publisher Radical Entertainment will be teaming up with Dark Horse Comics to create a three-story comic book series of the Prototype mythos occurring between Prototype and Prototype 2 (one of the most anticipated open-world/action games this year slated for an April 2012 release).”
I may pick up this comic myself… after finishing a Prototype game.
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