The idea is intriguing to me, but I’ve disliked From the Ashes so much that I no longer buy and can’t invest unless I hear this is amazing.
This bears no resemblance to classic Dungeons & Dragons. The art is somewhat enjoyable, especially the coloring, but it’s very saccharine and serves a questionable purpose.
In a time of fickle gods and feckless governors, the world yearns for heroes! But what it gets are the Fallbacks - a party of daring, dubious, and dysfunctional adventurers who arrive in the city of Loudwater in search of gold and glory. But an encounter with kobold thieves puts the Fallbacks in the crosshairs of a rival team of deeply annoying loc...
I loved the humor in this issue. Ghost Pepper may not be a masterpiece, but it is a damn good comic.
As the epic throwdown between Ash and Toggle explodes off the page, Loloi fights for her very survival?
Also, the mystery of the prisoner on the moon deepens...
Stupid and fun. As usual.
END OF STORY ARC Battle Beast goes to war. A looming threat emerges, one longtime fans of INVINCIBLE will recognize.
Werneck's artwork is good, but the story is a convoluted mess. Plus, there are a couple of things that just rubbed me the wrong way:
1. One does not simply defeat Galactus, even if you're Rogue with a power upgrade.
2. When you had a statue for your missing loved one made, would you really depict her in the uniform of the being that caused her disappearance?
As so often with Simone more
CRY MUTANT, CRY BLOOD! X YEARS LATER and the Uncanny X-Men have been shattered by loss and tragedy and scattered to different locations around the world. At Haven House, only three remain - wounded, grieving and guarding the portal to the terrifying PENUMBRA. Can they stop the thundering darkness that has lurked below the surface for centuries, scr...
Sorry, not a fan of McGuiness or Nauck. Settle on one %$%$§%$§ artist, Marvel - and make it Larraz.
ENTER: THE GOBLIN SLAYER! Something has been trying to kill Norman Osborn since the first issue of this volume, and they up the ante this issue! What can Spider-Man do to stop the Goblin Slayer? With all that Norman has done and could do, SHOULD Spidey stop it?
Pretty dramatic and cinematic issue - I liked it! Cap Colton is an interesting character that I'd love to see more of, but since the series is set in the past, his days are most likely numbered.
Great cover as well.
A NATION DOOMED! It's a showdown between DOOM and CAPTAIN AMERICA with the fate of Latveria hanging in the balance! As Doom prepares a fatal strike against those who stand against him, a sudden betrayal has Cap on the ropes and questioning everything he thought he knew…
The weakest issue so far, especially when it comes to the art.
A STANDALONE NIGHT FORCE COVERT OP!
The FIRST APPEARANCE of fan-favorite SHOOTER!
How can she join Night Force when she’s imprisoned in Darklonia? Lady Jaye has a plan...
I wanted to skip Rogue Storm (not a fan of alternate realities), especially after seeing that dreadful Humberto Ramos cover, but the interior art looked interesting. Plus, Ayodele is one of those writer who always come up with something different and intriguing.
Anyway, Roland Boschi's art, on closer inspection, is a mixed bag. I like his storytelling, anatomy and page layouts, but the more
KILL THE GODDESS, SAVE THE WORLD! X YEARS LATER, with Earth's gods gone, only ORORO MUNROE, the mutant god of storms remains. She is a goddess driven mad by dark magic and grief. Now, as STORM threatens to freeze the world into a new Ice Age, Rogue leads a team of killers and legends - Gateway, Iceman, Fantomex, Spiral and Warpath. The sole mission...
Although I'm not sure Marcos Martin is right for this title, I found the issue much more consistent regarding the quality of the art.
THE JOKER AND MR. FREEZE MAKE THEIR ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE DEBUT--STARTING HERE! It's about to get icy cold in Gotham City...as we reveal the connections between a young, up-and-coming scientist named Victor Fries, his history with the Ark M experiment, and what it all has to do with the mysterious Joker. A bombastic two-parter with a guest artist, the ...
Nobody needed this, and it's not even drawn well.
BUY THIS COMIC, OR ALL OF YOUR FAVORITE HEROES WILL DIE! X YEARS LATER, and Mojo's got a new game for Wonder Man, Hellcat, Bishop, Rhino and Kraven to play. There are no rules. One survivor wins. The others die. Mojo promises you can vote for the winner with your dollars - but you probably can't. Mojo cannot promise that any of this is true or that...
THIS IS BINARY…AND THE UNIVERSE BURNS WITH HER! X YEARS LATER, in the ashes of the old world, to survive she is reborn - a cosmic force channeling the Phoenix itself. With the universe crumbling, BINARY returns to save what's left. But power this great always comes with a price… and the end of everything might begin with her.
THE WORLD OUTSIDE YOUR WINDOW IS GONE! X YEARS LATER, what happened to the Fantastic Four? And what horrors plague the East Coast? How does the rest of the world survive the rise of Revelation? And far above, on Arakko, what does Apocalypse think of his heir's new empire? Discover the far-reaching impact of AGE OF REVELATION across the Marvel Unive...
THE ALL-NEW SABRETOOTH! X YEARS LATER, she's taken the name of once-bitter enemy SABRETOOTH - and fights beside Revelation himself. Why did Laura Kinney abandon her legacy? What secrets does she keep from the mutant world? When loyalty changes, blood means everything.
Well… so this was the final installment of the first story arc, and I can’t quite decide if I like this book enough to continue reading. I can understand where the hype is coming from. Absolute Batman has a very cinematic feel and great action. It’s gritty and brutal and reminiscent of The Dark Knight. However, it’s also ridiculous (the costume gimmicks, the “fat-signal”), the flashbacmore
THIS IS IT! CATCH UP TO ARC ONE BEFORE THE START OF ARC TWO! Bruce Wayne, a young man who has built his entire life on leveling up, on becoming a bigger man than both his enemies and the obstacles that stand in his way, will have to break down the Black Mask and his gang of Party Animals. Will he be able to do this without the help of his unlikely ...
My favorite part is the fat-signal. This is getting ridiculous. I did like the action though.
WILL THE PARTY END HERE FOR ABSOLUTE BATMAN? With his friends lives at stake, will a broken, beaten, and ultimately defeated Bruce Wayne finally compromise and give up both himself and his morals to Black Mask? Or does he have something even BIGGER than himself to help? And what does this have to do with Mayor James Gordon and his relationship with...
I couldn’t bring myself to reading Transformers after the first issue, mainly because of the art. It was just too gritty and sketchy for my taste, and the humans just looked badly drawn. Dan Mora brings a much needed technical finesse and clean line to the book. This is what the Transformers should look like! I also enjoyed the story and dialogue, even though I don’t really know what’s goingmore
NEW ARC
ROBERT KIRKMAN AND DAN MORA START A NEW ERA WITH AN OVERSIZED ANNIVERSARY ISSUE!
The Energon Universe will never be the same as the Autobots and Decepticons kick off the most surprising new chapter in their war on Earth.
Optimus Prime and the remaining Autobots must join forces with unli...
Why can't this book keep an artist for more than two or three issues? This is frustrating.
THE INEVITABLITY OF KANG! As the AVENGERS dive deep into the depth of ruin, KANG's real battle with MYRDDIN becomes clear. Witness the birth of a villain UNMATCHED!
I wanted to skip this event, since I'm not interested in anything based on or inspired by the original Age of Apocalypse, which ruined the X-books for me for most of the 90s. However, the premise of "our" Cyclops and Beast entering this future age to prevent it, is mildly intriguing.
Leafing through the AoR books out this week, this one is pretty much the only one with decent art, so I thoug more
HOPE THEY SURVIVE THE EXPERIENCE! X YEARS LATER, on the run after a deadly clash with Revelation's chief assassin, the shattered X-Men desperately gamble everything on one last mission. With help from an unexpected ally, they venture into the haunted ruins of Graymalkin. What they find there may change everything… if they survive.
The time is the 1950s and the place is a very unique American city. Los Monstruos is entirely populated with classic monsters from movies and folklore. Vampires, Man-Monsters, Werewolves, Mummies, and many other fantastic creatures. Perry Cutter, werewolf P.I., has just foiled a gill-man kidnapping when another case falls into his lap. The case: fi...
The constant flashbacks and inner monologue are getting repetitive. Plus, Gabriel Walta is an interesting artist, but probably not a good choice for a superhero title.
Absolute Batman has established himself as an extremely large force to be reckoned with. But how did he get to this point? How did he push himself? And how did the tragic events of his childhood, and the advice of his father, shape the man who he became...literally? Guest artist Gabriel Walta joins for this essential origin issue of Absolute Batman...
This one didn't do it for me. I was starting to get bored by the story after a few pages, and the art lacked the urgency and rawness that I liked about first two issues. In calmer scenes, I can't help but find Dragotta's art kind of average - good enough to tell the story, but not good enough to show that there's an age difference between Bruce and his mother.
NEW FRIENDS, NEW ENEMIES! Batman and Alfred have formed a tentative alliance, but the Black Mask has some new friends too...and they're coming to Gotham to wreak absolute havoc. Plus, discover the dark secret that will rock Bruce to his core and make him question everything...
SNYDER AND DRAGOTTA'S BRAND-NEW TAKE ON THE DARK KNIGHT RAMPAGES ON! Batman was born out of violence - a horrible tragedy that shaped the trajectory of his future. But when a vigilant MI6 agent starts tracking the lonely life of Bruce Wayne, he discovers the interconnectivity between a hero's shell life and the many layers of the Black Mask Gang. I...
Batman looks ridiculous. The logo looks ridiculous. The art is rough. The writing feels disjointed. Snyder and Dragotta don't seem to care too much whether their creation is perfect. Maybe that's why I like it.
This book shouldn't work, but for some reason it does.
BATMAN LEGEND SCOTT SNYDER AND ICONIC ARTIST NICK DRAGOTTA TRANSFORM THE DARK KNIGHT'S TALE FOR THE MODERN AGE! Without the mansion...without the money...without the butler...what's left is the Absolute Dark Knight!
Just awful. Awful writing, awful art. We don't need a new future version of the X-Men, we need a better present day version.
THE HEIR RISES – THE RESISTANCE IGNITES! X YEARS LATER, the Revelation Territories stretch from the Atlantic to the Mississippi – a mutant utopia ruled by the heir of Apocalypse. But beneath the surface, rebellion brews. As a ragtag X-Men team strikes from the shadows, Revelation faces threats from within. It all begins here – the dawn of the...
You won’t hear it from me. I hate the concept of alternate futures and alternate X-Men. It has been done to death. The only way I would have enjoyed this, is with a creative team capable of doing something really interesting and intelligent. It would be so easy to get the fans back. Just do one solid X-Men book featuring one of the classic eighties team rosters, either back at the mansion or on the run from mutant haters. Done.
This is 100% a filler arc and I’m not here for it. Call me when Pete’s back on earth. Hell the Norman spidey stuff is even way more interesting than this. I just…. Don’t care.
SPIDEY & HIS COSMIC FRIENDS! Who is this space-faring Spider-Man, and who is his crew?! You may recognize Rocket Raccoon and may have heard of Symbie. The other companions will have a huge impact on Spider-Man and may hold a key to some mysteries that have been brewing!