Briton reviewed Heroes In Crisis #4 Jan 6, 2019
Absolute rubbish, and none of the 'deaths' will stick.
Wonder Woman versus...Booster Gold?! Diana finds out the hard way that Booster can be a formidable opponent when his back's against the wall. Of course, being the prime suspect in a superhero massacre and exposing a secret trauma hospital for metahumans will do just that. Meanwhile, Batman and the Flash combine their detective skills to investigate...
Briton reviewed Snotgirl #12 Dec 27, 2018
The plot thickens.
Lottie's big sister is here to visit, and she's taking over Lottie's entire life. Can a girl get some privacy?! Meanwhile, Sunny tries to get back in the dating game, and John takes a fresh stab at fashion design.
Briton rated Long Lost #3 Dec 26, 2018
Stranger Things meets Ghost World in Long Lost. Stranded on the road outside of Hazel Patch, Piper and Frances must last the night as they are attacked by something horrible and disgusting. Fighting to survive the night, they are reminded only of the warning given to them, "Beware the woods."
Briton rated Long Lost Vol.2 #4 Dec 26, 2018
The Mountain that looms over Hazel Patch has changed, leading to a confrontation in the woods. Piper and Frances are reunited with no time to spare as they scramble to safety. Pursued by a horror beyond their imagination, will they finally get the answer to what happened to their mother? The puzzle pieces have fallen into place and the mysteries ar...
Briton reviewed Long Lost Vol.2 #5 Dec 26, 2018
This series has been my favourite for the last couple of years, and I will really miss it when it's complete. If the creators are watching, can we have another series with the 2 sisters in the future please?
The penultimate issue. Piper and Frances make their way to the strange Mountain that looms over Hazel Patch in a final search for answers. What will they find? What will they do? What will happen?
Briton rated Gideon Falls #9 Dec 25, 2018
"ORIGINAL SINS," Part Three
As Norton spirals deeper into his own mind-or deeper into madness?-Father Fred entertains a visitor from his past who can't possibly be real. But Temptation comes in all shapes and sizes...
Briton rated The Walking Dead #186 Dec 25, 2018
The powder keg: once it goes off, it can't be contained.
Briton rated Black Hammer: Cthu-Louis #1 Dec 25, 2018
From the pages of Sherlock Frankenstein comes this horrific tale of Lovecraftian teenage angst.
Spawned by the emissary of a Cthulhu god, Cthu-Louise struggles and is teased at school due to her monstrous appearance. Finally fed up with the bullying and abuse, she decides she will do anything to make herself "normal."
o Emi Lenox...
Briton rated High Heaven #4 Dec 25, 2018
At last! David learns the terrible secret of L-Meat! Is it his ticket out of Heaven? And, Hashtag: Danger's adorable alien pet destroys a civilization! Plus, pictures and prose from the most merciless minds this side of Paradise! Painted cover by Richard Williams (MAD).
Briton rated Amazing Spider-Man #12 Dec 25, 2018
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• Turns out Spider-Man isn't the only one getting attacked, as JJJ himself is in deep trouble. BUT WHO IS ATTACKING HIM?
• And what more will we learn about the mysterious bandaged figure circling Spider-Man?!
Rated T
Briton reviewed Aquaman #43 Dec 25, 2018
I feel DC have dropped the ball here. After a successful film, people trying the comic for the first time will find nothing from the film. No Atlantis, no undersea action, no supporting characters. Just a usual generic superhero-who-has-lost-his memory type of story.
Bring back Abnett.
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The tides turn for the Sea King with a new creative team! Star scribe Kelly Sue DeConnick (Captain Marvel, Pretty Deadly) and red-hot artist Robson Rocha (TEEN TITANS, SUPERGIRL) take the rudder to steer Aquaman into uncharted waters. In the wake of "Drowned Earth," an amnesiac Arthur washes ashore on a remote island, and ends up being cared for by...
Briton reviewed Cold Spots #5 Dec 24, 2018
So much for the 'slow burn'. The series rushes to its conclusion with vague promises of more one day.
MINISERIES FINALE
Dan has found his missing daughter. She is in the clutches of a fiendish family that wishes to use her connection to the unquiet dead to raise something horrible from beyond the veil. This new spirit is so vicious... so malignant... that its presence could cast the world into the darkness of a supernatural ice age.
Briton rated High Heaven #3 Dec 20, 2018
As David suffers in Heaven and Heather struggles on Earth, their separate troubles lead to one life-and-death question: "What is L-Meat?" Pplus, a member of Hashtag: Danger lies dead! Aren't you shocked? Plus bonus AHOY illustrated text stories! Painted cover by Richard Williams (MAD).
Briton rated Captain Ginger #3 Dec 20, 2018
As hundreds of cute kittens threaten to overrun the ship, Captain Ginger and Sergeant Mittens follow a mysterious signal to a deadly deep-space outpost! Bonus: Hashtag Danger hosts the Hashtag Awareness Charity Dinner Dance (for, uh, something). Plus the usual assortment of AHOY extras!
Briton rated Captain Ginger #2 Dec 20, 2018
How many cats is too many? Captain Ginger has his hands full - literally - when his starship undergoes a rapid population explosion. Meanwhile, Sergeant Mittens learns the horrors of Litterbox Duty! Extra story: The heroes of Hashtag: Danger learn that being super-evolved doesn't make you smart. Plus more AHOY illustrated-story extras!
Briton reviewed Shazam! #1 Dec 20, 2018
Good, but loses a star due to the absurd price.
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The superstar team of writer Geoff Johns and artist Dale Eaglesham reunite to launch the first all-new SHAZAM! monthly title set in the DC Universe in almost 20 years! (What took you guys so long?!)
Teenager turned super-hero Billy Batson struggles to balance school and superheroics! (Guess which one is more fun?) But when Shazam unlocks a sho...
Briton reviewed Aquaman #42 Dec 12, 2018
It's been a good run, but it's going out with a whimper.
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A "DROWNED EARTH" tie-in story! As Aquaman and Wonder Woman race home from the Graveyard of Gods to turn the tide against the Ocean Lords, Arthur learns a stunning secret about his past! Armed with the knowledge that the Justice League may be fighting the wrong enemy, Aquaman must confront the ocean lords and learn the truth before the cosmic flood...
Briton rated Smooth Criminals #1 Dec 8, 2018
There are certain things Brenda expects to find while hacking: money, secrets, occasional pictures of cats. She is NOT expecting to find a cryogenically frozen master thief from the 60s. Mia is everything Brenda is not-cool, confident, beautiful. And utterly unprepared for the digital age. Despite their differences, the two will need to team up to ...
Briton reviewed Black Hammer: Age of Doom #7 Dec 8, 2018
The plot is not advancing. They are playing for time with some mostly unrelated stuff here. The art is a bit rubbish too.
As Colonial Weird tries to figure out the new world he's found himself on, the character's he's met explain not only their origins, but potentially the origins of all things. Weird's time is running out, and the events of this issue will change the way he sees the world forever!
o Winner of the Eisner Award for Best New Series.
"I...
Briton rated Long Lost Vol.2 #2 Nov 25, 2018
Thought. Void. Space. Hazel Patch. Piper is lost and must work with an unlikely ally to find a way home while Frances is reunited with Jody as she sheds new light on everything that has happened. Piper and Frances are fast approaching the end and as questions are answered, they are forced to make game-changing decisions.
Briton rated Long Lost Vol.2 #3 Nov 25, 2018
Piper discovers the secrets to The Sound, the unfathomable world beyond Hazel Patch, as Frances fights to survive her abduction by the strange people living in Hazel Patch. Joanna continues her bizarre plans and has captured one of the strange beings that dwell in the forest outside town. What is she planning and how does The Mountain fit into all ...
Briton reviewed Man-Eaters #1 Nov 23, 2018
No sane person will find anything to like in this.
Eisner-nominated and New York Times bestselling thriller writer CHELSEA CAIN returns to comics with a new ONGOING SERIES!
A mutation in Toxoplasmosis causes menstruating women to turn into ferocious killer wildcats-easily provoked and extremely dangerous. As panic spreads and paranoia takes root, the fate of the world rides on the shoulders of...
Briton rated Cold Spots #2 Nov 20, 2018
Dan has tracked his estranged wife and daughter to a dreary island off the coast of North Carolina-and the closer he gets, the colder his surroundings become. A cold so deep it can freeze the flesh from your bones lingers in the air, and Dan is starting to believe his daughter might be the key to this dawning, bone-chilling supernatural winter.
Briton added Cold Spots to their pull list Nov 20, 2018
MINISERIES PREMIERE! Psychological terror, the undead, and a supernaturally bitter cold come together in this spine-tingling new series from CULLEN BUNN (REGRESSION, Harrow County) and MARK TORRES (Zombies vs. Robots: Undercity).
10 years ago, Dan Kerr turned his back on his wife and unborn daughter. Now, both mother and child have gone missin...
Briton rated Cold Spots #1 Nov 20, 2018
MINISERIES PREMIERE! Psychological terror, the undead, and a supernaturally bitter cold come together in this spine-tingling new series from CULLEN BUNN (REGRESSION, Harrow County) and MARK TORRES (Zombies vs. Robots: Undercity).
10 years ago, Dan Kerr turned his back on his wife and unborn daughter. Now, both mother and child have gone missin...
Briton reviewed High Heaven #2 Nov 20, 2018
It's good. Buy it.
What's worse than being sentenced to Hell? For self-pitying David Feathers, it's an eternity in Paradise, where he runs afoul of a monstrous angel. EXTRA! The surly science-heroes of Hashtag: Danger adopt an alien pet! Plus a short story by Austin Wilson!
Briton reviewed High Heaven #1 Nov 20, 2018
Clever and unusual.
Chronic malcontent David Weathers dies and goes to Heaven-where everything is terrible, and everybody hates a complainer. A savage satire by writer Tom Peyer (Hourman, Batman '66) with art by Greg Scott (Black Hood, X-Files). And! The socially awkward science-adventurers known as Hashtag: Danger kill a dinosaur! Backup s...
Briton reviewed Sparrowhawk #2 Nov 19, 2018
Well I gave it a chance. Two issues in and it's clear this isn't for me. We have an English victorian leading lady of mixed race (what else COULD she be?) who despises the upper classes and wicked imperialists. She does whatever she is told by an evil vampire rabbit, while spouting every liberal cliché under the sun. All this, and the crappiest art possible.
Trapped in the beautiful, deadly world of Faerie, Art realizes that there is only one way out. To survive, she has to fight. To escape, she has to win.
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