Oh God, no. Not a man.
Briton reviewed Black Hammer '45 #1 Mar 17, 2019
Disappointing.
During the Golden Age of superheroes, an elite Air Force crew called the Black Hammer Squadron was formed to fight the Axis powers. With occult threats from the German side, this team must save a family of scientists from the Nazi's, but the mysterious and dangerous Ghost Hunter is hot on their trail. From the World of Black Hammer comes a truly gr...
Briton rated Gideon Falls #11 Mar 13, 2019
END OF STORY ARC! "ORIGINAL SINS," Conclusion: In this pulse-pounding conclusion to "Season Two" of the hottest supernatural horror story in comics, it's a surreal nightmare as Father Fred and Norton finally come face-to-face.
Briton reviewed Female Furies #2 Mar 11, 2019
There was just a small hope that the first issue was a joke. Bu no. This is extreme left wing feminist propaganda, designed to divide people by gender. It really is quite shocking that it is being published.
The Female Furies have a terrible secret that could get them all banished to the deepest pit of Apokolips. They thought they got away with killing Steppenwolf's nephew, but now that he's been reported missing, the Protectors are sticking their noses into everyone's business in hopes of finding their lost comrade. Meanwhile, Aurelie's tormentor, Pro...
Briton rated Shazam! #3 Mar 9, 2019
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"SHAZAM! AND THE SEVEN REALMS" continues! Billy Batson's world is turned upside down by a figure from the past while Mary, Freddy and the rest of the Shazam Family enter a realm of endless amusements, candy factories and friends in the Funlands! But what's the catch? Plus, a shocking development within the Library of Eternity!
RATED T
Briton reviewed Aquaman #45 Mar 6, 2019
A dreadful plodding plot, creeping along like a snail. I'm not sure how much longer I can take this. It's the worst run of Aquaman for years.
The art is good though.
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She's heeeeeere! Witness the epic origin of Aquaman's most dangerous foe yet-the nefarious Namma! Meanwhile, Aquaman, still trying to piece together his strange vision of a mysterious red-headed woman, agrees to accompany Caille across dangerous waters to meet her long-lost mother in exchange for recovering his lost memories. But as the two allies ...
Briton reviewed Stronghold #1 Mar 3, 2019
Interesting, but rushed. It would have been better to have had the story presented here over two issues rather than have it all crammed into one.
Our planet is actually a prison designed to both trap and shelter an amnesiac alien entity of incalculable power. Now known as Michael Grey, this cosmic angel of destruction currently believes himself to be an ordinary, midwestern insurance underwriter, who belongs to a global secret society dedicated to making sure he never discovers the truth abo...
Briton rated The Girl In The Bay #1 Feb 13, 2019
In 1969, seventeen-year-old Kathy Sartori was brutally attacked, her body hurled into Brooklyn's Sheepshead Bay. Miraculously, she survives, fights her way back to the surface, only to discover that 50 years have passed, and an eerie doppelganger has lived out an entire life in her place. Kathy soon confronts not just this strange double, but the m...
Spacey Medicine reviewed Hex Wives #4 Feb 6, 2019
You can tell this is written by a man.
After the catastrophic conclusion to last issue, Becky has a personal experience that proves not everything is as it seems in Desert Canyon. However, when she tries to explain what happened to Nadiya and Izzy, both are skeptical. After all, what kind of men keep secrets from their wives?
Briton reviewed Female Furies #1 Feb 8, 2019
I don't know what the crackpot who thought this was the basis for a good comic is on, but can I have some please?
Extremist propaganda masquerading as a comic or a bad joke? You decide.
I gave it an extra mark for the colour and the decent art.
All their lives the Female Furies have been raised to be the meanest, most cunning and most ruthless fighting force on all of Apokolips. So why are Granny Goodness' girls left behind every time the men go to war? With the might of New Genesis hanging over the planet, and the Forever People making mincemeat out of Darkseid's army, Granny thinks it's...
Briton added Shazam! (2018) to their pull list Jan 29, 2019
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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 rated Shazam! #2 Jan 29, 2019
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"Shazam! and the Seven Kingdoms" part two! The acclaimed team of writer Geoff Johns and artist Dale Eaglesham continue the first all-new ongoing SHAZAM! title in decades!
Billy Batson has uncovered a secret deep within the Rock of Eternity that sends him on his most personal mission yet-one that threatens to tear apart his family! Meanwhile, t...
Briton reviewed Long Lost Vol.2 #6 Jan 29, 2019
Not sure I understood what was actually going on in the latter part of this series, but it was magnificent. I hope we see more of the two central characters one day.
The series finale of Scout Comics' critically acclaimed bizarre horror story that has been called "quite possibly the best Southern Gothic comic" about two sisters, Piper and Frances Laurent, and their horrific adventure through their disintegrating hometown, a shared traumatic history, as well as space and time. Everything has been leading up to t...
Briton rated Gideon Falls #10 Jan 27, 2019
"ORIGINAL SINS," Part Four
The past finally catches up to the present when Doc gives Father Fred a rather gruesome history of Gideon Falls. And if finding a needle in a haystack is impossible, what chance does Norton have of finding one in a giant garbage dump?
Briton reviewed Aquaman #44 Jan 26, 2019
Aquaman has had a good run for several years, but it's going over the cliff now. This is ironic when DC has a successful film to capitalise on.
Bring back Abnett.
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Aquaman no more! Still reeling from the stunning events of last issue, the onetime Sea King becomes obsessed with finding the mysterious redheaded woman from his vision. But where to even start? Don't worry, Arthur: that mysterious redhead is looking for you, too, as Mera begins the hunt for her missing mate. Amnesiac Atlanteans, redheaded mermaids...
I don't hate it. It's a bit rubbish at the moment, but perhaps it will improve.
Briton reviewed Captain Ginger #4 Jan 26, 2019
More please.
Season One concludes! Worlds collide as three cats struggle to get home, another one crosses the line, and a kitten takes its first steps out into the cosmos. Featuring a shock ending that will rock Captain Ginger's universe! Bonus: Hashtag Danger grapples with the higher questions of existence. Plus the usual AHOY text pieces and illustrations!
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).
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