Walt's Comics & Books's Profile

Location: Berlin, Germany Joined: Aug 19, 2013 About Me: Vlogging about comics: https://www.youtube.com/c/WaltsComicBookChannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/waltspeaks

Filter By:
7.7
Overall Rating
8.5
 Incredible Hulk (2023) #3 Sep 6, 2023
6.0
 Tear Us Apart (2023) #1 Sep 6, 2023
5.0
 X-Men (2021) #26 Sep 6, 2023

great throw-back to the 90s, probably better written than the old stuff. really good start.

Super fun.
8.0
 The Witcher: Witch's Lament #1 May 31, 2021

I am astounded about Prince’s capabilities. The mix of complexity, psychology and straightforward genre storytelling reminds me of the best moments of Vertigo in its heyday. And Whenever I think I got Prince worked out, he surprises me anew. Must be the most exciting author working in comics today. Just wish he would expand beyond then anthology format and would start a long form series.
7.0
 Infinite Frontier (2021) #0 Mar 14, 2021
7.5
 Superman (2018) #29 Mar 14, 2021
5.0
 Sonjaversal (2021) #1 Feb 20, 2021
7.0
 Action Comics (2016) #1028 Dec 30, 2020
7.0
 Batman: Black & White (2020) #1 Dec 30, 2020
8.5
 Conan The Barbarian (2019): King-Size Conan #1 Dec 30, 2020
8.0
 Ice Cream Man #22 Dec 30, 2020
7.5
 Blade Runner: 2029 #1 Dec 18, 2020
6.5
 Post Americana #1 Dec 18, 2020
9.0
 The Department of Truth #1 Dec 17, 2020
9.5
 The Department of Truth #2 Dec 17, 2020
9.0
 The Department of Truth #3 Dec 17, 2020

Perfect. So much Heart in a marvel book... enjoyed every page and just kept thinking: man, why are there not more comics like this from the big two. I’m shocked how low the resonance was for this issue. For me a 10/10

is this some kind of adaptation or branded stuff? utterly forgettable and joyless. was expecting more from rahal.

9.0
 Marvels Snapshot (2020): Fantastic Four #1 Jul 6, 2020
8.0
 Marvels Snapshot (2020): Captain America #1 Jul 6, 2020

Excellent!
7.0
 No One's Rose #1 Apr 20, 2020

10 for the art, 6 for the story.

Art and colors were PHENOMENAL here, Hotz brings a nice Wrightson horror flavor and a perfect sense of composition, perspective and love for details.

Wow, the release couldn't have been timed better. A bit eerie.

Wow. What a masterpiece.

A bit pointless, though pretty (but a little stiff for my taste).

Imagine 5-6 more writers of Hickmans caliber working in the medium, on mainstream books. We’d have the glorious rebirth of comic culture in no time...

Wow! What a pitch-perfect first issue. I'm not only deeply impressed by the level of storytelling and the fantastic page layouts, but also eagerly awaiting no. 2!

So many pages on hand, yet so little story told. Hate to diss a debut, but this one's the perfect example, why Image books are lacking for a long time: they don't utilize no (story) editors.

9.5
 Ice Cream Man #14 Feb 23, 2020
9.5
 Criminal (2019) #10 Feb 15, 2020

Well, THIS is how you do a political comic. Bravo!
8.5
 The Dollhouse Family #3 Jan 18, 2020
7.0
 The Visitor (2019) #1 Jan 18, 2020
6.5
 Wellington #1 Jan 18, 2020

Can’t believe how incredibly good this is.

Whenever I think I'm done with Lemire, he pulls one out of his seemingly superdeep hat... Fantastic debut with INCREDIBLE artwork and coloring.

The art sells it.

Pretty good!

Meh.

A dysfunctional, though loving family goes through some bad stuff (and grows closer). By Jeff Lemire, but it's a new series.

6.0
 Marvel 2099 (2019): Alpha #1 Dec 10, 2019

This is how you do an excellent first issue. Really dig the new art style by Jonathan Luna and the b&w, too.

This was messy.

With basically every mystery still being very mysterious and only one issue left... and with sales numbers, which don't necessarily warrant a second "season"... is this once-promising series up for a serious nosedive?

Played by the numbers. Meh.

The tonality was right, the artwork was great, just that the story didn't really grab me.

It's exactly what you'd expect. Pretty solid.

7.0
 Far Sector #1 Nov 25, 2019

Good writing, terrible art and colors/digital „effects“. Too many subplots and backstory/exposition makes it feel pretty slow, which is not good for a (expensive) first Issue. Not sure if I’ll be back for more...
7.5
 Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #33 Nov 10, 2019

Cabtwell's the next big thing.
7.5
 Fantastic Four (2018) #16 Nov 10, 2019
8.0
 Ghost Rider (2019) #2 Nov 10, 2019
8.0
 Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: Long Night at Goloski Station #1 Nov 10, 2019
9.0
 Lucifer (2018) #1 Nov 10, 2019
8.5
 Everything #3 Nov 8, 2019

I wish it was as good as it pretends to be. But I am pretty sure I will enjoy it more in a second reading.

Pure joy. Sooks art ist incredible.

Really good art but they got two writers and 30+ pages to tell what... half a chapter of a story? Also: this super-generic "funny" in almost every dialogue just doesn't click with me. I read it and it was fine and I wished all the time Peter David would be allowed to write an X-Book again...

Solid. Well told. But not really hooky. Maybe also a little bit offputting that it's such an obvious tv pitch...

It's tragic that the AMAZING art by McCrea (and the colors by Spicer) got wasted on this. While the writing itself is not bad, the story idea seems just so bland and predictable. And I also don't get, why the writers used such a slow pacing and so much exposition for the kick-off of a mini-series. But they did write the characters well and I guess it will be a decent collection when done.

Very cool. I seem to always enjoy writers the most who originally come from prose BUT also understand the comics medium. Happy that I gave it a chance in spite of the horrible junk cover.

8.0
 Joker: Killer Smile #1 Nov 1, 2019
8.5
 The Sandman Universe: Hellblazer #1 Nov 1, 2019
7.0
 Marauders (2019) #1 Oct 27, 2019
8.0
 The Mask: I Pledge Allegiance to the Mask #1 Oct 24, 2019
6.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #1008 Oct 21, 2019
8.5
 Legion of Super-Heroes (2019): Millennium #1 Oct 21, 2019
8.0
 Legion of Super-Heroes (2019): Millennium #2 Oct 21, 2019
7.5
 Copra #1 Oct 20, 2019

Perfect. Best first issue since Vision #1.

Love the unique pacing and the fantastic art on this. It's the right kind of confusing, where you want to find out more. And it does feel a lot like old school Vertigo, which gave a series the time to get going, instead of creating a sales pitch with the first issue.

8.0
 Everything #2 Oct 20, 2019
6.5
 Joker/Harley: Criminal Sanity #1 Oct 20, 2019

Slow issue, though still enjoyable.

8.5
 Batman's Grave #1 Oct 11, 2019
6.0
 Captain Marvel (2019) #10 Oct 11, 2019

Great art by Philip Tan.

8.5
 New Mutants: War Children (2019) #1 Sep 28, 2019

a bit too pretentious for its own good. great artwork though.

strong first issue!

more like an excuse for tradd moore's hyper-psychedlic extravaganza, but: hell yeah.

Coloring's pretty good.

Great first issue!

This looked and read like everyone involved in the creation couldn't wait to get this homework done. I try to find SOMETHING nice to say about it, and it's that Meggan is featured in this book. Not the character from Excalibur but some alternative version of her, completely free of personality and/or inner conflict, but still: the name and costume were correct!

Liked the previous issue more, but Liam Sharps art alone makes every penny spent worth it. The build-up was a bit too long, but the ending of the issue was nice, so I'll stay on board for whatever weirdstuff is coming next.

More than solid work by Higgins & Reis, visually and tonally quite a unique book in the current Marvel rooster. Really sorry this is only a mini. It could have become an interesting book in the vein of Nomad in the 90s.

3.5
 Wyrd #1 Feb 4, 2019

Best X-Comics I've read in a milllion years. Thomson and Nadler are X-Legends in the making.

Fantastic first issue!

Fine issue. But why the relaunch?
9.0
 Lucifer (2018) #3 Jan 2, 2019

Excelent. Felt old school Marvel in the best possible way. And that art....❤️❤️❤️
7.5
 The Warning #1 Jan 2, 2019
2.0
 DC / Hanna-Barbera: Flash/Speed Buggy Special #1 Jan 1, 2019

The feeling, when you find out in No 3 that it's not the series you were hoping for, but a Pulp Fiction version of it. Sad.

Surprisingly enjoyable and clever!

7.5
 Winter Soldier (2018) #1 Dec 13, 2018

Maximum blandness: achieved. Boring and anti-climatic storytelling: done. Humour, which isn't funny: yup. Not super-bad, just super-skippable.

Loved it.

Great stuff. I would love to have this on a monthly basis featuring different DC heroes.
6.5
 Suicide Squad: Black Files #1 Nov 9, 2018

Just added to my pull. I like the new direction!

Unique concept! Intrigued to read more.

5.0
 Batman/The Maxx #1 Oct 15, 2018

It just keeps up the fun factor. Love it.

The decision to wipe Nightwing's memory doesn't please everyone, which is understandable. But from a storytelling perspective the new psychological handicaps have a lot of great potential. I'm on board.

The weakest issue in a long run of great issues: It just didn't have a story.

It's warming up the Superior Foes thing (which was very cool back in the day), but not it's just lukewarm. Like the retelling of an old joke: not as funny anymore. Art was really bad, too. One issue in I'm already out again. Waiting for the next writer (or Zdarsky's comeback).

The first misstep for this otherwise great series.

Fuck, YES. This, after the rather lackluster No 6, was surprisingly intense with a hand full of "Whoa!"-moments and the craziest ending I have ever witnessed in a Hulk book. A++

Yup, as good as everyone says it is. This and Amazing 801 were the best Spidey issues in a long time.

talk, talk, talk
5.0
 The Weatherman #4 Sep 29, 2018

Bendis run gets better with every issue!

Perfection.

7.0
 Heroes In Crisis #1 Sep 26, 2018

Art by Garry Brown was cool. Plotidea was neat, but the dialogue a bit forced/stiff. They're doing the "Let's call each other Cat and Spider"-thing that drove me nuts in Batman #50? Is this a virus?!?!

7.5
 Captain America (2018) Annual #1 Sep 21, 2018
5.5
 Cemetery Beach #1 Sep 12, 2018

Wow, what a furious showdown! Can't wait for the finale next month.

8.5
 Hawkman (2018) #4 Sep 12, 2018

Ehm... what did I just read? Krakoa's a super-interesting concept. Reviving Sgt Fury and his Howling Commandoes could have been exciting. But neither is showing in this comic. Missed opportunity.

Sub-par art, overloaded plot, weird story rhythm (could be coming from the art), the Punisher as a guest star in his ow book and in general not a good entry point for newcomers, so: meh.

LOVED IT.

7.0
 Extermination (2018) #1 Sep 10, 2018

Great art. Not so great "non-story".
8.5
 Ice Cream Man #1 Sep 5, 2018
9.0
 Ice Cream Man #2 Sep 5, 2018

Fucking perfection!!!!

The art is INSANELY good. The writing though... psychology for dummies and just boring.

6.0
 Batman: Kings of Fear #1 Aug 30, 2018
9.0
 Doctor Strange (2018) #4 Aug 30, 2018

Surprisingly good!
8.5
 The Life Of Captain Marvel #2 Aug 27, 2018
8.0
 The Silencer #1 Aug 27, 2018
7.5
 Black Badge #1 Aug 26, 2018
6.5
 Leviathan #1 Aug 26, 2018
6.5
 West Coast Avengers (2018) #1 Aug 26, 2018

Loved it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-Fm4Hr6vVQ&t=6s

What a let-down. The 5,99$ doesn't sweeten the "deal" either. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_rGe_JT2C8&t=2s
9.0
 The Seeds #1 Aug 6, 2018

Super fun, I loved it!!!
8.5
 Immortal Hulk #3 Jul 18, 2018
9.0
 The Weatherman #1 Jul 18, 2018

Constantly entertaining & FANTASTIC art by Ricardo Federici!
9.5
 Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #801 Jul 5, 2018
8.0
 Astonishing X-Men (2017) #13 Jul 5, 2018
8.5
 Doctor Strange (2018) #2 Jul 5, 2018
8.5
 Immortal Hulk #2 Jul 5, 2018

The art! THE ART...!!!
7.5
 Blackwood #1 Jun 7, 2018

Fucking A++!!
7.5
 Avengers (2018) #2 May 21, 2018
9.0
 Harbinger Wars 2: Prelude #1 May 21, 2018
7.5
 Justice League (2016) #35 Jan 31, 2018

Cardboard characters playing out info dumps. This is what happens when you get your news from sensationalistic websites and news shows: superficial and undifferentiated hyperbole and phantasies about hyperviolence and civil war. Though it's a clever business move by Ales Kot to drop this at a time of peak-alarmism and Trump-Tweet-journalism. I can feel the hate, alright. (Not to say this can't turn into something more interesting, but the first issue isn't very promising)

This is "Marvel Saga" all over again. Art ist fun, so is the format. But it's a plain boring read. Meh.

Slick & soapy & funny interlude. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltSbwGkt_6s

Talked about it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOc01zUL_FI

Talked about it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltSbwGkt_6s

Talked about this wholly unique comic here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltSbwGkt_6s

Talked about it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOc01zUL_FI We need some patience, this will surely take off in a few issues time...
9.0
 Long Lost #1 Dec 6, 2017

Mighty strong debut!! Can't wait for more. Talked about it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOc01zUL_FI

A bit bland but pretty. Talked about it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOc01zUL_FI
8.5
 Thanos (2016) #13 Dec 6, 2017
6.0
 Angelic #1 Sep 22, 2017
8.0
 Bloodshot: Salvation #1 Sep 22, 2017
8.5
 Gasolina #1 Sep 22, 2017

Fantastic series, very strong 3rd issue. Reviewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbIpvdSvy0A

A classic in the making. Reviewed it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbIpvdSvy0A
8.5
 Sink #1 Sep 17, 2017
9.0
 Wild Storm #2 Mar 24, 2017
8.5
 X-O Manowar (2017) #1 Mar 24, 2017

all trolling aside, this really was pretty poor.

very strong debut!!

loved it. so funny. and when was the last time a world-destroyer was discouraged from going through with his evil plan through... hot-dogs?

best book out there.

9.0
 The Belfry (One Shot) #1 Feb 22, 2017
6.0
 Earth 2: Society #21 Feb 15, 2017
9.0
 New Superman #8 Feb 15, 2017
8.5
 Red Hood and the Outlaws (2016) #7 Feb 15, 2017
9.0
 Shade, the Changing Girl #5 Feb 14, 2017

jeff lemire at his best!

great art, nice start plotwise, but not much is happening in this first issue
5.0
 Rockstars #1 Dec 18, 2016

cliche "sassy" lead character, boring "case", soon to be canceled book.

weakest issue of the best series out there is still pretty interesting.
8.5
 No Angel #1 Dec 6, 2016
5.0
 Superman (2016) Annual #1 Dec 6, 2016
8.0
 Aquaman (2016) #11 Nov 20, 2016
5.5
 Batman (2016) #11 Nov 20, 2016
8.5
 Ether #1 Nov 20, 2016
8.5
 Mayday (2016) #1 Nov 8, 2016

The best book on the stands. If you like or used to like the weirder side of Vertigo, namely the comics written by Morrison and Milligan, this is for you. The artwork by Marley Zarcone is a treat, too. Beautiful, exciting series. I hoe this will last for a long time...
8.5
 The Electric Sublime #1 Nov 8, 2016
9.0
 Moon Knight (2016) #6 Oct 30, 2016
9.0
 Moon Knight (2016) #7 Oct 30, 2016
9.0
 Lake of Fire #1 Oct 29, 2016
7.5
 Lake of Fire #2 Oct 29, 2016
8.5
 Lake of Fire #3 Oct 29, 2016
7.5
 Vision (2015) #11 Oct 15, 2016
6.5
 X-O Manowar (2012) #50 Oct 15, 2016
9.0
 Jessica Jones #1 Oct 11, 2016
9.5
 Paper Girls #10 Oct 11, 2016
8.0
 Romulus #1 Oct 11, 2016
7.0
 Aquaman (2016) #8 Oct 10, 2016
8.5
 Death of Hawkman #1 Oct 10, 2016
8.0
 Midnighter And Apollo #1 Oct 10, 2016
9.0
 Shade, the Changing Girl #1 Oct 10, 2016
7.0
 Shipwreck #1 Oct 10, 2016
5.0
 Frostbite #1 Sep 29, 2016
6.5
 Surgeon X #1 Sep 29, 2016
7.0
 4001 A.D.: Warmother #1 Aug 10, 2016
6.5
 All-Star Batman #1 Aug 10, 2016
8.5
 Aquaman (2016) #4 Aug 10, 2016
9.0
 Deathstroke: Rebirth #1 Aug 10, 2016
7.5
 Detective Comics (2016) #938 Aug 10, 2016
9.0
 Kill Or Be Killed #1 Aug 10, 2016
7.5
 Paper Girls #8 Aug 10, 2016
5.0
 Superwoman #1 Aug 10, 2016
7.5
 Symmetry #6 Aug 10, 2016
9.0
 The Black Monday Murders #1 Aug 10, 2016
9.0
 Vision (2015) #10 Aug 10, 2016
8.5
 Wonder Woman (2016) #4 Aug 10, 2016

nice start!
9.0
 Mechanism #1 Jul 28, 2016
5.0
 Flash (2016) #1 Jun 22, 2016
8.5
 Rai #14 Jun 22, 2016
8.5
 Aquaman: Rebirth #1 Jun 8, 2016
7.0
 DC Universe: Rebirth #1 May 27, 2016
9.0
 Rai #13 May 25, 2016
8.5
 4001 A.D. #1 May 5, 2016
5.0
 Black Eyed Kids #1 May 5, 2016
7.0
 Dept. H #1 May 5, 2016
8.5
 Divinity II #1 May 5, 2016
8.5
 Sun Bakery #1 May 5, 2016

great debut!!!! i'm hooked. the art alone is worth buying this.

7.0
 Moon Knight (2016) #1 Apr 15, 2016
8.5
 Invincible Iron Man (2015) #1 Apr 5, 2016
3.0
 A&A: The Adventures of Archer and Armstrong #1 Apr 4, 2016
8.0
 Astonishing Ant-Man #6 Apr 4, 2016
9.5
 Vision (2015) #5 Apr 4, 2016

ace!

Really good stuff. Joshua Dysart should definitely produce more series/stories besides Imperium!!!
6.5
 Art Ops #2 Jan 17, 2016
5.5
 Art Ops #3 Jan 17, 2016
8.5
 Astonishing Ant-Man #3 Jan 17, 2016
9.0
 The Violent #1 Dec 14, 2015
5.5
 InSEXts #1 Dec 10, 2015

fantastic series, maybe the best new image book of 2015
8.0
 New Romancer #1 Dec 10, 2015
6.5
 Scarlet Witch #1 Dec 10, 2015
7.5
 The Sheriff Of Babylon #1 Dec 10, 2015
7.0
 Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #1 Dec 10, 2015
7.5
 X'ed #1 Dec 10, 2015
8.0
 Ringside #1 Nov 29, 2015

finally a VERTIGO book and not a second-rate image or boom or lame-pitch-for-tv-show-wannabe. it is demented and playful and charming and experimental and entertaining and unique. great start, guys!!!!!

very much set-up... and nothing else. nice artwork but this one might work better in paperback format.
7.0
 Black Magick #1 Nov 11, 2015

perfect first issue. for someone who's not into fantasy and/or manga like myself, it was a very pleasant surprise. might be the sleeper hit from image in 2015

very entertaining and surprising. vaughan at his best.

disappointing. i really liked spencer's bodies, but with this one you can see the story construction from a mile. dialogue and narrator's voice felt stiff. pass.
8.0
 Vision (2015) #1 Nov 11, 2015
6.5
 Doctor Fate (2015) #5 Oct 27, 2015

oh man, this reads like a really poor boom or oni series. i love ryan kelly but, sorry, weakest vertigo i read in a while. avoid!
9.0
 Captain America: Sam Wilson #1 Oct 21, 2015
6.0
 Doctor Strange (2015) #1 Oct 10, 2015
9.0
 Paper Girls #1 Oct 10, 2015
9.0
 Arclight #1 Jul 11, 2015
6.0
 Black Canary (2015) #1 Jul 5, 2015
6.0
 Constantine: The Hellblazer #1 Jul 5, 2015
8.0
 Imperium #1 Jul 5, 2015
6.5
 Martian Manhunter (2015) #1 Jul 5, 2015

fantastic script and even more fantastic art by burnham. what a debut!

7.0
 Prez #1 Jul 5, 2015
6.5
 Stray (2015) #1 Jul 5, 2015
8.0
 The Black Hood #1 Jul 5, 2015
6.0
 The Kitchen #1 Jul 5, 2015
7.5
 Rai #1 Nov 4, 2014
8.0
 War Stories #1 Oct 29, 2014

truly delightful!!
5.5
 X-O Manowar (2012) #0 Oct 26, 2014

cool and modern take on the character. not your grandpa's batgirl and since a lot of grandpas are reading dc right now, it might not fare that well in this market. pity, you can feel the energy of the new here.

fantastic art and a nice story. totally up for this mini-run by percy&leon.

probably the best harbinger issue yet. grande.
7.0
 All-New X-Factor #12 Oct 1, 2014
5.0
 All-New X-Factor #13 Oct 1, 2014
8.5
 B.P.R.D.: Hell On Earth #122 Sep 20, 2014
3.0
 The Delinquents #1 Sep 20, 2014

best warren ellis i've read in years. and tula lotay's art on top of it? absolutely riveting.

6.5
 The Woods #1 May 9, 2014

Reviews for the Week of...

May

1st

April

24th 17th 10th 3rd

March

27th
More
© 2024