7.6 |
Overall Rating |
1.0 |
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #25 |
Mar 17, 2017 |
10 bucks?!? I hate to say it, but John Byrne was right, this story is poo. Miles Morales is my Spider-man for now. |
1.0 |
Avengers & X-Men: Axis #6 |
Nov 20, 2014 |
Total poop. |
1.0 |
Batgirl (2011) #25 |
Nov 17, 2013 |
This book really smells. No Batgirl here, just a young Babs in a generic story that gives us no insight into the character. This is a fill-in, nothing more. Bring back Gail Simone ASAP or I am done with Batgirl. |
1.0 |
Black Kiss 2 #1 |
Jun 8, 2014 |
See that sexy lady on the cover? Yeah, she's not in this book. If you like serpentine demonic penis raping, this book is for you. If you like anything close to normal, skip this. |
1.0 |
One-Hit Wonder #1 |
Feb 26, 2014 |
The worst comic book I have ever read. Ever. Must have been written by a 12 year old psychopath. The artwork keeps it from being a flat zero. |
1.0 |
Red Wolf #1 |
Dec 3, 2015 |
This went directly into the garbage can after reading. |
1.0 |
Secret Wars (2015) #6 |
Oct 11, 2015 |
Make it stop! |
1.0 |
Sidekick #6 |
Apr 19, 2014 |
Straight-up comic book kaka. NOTHING worth your time or money here. What happened to JMS? |
1.0 |
Superior Foes of Spider-Man #10 |
Mar 23, 2014 |
Spencer did not write this. It has nothing to do with the storyline he's been building. This is filler garbage. |
1.0 |
The Saints #1 |
Oct 30, 2015 |
Great premise, horrible execution. This reads like self-published garbage you get talked into buying in the back row at a comic convention. It has a losing combo of trite dialog that's dying to be witty and high school art class drawings. I read the whole thing and dropped it right in the trashcan. |
1.0 |
The Spire #1 |
Jul 3, 2015 |
Comes across as a parody of a Warren Ellis book. Bloody awful. |
1.0 |
Zero #15 |
Mar 21, 2015 |
What did I just read? |
1.0 |
Zero #17 |
Jun 5, 2015 |
Remember when this book was a Jason Bourne-ish thriller? Way to kill your own book. |
2.0 |
Avengers (2012) #36 |
Nov 6, 2014 |
IN 7 MONTHS... Hickman will be off this book. Hallelujah! |
2.0 |
Batgirl (2011) #35 |
Oct 8, 2014 |
It's a big eff-ewe to longtime fans and shameless pandering to a desired audience that will never set foot in a comic shop. |
2.0 |
Chrononauts #1 |
Mar 20, 2015 |
Millar trying to sell another idea to Hollywood. This movie has already been made a dozen times. Nice artwork though. |
2.0 |
Convergence: Justice Society Of America #1 |
May 18, 2015 |
Old guys talk. JSA appears on the last page. |
2.0 |
Hawkeye (2012) #17 |
Mar 14, 2014 |
The emperor has no clothes. This issue stinks. |
2.0 |
New Avengers (2013) #14 |
Feb 16, 2014 |
With snappy dialogue like "Re-coding messenger RNA as atemporal," how could you not love this madcap romp? |
2.0 |
Original Sin #8 |
Sep 5, 2014 |
Secret Wars 2 was better. |
2.0 |
Power Lines #1 |
Apr 2, 2016 |
Poor artwork with almost no backgrounds. Hokey story with weak dialog. Cheap plot devices: Let's go get my stolen purse without the cops because my phone case has sentimental value? You couldn't have thought up a better way to get these two together? This book could have said and meant a lot, it doesn't. |
2.0 |
Secret Wars: Battleworld #1 |
May 23, 2015 |
Nice artwork, script is poop. |
2.0 |
Sex Criminals #1 |
Sep 26, 2013 |
The reviews for this are all over the map! Here are my two cents: The story seems like it might be good in the future. However, this issue is mostly a flashback about a young girl's awkward experiences with sexual education and body "discovery." In short, we are watching an underage girl have orgasms. I don't want to be doing that. Ever. The artwork is very inconsistent. There's a reason you haven't heard of Chip Zdarksy. I'll stick to Hawkeye. |
2.0 |
Sip Kids #1 |
Aug 10, 2014 |
I've read and loved every issue of SiP, and I have no clue what Mr. Moore is going for here. It's neither fun nor funny. It makes me want to go back and read the original SiP and forget about Kids. |
2.0 |
Slots #1 |
Oct 10, 2017 |
This reads like a Nic Cage straight-to-video movie. One cliche after another. Tries to be noir but fails miserably. Stick with Brubaker. |
2.0 |
Superior Spider-Man (2013) #26 |
Feb 8, 2014 |
A complete mess. Too bad this series is going out with a whimper. |
2.0 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2011) #88 |
Nov 30, 2018 |
((((((spoilers)))))) ((((((spoilers)))))) ((((((spoilers)))))) ((((((spoilers)))))) ((((((spoilers)))))) ((((((spoilers)))))) ((((((spoilers)))))) Bishop snuck up behind Leonardo and killed him with his little sunglasses? now i KNOW y'all are trippin! |
2.0 |
The Hangman #1 |
Nov 6, 2015 |
I was hoping for something as compelling as The Black Hood, a wonderful series from the Dark Circle imprint. Unfortunately, it's utter garbage. Kudos to Rachel Deering for getting a lettering gig. The rest of you, back to the drawing board. |
2.0 |
West Coast Avengers (2018) #1 |
Aug 24, 2018 |
BRODOK?!?! Eff this book. |
2.5 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Urban Legends #7 |
Nov 23, 2018 |
this is a synthetic imitation of a Turtles comic. *****SPOILERS AHEAD***** it was laugh-out-load hysterical seeing Donatello beating up that inflatable Titanus doll. and Raphael socking Casey in the mouth (though predictable) was also really funny. this story fails as a Turtles comic, but totally wins as a parody. |
2.5 |
TMNT: Dimension X #2 |
Nov 26, 2018 |
entertaining though anti-climatic. i'm not saying this was a bad issue, it's just that this series never really gets my blood going. there are never really and "WOW" or 'HELL YEAH" moments. the story just trudges along slow and steady like a little turtle. i am happy that the main focus is on the ninja turtles finally. the turtles do have some cool moments and and decent dialog. i was also happy to see Leonardo actually get to use his spiritual Astral Plane abilities. that was actually very cool now that i think about it. Leonardo in the Astral plane with glowing eyes and glowing swords. pretty cool. i just think the art could have been a bit more dynamic to sell it better. plus the fight was too short. the pacing of this series dose drag! this arc is very unbalanced. the first 3 issues dragged and then the conclusion is crammed into this one little issue. things are definitely improving for this series. but it still is a far cry from excellent. |
3.0 |
Shatterstar #1 |
Oct 4, 2018 |
I love what Peter David did with Shatterstar in his run on X-Factor. This was nothing like that. Don't waste your money as I did. |
4.0 |
All-New All-Different Marvel Point One #1 |
Oct 8, 2015 |
A crummy commercial. They forgot to include "Be sure to drink your Ovaltine." |
4.0 |
All-New X-Factor #1 |
Jan 9, 2014 |
This book made me sad. Hard to believe this is Peter David. Very generic and boring. |
4.0 |
All-New X-Factor #2 |
Feb 7, 2014 |
I really want to like this, but I do not. The characters' costumes are so similar, it's hard to tell them apart. Their faces don't look that different. So far the book has no heart, unlike the last incarnation of X-Factor. Hard to believe this is the same writer. Two obvious typos. Anyone proof-read? |
4.0 |
Avengers (2012) #25 |
Feb 14, 2014 |
A labor to get through. |
4.0 |
Avengers (2012) #26 |
Feb 14, 2014 |
Multiverse? Zzz... |
4.0 |
Avengers (2012) #33 |
Aug 3, 2014 |
Please stop using the words "temporal" and "atemporal." |
4.0 |
Avengers A.I. #8 |
Jan 11, 2014 |
Continued descent into mediocrity. I can't resist buying a book that features Vision, even if it is terrible. |
4.0 |
Batman (2016) Annual #3 |
Dec 20, 2018 |
I usually skip annuals. I should have skipped this. A one-shot of no consequence. |
4.0 |
Black Market #1 |
Jul 17, 2014 |
I bought this because of the mention of Brubaker/Phillips in the teaser. Not even close. |
4.0 |
Effigy #1 |
Feb 6, 2015 |
Way too many ideas have been thrown together here. Sadly, it's a convoluted mess. |
4.0 |
Extraordinary X-Men #3 |
Dec 11, 2015 |
I love the artwork from Ramos. But the script, yeesh. Old Wolverine and young Jean should be dead in this timeline, but they're not, how could this happen?!? Zzzzzzz...... |
4.0 |
Forever Evil #5 |
Feb 7, 2014 |
It's already hard to take the "death" of a character seriously, but when it's the "death" of character created just for this series... yawn. Unless something astounding happens by issue 7, I'm done with DC event books for good. |
4.0 |
Gasolina #1 |
Sep 22, 2017 |
Part slice of life, part crime, part nonsensical horror. Aimless and ugly. After the last page, I dropped Gasolina straight into la basura. |
4.0 |
Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex: Alpha #1 |
Feb 7, 2015 |
Five bucks and five minutes I'll never get back. |
4.0 |
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #25 |
Mar 28, 2015 |
Boring. |
4.0 |
Guardians Team-Up #1 |
Mar 5, 2015 |
I expected the story to be a complete throw-away, but I didn't expect the great Art Adams to phone this one in. |
4.0 |
Imperial #4 |
Nov 18, 2014 |
Huge disappointment. The ending is too tidy and cute. |
4.0 |
Nameless #1 |
Feb 13, 2015 |
Great art, script might as well have been a transcription of the phone book. |
4.0 |
Original Sin #6 |
Jul 16, 2014 |
2 issues in a row of nothing happening. Big time filler. |
4.0 |
Protectors Inc. #5 |
Apr 19, 2014 |
This series had the promise of greatness (even though it's a Watchmen ripoff), but the story is bland and predictable and the artwork looks like it was done by a middle school art class I quit! |
4.0 |
Punisher (2016) #1 |
May 8, 2016 |
Sadly, this is terrible. I love Cloonan's writing on Southern Cross. Dillon is perfect as always here. But the script for Punisher #1, hoo boy, how did this get past an editor? It reads like bad fan-fic or a B movie script. No story to speak of, just gratuitous violence. Huge disappointment. |
4.0 |
Red One #1 |
Mar 20, 2015 |
Beautiful artwork, insipid script. |
4.0 |
Secret Wars (2015) #1 |
May 8, 2015 |
Can we just skip to the end? |
4.0 |
Star Wars: Darth Vader #3 |
Mar 28, 2015 |
Is this the same series that I was enjoying? Snore. |
4.0 |
Star Wars: Princess Leia #1 |
Mar 5, 2015 |
Snooze-fest. |
4.0 |
Superior Spider-Man (2018) #1 |
Dec 28, 2018 |
Loved the original run, but this equine character has been pulverized well past its initial demise. |
4.0 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder in Hell #1 |
Jan 17, 2019 |
Maybe have the turtles actually in the turtles book, instead of just the last page. Just a thought. Nice artwork. |
4.0 |
The Goddamned #1 |
Nov 13, 2015 |
Tarantino does Christian mythology. It doesn't work. |
4.0 |
Uncanny Avengers (2015) #1 |
Oct 16, 2015 |
Too campy/corny for me. |
4.0 |
Uncanny X-Men (2013) #15.INH |
Dec 16, 2013 |
A swing and a miss! "Girls night out, what could go wrong?" Cliché concept, boring story, bad art. I usually enjoy this book. |
4.0 |
Uncanny X-Men (2013) #18 |
Mar 9, 2014 |
A jumbled mess. Is that a hobo or Kitty Pryde? |
4.0 |
William Gibson's Alien 3 #1 |
Nov 14, 2018 |
As a movie, I can see this working, As a comic, it stinks. |
4.0 |
X-Men: Battle of the Atom #2 |
Nov 4, 2013 |
Some cool images, but the writing is Secret Wars II level bad. |
4.0 |
X-Men: Gold (2017) #2 |
May 3, 2017 |
Mutant deportation? Remember when this book was a metaphor for racism? Now it's just about racism. Too on the nose. Boring. |
5.0 |
All-New X-Men #19 |
Dec 1, 2013 |
Whoa. This was a real steaming pile from Bendis. The artwork is pretty, but come one BMB, you can do better. Your Uncanny from last week was great, but this really smells. |
5.0 |
All-New X-Men #21 |
Jan 18, 2014 |
Purifiers are boring. Next! |
5.0 |
All-New X-Men #22.NOW |
Feb 7, 2014 |
Watching young Jean and Scott bicker for many pages is not interesting. Nice art, but a swing and a miss from Bendis. Jean Grey is abducted to stand trial for crimes she will/has already/might possibly commit as Phoenix. You just saved 4 bucks. |
5.0 |
All-New X-Men #31 |
Aug 31, 2014 |
Somehow, this book has a flash-sideways. |
5.0 |
All-New X-Men #32 |
Sep 21, 2014 |
This issue will give you a headache if you think about the time travel mixed with dimension jumping. Really bad choice to have a "flash-sideways" like this. Please undo this Bendis! |
5.0 |
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #5 |
Dec 29, 2015 |
The villains are a snooze. Please bring back any of Spidey's rogues. |
5.0 |
Avengers & X-Men: Axis #1 |
Oct 26, 2014 |
Oh, infinite sadness! I really wanted to like this, but the art is sloppy and the writing is in serious need of an editor with common sense. |
5.0 |
Avengers & X-Men: Axis #5 |
Nov 18, 2014 |
Yowza! A huge step backwards. |
5.0 |
Avengers (2018) #44 |
Apr 13, 2021 |
The conclusion seems to have very little to do with the story arc that got us here. |
5.0 |
Batman (2016) #44 |
Apr 4, 2018 |
Beautiful artwork and a love letter to Zzzzzzzzzz.... Remember when Batman was a detective? |
5.0 |
Batman: Eternal #44 |
Feb 13, 2015 |
A half-decent series takes a detour through poop-town. |
5.0 |
Broken World #2 |
Jul 5, 2015 |
Big letdown after a great first issue. It's a retreading of a worn out storyline. |
5.0 |
Cataclysm: The Ultimates Last Stand #1 |
Dec 10, 2013 |
If you look at the cover, you've read the comic. Galactus shows up and the Ultimates are concerned, The End. The writing is fine, but I have a big problem with the artwork. How big does Galactus look on the cover? 20 feet tall? This is a problem throughout the book. Bagley does not know how to convey the massive scale of the character. Bendis does a fine job, but you will read this book in 5 minutes tops. Not enough substance for 4 bucks. |
5.0 |
Champions (2016) #5 |
Mar 17, 2017 |
This sucked. And I'm a bleeding heart liberal. |
5.0 |
Civil War II #2 |
Jun 15, 2016 |
Pretty terrible, and I like Bendis. That cliffhanger about She-Hulk? No info. Jim Rhodes is still dead. Iron Man is still mad. The end. |
5.0 |
Justice League (2011) #26 |
Jan 15, 2014 |
A real dud after last issue. Who cares about the origin of "The Grid?" |
5.0 |
Justice League of America (2015) #6 |
Dec 31, 2015 |
Two stinkers in a row for JLA. |
5.0 |
Mind the Gap #17 |
May 22, 2014 |
After a five month break, I have no idea what's going on. Not the time for an issue that is light on dialogue. |
5.0 |
Outpost Zero #4 |
Oct 12, 2018 |
The first two issues were fantastic. Now... it's not. It is a lot of talking heads, with moderately interesting dialogue, and adequate indie-style minimalist artwork. The issue ends with somewhat of a cliffhanger and then it says that this is the end of the first arc. Really? This was an arc? Was there a "middle" and "end" that I missed? This seemed like all "beginning." Next issue is in December? My LCS already racks this book in the dreaded "lower quantity" section. I am the first (perhaps only?) user to review this book and it has been out for a couple of days. I suspect the creators are waiting for the trade sales (of a slight 4 issues) to help gain traction for issue 5. I honestly wish you luck. Sadly, I'm out. Cue Tiffany singing "Could've been so beautiful..." :-/ |
5.0 |
Secret Wars (2015) #2 |
May 15, 2015 |
Yawn. Nice artwork though. |
5.0 |
Secret Wars (2015) #7 |
Nov 12, 2015 |
With the new books well underway, who gives a crap? |
5.0 |
Stray Bullets: Sunshine and Roses #38 |
Sep 5, 2018 |
I own every issue of Stray Bullets. I have a general idea of what's happening in this issue. Lapham seems to alternate between straight up noir/crime arcs (love them!) and issues or full arcs that are flashbacks/hallucinations/dreams/who knows. This issue is the latter. I appreciate that this book is free from editorial meddling, but this is way off the rails. It's either brilliant, way before its time, or complete nonsense. Only Lapham knows for sure. |
5.0 |
Ten Grand #5 |
Nov 12, 2013 |
Nothing really bad here, I'm just finding it hard to care about the characters, especially after the long hiatus. I'll give it one more issue. |
5.0 |
The Surface #1 |
Mar 12, 2015 |
Discount Grant Morrison. |
5.0 |
The Walking Dead #183 |
Sep 5, 2018 |
Goes where you think it will. Kirkman seems to be on autopilot cashing checks from AMC. |
5.0 |
Trees #4 |
Aug 25, 2014 |
More trees in your book called "Trees," please. |
5.5 |
Batman (2016) #45 |
Apr 18, 2018 |
King is a proven talent with other titles. Is he having an intern ghostwrite this? Great artwork though! |
5.5 |
Black Panther & the Crew #1 |
Apr 17, 2017 |
One helluva TV script, one terrible comic book script. |
6.0 |
All-New X-Factor #13 |
Sep 12, 2014 |
Time for a plot. |
6.0 |
All-New X-Men #24 |
Mar 14, 2014 |
As we get to part 5 of 6, we should be on the edge of our seats. We're not. |
6.0 |
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1 |
Jun 6, 2015 |
MJ and the kid are hardly in it. |
6.0 |
Animal Man (2011) #26 |
Dec 24, 2013 |
This used to be my favorite DC book. Can we just see this guy be Animal Man and use his powers? The red/green/rot stuff is getting really tired. Great art though! |
6.0 |
Animal Man (2011) #27 |
Feb 10, 2014 |
We have been wandering the Red for many many issues. Maxine has been trying to bring back Cliff for many many issues. Thankfully, Animal Man used his powers for the first time in a long while. |
6.0 |
Animal Man (2011) #29 |
Mar 23, 2014 |
A summary of the whole series, and a painful reminder of how great the series was in the beginning followed by its slow decent into laboriousness. Lemire got so caught up in the Red, he forgot that things need to happen in comic books. At least one thing per issue. |
6.0 |
Art Ops #1 |
Nov 12, 2015 |
If only Allred's brilliant artwork had a half decent script to accompany it. The story is whimsical tripe. |
6.0 |
Avengers (2012) #32 |
Jul 23, 2014 |
I'm starting to wonder if Hickman can write an issue without using the words "temporal" or "atemporal." |
6.0 |
Avengers (2018) #6 |
Sep 3, 2018 |
Disappointing conclusion to the arc. |
6.0 |
Avengers World #1 |
Jan 11, 2014 |
A lot goes on, but nothing happens. |
6.0 |
Bitch Planet: Triple Feature #1 |
Jun 18, 2017 |
The first issue of BP that does not work. This reads and looks like fan-fic. |
6.0 |
Captain America: Sam Wilson #6 |
Feb 15, 2016 |
The political message could have been delivered more artfully. |
6.0 |
Civil War II #0 |
May 28, 2016 |
A total re-hash of Civil War, just replacing Speedball with a random Inhuman. And I usually like Bendis. Frowny face. The artwork is great though. |
6.0 |
Dark Nights: Metal #2 |
Sep 22, 2017 |
BATMANIUM?!?!?!?!? I'm out. Nice artwork though. |
6.0 |
Days of Hate #1 |
Aug 23, 2018 |
I’m a bleeding heart liberal and I thought this was pretty boring. |
6.0 |
Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #1 |
May 25, 2015 |
The least crappy Secret Wars book. |
6.0 |
Extraordinary X-Men #6 |
Feb 1, 2016 |
The artist has a hard time filling in for Ramos and no one cares about Weird World. |
6.0 |
Extraordinary X-Men #7 |
Feb 22, 2016 |
May-day! May-day! This book is crashing like the Hindenburg. Bring back Ramos STAT. Or anyone willing to draw backgrounds, Despite the credit here, the interiors are NOT by Ramos. |
6.0 |
Extraordinary X-Men #8 |
Mar 18, 2016 |
I really want to like this. Ramos and Lemire are both great, just not with this title. Can we please have a decent X-title to buy on a regular basis? There hasn't been one since Remender's X-Force run. |
6.0 |
Fantastic Four (2014) #8 |
Sep 2, 2014 |
A depressing labor to get through. Nice artwork though. |
6.0 |
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #12 |
Feb 28, 2014 |
Great artwork, predictable story. |
6.0 |
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #14 |
Apr 25, 2014 |
Not terrible, but not worth 5 bucks. |
6.0 |
Harley Quinn Invades Comic Con International: San Diego #1 |
Jul 17, 2014 |
Great art, but sadly, no laughs. Check out Tales from the Con. |
6.0 |
Hawkeye (2012) #19 |
Aug 3, 2014 |
Eisner bait? Yes. Enjoyable? No. |
6.0 |
Injection #1 |
May 15, 2015 |
Wait, what? |
6.0 |
Isola #1 |
Apr 4, 2018 |
Not my thing, but maybe yours? Seemingly pointless fantasy. |
6.0 |
Jessica Jones #6 |
Mar 17, 2017 |
So the interesting story about the guy who is aware of alternate earths ends with a whimper. The bad lady is tricked by Jessica and Captain Marvel. Luke and Jessica are still mad at each other. In short, not much happens. I LOVED the original Alias series. This one stinks. With the same writer and artist for this relaunch, how the hell did this happen? |
6.0 |
Low (2014) #1 |
Aug 3, 2014 |
Like Saga without the heart |
6.0 |
Low (2014) #3 |
Oct 7, 2014 |
Caligula under water. |
6.0 |
Man-Eaters #1 |
Oct 12, 2018 |
I am on board with the feminist message of this book, but the script could be a little more artful in its execution. Look at Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick, similar message, but that is a damn good book. BP is compelling, has thoughtful pacing, and leaves the reader wondering what will happen in the next issue. Man-Eaters is just too on the nose and seems to be the same joke over and over. I'm not interested in what happens next for these characters. Sadly, I'm out. |
6.0 |
Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man #2 |
Jun 8, 2014 |
Very little happening here. Pick it up Bendis or it's drop time. |
6.0 |
Minimum Wage: So Many Bad Decisions #3 |
Jul 5, 2015 |
I usually enjoy this series, but this issue was boring. |
6.0 |
Nightcrawler (2014) #1 |
Apr 10, 2014 |
Not terrible, but not worth 4 bucks. |
6.0 |
No Mercy #2 |
May 7, 2015 |
1st issue was great, 2nd issue is disappointing. Hope the 3rd is better. |
6.0 |
Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman #2 |
Aug 20, 2014 |
I love Simone, but there is no story here. Wonder Woman fights Batman's rogues and wins. The end. EVS's artwork is beautiful. |
6.0 |
Silk #1 |
Feb 24, 2015 |
Been there, done that, boring. |
6.0 |
Silver Surfer (2014) #11 |
May 5, 2015 |
I wanted to like this, and I do love Allred's artwork, but the gimmick of a loopy maze was downright annoying. |
6.0 |
Spencer & Locke #1 |
Apr 27, 2017 |
I bought this after reading the stellar reviews here. This is either parody or fan fic. I'm not interested in either. |
6.0 |
Squadron Supreme (2015) #3 |
Jan 25, 2016 |
Just when the book seems to be going somewhere interesting, we get a crummy twist ending. |
6.0 |
Star Wars: Chewbacca #2 |
Nov 1, 2015 |
Beautiful artwork, terrible script. |
6.0 |
Star Wars: Shattered Empire #4 |
Oct 26, 2015 |
The issues don't have much to do with each other, besides Poe's parents being in each story. No big reveals, no twists, no double crosses. There is no plot that connects these 4 issues, although it's a pretty tour of the "new" SW universe. |
6.0 |
Superior Spider-Man (2013) #29 |
Mar 12, 2014 |
Killing time until the relaunch. Skip it. |
6.0 |
Superman (2011) #41 |
Jul 7, 2015 |
Clunky script and disappointing artwork. This is my last issue. |
6.0 |
The Occultist #5 |
Feb 6, 2014 |
This mini-series should have ended at #4. This epilogue is pure fluff. Great series until this non-issue. |
6.0 |
Thor (2014) #1 |
Oct 7, 2014 |
Great artwork, but She-Thor gets very little screen time. |
6.0 |
Titans (2016) #23 |
Aug 8, 2018 |
The script is OK, but whoa, the artwork is all over the place. I tried this as a jumping on point, jumped right off. |
6.0 |
Trees #3 |
Jul 29, 2014 |
It might make sense when the story is collected, but this issue stinks on its own. Where are the friggin' trees?!? |
6.0 |
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (2011) #200 |
Apr 3, 2014 |
Boring |
6.0 |
Uncanny X-Men (2013) #20 |
Apr 19, 2014 |
Something needs to happen in this book, pronto! |
6.0 |
Uncanny X-Men (2013) #25 |
Sep 4, 2014 |
Holy mother of god, just read the g.d. will already!!! |
6.0 |
Uncanny X-Men (2018) #1 |
Nov 14, 2018 |
For 8 bucks, I was hoping for one big story, got several short confusing ones. There are too many characters, too many plot lines, and too many forgettable villains. The art is fine, but a little plain and Bagley-esque for each of the multiple artists. I'm disappointed. |
6.0 |
Weapon X (2017) #1 |
Apr 17, 2017 |
The script, though very brief, is OK. The "art" stinks. |
6.0 |
Wonder Woman: Rebirth #1 |
Jun 14, 2016 |
It felt like: What has DC editorial decided to do about Wonder Woman's conflicting origin stories? You won't find out here. Buy Wonder Woman #1 to maybe possibly find out! |
6.0 |
Years of Future Past #1 |
Jun 6, 2015 |
Carbon copy of the original with a few changes at the end. |
6.5 |
All-New X-Men #20 |
Dec 24, 2013 |
Some nice artwork here, pretty boring script though. |
6.5 |
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #6 |
Jan 3, 2016 |
Better than the last issue, still not very interesting. |
6.5 |
Avengers (2018) #41 |
Jan 25, 2021 |
The humor here is corny to say the least. I’m afraid this not really going anywhere, just a jokey, smashy romp. If that sounds fun, you might dig it. |
6.5 |
Clean Room #3 |
Dec 19, 2015 |
Too much gore for me. Is this Vertigo or Avatar? |
6.5 |
Cluster #1 |
Feb 10, 2015 |
Not terrible, just unoriginal and not intriguing enough to warrant a purchase of number two. A similar premise was done very well by Ken Garing in Planetoid, and Bitch Planet by KSD is currently knocking it out of the park. |
6.5 |
Eternal Empire #10 |
Aug 10, 2018 |
I was enjoying this series, but this ending seemed abrupt. |
6.5 |
Guardians of the Galaxy (2015) #5 |
Feb 15, 2016 |
Sadly, it was a dull read. |
6.5 |
Hardcore (2018) #1 |
Jan 3, 2019 |
I remember the original from back in the day, it was OK, much like this is just OK. The concept is pretty decent but the execution has two major problems for me: (1) It is covered in 90s-esque EXTREEEEME stank (2) It reads like a treatment for film or television, this story, the way they are telling it, does not need to be in comics |
6.5 |
Inferno #1 |
May 29, 2015 |
Great artwork, clumsy script. |
6.5 |
Invincible Iron Man (2015) #4 |
Dec 11, 2015 |
It's OK. MJ is in it for a moment. I want to like this, but I'm bored. |
6.5 |
Last Song #1 |
Aug 30, 2017 |
Really wanted to like this. It looked like a mix of Local and LDB when I flipped through it in the store right before i bought it. It's not terrible, it's just not very good. |
6.5 |
Magneto (2014) #10 |
Oct 7, 2014 |
A boring trip through Magneto's memories. |
6.5 |
Moon Knight (2017) #188 |
Sep 8, 2018 |
Don’t like the new direction. Lazy horror. Boring. |
6.5 |
Onyx #1 |
Jul 2, 2015 |
I'm a big fan of G-Rod's artwork from Locke and Key, same great stuff here, but the script is clunky and I don't care what happens next. |
6.5 |
Plastic Man (2018) #1 |
Sep 15, 2018 |
Really wanted to love this, but it was just ok. I’m enjoying the Terrifics but this just isn’t as good. Needs more heart and humor. |
6.5 |
Protectors Inc. #3 |
Jan 15, 2014 |
I'm enjoying the story, but the artwork is REALLY BAD. Faces change shape many times over the course of a page. |
6.5 |
Return of Wolverine #1 |
Sep 19, 2018 |
The script is all over the place and the artwork... hard to believe McNiven pencilled this whole issue. |
6.5 |
Scarlet Witch #1 |
Dec 11, 2015 |
For Robinson's sake I'll give it a few issues. So far, bad. Off to a bad start. |
6.5 |
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (2017) #0 |
Aug 22, 2017 |
Worth 25 cents. |
6.5 |
Squadron Supreme (2015) #2 |
Jan 2, 2016 |
It could be much better. |
6.5 |
Star Wars: Darth Maul #1 |
Mar 17, 2017 |
Not terrible, but not good. Darth Maul deserves more effort. |
6.5 |
Superior Spider-Man (2013) #22 |
Dec 3, 2013 |
I've been a staunch supporter of Slott's "Superior," but this is getting boring. We seem to be treading water here. Time to shake things up again Danny Boy! |
6.5 |
Uncanny X-Men (2013) #19.NOW |
Mar 23, 2014 |
It's really hard to care about a team with a colossal douche as team leader. Please fix Cyclops once and for all Mr. Bendis! |
6.5 |
X-Men: Blue (2017) #1 |
Apr 18, 2017 |
The short Wendigo backup story was cool. The main feature smelled. |
6.5 |
X-Men: Gold (2017) #1 |
Apr 8, 2017 |
It's fine, not great. Recycling the prejudice theme for the billionth time. I like the 80's lineup of characters. I like the tension between Kitty and Colossus. Giving Rachel the new name of "Prestige" is the worst idea ever. 5 bucks for 5 minutes of reading is hard to justify. If you are going to emulate Claremont's work from the 80's, try using at least 20% of his word count. |
7.0 |
All-New All-Different Avengers #1 |
Nov 13, 2015 |
Feature story was great, backup was a snooze. |
7.0 |
All-New X-Men #30 |
Aug 25, 2014 |
I enjoyed this issue until I was reminded that they need to READ THE F@#%ING WILL ALREADY!!! |
7.0 |
And Then Emily Was Gone #1 |
Aug 19, 2014 |
It was just OK, not interesting enough to get me to buy #2. |
7.0 |
Ant-Man (2015) Annual #1 |
Jul 17, 2015 |
Not bad, not quite worth five bucks though. |
7.0 |
Arclight #1 |
Jul 5, 2015 |
Just OK. |
7.0 |
Avengers (2012) #34 |
Aug 31, 2014 |
Progress! One "temporal" but no "atemporal." Hickman, for real dude, lay off the time travel and multiverse jumping for ONE FRIGGIN' ISSUE. Let the Avengers fight Ultron or something. Let someone crack a joke. Make with the fun. |
7.0 |
Batgirl (2011) #34 |
Aug 25, 2014 |
Not the farewell I had hoped for. Sad face. |
7.0 |
Batman (2016) #87 |
Jan 22, 2020 |
7.0 |
Batman: Eternal #2 |
Apr 19, 2014 |
I really want to like this, but I don't. One more issue and it's curtains! |
7.0 |
Blackbird #1 |
Oct 6, 2018 |
I really wanted to like this, but it is goes so hardcore into anything-goes type fantasy, I'm out. Nice artwork. |
7.0 |
Casanova: Acedia #1 |
Feb 6, 2015 |
The main story is alright, but the backup: WTF? |
7.0 |
Champions (2016) #6 |
Mar 16, 2017 |
There is a fine line between fun and corny. This book has taken a giant leap into corn country. |
7.0 |
Clean Room #4 |
Jan 23, 2016 |
Uh-oh. It's starting to wander, I'm worried. |
7.0 |
Crude #1 |
Apr 19, 2018 |
Impulse buy, an Image #1, it was fine, didn't interest me enough to purchase #2. |
7.0 |
Death Of Wolverine #2 |
Sep 16, 2014 |
Great art, but the non-fight with Creed was a bummer. |
7.0 |
Detective Comics (2011) #30 |
Apr 8, 2014 |
I love Manapul's style, but it's a strange fit for Batman. A little too pretty and sunny. The story is "meh." I'm hoping for an intriguing mystery in the future, so far we don't have one. |
7.0 |
Extraordinary X-Men #4 |
Dec 29, 2015 |
I'm mesmerized by Ramos' art, but the script is poop. |
7.0 |
Generations (2017): Phoenix & Jean Grey #1 |
Aug 10, 2017 |
Beautiful artwork, but skippable. |
7.0 |
Grayson #1 |
Jul 16, 2014 |
It's OK, but I'm not intrigued enough to buy #2. |
7.0 |
Justice League (2011) #30 |
May 22, 2014 |
Not bad, I just feel like I've read this comic before. I don't trust that tricky Lex Luthor! |
7.0 |
Legendary Star-Lord #1 |
Jul 5, 2014 |
Not bad, but not enough to hook me for #2. |
7.0 |
Loki: Agent of Asgard #1 |
Feb 5, 2014 |
Not bad, but nothing here makes me want to by issue 2. Nice art, generic story. |
7.0 |
Marvel Legacy #1 |
Sep 28, 2017 |
Be sure to drink your Ovaltine. |
7.0 |
Midnighter (2015) #1 |
Jun 6, 2015 |
Hats off to DC for celebrating diversity, but this is not a great "jumping on" point. Confusing for new readers. |
7.0 |
Minimum Wage #4 |
Apr 19, 2014 |
Fun, but not as in depth or emotional as the previous issues. A bunch of dudes get wasted... the end. |
7.0 |
Ms. Marvel (2015) #3 |
Jan 25, 2016 |
The gentrification story was the weakest so for G. W. Wilson and Ms. Marvel. Still not terrible. |
7.0 |
Nova (2013) #19 |
Jul 20, 2014 |
Fun to see Rocket but this feels like filler. |
7.0 |
Old Man Logan (2016) #2 |
Feb 12, 2016 |
We don't need flashbacks, we've all read the original Old Man Logan. |
7.0 |
Past Aways #1 |
Mar 28, 2015 |
Not bad, but not good enough for me to buy issue two. |
7.0 |
Postal #5 |
Jul 16, 2015 |
Bit of a stumble |
7.0 |
Prometheus: Life and Death #1 |
Jun 14, 2016 |
Not good, but great fun if you like the movie. |
7.0 |
Protectors Inc. #1 |
Nov 12, 2013 |
The story is intriguing, even if it is a bit of a Watchmen/Rising Stars knockoff. I'd still like to see where this goes. The art, whoa, astoundingly bad. Jim Valentino bad. |
7.0 |
Renato Jones: The One % #2 |
Jun 10, 2016 |
Feels like issue #1 again, where is this going? |
7.0 |
Saga #19 |
May 22, 2014 |
Not much to see here, but it promises interesting things in the future. |
7.0 |
Secret Wars (2015) #4 |
Jul 2, 2015 |
Great artwork, but deaths in super-hero events are kind of a hack thing to do, especially with the reset button coming in October. |
7.0 |
She-Hulk (2014) #4 |
May 11, 2014 |
Great main feature, but the epilogue sinks like a stone. |
7.0 |
Star Wars: Darth Vader #6 |
Jun 4, 2015 |
The Prequel Stank is strong with this one. |
7.0 |
The Fix #1 |
Apr 6, 2016 |
I was really enjoying this until the graphic story about male bodily fluid. The Superior Foes vibe switches to Garth Ennis on meth and never fully recovers. |
7.0 |
The Kitchen #1 |
Nov 14, 2014 |
I loved the script, but the artwork is horribly inconsistent and heavy-handed. |
7.0 |
The Tithe #1 |
Apr 17, 2015 |
Good premise, nice artwork, but the dialog is clunky as hell. |
7.0 |
The Wake #9 |
Jun 8, 2014 |
The story's sprawling so much, I've lost track of what's happening. I imagine this will read well as a TPB, but it's confusing as hell in floppy form. |
7.0 |
Trillium #8 |
Apr 7, 2014 |
A vague/OK ending. Either you'll think it's a brilliant Kubrick-esque finale or a total cop-out. I can't decide. |
7.0 |
Uncanny X-Men (2013) #17 |
Mar 4, 2014 |
Mildly enjoyable, not great. |
7.0 |
Wolverine and the X-Men #36 |
Sep 26, 2013 |
We seem to be treading water here. I'll see this crossover to the end, but the present meets the past meets the future meets the alternate future is getting pretty convoluted to say the least. The characters keep changing their minds about what they are fighting for. Hard to root for anyone. |
7.0 |
Wraith: Welcome To Christmasland #1 |
Nov 17, 2013 |
Not terrible, but certainly not the high level of craftsmanship you'd expect after reading Locke and Key. I won't be back for issue 2. |
7.0 |
X-Men Prime #1 |
Apr 1, 2017 |
I really want to like the X-men in some way. Marvel has made this difficult. It's time to let go of the time travel stuff, but Marvel has doubled down on this. The original X-men are here to stay? I guess? Old Man Logan is still in the present, not the future? Marvel, please let go of time travel for a moment, tell a good story. This one is OK. Surprisingly, Lady Deathstrike is the most interesting thing. |
7.5 |
Airboy #4 |
Nov 14, 2015 |
This series started as a madcap romp and turned into one big apology. Bummer. I hope Robinson feels some catharsis after writing this and turns in some awesome scripts for his upcoming books with Marvel. And I'd love to see more Saviors! |
7.5 |
All-New All-Different Avengers #6 |
Mar 2, 2016 |
Good, but they could have stretched out the Vision plot over several more issues. |
7.5 |
All-New X-Factor #3 |
Feb 14, 2014 |
Huge improvement from the last issue, Two surprise characters show up and a plot is finally taking shape. Unfortunately, the artwork still smells. |
7.5 |
All-New X-Men #41 |
Jun 3, 2015 |
7.5 |
Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #1 |
Oct 8, 2015 |
The main feature was great. I like the new premise. The crappy back-ups were a waste of ink and paper. |
7.5 |
Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #3 |
Aug 10, 2018 |
Just OK. |
7.5 |
Apocalypse Al #1 |
Feb 5, 2014 |
Mixed bag here. Nice artwork, but the book depends on the jokes working, and they mostly do not work. However, the jokes that work are very funny. Conflicted about buying #2. |
7.5 |
Astonishing Ant-Man #2 |
Nov 20, 2015 |
Not Spencer's best, still very good |
7.5 |
Batman / Catwoman (2020) #2 |
Jan 25, 2021 |
7.5 |
Black AF: Devil's Dye #1 |
Dec 10, 2018 |
7.5 |
Black Panther (2016) #2 |
May 12, 2016 |
Good, but getting bogged down in phony politics, a la Attack of the Clones. |
7.5 |
Bodies #1 |
Aug 3, 2014 |
Nothing really wrong with it, but I'm not interested enough to buy #2. |
7.5 |
Citizen Jack #1 |
Nov 6, 2015 |
This looked like typical nihilistic crap (every Garth Ennis book from Avatar, anyone?) when I flipped through a few pages at the store. I passed. After seeing all the great reviews I went back and bought it. I enjoyed it. Surprisingly, there's a story here. Unfortunately, the art is still Avatar style. |
7.5 |
Clean Room #1 |
Nov 3, 2015 |
Derivative of Lovecraft, but if that's your thing, you'll probably dig it. A lot happens in this one issue, could have been spread over 12.This is Simone stretching out of her comfort zone into super-weird, could have been great, but it's just OK. |
7.5 |
Dark Knight III: The Master Race #1 |
Nov 30, 2015 |
It's a decent book, but I don't feel compelled to buy the next issue. |
7.5 |
Fantastic Four (2014) #644 |
Mar 16, 2015 |
Just OK. |
7.5 |
Fantastic Four (2018) #2 |
Sep 24, 2018 |
Great artwork, mediocre script. I hope that the Future Foundation, especially the Richards kids, get written out of this series soon. |
7.5 |
Hunt For Wolverine #1 |
Apr 25, 2018 |
Would be a fine first issue of a mini, but it's an ad for SEVERAL minis. I enjoyed this, but I'm out. |
7.5 |
Inhuman #1 |
Apr 7, 2014 |
The artwork is beautiful, I hope the script catches up in #2. |
7.5 |
Invisible Republic #1 |
Mar 20, 2015 |
Very good, but the reporter gimmick is unnecessary. Just tell the story. |
7.5 |
Jook Joint #1 |
Oct 4, 2018 |
The story is fine but the visuals are way too gory for my taste. If you like graphic horror, this may be your thing. |
7.5 |
Man-Eaters #2 |
Nov 5, 2018 |
Picked this up on a whim even though I didn't really enjoy issue #1. This issue is better, but it still reads like discount Kelly Sue DeConnick, specifically discount BPlanet. Nice artwork! |
7.5 |
Marvel Knights: 20th #2 |
Nov 26, 2018 |
I'm on the fence. I hope they let go of the Flashpoint-style "Why doesn't anyone remember MY earth?" schtick. This needs its own plot ASAP. |
7.5 |
Nova (2013) #28 |
Mar 28, 2015 |
The best chapter from the Black Vortex crossover event, which isn't saying much. |
7.5 |
Original Sin #2 |
May 22, 2014 |
The artwork uses so much black ink for shading it's downright distracting. |
7.5 |
Plastic (2017) #1 |
May 1, 2017 |
Didn't grab me enough to pick up issue #2. It was fine, I just don't care what happens next. |
7.5 |
Prometheus: Life and Death (One Shot) #1 |
May 2, 2017 |
I enjoyed it, but it's not a must-read. After all of these comics we still have no more insight into the Engineers than we did at the end of the film, |
7.5 |
Renato Jones: The One % #1 |
May 8, 2016 |
This comic purports to be against exploitation but is simultaneously exploitative. Oh, the irony! |
7.5 |
Rumble #1 |
Dec 19, 2014 |
Pauley Shore meets Dean Koontz in a John Hughes Universe |
7.5 |
Saga #18 |
Feb 7, 2014 |
That's it? For the end of an arc before a long hiatus, I expected much more. Typically brilliant, just OK this time. This will make for the weakest TPB in the series so far. |
7.5 |
Saga #46 |
Aug 31, 2017 |
It's fine, just a lot of tangents from the main story. The main... saga. :-) |
7.5 |
Secret Wars (2015) #3 |
Jun 4, 2015 |
Getting better. |
7.5 |
Sentry (2018) #4 |
Sep 26, 2018 |
The script by Lemire is consistently enjoyable. The artwork looks like a Kickstarter book. |
7.5 |
Sex Criminals #14 |
Feb 22, 2016 |
Good, but the "meta" part sucked. |
7.5 |
Skyward (2018) #1 |
Apr 18, 2018 |
An amusing 60 seconds of reading. |
7.5 |
Squadron Supreme (2015) #1 |
Dec 25, 2015 |
Not the book I was hoping for, but I'll stick around to see what Robinson does with Jim Hammond. |
7.5 |
Star Wars (2020) #1 |
Jan 3, 2020 |
7.5 |
Superior Spider-Man (2013) #25 |
Jan 15, 2014 |
Good story and artwork. Hard to enjoy with the ending spoiled by Marvel's publicity. |
7.5 |
Superior Spider-Man (2013) #28 |
Feb 28, 2014 |
Not bad, but not great. Feels like we're killing time until Peter comes back. |
7.5 |
Superior Spider-Man (2013) #31 |
Apr 19, 2014 |
It was alright. |
7.5 |
Superman (2018) #2 |
Aug 10, 2018 |
Pretty good, except for the goofy Flash dialogue. |
7.5 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Urban Legends #4 |
Feb 3, 2019 |
In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my mind ever since. “Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” He didn’t say any more, but we’ve always been unusually communicative in a reserved way, and I understood that he meant a great deal more than that. In consequence, I’m inclined to reserve all judgments, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and also made me the victim of not a few veteran bores. The abnormal mind is quick to detect and attach itself to this quality when it appears in a normal person, and so it came about that in college I was unjustly accused of being a politician, because I was privy to the secret griefs of wild, unknown men. Most of the confidences were unsought — frequently I have feigned sleep, preoccupation, or a hostile levity when I realized by some unmistakable sign that an intimate revelation was quivering on the horizon; for the intimate revelations of young men, or at least the terms in which they express them, are usually plagiaristic and marred by obvious suppressions. Reserving judgments is a matter of infinite hope. I am still a little afraid of missing something if I forget that, as my father snobbishly suggested, and I snobbishly repeat, a sense of the fundamental decencies is parcelled out unequally at birth. |
7.5 |
The Wake #8 |
May 10, 2014 |
Moves the plot along but not as exciting as usual. |
7.5 |
They're Not Like Us #1 |
Dec 29, 2014 |
There's not much here without the cliffhanger. I'll get #2 but I'm not subscribing at the moment. |
7.5 |
Uncanny X-Men (2013) #24 |
Aug 3, 2014 |
READ THE FRIGGIN' WILL!!!! |
7.5 |
Velvet #1 |
Nov 17, 2013 |
I'll stick with it because it's Brubaker, but honestly this was not that impressive. Hope it goes somewhere interesting. Mediocre 1st issue. |
7.5 |
We Stand On Guard #1 |
Jul 1, 2015 |
Great script, but the artwork (especially the faces) could be more consistent. |
7.5 |
We Stand On Guard #6 |
Dec 14, 2015 |
That's it?!? |
7.5 |
Winnebago Graveyard #3 |
Aug 22, 2017 |
Mostly gore and not much story in this one. It only took one minute to read. I have a feeling this will read better in a collected edition. |
7.5 |
Winnebago Graveyard #4 |
Sep 22, 2017 |
Not much of a script. We never find out much about the characters or why all of this is happening. Satanists do the darnedest things! |
7.5 |
Wonder Woman (2011) #26 |
Dec 24, 2013 |
Great script, crummy artwork. |
7.5 |
Wonder Woman (2016) #58 |
Nov 14, 2018 |
Great script, but what the hell happened to Cary Nord? |
7.5 |
X-Force (2018) #1 |
Dec 28, 2018 |
Decent script, the artwork smells. |
8.0 |
A-Force #1 |
May 26, 2015 |
Despite the constraints of a crappy crossover, it's not bad. |
8.0 |
Airboy #2 |
Jul 3, 2015 |
Not as good as the first issue, but still entertaining. |
8.0 |
All-New Captain America #1 |
Nov 14, 2014 |
Pretty darn good, but I could do without Nomad. And please no Batroc, worst villain ever. Artwork is beautiful though. |
8.0 |
All-New Wolverine #1 |
Nov 17, 2015 |
This was great, especially since solo Wolverine books are usually terrible. It was a quick and fun read, but FIVE BUCKS?!? Entertainment at a buck a minute is too steep for me, |
8.0 |
All-New X-Men #23 |
Feb 14, 2014 |
I'm getting a little tired of the time-displaced X-Men, but I'm loving the extra screen time for the GotG. |
8.0 |
Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #1.1 |
May 10, 2014 |
Enjoyable read except for Clash. |
8.0 |
Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #2 |
May 22, 2014 |
Untangling the knots of the Anna Maria storyline is proving to be very interesting. Electro is a big ol' snooze-fest. |
8.0 |
Amazing X-Men (2013) #1 |
Nov 12, 2013 |
I think I will enjoy this series after I forget the lazy way they brought Nightcrawler back from the dead. Great art and good story (lame resurrection aside). |
8.0 |
Amazing X-Men (2013) #2 |
Jan 14, 2014 |
8.0 |
Amazing X-Men (2013) #6 |
Apr 19, 2014 |
I enjoyed it. Big time nostalgia factor going for it, but not a good jumping on point. |
8.0 |
Avengers & X-Men: Axis #4 |
Nov 18, 2014 |
Best issue so far |
8.0 |
Batgirl (2011) #27 |
Jan 15, 2014 |
Not bad at all. |
8.0 |
Batman (2011) #30 |
Apr 19, 2014 |
Good, but not the greatness Snyder is capable of. |
8.0 |
Batman: Rebirth #1 |
Jun 12, 2016 |
It was fine, but it went by too quickly, about 90 seconds of entertainment. |
8.0 |
Big Man Plans #4 |
Jul 12, 2015 |
8.0 |
Black Widow (2016) #1 |
Mar 5, 2016 |
45 wonderful seconds of entertainment. |
8.0 |
Bug: The Adventures of Forager #1 |
May 15, 2017 |
I liked it but I would prefer a New Gods book from Allred instead. Can't see this lasting more than 6 issues. |
8.0 |
Convergence: Batman and the Outsiders #1 |
Apr 29, 2015 |
As a fan of the mid 80s BATO, this was a kick to read. Still avoiding the main Convergence series. The crossover references here had me throwing up in my mouth a little. This is DC saying, remember this fun book? You're having a good time reading it, right? YOINK! SUCKER! You get a reboot! And you get a reboot! And you get a reboot! Still liked the homage to the old series, worth 4 bucks. But seriously DC, eff u in the a. |
8.0 |
Death Of Wolverine #1 |
Sep 4, 2014 |
I really enjoyed the regular part of the issue. However... Can the crappy filler in the back really be called "bonus material" if we're paying an extra buck for it? |
8.0 |
Extraordinary X-Men #1 |
Nov 11, 2015 |
Fantastic artwork, story just OK. |
8.0 |
Fantastic Four (2018) #1 |
Aug 10, 2018 |
I liked the comic, but 6 bucks is ridiculous. |
8.0 |
Forever Evil #7 |
May 22, 2014 |
8.0 |
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #10 |
Jan 11, 2014 |
The script is light on substance, but Maguire hit this one out of the park with his beautiful artwork. Why isn't Maguire on an A-list book full time? |
8.0 |
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #11.NOW |
Feb 7, 2014 |
Really good except for the boring bits about Jean Grey. Pichelli is a master of sequential art! |
8.0 |
Howard The Duck (2015) #1 |
Mar 12, 2015 |
An impulse buy. Not bad at all. |
8.0 |
Imperial #1 |
Aug 10, 2014 |
The opening was BORING but by the end I was thinking SUBSCRIBE. |
8.0 |
Imperial #2 |
Sep 17, 2014 |
Nothing groundbreaking here, but I was entertained. I'll stick with the series. |
8.0 |
Invincible Iron Man (2015) #2 |
Oct 30, 2015 |
The Madam Masque stuff is great. Doom out of the mask is a snooze. |
8.0 |
Jacked #1 |
Nov 30, 2015 |
Nothing ground-breaking here, but I had fun. I'll pick up issue 2. |
8.0 |
Justice League of America (2015) #2 |
Jul 12, 2015 |
8.0 |
Marvel Knights: 20th #1 |
Nov 12, 2018 |
This was fun |
8.0 |
Material #1 |
May 29, 2015 |
Weird, but I liked it. |
8.0 |
Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man #1 |
May 10, 2014 |
I enjoyed it, but the last page smells. |
8.0 |
Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man #4 |
Aug 10, 2014 |
Goblin demon was amazing, but the clone shiz stinks. |
8.0 |
Mister Miracle (2017) #12 |
Nov 15, 2018 |
I read this a few times. Didn't like it on the first read because not much happens. After a couple more reads, I see it as an epilogue, not adding to the plot, but giving us a look at how the characters have been affected by the whole arc. I think this issue will make much more sense in a collected edition. Admittedly, this might just be me trying to find something to like in a so-so issue because I typically like this creative team. |
8.0 |
Ms. Marvel (2014) #6 |
Jul 16, 2014 |
Still an enjoyable book, although the Wolverine appearance feels forced. |
8.0 |
Nighthawk #1 |
May 29, 2016 |
I'm intrigued. The artwork could be better. |
8.0 |
Old Man Logan #1 |
May 29, 2015 |
Great to see "SNIKT" again. |
8.0 |
Original Sin #1 |
May 10, 2014 |
A fine opening, but everything you need to know is on the cover. No new info inside. |
8.0 |
Original Sin #3 |
Jun 11, 2014 |
Not terrible. |
8.0 |
Paper Girls #5 |
Feb 6, 2016 |
I'm enjoying it, but it's getting confusing. |
8.0 |
Postal #1 |
Feb 6, 2015 |
The guy with Asperger's rocks. Can the story just be about him and not the high concept "small town for villains" premise? |
8.0 |
Postal #4 |
May 29, 2015 |
8.0 |
Prometheus: Fire and Stone - Omega #1 |
Mar 7, 2015 |
8.0 |
Royal City #3 |
May 17, 2017 |
I love it, but this does not work in short installments. It will be a fantastic graphic novel when collected. |
8.0 |
Saga #26 |
Mar 13, 2015 |
Starting to wander a bit. Still good. |
8.0 |
Saga #28 |
May 15, 2015 |
Just OK by Saga standards. |
8.0 |
Saga #31 |
Dec 11, 2015 |
A boring issue by Saga standards. Still good. |
8.0 |
Saga #33 |
Feb 1, 2016 |
Good, but this feels like a one-shot for side characters. |
8.0 |
Secret Identities #1 |
Feb 24, 2015 |
Surprisingly good. I'll check out #2. |
8.0 |
Secret Wars (2015) #9 |
Jan 23, 2016 |
After reading the whole series, the only essential issues are 1 and 9. |
8.0 |
Southern Bastards #17 |
Aug 22, 2017 |
Building up tension, seems like a lot of action is coming next month. |
8.0 |
Spider-Man (2016) #2 |
Mar 3, 2016 |
Good, but it's time to get Peter Parker out of this series. |
8.0 |
Star Wars (2014) #15 |
Jan 23, 2016 |
I liked it, even though it has some prequel stank on it. |
8.0 |
Star Wars: Darth Vader #7 |
Jul 7, 2015 |
Great rush of nostalgia from seeing Luke's home from A New Hope. |
8.0 |
Star Wars: Darth Vader Annual #1 |
Dec 23, 2015 |
A fun, quick read. |
8.0 |
Star Wars: Poe Dameron #2 |
May 11, 2016 |
Kudos for working in Poe saying "pal" again, but where was "I've got a bad feeling about this!"??? The artwork is beautiful, but I would like more Poe in my Poe comic. |
8.0 |
Superman (2018) #4 |
Oct 11, 2018 |
Script stalls a bit after the momentum from last issue, still fun |
8.0 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Urban Legends #5 |
Feb 3, 2019 |
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way--in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face, on the throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face, on the throne of France. In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of the State preserves of loaves and fishes, that things in general were settled for ever. |
8.0 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Urban Legends #6 |
Feb 3, 2019 |
Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans. Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to Hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs and vultures, for so were the counsels of Jove fulfilled from the day on which the son of Atreus, king of men, and great Achilles, first fell out with one another. And which of the gods was it that set them on to quarrel? It was the son of Jove and Leto; for he was angry with the king and sent a pestilence upon the host to plague the people, because the son of Atreus had dishonoured Chryses his priest. Now Chryses had come to the ships of the Achaeans to free his daughter, and had brought with him a great ransom: moreover he bore in his hand the sceptre of Apollo wreathed with a suppliant's wreath and he besought the Achaeans, but most of all the two sons of Atreus, who were their chiefs. "Sons of Atreus," he cried, "and all other Achaeans, may the gods who dwell in Olympus grant you to sack the city of Priam, and to reach your homes in safety; but free my daughter, and accept a ransom for her, in reverence to Apollo, son of Jove." On this the rest of the Achaeans with one voice were for respecting the priest and taking the ransom that he offered; but not so Agamemnon, who spoke fiercely to him and sent him roughly away. "Old man," said he, "let me not find you tarrying about our ships, nor yet coming hereafter. Your sceptre of the god and your wreath shall profit you nothing. I will not free her. She shall grow old in my house at Argos far from her own home, busying herself with her loom and visiting my couch; so go, and do not provoke me or it shall be the worse for you." The old man feared him and obeyed. Not a word he spoke, but went by the shore of the sounding sea and prayed apart to King Apollo whom lovely Leto had borne. "Hear me," he cried, "O god of the silver bow, that protectest Chryse and holy Cilla and rulest Tenedos with thy might, hear me oh thou of Sminthe. If I have ever decked your temple with garlands, or burned your thigh-bones in fat of bulls or goats, grant my prayer, and let your arrows avenge these my tears upon the Danaans." Thus did he pray, and Apollo heard his prayer. He came down furious from the summits of Olympus, with his bow and his quiver upon his shoulder, and the arrows rattled on his back with the rage that trembled within him. He sat himself down away from the ships with a face as dark as night, and his silver bow rang death as he shot his arrow in the midst of them. First he smote their mules and their hounds, but presently he aimed his shafts at the people themselves, and all day long the pyres of the dead were burning. For nine whole days he shot his arrows among the people, but upon the tenth day Achilles called them in assembly- moved thereto by Juno, who saw the Achaeans in their death-throes and had compassion upon them. Then, when they were got together, he rose and spoke among them. "Son of Atreus," said he, "I deem that we should now turn roving home if we would escape destruction, for we are being cut down by war and pestilence at once. Let us ask some priest or prophet, or some reader of dreams (for dreams, too, are of Jove) who can tell us why Phoebus Apollo is so angry, and say whether it is for some vow that we have broken, or hecatomb that we have not offered, and whether he will accept the savour of lambs and goats without blemish, so as to take away the plague from us." With these words he sat down, and Calchas son of Thestor, wisest of augurs, who knew things past present and to come, rose to speak. He it was who had guided the Achaeans with their fleet to Ilius, through the prophesyings with which Phoebus Apollo had inspired him. With all sincerity and goodwill he addressed them thus:- "Achilles, loved of heaven, you bid me tell you about the anger of King Apollo, I will therefore do so; but consider first and swear that you will stand by me heartily in word and deed, for I know that I shall offend one who rules the Argives with might, to whom all the Achaeans are in subjection. A plain man cannot stand against the anger of a king, who if he swallow his displeasure now, will yet nurse revenge till he has wreaked it. Consider, therefore, whether or no you will protect me." And Achilles answered, "Fear not, but speak as it is borne in upon you from heaven, for by Apollo, Calchas, to whom you pray, and whose oracles you reveal to us, not a Danaan at our ships shall lay his hand upon you, while I yet live to look upon the face of the earth- no, not though you name Agamemnon himself, who is by far the foremost of the Achaeans." Thereon the seer spoke boldly. "The god," he said, "is angry neither about vow nor hecatomb, but for his priest's sake, whom Agamemnon has dishonoured, in that he would not free his daughter nor take a ransom for her; therefore has he sent these evils upon us, and will yet send others. He will not deliver the Danaans from this pestilence till Agamemnon has restored the girl without fee or ransom to her father, and has sent a holy hecatomb to Chryse. Thus we may perhaps appease him." With these words he sat down, and Agamemnon rose in anger. His heart was black with rage, and his eyes flashed fire as he scowled on Calchas and said, "Seer of evil, you never yet prophesied smooth things concerning me, but have ever loved to foretell that which was evil. You have brought me neither comfort nor performance; and now you come seeing among Danaans, and saying that Apollo has plagued us because I would not take a ransom for this girl, the daughter of Chryses. I have set my heart on keeping her in my own house, for I love her better even than my own wife Clytemnestra, whose peer she is alike in form and feature, in understanding and accomplishments. Still I will give her up if I must, for I would have the people live, not die; but you must find me a prize instead, or I alone among the Argives shall be without one. This is not well; for you behold, all of you, that my prize is to go elsewhither." And Achilles answered, "Most noble son of Atreus, covetous beyond all mankind, how shall the Achaeans find you another prize? We have no common store from which to take one. Those we took from the cities have been awarded; we cannot disallow the awards that have been made already. Give this girl, therefore, to the god, and if ever Jove grants us to sack the city of Troy we will requite you three and fourfold." Then Agamemnon said, "Achilles, valiant though you be, you shall not thus outwit me. You shall not overreach and you shall not persuade me. Are you to keep your own prize, while I sit tamely under my loss and give up the girl at your bidding? Let the Achaeans find me a prize in fair exchange to my liking, or I will come and take your own, or that of Ajax or of Ulysses; and he to whomsoever I may come shall rue my coming. But of this we will take thought hereafter; for the present, let us draw a ship into the sea, and find a crew for her expressly; let us put a hecatomb on board, and let us send Chryseis also; further, let some chief man among us be in command, either Ajax, or Idomeneus, or yourself, son of Peleus, mighty warrior that you are, that we may offer sacrifice and appease the the anger of the god." Achilles scowled at him and answered, "You are steeped in insolence and lust of gain. With what heart can any of the Achaeans do your bidding, either on foray or in open fighting? I came not warring here for any ill the Trojans had done me. I have no quarrel with them. They have not raided my cattle nor my horses, nor cut down my harvests on the rich plains of Phthia; for between me and them there is a great space, both mountain and sounding sea. We have followed you, Sir Insolence! for your pleasure, not ours- to gain satisfaction from the Trojans for your shameless self and for Menelaus. You forget this, and threaten to rob me of the prize for which I have toiled, and which the sons of the Achaeans have given me. Never when the Achaeans sack any rich city of the Trojans do I receive so good a prize as you do, though it is my hands that do the better part of the fighting. When the sharing comes, your share is far the largest, and I, forsooth, must go back to my ships, take what I can get and be thankful, when my labour of fighting is done. Now, therefore, I shall go back to Phthia; it will be much better for me to return home with my ships, for I will not stay here dishonoured to gather gold and substance for you." And Agamemnon answered, "Fly if you will, I shall make you no prayers to stay you. I have others here who will do me honour, and above all Jove, the lord of counsel. There is no king here so hateful to me as you are, for you are ever quarrelsome and ill affected. What though you be brave? Was it not heaven that made you so? Go home, then, with your ships and comrades to lord it over the Myrmidons. I care neither for you nor for your anger; and thus will I do: since Phoebus Apollo is taking Chryseis from me, I shall send her with my ship and my followers, but I shall come to your tent and take your own prize Briseis, that you may learn how much stronger I am than you are, and that another may fear to set himself up as equal or comparable with me." |
8.0 |
The Tithe #2 |
May 23, 2015 |
Pretty good, but character development at a minimum. |
8.0 |
The Walking Dead #151 |
Feb 8, 2016 |
8.0 |
Trillium #5 |
Jan 13, 2014 |
The characters are confused, and so are the readers. I have faith that Lemire will put all the pieces together in the coming issues. I like the flip-book thing, it doesn't come across as a gimmick. It's something that can only be done in comics. Bravo Lemire! |
8.0 |
Trillium #6 |
Feb 7, 2014 |
Hate to say it, but the flip-book thing has grown tiresome. Can we at least get arrows about what order to read things in? Confusion must be part of the intended effect, but it was a labor to get through this, usually a pleasure. |
8.0 |
Uncanny Avengers #14 |
Dec 1, 2013 |
I had fun reading this, but it's hard to take any of these "deaths" seriously. |
8.0 |
Vision (2015) #3 |
Jan 28, 2016 |
Getting even more weird. |
8.0 |
Winnebago Graveyard #1 |
Jun 16, 2017 |
Intriguing. Gory parts were a bit much though. |
8.5 |
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1 |
May 4, 2017 |
Bought this on a whim. Fun and funny, worth 4 bucks. |
8.5 |
All-New X-Factor #7 |
May 14, 2014 |
I didn't like this relaunch at first, but it works really well now. I've never cared about "Danger," but David makes her interesting. |
8.5 |
Batman (2016) #57 |
Nov 5, 2018 |
8.5 |
Batman: Eternal #13 |
Jul 5, 2014 |
Best issue so far. |
8.5 |
Black Widow (2014) #5 |
Apr 8, 2014 |
8.5 |
Bloodshot: Salvation #1 |
Sep 22, 2017 |
I'm new to Bloodshot, but this seemed like a good jumping on point. Script was OK but the artwork was beautiful, especially the coloring, hyper-realistic images. |
8.5 |
Heroes In Crisis #2 |
Oct 31, 2018 |
I enjoyed reading this, although the pacing is a bit choppy. Interested to see where this goes. |
8.5 |
Manifest Destiny #8 |
Jul 20, 2014 |
A great series, but this it reads SO much better in trades. Single issues are so fast-paced, you're done in a few minutes. |
8.5 |
Mister Miracle (2017) #8 |
Apr 26, 2018 |
Surprisingly, just OK. |
8.5 |
Nova (2013) #31 |
May 29, 2015 |
Fun finale. |
8.5 |
Postal #9 |
Jan 23, 2016 |
Story seems to be headed in new directions, I like it. |
8.5 |
Punisher (2014) #1 |
Feb 7, 2014 |
The tone of the book is surprising, witty banter and smiling are new for Frankie. Didn't like it at first, but hey, are there really any more dark dour gritty grisly stories to tell about him? I'll get used to this new incarnation. |
8.5 |
She-Hulk (2014) #12 |
Feb 24, 2015 |
Sorry to see this one go. |
8.5 |
Silver Surfer (2014) #1 |
Mar 29, 2014 |
Exactly what I expected. Good times. |
8.5 |
Star Wars (2014) #2 |
Feb 5, 2015 |
Very enjoyable, but they need to cut down on direct quotes from the movies. |
8.5 |
Star Wars: Lando #1 |
Jul 12, 2015 |
8.5 |
Star Wars: Poe Dameron #1 |
Apr 6, 2016 |
Pretty darn good. The artwork is the strongest part. Poe says "pal" a few too many times. |
8.5 |
Superior Spider-Man (2013) #27.NOW |
Feb 13, 2014 |
Huge improvement from last issue. |
8.5 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Urban Legends #8 |
Feb 4, 2019 |
If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born, an what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth. In the first place, that stuff bores me, and in the second place, my parents would have about two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them. They're quite touchy about anything like that, especially my father. They're nice and all--I'm not saying that--but they're also touchy as hell. Besides, I'm not going to tell you my whole goddam autobiography or anything. I'll just tell you about this madman stuff that happened to me around last Christmas just before I got pretty run-down and had to come out here and take it easy. I mean that's all I told D.B. about, and he's my brother and all. He's in Hollywood. That isn't too far from this crumby place, and he comes over and visits me practically every week end. He's going to drive me home when I go home next month maybe. He just got a Jaguar. One of those little English jobs that can do around two hundred miles an hour. It cost him damn near four thousand bucks. He's got a lot of dough, now. He didn't use to. He used to be just a regular writer, when he was home. He wrote this terrific book of short stories, The Secret Goldfish, in case you never heard of him. The best one in it was "The Secret Goldfish." It was about this little kid that wouldn't let anybody look at his goldfish because he'd bought it with his own money. It killed me. Now he's out in Hollywood, D.B., being a prostitute. If there's one thing I hate, it's the movies. Don't even mention them to me. Where I want to start telling is the day I left Pencey Prep. Pencey Prep is this school that's in Agerstown, Pennsylvania. You probably heard of it. You've probably seen the ads, anyway. They advertise in about a thousand magazines, always showing some hotshot guy on a horse jumping over a fence. Like as if all you ever did at Pencey was play polo all the time. I never even once saw a horse anywhere near the place. And underneath the guy on the horse's picture, it always says: "Since 1888 we have been molding boys into splendid, clear-thinking young men." Strictly for the birds. They don't do any damn more molding at Pencey than they do at any other school. And I didn't know anybody there that was splendid and clear-thinking and all. Maybe two guys. If that many. And they probably came to Pencey that way. Anyway, it was the Saturday of the football game with Saxon Hall. The game with Saxon Hall was supposed to be a very big deal around Pencey. It was the last game of the year, and you were supposed to commit suicide or something if old Pencey didn't win. I remember around three o'clock that afternoon I was standing way the hell up on top of Thomsen Hill, right next to this crazy cannon that was in the Revolutionary War and all. You could see the whole field from there, and you could see the two teams bashing each other all over the place. You couldn't see the grandstand too hot, but you could hear them all yelling, deep and terrific on the Pencey side, because practically the whole school except me was there, and scrawny and faggy on the Saxon Hall side, because the visiting team hardly ever brought many people with them. There were never many girls at all at the football games. Only seniors were allowed to bring girls with them. It was a terrible school, no matter how you looked at it. I like to be somewhere at least where you can see a few girls around once in a while, even if they're only scratching their arms or blowing their noses or even just giggling or something. Old Selma Thurmer--she was the headmaster's daughter--showed up at the games quite often, but she wasn't exactly the type that drove you mad with desire. She was a pretty nice girl, though. I sat next to her once in the bus from Agerstown and we sort of struck up a conversation. I liked her. She had a big nose and her nails were all bitten down and bleedy-looking and she had on those damn falsies that point all over the place, but you felt sort of sorry for her. What I liked about her, she didn't give you a lot of horse manure about what a great guy her father was. She probably knew what a phony slob he was. The reason I was standing way up on Thomsen Hill, instead of down at the game, was because I'd just got back from New York with the fencing team. I was the goddam manager of the fencing team. Very big deal. We'd gone in to New York that morning for this fencing meet with McBurney School. Only, we didn't have the meet. I left all the foils and equipment and stuff on the goddam subway. It wasn't all my fault. I had to keep getting up to look at this map, so we'd know where to get off. So we got back to Pencey around two-thirty instead of around dinnertime. The whole team ostracized me the whole way back on the train. It was pretty funny, in a way. The other reason I wasn't down at the game was because I was on my way to say good-by to old Spencer, my history teacher. He had the grippe, and I figured I probably wouldn't see him again till Christmas vacation started. He wrote me this note saying he wanted to see me before I went home. He knew I wasn't coming back to Pencey. I forgot to tell you about that. They kicked me out. I wasn't supposed to come back after Christmas vacation on account of I was flunking four subjects and not applying myself and all. They gave me frequent warning to start applying myself--especially around midterms, when my parents came up for a conference with old Thurmer--but I didn't do it. So I got the ax. They give guys the ax quite frequently at Pencey. It has a very good academic rating, Pencey. It really does. Anyway, it was December and all, and it was cold as a witch's teat, especially on top of that stupid hill. I only had on my reversible and no gloves or anything. The week before that, somebody'd stolen my camel's-hair coat right out of my room, with my fur- lined gloves right in the pocket and all. Pencey was full of crooks. Quite a few guys came from these very wealthy families, but it was full of crooks anyway. The more expensive a school is, the more crooks it has--I'm not kidding. Anyway, I kept standing next to that crazy cannon, looking down at the game and freezing my ass off. Only, I wasn't watching the game too much. What I was really hanging around for, I was trying to feel some kind of a good-by. I mean I've left schools and places I didn't even know I was leaving them. I hate that. I don't care if it's a sad good-by or a bad goodby, but when I leave a place I like to know I'm leaving it. If you don't, you feel even worse. I was lucky. All of a sudden I thought of something that helped make me know I was getting the hell out. I suddenly remembered this time, in around October, that I and Robert Tichener and Paul Campbell were chucking a football around, in front of the academic building. They were nice guys, especially Tichener. It was just before dinner and it was getting pretty dark out, but we kept chucking the ball around anyway. It kept getting darker and darker, and we could hardly see the ball any more, but we didn't want to stop doing what we were doing. Finally we had to. This teacher that taught biology, Mr. Zambesi, stuck his head out of this window in the academic building and told us to go back to the dorm and get ready for dinner. If I get a chance to remember that kind of stuff, I can get a good-by when I need one--at least, most of the time I can. As soon as I got it, I turned around and started running down the other side of the hill, toward old Spencer's house. He didn't live on the campus. He lived on Anthony Wayne Avenue. I ran all the way to the main gate, and then I waited a second till I got my breath. I have no wind, if you want to know the truth. I'm quite a heavy smoker, for one thing--that is, I used to be. They made me cut it out. Another thing, I grew six and a half inches last year. That's also how I practically got t.b. and came out here for all these goddam checkups and stuff. I'm pretty healthy, though. |
8.5 |
The Fade Out #4 |
Jan 11, 2015 |
The trouble with Brubaker noir is that it does not work in short installments. I'm sure the trade will be great, but this issue had me asking myself, "Why don't I trade wait this stuff?" |
8.5 |
The Good Asian #1 |
Jun 11, 2021 |
Picked this up on a whim and really enjoyed it. |
9.0 |
A-Force #2 |
Jul 5, 2015 |
Fun stuff. |
9.0 |
Age of Ultron vs. Marvel Zombies #1 |
Jul 1, 2015 |
Happy to see the characters on the last page! |
9.0 |
Alex + Ada #1 |
Nov 12, 2013 |
I liked this a lot. Not much happens, but Luna and Vaughn paint a vivid picture of their world. This issue sets the tone for a promising new series. I'll be back for sure. |
9.0 |
Alex + Ada #5 |
Mar 29, 2014 |
Very brief but still great. |
9.0 |
All-New All-Different Avengers #5 |
Feb 12, 2016 |
Simple, but great fun. |
9.0 |
All-New Invaders #1 |
Feb 7, 2014 |
Brubaker made me a huge fan of the Original Human Torch in his Marvels Project. Really enjoyed his return here. |
9.0 |
All-New Invaders #2 |
Feb 7, 2014 |
I'm not understanding the low scores for this book. Great artwork, old school super-heroing, what's not to like? |
9.0 |
All-New Invaders #4 |
Apr 25, 2014 |
The best issue yet. |
9.0 |
All-New X-Men #29 |
Jul 20, 2014 |
I liked it. Wraps up a lot of stuff from Battle of the Atom. Angel's on a bike to take X-23 on a date, she doesn't want to be carried. |
9.0 |
Amazing X-Men (2013) #3 |
Jan 18, 2014 |
Good times! |
9.0 |
American Vampire: Second Cycle #1 |
Apr 7, 2014 |
A little too much time spent on recap, but besides that, great writing, great artwork, and sufficient creepiness. |
9.0 |
Ant-Man (2015) #5 |
May 8, 2015 |
Fun book, bummer ending though. |
9.0 |
Avengers (2012) #35 |
Sep 21, 2014 |
No "temporal" or "atemporal" in this issue. Some funny moments. HOLY COW, I ACTUALLY LIKED THIS BOOK!!! |
9.0 |
Avengers (2018) #7 |
Sep 5, 2018 |
I was ready to drop this book after the opening arc, but this one-shot is damn good. I get that the characters are supposed to be super smart, but they predict modern English in 1,000,000 B.C.? Aaron could have found a work-around. Oh well, still really fun. |
9.0 |
Avengers (2018) #8 |
Sep 24, 2018 |
The artwork is great (the face thing doesn’t bother me), the team lineup is interesting, and the script mostly works. Aaron seems to be writing in the style of the MCU, especially for Thor and Black Panther. I actually like this. My only complaint is the dialogue for Hulk (formerly She-Hulk), I wish Aaron didn’t write her to be such a twit. |
9.0 |
Batman (2011) #25 |
Nov 17, 2013 |
Great book, but I'm not sure how they justify the jacked up price. |
9.0 |
Batman (2016) #58 |
Nov 8, 2018 |
if you’re a fan of his writing you are in for a real treat. if you’re not a fan, best stay away. there’s a lot to keep up with. and you’d better read it slow and carefully. |
9.0 |
Batman (2016) #61 |
Dec 20, 2018 |
I enjoyed this. Clever turn at the end. |
9.0 |
Big Man Plans #2 |
Jul 5, 2015 |
Just blasted through the first two issues. Loved it! |
9.0 |
Black Magick #1 |
Oct 28, 2015 |
A great first issue, Scott's work has improved quite a bit, Rucka starts a fun ride. It felt short though. |
9.0 |
Black Magick #2 |
Nov 30, 2015 |
Very nice. |
9.0 |
Black Widow (2014) #1 |
Jan 9, 2014 |
A nice one and done story. Great art. A cliffhanger would have been nice. |
9.0 |
Black Widow (2014) #3 |
Feb 7, 2014 |
Beautiful artwork and economical done-in-one storytelling. I'd like to see these issues tie together in some way in the future. We have had a few epilogues with the cat and the neighbor, not enough. |
9.0 |
Broken World #1 |
Jun 8, 2015 |
Great 1st issue. |
9.0 |
Captain America: Sam Wilson #1 |
Nov 15, 2015 |
Not what I expected from a Cap book, but I'm digging what Spencer is doing here. Nice change of pace for Cap. |
9.0 |
Captain America: Sam Wilson #2 |
Nov 15, 2015 |
I haven't enjoyed Cap this much since Brubaker's run. |
9.0 |
Cataclysm: Ultimate Spider-Man #1 |
Nov 17, 2013 |
Not sure why this is a mini-series, it reads like a direct continuation of the main series. I enjoyed it, great artwork and dialog. Please don't kill Miles or send him to the 616! |
9.0 |
Civil War II #1 |
Jun 3, 2016 |
I really enjoyed this. If you like Bendis in general, you will like it, if not, move along. My only complaint is the focus on Inhumans instead of mutants. Inhumans are boring as f. Please stop trying to make Inhumans replace mutants. |
9.0 |
Clean Room #2 |
Nov 20, 2015 |
Huge improvement over the first issue. This is more focused yet still weird and scary. I enjoyed it. |
9.0 |
Clean Room #6 |
Mar 18, 2016 |
The Scientology allusions are more overt, and it really works. The gore is over the top for me, but this is very clever writing. |
9.0 |
Daredevil (2015) #606 |
Aug 10, 2018 |
The story is average, but the artwork is glorious. |
9.0 |
Dark Days: The Forge #1 |
Jun 18, 2017 |
Surprisingly great. Hit a bunch of nostalgia buttons for me, AND I can't wait to see wait happens next. Hard to pull off. My only gripe is the changing artists. Just have Romita draw the whole thing. |
9.0 |
Dead Rabbit #1 |
Oct 4, 2018 |
I really enjoyed this. It's a straightforward vigilante story, not incredibly original, but incredibly fun. I'll stick around for #2! |
9.0 |
Detective Comics (2011) #27 |
Jan 11, 2014 |
The short stories were just OK, but the longer "Gothtopia" part by Layman was fantastic. Surprised that Snyder's story was not good at all. |
9.0 |
Fantastic Four (2014) #1 |
Feb 28, 2014 |
An intriguing first issue, I'll be back. |
9.0 |
Fantastic Four (2014) #3 |
Apr 25, 2014 |
Robinson nails it. |
9.0 |
Forever Evil #6 |
Mar 10, 2014 |
Surprisingly good |
9.0 |
God Complex (2017) #1 |
Oct 12, 2017 |
Great artwork, compelling setup, I'm interested in seeing what happens next. |
9.0 |
God Country #3 |
Mar 16, 2017 |
Very good, but it doesn't quite live up to the promise of last issue's ending. We get another cliffhanger here. Will the next issue be worth the wait? I hope so. |
9.0 |
God Country #6 |
Jun 22, 2017 |
It's excellent. Minus 1 because it's over. |
9.0 |
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) #18 |
Aug 29, 2014 |
Nicely done! |
9.0 |
Harley Quinn (2013) #0 |
Nov 22, 2013 |
Picked this up on a whim and it was surprisingly good. |
9.0 |
Heroes Reborn (2021) #1 |
May 8, 2021 |
I’m reminded of Gruenwald’s brilliant work with Squadron Supreme and I’m loving Aaron’s trolling of the alt-right here. 🤣🤣🤣 |
9.0 |
Hex Wives #1 |
Nov 4, 2018 |
This was a lot of fun. Great twist on the last page. I could do without the gore, but it wasn’t too bad. I’m interested to see what happens next. |
9.0 |
High Heaven #4 |
Dec 22, 2018 |
The main story is compelling, but over in a flash. I'll keep buying this for the main feature, but know AHOY is sticking with the "comic magazine" format with a shorter feature and a lot of extras that do not interest me. I'll deal. |
9.0 |
International Iron Man #1 |
Mar 19, 2016 |
It reminds me of Alias-era Bendis. I really enjoyed it. However, If I were a hardcore Iron Man fan, I would be disappointed with how little Iron Man is actually in this issue. Needs a new title. |
9.0 |
Jacked #2 |
Dec 25, 2015 |
I'm enjoying this series. |
9.0 |
Justice League (2011) #25 |
Jan 15, 2014 |
I'd like to have a little more Justice League in my Justice League comic, however, this Owlman origin is pretty darn good. |
9.0 |
Justice League (2011) #29 |
Apr 19, 2014 |
Surprisingly good, I was ready to drop this but the Metal Men have me intrigued. |
9.0 |
Justice League (2011) #32 |
Aug 3, 2014 |
This was fun. |
9.0 |
Lodger #2 |
Dec 22, 2018 |
A giant leap forward from issue #1. This issue seems more consistent with the tone and style of Stray Bullets, Silverfish, Young Liars, standard David Lapham crime/noir/weirdness. I'm wondering if he took a heavier hand creatively in this issue. No way of knowing. Issue one had a lot of NBC 10pm drama style narration. It's gone in issue 2. Nevertheless, I liked this issue and recommend the series. |
9.0 |
Made in Korea #1 |
Jun 11, 2021 |
Very very good. This reminds me of Alex + Ada from Image. I'm looking forward to seeing how this plays out. |
9.0 |
Magneto (2014) #3 |
May 11, 2014 |
Takes a BIG character and brings him to street-level. Works like a charm, like Hawkeye without the laughs. I'm loving this book. Please don't cancel this one, Marvel! |
9.0 |
Manifest Destiny #9 |
Aug 25, 2014 |
Super-fun issue! My only complaint is that it is over so quickly. |
9.0 |
Material #2 |
Jul 5, 2015 |
Kot's stuff is hit and miss, this is a hit for me. |
9.0 |
Men of Wrath #1 |
Oct 7, 2014 |
Southern Bastards, volume 2. |
9.0 |
Middlewest #1 |
Nov 26, 2018 |
Pretty darn good. Hints of God Country by D. Cates (buy that if you haven't already). |
9.0 |
Moon Knight (2014) #2 |
Apr 11, 2014 |
A simple yet exciting done-in-one. A lot of blank space on the page, but I understand why they did it. |
9.0 |
Moon Knight (2014) #3 |
May 14, 2014 |
A fun book, but you'll read it in three minutes. |
9.0 |
Ms. Marvel (2014) #1 |
Feb 5, 2014 |
Fully expected this too stink, as all solo Ms. Marvel book do, but this was an engrossing story. I'll be back for more. Minus one point for a lack of detail in a few panels of pencilling. |
9.0 |
Ms. Marvel (2015) #2 |
Dec 29, 2015 |
More street level and not as cosmic as her Avengers adventures, I'm enjoying it. |
9.0 |
Old Man Logan (2016) #1 |
Jan 28, 2016 |
My expectations were low, but this was a lot of fun. Great "SNIKT" scene. On my pull list now. |
9.0 |
Outcast By Kirkman & Azaceta #1 |
Jun 28, 2014 |
Enjoyed this, but it feels like a TV pilot. |
9.0 |
Outcast By Kirkman & Azaceta #2 |
Aug 3, 2014 |
Great creative team, great book. |
9.0 |
Outpost Zero #2 |
Aug 10, 2018 |
An intriguing mystery |
9.0 |
Paper Girls #3 |
Dec 3, 2015 |
9.0 |
Plunge #2 |
Mar 19, 2020 |
A fun read! |
9.0 |
Plutona #3 |
Dec 4, 2015 |
9.0 |
Postal #2 |
Mar 12, 2015 |
Picking up steam. |
9.0 |
Red Sonja (2013) #7 |
Feb 28, 2014 |
Simone hits her stride with this issue. |
9.0 |
Red Sonja (2013) #12 |
Oct 8, 2014 |
Predictable, but fun. |
9.0 |
Saga #17 |
Dec 23, 2013 |
Great as always. Minus 1 for the robot sex. |
9.0 |
Secret Avengers (2014) #1 |
Mar 12, 2014 |
The lighter tone is refreshing. |
9.0 |
Secret Avengers (2014) #2 |
Apr 11, 2014 |
Fun stuff! |
9.0 |
Secret Avengers (2014) #7 |
Aug 28, 2014 |
I lak ih a lah. |
9.0 |
Secret Six (2014) #9 |
Dec 29, 2015 |
Simone seems to be having a lot of fun writing this madcap book, I dig it. |
9.0 |
Serial (2021) #1 |
Jan 16, 2021 |
9.0 |
Sex Criminals #17 |
Mar 17, 2017 |
Great issue, very funny, no mention of jizz for a change. |
9.0 |
She-Hulk (2014) #3 |
Apr 3, 2014 |
Good times |
9.0 |
Southern Bastards #4 |
Sep 7, 2014 |
A nihilistic downward spiral. Good times. |
9.0 |
Southern Bastards #11 |
Oct 14, 2015 |
9.0 |
Spider-Gwen #1 |
Mar 7, 2015 |
9.0 |
Spider-Gwen #4 |
May 9, 2015 |
A lot of talking about sadness. Still good. |
9.0 |
Star Wars (2014) #16 |
Feb 22, 2016 |
Great to have characters from the Vader series in this book. |
9.0 |
Star Wars: Darth Vader #16 |
Feb 10, 2016 |
My favorite ongoing Star Wars book, never a disappointment. |
9.0 |
Superior Foes of Spider-Man #5 |
Nov 16, 2013 |
This is a love it or hate it kind of book. I think it's great. |
9.0 |
Superior Foes of Spider-Man #7 |
Jan 15, 2014 |
Really enjoying this. |
9.0 |
Superior Spider-Man (2013) #21 |
Nov 17, 2013 |
Dan Slott proves the haters wrong once more. Long live Octo-spidey! |
9.0 |
Superior Spider-Man (2013) #32 |
Aug 10, 2014 |
I enjoyed it, but I ain't buying all of the tie-ins! |
9.0 |
Superman (2011) #34 |
Aug 31, 2014 |
The first good Superman story of the Nu 52! |
9.0 |
Superman (2018) #3 |
Sep 24, 2018 |
Enjoying this |
9.0 |
The Empty Man (2018) #1 |
Dec 28, 2018 |
Rosemary's Baby level creepy. Well done, Mr. Bunn. |
9.0 |
The Fix #2 |
May 11, 2016 |
Much better than 1st issue, loved it. |
9.0 |
The Li'l Depressed Boy: Supposed To Be There, Too #2 |
Nov 14, 2014 |
LDB is pretty cheery so far. I'm happy for him since I've grown attached to the character over the years. But "depressed" is in the title. Perhaps a name change to Li'l Pretty Much Doing Alright Boy. |
9.0 |
The Sandman Overture #2 |
Apr 19, 2014 |
Beautiful to look at, no idea what happened. |
9.0 |
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 |
Jan 11, 2015 |
Quite good, but I don't think I'm the intended audience. I'm puzzled by the comic book industry's obsession with recruiting new, young, female readers. At 4 bucks a pop, it ain't gonna happen. |
9.0 |
The Violent #1 |
Dec 11, 2015 |
Very good, although the ending is telegraphed in advance. |
9.0 |
Uncanny X-Men (2013) #14 |
Nov 25, 2013 |
Very refreshing after the letdown of Battle of the Atom. |
9.0 |
Vision (2015) #2 |
Dec 5, 2015 |
This is an enjoyable book about AI in the real world, much like Alex+Ada. But this isn't a Vision book. And for Eff's sake, it's synthOzoid, not synthEzoid. Read Avengers #57. |
9.0 |
X-Men: Black (2018): Emma Frost #1 |
Nov 5, 2018 |
Solid. This makes me want to revisit Bachalo's older issues of X-men. |
9.0 |
X-O Manowar (2017) #14 |
Apr 25, 2018 |
Always enjoyable. |
9.0 |
X-O Manowar (2017) #22 |
Dec 20, 2018 |
Valiant is firing on all cylinders! These books are reliably great, especially the books by Kindt and Lemire. |
9.0 |
X-Ray Robot #1 |
Mar 23, 2020 |
Very fun! Beautiful artwork! |
9.5 |
Alex + Ada #6 |
May 10, 2014 |
A great series that will surely read better as a collection. Each issue is like watching 5 minutes of a great movie. |
9.5 |
Alex + Ada #10 |
Nov 14, 2014 |
Loving the slow burn. Not for everyone, but I dig it. |
9.5 |
Analog #1 |
Apr 4, 2018 |
Great script, great concept, went by too quickly. LOVED IT! |
9.5 |
Astonishing X-Men (2017) #1 |
Aug 11, 2017 |
I can't remember enjoying an X-book this much since Whedon's run on Astonishing. |
9.5 |
Batman (2011) #28 |
Feb 16, 2014 |
Loved it. Artwork was a little rough, but the story is gold. |
9.5 |
Bitch Planet #1 |
Dec 10, 2014 |
Surprisingly great. I bought this issue on a whim and now I'm a subscriber. |
9.5 |
Descender #5 |
Jul 12, 2015 |
9.5 |
Descender #10 |
Feb 13, 2016 |
This book is near-perfect. |
9.5 |
Descender #29 |
Apr 27, 2018 |
9.5 |
Heroes In Crisis #1 |
Sep 26, 2018 |
9.5 |
Minimum Wage #1 |
Jan 20, 2014 |
9.5 |
Minimum Wage #2 |
Feb 6, 2014 |
I'm enjoying the hell out of this book. I just went on Comixology and bought the collection of the original series. It's Peter Bagge meets Harvey Pekar meets Alex Robinson. If you don't know who the people in the last sentence are, you won't like Minimum Wage. |
9.5 |
Ms. Marvel (2014) #3 |
Apr 19, 2014 |
Yeah, that's the stuff. |
9.5 |
Postal #3 |
Apr 22, 2015 |
A fun yet violent guilty pleasure, like every Liam Neeson movie from the last decade, except Neeson is a kid with Asperger's this time. |
9.5 |
Saga #32 |
Dec 29, 2015 |
Glad to see these two together, didn't need to see his donger though. |
9.5 |
Silver Surfer (2016) #2 |
Feb 22, 2016 |
Great mix of weirdo cosmic stuff and down to earth human stuff. |
9.5 |
Southern Cross #3 |
May 14, 2015 |
9.5 |
Spider-Man (2016) #1 |
Feb 3, 2016 |
This is the Spider-man you've been looking for. |
9.5 |
Star Wars: Darth Vader #1 |
Feb 12, 2015 |
Almost perfect, just wish it didn't allude to the prequels. Vader shouldn't be talking about his Anakin days at all. |
9.5 |
The Fix #3 |
Jun 10, 2016 |
Every issue gets a little better, near perfect this time. |
9.5 |
The Violent #2 |
Jan 23, 2016 |
Wow, great stuff here! |
9.5 |
The Walking Dead #144 |
Jul 12, 2015 |
9.5 |
Wytches #2 |
Nov 14, 2014 |
Stunning! |
10 |
Action Comics (2016) #1000 |
Apr 18, 2018 |
Bendis finally came with help from Jurgens. |
10 |
Airboy #1 |
Jun 3, 2015 |
Funny and honest. |
10 |
Alex + Ada #2 |
Dec 14, 2013 |
Minimalism at its finest. |
10 |
Alex + Ada #3 |
Jan 15, 2014 |
Reads like a Kubrick film. Can't wait to re-read this when the arc is complete. |
10 |
Alex + Ada #4 |
Feb 26, 2014 |
It's friggin' fantastic. If you enjoyed the movie "Her," this is right up your alley. No whiz-bang super-hero action, but thoughtful Isaac Asimov level sci-fi. Don't miss this! At least get the trade in a couple months. |
10 |
Alex + Ada #13 |
Mar 18, 2015 |
Big changes! |
10 |
Alex + Ada #15 |
Jul 5, 2015 |
Sad to see this series end. Get all the trades! |
10 |
Amazing X-Men (2013) #7 |
May 22, 2014 |
I loved this out of nostalgia for the 80's cartoon. Not sure if young readers will like it though. |
10 |
American Vampire: Second Cycle #2 |
Apr 19, 2014 |
Friggin' scary! |
10 |
Ant-Man (2015) #1 |
Jan 11, 2015 |
Clever writing, great artwork, everything I love about reading comic books. |
10 |
Ant-Man (2015) #3 |
Mar 16, 2015 |
Fantastic. |
10 |
Archie vs. Predator #1 |
Apr 15, 2015 |
This was hilarious. Super goofy and fun. Alex De Campi makes it work. |
10 |
Avengers (2018) #9 |
Oct 10, 2018 |
Great artwork, great script, fun book! |
10 |
Batman (2011) #24 |
Oct 11, 2013 |
Wow. This was just amazing. Pricey (7 bucks, ouch!), but worth it. A nice long read with a solid story. Snyder is dependable as always. |
10 |
Batman (2011) #29 |
Mar 16, 2014 |
10 |
Batman (2011) #36 |
Nov 14, 2014 |
"Killing Joke" level greatness. |
10 |
Batman (2016) #59 |
Nov 23, 2018 |
Loved it. |
10 |
Batman (2016) #62 |
Jan 10, 2019 |
Welcome to the "Let's $h!t on Tom King" homepage so glad you could join us. All of your favorite reviewers are here to squeeze out a hot deuce on the comic that they supposedly paid money for, even though they have hated every issue for the past two years. Would you like a review? I'm sorry we only drop deuces over here. There are possibly professional critics on this website, but ignore them. Pay attention to the guys taking dumps, it's much more fun. |
10 |
Batman: Damned #1 |
Sep 22, 2018 |
DC delivers a satisfying package of story/artwork without gettting too nutty. I felt a little shafted by the price tag, but It was worth it to not read about some cockamamie crossover. |
10 |
Bitch Planet #2 |
Feb 7, 2015 |
Impressive! |
10 |
Bitch Planet #3 |
Feb 24, 2015 |
KSD is killing it! |
10 |
Bitch Planet #6 |
Jan 23, 2016 |
Perfect. |
10 |
Black Hammer: Age of Doom #1 |
Apr 18, 2018 |
So glad to have this series back! |
10 |
Black Magick #3 |
Jan 2, 2016 |
Fantastic! |
10 |
Black Widow (2016) #2 |
Apr 6, 2016 |
I'm enjoying the hell out of this book. Waid and Samnee do a great job playing with the pacing for action sequences. |
10 |
Black Widow (2016) #12 |
Apr 4, 2017 |
Great. This went by too fast. |
10 |
Criminal Special Edition (One-Shot) #1 |
Feb 25, 2015 |
Stunning work as always from Brubaker and Phillips. |
10 |
Cyclops (2014) #1 |
May 9, 2014 |
Surprisingly great |
10 |
Cyclops (2014) #2 |
Jun 8, 2014 |
A damn fine comic book. |
10 |
Cyclops (2014) #3 |
Aug 3, 2014 |
Best X-book going. Bummer that Rucka is leaving. |
10 |
Daredevil (2014) #1 |
Mar 23, 2014 |
Perfect! |
10 |
Daredevil (2014) #3 |
May 22, 2014 |
Loved it! |
10 |
Daredevil (2014) #8 |
Sep 21, 2014 |
I love the Purple Man, and I have a feeling the Purple Kids are going to be my new FAAAvorite (any Stern fans out there?). Every issue reminds me how good super-hero comics can be. Thank you Mr. Waid!!! |
10 |
Daredevil (2014) #16 |
Jul 5, 2015 |
I'm lovin' it. |
10 |
DC Universe: Rebirth #1 |
May 28, 2016 |
Very enjoyable. If only Johns could write all of the new series that this will launch. Too bad DC only has a few decent writers. |
10 |
Deadly Class #6 |
Jul 5, 2014 |
10 |
Fantastic Four (2014) #645 |
Apr 29, 2015 |
A beautiful send-off for the FF. |
10 |
Frankenstein Alive, Alive! #3 |
May 9, 2014 |
Stunning! |
10 |
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2019) #1 |
Jan 10, 2019 |
Great script, great artwork. I thoroughly enjoyed this issue. |
10 |
God Country #4 |
Apr 22, 2017 |
Well paced, exciting, best book out. |
10 |
God Country #5 |
May 19, 2017 |
Keeping up the quality. Love it. |
10 |
Grass Kings #2 |
Apr 14, 2017 |
Fantastic! |
10 |
Green Lantern (2018) #1 |
Nov 10, 2018 |
Classic Morrison. His best work since All Star Superman. Similar in tone to Slott’s Silver Surfer, but much weirder. |
10 |
Hawkeye (2012) #15 |
Feb 28, 2014 |
Pretty much perfect. |
10 |
Heroes In Crisis #3 |
Nov 30, 2018 |
10 |
High Heaven #1 |
Nov 25, 2018 |
10 |
High Heaven #2 |
Nov 25, 2018 |
10 |
High Heaven #3 |
Nov 25, 2018 |
10 |
Invincible Iron Man (2015) #1 |
Oct 30, 2015 |
Very much like the movies, accessible and fun. It's RDJ as Tony Stark and that's a good thing. |
10 |
Jacked #3 |
Jan 28, 2016 |
Really enjoying this |
10 |
Justice League (2011) #28 |
Mar 8, 2014 |
A masterful "done-in-one" story. |
10 |
Justice League (2011) #35 |
Oct 23, 2014 |
Highly enjoyable. I wasn't a fan of Forever Evil, so this is a welcome new direction for me. |
10 |
Justice League (2011) #41 |
Jun 3, 2015 |
I loved it. |
10 |
Justice League (2011) #42 |
Jul 17, 2015 |
Rock solid. |
10 |
Kill Or Be Killed #8 |
May 2, 2017 |
Fantastic. |
10 |
Letter 44 #1 |
Jun 8, 2014 |
A pleasant surprise! I read the 1st ish on Comixology and I'm in for the long haul. |
10 |
Livewire (2018) #1 |
Dec 20, 2018 |
Great issue. Quite a but of expository dialog explaining how we got here. I'm glad they are taking time to catch up new readers, but this was really boring for the day one fans. Besides the long intro, the script is great and so is the art. Valiant is on to something here and has been for a while, not quite Marvel, DC, Image, or Dark Horse's style. Can't quite put my finger on the difference, but it's distinctly Valiant. Hope the company and their IP stand the test of time. |
10 |
Magneto (2014) #1 |
Mar 5, 2014 |
These solo books usually smell big time, but wow, what a surprising success Bunn has written! It's Hawkeye meets True Detective. This one's going on my pull list for good. |
10 |
Magneto (2014) #2 |
Apr 11, 2014 |
Another fantastic issue. Pretty violent, but Magneto's morals have always been ambiguous. He's like the Punisher with powers. Great story, great artwork. |
10 |
Magneto (2014) #5 |
Jun 11, 2014 |
One of my favorite books. |
10 |
Magneto (2014) #8 |
Aug 25, 2014 |
AW YEAH! This book kicks so much a$$. Magneto is a street-level bad-a$$ and I love it. |
10 |
Minimum Wage #3 |
Apr 7, 2014 |
Fills a hole in the comic book industry: funny compelling slice-of-life comics. I'm in for the long haul. |
10 |
Mister Miracle (2017) #1 |
Aug 10, 2017 |
We are in for a Vision level series. |
10 |
Mister Miracle (2017) #3 |
Oct 16, 2017 |
10 |
Mister Miracle (2017) #4 |
Nov 10, 2017 |
The best indie comic on the stands is somehow coming from the DCU. We are through the looking glass! |
10 |
Mister Miracle (2017) #5 |
Dec 15, 2017 |
We are witnessing a classic in progress |
10 |
Mister Miracle (2017) #11 |
Sep 22, 2018 |
It’s perfect. King is even topping his work on Vision. Just astounding. Maybe Batman can be this good, too? Please? |
10 |
Moon Knight (2014) #4 |
Jun 11, 2014 |
Greatness. Sad to see Ellis go so soon. |
10 |
Moon Knight (2014) #6 |
Aug 10, 2014 |
Straight up perfection. Sorry to see Ellis go! Dropping after this (SAD FACE). |
10 |
Moon Knight (2016) #2 |
May 8, 2016 |
Practically perfect in every way. |
10 |
Ms. Marvel (2014) #2 |
Mar 20, 2014 |
Excellent writing. |
10 |
No Mercy #1 |
Apr 1, 2015 |
I really enjoyed this. |
10 |
Original Sin #0 |
Apr 25, 2014 |
I enjoyed it, but why was it 5 bucks? |
10 |
Outer Darkness #1 |
Nov 18, 2018 |
What a pleasant surprise! I pick up many Image #1s in a whim. I'm so glad I bought this one! Horror in Space is done often in comics and movies, but not necessarily done well. Layman and Chan have figured out the magic formula for high quality in this genre. I'm in! |
10 |
Paper Girls #1 |
Oct 7, 2015 |
A perfect first issue. Starts out feeling like 80s slice of life, then we take a quick left turn into (spoiler)... hard sci-fi. I'm in for the long haul. |
10 |
Paper Girls #2 |
Nov 5, 2015 |
Best new series of 2015. |
10 |
Saga #16 |
Dec 1, 2013 |
Consistently reminds me why I read comics. Wow. Just wow. |
10 |
Saga #22 |
Aug 28, 2014 |
Loved it. |
10 |
Shazam! (2018) #1 |
Dec 10, 2018 |
10 |
She-Hulk (2014) #1 |
Feb 13, 2014 |
Brings back the sense of fun from the Dan Slott series. Loved it! |
10 |
She-Hulk (2014) #8 |
Sep 7, 2014 |
Reminds me of Slott's run, fun stuff. |
10 |
Snap Flash Hustle #1 |
Dec 8, 2018 |
10 |
Southern Bastards #3 |
Jul 5, 2014 |
Excellent! |
10 |
Southern Bastards #9 |
Jul 7, 2015 |
Fantastic. |
10 |
Southern Bastards #14 |
May 12, 2016 |
Loved it |
10 |
Southern Cross #1 |
Mar 16, 2015 |
Loved it! |
10 |
Star Wars (2014): Vader Down #1 |
Nov 20, 2015 |
A fun story with beautiful artwork, and no mention of prequel shiz |
10 |
Stray Bullets: Killers #2 |
Apr 19, 2014 |
Sublime. |
10 |
Stray Bullets: Killers #3 |
May 22, 2014 |
10 |
Stray Bullets: Killers #6 |
Aug 20, 2014 |
Fantastic as always. Top-of-the-stack reading! |
10 |
Stray Bullets: Killers #7 |
Sep 17, 2014 |
Best series on the stands! |
10 |
Stray Bullets: Killers #8 |
Oct 23, 2014 |
Perfection. |
10 |
Stray Bullets: Sunshine and Roses #21 |
Mar 17, 2017 |
This series is fantastic. Noir at its finest, better than Brubaker. |
10 |
Superior Foes of Spider-Man #6 |
Dec 14, 2013 |
Clever story, funny dialog, good times here. |
10 |
Superior Foes of Spider-Man #8 |
Feb 7, 2014 |
Good times. Please don't cancel this Marvel!!! |
10 |
Superior Foes of Spider-Man #9 |
Mar 14, 2014 |
Loved it. |
10 |
Superman (2011) #32 |
Jun 26, 2014 |
Loved it. |
10 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2011) #89 |
Dec 20, 2018 |
Perfect. |
10 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2011) Annual: 2014 |
Dec 22, 2018 |
Loved this issue and every TMNT book from IDW. My friend would do a really good job drawing all of the Turtles. Can I give you his contact info? He may have already sent it to you, but I really believe in him. |
10 |
The Fade Out #1 |
Aug 25, 2014 |
So happy to write that this book is the shiznit. I LOVE IT! Noir perfection from beginning to end. I'm in for the full run. |
10 |
The Fade Out #5 |
Apr 18, 2015 |
10 |
The Fox #1 |
Apr 17, 2015 |
Great work from Dino and Waid. |
10 |
The Multiversity: Ultra Comics #1 |
Mar 29, 2015 |
Reminds me of Morrison's classic run on Animal Man. Highly recommended! |
10 |
The Saviors #1 |
Dec 27, 2013 |
Very enjoyable with a Jeff Smith RASL vibe. Fun stuff. |
10 |
The Saviors #2 |
Feb 8, 2014 |
Fast paced and engaging. |
10 |
The Saviors #4 |
Apr 25, 2014 |
Top-of-the-stack greatness! |
10 |
The Wake #5 |
Dec 3, 2013 |
LOVE this series. Only downside is that we have to wait until February for the next chapter. Snyder and Murphy create genuinely scary scenes, very hard to do in a comic book. |
10 |
The Wake #6 |
Feb 28, 2014 |
Well worth the wait. |
10 |
The Wake #10 |
Aug 3, 2014 |
Really great. Makes me want to go back and read the whole series again. |
10 |
The Wrong Earth #1 |
Nov 24, 2018 |
How the hell did I miss this? Brilliant. |
10 |
The Wrong Earth #2 |
Nov 24, 2018 |
Friggin great. |
10 |
The Wrong Earth #3 |
Nov 24, 2018 |
The shiznit. |
10 |
Thor (2020) #1 |
Jan 3, 2020 |
Perfect! |
10 |
Trillium #2 |
Sep 26, 2013 |
Lemire at his best. Inventive, original, emotional. Just wow. |
10 |
Trillium #4 |
Nov 12, 2013 |
The best new series of 2013 keeps getting better with every issue. Lemire is a visionary of the medium. |
10 |
Uncanny Avengers #16 |
Feb 8, 2014 |
A perfect super-hero comic. |
10 |
Wild Storm #2 |
Mar 16, 2017 |
Only 2 issues in and it's already my favorite ongoing. Just the right balance of Ellis weirdness and conventional superhero storytelling. |
10 |
Wild Storm #3 |
May 13, 2017 |
Ellis makes you wait for the action, but he REALLY delivers. |
10 |
Wonder Woman (2011) #23.2 |
Sep 26, 2013 |
Wonder Woman is nowhere to be found in this issue, but I couldn't care less. If you have been reading Azzarello's WW you know that it is an ensemble book about Olympus. This expands on that mythos and ranks as my favorite villains month title. Even if you haven't been reading WW, this is a great on-shot and a perfect jumping-on pint for the series. Great writing and artwork. Not to be missed! |
10 |
Wytches #1 |
Oct 23, 2014 |
A perfect comic book. Even better than "Severed." Scary and well crafted in every way. @ Educated Reader: "pedal stool" ?????? WTF |
10 |
Wytches #4 |
Feb 5, 2015 |
Scary as hell. |
10 |
Wytches #5 |
Mar 28, 2015 |
Scary as always. |
10 |
X-Men: Black (2018): Mojo #1 |
Oct 12, 2018 |
Very funny and great artwork. Hoping this bodes well for the Uncanny relaunch. Oh, and c-gate can taste Mojo's yellow schwanzstucker. |
10 |
X-O Manowar (2017) #1 |
Mar 22, 2017 |
Picked this up on a whim. Loved it. It reminds me of Busiek's Conan run. |
10 |
Zero #4 |
Dec 22, 2013 |
My favorite issue so far. Slowly builds up steam and then takes off like a rocket. Brilliant storytelling. |