Abandoned Empress Vol 4 Alice in Borderland Vol 5 Amazing Spider-Man #22 Archie Decades the 1960s TP Avengers #9 Facsimile Edition Banished From the Hero’s Party I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside Vol 4 WHY WON’T BATMAN SAVE THE WORLD?! For centuries Ra’s al Ghul has wanted to save the Earth […]
ANOTHER SUPERMAN HAS FALLEN. Across the Multiverse, Kal-Els are being murdered. Val-Zod, the Superman of Earth-2, believes only one man can help stop the killing—Kal-El’s son, Jon Kent! Jon will have to step across dimensions and face the killer of the Kal-Els, the monstrous Ultraman, the man who kidnapped and tortured him for years. And […]
Action Comics #1052 Beginning After the End Vol 2 Bruce Wayne’s mission as the Batman has only been underway for a year or so, but he can tell he’s making a difference in this city. Unfortunately, he’s made some powerful enemies–and not just among the colorful maniacs called “super-villains.” All the traditional power brokers of […]
Amazing Spider-Man #20 Amazing Spider-Man #129 Facsimile Edition The battle for the planet is here! The X-Men claim they’re Earth’s new gods. The Eternals know that position is already filled. And the Avengers are about to realize exactly how many secrets their so-called friends have been keeping from them! Years of tension are about to […]
Anyone who’s been within earshot of me over the past four or five months knows what a stringent supporter I’ve been of DC’s ongoing, tremendously successful New 52 initiative. And, of course, anyone who was reading comics prior to August 31, 2011, knows that the story that explained how we got from a universe with […]
Originally serialized in 1996-97, Batman: The Long Halloween restored the Detective aspect to the Dark Knight and not only provided a sense of mystery that had been missing from the Bat-tales of the time, but also a neat gimmick that harkened back to the best stories of Batman’s glory days. The writing by Jeph […]
“Sick thing is, it takes a situation like this to make us look death in the face. Really look at it. And that’s the only way you know what life is worth.” – Wolverine, Endangered Species Endangered Species is, if you listen to what Marvel puts on their trade dress, the prequel to the wildly […]
Alright, so technically this is three graphic novels. However, this is the only format they’re currently available in, so I’ll just be talking about all the stories contained within. Luckily, for this first volume, each of the stories follows the last, forming a complete epic. Also, since this is the first time I’ve talked about […]
When it comes to painted comics, Alex Ross is the first name that comes to everyones mind. He didn’t invent them, but everyone seems to think that he did. I usually like his work, but I seem to be one of the few that thinks that he is over exposed these days. Perhaps I […]
Star Trek comics have been floating around for more than 30 years, and it is only occasionally that they are done to the satisfaction of Trek fans. The most consistant run was done by DC in the 80’s. Wildstorm has the license now, and their results, while occasionally mixed, has generally been good. Here, however, […]