All Entries in the "Comic Book Reviews" Category
Review: Doc Unknown In The Museum Of Madness #1
When evil threatens the citizens of Gate City, it’s up to DOC UNKNOWN to stop them. In “Museum of Madness,” Doc must prevent the monstrous mobster, Boss Snake, from stealing an enchanted statue. Things quickly go from bad to weird in this first installment of an exciting new pulp action adventure! We’ve got another review [...]
Review: The Accelerators #1
Today we’ve got another review of a comic from Comixology’s Submit releases. This one is a time travel story called The Accelerators #1. It is written by R.F.I. Porto with pencils and inks from Gavin P. Smith. Tim Yates provides colors and Crank! handles lettering. Walt Flanagan (yes, Comic Book Men’s Walt) provides the pencils [...]
Review: Half Past Danger #1
DAMES. DINOSAURS. DANGER. Summer, 1943, and in the midst of a war waged by monsters, Staff Sergeant Tommy ‘Irish’ Flynn never expected to encounter a real one. But on a remote island in the South Pacific, Flynn and his squad come face-to-fanged-face with creatures long thought dead. A new miniseries from IDW kicks off this week with the [...]
Review: Doctor Who #9
The TARDIS has recently been on the fritz, but now it has gone completely out of control. And the Doctor is nowhere to be found! Meanwhile, white holes have been forming throughout time and space, sucking in everything around them. What does the Hypothetical Gentleman have to do with it all? Find out in the [...]
Review: Masks #7
All hope seems lost. The Shadow, Green Hornet, and the other masked heroes are outnumbered, outgunned, and surrounded by the Black Legion forces of the Justice Party, who are bent on expanding their chokehold on the surrounding countryside. Even the arrival of the new Zorro and Black Bat is not enough to turn the tide. [...]
Review: The New Ghostbusters #3
They’re BACK! The original boys in gray have escaped captivity, but their captors—the demonic entities known as the Collectors—aren’t going to just let the Ghostbusters get away with a jailbreak! It’ll take all the wits at the disposal of both teams to keep Ray, Peter, Winston and Egon in one piece and on this dimensional [...]
Review: Dark Shadows: Year One #2
A blood-thirsty monster terrorizes the people of Collinsport! As the bodies pile up, the Collins’ family faces an unspeakable truth: the killer is one of their own! The vengeance of Angelique hits Barnabas and his family hard— and threatens to tear them, and the innocent townspeople, apart! Plus: Victoria Winters appears at the estate, but [...]
Review: The Bounce #1
Joe Casey can’t seem to do anything wrong these days. Sex has received critical acclaim, and his new superhero title has just been released. While it seems like a traditional superhero title, it seems to have potential to be great. Joe Casey has said that The Bounce is suppose to be a slacker superhero for [...]
Review: Myth #2
After years of battling a wicked headmistress, young Sam has escaped his orphanage for a life far from adults. What he finds instead is a fallen kingdom of fantasy hidden in a nearby forest. Within the bizarre landscape Sam befriends the perfect sidekick in a solitary giant. Armed with his massive new friend, Sam heads [...]
Review: The Grove Nymph #1
Stories about fairytales and folklores are very popular right now. Thanks to Once Upon A Time, these types of stories have been thrust into the center of pop culture. It’s not surprising that comics would follow suit. The Grove Nymph #1 (not based off of anything) is a fun little issue, but would be great [...]
Review: The Gun #1
The Gun (part one) is the story of a struggling writer, who, at the end of his rope, gets a new lease on life when he purchases a gun at a pawnshop. His life is suddenly worth living again’ until it’s not. Today we have another review of a book from Comixology’s Submit releases. The [...]
Review: Bertie Bear And The Dagger Of A Thousand Souls
Bertie Bear; world famous monster hunter and adventurer, is contacted by the American FBI to hunt down the legendary Dagger of a Thousand Souls before an evil mob boss/dark wizard and a whole cult of vicious vampires can get their hands on it. Danger is assured especially as Bertie is familiar with some of the [...]
Review: Iron Sky The Graphic Novel Prequel
The adaptation of the hit science fiction/comedy film of the summer, Iron Sky, follows the fate of Nazis who fled to the moon in 1945, and return in 2018 to conquer the Earth with their armada of flying saucers. With tongue firmly in cheek, the story parodies both the Nazis and more recent political parties [...]
Review: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #23
Now that Miles Morales is a true Spider-Man, let’s see how he handles the true pressure of the role. With a year behind Miles, Brian Michael Bendis decides to start giving him the old Parker luck in more ways than one. This is the second big time jump in Bendis’ tenure on the title. You’ll [...]
Review: Green Hornet #2 By Mark Waid And Daniel Indro
Britt Reid has always been a hero to the people, whether in his civilian identity as a newspaper publisher, or as his costumed alter-ego. But in one terrible moment, the Green Hornet turns on the city that he’d sworn to protect, becoming their worst enemy! Dynamite’s new Green Hornet series from superstar writer Mark Waid [...]
Review: Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall Of The House Of Usher #1
A sickness resides in the house of Usher. Its history is cursed, its tenants plagued by abominable love, and its hallways lined with coffins and the rotted dead. Things are about to get worse. Dark Horse has a new two issue series from legendary illustrator Richard Corben. The story is based on Edgar Allen Poe’s [...]
Review: The Shadow #13 By Chris Roberson
A grisly string of random murders has left the authorities baffled, but The Shadow believes there is method to the killer’s madness. At each crime scene, eyewitnesses have spotted the spectral figure of a woman in white. Is “The Light” behind the murders, or a victim’s lost spirit? The Shadow must unravel the mystery before [...]
Advance Review: Fatale #14
There are a few titles that guarantee greatness month in and month out. Fatale has been one of those since #1, and over a year later, Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips have continued to write one of the best books on the stands. With the last few months dealing with Fatales (that’s what I’m going [...]
Review: Bikini Cowboy
When you review comics as often as I do, it’s refreshing to have a comic come up where you know no one involved. I can just read the comic, and any preconceived opinions about the writer or artist don’t matter. Bikini Cowboy is one of those unknown books, but am I damn glad that I [...]
Review: Noctua #1
Many books these days wear their influences on their sleeves. There is nothing wrong with that, but the series need to show that it can be it’s own thing. Notcua #1 certainly shows it’s influences, but needs to work on being it’s own book in the future. If you are looking to purchase this book, [...]
Review: Avengers #11
With Infinity coming up, it’s time to prepare books for the upcoming crossover. But with Avengers shipping twice a month, Jonathan Hickman gets more time to cap off his story lines. A common complaint for Avengers is that the team is all punch, no think. While they area team that responds to threats, it’s good [...]
Review: The Rocketeer: Hollywood Horror #4
Betty in deadly danger! The great and the good of Hollywood under the control of Otto Rune! And the Rocketeer without the jet-pack he’s come to depend upon! And, just when Cliff Secord thought things couldn’t get any worse… enter the Dark Lord himself, Sh’oggoth! The thrilling climax… in the grand pulp tradition! The Hollywood [...]
Review: The Dresden Files Ghoul Goblin #4
A small, isolated Midwestern town is being terrorized by a pair of the Nevernever’s most vile creatures, who’ve managed to decimate the star-crossed Talbot family. Harry’s sworn to protect the survivors and end the curse-something that can only be accomplished if he can convince them to take refuge in what amounts to a supernatural fortress. [...]
Review: Chin Music #1
Shaw is a man on the run and lost in time. Fleeing ancient enemies, Shaw finds himself in prohibition-era Chicago surrounded by gangsters and demons alike and caught between law enforcement and the local supernatural underground. CHIN MUSIC is a tale of mysticism and violence like nothing you’ve experienced before. A new mystical mystery series [...]
Review: Rocketeer Adventures Treasury Edition
The first new stories of Dave Stevens’ The Rocketeer in nearly 20 years appeared in the The Rocketeer Adventures anthology volumes 1 and 2. Full of great stories and art by a virtual who’s who of comic creators, both series’ became hits with fans and critics alike. Now, in the classic IDW treasury format, we [...]
