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By Rokk Krinn(noreply@blogger.com) Stane continues to pour on the attack and proceeds to break down Tony’s armor and beats Tony into the ground. Stane takes off his helmet and tells Tony that he is going to kill Tony the same way Tony killed Stane’s father. Tony replies that Obadiah Stane killed himself. The character work on Invincible Iron Man #5 is non-existent. Stane 2.0 is as generic and one-dimensional a villain as you will find in any comic book. This character lacks any depth at all. Stane 2.0’s motivation and personality are that of a standard issue comic book villain. It feels like Fraction formulated Stane 2.0’s character after taking a basic Comic Book Super Villains 101 class.   [read the full post]

By andrewcmurphy I can tell you all this without spoiler alerts because what really makes this book worth reading has almost nothing to do with the plot. The banter between Spider-Man and Ms. Marvel, and between Spider-Man and the Stuart clones, is fast, witty, and hilarious. For the most part, poor Ms. Marvel...

By G~man Whenever the forces of evil threatened mankind, Earth's mightiest heroes the Avengers were there to stop them — until they made the ultimate sacrifice in their final fight with the indestructible robot, Ultron.  But all was not lost for Tony Stark (Iron Man) kept the children of the Aveng...

By noreply@blogger.com (Thom Kallor) One man does not want to remember. He is Logan, the hero formerly known as Wolverine. He has not used his claws since that final battle. Logan settled in Sacramento and is raising his family. His family is threatened by the Hulk Gang(Bruce Banner's descendants). They want rent money that Logan does not have. Creative Team Writer: Mark Millar Pencils: Steve McNiven Inks: Dexter Vines The pair is back on the road in the Spider-Mobile. Clint says that Salt Lake City is on the way to New Babylon. He will get Logan back in time to pay his landlords. Clint can't believe that his daughter is trying to be a superhero in a world run by villains but he is proud of her. Logan is watching from the car. He says "Damn you to hell for making me do this, Hawkeye."   [read the full post]

By Travis The Amazing Spider-Man 569, Avengers: The Initiative 16, The Mighty Avengers 17, New Avengers 44, New Warriors 15, Nova 16, Secret Invasion: The Amazing Spider-Man 1, She-Hulk 32, and Thunderbolts 123 Avengers: The Initiative 16 The Mighty Avengers 17 New Avengers 44 She-Hulk 32

By Travis The Amazing Spider-Man 569, Avengers: The Initiative 16, The Mighty Avengers 17, New Avengers 44, New Warriors 15, Nova 16, Secret Invasion: The Amazing Spider-Man 1, She-Hulk 32, and Thunderbolts 123 Avengers: The Initiative 16 The Mighty Avengers 17 New Avengers 44 She-Hulk 32

By ComicList Final Crisis Superman Beyond #1 of 2 DC Comics Morrison, Mahnke, Alamy Final Crisis Superman Beyond #1 of 2 DC Comics Morrison, Mahnke, Alamy There are so many problems with this in this issue I am dizzy. Clark doesn’t even ask this woman her name. Clark doesn’t recruit someone to watch over Lois like Supergirl or Batman or Green Lantern. I have a huge problem with Clark leaving. It’s against everything he would do. He doesn’t even ask her how she would be cured until he walks away from the bed! He doesn’t just fly off head first. Sure, Final Crisis may sew some of this stuff up but reading just this issue I wouldn’t know about it.   [read the full post]

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By Travis Okay, this series will probably not win any comic awards, but considering the dearth of funny stuff in comics, you have to appreciate that somebody is giving it a try. Giffen has the best use of the Source Wall in recent history, and from there we take a romp through Giffen’s chaotic mind. He mi...

After some setup of Xavier visiting the mansion, Rogue going to Australia and Cyclops telling Emma he had to go check the woods to look for weaknesses we get to the meat of the issue. Xavier got into Cyclops’ mind and had him check the forest. This, of course, enrages Cyclops. Xavier decided that digging into someone’s head is better than a simple text message. This also brings up an interesting question about Cyclops not really asking about how Xavier survived Messiah or how his dead body disappeared. Maybe he just doesn’t care. The argument really heats up when Xavier tells Cyclops that Sinister planted things in his Cyclops’ head and Xavier needs to check up on them. How does Xavier know this? Because he let Sinister share his own head. It’s dizzy...   [read the full post]

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By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) Zillo Valla says that she will reward Superman with the Universal Medicine, the secret substance of life itself. Zillo Valla says that she has frozen time here on New Earth. That once time thaws then Lois’ heart will beat once and then stop without Clark’s aid. However, time is very different outside the walls of New Earth and Zillo Valla ensures Superman’s return before then. Superman then narrates that Ultraman is his counter-part from an anti-matter Earth. That Captain Marvel is from Earth-5 which is a much kinder and simpler universe than the Marvel Family from New Earth. (Ain’t that the truth.) Overman is the guilt ridden Superman from Earth-10 where the Nazis won World War II. And we have Captain Allen Adam, the “Quantum Superman” from Ear...   [read the full post]

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By Greg Hatcher There are two superhero-satire novels that are my all-time favorites, though. First among equals would have to be Robert Mayer’s brilliant Superfolks. Of course, easily the most successful original-to-prose superhero series ever would have to be George R. R. Martin’s Wild Cards.

By Travis Batman and the Outsiders 10, Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds 1, Rann/Thanagar Holy War 4, Superman/Batman 51, Tangent: Superman’s Reign 6, and Trinity 12 Batman and the Outsiders 10 Superman/Batman 51 by Michael Green, Mike Johnson and Rafael Albuquerque Tangent: Superman’s Reign 6

By Travis Freddie Williams again?!? I feel sorry for the writers. Taking place after Batman R.I.P., but before R.I.P. is over in the other titles, we get to see Tim Drake, Jason Todd, AND a new Red Robin in play. Willaims messes up in his positioning of characters in the fight with Todd and Robin, and we have to s...

By Travis The Amazing Spider-Man 568, Captain America 41, Guardians of the Galaxy 4, Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. 32, Uncanny X Men 501, X-Factor 34, and X-Men: First Class 15 The Amazing Spider-Man 568 Captain America 41 Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. 32 X-Factor 34 by Peter David and Larry Stroman

By Brian Cronin Perhaps I am reading it wrong, but it really appears as though Morrison is commenting on the role of the continuity-driven fan (and the stories done in response to said fans) in the destruction of the original multiverse. Originally, there was just one organic multiverse where everythin...

By Brian Cronin Superman Beyond #1, while being a Final Crisis tie-in (and an important one at that) is really more similar to Batman R.I.P. in style, in that with Final Crisis, Morrison appears to be trying to be a bit less opaque with the story, while in RIP and this issue, he does no such thing, and [...]

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By andrewcmurphy 3D-Man, having fled  Camp Hammond, has crash-landed in the desert where he meets and joins up with the Krew. They set out cross-country to rid the Initiative of Skrull infiltrators, one by one. Meanwhile, in New York, Crusader, the Skrull with the Cosmic-Cube-style Freedom Ring, is forc...

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By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) Creative Team Writer: Mark Millar Artist: Tommy Lee Edwards Toby asks his friend and the comic book store owner to come with him to help him beat the Marvel villains. Toby says that they have read tons of comic books and no more about how to beat these villains than anyone else. Toby’s friend and the comic book store owner decline to come with Toby. Toby then races back into town after his father. Toby jumps through the doors and falls through the light and lands in the middle of New York City in the Marvel Universe. The bystanders on the street are stunned at Toby’s sudden appearance. Toby then exclaims that it is an emergency and that he needs the Avengers. End of issue.   [read the full post]

By TheAnswerMVP2001 Sunday, July 20, 2008 The Dark Knight (2008) The most anticipated film of the year is finally here, and to call it a success would only be an understatement. Following the huge success of the revival of the classic comic series with Batman Begins, fans have been waiting impatiently for thre...

By Travis The Last Defenders 6, Secret Invasion 5, Secret Invasion: Inhumans 1, Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers 2, Secret Invasion: Thor 1, and Secret Invasion: X-Men 1 Secret Invasion: Inhumans 1 Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers 2 Secret Invasion: Thor 1

By Travis Busiek gets his characterization down pat, all the way down to this: he manages to include Superwoman and Owlman flirting, and causing Ultraman great annoyance, even in the middle of a super stand-off. Superman continues his great role of protecting all life, even the scumbags, and catc...

By Graeme McMillan It's already calling itself the movie adaptation of "the most celebrated graphic novel of all time," but if a certain group of masochistic fans have their way, "visionary director" Zack Snyder's version of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' comic may also be the longest comic strip movie ever...

By Meredith Woerner We used to love Frank Miller, before his comics work turned into schlocky self-parody. But even in his prime, Frank wouldn't be our first choice to direct a semi-major Hollywood movie, so we're sad that Miller's getting his shot at the brass ring with The Spirit. We can think of ten comics cre...

By Chris Sims There is, however, a lot that we’d recognize as today’s Joker on the show itself, it just doesn’t come from the Joker; it comes from the Riddler. The first, of course, is the Denny O’Neil/Neal Adams classic “The Joker’s Five-Way Revenge“, from 1973’s Batman #251.

By Travis The focus is on Balder this time, but only through the veil of the past, and scenes of Odin. Loki picks up on the bombshell from last issue, claiming Balder is also a son of Odin. The story may move a little slow, but when they give us a magnificent one-page spread of Balder throwing open the thron...

By Travis Detective Comics 847, Manhunter 33, Nightwing 147, Robin 176, and Supergirl 32 Detective Comics 847 Manhunter 33 Robin 176 Add this in to the recent developments, and all of the Bat-titles are better reads lately, partly due to efforts like in this one to connect things better.

By Travis Avengers: The Initiative 15, New Avengers 43, New Warriors 14, She-Hulk 31, and Thunderbolts 122 Avengers: The Initiative 15 New Avengers 43 Homage cover to Avengers Annual #2, first series. She-Hulk 31 by Peter David and Vincenzo Cucca

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) New Avengers #43: 23% (12 votes) Trinity #8: 15% (8 votes) Ultimate X-Men #96: 9% (5 votes) Green Lantern Corps #26: 5% (3 votes) Justice League of America #23: 5% (3 votes) Legion of Super Heroes #44: 3% (2 votes) Superman #678: 3% (2 votes) Immortal Iron Fist #17: 3% (2 votes) Daredevil #109: 3% (2 votes) X-Men Legacy #214: 1% (1 vote) Brave and the Bold #15: 0 votes I have already properly skewered Uncanny X-Men #500 in my review. Suffice it to say, I am still stunned that Brubaker was attached to such a poorly written comic book. I am a big fan of Brubaker and have loved his run on Captain America and his run on Daredevil. I find that Brubaker always delivers such a consistent and well crafted issue each and every month.   [read the full post]

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By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) Uncanny X-Men #500: 23% (12 votes) New Avengers #43: 23% (12 votes) Trinity #8: 15% (8 votes) Ultimate X-Men #96: 9% (5 votes) Green Lantern Corps #26: 5% (3 votes) Justice League of America #23: 5% (3 votes) Legion of Super Heroes #44: 3% (2 votes) Superman #678: 3% (2 votes) Immortal Iron Fist #17: 3% (2 votes) Daredevil #109: 3% (2 votes) X-Men Legacy #214: 1% (1 vote) Brave and the Bold #15: 0 votes New Avengers #43 Uncanny X-Men #500 The Winner: Uncanny X-Men #500 So, Uncanny X-Men #500 wins the Sequential Methadone Award marking the very first time that The Revolution has given this award to Uncanny X-Men. And considering that I am a lifelong Uncanny X-Men fan, I am surprised that I am actually giving this issue such an ignominious award.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) Synopsis: We begin with the 1970’s Captain America (who we all know is a Skrull) squaring off against Ka-Zar, Shanna and Spider-Man. The 1970’s Cap calls our heroes Skrulls and says that he does not have time to talk. That he has to get back to the United States. The 1970’s Captain America then begins to brawl with our heroes. The 1970’s Captain America proceeds to kick ass on Ka-Zar, Shanna and Spider-Man. Billy Tan and Danny Miki deliver a solid looking issue. I love Tan’s pencils; however, I am not that huge a fan of Miki’s inks. Still, New Avengers #43 was a quality looking issue. Tan did a fantastic job capturing the intense nature of the 1970’s Captain America. Tan’s Captain America practically radiated anger and hate.   [read the full post]

By john@themovieblog.com (John Campea) Thanks for checking out our “The Dark Knight” review. You can also check out our video version of The Dark Knight review at the bottom of this post. Batman Begins was easily the very best DC comic based film ever made. Yes, better than the Keaton Batman, yes better than the Reeve Superman. [...]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) Creative Team Writer: Mark Millar Pencils: Steve McNiven Inks: Dexter Vines Miss Banner refers to Logan as “Wolverine.” Logan answers that she can call him “Logan.” Miss Banner snipes that she forgot that Wolverine “died” the night the bad guys beat their asses. Miss Banner then introduces Logan to her brothers Otis and Charlie. Comments The Good: Wolverine #66 was an absolute blast to read. Millar did a fantastic job quickly hooking me with this debut issue of his story arc “Old Man Logan.” I have always found it clear that the source material for Wolverine was the Man With No Name. Logan has always come across as Marvel’s mutant Man With No Name. All the cartoon versions of Wolverine even sport that trademark Eastwood sounding voice.   [read the full post]

By Rajiv Ashrafi He also said, "I’ve already mentioned War Machine and Mandarin. I have some ideas, but I really need to sit down with Downey and the Marvel guys before we say much more." Favreau, when asked about the return of War Machine, replied with a jab at Marvel: “Do characters ever really die in Marvel?...

By zippyfish Iron Man is the latest piece of popular culture (a Marvel comic book from the 1960s) vacuumed up by Hollywood’s all-devouring machine, and reconfigured into a blockbuster film. ‘Here comes the crap’, you say, and you’d be right to be dubious - Hollywood’s action blockbusters are too ofte...

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) Spider-Man mentions that Captain America said that he thought there was some rebellious faction in SHILED trying to kill the Avengers. Evidently, Captain America felt there was something rotten going on with SHIELD. Spider-Man then says that the Skrulls were mining vibranium here and then tried to kill the Avengers here. The ending to New Avengers #41 was a total miss for me. That is because I find the plotline involving the 1970’s Captain America to be completely lacking in drama or intrigue. We know that the 1970’s Captain America is a Skrull. We have seen Steve’s dead body over on Captain America after he was killed by Sharon Carter. I find this 1970’s Captain America plotline a bit of a waste of time.   [read the full post]

By Amit Of course, the sequel is in the pipeline and some more Superheroes such as Thor and Captain America are also rubbing up their heels for a movie release. You can check out the really cool Iron Man website here. Iron Man appeared for the first time in Marvel Comics publications in 1963. The most re...

By Brian Cronin Daredevil #158-161, 163-167 (Frank Miller as artist, with Klaus Janson inks), #168-176 (Miller as writer/artist, with Janson as inker), 177-184 (Miller as writer/co-artist with Klaus Janson), #185-190 (Miller as writer, with Janson as artist), #191 (Miller as writer/artist, no J...

By Rokk Krinn We cut to the video being turned on. We see General Ross and Doc Samson in Banner’s cell. Ross and Samson tell Banner about the second Hulk. Ross says that Banner needs to help them answer why this new Hulk would kill Abomination, what is with the radiation emitted by the second Hulk and why does he use a gun. We cut to red Hulk and Abomination being attacked by robot harpies that sport Betty Ross’ face. The red Hulk chuckles that the use of Betty’s face on these robots was meant to rattle Banner if he ever escaped. Red Hulk says that he isn’t Banner. That he is his own monster. The red Hulk then destroys one of the harpies. Abomination destroys the other harpy.   [read the full post]

By Rokk Krinn Superman appears on the scene along with Kyle, Donna and Forager. Superman punches Darkseid and then comments that Mary could use a better role model. Superman and Darkseid engage in a titanic brawl. Superman vows to put Darkseid down once and for all. And you have to look no further than Mary’s dialogue which is completely and totally cringe inducing. It is awful. Mary talks exactly like Superman-Prime. Basically, Mary is now merely the female equivalent of Superman-Prime. I can only conclude that Didio felt that there was a need for DC to have another powerful bad guy to add to the roster of villains like Superman-Prime for Final Crisis. And the decision was made to make the new monster villain a female in order to create some balance.   [read the full post]

By WendySkeleton Review - Wonder Woman #17 Published on February 26, 2008 by WendySkeleton Ah, so DC has finished showcasing Gail Simone’s first story arc. I’m going to give a lot of love to Gail right now. She knows how to write Wonder Woman, which is something I haven’t felt since Greg Rucka had written her. Th...

By Rokk Krinn Synopsis: We begin with Maria Hill, She-Hulk and Iron Man aboard the new gold Helicarrier. Maria Hill informs Iron Man and She-Hulk that the gun used to kill Abomination was a SHIELD designed weapon. This new blue Abomination then says that the red man killed the old Abomination. The new Abomination says “Now, A-bomb will kill the red man.” End of issue. I loved the surprise hook ending that Rick Jones is not only still alive, but that he is now the new Abomination. I have to say that I totally dig seeing Rick Jones “Hulk out.” I am very interested in learning what in the world has happened to Rick. And of course, it should be pretty cool to see this new Abomination slug it out with the red Hulk.   [read the full post]

By Rokk Krinn We shift back to Rogue and Gambit. Rogue says that Mystique isn’t dead. Rogue mentions that when she was healed from the Strain 88, that all the minds she had absorbed over the years were also erased. That it was just Rogue. For about a minute. That now it is Rogue and Mystique in her head. Rogue says that she wish she had seen this sooner because then she never would have touched Mystique. Rogue then says that Mystique is the last person she ever wants to see and now Mystique is stuck in her head. Rogue then says that she needs to go away and be by herself and think. Rogue then leaves. Cable then teleports from the scene. As Cable is teleporting away, Bishop wakes up and screams “NO!” and fires several shots at Cable’s disappearing form. The shots wiz through wher...   [read the full post]

By Rokk Krinn Booster Gold has rocketed its way up to the top of The Revolution’s list of favorite titles. Johns and Katz continue to impress The Revolution with each and every issue. Booster Gold #6 is going to be a huge issue as we get to see Booster Gold team up with three different version of the Blue Beetle in order to go and rescue my boy, Ted Kord. This issue should be a blast to read. Let’s go on and do this review for Booster Gold #6. We shift back to sixteen months ago with the events of Countdown to Infinite Crisis where Blue Beetle discovered what Maxwell Lord was really up to with Brother Eye. We see our three Blue Beetles and Booster Gold bust onto the scene just before Maxwell Lord can kill Ted Kord.   [read the full post]

By Rokk Krinn We see J. Jonah Jameson on the news report debating how Spider-Man is a total menace. The news anchor comments how Spider-Man hasn’t been seen for months. That J.J.’s paper made all its money from its Spider-Man coverage and without any Spidey stories its circulation has plummeted. J.J. barks “No comment!” Peter then tells Charlie that he is going to follow the mugger in order to take a picture for the Bugle. Charlie thinks that Peter is an idiot. Peter is about to change into his Spider-Man outfit when he realizes that being Spider-Man just makes J. Jonah Jameson more money and Peter isn’t about to do that. So, Peter decides to handle it as himself.   [read the full post]

Silver Surfer: In Thy Name #2 (Marvel Comics)- I like the idea of this miniseries a lot: Silver Surfer encounters an opressed alien race that sees him as the return of their saviour figure and an excuse to throw off their opressors. There are two bad sides in this conflict and they both want th...

By Rokk Krinn Creative Team Writer: Dwayne McDuffie Pencils: Ed Benes Inks: Sandra Hope Hal Jordan is on the scene and he teams up with John Stewart to destroy Lex’s Kryptonite gauntlets. The two Lanterns then hold Lex still and let Superman take a free shot at Lex. Superman then takes out Lex. We cut to our heroes having rounded up all the villains that they defeated and captured. Batman walks back onto the scene with an unconscious Joker. Batman comments that he found Joker running outside through the swamp. Black Canary snaps that she told everyone not to chase after the runners. Batman answers that he disobeyed her. Black Canary retorts that they will talk about it later.   [read the full post]

By Joe Rice Back with Wonder Woman Grodd sent a army of armed gorillas to claim the azure oceans they wanted to “sloter” Wonder Woman and that is like impossible there talking about WONDER WOMAN! Hello! Well Wonder Woman of corse injures them and finnally she gets to them. They all make promises. Later o...

By Rokk Krinn I like how Loeb handles Wolverine’s character. Loeb serves up a proper sounding external voice for Wolverine. Loeb gives a Wolverine that isn’t too over the top and vanilla in personality like what Way gives us on Wolverine: Origins. Loeb goes with a version of Wolverine much more like how Claremont used to write him. The Bad: Wolverine #52 was just a pedestrian issue. Loeb has failed to hook me on this story arc. Now, part of why I haven’t gotten into this story arc is that I have a philosophical difference with Marvel Comics on the direction for Wolverine’s character. I maintain that it is a massive mistake to give Wolverine his memories back.   [read the full post]

By Mel Odom The main heroes are: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunder, and Zatanna. However, it looks like other heroes can be unlocked. Rumors say that Green Lantern Hal Jordan, Green Lantern Kyle Rayner, Hawkgirl, Jay Garrick Flash, Aquaman, Supergirl, Black...