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By ComicList The group of characters in the comic are introduced and given enough background that they all feel familiar very early on in the issue. However, even if you find that not to be enough, each character's handbook page is reprinted in the back of the comic, which is a welcome addition to the comi...

By ComicList The comic also contains two backup essays. One by Brubaker himself about Peter Yates films which really shows where Brubaker's storytelling roots reach out to the world of cinema. The other essay is about Australian Noir films by Ryan Lindsay and it is terrific stuff. Lindsay's piece refer...

By ComicList It's a real joy watching an artist's work improve with time. In comics, it means seeing them become more comfortable with a particular character, or characters, as they begin to inject more of their own ideas, and the character becomes "theirs." One of the greatest examples of this phenome...

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By ComicList The issue starts out as the CEO of Blackguard begins to get rid of his employees. This becomes a good lead for Maverick to gather information. There are a lot of elements to the first issues of this new series to like, but one is the inclusion of a supporting cast. Whether it's the reporter, Maver...

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By ComicList Perhaps the best part of the comic was in the very beginning as Steve Rogers races through time, seemingly aware that he is watching himself in action and not really an active participant in the life he's viewing, even though it was his life. The first six pages of the comic is Captain America...

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By ComicList The only good thing about the series is the incredibly detailed art of David Finch. His work crackling with energy and emotion, Finch could one day become a master of comic book art...., IF he can learn to be a bit faster, and tone down the super-model quotient among his female characters.

By ComicList Comic heroes seem to return from the dead by reuniting their soul with their bodies, like Green Arrow or Green Lantern. Or the hero wasn’t really dead to begin with, they were just in a deep stasis, like Superman or Captain America in the 1940s. When Rogers was launched into the ocean after he d...

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By ComicList The art is great. I enjoy the buttery-faced reporter and the ugliness of Wolverine and the assassins. It’s a fun comic to just look through at the art. Sure it would have been interesting to see the comic have twenty-two pages of action from an art perspective, but the comic did much more than ju...

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By ComicList This comic was a very good read because it showed off Xavier’s negotiation skills as well as his old-fashioned manipulation tactics. I’m still not sure why Xavier picked Exodus as his last stop or why he wanted to do it now, but something tells me there is more yet to come from these character...

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By ComicList For those unaware, this teenage cast was first developed by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, and is now updated for a 21st Century readership. The settings and situations will be largely familiar to the average teen, so they will be able to relate to and sympathize with the characters. However, as t...

By ComicList The art is also very good. The art shifts mid-issue but it isn’t obvious at all. The comic still has a strong Planet Hulk feel to it. Skaar is presented much the same way the Hulk was presented when he landed on Sakaar at the beginning of Planet Hulk. This issue is definitely enhanced with the artwo...

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By ComicList Marvel Comics has begun reissuing their Marvel Masterworks series of collections of classic Silver Age stories. Consequently, this is a good time to review some of the best comics work ever done - Stan Lee and Steve Ditko’s Amazing Spider-Man.

By ComicList This issue shines because of the art. It’s got Logan, refusing to use his claws, fighting against Red Skull in the Marvel hero trophy room. Nothing could have been cooler. It’s got Logan transforming into Wolverine in the very end. It’s an epic ending to the issue and the art makes twice as grand...

By ComicList Planet Skaar Prologue #1 Marvel Comics Pak & Panosian This issue has the Fantastic Four, She-Hulk, Hercules, Amadeus Cho, the Warbound, Banner, regular Hulk and even Wolverine. It has almost every major Hulk supporting character that we saw in the Planet Hulk saga.

By ComicList The artwork is a success yet again. We see tons of boob-shots, as usual, but there is a lot to see in terms of faces and reactions as well. The humor and quick dialogue is enhanced greatly when you see the delivery on the faces of the characters.

By ComicList Daredevil Volume 1, issues 353-365, published by Marvel Comics, 32 pages, prices vary. This particular run of Daredevil is recommended for purists who were fond of the character “in the day”, as well as any who simply enjoy well-done superhero fare. Review by Mark Allen

By ComicList Wolverine Weapon X #2 Marvel Comics Aaron, Garney & Way The issue has only a few components to it and yet, despite being simplistic, is probably one of the more straightforward and concise Wolverine comics told in continuity in a while.

By ComicList All of the stereotypes are in here. He plays cards, drinks, fights along with the X-Men, gets killed, finds a woman, gets killed, prays like a samurai, gets killed and on and on. Some of the scenes are hysterical, such as the red Hulk punching his face off, literally. Or when the X-Men battle Mys...

By ComicList The third story is set in the 1602 storyline by Sumerak, Scott and Loughridge. While I never read any of the 1602 stories I found this one to be the most interesting story in the comic. Banner (and the Hulk) live among the monks in China as they are embraced as brothers with the other men. Trouble s...

By ComicList Ultimate Wolverine vs Hulk #5 of 6 Marvel Comics The art is fun as always. The comic never fails to deliver cleavage shots and this issue sneaks a couple in there. Without a lot of fighting the art only gets to show off with the varying Wolverine facial expressions and it works.

By ComicList The artwork is outstanding as always. With Big Daddy and Hit-Girl going through various iterations of disguises you would think the characters would drop some of their own similarities but this is not the case at all. The highlight of the issue is the shear brutality when the violence breaks out. Whether it’s compound fractions or sniper bullets to the head you’d be hard pressed to not be left with the impression that this comic knows its violence. No one does cliffhangers like Millar and this comic has a very good one. This issue was good but when juxtaposed against the others in the series it doesn’t quite hold the same high interest level. It does build two characters very well, but does it come at the expense of the lead character? If you like sho...   [read the full post]

By ComicList Green Hulk tries to convince red Hulk to join forces with him against those that set up the battle in the first place. However, red Hulk resists and mentions how he would never ally with green Hulk and green Hulk addresses the possibility that the red Hulk is just another offshoot of the Hulk, like grey Hulk had been. The comic appears to be catering to speculation by fans about exactly who the red Hulk is. I found this to be an interesting way of getting readers to chase their tails. The comic brings in even more characters by the end and it seems the upper hand is being gained by the Offenders. The motives of all the characters aren’t made obvious, but the involvement of some of them seem fairly expected to some degree. With the finale next issue I have no...   [read the full post]

By ComicList The story is good for a couple of reasons. First of all, it feels like it could take place in any number of decades, which keeps the continuity freaks guessing. Secondly, the story relies on Wolverine the man instead of the Avenger, Mutant or beast. The artwork is also excellent as it keeps Wolverine grounded as just a regular man. Finally, the story has a couple of nice twists in it. The story doesn’t quite connect 100% percent because of the infusion of the pirates. The pirates were the ones that left Wolverine dead in the ocean but then they come back looking for him, which doesn’t quite make a ton of sense. Also, the ending here is lifted directly from one of the Creepshow stories from the movies. I wasn’t crazy about that at all.   [read the full post]

By ComicList Marvel: The Lost Generation, #’s 1-12, published by Marvel Comics, 32 pages, $2.99. Nearly ten years ago, Marvel Comics marketed a 12-issue comic book series entitled Marvel: The Lost Generation. I passed it by. Set in the Marvel Universe’s past, before the origin of the Fantastic Four took place, the story is the brainchild of long-time comics pro John Byrne, who wrote and drew the series. TLG takes several characters previously seen in Marvel stories, throws them in with quite a few dreamt up by Byrne, and gives readers a tale chock-full of well-done characterization and slam-bang superhero action.   [read the full post]

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By ComicList Wolverine Weapon X #1 Marvel Comics Aaron, Garney & Keith Wolverine gets a blast from the past, who shows up and tells him about a company that stole the blueprints that made Wolverine and is cooking up to make a whole bunch more. Wolverine decides to head out on his quest to find and stop them. The artwork is tremendous. I got the Kubert cover that pays homage to the Barry Windsor-Smith cover and it’s a fantastic remake. The art between the pages is brilliant in every way. The panel layouts that lead you to the action are effective and simple. The attitude and darkness that Wolverine shows as he finds out about the weapon x reproduction may be the best art in the comic. The comic didn’t miss on any panel in the art department.   [read the full post]

By ComicList Ultimate Wolverine vs Hulk #4 of 6 Marvel Comics Lindelof, Yu & McCaig This issue primarily deals with She-Hulk. Actually, you could say it expands the characters of Jen Walters and Betty Ross and the results are She-Hulk. Normally you might find a comic where the two title characters are largely absent to be boring, especially in a short series, but this is not the case here. This comic tells a very creative origin story of She-Hulk and shows the same scenes we saw in issue one where Wolverine is recruited to kill Hulk told from the female perspective. The comic fits right in with this series very well.   [read the full post]

By ComicList Cable #13 Marvel Comics Swierczynski & Olivetti Another item worth noting is the discussion Cable and Wolverine have. Wolverine is explaining their trip into the future as a way of retrieving Cable and the baby because Cable failed at his task. Is that really the case though? How could Cyclops possibly know that Cable failed in his task, but was able to confirm that Cable was alive in the future? If Cyclops thought Cable to be a failure wouldn’t it make more sense to sick X-Force on Bishop and then on Cable? Especially seeing as how X-Force failed to detain Bishop the first time around. This has some explaining to do later but helps to keep the distrust among them all very high.   [read the full post]

By ComicList This was a good issue. There’s plenty of action, some mustache twisting sinister plans and a bit of a tricky ending. The comic helps bring Bucky around a little into embracing his new role as Captain America. As seen, he runs around this issue dressed as the Winter Soldier. He has an excuse as to why he is doing this, but it seems the real reason is he hasn’t yet fully accepted that he is now Captain America. Especially when dealing with some of the old Cap’s good friends like the Human Torch. The comic is moving away from the epic sweeping stories but it isn’t slowing down at all. This arc involved three characters (and one dead) that we hadn’t seen in the recent run of this series and used them very effectively. Some needed introduction while others didn’...   [read the full post]

By ComicList The issue starts out with Rogue in a lot of trouble in the Danger Room sequence. Her only absorbed personality, Mystique, begins to take over to help her get out of trouble. This part of the comic works well because of the flashback explaining how this all possible when Rogue went to Beast after having this happen with the Ms Marvel persona. The remainder of the comic is spent with Xavier unraveling the Danger Room’s purpose and plan while Rogue continues to struggle through the sequence that seems to have been made entirely to mess with her head and destroy her. Rogue has some great moments with the Mystique ghost in her head and Xavier has some brilliant dissection of the Danger Room’s simulation and ultimate goal. Their characters came out in t...   [read the full post]

By ComicList X-Men Vs. Hulk and Hulk Vs. Fin Fang Foom - Both published by Marvel Publishing, 48 pages and $3.99. The first story in X-Men vs Hulk is a 22-page tale from the mutant team’s past. Logan (aka, Wolverine) sets up a “challenge” for teammate Colossus, by orchestrating a confrontation between the armored X-Man and The Hulk. And, it’s pretty much non-stop action from there. If all of that isn’t enough, X-Men vs Hulk is free of ads, to boot! Kudos to Marvel! Artist Jorge Lucas manages great emotion in his characters, superior detail and a style that is reminiscent of Jack Kirby. This book also contains a reprinted Marvel classic (Fin Fang Foom’s first appearance in Strange Tales #89) by Stan Lee and the aforementioned Kirby.   [read the full post]

By ComicList The second half of the issue involves the plot. Hawkeye brings Logan in with him to deliver the goods to the mob. While, its not drugs, it is a form of a drug that Hawkeye ends up asking for some of from the mobsters he delivers it to. This sets off an interesting chain of events that leads to a very bloody ending to the comic. However, I wonder if all that happens in this issue is really enough to make Logan pop his claws. From what I’ve seen I would say no, but we’ll see. The artwork is tremendous. We get a lot of iconic images of familiar Marvel Universe characters. Some are corpses while others are just studying things from afar. The ending of the comic allows the art to really show off. There’s bloodshed and it’s not shy here.   [read the full post]

By ComicList In the latest installment of Uncanny X-Men we get a resolution to the Colossus sub-plot and a basic resolution to the Beast and Angel sub-plot but the real fun is about to begin with the big reveal at the issue’s end. While this title hasn’t been dealing with huge stories since Messiah Complex wrapped up over a year ago it has been a quality read month in and month out. I would think that we will begin to see more and more interesting things unfold as more players are put into place with each issue passing by. Placed side by side with the battle against Godzilla is the fight that Emma and Colossus bring to the tattoo man. While the plot is so-so the set up of having Godzilla stomp in one panel followed immediately by Colossus stomping the tattoo guy in ano...   [read the full post]

By ComicList Hulk Broken Worlds #1 of 2 Marvel Comics Van Lente, Henry, Thomas, Trimpe, Benjamin, Latorre, David & Buchemi Finally, we have the story from Benjamin and Latorre from the 2099 story. Unfortunately I never read the 2099 story so this was tough to get into right from the beginning. The story involves a Hulk that is not Banner and really the plot is more about corruption and deception than about the Hulk. The most memorable part of this comic was the art. The pencils create an interesting mosaic of colors and shapes that have faces pop out of them until the Hulk shows up and the art goes to a different level. The art definitely captured a dream like state in the story.   [read the full post]

By ComicList The style of the series has been to tell the story out of order and it makes it very unpredictable and lot of fun. This issue is no different as it jumps around the timeline two or three times. It begins with Wolverine playing out some scenes in his mind, some of which have “happened” while others have yet to occur in the series. Hulk and Wolverine then meet up at Wolverine’s legs and begin to discuss which leg Hulk should eat. The dialogue is brilliant as Wolverine appears to be the idiot and Hulk is the mildly professor type. This comic has some great dialogue, a lot of one-sided action and some interesting storytelling in it. It’s a good issue but not a great one. I think this is the lull right before the ramp up to the big finale. I liked the comic but didn’t t...   [read the full post]

Captain America, as Winter Soldier in this issue, find himself outsmarted and in a heap of trouble. We get a taste of what the mad scientist has up his sleeve and things are looking fairly dire for Bucky and friends. It’s a great issue that gives a pair of excellent cliffhangers. The only thing that I found this issue to be lacking was the leash that Bucky has here. I mean, he’s Captain America, in China, running around out of uniform with allies that may or may not be approved by his organization. I found myself wondering who exactly had dispatched Black Widow after him as well as where is the people who initially had the Human Torch’s body. It’s a tedious, but I felt like a little blurb about this would have gone a long way.   [read the full post]

The Hulk At A Crossroads In issue 300, Doctor Strange banished the Hulk from Earth, as he had become a creature no longer under the influence of Bruce Banner’s persona, and was totally given to unrestrained rage and murderous destruction. Marvel’s “Master of The Mystic Arts”, placed the Hulk at a dimensional crossroads, the “doorstep” of many different worlds. Here, it was believed, the Hulk could do no harm and no harm would come to him. Well, one outta two ain’t bad. These issues are recommended for Hulk fans, as well as those who like mystical storylines with plenty of action. Look for them at comics shops and online retailers and auctions.   [read the full post]

Hulk #10 Marvel Comics Loeb, McGuinness & Vines Basically this issue is about the Hulk picking his team. It uses some humor and some straightforward, good old fashioned confusion to introduce the characters to each other with some of them coming from points in time when they hadn’t even met the Hulk yet. Its light on the action but it sprinkles in a little fighting here and there. This issue sets up the battle between the teams. The artwork is tremendous. The story caters towards the art. Hulk finds his teammates all over the place which helps the art show off a little bit in terms of scenes and characters.   [read the full post]

By ComicList This comic centers squarely on the Holocaust. It’s graphic but not too vulgar. It paints as realistic of a picture as it can when dealing with a horrific historic event in a comic book. To be fair, this comic has little to do with the X-Men, heroes, capes, villains and super powers. It takes a major player and drops him, as a child, in the worst documented atrocities seen made against mankind in the twentieth century. This issue was disturbing but very good. This comic is for history buffs that might also like the X-Men. This story presents the Holocaust in a respectful manner and doesn’t try to turn into a super-hero thing at all. It’s a fantastic read that brings out emotions that many stories simply can not.   [read the full post]

By ComicList Captain America #45 Marvel Comics Brubaker, Ross, Magyar & D’Armata This issue is simple and is mostly action page to page. However, the issue leaves a cliffhanger that really just opens up a ton of potential angles. This is just the beginning of another epic that this title has in the works. The ending creates so many questions I wouldn’t even know where to begin. But that’s the beauty of this series. A small arc with a random appearance from old character, Batroc, and three issues later the whole thing opens up to provide stories for many, many arcs using more characters from the deep past of Captain America.   [read the full post]

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By ComicList Wolverine #70 Marvel Comics Millar, McNiven, Vines & Hollowell The only downer in this entire issue is the reveal at the end that Venom is tracking Wolverine and Hawkeye. This was a downer for me because it seems we will waste another issue on some filler instead of dealing with the main plot at hand. We’ll see, but this was not a sight I was happy about. 5 out of 5 geek goggles Wolverine #70 Marvel Comics Millar, McNiven, Vines & Hollowell The only downer in this entire issue is the reveal at the end that Venom is tracking Wolverine and Hawkeye. This was a downer for me because it seems we will waste another issue on some filler instead of dealing with the main plot at hand. We’ll see, but this was not a sight I was happy about.   [read the full post]

By ComicList Dave, aka Kick-Ass, is upset that another cape has stolen his spotlight. The issue opens with the deeds of the new player named Red Mist. Dave is so distraught he even barks at his local comic book shop owner, which as we know is a major no-no. I mean, an owner could decide to not put Avengers on hold for you and then your whole collection woul…..nevermind. Dave, aka Kick-Ass, is upset that another cape has stolen his spotlight. The issue opens with the deeds of the new player named Red Mist. Dave is so distraught he even barks at his local comic book shop owner, which as we know is a major no-no. I mean, an owner could decide to not put Avengers on hold for you and then your whole collection woul…..nevermind.   [read the full post]

Red Hulk continues to pound on the Marvel Universe’s ladies. The sequence provides some funny one-liners from Red Hulk and he eventually finds himself in some trouble with the ladies. He plays an interesting trick on them and eventually isolates one of the ladies and propositions that person with a side deal. Red Hulk gets away and it appears he has a new ally that is hiding among the regular Marvel Universe. It’s a good story with a big battle but it ends with a very interesting twist. The art covers an awful lot of characters in this comic and it does it well. Perhaps the best part of the art is the handling of the Wendigos. There are so many of these things and they all have plenty of detail and all appear to be unique. I also liked the transformation of the...   [read the full post]

Lately, Marvel Comics has been producing one of the most entertaining and endearing ongoing comics projects the industry has seen in years. “Civil War?”, you say? Nope. “Secret Invasion!” rings the response. Wrong again. What’s more, Franklin is one of the few comic books being published (along with various Archie publications) that has the potential for crossover appeal to readers of newspaper comic strips, exclusively - Yes, they’re still out there, folks. With several short stories routinely contained within one comic book, all written so as to require zero knowledge of the character’s history, these comics are accessible to everyone. Which is EXACTLY who should be reading them, by the way.   [read the full post]

By ComicList Now for the first time the complete history of the Star Trek universe in comic books and newspaper strips all over the world is chronicled in exhaustive detail with Star Trek: A Comic Book History. Written by pop-culture historian Alan J. Porter, author of the bestselling James Bond The History of the Illustrated 007, this book will be the definitive history on the subject. Nine information-packed chapters detailing the history of Star Trek from the first Gold Key comic books, to the English newspaper strip, to Marvel and DC’s titles, to the present day. Exhaustively covers all publications of the entire Star Trek universe. Includes creator interviews, unpublished artwork, and a detailed checklist. Published to coincide with the relea...   [read the full post]

By ComicList Marvel is proud to present your first look at Mighty Avengers #21, from superstar scribe Dan Slott and red-hot Young Gun artist Khoi, beginning a bold new era for the Mighty Avengers! Spinning out of Dark Reign, the Mighty Avengers have an all-new line up and an all-new mission—you can’t afford to miss this extra sized issue guest starring the New Avengers, Dark Avengers, Young Avengers and Classic Avengers! A new team assembles in Mighty Avengers #21! MIGHTY AVENGERS #21 (NOV082329) Written by DAN SLOTT Pencils & Cover by KHOI PHAM Rated A …$3.99 FOC—12/18/08, On-Sale—01/14/09 Original post blogged on ComicList.   [read the full post]

The all-new Marvel Noir line of books begins in December with X Men Noir #1 and Spider-Man Noir #1, but now’s your chance to get behind the scenes with the latest Mighty Marvel Podcast! Fan favorite podcast host & Marvel Senior Art ...

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By ComicList of 8 Marvel Comics Bendis, Yu, Morals & Martin One piece to the story that I didn’t care for was the exclusion of Thor and Captain America who seemed to be teased in New York at the end of the previous issue. At leas they could have teased them again in this issue or something.

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By Alex I'm personally happy some of the open story arcs left by past spotlights are now all being simultaneously continued as, having just re-read all the spotlights myself, I was eager to find out more about Arcee, Nightbeat, Thunderwing - I wanted to see the Autobots discussing more about the...