Cloaks #1 (of 4) Author: Caleb Munroe Artists: Mariano Novarro Release Date: September 3, 2014 Publisher: Boom! Studios Source: Boom! Studios Press Site Genre(s): Action, Mystery Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low I don’t know what it is about magicians that make them the perfect stars of capers. Perhaps it is the angle of that you’re never supposed […]
Bravest Warriors #1: A Lighthearted Introduction
Bravest Warriors #1 Author: Joey Comeau Artists: Mike Holmes Release Date: October 2012 Publisher: Boom! Studios Source: Local Comic Shop! Genre(s): Comedy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Medium If there’s one thing to know about me, it is the fact deep down I’m really a seven year old in a twenty-something’s body. This makes Bravest Warriors something that is […]
Hawkeye #20: Leaving Los Angeles
Hawkeye #20 Author: Matt Fraction Artists: Annie Wu and Matt Hollingsworth Release Date: September 10, 2014 Publisher: Marvel Comics Source: Bought and Owned Genre(s): Action, Drama Rating: ★★★★★ Review Spoilers: Low Well, the “LA Woman” arc has come to an end, but good news everyone! Kate Bishop is coming home. And she’s bringing the Pizza Dog back […]
Steven Universe #2: Off to the Bicycle Races!
Steven Universe #2 Author: Jeremy Sorese Artists: Coleman Engle Release Date: August 8, 2014 Publisher: Boom! Studios Source: Boom! Studios Press Site Genre(s): Comedy, Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Low Much like the previous issue, Steven is off on a one-off adventure. This time, he wants to enter the Beach City Bike Race. However, the Gems won’t […]
3 Tips For Getting Into Comics
Recently a long time friend of mine messaged me on Facebook saying he had a question to ask. He said he’d really enjoyed the Guardians of the Galaxy movie and wanted to get into comics. He’s always been a bit of a geek, but the world of comic books hadn’t […]
Wonder Woman: Volume 2 – Guts Review
Wonder Woman: Volume 2 Guts Author: Brian AzzarelloArtists: Cliff Chiang, Tony AkinsRelease Date: September 17, 2013Publisher: DC ComicsSource: Bought and OwnedGenre(s): Action, Drama Rating: ★★★★★Review Spoilers: Medium Guts picks up right where Blood left off without missing a single beat. Everything you loved in the first volume is even better in the second. This book reveals the […]
Wonder Woman: Volume 1 – Blood Review
Wonder Woman: Volume 1 Blood Author: Brian AzzarelloArtists: Cliff Chiang, Tony AkinsRelease Date: January 15, 2013Publisher: DC ComicsSource: Bought and OwnedGenre(s): Action, Drama Rating: ★★★★★Review Spoilers: Medium Welcome to a new, grittier side of Wonder Woman. In this reboot Brian Azzarello brings us back to her Greek roots and shares a new, well new to me, story […]
Steven Universe #1: Welcome to the Funny Pages, Steven!
Steven Universe #1 Author: Jeremy Sorese Artists: Coleman Engle Release Date: August 8, 2014 Publisher: Boom! Studios Source: Boom! Studios Press Site Genre(s): Comedy, Fantasy Rating: ★★★★☆ Review Spoilers: Moderate When asked about Steven Universe by my friends who don’t know, I often describe it as Adventure Time meets a 90s shojo anime. Which is really […]
Pop #1: Sound And Fury
Pop #1 Author: Curt Pires Artists: Jason Copland and Pete Toms Release Date: August 27, 2014 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Source: Dark Horse Comics Press Site Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low What would happen if it turned out that our celebrity obsessed culture actually grew pop stars in a lab and one of […]
Aquaman Volume 1: The Trench Review
Aquaman: Volume 1 The Trench Author: Geoff JohnsArtists: Ivan Reis, Joe PradoRelease Date: September 11, 2012Publisher: DC ComicsSource: Bought and OwnedGenre(s): Action, Drama Rating: ★★★★★Review Spoilers: Medium Oh, Aquaman. It has been a long time coming that you have found yourself a fresh fan base. Before the new 52, he was ridiculed by most comic readers, and […]
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