Jumping into the third volume of Fathom, it feels familiar as it jumps back into a war with the humans. It is fair to say, that come the end of the second […]
Colour Me Impressed – Hulk: Gray
There are times when Jeph Loeb’s writing is brilliant. So good in fact, that the story often becomes something of a seminal landmark such as Batman: The Long Halloween. Other times, and […]
Full On Adventure – Half Past Danger
What makes a story better just by the mere fact of being present? If you were thinking a covert team made up of international agents, Nazis and dinosaurs, then you were right. […]
Future Imperfect – Cable and X-Force Volume 3: This Won’t End Well
Over the course of the series, Cable has developed a precognitive ability that lets him see when bad things are going to happen. Using it, he and his team consisting of Domino, […]
Coming of Age – Freaks of the Heartland
Steve Niles and Greg Ruth give us a wonderful little coming of age story in Freaks of the Heartland from Dark Horse Comics. The book chronicles a tale of two brothers, Trevor, […]
Round Two… Fight! – Absolution: Rubicon
Rubicon, the second story set in the Absolution universe by Christos Gage, finds our anti-hero John Dusk still on the loose and still killing the scum he was supposed to put away […]
Evil Rising – Shadowman Volume 3: Deadside Blues
The third volume of Shadowman finds some of the strongest stories within its pages and one of the first fumbles by Valiant in one of its titles. Justin Jordin writes the first […]
Broken Made Whole – Bloodshot Volume 4: H.A.R.D. Corps
Bloodshot has been an action-packed drama ever since its return to the printed page and Volume 4 is no exception. During the Harbinger Wars, Bloodshot retained some injuries and was captured by […]
A Battle Unwinnable – Conan Volume 14: The Death
With The Death, Brian Wood continues his powerful run on the most recent Conan title reboot, now aptly called Conan the Barbarian. The story remains focused upon Conan’s travels and travails with […]
When World’s Collide – The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite
Truth be told, there was some trepidation going into The Umbrella Academy. It was after all, written by a rock star that was, outside of music, unproven. Gerard Way, former lead singer […]