What?: B.P.R.D. Vol. 4, The Dead I don’t have a bad thing to say about a single thing I’ve read within the Hellboy Universe. This collection of the mini-series “The Dead” is another fine chapter in the B.P.R.D. series, but didn’t take my breath away. The main story was mostly about change, a new character, [...]
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What?:Â Unwritten: Inside Man Well, I finally got around to picking it up and I’m left with one thought: “What the %^$# took me so long.” Volume 2 of Mike Carey and Peter Gross’s Unwritten titled Inside Man has all the charm and cool ideas of the first collection, but amped up by a factor [...]
Yea, yea, yea…I know. I keep reviewing the same series. Well, it’s not my fault I can’t get enough of this series right now… What: 100 Bullets: Samurai Who: By Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso. When: Originally published as 100 Bullets #s 43-49 in 2003-04. Where: Atomic City Comics on South St. Why: I read [...]
As usual, I’m reading comics and writing about it. Today I’m writing about a series I’ve written about before, but 3 volumes later. Here we go! What: Bone: Rock Jaw- Master of the Eastern Border Who: By Jeff Smith with colors by Steve Hamaker. When: Originally published in 1997-98, Scholastic edition is from 2007. Where: [...]
What: Batman: The Long Halloween Who: By Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale. When: Originally published in 1996-97 as single issues. Where: Fat Jack’s. Why: I don’t usually read any of DC’s super-hero characters. When I want super-heroes, I read Marvel. But I’ve had an itch for something different lately, and Loeb and Sale are one [...]
Smurf vs. Smurf! What: The Smurf King and The Smurfette Who: Yvan Delporte and Peyo When: The Smurf King was originally published in Spirou magazine in 1964 and The Smurfette in 1966, new English translation from Papercutz in 2010 and 2011 respectively. Where: I found them at Barnes and Noble, I think. In the kids [...]
What: The Invincible Iron Man #500 Who: By Matt Fraction and Slavador Larroca, with colors by Frank D’Armata. When: Released on February 2, 2011. Where: I got it at Fat Jack’s Comics in Philly. Why: Marvel’s first release under their new “Point One” initiative to provide a clear jumping on point for new readers, this [...]
What: Spirou & Fantasio: Adventure Down Under Who: Tome and Janry. When: Original French version published in 1985 as Spirou & Fantasio‘s 34th book, English translation published as book 1 in Cinebook’s series in 2009. Where: I had to get it off of Amazon. These characters have been going since the 30′s, and yet no [...]
What: 100 Bullets: Hang Up on the Hang Low Who: By Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso. When: Originally published in 2000-2001 by Vertigo/DC Comics. Where: Comic and book stores. (Why do I include this one?) Why: It’s 100 Bullets, I don’t even need to write this. This five issue arc continues building on the themes [...]
What: Fantastic Four #587 Who: Jonathan Hickman and Steve Epting. When: Released on January 25, 2011 by Marvel Comics. Where: Comic book stores. Why: Haven’t you seen/read/heard the news!? A member of the Fantastic Four dies! AAAHHH! BUT…it’s also a pretty good issue. As if there isn’t enough press and reviews of this issue circling, [...]