BufferBatman: Sword of Azrael was hyped to the heavens by Wizard Magazine in 1994. After DC had announced the Knightfall story arc, which culminated with Bane breaking Batman’s back, Wizard (with DC’s prodding) was speculating about Bruce Wayne’s replacement. It … Continue reading
BufferI received this message today from frequent poster masseur_ichi: I tried posting a comment on your Dec. 12 blog about the Skrull-Kree war. For whatever reason, your website wouldn’t let me enter my name. This may be the reason why … Continue reading
BufferI received this e-mail today regarding the Greatest Fantastic Four runs of all time: I really enjoyed your attempt to bring rigor to the question of comic book run quality in your fantastic four article. Yeah the inputs are entirely … Continue reading
BufferReal simple: Frank Miller’s Batman: Year One story arc ranks as one of the best comic book stories of all time. You gotta love DC back in 1987: Batman’s post-Crisis origin was retold in his regular series (Batman 404-407) as … Continue reading
BufferKree-Skrull War Review (1971-1972) What is the historical importance of the Kree-Skrull War story arc? It started a space war theme in the Marvel Universe (40 years in real time!) that is still referenced today in almost every major title … Continue reading
BufferAlthough the 1980s marked the most obvious and hyped Marvel crossover events (such as Contest of Champions and Secret Wars), the 1970s had special storylines that could be considered crossover events. So many people have different definitions of what makes … Continue reading
BufferBluewater Comics came out with an August 2009 President Obama comic book as part of their Political Power franchise. Written by a Chicago native Chris Ward with great painted art by Azim Akberali, this comic covered Obama’s previous jobs and … Continue reading
BufferDan Jurgens takes on a the comedic Justice League International, a U.N. sanctioned team of B and C-Listers (with Batman as an unofficial member) in DC’s New 52. This is a solid superhero comic and although it isn’t as funny … Continue reading
BufferDetective Comics #1 Review. Tony S. Daniel did a super job on the art and scripted a pretty generic yet easily accessible Batman vs Joker introductory comic book. It ends with a shocker. Detective Comics does more to establish the … Continue reading
BufferAction Comics #1 Review- DC’s New 52, What Was Old is New Again. Grant Morrison and Rags Morales have the honor of producing the most famous comic book issue number of all time: Action Comics #1. It’s a great responsibility, … Continue reading
