Dec 23

Frank Miller’s Batman: Year One Review

Real 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

Dec 11

Marvel Crossover Events in the 1970s

Although 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

Sep 09

DCnU: Justice League International #1 Review

Dan 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

Sep 08

Detective Comics #1 Review (DC’s New 52) Batman vs Joker 2011

Detective 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

Sep 08

Grant Morrison’s Action Comics #1 Review (DCnU)

Action 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

Sep 07

Flashpoint Review: DCU’s Final Event Before DCnU

FLASHPOINT REVIEW: I admit that I did not read FLASHPOINT until the event completed. My buddy dropped off all 61 crossover issues and I was so engrossed with them I read them all in around 3-4 days. Plotwise, FLASHPOINT is … Continue reading

Aug 31

DCnU 52: Justice League #1 Review

DC’s New 52: Justice League #1 (2011) review: written by Geoff Johns and drawn by Jim Lee. FIVE YEARS AGO…superheroes were feared and considered criminals. Justice League #1 features Batman’s first meeting with Green Lantern, and a Cyborg subplot. Green … Continue reading

Aug 31

What is DCnU: is DC’s New 52 In Continuity?

All of DC Comics are being rebooted to #1 in September 2011. DC hyped this up as the mother of all events and Editor in Chief Dan DiDio and Jim Lee truly were optimistic about DC’s New 52 at the … Continue reading

May 14

Ed Brubaker’s The Marvels Project Review

Uber-writer Ed Brubaker and artist Steve Epting’s work on Marvel Comics’ underrated 8-issue limited series THE MARVELS PROJECT is absolutely amazing. I finally got my hands on all 8 issues from a friend, and have to say that Ed Brubaker … Continue reading

May 04

DC’s Crisis on Multiple Earths TPB Observations

As someone who remembers how DC Comics 1990′s editors refused to acknowledge its Silver Age and Golden Age comic book continuity, I’m glad the fans demanded change and received it. A few years ago I read CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS … Continue reading