Batman: 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
Amazing Spider-Man 639 Review: Part 2 of One Moment in Time, this time with no reprint gimmicks, Joe Quesada once again scripted his explanation and details for One More Day (the controversial storyline which reboot Spider-Man’s wedding). Without further ado, … Continue reading
Marvel Comic Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada has returned to kick off his 4 issue run to explain why and how Mary Jane and Peter Parker were unable to get married, i.e. how Mephisto changed Marvel’s time-line. Amazing Spider-Man 638 (READ) is … Continue reading
So I read a cute story by Karl Kesel (a true pro, it wasn’t his fault that he had to use the sliding time-line) in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual 37 (read) about the – ahem- first meeting between Captain America … Continue reading
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
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #577 Rview Hey it’s the “first” meeting between the Punisher and Spidey. Well..not really, but it feels like it. I’m deep in BRAND NEW DAY (BND), the post-JMS Spider-Man universe where Peter Parker and Mary Jane’s marriage was … Continue reading
Amazing Spider-Man 621 review- with the Joe Stack Texas plane crash bombing today, I thought I’d try and escape into a fantasy world brought to you by Marvel Comics. Things moved in the right direction for Spidey this week, as … Continue reading
In many ways, The Siege #2 is a great snapshot of modern day comic book battles. If you compare The Siege to 1984′s Secret Wars, Secret Wars looks tame. There’s no doubt that Bendis knows what the young audience (teens and early 20′s) wants. Obviously older fans would be completely put off. Continue reading
Let me be clear- it’s not like there’s anything wrong with the writing or artwork; it’s just that Siege Embedded was hyped as being the Frontline of The Siege, i.e. we’d see the war from the eyes of the media in the trenches. Issue 2 features Ben Urich and Will Stern driving around Volstagg for a cross country interview while they speak with citizens in their cars. A football stadium was blown up, and this is what we get in the “trenches”? Continue reading
Red Hulk #1 review: What a big comic book week, huh? Bunch of DailySkew reviews. Okay, here we have what was billed as the main event, after all, it IS RULK #1, right? It’s the Fall of the Hulks, and … Continue reading
