Dec 12

Avengers Kree-Skrull War: Overrated or Classic?

Kree-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

Jun 29

Comic Books in the 1970′s Sucked (Bronze Age)

Warning: this article is an informed generalization, okay? As I research all of my comics, I will eventually graph my hypothesis and present evidence either way. As someone who has read entire runs (with no skips) of Amazing Spider-Man, Incredible … Continue reading

May 13

The Siege 4 Review, Siege Embedded 4 Review, Fallen Sun Review

So Marvel’s event- 7 years (or is it 10- in the making) has come to an end in May 2010. Yes, I have mixed feeling about Marvel’s Siege event. There is one thing that Brian Michael Bendis and Joe Quesada … Continue reading

May 03

Marvel Comics Civil War Review

Civil War got me back into following the Marvel Universe, although I collected Civil War much after it was published. It lead to Iron Man turning heel, the death of Steve Rogers, Spider-Man unmasking, and a bunch of new Avengers … Continue reading

May 03

Universe-X Review (Trade Paperback)

Continuing the saga of the end of the Marvel Universe, Jim Krueger and Alex Ross once again teamed-up for a DEEP and philosophical take on Marvel metaphysics and religion. Without Earth-X, this series in inaccessible. And sadly, even if the reader … Continue reading

Jan 22

Hulk 19 Review (Hulk Volume 5)

Hulk 19 review- Continuing the Fall of the Hulks storyline: the Wizard, continuing the master plan of the Intelligencia, uses the Frightful Four to defeat the Fantastic Four, badly, at Four Freedoms Plaza. The Frightful Four consists of Wizard, Lyra … Continue reading

Dec 11

Incredible Hulk 605 Review: Mole Man vs Tyrannus

Incredible Hulk 605 review- Here we have a solid issue written by the modern day Hulk wunderkind Greg Pak and masterfully CGI drawn by Ariel Olivetti with flashback pages drawn by Paul Pelletier, this time with ideal and inker and … Continue reading