Monthly Archives: July 2011

REVIEW: Sugar Glider #1

Posted on July 22, 2011 by

It’s surprising that comics can be a relatively small community, and especially on the indy/small press level, you get a real feeling that everyone knows everyone.  Not long after I had made my first tentative forays into getting The Standard … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Detective Comics #879

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

I almost never picked up the first issue of Scott Snyder’s run on Detective  Comics.  It arrived at a period when I was trying to trim down my monthly comic buying habits, and I had made myself a strict statement … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – Attackosaur: Robot Dinosaur Police Force #1

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

I’ve noticed that, in the comic world at least, dinosaurs are becoming quite trendy.  The resurgence in their popularity seemed to begin with Axe Cop, and a supporting cast that not only includes shape-shifting sidekick Dinosaur Soldier, but fan favourite … Continue reading →

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Red Crow: The True Hero of Scalped? (Part Five)

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four The most recent Scalped graphic novel, Rez Blues, sees Red Crow largely relegated to the sidelines.  But seeing how the more featured characters of this volume relate to him manages to shed … Continue reading →

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Red Crow: The True Hero of Scalped? (Part Four)

Posted on July 14, 2011 by

Part One Part Two Part Three After The Gravel in Your Guts serving as arguably the best showcase for Red Crow as a character – potentially even a protagonist – we’ve seen in the series thus far, he’s all but … Continue reading →

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The Standard #2: On Sale Now!

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

The Standard #2 is now on sale! Once, Gilbert Graham was The Standard, the world’s first and greatest superhero. Now an old man and long retired from crime-fighting, he lives a quiet life as a high school chemistry teacher. But … Continue reading →

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Red Crow: The True Hero of Scalped? (Part Three)

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

Part One Part Two Up until now, much of what I’ve talked about has taken the form of hints and glimpses of how Red Crow could emerge as the main protagonist of the series.  But The Gravel in Your Guts … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Tears of the Dragon, Volume 1

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

I’ve not always been the biggest fan of fantasy.  Sure, earlier in the decade I got caught up in Lord of the Rings fever with much of the rest of the world, but aside from that it’s not a genre … Continue reading →

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Red Crow: The True Hero of Scalped? (Part Two)

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

Part One I’ve said before that the second volume of Scalped, Casino Boogie, marked something of a turning point in the series for me.  Indian Country was a great read, but in my opinion it reads like a conventional crime … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Secret Six #35

Posted on July 11, 2011 by

Of all the casualties of the impending DC Relaunch, perhaps none makes me sadder than the iminent demise of Secret Six.  Ever since its first issue a few years ago, Gail Simone’s series about a ragtag group of villains-for-hire has … Continue reading →

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