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Monthly Archives: January 2012
REVIEW: Fatale #2
Fatale is an unusual beast. Given the massive sell-out success of issue #1, it seems like this could be the biggest popular hit yet for the Ed Brubaker/Sean Phillips creative team, but if the plot of the first two issues … Continue reading
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Tagged comics, Dave Stewart, Ed Brubaker, Edgar Allen Poe, Fatale, horror, Image, noir, Sean Phillips
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REVIEW: Batman #5
It goes without saying that Batman #5 is the best issue yet of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s run on the comic. I must look like a total pushover with a reviewer, as I started with gushing praise for Batman … Continue reading
Posted in #New52Review, Reviews
Tagged Batman, Black Lodge, Black Mirror, Bruce Wayne, comics, Court of Owls, Cronenberg, David Lynch, FCO, Greg Capullo, horror, Jacob's Ladder, Jonathan Glapion, labyrinth, Scott Snyder, superhero, The Shining, Twin Peaks
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REVIEW: Lords of Death and Life
It has been pointed out many times, but in a lot of ways, the gods of ancient myth were like early incarnations of today’s superheroes. This is an observation that certainly sprang to mind while reading Lords of Death and … Continue reading
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Tagged comics, Jonathan Dalton, Lords of Death and Life, Mayan, Xicalango, Xiuhcoatl
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REVIEW: Batman #4
Many apologies: this review is about a month late, and so not exactly topical. Perhaps the reason for the delay is that I’m running out of things to say about Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s enthralling relaunch of Batman. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Batman, Bruce Wayne, comics, FCO Plascenia, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, Scott Snyder
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REVIEW: Heart #3
In my review of Heart #2, I noted that this MMA comic series wasn’t feeling particularly plot-driven, that at the halfway point of the story there wasn’t much sense of a clear narrative goal to be heading towards. In Heart … Continue reading
REVIEW: The Hero Code #1
It feels good to finally be reviewing The Hero Code. I was watching artist Jonathan Rector’s Ustream show back when he was actually drawing some of the early pages featured in this first issue, and it seems like ages ago … Continue reading
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Tagged comics, creator-owned, Heather Brackell, Jamie Gambell, Jonathan Rector, Omnitarium, superhero, The Hero Code, The Standard
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REVIEW: Fatale #1
Image has been doing some heavy marketing for the slate of big-time new releases headed by major creators due out in 2012, the year where the 3rd-biggest American comic publisher celebrates its 20th anniversary. They’ve helped create a real sense … Continue reading
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Tagged comics, crime, Criminal, Ed Brubaker, Fatale, horror, Image, Incognito, noir, Sean Phillips, Sleeper
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