Posted in Marvel, tagged Ariel Olivetti, Cable, Duane Swierczynski, messiah complex, X-Men on July 7, 2008 | No Comments »
After four issues of retreat, Cable decides to stand and face Bishop, but the results of the clash aren’t anywhere near as conclusive as might have been expected. Both Swierczynski and Olivetti have noticeably raised their game during this first arc, but a number of problems make this issue a rather uncomfortable read.
That’s not to [...]
Posted in Marvel, tagged Simone Bianchi, Warren Ellis, X-Men on July 3, 2008 | No Comments »
Warren Ellis begins his much-hyped run on what has now clearly become the X-Men flagship title. There was little doubt that Ellis would turn in a pleasing first issue, but to suggest that it would actually rival Whedon’s was a bit of a stretch for me. Even so, that’s what he’s done.
Ellis’ version of the [...]
Posted in Marvel, tagged secret invasion, Avengers, Brian Michael Bendis, John Romita Jr. on July 1, 2008 | No Comments »
A blockbuster epic approached as a short story collection might sound a contradiction in terms, but is a concept very suited to Brian Bendis’s slow-burn writing style. With the casts of both Avengers titles still tied up in the Savage Land, the Secret Invasion’s mastermind continues his trip through the Marvel Universe’s recent past, showing [...]
Posted in Marvel, tagged Hulk, Ultimates, Jeph Loeb, Ed McGuinness, Joe Madureira on June 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Greetings, Earthling readers. I am What-oh! The Comics Daily Watcher. Once in a while, a comic comes along so horrible that it gives everyone who reads it a stomach ulcer. Titans #1, for instance. However, once in a cosmic lifetime, this happens twice in the same week. This week, for instance. The simultaneous release of [...]
Posted in Marvel, tagged Thunderbolts, Warren Ellis, Mike Deodato on June 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Ellis’ run on Thunderbolts has had a relatively slow, menacing burn throughout its pages, even when all hell was breaking loose in Thunderbolts Mountain. With his final issue, he really blows the lid off of all of his building subplots, making the 12-issue run a nicely complete piece of writing, with every character tension finally [...]
Posted in Dusting Off, Marvel, tagged Brian Wood, X-Men, Warren Ellis, Steven Pugh, Generation X on June 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Every Wednesday we take turns to delve into our trusty longboxes, pluck out a dusty back issue, and give you our thoughts. We’ll also try and place it in the context of the time it was originally published.
Dusting Off’s been fairly X-heavy of late, but with Ed Brubaker hastily moving pieces into place for Astonishing [...]
Posted in Marvel, tagged Bob Gale, Mike McKone, Spider-Man on June 24, 2008 | No Comments »
It’s been a while since we checked in on Brand New Day, as it’s still being called. Seriously, isn’t it time to drop that particular piece of marketing-speak? The initial thrill has now roundly worn off, and the glut of new enemies and characters is starting to weaken a little.
It’s fairly confusing that, of all [...]
Posted in Marvel, tagged Peter David, Valentine De Landro, X-Factor, X-Men on June 20, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Coming at the end of a sub-par arc, this issue feels like something of a return to form for X-Factor. The book’s speciality is placing relatively conventional X-Men plots in a more realistic setting, and Peter David imbues the story with a real sense of pace as Mutant Town collapses in the aftermath of Arcade’s [...]
Posted in Marvel, tagged Mark Millar, Steve McNiven, Wolverine on June 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Unlike “Enemy of the State” which was little more than a murderous free-for-all, Millar’s first issue of “Old Man Logan” shows a nice amount of depth to Wolverine. He’s become a pacifist following some horrifying event in the past where most of the heroes died, and as a result he’s settled down and become a [...]
Posted in Dusting Off, Marvel, tagged Hulk, Sal Buscema, Gerry Talaoc, Bill Mantlo on June 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Every Wednesday we take turns to delve into our trusty longboxes, pluck out a dusty back issue, and give you our thoughts. We’ll also try and place it in the context of the time it was originally published.
With the Hulk movie out, I was thinking of finding a classic Hulk comic to review for this [...]
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