Once & Future #1 Review It's nice to see a Boom! Studios book on shelves getting some hype behind it. I don't get to review Boom! Studios books enough, and Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora's Once & Future is deserving of attention. Kieron Gillen is no stranger to hype. We're talking the co-creator of The Wicked + The Divine, Phonogram, and the latest hot book Die. So … [Read more...]
House of X. The House that Xavier Built.
House of X and Powers of X Review House of X and Powers of X are six part books staggering each other, each week. With this, it felt appropriate to review them both at once since they should be enjoyed together. Of course you could read one without the other, but I can assure you they would make even less sense than the X-Men series has in the past two years. The X-Men have … [Read more...]
Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #1. That’s How You Get Bats.
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #1 Review Only a week in, the 12 issue "maxi-series" Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #1 is already underappreciated and under the radar. To the untrained eye it appears to be just another book with Superman in it. However those savvy enough to notice writing by Matt Fraction and art from Steve Lieber know it's so much more than that. Jimmy Olsen is. … [Read more...]
Invisible Woman #1. More Than A Day Job.
Invisible Woman #1 Review In the Marvel Universe you'll either die a hero or live long enough to become a member of S.H.I.E.L.D. Invisible Woman has done all of these things. Many people don't know that and it's a damn shame. Sue Storm is an integral part of the Fantastic Four, and has awesome invisibility powers with force fields. Through all of this she somehow finds time to … [Read more...]
Lois Lane #1. Justice In Another League.
Lois Lane #1 Review How long has Lois Lane not been the damsel in distress? I don't read any Superman books and have never even opened the pages of previous Lois Lane books, so I have no frame of reference. I do know this though, this investigative journalist isn't effing around. She's digging deep for her story and is letting nothing get in her way. Not even the constant … [Read more...]