The Shadow #1 Review Dropping this week is the new The Shadow coming from Dynamite. What makes this new series from Dynamite so special is that it's boasting a strong writer by the name of Garth Ennis. This is really my first true exposure to The Shadow since the 1994 Alec Baldwin film of the same name. And right out of the gates I can say I'm pretty impressed. Garth Ennis … [Read more...]
Avengers vs X-Men AvX #2 Review. Let’s Get Ready to Rumble!
Avengers vs X-Men AvX #2 Review I'm going to call this issue "Phoenix Rising" without giving away too many spoilers, I want to just speak up now and say, "You should be reading this series!" On the first few pages you see the teams numbers are a little more even now with Avengers sporting 16 heroes and X-Men bringing in a whopping 22 mutants. Look, AvX #2 is epic. I hate using … [Read more...]
Reset #1 Review
Reset #1 Review Reset is...different. That's all I can say, but being different isn't a bad thing. In fact, different may not even be the right word to describe Reset #1 or all of Peter Bagge's work; unique is probably more appropriate. Jim down at Cosmic Comics! enlightened me on Bagge's work and it ultimately lead to me studying Bagge and helped me understand the book … [Read more...]
Free Comic Book Day 2012 Free Books Review Part 3
Free Comic Book Day 2012 Free Books Review Part 3 Here are some of the free comic books Cosmic Comics! will be giving away for Free Comic Book Day! You can read the Nerd Farm review of Archie Comics' Mega Man: Let The Games Begin & Sonic The Hedgehog: Two Steps Back (Special Edition) here and Dark Horse Comics' Star Wars / Serenity Flip Book here. Keep coming … [Read more...]
Free Comic Book Day 2012 Free Books Review Part 2
Free Comic Book Day 2012 Free Books Review Part 2 Free Comic Book Day is only 3 weeks away and here's a few more books you can look forward to getting, for **FREE**! Well they're really only one book, but you get 2 in 1, read one, flip it over, viola! another book and these two are super close to my heart. Many of you may have seen or heard of the underground … [Read more...]
Kingsman The Secret Service #1 Review
Kingsman The Secret Service #1 Review "Millarworld" has been popping out comic book after comic book these past few weeks and doesn't appear to be losing any steam. Following up Kick-Ass 2 and the impressive Super Crooks, Millar has dropped the Secret Service #1 this week. The Secret Service #1 starts off strong and made me literally laugh out loud with just the … [Read more...]
Dead Pooh #1 Review
Dead Pooh #1 Review Have you ever watched Winnie the Pooh and wondered what it would be like if it was in the city and the characters were actually as unwholesome as real people? Yeah, me neither, but apparently Antarctic Press has because they've created a whole new Hundred Acre Wood in their parody comic book, Dead Pooh. In Dead Pooh #1, Winnie the Pooh is fronting as a … [Read more...]