August 12th Reviews: "Big Girls" and "Seven Secrets" Another week and another twofer review. Aren't you a lucky one. Maybe the big two publishers pumping out Metal and Empyre aren't enough for you. Indulge your inner hipster and step out of the mainstream into these two indies this week. Big Girls and Seven Secrets. Big Girls #1 First up from the largest of the indies, … [Read more...]
NCBD August 5th Reviews: Fire Power and Alien: The Original Screenplay
NCBD August 5th Reviews: Fire Power & Alien: The Original Screenplay Oof, it's been a while since our last review hasn't it? There's been some great titles week in and week out like That Texas Blood, DC Death Metal, and even Empyre was a surprise. But nothing was really hopping off the shelves and popping me in the mouth until this week. So as it goes, you get treated with … [Read more...]
Decorum #1. Mind Your Manners.
Decorum #1 Review Does Jonathan Hickman sleep? How does he find the time to write all of these deep books? His new X-Men book has taken the mutant team to a higher level of storytelling that we haven't seen since Bendis (I'm partial to his series but there's arguments for Morrison's New X-Men or naturally Claremont's). Now out of nowhere Decorum drops from Image Comics, … [Read more...]
20XX. Powers Are A Disease.
20XX #1 Review 20XX is a hot little indie book from Image Comics written by Jonathan Luna (Alex + Ada) and newcomer Lauren Keely. There was already a buzz around Cosmic Comics before I even picked it up for review. Luna's Alex + Ada had left quite the impression around the shop and everyone seemed very pleased with the newest Keely team-up. 20XX is a futuristic sci-fi drama … [Read more...]
The Old Town Road to Spawn 300
The Road to Spawn 300 In the next coming months Spawn is going to hit a milestone marker, issue 300. To celebrate this Todd McFarlane has and is dropping a few special issues spanning from issues #296-299. In true Todd fashion Spawn 300 will be an ode to his previous works, this one paying tribute to his extremely popular Spider-Man 300 cover. Sure you could just wait for … [Read more...]
Criminal #1 (2019) Review. The Criminal Conundrum.
Criminal #1 (2019) Review The Criminal series from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips is back! Unlike the CRIMINAL trades of the past, the newest Criminal #1 (2019) is coming to you in a monthly series. A monthly book is nothing really new to Brubaker and Phillips, however it is something new to the Criminal universe. A crime universe loosely connected together over the years … [Read more...]
Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl, Together Again. Kind of.
2018 Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl Dual Review Lucky you, you get a little twofer review here with the new 2018 Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl debuting a week apart from each other. That Mark Millar, what a swell guy, right? Sure Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl took a few year hiatus, but our love for them hasn't dwindled a bit. That's the beauty of this team, Mark Millar has created a timeless … [Read more...]