Tooth and Claw #1 review In the back of Tooth and Claw #1, its writer Kurt Busiek has a funny little piece where he's interacting with his creative team for the first time describing Tooth and Claw as a "sprawling fantasy series about animal people". He would love to divulge more information and you can hear his excitement in wanting to describe this magical world, but the … [Read more...]
Is it Destiny? Birthright #1
Birthright #1 review After the Rhodes family thought they had lost their son, possibly to kidnapping, their lives are ripped apart. Sometime after a year of no news, a drifter appears out of the woods, now he's a suspect in the kidnapping but a father knows his son, and this man is him. Like Jumanji, with mythical creatures and without the crazy board game, Birthright #1 … [Read more...]
Say No to Space Colonies. Roche Limit #1
Roche Limit #1 review Let's all just come out and say that Roche Limit #1's story is essentially Bioshock in space. Oh, you don't know what Bioshock is? You uncultured swine! Roche Limit #1 takes billionaire Langford Skaargard's dream of an elite space colony and turns it into exactly what it would become when you have no policing and substances being refined into a drug … [Read more...]
Copperhead #1. New Sherif in Town.
Copperhead #1 review There's a new Sherif in town, or Sheriff if you wan't to be a dick about it, and that's about how Sheriff Bronson, the newest officer of the law for the small dusty town of Copperhead is going to play it. For reasons unknown the hard headed and aggressive Bronson left (or was forced out of) her last position off planet for Copperhead, good thing she has … [Read more...]
Low #1. Pure Science Fiction Theater.
Low #1 review Rick Remender takes you to new depths and beyond the twenty thousands leagues in Low #1, his newest Image Comics title. Low #1 is yet again another post apocalyptic comic book, and I know this seems like a beat down piece of subject matter, but I can assure you Remender's take on this genre is a breath fresh sea air. The sun has grown and made living on the … [Read more...]
Outcast #1. The Power of Kirkman Compels you.
Outcast #1 review Robert Kirkman escapes the zombie scene and tackles a much more curious and unseen presence. How can I describe Outcast #1 from Robert Kirkman and Paul Azaceta? I imagine Marty McFly would say its "heavy, doc", Jack Burton would probably ask "are you out of your mind, wang?", and Bill & Ted would just let out a resounding "whooooa". I sat right smack … [Read more...]
The Wicked + The Divine #1. 1-2-3-4.
The Wicked + The Divine #1 review I spent maybe 15 minutes staring at the blog screen thinking of how I could describe The Wicked + The Divine #1. How I could make sense of young immortal gods who don't actually live forever. Gods who don't have any actual powers or that are believed to have powers. Powers that could be nothing more than parlor tricks or the ability to inflict … [Read more...]