Books of the Week – 07/31/19
1. Canto #1 (IDW) (Second Printing) ★★★★★ Writer: David M. Bonner / Art: Drew Zucker Original Release Date: 06/26/19 (First Printing) That was just wonderful. Bonner & Zucker build such a uniquely beautiful and interesting world. Plus, I’m a sucker for a good quest. How’d I miss this? I’m hooked. Now to find a First […]
Books of the Week – 07/24/19
01. Secret Warps: Arach-Knight Annual #1 (Marvel) ★★★★★ Writer: Al Ewing & Jim Zub / Art: Carlos Gomez, Carlo Barberi & Juan Vlasco / Colors: Carlos Lopez & Ruth Redmond Best book in the new Warp series by a mile. Beautifully illustrated with writing so fun I laughed out loud. Both stories are practically perfect, […]
Books of the Week – 07/17/19
1. Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #1 (DC) ★★★★★ Writer: Matt Fraction / Art: Steve Lieber / Colors: Nathan Fairbairn Fun silliness with Jimmy getting himself into trouble. What’s not to love? Sparkling writing and some truly enjoyable artwork make this an unexpected treat. 2. Loki #1 (Marvel) ★★★★★ Writer: Daniel Kibblesmith / Art: Oscar Bazaldua […]
Books of the Week – 07/10/19
The Hits: A lot of good books this week, but only one standout. 1. Symbiote Spider-Man #4 (Marvel) ★★★★★ Writer: Peter David / Art: Greg Land / Jay Leisten / Colors: Frank D’Armata Another great book (that cover!). Loved the Kingpin/Mysterio sequence as well as how the symbiote is still mysterious. The art continues to […]
Books of the Week – 07/03/19
1. Immortal Hulk #20 (Marvel) ★★★★★ Writer: Al Ewing / Art: Joe Bennett with Ruy Jose, Balardino Brabo & Marc Deering / Colors: Paul Mounts I’m running out of superlatives to describe this book. Did they resolve the ending of the previous issue a bit too easily? Yes. Does it matter? No. Aces. 2. The […]
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