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 […]
Books of the Week – 06/26/19: The Rest
Generally with the Books of the Week posts, I only post the top 4 to 6 books I purchased each week, based ont he total count. As an experiment, I thought I would offer my take on the remainder of the books I picked up this past week. 1. War of the Reams: Punisher #3 […]
Books of the Week – 06/26/19
1. X-Men: Grand Design – X-tinction #2 (Marvel) ★★★★★ Writer: Ed Piskor / Art: Ed Piskor / Colors: Ed Piskor Another solid review of unfamiliar (to me) X-Men history by Ed Piskor. Piskor’s X-series have me wanting to read the actual X-books – which was probably the goal all along. All in all, a very […]
Books of the Week – 06/19/19
1. Daredevil #7 (Marvel) ★★★★★ Writer: Chip Zdarsky / Art: Lalit Kumar Sharma & Jay Leisten / Colors: Java Tartaglia Beautiful. Just… beautiful. I love scruffy Matt Murdock, and the religious elements really moved me too. There were even a couple of surprises. This may be a perfect book. 2. Guardians of the Galaxy #6 […]
Books of the Week – 06/12/19
1. The Flash #72 (DC) ★★★★★ Writer: Joshua Williamson / Art: Howard Porter / Colors: Hi-Fi Another really solid book by Williamson & Porter. I love the art, and the story is very compelling. This is quickly becoming my favorite title. I hope it lasts. 2. Immortal Hulk #19 (Marvel) ★★★★★ Writer: Al Ewing / […]
Books of the Week – 06/05/19
1. Sharkey the Bounty Hunter #4 (Image) ★★★★★ Writer: Mark Millar / Art: Simone Bianchi / Colors: Simone Peruzzi Excellent book. Betrayal, spies, living asteroids. Great stuff. Vatanni’s assist on the art provided a special kick. Just awesome. 2. War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #3 (Marvel) ★★★★★ Writer: Greg Pak / Art: […]
Books of the Week – 05/29/19
1. Daredevil #6 (Marvel) ★★★★★ Writer: Chip Zdarsky / Art: Lalit Kumar Sharma & Jay Leisten / Colors: Java Tartaglia I’m just gonna say it. Daredevil is Marvel’s best book. Period. Even without DD in it, this book just soars. Excellent stuff. 2. Doomsday Clock #10 (DC) ★★★★★ Writer: Geoff Johns / Art: Gary Frank […]