Reviews

 DOOM PATROL #99     DC COMICS While I want to complain about the fact that the Big Two keep reaching back into the past to keep releasing these facsimile editions because 80% of their new titles just cannot connect with a large audience, I keep my mouth shut because these old tales are entertaining as … Read more

HACK/SLASH BACK TO SCHOOL #2     IMAGE COMICS Zoe Thorogood’s take on Hack/Slash is both gruesome and interesting. From the dreams of the chainsaw wielding former B-movie actress to the weird cut’em in half vertically Frogboy killer, there is a lot of good stuff here. This, of course, assumes that you are either big fans … Read more

OUTSIDERS #1     DC COMICS Annoying! That’s what this new DC title is … annoying. You know why? Because in 1999, on the very edge of the new century, Warren Ellis and John Cassaday debuted a new Wildstorm title called Planetary and I was immediately hooked. The stories were steeped in pulp action and mysterious … Read more

 SHAZAM! #5      DC COMICS Mark Waid’s story continues to bounce between insanity and the realism of the human condition. Mercury gets his turn at controlling the Captain (and I thought calling him Shazam back in the 1970’s sounded goofy.) but he’s definitely no better than the rest. But Mary’s taken some time off … Read more

 AQUAMAN & THE LOST KINGDOM SPECIAL #1 DC COMICS With a new Aquaman movie coming out in theatres sometime? in the near future, it would only be natural for DC to release what we used to call a movie adaption. You know, telling the story of the movie in a mini-series comic. However, DC fooled … Read more

 ALL-AMERICAN COMICS #16     DC COMICS For a mere ten cents in 1940, I would have discovered a new cover feature in the pages of my beloved All-American Comics. Now along side such comic strip pals as Mutt and Jeff, Toonerville Folks, and Reg’lar Fellas, would be this Green Lantern guy. Running side by side … Read more

 WESLEY DODDS THE SANDMAN #1     DC COMICS Well, DC is finally getting around to us Golden Age fans. And our newest outing acts as a sort of prequel to the Sandman story. Wesley Doods is having dreams. Dreams of heroes and friends he has yet to meet. And dreams of enemies he must face. … Read more

 DETECTIVE COMICS #140     DC COMICS Ahhhh, a reminder of the good old days when I could plunk down my hard earned dime and enjoy a veritable cornicopia of comic entertainment! I mean, of course I got my adventure of Batman and Robin fighting the amazing new foe, the Riddler but I also got the … Read more

POWER GIRL #1     DC COMICS Well, the Dawn of DC is proving to be a bit of a hit or miss deal. Unfortunately, Power Girl’s new title is falling a bit short. While the original concept of an Earth 2 Supergirl has fallen by the wayside, the constant revamping of the character has left … Read more