Docs Corner

COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #1     IMAGE COMICS When it comes to storylines that make you think, writer Steve Orlando thinks big. Someone or something is trying to destroy the universe. What we quickly find out is that the universe we are in is the only one left and hides refugees from other parts of the … Read more

DARK KNIGHTS DEATH METAL MULTIVERSE’S END #1     DC COMICS Another of the seemingly endless tie ins to the Dark Knights storyline. However this one offers up a bit of charm and ingenuity that spotlights wiriter James Tynion IV’s talents. It also highlights artist Juan Gedeon’s versatility as he has to flip-flop between facial close … Read more

RISE OF ULTRAMAN #1     MARVEL COMICS This book has a little bit of everything for the Ultraman fan. Writers Kyle Higgins and Mat Groom obviously did their homework in researching the 1966 original series. And trust me cause I was watching it on a static-filled Channel 50 (or was it Channel 44 or Channel … Read more

FCBD JACK KIRBY EPIC LIFE OF THE KING OF COMICS     TEN SPEED PRESS The beginning chapter of Tom Scioli’s look at the life and times of the artist we all call King! Presented with a personal voiceover, the factors that shaped the King of Comics highlights the paths he could have chosen and how … Read more

BATMAN THREE JOKERS #1     DC COMICS With all that is going on in the current Batman universe, Geoff Johns’s reminds us how great the Batman, the Batman Family, and the Rogue’s Gallery can truly be! From concept to final product, this title is spot on! Flashbacks of the various scars on Bruce’s body and … Read more

METAL MEN #9     DC COMICS Dan Didio and Shane Davis continue to keep story interesting and fun even though it is heading straight into the Dark Metal nonsence. While the Phantom Stranger pops in for a bit of exposition, Tin, Lead, and the rest of the Metal Men are given some yrue props as … Read more

FLASH #759     DC COMICS Joshua Williamson’s writing skills are on full display here. His tale which keeps moving forward at a brisk pace while reintroducing many key elements of the Flash mythos is wonderful. And while I have had more than enough of the Professor Zoom, the Reverse-Flash, his plans here are much simplier … Read more

STRANGE ADVENTURES #4     DC COMICS Aggravating. Tom King’s story is certainly interesting with this issue seemingly to lead us to believe that Adam Strange has been a pawn of Rann for his entire career. With (perhaps) Adam’s wife and father-in-law in on it. And it is here that my aggravation starts. Since the early … Read more