ReviewsComic Book Reviews from Graham Crackers Comics staff Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 02/18/2020
DOCTOR TOMORROW VALIANT COMICS Being a fan of the original series, I was excited to see the reboot of the character. Many of the key elements are still here as the story bounces back and forth in time. But the focus has been shifted to a younger version of the good Docotr going … Read more Graphic Novels That I Like Presented In No Specific Order Whatsoever by Shawn S.
From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell: I think it’s the best graphic novel of all time. It’s not my favorite, but it exists in an entirely different phylum than just about everything else. Odds are you’ve heard of Alan Moore. He did some super hero comics back in the ’80s. He wrote this … Read more Doc’s Corner Preps for C2E2 2020
KINGDOM COMICS PRESENTS #12 KINGDOM COMICS When the good people at Kingdom Comics presented me with the latest issue of this title, I was immediately struck by the unique art that the art staff has created. With three stories in this issue, artists Audrey Rosse, Mike Abuan, and Mukah Ispahani all bring their … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of February 12th, 2020
BATMAN PENNYWORTH RIP #1 DC COMICS Wow! I hadn’t planned on reviewing this as it seemed like a part of a pointless tie in on the part of DC. But the truth is that I was almost immediatelt drawn in by Tynion IV and Tomasi’s story. This is a gut wrenching look at … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 02/05/2020
THE MAN WHO EFFED TIME AFTERSHOCK PUBLISHING John Layman and Karl Mostert play it smart here. His story blends the flashbacks we need to understand the backstory with the ongoing future story. Sean Bennett has somehow managed to COMPLETELY skewer the future but how? The minor alterations he makes here are … Read more The Unnerving Works of Junji Ito by Phil Tilecky and Julio Manzano
“I am writing this under an appreciable mental strain”. — H.P. Lovecraft Back in my adolescent days, my older brother handed me two books to lessen the boredom of an in-school suspension. Coated in black with red lettering, read the title: Uzumaki. The first two volumes that would later lure me into a twisted obsession … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of January 29, 2020
A FRANKENSTEIN UNDONE #1 DARK HORSE COMICS Mike Mignola has taken an interesting turn by trying to combine his version of the Frankenstein Monster with the classic version. Picking up with the death of Victor on the icy tundra, the Monster starts to be gather clues to his future. While a bit philosophical, … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of 1/22/20
WONDER WOMAN #750 DC COMICS (You’re probably wondering why I’m not displaying the 1940’s cover as my backround and age make you believe that I’d go straight for the Golden Age variant. Truth is that initially the Wonder Woman of the 1960’s was my real introduction to the character. I quickly discovered and researched … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of January 15, 2020
FREEDOM FIGHTERS #12 DC COMICS Wow! Just a whole lot of wow here. Uncle Sam rocks it out in a no holds barred battle with this universe’s version of the Cyborg Superman. The Human Bomb blows everything. From the severed head on the cover to the especially creepy ending, this was a solid … Read more Doc’s Reviews for the Week of January 7th, 2020
DOLLAR COMICS BRAVE AND THE BOLD #197 DC COMICS How do you make me happy? Give me a classic tale of the Golden Age written by Alan Brennert and drawn by my pal Joe Staton and George Freeman. Make it poignant and show the passage of time in the faces of the characters. And … Read more |
