NO PLACE LIKE HOME #2 Written by Angelo Tirotto Art by Richard Jordan Release Date: March 21, 2012 The second chapter of this series didn’t get me much further to figuring out why we need yet another version of Wizard of Oz. Though the angle of Oz as a horror is intriguing, there’s still a…
Review: SAUCER COUNTRY #1
SAUCER COUNTRY #1 Written by Paul Cornell Art by Ryan Kelly Released: March 14, 2012 If you thought that Paul Cornell was showing promise on Stormwatch, grab this book now. Stop reading and go get Saucer Country. If Stormwatch had been a complete work, I would be calling this a thematic sequel. Since Cornell’s vision…
Review: X-MEN: SEASON ONE
X-MEN: SEASON ONE Written by Dennis Hopeless Art by Jamie McKelvie Release Date: March 14, 2012 I am still at a loss for the purpose of the Season One graphic novels, mainly because they are such a complete and utter failure at the stated goal of being origin stories accessible for new readers. The case…
Review: THIEF OF THIEVES #2
THIEF OF THIEVES #2 Written by Robert Kirkman & Nick Spencer Art by Shawn Martinbrough Release Date: March 14, 2012 When I read issue #1 of Thief of Thieves, I had been only so-so on the book until the final page twist. That cliffhanger gets teased further as Nick Spencer tells stories in two time…
Review: PETER PANZERFAUST #2
PETER PANZERFAUST #2 Written by Kurtis Wiebe Art by Tyler Jenkins Release Date: March 14, 2012 Kurtis Wiebe has not slowed down in issue 2. As with the first issue, I found myself saying out loud after finishing this issue “that was really good!” Then I went back and read it again. The framing device…
Review: EXILE ON THE PLANET OF THE APES #1
EXILE ON THE PLANET OF THE APES #1 Written by Corinna Bechko and Gabriel Hardman Art by Marc Laming Release Date: March 14, 2012 Two years after the events of Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes and 18 years before Chuck Heston crashes there, Bechko and Hardman take us even further into the culture…
Review: QUEEN CRAB HC
QUEEN CRAB Written by Jimmy Palmiotti Art by Artiz Eiguren Release Date: March 14, 2012 I have no idea if you’ll like this book. Not the best way to start a review, but it’s the most honest in this case. Funded through Kickstarter, Queen Crab is a graphic novel by Jimmy Palmiotti published through Image.…
Review: HELL YEAH #1
Hell Yeah: The Last Generation of Heroes #1 Written by Joe Keatinge Art by Andre Szymanowicz Release Date: March 7, 2012 Image is cranking out the debut issues faster than anyone can keep up, and it has been fantastic. Keatinge and Synmanowicz are playing in the sub-genre I call “post-super-hero.” Super powered individuals exist, but…
Review: THE MANHATTAN PROJECTS #1
The Manhattan Projects #1 Written by Jonathan Hickman Art by Nick Pitarra Release Date: March 7, 2012 Jonathan Hickman is among the top names in comics today but so far I haven’t been a convert. I thought his Fantastic Four/FF work was fine but it didn’t hold my interest. I just didn’t know what all…