SKULLKICKERS #14 Written by Jim Zubkavich Art by Edwin Huang, Misty Coats Release Date: May 9, 2012 The Gun. Yes, I capitalized gun…that’s because this issue is about no mere pistol…this is about The Gun that Skullkickers fans have been curious about since the beginning. The Gun. I’m not going to talk about the events…
Review: MIND THE GAP #1
MIND THE GAP #1 Written by Jim McCann Art by Rodin Esquejo, Sonia Oback Release Date: May 2, 2012 Mind The Gap is the latest in a line of titles that is really spearheading the movement of quality creator owned titles. This title is one of the more dramatic titles of the Image Comics line-up,…
Review: PROPHET #24
PROPHET #24 Written by Brandon Graham, Farel Dalrymple Art by Farel Dalrymple Release Date: April 18, 2012 This book vexes me. Prophet #24 is one of those books that I just can’t pinpoint if it is brilliant in it’s confusion or just plain confused. Prophet reads like a sci-fi episode of The Twilight Zone in…
Review: SECRET #1
SECRET #1 Written by Jonathan Hickman Art by Ryan Bodenheim Release Date: April 11, 2012 Jonathan Hickman is quickly becoming a prolific writer of both mainstream (super-hero) and non-mainstream comic books. Secret is another of his forays into the non-mainstream. It is an engaging look into the world of private security, a subject with lots…
Review: ’68 SCARS #1
’68 SCARS #1 Written by Mark Kidwell Art by Nat Jones Release Date: April 11, 2012 I will admit to being a fan of stories based around the Vietnam War. It is an interesting backdrop, and there have been many great movies and comic books that have taken advantage. The ’68 series is one of…
Review: AMERICA’S GOT POWERS #1
AMERICA’S GOT POWERS #1 Written by Jonathan Ross Art by Bryan Hitch Release Date: April 11, 2012 “This…is America’s Got Powers!” I can hear the Ryan Seacrest of an alternate reality dropping that line and after reading the first issue of this series I have to say, it gives me chills. When Bryan Hitch announced…
Review: CHEW #25
Chew #25 Written by John Layman Drawn by Rob Guillory Release Date: April 4, 2012 I have never read an issue of Chew until this one. I was worried that, since it was a wrap-up to a story arc, I would be confused. I was totally confused; but never have I had more fun trying…
Review: SUPREME #63
SUPREME #63 Written by Alan Moore Art by Erik Larsen and Cory Hamscher Release Date: April 4, 2012 Alan Moore wrote one of the greatest comic series of all time in Watchmen. He has spent a majority of the rest of his career attempting to deconstruct comics again. The Supreme character is one that I…
Review: DANGER CLUB #1
DANGER CLUB #1 Written by Landry Q. Walker Art by Eric Jones Release date: April 4, 2012 A concept so simple that it should have been an Elseworlds story years ago. All of Earth’s heroes go off to fight some cosmic menace , as happens every second month at Marvel and DC. But in Danger Club,…
Review: HELL YEAH #2
HELL YEAH #2 Written by Joe Keatinge Art by Andre Szymanowicz Released April 4, 2012 Ben is back and this issue got a bit muddy. Any time you mix in alternate universes you had better be prepared for headaches and nosebleeds as the reader tries to keep it all straight. Keatinge is telling a few…