SAGA #1 Written by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Fiona Staples Release Date: March 14, 2012 Saga….what an appropriate name for what could be the most epic comic of 2012. I don’t mean that in the bastardized form of the word as is used in ‘epic fail’ – I mean it for what it truly…
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…
Review: PROPHET #22
PROPHET #22 Written by Brandon Graham Art by Simon Roy Release Date: February 22, 2012 Desolation. If this was a ‘use one word to describe the entire’ comic game there would be no other word that fits as well as ‘desolation’. Brandon Graham does a fantastic job in Prophet #22 of evoking a sense of…
Review: GLORY #23
GLORY #23 Written by Joe Keatinge Art by Sophie Campbell Release Date: February 15, 2012 As someone who has never read a single Glory comic, I was a little apprehensive about this Extreme ‘relaunch’. Being that the numbering wasn’t starting over at #1, would that mean I’d need to know previous history? Would this comic…
Review: THIEF OF THIEVES #1
THIEF OF THIEVES Written by Robert Kirkman & Nick Spencer Art by Shawn Martinbrough Release Date: February 8, 2012 The newest creator owned venture from Robert Kirkman holds a lot of excitement from his name simply being associated with it. The collaborative process that has been described with concern to the writing and plotting of…
Review: FATALE #2
FATALE #2 Written by Ed Brubaker Art by Sean Phillips Release Date: February 1, 2012 Mr. Brubaker and Mr. Phillips, I believe you have struck gold yet again. Fatale #2 had a very difficult job keeping the eerie tension and intrigue up while not fully giving away the farm and Brubaker has completed this masterfully.…
Review: Peter Panzerfaust #1
PETER PANZERFAUST #1 Written by Kurtis J. Wiebe Art by Tyler Jenkins Release Date: February 15, 2012 It is early in 2012 but Kurtis J. Wiebe is setting the bar very high for the rest of the year with Peter Panzerfaust #1. Sure, that statement comes across as being a little dramatic, but this comic…
Review: Fatale #1
FATALE #1 Written by Ed Brubaker Art by Sean Phillips Comic readers, if you like an issue full of suspense, horror, drama, occult stuff and sheer eeriness, this comic is for you. Ed Brubaker teams with oft-partner-in-crime Sean Phillips to bring forth Fatale #1, an excellent start to what could be one of the creepiest…