Author Archives: Doug Zawisza

Review: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1

Review: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 Written by Donny Cates Art by Geoff Shaw, Marte Gracia, and Cory Petit Edited by Danny Khazem and Darren Shan Released by Marvel Comics Release Date: January 23, 2019 “This is my new crew.” Since 2008, this is the seventh time I’ve reviewed a #1 issue of a Guardians of

Review: FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #1

FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #1 Written by Tom Taylor Art by Juann Cabal, Nolan Woodard, Travis Lanham, Marcelo Ferreira, Roberto Poggi, Jim Campbell Edited by Kathleen Wisneski, Nick Lowe Released by Marvel Comics Release Date: January 9, 2019 “I know what it’s like to be scared.” Tom Taylor writing Spider-Man is such a no-brained that I

Review: YOUNG JUSTICE #1

YOUNG JUSTICE #1 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Patrick Gleason, Alejandro Sanchez, DC Lettering Edited by Jessica Chen, Mike Cotton, Andy Khouri, Brian Cunningham, Mark Doyle Published by DC Comics Release Date: January 9, 2019 “Young Justice is back!!!” So shouts Impulse on one of the most joyfully fun two-page spreads of a

Review: INFINITY WARS: FALLEN GUARDIAN #1

INFINITY WARS: FALLEN GUARDIAN #1 Written by Gerry Duggan Art by Andy MacDonald, Chris O’Halloran, Cory Petit Edited by Annalise Bissa, Jordan D. White Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: December 19, 2018 SPOILERS: The first line in Infinity Wars: Fallen Guardian #1 is “This story takes place after the events of Infinity Wars #6”.

Review: AQUAMAN #43

AQUAMAN #43 Written by Kelly Sue DeConnick Art by Robson Rocha, Daniel Henriques, Sunny Gho, Clayton Cowles Edited by Andrea Shea, Alex Antone, Brian Cunningham Published by DC Comics Release Date: December 19, 2018 “The sea is angry.” The cover declares this issue to be an “All-New Aquaman,” and it’s not wrong. It’s also not

Review: HAWKMAN #7

HAWKMAN #7 Written by Robert Venditti Art by Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, Jeremiah Skipper, Richard Starkings, Comicraft Edited by Andrew Marino, Marie Javins Published by DC Comics Release Date: December 12, 2018 “You are in pain, warrior.” Simply titled “Origin”, Hawkman #7 peeks back into the origins of Hawkman’s reincarnation situation as well as the

Review: MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #1

MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #1 Written by Saladin Ahmed Art by Javier Garrón, David Curiel, Cory Petit Edited by Kathleen Wisneski, Nick Lowe Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: December 12, 2018 “I’m Miles Morales, Spider-Man, and I’ve never been more sure of my power. But I’ve never been more confused about my responsibility.” Miles Morales:

Review: ACTION COMICS #1005

ACTION COMICS #1005 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Ryan Sook, Brad Anderson, Josh Reed Edited by Edited by Jessica Chen, Mike Cotton, Brian Cunningham Published by DC Comics Release Date: November 28, 2018 The Rebirth era of Superman caught my attention and held onto it through the entire run. The Brian Michael Bendis-written era

Review: DOOM PATROL #12

DOOM PATROL #12 Written by Gerard Way, Nick Derington, Jeremy Lambert Art by Dan McDaid, Tamra Bonvillain, Todd Klein Edited by Molly Mahan, Mark Doyle Published by DC Comics Release Date: October 31, 2018 More than two years after the first issue of the Young Animal iteration of the Doom Patrol hit the stands, the

Review: EXTERMINATION #4

EXTERMINATION #4 Written by Ed Brisson Art by Pepe Larraz, Ario Anindito, Dexter Vines, Erick Arciniega, Joe Sabino Edited by Chris Robinson, Danny Khazem, Darren Shan, Jordan D. White Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: October 31, 2018 Penultimate issues. Make or break time, right? More often than not, if you’ve made it to the penultimate

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