Wow. What a year. I don’t say that lightly, as I believe 2012 was one of the most bountiful years in comics this century. The diversity of titles was astounding and the craftsmanship throughout the industry was fantastic. DC’s New 52 continued to roll with steam, Image proclaimed 2012 the ‘year of creator-owned’ and Marvel…
THE HONOR ROLL: December 21, 2012
Happy Holidays and all that jazz, it’s time for the Honor Roll! This week covers the releases of December 19, 2012, one of the strongest weeks on record. This Honor Roll could have easily had 9 or 10 titles, but I whittled it down to the top five. As always, sound off in the comments…
Review: ALL NEW X-MEN #1
ALL NEW X-MEN #1 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Stuart Immonen and Wade Von Grawbadger Release Date: November 14, 2012 The launch of Marvel NOW! continues with one of the most anticipated titles of the fall. Brian Michael Bendis spent eight years building the Avengers into a comic book franchise, and it all…
Review: AVENGERS #33
AVENGERS #33 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson Release Date: November 7, 2012 Avengers #33 brings us one step closer to the end of the epic Bendis run on Avengers and the rotating-artist extravaganza brings a heavyweight team to the fun with Terry and Rachel Dodson. In this issue, Bendis…
Review: NEW AVENGERS #30
NEW AVENGERS #30 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Mike Deodato Release Date: September 12, 2012 This is a really solid comic book. Straight up, New Avengers #30 is a great read with some fantastic moments for some really interesting characters that have seemingly been lost in the AvX shuffle. Luke Cage has been…
Review: AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #11
AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #11 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Olivier Coipel Release Date: September 12, 2012 A major death, a lot of fire, and a whole lot of splash pages. Avengers Vs. X-Men #11 is a tough one for me to review, as the issue itself is not bad, but in some ways cheapens everything…
Review: NEW AVENGERS #29
NEW AVENGERS #29 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Mike Deodato Release Date: August 8, 2012 Illuminati fans, this comic is for you. People who are critical of the ‘talking heads’ comics, this comic is not for you. This issue is a decent tie-in to Avengers Vs. X-Men, but it was plagued by something…
Review: AVENGERS #28
AVENGERS #28 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Walt Simonson Release Date: July 25, 2012 Red Hulk fans, this one is for you. Non-Red-Hulk-fans, yeah, you can pretty much look away….. Brian Michael Bendis has chosen issue #28 for a more character-focused piece amidst the madness that is AvX and I will admit it…
Review: AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #8
AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #8 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Adam Kubert Release Date: July 18, 2012 We’re at the mid-way point of the second act and the rotation has made its way back to Bendis. Brian Michael Bendis is no stranger to writing high profile event books, and that calm and seasoned approach…
Review: NEW AVENGERS #25
NEW AVENGERS #25 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Mike Deodato, Will Conrad Release Date: April 25, 2012 Wow. That is a LOT of fire. I’m going to wear my bias on my sleeve for this review of New Avengers #25: I am a huge Iron Fist fan and I like full page spreads…