by Alex on Aug 6th, 2011 at 9:24pm in Comic Review, Feature, Reviews
I said to look out for a Flashpoint #2 review soon, didn’t I? Well, maybe this isn’t exactly “soon”, but that’s because this is much more than that! We’ve decided to do several Flashpoint updates, covering the event as it happens, mostly from my semi-clueless perspective. Today I’ll be covering both Flashpoint #2 and #3, [...]
by Alex on Jun 24th, 2011 at 7:10pm in Comic Review, Feature, Reviews
I’m reviewing another western comic already? Apparently so. This is issue #1 of the new miniseries, Flashpoint. Flashpoint is Geoff Johns’ latest big event, and he and DC themselves have said it’s fine if you just want to pick up this book without reading the large amount of build up to it. To [...]
by Alex on May 9th, 2011 at 10:58pm in Comic Review, Reviews
This isn’t the kind of thing I’m normally asked to review, but there’s a first time for everything. Today will be my first review of a western comic book: Action Comics #900. #900 is a milestone issue, so as well as finding out just what I think of it, I’m going to be [...]
by Rachel Oliver on Nov 20th, 2009 at 4:57pm in Comic Review, Feature, Reviews
After much build-up and hype, DC’s big Blackest Night event finally began this summer, and is roughly halfway over now. The Green Lanterns, as well as numerous other heroes, are put to the test by the appearance of Black Lanterns — fallen heroes revived to extinguish all light from the universe. One could call it [...]
by Rachel Oliver on May 20th, 2009 at 9:15pm in Comic Review, Reviews
DC Comics has just launched a new Power Girl series, and going into this first issue, I only knew one thing about the character: boobs. While there certainly are plenty of those featured throughout the issue, the creative team does attempt to bring a little more to the table than that. But do they succeed? [...]
by Rachel Oliver on Mar 29th, 2009 at 5:20pm in Comic Review, Reviews
As part of the “Battle for the Cowl” event in their Batman-related books, DC has begun a few new miniseries to depict the on-goings of Batman’s friends and acquaintances in his absence. One of these new miniseries is Azrael: Death’s Dark Knight, and what’s it like? Well, without spoiling anything…