i injoyed this comic it was funny and action packed, with some talk of magneto being dead as well as cable but i trust deadpool when he said well see them agen in the cross over all in all a great read the drawing in it was grat awsome super i wish i could draw that well but then agean its there proffesion i was hopeing for some "breaking the forth wall" stuff but deadpoll didnt ... wait the talk of the cross over that was forth wall stuff right there ...oh sorry im rambaling i give it five stars.
I got halfway through this issue and closed it. I was bored. I really enjoyed the throwback art, but that was about it. I can not recommend this book, I was so excited and yet when I opened it, I hated it. Although, the women in refrigerators joke was pretty awesome.
I miss priest on black panther, sorry just needed. well hudlin is a failure at science and writing.
to quote scansdaily several times.
"My biggest issue with Hudlin's Black Panther is that he seems determined to write every White character as either a racist, an incompetant, or both."
"Why can't anybody not like Black Panther because Hudlin's writing is crap? I mean, were it a comic featuring a white character, the first thing they'd do when they saw those slumping sales numbers is look for a new creative team, but for BP, they're going to call it racism to try to guilt people into buying it?"
"Man... seeing the old Black Panther stuff posted alongside the new just makes me very depressed.
Why is Hudlin still allowed to write?"
"Just looking up at Hudlin's comments at the beginning, along with the notes on DC's diversification strategy.
The reason for the Blue Beetle isn't because he's Hispanic. He's a success because he's written well, and being Hispanic isn't a massive part of his character. It's just his background.
Batwoman isn't a success because right now, all that she is is a lesbian socialite who is also Batwoman. We know nothing more of her than that, really.
Black Panther has to be about more than just being black to be a success."
This is the third issue of the Joker's Asylum series and it has followed The Joker and The Penguin tales. The Poison Ivy story isn't anything that really stands out which is what stories reiterated by The Joker should do. I expect any story told by Gotham's favorite evil Clown to be intensely creepy, even if he exaggerates the tale to twist it to his demented liking. This Ivy story is nothing spectacular. She's out to get revenge on corporate "villains" who have monopolized real estate and taken over formerly wild lands. That's what she does. I was expecting something more exciting. She briefly tricks Batman but alas, he figures it out quickly and stops her in time.
The art really is the thing that makes this issue worthwhile. It's stellar. This happens to be the green-skinned variation of Poison Ivy which I understand causes some fans to reject it; but let's face it, she does have chlorophyll running through her veins. The costume is typical but has slight new touches that befit this villain's sense of style.
The story just isn't scary or creepy enough to be part of "The Joker's Asylum." Scarecrow is up next! Of the first three, The Penguin's tale is the best.
Bleach Rocks!!! That's Probably what you will be Saying after you read this Manga! In my opinion Bleach has one of the best Startings in manga History! My brother who dose not care for manga says the first chapter makes you think "man this book is cool". The chacters of Bleach are all fairly orginal. The story, fight scenes, and humor of bleach are all writin flawlessly however the only thing that relly drags bleach down is the slow start and by that I mean the action is still cool but not unbeliveable the action dose not relly start till later on(excluding the first chapter) but nontheless it is still ecxictiing. All in all Bleach is a must have it deserve to be on the list of classics along with Dragon Ball, Saint Seyia and even Raroni Kenshin definitly a 5 out of 5!!!
Oh no, Scarecrow is scaring teens who like to party! Who cares? The writing in this is boring and lack-luster. Scarecrow in one of my favorite villains and this book did it no justice. The only good part about this, however, is the fact that the art is great. It has a real nice 50s feel to it. That's also mostly because of the colorist. I really can't recommend picking this one up, even if you love Scarecrow
Great action cover with gorgeous work from Mark Brooks. The FF are in freezing Siberia, well represented here with a cold blue and flurries of blurred snow, and Sue Richards is in serious trouble from a very bad woman with a big electric glove (I think). The sense of perspective is so well done here. Brooks is brilliant at expression, Sue's face really bringing across the shocking pain she's feeling. Still, though, considering the guys are in Siberia, what on earth is Sue doing with an exposed midriff and low slung pants? I guess that invisibility shield thing she does is capable of keeping out the cold, huh?
I can't say that I really liked Durham Red when she first turned up in Strontium Dog. I liked Middenface McNulty - he was a good foil to Alpha following Wolf Sternhammer's death whilst Durham, well, she was a nasty piece of work. Still, Carlos Ezquerra worked overtime to make her look appealing and I guess the editors felt that the character had, ahem, legs so she got a solo slot once Alpha, shockingly, was killed. Weird looking at this image now since Mark Harrison really seemed to nail the character visually when he took over but, of course, Ezquerra's take was the original. I've said before about how astonishingly cool Ezquerra could make his characters. He wasn't averse to making his ladies a tad on the sexy side either. This is, for me, his finest moment. I'm guessing that Durham's not too keen on being chained up with the sun arising. Hell, the sun's positively gloating (probably in a salacious way). But, of course, it's the bounteous hunter that makes this cover rock and, in particular, a stunning a set of thigh booted pins as you are likely to find on any cover. Yowza.
This is the first appearance of Two face. It delivers his classic origin story starting off with him in court being scarred by Boss Maroni. His losing his fiance and waiting on the best plastic surgeon who happens to be in a German concentration camp. Believing that all hope is lost,he turns to crime using Boss Maroni's double sided coin to make his decisions for him. He believes himself to be a modern day Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde .We find him being a torturied soul and can't get past his trajedy and loss.. I read this in the Batman archives volume 2. I enjoyed the fight atop the bus and the Batman being thrown clear it, leaving Robin to save the bus from carreening into a store at the bottom of the street. I was wondering how much of the art was Bob Kane's and how much was Jerry Robinsons. It has a crazy ending with Two face's double sided coin stuck in the floorboards. Even though this story has been retold many times.,I must say Two Faces origin story is still very enjoyable in its original form with its original creators from 1942.
This was a great way to start the manga!!! This volume is truly a memorable one; even my brother, who doesn’t like manga, loved the first chapter. Chapters two and three are a bit dull... but the action of the rest of the chapters makes up for it! The characters are not very original but they are nonetheless enjoyable. Furthermore, it is a story about ninjas; yet, the only thing ninja about it are their weapons (which aren't used nearly as much as the characters' chakra techniques.) Chakra is basically ninja magic and makes the characters more like sorcerers then ninja. However, all that being said: it has well-written humor, awesome fights and touching plot points to make up for it! This is certainly one of the best graphic novels I have ever read! It is HIGHLY recommended!!!
I mean, he could easily be one of the greatest guys out there ready to deliver stories about violence and intense action (Like GTA series) And they're still cool! They not only get stuck on the action or gore, they actually have depth and feeling into them... So, i'd really recommend to the users of the ComicVine to look for this 6-issue series called "Fight For Tomorrow" just in case you like 80's "b" movies about street fighters and such... It can even work for those who're going through hard times on their relationship, and it even can teach you TO NEVER GIVE UP and to accept the way you're made and go through with it. So. Brian Wood, you rock man.
Superboy was the first main stream comic book series that I bought. I started around Karl Kesel run on the second half of the series and I loved it. Then Joe Kelly took over and it was okay. Not bad, but not great except for a couple of issues. Then Palmiotti and Didio gave the Kid a job as a super-attendant for slum apartment building and I didn't much care for it. Sort of like how kid actors in popular shows winding up in dead end jobs in their adult lives.
But this issue finally shows Superboy as I remembered him: a kid who is destined to inherit the superman title but can't seem to do anything right, especially when it comes to saving his friends. Even though seeing Superboy in the last couple of issues seem bad to me first, but I came to see that it was interesting to see a super hero without a secret identity trying to live a normal life.
The ending of the issue was very well written, an end of one adventure for the Teen of Steel but gives ground to a new one that will take place in Teen Titans.
Wow, I am surpise at the 2 stars rating that's below average! I happen to like the story, how else was Elecktra was going to get taken then none then a skrull with superpowers or shall I saw sump up superpowers way advance for her. Elecktra is more of a natural scrapper, yes she does have a few superpowers that are derived from her martial arts training. This issue connects to New Avengers #1 and New Avengers #42.
First thing...who is this character Infinity. There are hints here saying that she might not be a new character at all. Hmm. Anyways this issue is super enjoyable. Manhunter vs Black Canary...find out who has the best kung fu. Infinity checking out a secured supervillain storage room. The Huntress pulling a move I just saw in the movie The Dark Knight. Also a villain from Bab's past shows up. O'Hare killed with the art here...loved it! And the quips were done very well...great job Bedard...I am still enjoying this series even though Simone jumped.
"Is that camera in 3D?" The best quote in the book... Bart is repulsed by the fact that the camera only takes video in 2D. Mark Waid's run on this book is phenomenal. He really brought Bart's character to life. I was very hesitant to read this book at first, I thought it was literally a kid book, but upon reading. It's more like an episode of the Simpsons. There's a lot of jokes in there for the kids, but there's some stuff for the adults that the kids won't get. Awesome.
#1 He breaks the 4th wall... Already awesome... #2 They're poking fun at the CCA... Even better #3 The comic, overall, is hilarious...
I despise the CCA, rating systems are fine with me, but you shouldn't have to have a comic approved before it can ship out. There's nothing about this cover I don't like. I spotted it, accidentally, while trying to review an issue of Impulse. And I did, what you kids called, "lolling" or laughing out loud...ing.... This is in the top ten favorite covers for me...
So, Dark Knight is out and many newbies are coming into the comic book store on the weekends asking me, "What Joker comic would you recommend?" I say, "Arkum Asylum, and Killing Joke", the two best Joker stories that I can think of. But no one listens, and they question my suggestion, even after I tell them I'm a writer. anyways, this one jockish type kid, nothing against jockish kids, it was just an easy way to describe him, sees this very same Joker issue hanging on the wall behind me. It's up there as a joke because it is terrible. I take it out of the b&b for him and flip through it. He says, "Looks pretty cool." I say, "It sucks." And then go off on a rant. "This depiction of the Joker is poor. It's mostly based off of Ceasar Romero's work on the late 60s Batman television show. He comes off as a boring comical asshole, who wants to monologue for most of the issue, rather than be sinister and cunning. The art work is also just ok. In all honesty, it has nothing going for it, if you're looking for the Joker you saw in the Dark Knight movie. You'd be better off saving your money and seeing the film again. Trust me, this comic is not worth your time." Obviously, not verbatim. More of a paraphrase. Anyway, he decides to buy the $7 comic anyway. Good luck getting through that pile of garbage, idiot. By the way, it gets one full star because the colors really pop in the issue, like Susperia.
What can I say about 'Wolverine: Origins'? Overall, it's a little hit and miss. Daniel Way generally has a minimalistic style to his writing, really preferring the pictures to tell the story, the downside of this being that each issue may end up being read very quickly. On the upside he's very good both at black humour and macho stories, fuelled by testosterone. The current Deadpool storyline, of which this is the last episode, has been actually quite entertaining - been fun to see inside Wade's head (well, kinda fun). And now Wolvie junior's returned to the fray to exact revenge on dad. Have to say that Steve Dillon's art - a guy I've loved since his early work on 2000AD - is never less than gorgeous. Having said all this, I believe this current creative team is leaving the series. Quite an odd run, all in all but this is a pretty good issue.
Heh, what a brilliant and slighty risky idea for the cover. Wonder how the pitch went? "What's the cover, Alan? An all out action scene? Some foxy x-ladies?" "Actually, I kinda like Nightcrawler's tail..." A few years back, Marvel pretty much dispensed with their covers having anything to do with what was happening in the comic book itself and asked their cover artists for portraits. They seemed to have (partially, at least) rescinded on this policy, which I think is good as some covers (especially of dear old Spidey) became very same-y. But whenever an artist put his head on the block for a truly original image like the one above, the result is inspiring. Granted it probably wouldn't add any new readers to the book, but any Kurt Wagner fan probably picked this up with a stupid big grin on their faces.
We all know that in comic books, no one stays dead. So when one hero seemingly does manage to skip off this mortal coil, it's quite a remarkable moment. As far as I know, Doug Ramsey is still dead (though there was some weird thing called 'Douglock' at one point that may or may not have been him). This cover captures the difficulty in a grieving soul accepting the death of a loved one. Look at the faces of both Warlock and Doug - Warlock believes he is doing something good and honourable trying to resurrect this best friend. Whilst Doug? That, my friends, looks very much like a corpse. It's probably not a coincidence that the artist, Bret Blevins, has drawn the two characters in a cruciform. I read this years ago and it was a very fine story about trying to accept loss and this cover is a brilliant set up for the story.
July 23, 2008
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to quote scansdaily several times.
"My biggest issue with Hudlin's Black Panther is that he seems determined to write every White character as either a racist, an incompetant, or both."
"Man... seeing the old Black Panther stuff posted alongside the new just makes me very depressed.
Why is Hudlin still allowed to write?"
"Just looking up at Hudlin's comments at the beginning, along with the notes on DC's diversification strategy.
The reason for the Blue Beetle isn't because he's Hispanic. He's a success because he's written well, and being Hispanic isn't a massive part of his character. It's just his background.
Batwoman isn't a success because right now, all that she is is a lesbian socialite who is also Batwoman. We know nothing more of her than that, really.
Black Panther has to be about more than just being black to be a success."
July 23, 2008
The art really is the thing that makes this issue worthwhile. It's stellar. This happens to be the green-skinned variation of Poison Ivy which I understand causes some fans to reject it; but let's face it, she does have chlorophyll running through her veins. The costume is typical but has slight new touches that befit this villain's sense of style.
The story just isn't scary or creepy enough to be part of "The Joker's Asylum." Scarecrow is up next! Of the first three, The Penguin's tale is the best.
July 23, 2008
Bleach Rocks!!! That's Probably what you will be Saying after you read this Manga! In my opinion Bleach has one of the best Startings in manga History! My brother who dose not care for manga says the first chapter makes you think "man this book is cool". The chacters of Bleach are all fairly orginal. The story, fight scenes, and humor of bleach are all writin flawlessly however the only thing that relly drags bleach down is the slow start and by that I mean the action is still cool but not unbeliveable the action dose not relly start till later on(excluding the first chapter) but nontheless it is still ecxictiing. All in all Bleach is a must have it deserve to be on the list of classics along with Dragon Ball, Saint Seyia and even Raroni Kenshin definitly a 5 out of 5!!!
July 23, 2008
Scarecrow in one of my favorite villains and this book did it no justice. The only good part about this, however, is the fact that the art is great. It has a real nice 50s feel to it. That's also mostly because of the colorist. I really can't recommend picking this one up, even if you love Scarecrow
July 23, 2008
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btw, with all the knowledge you have on these 2000 AD characters I must ask, why don't you add to their pages cause there pretty empty right now...
July 22, 2008
July 22, 2008
This was a great way to start the manga!!! This volume is truly a memorable one; even my brother, who doesn’t like manga, loved the first chapter. Chapters two and three are a bit dull... but the action of the rest of the chapters makes up for it! The characters are not very original but they are nonetheless enjoyable. Furthermore, it is a story about ninjas; yet, the only thing ninja about it are their weapons (which aren't used nearly as much as the characters' chakra techniques.) Chakra is basically ninja magic and makes the characters more like sorcerers then ninja. However, all that being said: it has well-written humor, awesome fights and touching plot points to make up for it! This is certainly one of the best graphic novels I have ever read! It is HIGHLY recommended!!!
July 22, 2008
July 22, 2008
But this issue finally shows Superboy as I remembered him: a kid who is destined to inherit the superman title but can't seem to do anything right, especially when it comes to saving his friends. Even though seeing Superboy in the last couple of issues seem bad to me first, but I came to see that it was interesting to see a super hero without a secret identity trying to live a normal life.
The ending of the issue was very well written, an end of one adventure for the Teen of Steel but gives ground to a new one that will take place in Teen Titans.
July 21, 2008
This issue connects to New Avengers #1 and New Avengers #42.
July 21, 2008
Mask of Tengu for graphicnovelbookclub.com
July 21, 2008
July 21, 2008
#2 They're poking fun at the CCA... Even better
#3 The comic, overall, is hilarious...
I despise the CCA, rating systems are fine with me, but you shouldn't have to have a comic approved before it can ship out. There's nothing about this cover I don't like. I spotted it, accidentally, while trying to review an issue of Impulse. And I did, what you kids called, "lolling" or laughing out loud...ing.... This is in the top ten favorite covers for me...
July 21, 2008
"This depiction of the Joker is poor. It's mostly based off of Ceasar Romero's work on the late 60s Batman television show. He comes off as a boring comical asshole, who wants to monologue for most of the issue, rather than be sinister and cunning. The art work is also just ok. In all honesty, it has nothing going for it, if you're looking for the Joker you saw in the Dark Knight movie. You'd be better off saving your money and seeing the film again. Trust me, this comic is not worth your time."
Obviously, not verbatim. More of a paraphrase. Anyway, he decides to buy the $7 comic anyway. Good luck getting through that pile of garbage, idiot.
By the way, it gets one full star because the colors really pop in the issue, like Susperia.
on July 21, 2008
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