BTFT: When Women Are Written Right
Marvel, Heroes for Hire #4,5,6,8,9,10,13, written by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray and Zeb Wells, drawn by Francis Portela, Billy Tucci, Al Rio and Clay Mann, 2007 Heroes for Hire have always been tricky...
BTFT: Fun Times with Thor and the Bible
This week, I’ll be reviewing trades. These might not always be easy to find cheap, but look in the right places and you can be surprised. Half price book stores, the forgotten corner of your local comic...
BTFT: They’re Animals, Man!
DC, Animal Man #33-42 & 46-50, written by Tom Veitch, drawn by Steve Dillon, Tom Mandrake, David G. Klein, Steve Pugh, 1991-1992Damn, I read a lot of Animal Man this week. Nearly all of Tom...
2.4
Valiant Words: Reviews of ‘Rai’ #1 and ‘Shadowman: End Times’ #1
Shadowman: End Times #1 Elkin: Wunderlich: Elkin: Taking a look at the cover of Shadowman: End Times #1, all I can think of is Shadowman: High Times #1, amirite? That's about all the levity you’re going...
BTFT: Here’s To You, Mr.Robinson
DC, Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen Special #1, written by James Robinson, drawn by Jesus Merino, Leno Carvalho and Steve Scott, 2008Do you remember pre-New52 DC? You should, it wasn’t that long...
BTFT: Pinch Me, it’s Todd McFarlane
Image, Sam and Twitch #20, 21, 25, 26, written by Todd McFarlane, drawn by Alex Maleev and Paul Lee, 2001-2004 Before diving into these issues I read somewhere that Brian Michael Bendis had...
3.2
Advance Review: ‘Solar: Man of the Atom’ #1 A ultra powerful myth
Wunderlich: Rogers: Wunderlich: Dynamite knows what they’re doing. First they paired Fred Van Lente with newcomer Cory Smith on Magnus: Robot Fighter. It rocked. They then teamed up Jeff Parker and...
Bin There, Found That: Week 4
It was the weekend of my birthday and I was visiting Toronto’s fabled Kensington Market. I happened upon a comic shop that had taken over what was once a very, very small apartment. There was a room...
Bin There, Found That: Week 3
Dynamite Entertainment Black Terror #14, written by Phil Hester and Alex Ross, drawn by Jack Herbert, 2011 Dynamite’s “Project Superpowers” line of comics really intrigues me. I enjoyed the first...
Bin There, Found That: Week 2
Marvel Comics Hercules: Fall of an Avenger #1-2, written by Greg Pak, Fred Van Lente and Paul Tobin, drawn by Ariel Olivetti and Reilly Brown, 2010 I loved and faithfully collected each and every...
4.0
Advance Review: ‘Eternal Warrior #7’ it’s heavy stuff, but what would you expect in comic that revolves around an eternal WARRIOR?
Elkin: It was that Italian philosopher George Santayana who said, “Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. When change is absolute there remains no being to improve and no...
Bin There, Found That: Week 1
I don’t read a lot of new comics. I have my titles, but due to high prices, slow stories and constant reboots, I find myself buying fewer and fewer monthlies. This isn’t to say there...
4.0
Advance Review; ‘Magnus: Robot Fighter #1’ The only thing that really misfires is the $3.99 price
Magnus, you’re a tricky one. I’ve read several incarnations of Magnus: Robot Fighter and I can honestly say only one series ever stuck with me—the Acclaim version by Tom Peyer and Mike Mckone. I read...
3.5
Singles Going Steady 2/11/2014: An Early Best of the Year Nominee and an Early Worst of the Year Nominee
Singles Going Steady is Comics Bulletin's weekly single issue review roundup. Also this week, read Taylor Lilley and Keith Silva discuss Ms. Marvel #1.The Punisher #1(Nathan Edmondson / Mitch...
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Singles Going Steady 1/21/14: Mighty EGOs and Superior Twists
Singles Going Steady is Comics Bulletin's weekly single issue review roundup. Superior Spider-Man #25(Dan Slott / Christos Gage / Humberto Ramos / Victor Olazaba / Delgado, Fabela & Gandini...