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Stephen Cook is a Canadian journalist moonlighting as an American comics critic.

2.0

Review: Transformers/Back to the Future #1 exists to sell toys

Stephen Cook
October 12, 2020
IDW, Reviews
IDW Publishing (W) Cavan Scott (A) Juan Samu (C) David Garcia Cruz It’s a sad truth all Transformers fans must face: it’s all to sell toys. That was evident in the original cartoon run,...
4.0

Review: A dystopia for everyone in Judge Dredd: Control

Stephen Cook
July 10, 2020
Indie, Reviews
2000 AD (W) Brian Rob Williams & Chris Weston (A) Chris Weston I mean, Judge Dredd is never really for everyone — you've got to have a certain tolerance for violence and a penchant for black...
4.0

Review: Transformers #18 puts the pedal to the metal

Stephen Cook
March 14, 2020
IDW, Reviews
IDW Publishing (W) Brian Ruckley (A) Umi Miyao & Bethany McGuire-Smith (C) Josh Burcham Transformers finally shifts into high gear. In the last few issues, Brian Ruckley’s careful...
2.5

Review: Transformers Galaxies #3 and the problem with Constructicons

Stephen Cook
December 3, 2019
IDW, Reviews
IDW Publishing (W) Tyler Bleszinski (A) Livio Ramondelli (L) Tom B. Long For now, Transformers Galaxies has one major flaw. It’s not the artwork of Livio Ramondelli, whose distinct style I still...
3.0

Review: Transformers #13 a tasty treat but not the main course

Stephen Cook
October 16, 2019
IDW, Indie, Reviews
And we’re back. After last issue’s brief sideshow in galactic politics, Transformers #13 returns to a Cybertron on the breaking point of war. The “Ascenticons” have got themselves a nice new/old...
3.5

Review: Transformers #12 takes a detour from Cybertron

Stephen Cook
September 17, 2019
IDW, Reviews
IDW Publishing (W) Brian Ruckley (A) Sara Pitre-Durocher (C) Joana Lafuente  Just as things were ramping up, The Transformers #12 takes a pause. Somewhere in space (it’s a big place) Sentinel Prime...
4.0

Review: Night Moves TPB right mix of spooky and sleazy

Stephen Cook
September 10, 2019
IDW
IDW Publishing (W) VJ Boyd (W) Justin Boyd (A) Clay McCormack Cops and robbers and demons — oh my! The Vegas of Night Moves is a nightmare reflection of the real world, an additional layer to the...
4.0

Review: Transformers #11 continues upward trend even as Cybertron crumbles

Stephen Cook
September 5, 2019
IDW
IDW Publishing (W) Brian Ruckley (A) Angel Hernandez (A) Anna Malkova (C) Joana Lafuente (C) Josh Burcham I was skeptical at the onset of this series. For all the bluster of the line’s subhead “The...
2.5

Review: Transformers reboot about the same as meets the eye

Stephen Cook
March 13, 2019
IDW, Reviews
IDW Publishing (W) Brian Ruckley (A) Cachet Whitman (C) Joana Lafuente Everything old is new again. Thirty-five years ago, Hasbro launched a cartoon about a war between two robot factions while Marvel...

Interview: V.E. Schwab on revisiting Red London in The Steel Prince

Stephen Cook
March 13, 2019
Interviews
V.E. Schwab returns to the magical world of Red London with a prequel comic series to her bestselling Shades of Magic novels, detailing the rise of the prince who would become King Maxim. We asked her a few...

Interview: David Foster Wallace and Hellblazer, words on Wyrd with writer Curt Pires

Stephen Cook
February 27, 2019
Dark Horse, Interviews
Wyrd stars unlikable, alcoholic and seemingly invincible detective Pitor Wyrd as he investigates cases and solves problems too strange for US law enforcement. The Dark Horse series is written by Curt Pires,...
3.5

REVIEW: Star Trek vs Transformers #4 is Dilithium-fueled Fun

Stephen Cook
January 17, 2019
IDW, Indie, Reviews
IDW Publishing (W) John Barber & Mike Johnson (A) Philip Murphy (C) Josh Burcham Over the last few years, IDW has been churning out some of the best crossover comics on the market. That’s partly...
4.0

Review: Atomic Robo is Getting Old in Dawn of a New Era #1

Stephen Cook
January 9, 2019
IDW, Reviews
IDW Publishing (W) Brian Clevinger (A) Scott Wegener (C) Shannon Murphy Atomic Robo is getting old. I don't mean that as a judgment: Atomic Robo is still as fun as ever. But it's now been around...
3.0

Review: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Tempest #2 is on Brand, for Better or Worse

Stephen Cook
September 17, 2018
IDW, Reviews, Top Shelf
Top Shelf / IDW Publishing (W) Alan Moore (A) Kevin O'Neill (C) Ben Dimagmaliw Tempest is not beginner friendly, fan friendly, or, honestly, friendly at all. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't read...

INTERVIEW: Todd Matthy talks robots, princesses, and bridging the divide with storytelling

Stephen Cook
September 13, 2018
Dynamite, Interviews
Todd Matthy is the writer of Robots vs Princesses, a 4-issue limited series published by Dynamite and the subject of a successful Kickstarter. Matthy, who is also an elementary school teacher, talked with...
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