With this week's release of a new Howard the Duck comic, we thought it would be a good time to look back at the Howard that started it all! This review originally ran May 6, 2002. Writer: Steve...

I'm not sure what's going on, but I know it's awesome.Adam Archer and Maxim have returned to Earth to find the sun replaced with the deadly blue orb of R@d-Ur Rezz's worldship. R@d-Ur, the...

As a member of the military, I was curious to see a modern war comic. The first issue impressed me with its natural use of technical jargon and non-traditional attitudes. The action has been consistently...

 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die begins with a forward by Terry Gilliam recounting one of his fondest memories reading comics as a kid. It was a Flash Gordon parody drawn Al Williamson with...

Chris Kiser:     Nick Boisson:    Michael Deeley:       Chris: From day one, Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. has been one of the most...

I'm beginning to think the series is being padded out. This issue just has the two teams of heroes escaping from people who want to kill them. They don't even meet until the last page. A green-skinned member...

HEY NERDS! Buy this comic! It has Star Treks and Legion of Superheroes making out! (Probably.) Michael Deeley: Ray Tate: Michael Deeley: Star Trek/Legion of Super-Heroes#1 is the first new comic...

Dick Grayson isn't Batman before, but he definitely was Batman at some point. Which means things could have been confusing for Catwoman not too long ago. Also, apparently Baraka from Mortal Kombat is the bad...

When I heard about this series, I asked "Why make a book about a third string character little known outside of Justice Society of America?" Now I'm asking, "What happens next?"Michael Holt is an Olympic...

A killer called The Rat City Gotham Ripper is on the loose on Spawn's Batman's home turf – leading Hellspawn Dark Knight on a deadly game of Chutes and Ladders cat and mouse. Michael Deeley: Karyn...

In the new DCU, Oliver Queen is the owner of a successful corporation that provides a wide variety of products and services. This includes Q-Core, a technology firm similar to Apple. But Queen is secretly...

Swamp Thing is a talking plant monster. Alec Holland used to be him, sorta, but now he's just a guy who gets regular checkups from Superman like any old regular dude. That is, until creepy things start...

Editor's note: Two of our regular WHAT LOOKS GOOD writers, Chris Murman and Paul Brian McCoy, have had to step away from the column, but not the site. Don’t worry though, Matt Spatola will still be...

When a co-worker calls in sick at work, you know someone's gotta pick up the slack. It's no different with superheroes. When Captain America died we had his once wartime partner, Bucky Barnes filling in for...

While we have much love for the main Marvel and DC Universes proper, it's always been a fun treat when we get glimpses into their alternate realities. You know, a place where our favorite heroes and villains...