Infinity Review Part One of Six The massive event I think every Marvel fan has been waiting for is finally here, and it's a doozy. So giant that it encompasses essentially the entire Marvel galaxies. Nothing is safe, nothing is sacred, and Thanos has big plans for Earth's mighty Avengers. Let's just start and point out that this $5 book is massive, I mean it's a hefty … [Read more...]
Batman/Superman in Crossworld
Batman/Superman #1 Review "Crossworld" Wow, two good Superman books this month? Hot on the heals of Superman Unchained, another Superman book lands, this time with everyone's favorite bat character. DC must really be tired of tossing out small books that no one wants to read and throwing in the heavy hitters that everyone cares about. This book covers multiple … [Read more...]
The Unsettling State of Jupiter’s Legacy
Jupiter's Legacy #1 Review In the wake of the great depression, a group of friends under the direction of Sheldon Sampson sail to an uncharted island where they mysteriously gain super powers. Their super hero bloodline continues through generations, but some believe, just because one's born with powers, does not obligate one to use them. As a fan of Mark Millar's writing … [Read more...]
Morbius Midnight Son
Morbius #1 Review "Midnight Son" So... Marvel NOW! and it's infinite wisdom gave the living vampire, Morbius his own book, despite how you feel about it. And despite the preview in The Amazing Spider-Man #699.1, they decided to recap his sob story again in this issue. Morbius leaves his superhero filled city in search of a new place he could live, and possibly make a … [Read more...]
Django Unchained from Vertigo.
Django Unchained #1 Review Quentin Tarantino's Django film doesn't actually come out until this Christmas, but for the comic book masses and those who want to intake everything Tarantino, Christmas has come early. Django Unchained #1 from Vertigo Comics hit store shelves today, and according to the foreword from Tarantino himself, this comic is the movie's original and … [Read more...]
Welcome to Murder World
Avengers Arena #1 Review "Worse Things" Teenage super heroes have teenage super hero sized problems these days. Stripped from the Avangers Academy, impressionable young teens must murder all of their peers in order to survive a madman's psychotic fantasy. Avengers Arena is supposed to be the Marvel version of Battle Royale meets Hunger Games. Fortunately, it sits … [Read more...]
Wanted: Cable and X-Force
Cable and X-Force #1 Review "Wanted" This week Marvel NOW! brings you an X-Force book, and to not get it confused with January's Uncanny X-Force, they added Cable to the title. Pretty sneaky them guys there. If you've been reading Marvel at all, you know there was some kind of battle royale between the Avengers and X-Men, some girl named Hope tried to contain the … [Read more...]