Valiant’s Summer of Coffee and Comics The signs of summer: heat, ice cream, iced anything really, and comics? Summers have been synonymous with Valiant since its revival in 2012. And this summer, Valiant Entertainment is using their flagship character, a time displaced Visigoth, powered by alien X-O Manowar armor, to promote their new partnership with Midtown Comics and Oren’s Daily Roast, both of New York. First, … Read More
A Giant Mallet to the Head of Maturity: Harley Quinn #1 and #2 Reviews Way back when, my wife and I used to haunt the comic book shop in Warrington, Cheshire (UK) which has long since gone (sadly), our primary purchases where Batman (all flavours), X-Men and Catwoman. A close friend of mine (hello, Mr. Hatch) understood our comics and occasionally had a look in them, however, he wouldn’t entertain Catwoman. His reasoning … Read More
This is How I Reviewed Walking Dead Issue #1 When I First Read It The Walking Dead issue #1 by Kirkman and Moore did something I didn't expect. It renewed my long dormant passion for comics! Read More
Little Black Boxes: Astonishing X-Men Ghost Boxes in Retrospect Astonishing X-Men #25 began a new era in what many X-Fans dubbed the Strongest X-Men Title In a Decade. In twenty-four issues–and one Giant-Size special–Joss Whedon and John Cassaday told not only a memorable X-Men tale, but a story that will stand the test of time as one of the great comic book stories of the modern age. It may … Read More
Astonishing X-Men: Gifted Review Astonishing X-Men: Gifted collects the first six issues of the critically acclaimed X-book. Astonishing X-Men follows Cyclops and Emma Frost as they attempt to rebuild Xavier’s school and reorganize the X-Men team. Kitty Pryde makes her return as a teacher and member of the X-Men, which is sure to make all the fans very happy. We also see the return … Read More
Daken, Man and Mongrel Ever since we found out Logan’s son lived through Romulus’ brutal murder of Itsu Wolverne: Origins #5) , Daken has been shrouded in mystery; Much like his master Romulus. Romulus kept a tight leash on Daken after pulling him from his mother’s womb. Even though he left him with a young Japanese couple, he still watched from the shadows, manipulating … Read More
X-Infernus Review By way of brief introduction, I’ll start by telling you that X-INFERNUS is the four-issue sequel the crossover series Inferno (released in 1989) and its central focus is on Magik’s literal soul-searching journey into Limbo. Illyana has always been an interesting character, in my opinion, so this mini-series was worth giving a shot! I just happened to start out with … Read More