Marvel Zombies v3 #1–4 by Fred Van Lente and Kev Walker I don't really get the appeal of the zombie thing – it's all rather grim, even with the black sense of humour that usually accompanies it. I've enjoyed some of the films (Shaun Of The Dead, Zombieland) but they're…
War Is Hell #1–5 by Garth Ennis and Howard Chaykin Another Gosh! bargain pack (£5 for the five issues) and a real bargain – this is really good stuff from Ennis and Chaykin. Ennis is well known for his love of old war comics, and has been doing as many…
Immortal Weapons #1–5 written and drawn by various The Immortal Iron Fist was a fantastically good comic book – the job done by Matt Fraction, Ed Brubaker and David Aja on the character of Danny Rand, the introduction of the legacy of Iron Fists, and making a martial arts superhero…
Wolverine: Manifest Destiny #1–4 by Jason Aaron, Stephen Segovia and Paco Diaz Luque A Wolverine mini-series that is essentially a love note to wushu movies (and Bruce Lee in particular – individual chapters are called 'Enter The Wolverine' and 'The Way Of The Black Dragon'), written by Jason Aaron? For…
Wolverine #62–65 by Jason Aaron and Ron Garney Scalped is one of the best comics being published at the moment (I obviously love it), which means I feel duty-bound to try out other comics written by Aaron. This was another Gosh! sale pack (£3 for four issues), and the combo…
Guy Gardner: Collateral Damage #1 and #2 by Howard Chaykin In addition to the Gosh! half-price sale, Gosh! also collect comics together to sell in a single bag on a bargain shelf. This can range from mini-series, to several issues in a run that form an arc, or as in…
Manhunter #1–5 by Marc Andreyko and Jesus Saiz I just don't just buy Marvel trades, honest; I know that the last week of posts (and previous posts about trades) might suggest otherwise, but I'm not a Marvel zombie. I have a Marvel tendency because of growing up reading Chris Claremont's…
Fantastic Four #554–561 by Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch A confession: I think I bought this book because it was such a bargain on Amazon. I got it for ~£6.50 – for eight issues, that's a great bargain, and I couldn't resist. I hadn't really read reviews for the individual…
Secret Warriors # 1–6 by Jonathan Hickman and Stefano Caselli (with Brian Michael Bendis on plot) Although I haven't read Hickman's Image works, I've been enjoying his Fantastic Four run (even if it has turned into a pawn-moving exercise in the latest issues) and the first issue of S.H.I.E.L.D. was…
Dark Avengers #1–6 by Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Deodato I rather liked Warren Ellis' 12-issue run on Thunderbolts, which is effectively what the Dark Avengers are: the Thunderbolts masquerading as the Avengers. Bendis has always admired Ellis as a writer, so working on the same concept was probably a…