Thunderbolts #110–115 by Warren Ellis and Mike Deodata Jr Warren Ellis' work-for-hire books for Marvel falls into the category 'wait for the trade'; when he is brought onto an ailing title for the purposes of boosting sales in the wake of a crossover, this is a confirmed decision. Thunderbolts was…
Wolverine #56–61 by Jason Aaron (#56), Marc Guggenheim (57–61) and Howard Chaykin I reserve books from my library using their online search facility – I searched for Jason Aaron after discovering how brilliant Scalped was, and this collection was listed under his name. It was only when I got it…
New Excalibur #16–24 by Chris Claremont and various artists I don't know why I do it sometimes. I used to like Chris Claremont's writing growing up; I'd been re-reading old Excaliburs because of the ClanDestine mini-series; and Paul Cornell was bringing back Captain Britain to his own title. Put all…
Moon Knight #7–13 by Charlie Huston and David Finch/Mico Suayan/Tomm Coker, plus Annual #1 by Duane Swierczynski and Jefte Paolo Although I didn't completely enjoy the first collection of Huston's take on Moon Knight, it didn't mean I wouldn't read any more of the stories. Now that Huston has set…
Superman #662‒664, 667 and Annual #13 by Kurt Busiek & Carlos Pacheco This second trade of Busiek & Pacheco's run on Superman, finishing off the story started in the first Camelot Falls collection, which I reviewed here. To catch up: Arion has told Superman that Superman will be responsible for…
Ultimate Power #1‒9 by Brian Michael Bendis, J Michael Straczynski, Jeph Loeb and Greg Land I enjoyed Supreme Power, the revamp of the Squadron Supreme by JMS and Gary Frank for the Max imprint back in 2003, and I like Bendis' work; I don't like the work of Jeph Loeb…
Fantastic Four #525–526 + #551–553 and #544–550 by Dwayne McDuffie & Paul Pelletier and Karl Kesel & Tom Grummett I like the Fantastic Four: stories about exploring the edge of narrative imagination and about family appeal to me. However, creators don't always get this mix right, resulting in some less…
Wolverine #26–32 by Mark Millar, John Romita Jr and Kaare Andrews This collection is the second half of Millar's run on Wolverine (the first half of which I enjoyed). It starts with the origin of the villain of the piece, Gorgon, in an effort to hype up his bad ass-ness.…
Checkmate #1–7 by Greg Rucka (1–5), Rucka/Nunzio DeFillipis/Christina Weir (6, 7), Jesus Saiz (1, 2, 4, 5), Cliff Richards (3, 6, 7) Even though Checkmate revives a previously used concept in the DC Universe (of which I have almost no knowledge apart from the John Ostrander Suicide Squad), these new…
Origin #1–6 by Bill Jemas, Joe Quesada, Paul Jenkins (plot), Paul Jenkins (script), Andy Kubert (pencils), Richard Isanove (digital painting) If you've read this blog before, you might have picked up on the fact that I entered the world of mainstream American superhero comics via the X-Men, specifically Chris Claremont's…