Fallen Angel #1–21 by Peter David and various artists I don't know why my local library would have a 466-page brick of independent comic books, but I had to borrow it when I saw it sitting there on the shelf. At the very least it will let them know there…
By Walter Mosley I remember seeing, and enjoying, the film adaptation of this book when it first came out; among a cast that included Denzel Washington as Ezekiel ‘Easy’ Rawlins, Jennifer Beals as Daphne Monet and Tom Sizemore as DeWitt Albright, I remember it particularly for the first time I’d…
Green Arrow and Black Canary Wedding Special #1 by Judd Winick and Amanda Conner, Green Arrow and Black Canary #1–5 by Judd Winick and Cliff Chiang Although I think The Adventures Of Barry Ween, Boy Genius is one of the greatest comic books ever, I've not been a particular fan…
Wolverine: Origins #1–5 by Daniel Way and Steve Dillon Too much damn punctuation in that damned title ... You know what's weird? Seeing a good artist on the wrong title – Dillon is an excellent penciller but he shouldn't be drawing Wolverine superhero comics. Punisher comic books, written by Garth…
Batman Annual #26, Robin Annual #7, Batman #670, #671, Robin #168, #169, Nightwing #138, #139, Detective Comics #838, #839; written by Grant Morrison, Paul Dini, Peter Milligan, Fabian Nicieza, Keith Champagne; art by Don Kramer, Jason Pearson, Tony Daniel, David Lopez, Freddie Williams II, Ryan Benjamin and others I can't…
The Flash #231–237 by Mark Waid, Daniel Acuna, Freddie Williams III Waid's original run on The Flash was a charming, joyful, modern delight – it wasn't a Silver Age throwback as some would have it, but a story of a man doing the right thing (with science!) while growing up…
Justice League of America #0, #8–12, Justice Society of America #5–6 by Brad Meltzer and Geoff Johns, and various artists The JLA/JSA crossover – tradition or lack of ideas? I didn't grow up reading DC comics, so I don't have nostalgia for this cornerstone of comic book history to impel…
GeNext #1–5 by Chris Claremont and Patrick Scherberger This mini-series is described as the project the readers demanded – a poll on Marvel.com to see what Claremont should write next resulted in this book. The premise is that the Marvel universe aged in real time, making the X-Men in their…
X-Men: The End – Dreamers and Demons #1–6, X-Men: The End – Heroes and Martyrs #1–6, X-Men: The End – Men and X-Men #1–6 by Chris Claremont and Sean Chen If there is a perfect example of my inexplicable control to read an X-Men comic written by Chris Claremont, then…
JLA #94–99 by John Byrne and Chris Claremont (writers), John Byrne and Jerry Ordway (art) Continuing my reading of old Claremont books because I just can't quit him ... It was quite something when the news was announced that The Uncanny X-Men team of Claremont and Byrne was getting back…