I had to write some thoughts on Kick-Ass the film because, for once, the UK release is a few weeks before the US release. This doesn't happen very often, especially for a (hoped-for) blockbuster. This warrants special attention. Kick-Ass the film is entertainingly ludicrous, and ludicrously entertaining. The action is…
The last week of comic purchases for December because the main companies decided to have a skip week for New Year's Eve. I was thinking of doing a comedy post for that week, where I didn't have anything in it, but the lack of posts for several months at a…
The third week of December, and only three comics for me this time; the comic book companies definitely want me to spend more money at Christmas. Are they mad? What about all the presents I had to buy for other people? My needs have to wait until the new year…
Only two comics for this week? Is this a lull before the Christmas storm, or just allowing me to save pennies for Christmas presents? Doom Patrol #5 The second part of the tie-in to Blackest Night might have more impact if I had more knowledge of Doom Patrol history and…
Still catching up on comics purchased last year, so let's get through December in order to start talking about this year's comics. The Boys #37 In which The Frenchman tells his own origin story, and his life in the village of Franglais where everyone calls him Frenchie, his childhood enemy…
The Umbrella Academy: Dallas #1–6 by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba I really enjoyed The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite, the first storyline by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba – even going so far as to include it in my list of favourite comics from 2008 – so it was only…
The Winter Men #1–5 and The Winter Men Winter Special by Brett Lewis and John Paul Leon I had heard many good things about this series – mostly from the comic book blogger of good taste, Johnny Bacardi – but it had a very sporadic publishing history, originally starting in…
Thunderbolts #116–121 by Warren Ellis and Mike Deodato Jr Although I was initially hesitant about trying Ellis' run on Thunderbolts, borrowing the first trade from the library, I was won over by the story and Ellis' approach and handle on the characters. I know I'm predisposed to like Ellis comic…
Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #1–5 by Jonathan Hickman and Sean Chen This trade was another bargain I picked up at the Fantastic Realm sale, and another great purchase. I picked up Hickman's first issues of Fantastic Four around the same time I bought this, and it was good timing: this…
X-Statix Presents: Dead Girl #1–5 by Peter Milligan and Nick Dragotta & Mike Allred I bought (and still have somewhere in my longboxes) the issues of X-Force where Milligan and Allred created X-Statix, but I was never a great fan of them; however, I was impressed that Marvel allowed the…