Superman: For Tomorrow volumes 1 & 2 (collecting Superman #204–209 and #210–215) by Brian Azzarello and Jim Lee I try to be rational and reasoning when talking about books I read, but for this book: WTF? How can these two top-notch creators produce something as bizarre as this? Long dull…
Moon Knight #1–6 by Charlie Huston and David Finch For a change, I thought I would talk about a book that I have actually purchased, rather than borrow from the library. Having enjoyed his Joe Pitt novels, I was interested in Charlie Huston’s updating of Moon Knight. I’ve no personal…
Comics Should Be Good had a vote recently to work out people’s favourite runs of comics defined by a single creator over an extended period (among other rules). Greg has posted his thoughts on the list, which weirdly echoed my own thoughts, so I thought I’d share a few musings…
Action Comics #841–843 by Kurt Busiek, Fabian Nicieza and Pete Woods, plus other material This trade collects the three issues of Action Comics that returned Superman to the DC universe after the events of Infinite Crisis (which I have yet to read). As such, it is a slight excuse for…
In anticipation of the release of Iron Man, Entertainment Weekly provided a selection of the best comic book movies here. The list, seemingly in no particular order, is as follows: Batman Begins and Batman Returns X2: X-Men United Akira From Hell American Splendor V for Vendetta Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2…
I don’t usually comment on the many, many press releases that end up on CBR or Newsarama. There’s simply not enough time in the day to even look at them, let alone develop a reaction to them AND write about it. However, a certain number of key words that cross…
Batman and The Mad Monk #1–6 by Matt Wagner (I'm exhausted after the bank holiday weekend, Iron Man and the site redesign. A short post only today) Matt Wagner is a fantastic visual stylist; he draws a great Batman in the black and grey, a solid figure yet fluid, and…
There is a lot of sense in Marvel producing their own film versions of the superheroes. There have been some excellent films based on Marvel characters (step forward X-Men 2 and Spider-Man 2) but there have also been some awful films (Elektra and Blade: Trinity). Also, and more importantly to…
Wolverine #20–25 by Mark Millar & John Romita Jr Here’s the thing: I think John Romita Jr is a great artist but his art can be really ugly sometimes. I know that sounds contradictory, and I can’t fully explain or produce examples – it’s just a feeling. This is one…
Not only do I read a lot of comic books that my local library is so kind to stock for me, I also read the 'normal' stuff (you know, without pictures) as well. Apparently, they have a lot of those sort in the library too … I reviewed Eternals yesterday,…