Tag: comic books
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Brother Lono by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso – A Book Review
It’s not necessary to read Azzarello and Risso’s Eisner award-winning series 100 Bullets to understand Brother Lono, but it would certainly help. Lono proved a breakout character from that hard-boiled serial, so it’s no surprise that years after 100 Bullets fired its final shot, Lono should make a reappearance. Azzarello and Risso tell a classic…
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Manifest Destiny: Amphibia and Insecta by Dingess, Roberts and Gieni – A Book Review
This first volume of Image Comics’ Manifest Destiny absolutely blew me away and rocketed to the top of my favorite titles. If you’re unfamiliar with the work, it follows Lewis and Clark’s expedition into the unknown. They have been officially charged by President Jefferson to explore and map the region. Unofficially, however, they are to…
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Earth 2: The Dark Age by Tom Taylor and Nicola Scott
If you’re unfamiliar with the DC Universe, Earth 2 is a parallel Earth, one similar to our own in many respects, but different in many others. DC has employed this parallel universe concept for decades, currently claiming that their are 52 parallel Earths within the DC multiverse. Once upon a time, Earth 2 existed during WWII…
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Revival: You’re Among Friends by Seeley and Norton – A Book Review
Don’t call this a zombie book, because it’s not. In Revival, a relatively small number of recently deceased people in a small Wisconsin town inexplicably return to life. They can now recover from virtually any injury, and range from remaining exactly the same as when they lived in the conventional sense to, well, odd. Right…
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Lazarus: Family by Greg Rucka – A Book Review
I picked up Lazarus out of curiosity because Amazon kept suggesting I read it. I’m familiar with Greg Rucka’s work, so I thought it would be worth my time. The first volume of Lazarus, entitled Family, did not disappoint, though I must admit that I probably won’t follow the series. The world is now owned…
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Green Arrow Volume 5: The Outsiders War by Lemire and Sorrentino
I got into Green Arrow when Kevin Smith brought him back from the dead. Don’t get me wrong, any kid growing up in the early 80’s loved Green Arrow, but mostly as a member of the Justice League of America. No, I started seriously following the character when Smith returned Oliver Queen to the land…
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This Suicide Squad Has Life!
I’m the first to admit that I never really cared for the Suicide Squad. I’ve got the first issue seen below from it’s original publication in 1987, and I can tell you, as a ten-year-old at the time, it wasn’t really my thing. I’ve been amused by their various incarnations throughout the decades, especially their…
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Black Orchid by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean – A Book Review
Originally published in the early Nineties, Black Orchid is an early work of Neil Gaiman. It debuted long before his rise to fame as a novelist, a children’s author, and a luminary within the comic book industry. True to form, I just now read it in the year 2014. Decades later, Black Orchid still impressed…
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Forever Evil by Geoff Johns and David Finch – A Book Review
This book is the culmination of years’ worth of storytelling. Truly, it is the result of multiple plots nurtured since The New 52’s dawn. Did it satisfy? Yes. Without spoiling too much, the events of Trinity War led to Forever Evil, which means that the Justice Leagues are incapacitated. Save Batman and Catwoman, they are…
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East of West by Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta – A Book Review
I recently checked out a batch of graphic novels in search of a few must-reads. I’m a collector by nature, and I enjoy having a series (or twelve) to follow. East of West could be counted among the batch, but honestly, I picked it up only because it was available. I didn’t particularly like the…
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