Category: Comic Reviews
Review: Wonder Woman: Hiketeia A-
Writer: Greg Rucka
Penciller: J.G. Jones
Inker: Wade von Grawbadger
Colorist: Dave Stewart
Publisher: DC Comics
Price: $17.95
Pages: 90
Hiketeia was a Greek ritual in which a suppliant could seek protection and asylum. It was a serious thing.… more »
Review: Sherlock Holmes: The Trial of Sherlock Holmes A-
Writers: Leah Moore & John Reppion
Artist: Aaron Campbell
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Price: $24.99
Pages: 179
This edition is the hardcover collection of a story originally printed as five comic issues. The story opens with an explos… more »
Review: Locke & Key: Head Games A-
Writer: Joe Hill
Artist: Gabriel Rodriguez
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Pages: 160
Price: $24.99
Locke & Key: Head Games is the sequel to Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft and was originally published as six issues. When we left Welcome to L… more »
Review: Pax Romana B-
Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Artist: Jonathan Hickman
Publisher: Image Comics
Pages: 120
Price: $14.99
I’m not yet decided on my final opinion of Jonathan Hickman’s Pax Romana. The story is a fascinating idea and very well researched. In the mid 21s… more »
Review: Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter A+
Writer: Darwyn Cooke
Artist: Darwyn Cooke
Publisher: Idea & Design Works, LLC
Price: $24.99
To my eye, Darwyn Cooke creates magic with an ink brush - especially when he tells stories set in the 1950s to early 1960s. Here he jumps feet firs… more »
Review: Blankets A
Writer: Craig Thompson
Artist: Craig Thompson
Publisher: Top Shelf Productions
Price: $29.95
Blankets was released in 2003. It was very well reviewed and received a lot of acclaim and awards, including an Eisner, in 2004, for best Graphic Album.… more »
Review: Superman For All Seasons A
Writer: Jeph Loeb
Artist: Tim Sale
Publisher: DC Comics
Price: $19.95
Superman For All Seasons was originally published as a four-issue mini-series in 1998. Each issue is titled for a season, beginning with Spring and ending with Winter.
I ha… more »
Review: Criminal Volume 1 - "Coward" A
Writer: Ed Brubaker
Artist: Sean Philips
Publisher Icon (an imprint of Marvel Comics)
Price: $14.99
I've never been that interested in crime stories told from the perspective of criminals. I only picked this trade paperback up because of the reputat… more »
Review: Jonah Hex: Face Full of Violence A
Writers: Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray
Artists: Luke Ross and Tony DeZuniga
Publisher: DC Comics
Price: $12.99
Jonah Hex first appeared in 1972 in a book called All-Star Western written by John Albano and drawn by Tony DeZuniga. This book (Fac… more »
Review: Daredevil: Father B
Writer: Joe Quesada
Penciler: Joe Quesada
Inker: Danny Miki
Colorist: Richard Isanove
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $19.99
I didn't pick this story up when it was first released as a six issue mini-series. My reason was the art. Not the art… more »
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