Murder Book / Back to Brooklyn

I developed an interest in crime comics leading up to the creation and release of Acts of Violence: An Anthology of Crime Comics in which my comic “The Three Princes” appears. I researched the genre– from its heyday in the 40s and early 50s, to its decline (and the parallel decline of horror comics) in [...]

Super Hero Squad: Infinity Sword Quest

Super Hero Squad: Infinity Sword Quest Marvel Comics (w) Various (a) Various FC, 176 pgs, $16.99 USD I believe many of the superhero comics published by Marvel and DC are inappropriate for young children. Violence, mature storylines, complex plots, and the occasional sexually suggestive moment make mainstream superhero comics more suitable for teens and adults. [...]

Carbon Grey #1

Carbon Grey #1 Image Comics (w) Hoang Nguygen, Khari Evans, Paul Gardner & Mike Kennedy (a) Hoang Nguygen, Khari Evans & Kinsun Loh FC 32 pgs w/ ads, $2.99 US A couple of years ago Image had a series called Dust. It was an alternate world where WWII was mixed with giant robots and mad [...]

X-Men Legacy #245

X-Men Legacy #245 Marvel Comics (w) Mike Carey (a) Clay Mann & Jay Leisten FC 32 pgs w/ ads, $2.99 US / Higher in Canada Mike Carey’s Age of X arc starts here. It’s a crossover between X-Men Legacy and New Mutants for the next three months and Carey is writing all of it. It’s [...]

Secret Avengers #1

Secret Avengers #1 Marvel Comics (w) Ed Brubaker (a) Mike Deodato FC 32 pgs w/ ads $3.99 US / Higher In Canada The second of Marvel’s relaunched Avenger titles debuted this week. Ed Brubaker is tackling this title instead of Brian Michael Bendis (who writes almost all the flagship Avenger titles) or even Dan Slott [...]

Avengers #1

The Avengers #1 Marvel Comics (w) Brian Michael Bendis (a) John Romita Jr. & Klaus Janson FC 32 pgs w/ ads $3.99 US / Higher in Canada And so Marvel moves the Marvel U. from Dark Reign to the Heroic Age. But what does that really mean? A lighter, brighter day? Or just more super-heroics? [...]

I, Zombie #1

I, Zombie #1 Vertigo / DC Comics (w) Chris Roberson (a) Michael Allred FC 32 pgs w/ ads $1.00 US / Higher in Canada The latest ongoing title from Vertigo is this zombie series from writer Chris Roberson (Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love) and artist Michael Allred (Madman). The story follows a young woman called [...]

The Spirit #1

The Spirit #1 DC Comics (w) Mark Schultz & Dennis O’Neil (a) Moritat & Bill Sienkiewicz FC 40 pgs w/ ads $3.99 US / Higher in Canada After Frank Miller wrecked the character with his crappy movie, DC has decided to try and relaunch Will Eisner’s Spirit back into his own ongoing series again. This [...]

Doc Savage #1

Doc Savage #1 DC Comics (w) Paul Malmont & Jason Starr (a) Howard Porter, Art Thibert & Scott Hampton FC 40 pgs w/ ads $3.99 US / Higher in Canada “Let me strive every moment of my life to make myself better and better, to the best of my ability, that all may profit by [...]

Iron Man: Noir #1

Iron Man: Noir #1 Marvel Comics (w) Scott Snyder (a) Manuel Garcia & Lorenzo Ruggiero FC 32 pgs w/ ads $3.99 US / Higher in Canada I’ve been picking up all of Marvel’s Noir line since it’s inception. For the most part I’ve enjoyed the various takes different creative teams have had on popular Marvel [...]