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. [...]

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? [...]

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 [...]

Black Widow #1

Black Widow #1 Marvel Comics (w) Marjorie Liu (a) Daniel Acuna FC 32 pgs w/ ads $3.99 US / Higher in Canada The Black Widow finally has an ongoing series. This is more likely do in part with her appearance in Iron Man 2 movie rather than her being popular enough to support an ongoing [...]

S.H.I.E.L.D. #1

S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 Marvel Comics (w) Jonathan Hickman (a) Dustin Weaver FC 40 pgs w/ ads $3.99 US / Higher in Canada Well that was an unexpected issue. I’ve been enjoying most of Jonathan Hickman’s comics. Secret Warriors, Fantastic Four and his creator owned Image titles have all been good. And with Hickman writing Nick Fury [...]

Nemesis #1

Nemesis #1 Icon / Marvel Comics (w) Mark Millar (a) Steve McNiven FC 32 pgs w/ ads $2.99 US / Higher in Canada The tag line on the cover of the comic proclaims that Mark Millar’s latest “Makes Kick-Ass Look Like Shit”. It’s the kind of statement that Garth Ennis made when he started up [...]

Maximum Fantastic Four

Maximum Fantastic Four
Marvel Comics
Writer: Jack Kirby w/ Walter Mosley & Mark Evanier
Art: Jack Kirby
FC, 224 pgs, $49.99 US / More in Canada

There have been thousands of words written about the first issue of Fantastic Four and the impact this comic book had on the modern day superhero. It changed everything– how comics were made, read and enjoyed. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s team book, essentially a rip off of their competitor’s Justice League of America, revolutionized an entire industry.

Powers #3

Powers #3 Icon / Marvel Comics (w) Brian Michael Bendis (a) Michael Avon Oeming FC 41 pgs $3.95 US / Higher in Canada So far this new arc in Bendis and Oeming’s Powers has been just okay. Walker and his new partner are trying to solve a murder. They’ve arrested the daughter of an old [...]

Ultimate Comics New Ultimates #1

Ultimate Comics New Ultimates #1 Marvel Comics (w) Jeph Loeb (a) Frank Cho FC 32 pgs w/ ads $3.99 US / Higher in Canada The last of the new post-Ultimatum ongoing Ultimate titles makes its debut. It’s essentially a continuation of Jeph Loeb’s run from Ultimates 3 and Ultimatum. While Millar has been playing around [...]