Origin by Paul Jenkins & Adam Kubert

Well, after 30-plus years, the comic book fans of America finally have an origin to put to Wolverine. And now, having read the book, I've got to approach it with a resounding, "So what?"

Okay -- the good stuff first. The artwork by Adam Kubert and Richard Isanove is absolutely wonderful. Kubert's sense of ( Read more... )

For some writers, decompressed storytelling is just an excuse to only come up with two stories a year by spreading each one out over six issues, instead of coming up with a new story for every single month. Stories in the old days were compressed not because the writers lacked the skill to delve deeper, but because they were concerned with making ( Read more... )

 Hey, gang. I've got a gaggle of reviews for you. First up, this week's Marvel Comics advance reviews:

Amazing Spider-Man #544: "One More Day" begins
Annihilation: Conquest-Wraith #3: The Wraith stages a jailbreak
Incredible Hulk #110: Amadeus Cho uncovers the Hulk's biggest secret
Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin #1: Re-telling the Mandarin's introduction ( Read more... )

Now it's time for America's favorite game show: Blake reviews a buttload of comic books!

Here are reviews for books that were released last week:

Captain America #26 (Good)
Fantastic Four #546 (Good)
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Annual #1 (Very Good)
Heroes For Hire #10 (Average)
PVP #33 (Good)
She-Hulk #18 (Good)
newuniversal #6 (Good)
Shadowpact #13 ( ( Read more... )

Thor Annual #9 (1981) - While Odin plays chess against Dormammu as representatives of Order and Chaos, Thor battles Umar in the Dark Dimension. Old school adventure by Chris Claremont, of all people. Really, I had no idea that he had written any Thor.

Thor Annual #11 (1983) - Though it says "Untold Tales in the Life of the Thunder God" on the cover ( Read more... )

Hey, guys. I've got a load of reviews from Comixtreme to lay on you, including one movie review and a lot of advance reviews.

First up, check out my review of the movie Grindhouse. Really an excellent flick:
Grindhouse review

Next, some advance reviews of Marvel comics hitting stands tomorrow, and the first issue of a new Devil's Due series:

Hack/ ( Read more... )

Hey, guys -- I just wanted to share some new comic reviews for you this Monday. First, a few books recently released:

Hero By Night #1: A great new superhero book by D.J. Coffman!
52 #46: Black Adam takes his war to Oolong Island!
Shadowpact #11: The new team descends into Hell!
The Spirit #4: Silk Satin returns!

Next, this week's Marvel advance reviews ( Read more... )

Hey, guys -- time once again for some advance reviews. First, a special from Devil's Due Comics:

Hack/Slash Vs. Chucky -- A must for fans of either franchise.

Now, this week's Marvel advance reviews:

Amazing Spider-Girl #6 -- Mayday versus the Hobgoblin!
Franklin Richards: March Madness #1 -- More wacky fun with Franklin and H.E.R.B.I.E.
Ghost Rider #9 ( Read more... )

Later today, I'm catching a plane for Pittsburgh -- going to spend a week there with my girlfriend, Erin. So this week's updates will be sporadic -- fair warning. But in the meantime, I've got a bunch of reviews from this week to lay on you guys, so let's get started.

52 #41: As Montoya seeks peace, Adam and Starfire fight to get home.
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