After I got home from work today, I dove into three reviews I had due from this week's batch of comics. After that, it was all NaNoWriMo. I hit 4560 words today, well ahead of my goal of 3900. I'm on the fourth chapter, and the first meeting of my detective Nate Elisar, and the client who's hiring him to hunt down the mysterious (and titular) Book ( Read more... )

Some new Comixtreme.com reviews for you on the Halloween Party today, guys! First up, Betty and Veronica #221, in which Veronica comes up with a scheme to win the big Halloween costume contest, but she needs Betty's help. I'm also sneaking P.S. 238 #18 in -- it isn't technically a Halloween issue, but it features a ghost prominently, so I'm giving ( Read more... )

I'm used to not getting my advance DC Comics to review until Monday, or sometimes even Tuesday (when you really begin stretching the definition of "advance"). Every so often, though, the stars align and I get them early enough to really give you guys time to peruse my thoughts and use them to decide if you'll be purchasing them among this week's ( Read more... )

You know the drill by now, guys. The Gods of Comics send me a handful of the DC Comics that are slated for release on Wednesday so I can give you my opinion ahead of time and, hopefully, steer you to the good ones (in my humble opinion, of course). Here are this week's DC advance reviews...

Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #209: Darker Than Death ( Read more... )

Once again, here are my advance reviews for DC comics scheduled for release this Wednesday, July 12:

100 Bullets #74: A Wake Conclusion (Fair)
American Virgin #5: Going Down Part One (Fair)
Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #208: Darker Than Death Part Two (Average)
Firestorm: The Nuclear Man #27: Good-Bye (Very Good)
A Man Called Kev #1: Tommy This An ( Read more... )