Last week seemed to be a great week for comic books for me: new issues of Birds of Prey, Teen Titans, Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes, X-Factor, Nextwave, Checkmate, Shadowpact, and Secret Six, among others. I spent nearly $50, which is far and away a lot more than I’ve spent in a long long [...]

Over at Comics Should Be Good (one of my favorite comic blogs), Greg challenged his readers to read something different. You can check the rules over there. I already tend to buy comics now and again that meet that challenge, but I rarely write about them. But here we go. I decided to pick up [...]

Busy day, so short reviews!
Defenders #2

More funny stuff from Giffen and company. I’m not enjoying this nearly as much as their Justice League comics, though. Most likely my anti-Marvel bias is kicking in. If you are buying this, you are probably enjoying it: there’s enough amsuing dialogue and action to go around.

DC Comics Greatest Imaginary [...]

I like to give comics a little time to age to perfection before reviewing them. Usually, though, it’s because I forget to actually stop by the comic store. Sometimes I forget on purpose, since the thought of seeing multiple “Infinite House of Crisis M&Ms” crossover comics gives me headaches.

Hmm, looks like a lot of number [...]

There are certain comics that don’t really need too much of an in-depth review. Plus, I’m really behind. ;)
Neverwhere #1

Eh. Having read the book and seen the TV series, the comic doesn’t do much for me. I don’t think of Door as being a pretty, pseudo-goth chick, I guess. The issue plods along, adding [...]