Jason, like many, went to see Man of Steel this past weekend, and shares his thoughts on the movie.
Category Archives: Review
RETRO REVIEW: Action Comics #507 (May 1980)
Or – “The Father Who Makes Us All A Little Jealous…”
I haven’t seen this new ‘Man Of Steel’ movie, but from the advertising, I suspect that it might have something to do with Superman. Having read a few comics with Big Blue in them over the years, I had been thinking about one to cover this weekend when I was suddenly reminded that it was also Father’s Day. Given those two parameters, there was one clear winner, but I’ll warn you in advance: I had to bust out my handkerchief, and you might as well, when you hear about “The Secret World of Jonathan Kent.” Your Major Spoilers (retro) review awaits!
REVIEW: X #2
X returns in a limited series to Dark Horse comics. The vigilante X hunts the corrupt businessmen and criminals of Arcadia. Equipped with his own brutal sense of justice, X has left a long trail of blood and bodies in his city. He trusts no one except himself, and leaves a red X on his victims’ faces, the same red X on his mask. With the body count rising, the police attempt to track the elusive killer. X is also hunted by a former journalist named Leigh Ferguson, who reports her findings through her web site. However, X does not want to be found, and will do anything to keep it that way, including murder.
MOVIE REVIEW: Man of Steel
Zack Snyder and David S. Goyer, with some help from Christopher Nolan, team up to bring their vision of a modern Superman tale, and what may possibly be the start of a DC cinematic universe. The trio all have experience in making great movies starring cape donning protagonists, so this outing should be no different. Find out if they repeat success with the big, blue boy scout after the jump! (Spoilers below).
Jason Reads Comics for June 12, 2013
With the Man of Steel opening this weekend, Jason took it upon himself to read all the books DC released this week.
REVIEW: Superman Unchained #1
Superman Unchained #1 is DC’s highest profile launch since the Justice League of America debut a few months back, dovetailing perfectly with the release of the Man of Steel film. It’s got a gimmick, it’s got two high profile creators, but does Superman Unchained #1 have the substance? This Major Spoilers review tells all.
REVIEW: Batman #21
Witness The New 52 origin of The Dark Knight in “Batman: Zero Year!” Twists and turns are around every corner as Bruce Wayne takes the final steps toward his destiny! And in the backup story, learn more about how different Gotham City was at this dangerous point in time.
REVIEW: BubbleGun #1
Aspen is celebrating its ten-year anniversary by rolling out ten new titles, each priced at $1.00. The first of these books is BubbleGun and I had the pleasure of an advanced read. Your review awaits!
REVIEW: Miss Fury #3
Miss Fury continues her romp through time and space as she’s thrown back and forth between past, present, and future, trying to stop pesky robotic Nazis. Even as she hunts down a laundry list of targets—all people who’ve been replaced by Nazi look-a-likes—she continues to doubt her sanity and her new reality. Will she find the men who did this to her or will she continue to slip further down the rabbit hole? More after the jump!
REVIEW: The Hypernaturals #12
Or – “DNA = Cosmic-Scale Grandeur…”
Super-types in space? I’m sold! But can the makeshift Hypernaturals team overcome the greatest threat the Quantinuum has ever seen? Your Major Spoilers review awaits!
REVIEW: Avengers #13
Or – “The Savage Land Is A Harsh Mistress…”
Ex Nihilo’s plot to terrform the Earth into something different has borne some strange fruit, including a group of children in the Savage Land of Antarctica who don’t eat, don’t sleep, and seem to consist of an entirely novel form of life. Sad, then, that last issue, they were taken under the wing of noted geneticist and total doolally The High Evolutionary. Things just got real… Your Major Spoilers review awaits!
REVIEW: Age Of Ultron #9 (of 10)
Or – “An Uneven Series Thus Far…”
Future Wolverine traveled back in time to undo Ultron’s reign of terror by murdering Hank Pym, but created an even more crapsack world in the doing. Now, he’s once again in the timestream, but if Doctor Who has taught us anything, it’s that messing with history can be dicey business. Your Major Spoilers review awaits!