THE DEAD LIVE! THE DEAD LIVE AND THEY’RE HEADED TO COMI-CON! What happens when nerd on nerd hate turns into fanboys united in order to survive the zombie apocalypse? BOOM! Studios attempts to answer the question when zombies attack the San Diego Comic Con in Fanboys vs. Zombies #1.
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Or – “I’m Suddenly Possessed By The Realization That I Miss Punk-Rock Storm.” One Saturday I took a walk to Xavier’s School, I met a girl there, floating up above the pool! Punk Rock Storm, lightning just struck me! Punk Rock Storm, can we please marry? With my hair on fire it’s warm! Just you and me, Punk Rock Storm! I tapped her on the arm and asked for my answer! She looked at me and said “I married Black Panther!” Punk Rock Storm, please give me a chance! Punk Rock Storm, in your leather pants, that to your hips…
Finally out of Gotham, Jonah Hex and Dr. Arkham have migrated south, and as the title of the book indicates, there are a couple more all-stars that join the line-up this month.
Or – “Another Title That Is Maddening To Read One Month At A Time…” Long ago, I found myself giving up my monthly hold list slot for Neil Gaiman’s Sandman, because I couldn’t stand the wait for the next issue. It is rare for me to be the proverbial trade-waiter, but as my Walking Dead collection will attest, it still happens occasionally. With the recent WD season finale, I’ve found myself wanting to check in on Rick and the cast of post-apocalyptic whatever-state-it-is. I think the cover image is probably a a strong indicator as to how well things are…
Or – “Now You’re A MAN! A Manny Manny Man!” So often, comic books spend a lot of time setting up interesting, nuanced, layered conflicts, full of angst and realism and existentialistic doubts and foibles, only to come apart at the point where those conflicts come to a head. Titles like Final Crisis, Civil War, even the much lauded Kingdom Come all spend massive amounts of effort, only to wrap things up the Dragonball Z way: AND NOW, THEY FIGHT! Will The Twelve likewise fall into this insidious story-telling pothole?
Or – “Hey, Lines On Your Boots Really DO Make You Faster!” Captain Cold was, historically, the first member of the Flash’s Rogue’s Gallery. Though technically the second villain Barry Allen ever faced (and frankly, the Turtle shouldn’t count) Leonard Snart evolved over the years into a mildly noble brute with an old-school mentality and a proudly retro cold gun. With a new, younger not-a-reboot version of the Flash rushing about, what has become of the Captain?
What could be better than another Atomic Robo series? How about TWO Atomic Robo series? This week kicks off a new Atomic Robo ongoing anthology series, that will run alongside the next Atomic Robo mini-series. With Scott Wegener absent from this series in order to keep up with the mini, with Robo still sparkle and shine, or will it seem like a rusty imitation?
The Pickens County Horror promises to bring vampires to the pages of B.P.R.D. Hell On Earth. Do these bloodsuckers just suck or will you get your bang for the buck? That was awful, and I apologize.
Disregarding the age-old advice of ”grab your funnel cake then leave” when going to an amusement park, Peter, Ray, Winston, and Egon find themselves trapped within the grounds and surrounded. Will they all make it out with their souls?
Peter Parker has had a wonderful year and things are really starting to go his way, which means it is time for the villains to step up…and save the planet?
AW YEAH FINALE! All good things must come to an end, and tragically that includes one of the best all-ages comics of our era, Tiny Titans. Thankfully, as we see in this issue, it is ending to make way for another all-ages comic by the same creative team!
Polaris and Havok are now back in charge of X-Factor, as Jamie Madrox recovers from a slight case of death. Find out more about the changing status quo in this review of X-Factor #233.
We loved it so much the first time, they’re brining it back around for another run (followed soon after by another). As is often the case with follow up events, one wonders if IDW Publishing has scored again with Rocketeer Adventures 2, or if this is a huge embarrassment for Rocketeer fans?
Or – “The Face That Launched A Thousand Bad Girl Knockoffs…” The 1990’s may be remembered as the dawn of the Information Age, or the decade where we finally perfected cloning, or maybe a period of economic over-exuberance. But, if you read comics from ’93 to ’98, you’ll probably think of it as I do: The “Bad Girl” Decade.