Final Crisis #7

Rachelle | January 29, 2009

Final Crisis wrapped up this week, of course. I really loved how it ended. I definitely have to go back and read it from the beginning again to get everything out of it, but overall, this was a fantastic event with really high quality writing and artwork. I don’t want to give too much away [...]

This Week’s Haul: Namor!

Rachelle | January 23, 2009

Hey everyone!
I got a whole lot of comics this week. Really, too many comics. But my computer is fixed and Photoshop is reinstalled, so I am able to share my thoughts with you once again. Here we go with a small selection of what I read this week.
Uncanny X-Men Annual #2
Namor fans rejoice!
I have been [...]

Batman Died for our Sins

Rachelle | January 16, 2009

So something totally insane and messed up and horrifying happened to Batman this week.
Check it out:
Horrible.
And if that isn’t bad enough, the comic is full of shocking scenes of violence, including this brutal death scene:
I am appalled at the levels DC will sink to just to increase their sales numbers. It can only be described [...]

Twelve Days of Christmas Special Review Series, Part Twelve, By Johnathan

Johnathan | January 5, 2009

Holy Hannah. I did it!
I mean *ahem* of course I did. And look: I planned things out ahead of time. After starting on the Legion Christmas tale in Adventure Comics No. 289 we wrap up with the Legion yarn from the Super-Star Holiday Special, which is very likely to make an appearance here next year [...]

Twelve Days of Christmas Special Review Series, Part Eleven, By Johnathan

Johnathan | January 5, 2009

Two of the many things that I’m a sucker for: a well-executed wordless comic story and Christmas sentiment.
This series of posts is basically turning into a guidebook on how to tug at my heartstrings, isn’t it? Look at that! Bruce cares but he’s too much of a (Bat)manly (Bat)man to tell Alfred to his face! [...]