John Bought Comics, Honest

Johnathan | August 27, 2010

I’ve had a terrible tendency lately to let the slightest bit of business on a Thursday evening derail me from writing those reviews that I do, but I will battle against those procrastination impulses with the only weapon that I have: brevity! Yes, by telling myself that it will take less time than usual, I [...]

John Buys Comics, Has Snacks

Johnathan | August 19, 2010

Ides of Blood No. 1

I knew it! I knew that Wildstorm would fulfill its obligation to have at least one series that I want to buy in print at all times. As soon as Sparta, USA ended then this saga of vampire-infested Rome stepped to the fore.
You may have already seen the preview for this, as [...]

John Patriotically Buys Comics.

Johnathan | July 2, 2010

Because I got completely sidetracked and didn’t write anything, here are last week’s comics, the highlights:
Bullet to the Head No. 1 – It’s hard to go wrong with a comic that kind of looks like a Seventies movie, featuring a pair of likeable cops trying to solve a crime committed by a pair of likeable [...]

There’s No Escape From the All-Seeing John Buys Comics!

Johnathan | June 4, 2010

Adventure Comics No. 12
There have been a few different reimaginings of the relationship between Superboy/man and the Legion of Super-Heroes over the years, but I think that the take on the whole thing that started in the cartoon - that the Legion functions as Superboy’s much-needed peer group and place to learn about himself - [...]

John Buys Comics - Ill-Advised Edition

Johnathan | May 21, 2010

Yes, it’s the weekly comics review by me, Johnathan. This week: I have been lured away from my post by old university friends and am, to put it euphemistically, suffering from heat exhaustion. 
Jersey Gods No. 12 - Oh, hell. I was really enjoying this series, but I guess that 12 is one of the magic [...]