Comic Book Review: Shadow of the Batgirl author Sarah Kuhn, Illustrator Nicole Goux Cassandra Cain was raised to be the perfect assassin, able to read people’s movements and respond with deadly precision, silent and able to blend into the shadows until time to strike. But her latest victim lived just long enough to say something.… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Shadow of the Batgirl
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Comic Book Review: The Sixth Gun Book 2: Crossroads
Comic Book Review: The Sixth Gun Book 2: Crossroads written by Cullen Bunn, illustrated by Brian Hurtt Note: This review contains SPOILERS for Book 1. Quick recap: Becky Montcrief discovered after her stepfather’s death that she’d inherited the Sixth Gun, one of a set of six firearms with supernatural powers, that when gathered will bring… Continue reading Comic Book Review: The Sixth Gun Book 2: Crossroads
Comic Book Review: Castle Waiting Volume 1
Comic Book Review: Castle Waiting Volume 1 by Linda Medley Once upon a time there was a castle whose inhabitants had slept for a hundred years. You may have heard of it long ago. But the princess who woke went off with her prince, abandoning her people who in turn abandoned the kingdom. The castle… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Castle Waiting Volume 1
Comic Book Review: The Hypernaturals Volume One
Comic Book Review: The Hypernaturals Volume One written by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning In the far future, humans have spread across the galaxy thanks to the Trip System that allows near-instantaneous teleportation across galactic distances. Artificial intelligence has also reached a singularity point where it essentially runs civilization, so the dating system has reset,… Continue reading Comic Book Review: The Hypernaturals Volume One
Comic Book Review: Seven Secrets Volume One
Comic Book Review: Seven Secrets Volume One written by Tom Taylor, illustrated by Danielle di Nicuolo On an alternate Earth, there are seven secrets that could allow a person to rule or destroy the world. Each of them is somehow contained in a relatively ordinary-looking briefcase. To protect these briefcases, the Order of the Seven… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Seven Secrets Volume One
Comic Book Review: An Inspector Calls: The Graphic Novel
Comic Book Review: An Inspector Calls: The Graphic Novel script by J.B. Priestley, adaptation by Jason Cobley, linework by Will Volley It is spring, 1912 in the English town of Brumley. Wealthy manufacturer Arthur Birling and his wife Sybil are having a small dinner party to celebrate the engagement of their daughter Sheila to Gerald… Continue reading Comic Book Review: An Inspector Calls: The Graphic Novel
Comic Book Review: Future Quest Presents Volume 1
Comic Book Review: Future Quest Presents Volume 1 edited by Joey Cavalieri One of the effects of the many corporate mergers that have taken place over the last few decades is that the rights to the old Hanna-Barbera cartoons are now owned by Warner Communications, the same folks that own DC Comics. A few years… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Future Quest Presents Volume 1
Comic Book Review: The Darkness vs. Eva: Daughter of Dracula
Comic Book Review: The Darkness vs. Eva: Daughter of Dracula written by Leah Moore & John Reppion, art by Edgar Salazar Jackie Estacado was already a top hitman for the Franchetti mob when he discovered that he was the latest heir to the Darkness, a demonic force that grants the owner vast power, at the… Continue reading Comic Book Review: The Darkness vs. Eva: Daughter of Dracula
Comic Book Review: Codename: Action
Comic Book Review: Codename: Action written by Chris Roberson, art by Jonathan Lau It is 1966, and a young trainee has just passed his final test to become a field agent for the agency. Which agency? You don’t have a need to know, but it’s been protecting America from the shadows since the 1930s. Newly… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Codename: Action
Comic Book Review: The Goon #5: Wicked Inclinations
Comic Book Review: The Goon #5: Wicked Inclinations by Eric Powell The Goon (birth name unclear) was once an orphan who worked at a circus, being raised by his strongwoman Aunt Kizzie. When his aunt was killed by the gangster Labrazio, the Goon killed him in revenge, then used the mob boss’ notes to take… Continue reading Comic Book Review: The Goon #5: Wicked Inclinations