Category: Comic Book Reviews
Nimona Review
Noelle Stevenson manages to juggle “adorable” and “bloodthirsty” like a pro acrobat with Nimona, dazzling readers with a story that’s alternately funny and heartbreaking. In this webcomic turned graphic novel, the titular Nimona is a young shape-shifter seeking work as a sidekick to Ballister Blackheart, aka… Continue Reading “Nimona Review”
The Middleman
I enjoyed Javier Grillo-Marxuach’s short-lived TV show The Middleman but never got around to reading the graphic novels they were based on. Recently I rectified that oversight and I couldn’t have been more delighted. The Middleman centers around a main character of the same… Continue Reading “The Middleman”
I Hate Fairyland Review
I Hate Fairyland is a new comic book by Scottie Young that launched in October from Image Comics. Fairyland features an off-beat heroine and an art style that’s equal parts creepy and cute. It feels a little bit like if Angelica from the Rugrats… Continue Reading “I Hate Fairyland Review”
Star Wars: Shattered Empire Spoiler Free Review
Launched as part of the “Journey To The Force Awakens” multimedia campaign, Shattered Empire begins in the final moments of Return of the Jedi and takes off from there. A fast-paced space battle kicks the story off before the familiar post-Death Star celebration begins.… Continue Reading “Star Wars: Shattered Empire Spoiler Free Review”
X-Men Years of Future Past #1
Years of Future Past is one of the new X-Men titles released in the aftermath of Marvel’s Secret Wars event. We are taken to a bleak future Earth controlled by Doom and administrated by President Kelley. Mutants have been sent to concentration camps and… Continue Reading “X-Men Years of Future Past #1”
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