Posts Tagged ‘X-Men’
Thor Brings It, Meanwhile Oracle Goes On A Date
Its a new year and I've been felled by the flu or a cold or something. But that actually helped since I was hopped up on over the counter drugs, flat on my back, and getting through my stack of comics over the holidays. What was good? What was bad? Well for starters Brian Michael Bendis continues to warp the Marvel Universe in his own [...]
Umbrella Academy and Necrosha Deliver as Ultimate Avengers Jumps The Shark
Let's open with a bang, I finally finished Umbrella Academy Vol 2: Dallas. In the liner notes (I don't know what else to call them), writer Gerard Way says that, "Dallas began as an idea for a single-issue adventure, like a great episode of The Twilight Zone or Doctor Who." Well... mission accomplished. They hit a home run with the [...]
Mouse House Ponys Up Cash For Marvel
The big news of the month occurred yesterday, with Disney coughing up $4 billion for Marvel Entertainment. Its not just the comics obviously, its the 7,000 characters in the library that lend themselves to licensing of bedsheets, movies, and videogames. I was laughing as the financial press kept stressing that with this acquisition that Disney [...]
Snuff, Sidekicks, and the Apocalypse Suite
This summer's comic book equivalent of a snuff film has finally come to an end with the release of Ultimatum issue 5, Marvel's swan song for their Ultimate imprint. The imprint was launched in 2000 with the idea of luring in new readers by using existing popular characters (Spider-Man, X-Men, etc.) without the baggage of thirty to forty years of [...]
Greek Paradox and Costume Changes
When I was a kid I used to enjoy reading comics in the summertime. Because there would be one crossover event for the summer that was actually important. They used to be interesting and have repercussion that lasted a long time. Anyone remember Marvel's first Secret Wars back in 1984? The Avengers, the FF, the X-Men, Spider Man all go [...]
And The Dead Shall Rise Again and Again
Its a new month and time for a recap of what I read last month. Please remember, that I have a short attention span and can't get to everything in my read pile-- so some of these reviews are for books that have been out for a while. Think of it as a recap for the casual comic book fan. Other books like DC's Battle for The Cowl mini-series [...]
