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Comic Book Review: Mighty Avengers #17
2008-09-03 14:30:00
Secret Invasion tie-ins have been the most inconsistant books we get in the bunker. We, at the Revolution, have seen some great tie-ins. Others have been poorly done. Let us spin the wheel and see where this one fits in.Creative TeamWriter: Brian Michael BendisPencils: Khoi PhamInks: Danny Miki and Andy LanningArt Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: Our story starts several months ago at a place called Bruno's Nighttime Cafe. We see a blond haired man walking into the cafe. He asks if they still make the coffee with something else in it. Bruno says he adds hot chocolate. The man orders a cup.Bruno says it is quiet here. He likes it better than living in New York. The man agrees. As he takes a sip, he says that is what he was looking for. He added it to his list of the top ten best things on the planet. Bruno is impressed that he thinks it is that good. He asks the man if he has been here before. The ma...
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Comic Book Review: Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge #2
2008-09-02 21:50:00
The Revolution enjoyed Final Crisis: Rogues? Revenge #1. Johns delivered a nicely paced and entertaining issue. There is no better writer to handle the Rogues than Johns. I am confident that Final Crisis: Rogues? Revenge #2 will be another quality read. Let?s go ahead and hit this review.Creative TeamWriter: Geoff JohnsArtist: Scott KollinsArt Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Libra and the Secret Society agreeing that the Rogues turning down membership to the Society will make them look bad. Libra says that the Rogues must be dealt with.We cut to Central City with the Rogues arriving at the private warehouse of their tailor, Gambi. The Rogues see that someone has broken into the warehouse and ransacked the place. The Rogues tell the newbie Trickster how Gambi designed all of their costumes with special features. For example, Weather Wizard?s outfit is made of a fabric that is resistant ...
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Comic Book Review: Wolverine #68
2008-09-01 22:00:00
Old Man Logan has been at hit with The Revolution. The basic premise is this is Wolverine 's personal Days of Future Past type story. In the first 2 parts we learned that it has been 50 years since the heroes fell. Super-villains carved America to pieces. Each claimed their own empire.One man does not want to remember. He is Logan, the hero formerly known as Wolverine. He has not used his claws since that final battle. Logan settled in Sacramento and is raising his family. His family is threatened by the Hulk Gang(Bruce Banner's descendants). They want rent money that Logan does not have.The now blind Clint (Hawkeye) Barton calls on his old friend. Clint is crossing the country while he tries to take some cargo to New Babylon. He needs a guide. The pair fight their way through a San Francisco overrun by the Moloids. They make their way to Hammer Falls where Clint meets up with his ex-wife Tonya(the daughter of Spider-Man).They have a daughter, Ashley, who is trying to become a supe...
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A Certain Point of View: Final Crisis vs. Secret Invasion
2008-09-01 12:00:00
Firstly, welcome to the newest regular feature on the site. Rokk has asked me to expound a little and here I am. And everything I say here is true.. from a certain point of view.Final Crisis and Secret Invasion are both at a midway point in their limited runs, so its a good time to do a comparison. We'll hit the high points below:Art: Both comics more than meet the minimums required for a good, solid comic read. The characters are expressive, identifiable and dynamic. Final Crisis' art really does meet the definition of the word. The art is clean, detailed, and matches the mood of the work, both in tone and style. The layouts are often inventive, and have as much depth to them as the writing does.Secret Invasion's art is more serviceable with more standard angles. It feels like the camera placement was chosen to mimic that of an action film. Certainly a valid approach, but not groundbreaking.Tie Ins: A lot of the Marvel Universe has gone Skrully. Thankfully, Captain America has a...
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Comic Book Review: Legion of Super-Heroes #45
2008-08-31 16:30:00
It is always a good day in the bunker when a new issue of Jim Shooter's Legion of Super-Heroes arrives. Last month, Jim delivered a good story but the fill-in artist was a good match for it. This month sees the return of Francis Manapul. The hard part this month is seeing George Perez on Legion of Three Worlds then seeing the regular artist on this book. The good part is we get to experience multiple Legion books each month. Last month ended with a cliff-hanger and it will be interesting to see how Shooter wraps up this one.Creative TeamWriter: Jim ShooterPencils: Francis ManapulInks: LivesayArt Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: The story begins the Legion's headquarters on the planet Earth in the 31st century. In previous issues, the United Planets government has been harassing the Legion. Now, President Kieselbach is appearing by remote linkup. She tells the Legion that a planet the size of Saturn...
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Comic Book Review: Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1
2008-08-31 00:20:00
DC is really cranking up the Final Crisis frenzy this week. Part of that is Morrison?s Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1. Evidently, this title is going to consist of Morrison getting all metaphysical on us as his delves deeply into the inner workings of the Multiverse. Since I am a huge fan of the Multiverse and I dig Morrison?s style of writing, I am pretty confident that I will enjoy this issue. Let?s go ahead and hit this review for Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1.Creative TeamWriter: Grant MorrisonPencils: Doug MahnkeInks: Christian Alamy, Rodney Ramos, Tom Nguyen, Walden Wong and Doug MahnkeArt Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 8.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with a shadowy caped figure using his eye beams to blast Superman into the ground. The figures cackles that Superman?s armor is no match for his eternal power. The figure asks Superman if he can hear the sound of the space between now and Lois? final heartbeat....
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Comic Book Review: DC Universe: Last Will and Testament
2008-08-29 13:00:00
DC Universe : Last Will and Testament is a one-shot Final Crisis tie-in issue. It is brought to us by Brad Meltzer. Since I dig most of Meltzer?s work and I am enjoying Final Crisis, I figured that it would be worth my while to give this one-shot a try. This issue is supposed to deal with various characters across the DCU as they prepare for what they believe is going to be the end of the world given the events that we have gotten over on Final Crisis. Hopefully, this issue offers the reader some substance rather than just a flimsy big event tie-in issue designed to bilk readers of their money. Let?s go ahead and do this review for DC Universe: Last Will and Testament.Creative TeamWriter: Brad MeltzerPencils: Adam KubertInks: Joe Kubert & John DellArt Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 7.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Geo-Force demonstrating his new powers to Black Lightning. Brion states that he can no longer be hu...
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Comic Book Review: Eternals #3
2008-08-28 19:07:00
The Revolution has enjoyed The Eternals. I have always liked Kirby?s cosmic characters and I think that the Eternals have plenty of potential. Unfortunately, I do not know if this title is going to make it. The Eternals have never been that popular and the Knaufs are going to have a tough time convincing comic book readers to hop aboard this title. Let?s go ahead and hit this review for Eternals #3.Creative TeamWriters: Charles and Daniel KnaufArtist: Daniel AcunaArt Rating: 5 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 6.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Makkari sitting in his loft in San Francisco. Makkari begins meditating and suddenly makes contact with the Dreaming Celestial. The Dreaming Celestial reveals to Makkari scenes from when the Deviants gained control over the Earth. The Celestials returned to Earth to witness which of their creations prevailed. The Dreaming Celestial went by the name Tiamut the Communicator. His function was...
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New Comic Books For August 27, 2008
2008-08-27 17:13:00
DC COMICSDCU: LAST WILL AND TESTAMENTFINAL CRISIS ROGUES REVENGE #2FINAL CRISIS SUPERMAN BEYOND #1JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #18LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #45SUPERMAN #679TEEN TITANS #62TRINITY #13MARVEL COMICSAMAZING SPIDER-MAN #569DAREDEVIL #110IMMORTAL IRON FIST #18KICK ASS #4MIGHTY AVENGERS #17NEW AVENGERS #44NEWUNIVERSAL CONQUERORNOVA #16ULTIMATE IRON MAN II #5ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #125ULTIMATE X-MEN #97WOLVERINE #68WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #6X-MEN LEGACY #215All right, we have yet another ridiculously large shipment of comic books headed to the Bunker this week. Thom and I definitely have our work cut out for us this week. We have a total of 22 titles headed to the Bunker. This week is heavier with Marvel titles, but DC is serving up several titles that have the potential to be real gems.Which DC comic book am I most looking forward to reading? That is a tough choice as we get flooded with plenty of strong reads from DC this week. Since I am enjoying Morrison?s Final Crisis, it is no s...
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Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From August 20, 2008
2008-08-27 15:05:00
The Followers of The Revolution voted for Captain America #41 to win The Che for the best comic book of the week. This was an extremely close vote as Captain America just barely edged out Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #1 by only two votes. I was glad to see Superman/Batman #51 getting some love and taking third place in the poll. The results for best read of the week were as follows:CAPTAIN AMERICA #41: 29% (27 votes)FINAL CRISIS LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #1: 27% (25 votes)SUPERMAN BATMAN #51: 9% (9 votes)X-FACTOR SPECIAL LAYLA MILLER: 8% (8 votes)AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #568: 3% (3 votes)FLASH #243: 5% (5 votes)JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #24: 4% (4 votes)GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #4: 3% (3 votes)TRINITY #12: 2% (2 votes)BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #10: 1% (1 vote)BRAVE AND THE BOLD #16: 1% (1 vote)MARVEL 1985 #4: 1% (1 votes)MOON KNIGHT #21: 1% (1 votes)SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #2: 1% (1 vote)UNCANNY X-MEN #501: 1% (1 vote)TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #6: 0 votesIRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #32: 0 votesX...
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Comic Book Review: Captain America #41
2008-08-27 01:33:00
The Revolution is a big fan of Brubaker?s Captain America . This current story arc has been wonderfully crafted and we are rapidly heading toward the conclusion. Captain America #41 is the penultimate issue of this story arc so I expect Brubaker to crank out a gem of an issue that has plenty of unexpected twists and turns. Let?s go ahead and hit the review for Captain America #41.Creative TeamWriter: Ed BrubakerPencils: Steve EptingInks: Rick Magyar & Steve EptingArt Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 8.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Sam and Bucky in a hotel room playing poker. Of course, they are playing for Euros and not dollars. Suddenly, Redwing links up with Sam and reports back that the 1950?s Cap is still hiding out in the same spot for the past four days. Redwing reports that a group of AIM soldiers is now circling the 1950?s Cap?s location.We see the 1950?s Cap in a diner with a bunch of AIM soldiers outsid...
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Comic Book Review: Flash #243
2008-08-26 14:00:00
The Flash is one comic that was severely damaged by DC's One Year Later move. When Geoff Johns left the title, it started floundering. Replacing Wally West with Bart Allen was a disaster. I don't know if it was the team that was working on the title or the move itself.DC realized the mistake and brought back Wally and family. The title was better but not up to speed under the guidance of Mark Waid(who was one of the best Flash writers of the past). Tom Peyer has followed Waid. Peyer has been getting better with each issue. The bad news is that this is his last issue. Next month Alan Burnett will be taking over. Burnett wrote some excellent Batman stories many years ago. The Revolution will give him a wait and see approach.Creative TeamWriter: Tom PeyerArt: Freddie E. Williams IIArt Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: Wally (Flash) West and his wife Linda have 2 children. Their daughter Iris has speed ...
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Comic Book Review: Marvel 1985 #4
2008-08-26 00:18:00
The Revolution enjoyed the first two issues of Marvel 1985, but the last one was a bit of a disappointment. Millar has given the reader a slow story and since we are limited to just six issues, Millar really needs to get the story moving with Marvel 1985 #4. I am afraid that Marvel 1985 will end up being a story that had plenty of potential, but never really amounted to much in the end. Let?s go ahead and hit this review for Marvel 1985 #4.Creative TeamWriter: Mark MillarArtist: Tommy Lee EdwardsArt Rating: 2 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 4 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Toby and his father managing to escape an attack by the Lizard. We then learn that back when Jerry was a kid and hanging out at Clyde Wyncham?s home that Jerry somehow managed to hypnotize half the town and get them to sleepwalk out to Clyde?s home. Clyde?s mom rants that Jerry is a freak and that she told Clyde not to hand out with Jerry. Clyde?s mom tells J...
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Comic Book Review: X-Factor Layla Miller #1
2008-08-25 02:30:00
Peter David's X-Factor is a favorite here in the bunker. So a special about one of the most interesting and at the same time aggravating members is something. This should be a great story. With Layla Miller lost in the future, she has not appeared in the regular X-Factor comic. Fans are curious as to what has happened to her since her disappearance.Creative TeamWriter: Peter DavidPencils: Valentine de LandroInks: Andrew HennessyArt Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 7.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: The place: the Mutant Containment Center at Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. The time: 80 years from now. A sentinel keeps watch over the barbed wire fenced in area. The buildings are run down. 2 guards are talking about a bet the guards have.The subject is a girl who walked out of the building, stood still as a statue and does not talk. She has been standing for 8 days. She even stood through a snow storm. During the storm she did open her mou...
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Comic Book Review: Kick-Ass #3
2008-06-08 21:45:00
Kick-Ass is another title put out by Icon Comic s which is an imprint owned by Marvel Comics and is reserved for creator owned titles. I have been reading Criminal which is another Icon title for quite some time. I like creator owned titles and try my best to support them. I would rather the actual creators of a comic book get my money than some big faceless corporation who has a history of exploiting its talent.Even though the previews for Kick-Ass failed to capture my interest, I decided to go ahead and give this title a try. My main reason for doing so is the wonderful creative team of Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. That is one talented duo and I simply had to believe that they would deliver a quality read. And they certainly did. I liked Kick-Ass #1 just fine, but it was the second issue of Kick-Ass that really hooked me into this title.I have been remiss in not posting a review for Kick-Ass, yet. That is a shame, because smaller press titles like Kick-Ass deserve some publicit...
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Comic Book Review: Trinity #1
2008-06-06 14:50:00
The Revolution is going to let DC suck us back into yet another weekly title. Yeah, Countdown stunk on ice, but you would think that would mean DC has learned their lesson and will put forth a strong effort to make Trinity a good read. I still have reservations about yet another title dealing with Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. However, I plan on keeping my mind open and will hope for the best. Let?s go ahead and do this review for Trinity #1.Creative TeamWriter: Kurt Busiek & Fabian NiciezaPencils: Mark Bagley & Scott McDanielInks: Art Thibert & Andy OwensArt Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with a giant fiery face in deep space screaming ?Let me out!!? We cut to Keystone City where we see Bruce, Clark and Diana meeting at a coffee pier for breakfast. They are all in their civilian identities which prompts Diana to mention how much Clark and Bruce enjoy their games with thei...
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Comic Book Review: Secret Invasion #3
2008-06-05 16:20:00
The Revolution was highly unimpressed with Bendis? pedestrian effort on Secret Invasion #2. My fears of Bendis failing to move the story along with a point and purpose seemed be materializing after last issue. Hopefully, Bendis will sharpen his focus and get this story rolling with some serious momentum with Secret Invasion #3. Let?s go ahead and hit this review.Creative TeamWriter: Brian Michael BendisPencils: Leinel YuInks: Mark MoralesArt Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 5 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin the SHIELD helicarrier floating in the ocean in the Bermuda Triangle. Mariah Hill and several SHIELD agents go to the flight deck to survey the damage. There they find Jarvis and some SHIELD agents already on the flight deck. Jarvis asks Mariah Hill if she is ready to offer her full and total surrender.We cut to Thunderbolts Mountain where we see Captain Marvel kicking Venom?s ass. Normon Osborn approaches Captain Marvel ...
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Comic Book Commentary: Iron Man: Director of SHIELD
2008-06-05 13:30:00
The Revolution is not having the best morning. It stated out well enough. The kitchen was full of the wonderful warm aromas of fresh media lunas and Café Bustelo. Add a little dulce de leche to that and you have the perfect start to any day.Of course, that was until I checked my e-mail. With a steaming cup of Café Bustelo in one hand and a mouthful of media lunas I opened an e-mail from Tenzil. From that point my morning took a nose dive. Tenzil sent me a link to a CBR article dealing with my favorite Marvel character: Iron Man .The article reported that Marvel Editor Bill Rosemann confirmed for CBR News that a new regular creative team will be named shortly for #36 and beyond that will replace the outgoing writing tandem of Daniel and Charles Knauf.?And that is where my fine morning went completely wrong. The sad thing is that I have been waiting for this moment to happen. Once it was announced that the Knaufs would be taking a ?break? from Iron Man: Director of SHIELD and then retu...
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New Comic Books for June 4, 2008
2008-06-04 17:35:00
DC COMICSDETECTIVE COMICS #845JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #16NIGHTWING #145TRINITY #1MARVEL COMICSAMAZING SPIDER-MAN #561AVENGERS INVADERS #2INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #2NOVA #14SECRET INVASION #3ULTIMATE ORIGINS #1All right, let?s check out the comic books for this week. It appears that sanity is returning this week as we have a much smaller shipment of comic books headed to the Bunker. I was buried under the avalanche of the 18 comic books that I got last week and it took me until yesterday to finish them all. Luckily, I get a bit of a breather as it appears that only a mere 10 titles are headed to the Bunker today. This week?s shipment of comic books is slightly Marvel heavy.Which DC comic book am I most looking forward to reading? Trinity #1 certainly piques my interest. Yeah, I know, I?m a glutton for punishment. I have battered wife syndrome and no matter how much pain DC inflicted on me with Countdown, I am going to sign up for their next weekly comic book in Trinity.I just have to b...
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Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From May 28, 2008
2008-06-04 03:57:00
Let?s go ahead and dish out The Revolution?s weekly awards.The nominees for the Che for the best read of the week:Batman #677Final Crisis #1Giant Sized Astonishing X-Men #1Marvel 1985 #1The Winner: Batman #677We got absolutely spoiled this week with plenty of fantastic reads. Despite my annoyance over the rotten shipping schedule, I completely enjoyed Giant Sized Astonishing X-Men #1. Now, would it have been nice if this title could have actually met its shipping schedule? Yes. And did Whedon unnecessarily stretch out this story? Yes. But, the fact is that Giant Sized Astonishing X-Men #1 was a good read.Now, for the record I am not nor have I ever been a Kitty Pryde fan. But, I loved how Whedon wrote her in this issue. Kitty?s heroism and sacrifice made me a big fan of her character. Seeing Kitty phase the massive rocket bullet through the Earth was simply bad-assed. And I dig Kitty?s tragic fate. It removes her from the playing field without killing her. Whedon makes it so that an...
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Comic Book Review: Uncanny X-Men #498
2008-06-03 20:55:00
Ever since the end of Messiah Complex, Uncanny X-Men has been a solid, but certainly not spectacular, read. I am beginning to get the nagging feeling that Brubaker does not know where to go with this title in the wake of Messiah Complex. Uncanny X-Men appears to be losing some of its focus. And that is unusual for a Brubaker penned title. Hopefully, Brubaker can bring Uncanny X-Men up to his high standard of writing that we get on his other titles. Let?s do this review for Uncanny X-Men #498.Creative TeamWriter: Ed BrubakerArt: Michael ChoiArt Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 7.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with a flashback scene in San Francisco when the ?goddess? arrived on the scene. We see three aging hippies talking about the ?good old days? when the come across a disoriented woman in a super hero or SHIELD agent styled outfit. The woman mumbles that she can?t feel them. That she can?t hear them. The woman then asks...
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Comic Book Review: New Avengers #41: Secret Invasion
2008-06-02 21:59:00
Bendis continues to do a fine job on the Secret Invasion tie-in issues. The Revolution by far and away finds the tie-in issues more captivating than the actual story itself over on Secret Invasion. I am confident that Bendis will turn in another great read with New Avengers #41. Let?s do this review.Creative TeamWriter: Brain Michael BendisArtist: Billy TanArt Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 5 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 6.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with scene from Secret Invasion #2 where the ridiculous plot device, I mean Tyrannosaurus Rex conveniently rampages through the fight between the 1970?s heroes and our present day heroes. We see that Spider-Man gets thrown by the T-Rex and flies through the air and lands quite some distance away from the fight scene. And conveniently enough out of all the places that Spider-Man could land, he lands directly in front of Ka-Zar and Shanna.We proceed to get the typical if not well worn to slightly beaten...
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Comic Book Review: Marvel 1985 #1
2008-06-01 00:21:00
The Revolution has been curious about Millar?s Marvel 1985 for a while. This title sounds like it has the potential to be a neat little read. I always dig a story that involves multiple Earths. I have confidence that Millar will be able to hook me into this mini-series with Marvel 1985 #1. Let?s go ahead and hit this review.Creative TeamWriter: Mark MillarArtist: Tommy Lee EdwardsArt Rating: 4 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with a scene of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee in 1961 creating the Marvel universe. Or so they thought? We then cut to 1985 with the events of Secret Wars. (Oh man, that story was dumb.) We see Doom kill the Beyonder and then attack our assembled heroes.We then cut to a young boy named Toby reading Secret Wars #10 at his local comic book shop. Toby is enthralled with Secret Wars (Well, I suppose the story would appeal to someone around the age of 10 years old) and has the owner of the ...
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Comic Book Review: Batman #677: Batman RIP
2008-05-30 22:06:00
The Revolution enjoyed Morrison?s much anticipated debut issue of the Batman RIP story arc. There is no doubt that Morrison has a wild story in store for us. I fully expect for Morrison to crank up the intensity with Batman #677. I have a feeling that this issue is going to be an exceptional issue. Let?s go ahead and hit this review for Batman #677.Creative TeamWriter: Grant MorrisonPencils: Tony DanielInks: Sandu FloreaArt Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 10 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Batman brutally beating up a thug in the sewer. Batman screams for the thug to tell him who the Black Glove is. Commissioner Gordon and the police arrive on the scene to take away the thug. Batman says that the thug must be working for the Black Glove. Gordon responds that he has checked the police database for anything related to the Black Glove and nothing came up other than an old movie. Gordon asks if Batman is sure that some sec...
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Comic Book Review: Final Crisis #1
2008-05-30 05:35:00
Final Crisis #1 is finally here. I have been anxiously awaiting this issue. I am confident that Morrison is going to deliver a wonderfully crafted read on this title. Now, I fully expect Final Crisis #1 to be a relatively slow read. Morrison is a patient writer who is obsessed with the smallest details. Also, set-up issues are notoriously slow reads. It is simply the nature of the beast. At any rate, let?s go ahead and do this review for Final Crisis #1.Creative TeamWriter: Grant MorrisonArtist: J.G. JonesArt Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 8.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin in the Stone Age with Metron appearing before Anthro and giving him the knowledge of fire. We cut to a bunch of cave-men attacking a village of early men. The cave-men are slaughtering the men and the old people. We see one cave-man about to rape a girl. Suddenly, Anthro appears on the scene and uses his new gift of fire to destroy the enemy cave-men.W...
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New Comic Books For May 29, 2008
2008-05-29 05:15:00
DC COMICSACTION COMICS #865ALL STAR SUPERMAN #11BATMAN #677FINAL CRISIS #1GREEN LANTERN #31LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #42TEEN TITANS #59MARVEL COMICSDAREDEVIL #107GIANT SIZE ASTONISHING X-MEN #1IMMORTAL IRON FIST #15MARVEL 1985 #1MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #13NEW AVENGERS #41THOR #9ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #122UNCANNY X-MEN #498X-FORCE #4X-MEN LEGACY #212I have to admit that The Revolution is all kinds of geeked up tonight. I feel like a little kid on Christmas Eve eagerly waiting for Santa to show up with a bundle of presents. Now, I always look forward to each Wednesday. I truly love comic books I am normally excited for the newest weekly shipment of comic books. However, tomorrow is different. Why? Final Crisis. I cannot wait. I hate to admit this but I will probably have a hard time falling asleep tonight because I am so amped up. I cannot wait to see what Morrison has in store for us.All right, let?s check out the comic books for this week. We have a monster week this week with a total ...
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Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From May 21, 2008
2008-05-29 03:51:00
Let?s go ahead and dish out The Revolution?s weekly awards.The nominees for the Che for the best read of the week:Captain America #38Fantastic Four #557Justice Society of America #15Mighty Avengers #14Superman/Batman #48X-Factor #31The Winner: Justice Society of America #15This week was just loaded with some excellent reads. As always, Brubaker served up another quality read with Captain America #38. I already praised this book enough in my review. Suffice it to say that when it comes to consistency it is tough to beat what Brubaker has delivered in the past thirty-eight issues on Captain America.Fantastic Four #557 was another good read. Now, I don?t find Millar and Hitch?s run on Fantastic Four to rival what they did over on the Ultimates. However, that doesn?t mean that it isn?t still a class effort. Fantastic Four may not be anything mind-blowing or revolutionary, but it is certainly an entertaining and well crafted read.Bendis continues to impress with his Secret Invasion back-...
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Comic Book Review: Fantastic Four #557
2008-05-28 04:22:00
Millar and Hitch are doing a fine job on the Fantastic Four . Last issue gave us CAP on a massive rampage tearing his way through an impressive group of heroes. It appears that we are going to get to see Reed riding to the rescue as he comes up with some plan to take down the seemingly unstoppable juggernaut CAP. Let?s go ahead and do this review for Fantastic Four #557.Creative TeamWriter: Mark MillarPencils: Bryan HitchInks: Bryan Hitch & Paul NearyArt Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10.Story Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10.Overall Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10.Synopsis: We begin with Sue revealing to the assembled heroes in Alaska that Alyssa programmed a fail-safe in CAP so that she and her husband would not be harmed by it. However, the rest of the world is out of luck. Sue tells Alyssa to teleport them out of here. That they are wasting valuable time.We shift to Portal Prime where they are tracking CAP. They realize that CAP is getting faster. That he is taking down nuclear ...
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Comic Book Review: Captain America #38
2008-05-27 03:57:00
The Revolution always looks forward to the latest issue of Captain America . This title continues to be Marvel?s strongest title as Brubaker is giving us a run that is certain to be viewed as one of the more legendary runs that you will find on any title. It seems that Brubaker simply can do no wrong with Captain America. Last issue had an excellent hook ending and I am excited to see if the man at the end of the last issue really is the 1950?s Captain America. Let?s hit this review for Captain America #38.Creative TeamWriter: Ed BrubakerPencils: Steve EptingInks: Steve Epting & Mike PerkinsArt Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with the Steve Rogers look-a-like asking Sharon if she knows who he is. Sharon realizes that this is none other than the 1950?s Captain America. Jack Monroe served as his Bucky. That the 1950?s Captain America had surgery to make him look identical to Steve Rogers. ...
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Comic Book Review: Mighty Avengers #14: Secret Invasion
2008-05-24 18:59:00
Bendis has impressed the hell out of me with his excellent work on the Secret Invasion tie-in issues on New Avengers and Mighty Avengers. As critical as I have been about the lackluster story over on Secret Invasion itself, I am as equally effusive in my praise for these tie-in issues. It appears that Mighty Avengers #14 is going to focus on the Sentry and what Bendis has in store for him during the Secret Invasion event. Let?s go ahead and hit this review for Mighty Avengers #14.Creative TeamWriter: Brain Michael BendisPencils: Khoi PhamInks: Danny MikiArt Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with a flashback scene to ?Years ago.? We see the Sentry in his old school uniform trying to stop the Void from robbing a bank. The Sentry is shocked that the Void is still alive. The Sentry says that he killed the Void.Suddenly, the Sentry sees a spaceship appearing over the city. The Sentry stops fightin...
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