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Comic Book Review: Justice League of America #21
2008-05-23 15:51:00
Justice League of America continues to disappoint The Revolution. It seems that the main purpose of this title is to set up stories that are going to take place in other comic books, whether it is Tangent: Reign of Superman or Salvation Run. Not much effort has been placed on crafting actual plotlines for Justice League of America itself. And it looks like Justice League of America #21 is going to serve as set-up for events to be seen over on other titles like Final Crisis and Final Crisis: Rogues? Revenge. Hopefully, Justice League of America #21 will be better than what we have gotten the past couple of months. Let?s go ahead and do this review.Creative TeamWriter: Dwayne McDuffiePencils: Carlos PachecoInks: Jesus MerinoArt Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman meeting at the Hall of Justice. They enter the Slideways with their communicators tuned properly...
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Comic Book Review: Justice Society of America #15
2008-05-22 18:11:00
The Revolution loved the last issue of Justice Society of America . Johns finally stepped on the gas and got this lumbering story arc moving. The ending to the last issue was flat out awesome. I cannot wait to see Alan Scott armored up with Obsidian by his side clash with Gog. Let?s go ahead and hit this review for Justice Society of America #15.Creative TeamWriter: Geoff Johns & Alex RossPencils: Dale EagleshamInks: Prentis RollinsArt Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10.Story Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10.Overall Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10.Synopsis: We begin with Gog still engaged in a massive battle with the JSA. Alan Scott and Obsidian attack Gog. Gog says that he is not here for the JSA. That he is only here for the Superman from another Earth. Obsidian turns into a black shadow and enters inside of Gog through his mouth. Obsidian then turns Gog?s eyes black and blinds him. The other members of the JSA take this opportunity to attack Gog while he can?t see. Gog then pukes ...
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New Comic Books For May 21, 2008
2008-05-21 15:28:00
DC COMICSBATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #7BRAVE AND THE BOLD #13FLASH #240JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #15SUPERMAN BATMAN #48TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #3MARVEL COMICSAMAZING SPIDER-MAN #560CAPTAIN AMERICA #38FANTASTIC FOUR #557GHOST RIDER #23IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #29MIGHTY AVENGERS #14ULTIMATE X-MEN #94WOLVERINE ORIGINS #25X-FACTOR #31Even though it is still the Summer of Iron Man, the Month of Hulk begins in a week with the debut of the Hulk movie slated for June 13. With that in mind, Marvel.com has released a second trailer for the new Hulk movie. Now, I don?t expect the Hulk movie to be as good as Iron Man, but I think we are in store for an entertaining romp.All right, let?s check out the comic books for this week. We have 15 titles headed to the Bunker. This week?s shipment of comic books is still Marvel heavy. And there are a lot more quality titles headed our way from Marvel than what we are getting from DC this week.Which DC comic book am I most looking forward to reading? Tang...
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Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From May 14, 2008
2008-05-21 03:36:00
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 #676Booster Gold #9Guardians of the Galaxy #1Newuniversal: Shockfront #1Project Super Powers #3The Winner: Newuniversal: Shockfront #1This week was just loaded with some excellent reads. I love it when we get a week like this one. Batman #676 was an enjoyable start to the ?Batman RIP? story arc. Morrison succeeded in capturing my interest with this issue. The Club of Villains is an intriguing looking group of characters. This was a promising start to what should be a complex and well crafted story.Booster Gold #9 was another gem. Johns and Katz have delivered one of the best reads on the market with this title. The way that they are delicately meshing Booster into DC?s continuity has been enjoyable to watch. This issue was action packed and quickly paced as we rush toward the dramatic conclusion of this story.I loved Guardians of the Galaxy #1. DnA turn in the per...
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Comic Book Review: Newuniversal: Shockfront #1
2008-05-20 20:02:00
The Revolution was never a fan of the New Universal titles the first time around. So, I will admit that I had little interest in this new take on these characters with Newuniversal. However, I heard good things about the Newuniversal mini-series from last year. So, combine the good reviews and the fact that I am a huge fan of Warren Ellis, I decided to go ahead and give Newuniversal: Shockfront #1 a try. I?m confident that Ellis will deliver an intriguing and intelligent story. Let?s go ahead and hit this review for Newuniversal: Shockfront #1.Creative TeamWriter: Warren EllisPencils: Steve KurthInks: Andrew HennessyArt 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 recap of past events. There was ?The White Event? that occurred on March 2, 2006 with a massive unknown astronomical incident that turns the sky white all over the Earth. Following the White Event, four people in the United States asc...
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Comic Book Review: Guardians of the Galaxy #1
2008-05-19 17:23:00
The Revolution has immensely enjoyed DnA?s work over on Nova. DnA have found their perfect niche over in the 616 universe with Marvel?s cosmic characters. And DnA have definitely done a wonderful job breathing new life into these characters. Therefore, it is no surprise that the Revolution has been eagerly awaiting DnA?s new version of the Guardians of the Galaxy . I always liked the original Guardians of the Galaxy, but it appears that there will be no ties between the original roster and the current roster for this team.The new Guardians of the Galaxy consists of Adam Warlock, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Phyla-Vell as the new Quasar, Rocket Raccoon, Groot and Star-Lord. That is definitely an interesting mix of characters. I have a solid working knowledge of Warlock, Drax and Gamora. The other four characters I have little to no knowledge of at all. Hopefully, DnA can mesh this roster together in a pleasant fashion. Let?s go ahead and do this review for Guardians of the Galaxy #1.Cr...
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Comic Book Review: Iron Man: Legacy of Doom #2
2008-05-17 21:26:00
The Revolution enjoyed the debut issue of this mini-series. It is quite pleasant to once again read a David Michelinie and Bob Layton penned Iron Man tale. I expect plenty of old school Iron Man goodness with Iron Man: Legacy of Doom #2. Seriously, this is the best time to be an Iron Man fan. It seems like every Wednesday brings yet another Iron Man title. I am definitely one happy hombre. Let?s go ahead and do this review for Iron Man: Legacy of Doom #2.Creative TeamPlot: David Michelinie & Bob LaytonScript: David MicheliniePencils: Ron LimInks: Bob LaytonArt Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Dr. Doom back at his castle with Morgan La Fey trapped in an energy beam. Doom tells Morgan to remember the deal they made in her spell-guarded exile in the Land of Gor. That Doom agreed to help Morgan in her attack on King Arthur in return for her giving him knowledge of the arcane. However, w...
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Comic Book Review: Booster Gold #9
2008-05-16 15:59:00
The Revolution always looks forward to the latest issue of Booster Gold . Johns and Katz have been tacos in the bank with this title. Booster Gold has quickly become one of The Revolution?s favorite DC titles. It should be fun watching Booster and Blue Beetle gathering their old teammates together to take on Maxwell Lord. Let?s go ahead and do this review for Booster Gold #9.Creative TeamWriters: Geoff Johns & Jeff KatzArtists: Dan Jurgens & Norm RapmundArt 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 Maxwell Lord and Superman arriving at Brother I?s satellite base. Lord thinks how he is close to realizing his mission in life. That Lord has wanted to make the world better by keeping power over the world in the hands of men and women and not androids, aliens and metahumans. That Lord?s OMACs will destroy all of the metahumans. Then humanity will get a second chance and Checkmate will be the...
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Comic Book Review: Batman #676
2008-05-15 18:04:00
The much hyped ?Batman RIP? story arc is finally upon us. The Revolution is rather curious to see if this story arc can live up to all the hype and fanfare that DC has been bombarding the reader with. I am always skeptical of any big event that promises to radically shake up a specific character and their world. However, Morrison has earned my trust and I have faith that he has something interesting in store for us. Let?s go ahead and do this review for Batman #676.Creative TeamWriter: Grant MorrisonPencils: Tony DanielInks: Sandu FloreaArt Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 8.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Batman and Robin charging over a building rooftop with Batman saying ?You?re wrong! Batman and Robin will never die! We then cut to six months earlier with a horse driven carriage arriving outside a large mansion. A man who looks like the Hunchback of Notre Dame enters the mansion that is owned by Doctor Hurt. The m...
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Comic Book Review: The Man With No Name #1
2008-05-14 16:17:00
The Revolution has always loved Clint Eastwood's westerns and in particular the ?spaghetti westerns? by Sergio Leone. The Sergio Leone movies include A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966). Clint Eastwood plays the role of the The Man With No Name who is by far my favorite character from any movie, book or comic book. The Man with No Name is the baddest man you will ever come across.I am intrigued that Dynamite Entertainment has decided to make a comic book using a character that is rather old and has been out of circulation for such a long time. However, it is cool to see the Man with No Name finally appearing in a comic book after being the inspiration for so many modern day comic book characters. Evidently, The Man With No Name #1 begins right where the movie The Good, The Bad and The Ugly ended. I hope that Cage can deliver a quality read with The Man With No Name #1. Let?s go ahead and do this review.Creative TeamWrite...
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New Comic Books For May 14, 2008
2008-05-14 14:29:00
DC COMICSBATMAN #676BOOSTER GOLD #9GREEN LANTERN CORPS #24LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #14SUPERMAN #676TITANS #2MARVEL COMICSALL NEW IRON MANUALAMAZING SPIDER-MAN #559CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI 13 #1GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1IRON MAN LEGACY OF DOOM #2NEW UNIVERSAL: SHOCKFRONT #1THE TWELVE #5WOLVERINE #65X-MEN LEGACY #211DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENTPROJECT SUPERPOWERS #3Let?s keep the Iron Man party rolling with even more Shellhead today. Marvel is making this summer a wonderful time for Iron Man fans. I guess this is Marvel?s way of saying sorry for all of the outrageous character assassination and bashing on Iron Man that Marvel let their writers engage in since Civil War. If that is the case then apology accepted.I have never checked out Marvel?s Marvel Kids website, but I finally took a peek at it this week and I have to say that it is pretty cool. The best part of Marvel Kids is the videos section. They have all these neat little short videos and preview videos for upcoming ...
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Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From May 7, 2008
2008-05-14 04:55:00
Let?s go ahead and dish out The Revolution?s weekly awards.The nominees for the Che for the best read of the week:Avengers/Invaders #1Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas #1X-Factor: Quick and the Dead #1The Winner: X-Factor: Quick and the Dead #1I found last week?s selection of comic books to be a fairly strong one. Avengers/Invaders #1 was a good debut issue to what should be a great 12 issue series. Krueger is a master the set-up issue since he has a talent for introducing characters in a quick and entertaining fashion.Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas #1 was nothing but pure fun. This title isn?t anything intense, dramatic or complex. Instead, it is just good quality entertainment. This is the type of comic book that puts a smile on your face from start to finish.However, the title that I had to give The Che to is one that I did not even have a chance to review: X-Factor: Quick and the Dead #1. Peter David did a wonderful job with this one-shot issue. David has been pretty much the only writer to ac...
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Comic Book Review: Avengers/Invaders #1
2008-05-12 23:57:00
The Revolution has been anxiously awaiting Avengers/Invaders #1 for quite some time. It is no secret that we have fell in love with the what Krueger and Ross have given us over on Project Super Powers. Krueger?s exceptional handling of those Golden Age characters makes me confident that Krueger will do a fine job with the Invaders. Let?s go ahead and do this review for Avengers/Invaders #1.Creative TeamPlot: Jim Krueger & Alex RossScript: Jim KruegerArtist: Steve SadowskiArt Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 7.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: This issue is narrated by Bucky in the form of journal entries. Bucky talks about how Hitler is searching for occult weapons to make the war go his way. We see the Invaders taking part in a mission named Operation Time Ghost in Italy. The Invaders are backed up by America soldiers. We see them getting into a fight with some Nazi soldiers.Bucky introduces the readers to each member of the Inv...
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Comic Book Review: Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas #1
2008-05-12 15:59:00
Marvel continues to flood the market with Iron Man as we get yet another Iron Man mini-series with Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas . Jon Favreau, the director of Iron Man, is handling the writing duties on this title as Adi Granov handles the art chores. I am looking forward to Favreau?s story. Favreau gave us a fantastic version of Tony Stark and clearly gets Tony?s character. I?m confident that we will get a good read with Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas #1. Let?s go ahead and hit this review.Creative TeamWriter: Jon FavreauArtist: Adi GranovArt Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Ms. Bloodstone and an archeologist arriving at an ancient temple alongside the Yangtze River. They enter the temple and Bloodstone notices that the Shishi are inside of the temple rather than the traditional spot outside of the temple. The man remarks that maybe the Lions of Fo are inside the temple to protect the outside wor...
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Comic Book Review: Invincible Iron Man #1
2008-05-11 22:15:00
With the smash success of the movie Iron Man , you just knew that Marvel had plans to unleash an onslaught of Iron Man titles into the market. Despite the fact that Iron Man has never posted large sales numbers, Marvel feels that it is time for a second monthly Iron Man title.Invincible Iron Man #1 is brought to us by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca. I dig Larroca?s art, so I?m sure that we will get a pretty looking issue. Matt Fraction is a solid, but not spectacular writer. And it seems that he flourishes more on gritty urban based characters than a jet-setting, hi-tech and flashy character like Tony Stark. So, needless to say, I have to admit that I find Matt Fraction as an odd choice by Marvel to head up the writing duties on Invincible Iron Man.At any rate, I am a die-hard and long-time Iron Man fan. Therefore, you know that I am going to loyally purchase Invincible Iron Man no matter what. Still, I have serious reservations about what Fraction has in store for us. It pretty ...
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Comic Book Review: Mighty Avengers #13: Secret Invasion
2008-05-09 17:10:00
The Revolution really enjoyed the last issue of Mighty Avengers. Bendis did a fantastic job writing Nick Fury?s character and filling the reader in on the back-story about what Nick has been doing in connection with the Skrull invasion. Mighty Avengers #13 continues to follow Nick Fury as he attempts to deal with the Skrull infiltration. It also appears that we are going to get treated to an all new version of the Howling Commandos. I have a good feeling that Mighty Avengers #13 is going to be a fine read. Let?s do this review.Creative TeamWriter: Brain Michael BendisArtist: Alex MaleevArt 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 from six months ago. We see Nick Fury meeting with Daisy Johnson at a park bench. Nick is using a disguise that makes him look like the Ultimate universe Nick Fury. (This joke is getting a bit old.) Daisy is still a bit resentful about the secret war ...
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Comic Book Review: Secret Invasion #2
2008-05-08 14:53:00
The Revolution found Secret Invasion #1 to be a slightly above average read. Bendis started off slowly, but he slowly gained some steam and delivered a pretty good ending to the debut issue of this big event. I expect Secret Invasion #2 to be a good read that provides some nice cotton candy for the brain. Let?s go ahead and do this review.Creative TeamWriter: Brian Michael BendisPencils: Leinel YuInks: Mark MoralesArt Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 4 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 5.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with the 1970?s characters squared off against the combined forces of the Mighty Avengers and the Secret Avengers. The 1970?s characters think the modern day characters are Skrulls while the modern day characters think the 1970?s characters are Skrulls. (Oh boy, it?s like an old episode of Three?s Company!) Ares tells the Mighty Avengers and the Secret Avengers to leave immediately. Ares says that this is a trap. Ares says that he will handle ...
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New Comic Books For May 7, 2008
2008-05-07 16:08:00
DC COMICSACTION COMICS ANNUAL #11DETECTIVE COMICS #844NIGHTWING #144MARVEL COMICSAMAZING SPIDER-MAN #558AVENGERS INVADERS #1CABLE #3INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1IRON MAN VIVA LAS VEGAS #1MIGHTY AVENGERS #13MOON KNIGHT #18NOVA #13SECRET INVASION #2DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENTMAN WITH NO NAME #1I finally saw the little preview clip of the new animated series Wolverine and the X-Men. Wow! Talk about a sweet looking cartoon. It appears that Marvel is cramming just about every character connected to the X-Men into this series. I am definitely excited for this cartoon?s debut. My only complaint is the title. It should just be the ?X-Men.?All right, let?s check out the comic books for this week. We have 13 titles headed to the Bunker. This week?s shipment of comic books offers a paltry amount of DC titles and is loaded down with Marvel titles. Seriously, this is about as unbalanced a week of titles that The Revolution has seen in a long time.Which DC comic book am I most looking forward to reading? Wel...
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Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From April 30, 2008
2008-05-06 22:01:00
Let?s go ahead and dish out The Revolution?s weekly awards.The nominees for the Che for the best read of the week:Action Comic s #864DC Universe #0Legion of Super Heroes #41Immortal Iron Fist #14New Avengers #40The Winner: DC Universe #0Last week treated us to an excellent crop of comic books. This was a tough decision for me to decide which issue was going to receive The Che this week. Action Comics #864 was an excellent teaser issue for the upcoming Legion of Three Worlds mini-series. Johns does his job by providing enough back-ground information for newer readers while getting long time readers pumped up for a titanic showdown with the Time Trapper.Legion of Super Heroes #41 was another excellent read. Shooter continues to impress me with his work on this title. I was initially skeptical about DC?s decision to go to an old Legion writer from the 1960?s to revive this moribund title. Well, the old man still has it and Shooter has proven my reservations completely unfounded. Shooter...
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Comic Book Movie Review: Iron Man
2008-05-06 19:09:00
The Revolution finally got over to the movie theater and saw Iron Man. Needless to say, I absolutely loved the movie. Of course, I knew that I would like this movie. What has stunned me is the impressive opening that Iron Man had last weekend and the overwhelming number of positive reviews from all the movie critics.Iron Man hauled in a remarkable $104 million in its opening weekend. That is the second highest opening ever for a non-sequel and the tenth highest opening of all-time. Overseas, Iron Man pulled in $96.8 million giving Iron Man a grand total of $201 million in its opening weekend. The reported production costs for Iron Man have varied between $140 million and $180 million. So, it appears that Marvel will be netting a nice profit off of Iron Man.Marvel will certainly be happy with Iron Man?s opening weekend seeing that Iron Man is the first movie that is fully financed and produced film by the newly formed Marvel Studios. Paramount Pictures handled the distribution of Iro...
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Comic Book Review: Green Lantern #30
2008-05-06 15:11:00
The Revolution rarely enjoys origin stories. And the last issue of Green Lantern was no exception. Johns is giving us the second installment of the ?Secret Origin? story with Green Lantern #30. The fact is that most origin stories are a bit boring as the writer rarely gives anything new for long time readers to enjoy. Johns is basically just taking several issues off in order to catch his breath for the next story arc. I?m sure that Green Lantern #30 will be another average read. Let?s go ahead and do this review.Creative TeamWriter: Geoff JohnsArtist: Ivan ReisInkers: Oclair AlbertArt Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Abin Sur piloting a small ship to Earth. Abin Sur has Atrocitus captive in an energy filed with him on the ship. Abin Sur talks to Sinestro via his power ring. Abin Sur tells Sinestro that it is his destiny to go to Earth. That he will learn more about the Blackest Night p...
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Comic Book Review: Teen Titans #58
2008-05-05 23:05:00
Teen Titans continues to be an entertaining read. I concede that McKeever is treading very well worn ground with yet another evil version of the Teen Titans in the Terror Titans. However, the story has been fast paced with good action and solid character work. I fully expect Teen Titans #58 to be another quality read. Let?s go ahead and hit this review.Creative TeamWriters: Sean McKeeverPencils: Carlos RodriguezInks: Bit, Rebecca Buchman & Jimmy PalmiottiArt Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 6.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with a flashback scene to one week ago. We learn that this issue takes place during the events of Teen Titans #56 and #57. We see Megan in Sedona, Arizona because the desert reminds her of her home Mars. In her head Megan hears the voice of the evil future white Martian version of herself. The white Martian persona ridicules Megan for not embracing her heritage. Megan responds that just because the ...
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Comic Book Review: Legion of Super Heroes #41
2008-05-05 16:39:00
The Revolution always looks forward to Shooter?s latest issue of the Legion of Super Heroes . To be sure, Shooter does need to tighten up the story a bit and pick the pace up on this alien invader plotline. Still, I am in love with this title due to the character work that has been so enjoyable and the fact that for the first time in many years this title actually reads like a Legion title. I?m confident that Legion of Super Heroes #41 will be another quality read. Let?s go ahead and hit this review.Creative TeamWriter: Jim ShooterPencils: Aaron LoprestiInks: Matt RyanArt 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 Timber Wolf trying to restrain Princess Projectra from killing the tourists who touched her. Princess Projectra displays unusual super strength by brushing off Timber Wolf. Saturn Girl then appears on the scene and quickly gets Projectra calmed down. Saturn Girl then apologizes to the ...
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Comic Book Review: Action Comics #864
2008-05-04 17:30:00
The Revolution was less than impressed with the Legion of Super Heroes story arc. It was dull and anti-climactic. Now that Johns has concluded a major story arc, I expect him to follow it up with a filler issue in Action Comic s #864. We are also getting a fill-in artist with this issue. I am not expecting this issue to be anything special. Maybe Johns will surprise me with what he in store for us with this issue. Let?s go ahead and hit this review.Creative TeamWriters: Geoff JohnsArtist: Joe PradoArt Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Batman arriving at the Fortress of Solitude. Batman enters the Fortress and finds Superman hanging out with Lightning Lad reminiscing together about their old Legion adventures. Batman acts like a jerk and is totally dismissive of Lightning Lad and chides Superman from wasting time re-living the days of his youth. Batman asks to talk to Superman alone.Lightn...
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Comic Book Review: New Avengers #40: Secret Invasion
2008-05-02 14:27:00
The Revolution has maintained low expectations for Secret Invasion. I am not expecting anything more than a story that is the equivalent of your typical summer blockbuster movie. And so far, this approach has served me well as I have been rather entertained by this Skrull infiltration. I am definitely looking forward to New Avengers #40 since it continues the story that we got over on New Avengers: The Illuminati #1 that came out way back in December of 2006. Talk about a long wait. This should be an entertaining read. Let?s go ahead and hit this review for New Avengers #40.Creative TeamWriter: Brain Michael BendisPencils: Jim CheungInks: John DellArt Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 7.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with the ending of New Avengers: The Illuminati #1 with King Dorrek of the Skrulls asking his head scientist if they got everything that they needed from the Earthlings. The scientist says yes. Suddenly, Princ...
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Comic Book Review: DC Universe #0
2008-05-01 14:47:00
DC Universe #0 is supposed to give the reader a sneak peak at the upcoming events in Action Comic s, Batman , Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and Final Crisis. Needless to say, this should be an interesting read. I?m curious to see if DC can rebound from the dismal failure known as Countdown to Final Crisis and manage to get readers excited about Final Crisis. Let?s go ahead and do this review for DC Universe #0.Creative TeamWriter: Grant Morrison & Geoff JohnsPencils: George Perez, Tony Daniel, J.G. Jones, Aaron Lopresti, Ivan Reis, Philip Tan, & Carlos PachecoInks: Scott Koblish, Christian Alamy, Tony Daniel, Oclair Albert, Matt Ryan, Jeff De Los Santos, Ed Benes, Jesus Merino & 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 with this issue being narrated by someone off panel. We see the universe and the voice says that this is everything. We see a small lightning bolt streaking th...
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New Comic Books For April 30, 2008
2008-04-29 19:00:00
DC COMICSACTION COMICS #864DC UNIVERSE: ZEROGREEN LANTERN #30LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #41TEEN TITANS #58MARVEL COMICSIMMORTAL IRON FIST #14MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #12NEW AVENGERS #40ULTIMATE HUMAN #4ULTIMATE X-MEN #93X-MEN LEGACY #210Forbes.com released a list of the Top 10 most congested cities in America. Nothing sucks more than having to deal with a nightmarish commute first thing in the morning. That is one reason why I like living downtown. My commute is roughly three minutes from my office. Perfect.10. Boston, Mass.Annual delays per traveler: 46 hoursCommutes longer than 45 minutes: 20%9. Dallas, TexasAnnual delays per traveler: 58 hoursCommutes longer than 45 minutes: 16.5%8. Chicago, Ill.Annual delays per traveler: 46 hoursCommutes longer than 45 minutes: 25%7. Riverside-San Bernardino, Calif.Annual delays per traveler: 49 hoursCommutes longer than 45 minutes: 23%6. New York, NYAnnual delays per traveler: 46 hoursCommutes longer than 45 minutes: 43%5. Houston, TexasAnnual d...
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Comic Book Review: Justice League of America #20
2008-04-28 22:52:00
Justice League of America has lost much of its luster as DC has reduced it mainly as a platform to shill for storylines to be delivered in other titles. It appears that Justice League of America #20 is going to be a pure filler issue as we get a one and done story featuring Flash and Wonder Woman. I don?t really expect much from this issue. Let?s go ahead and do this review.Creative TeamWriter: Dwayne McDuffieArtist: Ethan Van SciverArt Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 4 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 6.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with the Flash streaking onto the scene of a huge fire. Flash pulls everyone from the scene of the fire. Wonder Woman then arrives on the scene to lend a helping hand. Flash then quickly employs a technique that was explained to him by Barry Allen in order to put out the fire.Wonder Woman then asks the Flash if they could go somewhere to talk in private. Wonder Woman tells Flash that she was sent by the rest of the JLA?ers b...
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Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From April 23, 2008
2008-04-28 16:31:00
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 #675Mighty Avengers #12Thor #8The Winner: Thor #8This was a pretty solid collection of comic books this week. Morrison served up a surprisingly intense and unexpected ending with Batman #675. I continue to be impressed with Morrison?s Batman and enjoy how Morrison is handling Bruce?s character.Mighty Avengers #12 was a great read. I was so impressed with how Bendis wrote Fury?s character. It is wonderful to see Bendis flexing his obvious creative talents and write a unique voice for Fury that didn?t read like a trademark ?Bendis voice.? Mighty Avengers #12 proved two things. First, that Bendis can flat out write the hell out of Nick Fury and if old one-eye ever got his own title then Bendis should be the writer. Second, that Bendis really excels in stories that center on a single character rather than on a team full of characters.However, I had to give the Che for...
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Comic Book Review: Hulk #3
2008-04-28 04:05:00
The Revolution has found the Hulk to be a bit lacking in substance. I dig McGuinness? artwork, but the writing has been unimpressive. Even though I wasn?t all that thrilled with much of the last issue, I have to admit that the ending totally hooked me. Seeing Rick Jones alive was a shock, but that was nothing compared to how stunned I was when Rick transformed into the new Abomination. With that ending, Loeb immediately grabbed my attention and got me excited for Hulk #3. With that said, let?s go ahead and hit this review for Hulk #3.Creative TeamWriter: Jeph LoebPencils: Ed McGuinnessInks: Dexter VinesArt 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 Iron Man and She-Hulk standing next to the wreckage of the SHIELD Hellicarrier. Mariah Hill informs Iron Man that Agent Clay, Quartermain, Dr. Leonard Samson and General Thaddeus Ross were all together when the ship went down and that they are all mi...
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