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Comic Book Review: Captain America #34
2008-02-01 18:34:00
The Revolution is running out of compliments to lavish upon Brubaker?s Captain America . I know that my reviews have to start feeling repetitive and bordering on the ramblings of a sycophant. However, the fact is that Captain America truly is a stunning piece of work. And I think that Brubaker has an absolute gem in store for us with Captain America #34 as he unveils the new Captain America. Let?s not waste any more time and do this review.Creative TeamWriter: Ed BrubakerPencils: Steve EptingInks: Butch GuiceArt Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 10 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with news reports about the death of Kronas CEO Lukin. That the new CEO of Kronas, Vladmir Morovon, has doubled the price of oil. That the mortgage division of Kronas has foreclosed on properties across America. That Wall Street is in havoc as the Dow Jones has plummeted. Foreclosures are at a record high. That people are rioting in New York and in Wa...
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Comic Book Review: Countdown #13
2008-01-31 19:56:00
Last issue of Countdown was surprisingly not horrible. However, that isn?t to say that it was anything great. Countdown continues to be exposed as nothing more than a 12 issue mini-series that was stretched and fluffed up to fill up 52 issues. Hopefully, Dini can at least salvage something from this train wreck of a title and crank out an exciting ending that will get me pumped up for Final Crisis. Let?s go ahead and do this review for Countdown to Final Crisis #13.Creative TeamWriters: Paul Dini, Tony Bedard & Keith GiffenArt: Tom Derenick & Wayne FaucherArt Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Superman-Prime and Monitor engaging in a titanic battle. Both of the combatants give just as well as they receive. Monarch unleashes a portion of his powers and there is a huge nuclear explosion that takes out the city. Kyle uses his power ring to protect himself and Earth-51 Batman and Red ...
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New Comic Books for January 30, 2008
2008-01-30 15:40:00
DC COMICSACTION COMICS #861BATMAN #673COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS #13GREEN LANTERN #27TRIALS OF SHAZAM #11MARVEL COMICSCAPTAIN AMERICA #34DAREDEVIL #104MIGHTY AVENGERS #8NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL #2ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #118ULTIMATE X-MEN #90X-MEN EMPEROR VULCAN #5I stumbled across Money Magazine?s listing of the Top 10 best places to live in the United States. In compiling this list, Money Magazine took into consideration economic opportunity, safe streets, good schools, things to do and a sense of community. Here are the best places to live:10. Suwanee, Georgia9. Nether Providence, Pennsylvania8. Chaska, Minnesota7. Milton, Massachusetts6. Papillion, Nebraska5. Claremont, California4. Lake Mary, Florida3. Louisville, Colorado2. Hanover, New Hampshire1. Middleton, WisconsinI have had the pleasure of visiting some of these towns. And these are some nice places to live and no doubt much nicer than the city I?m currently living in. But, I have to say that I wouldn?t want to live in almost any o...
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Weekly Awards for Comic Books From January 23, 2008
2008-01-30 04:12:00
Let?s not waste any time and go ahead and hand out The Revolution?s weekly awards.The nominees for the Che for the best read of the week:Iron Man #25Legion of Super Heroes #38The Winner: Iron Man #25Shooter has made The Revolution fall in love with the Legion all over again. I am having an absolute blast reading the Legion of Super Heroes and on any other week, Legion of Super Heroes #38 would probably have won the Che award. However, the fact is that the Knaufs are simply on another level all together over on Iron Man. There are very few titles currently on the market that can rival the depth, complexity and maturity that the Knaufs deliver on Iron Man every month. The quality of writing on Iron Man is quite simply some of the best that you will find from either Marvel or DC. And now the nominees for the Sequential Methadone Award for the worst read of the week:Teen Titans #55Ultimates 3 #2The Winner: Ultimates 3 #2Hey, look at that! Countdown to Final Crisis wasn?t even nomin...
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Comic Book Review: Amazing Spider-Man #548
2008-01-29 20:18:00
The Revolution is in the middle of the road with Amazing Spider-Man. I do enjoy Slott?s dialogue and his version of Spider-Man. And I love McNiven?s artwork. However, the last issue was nothing more than a standard issue story. It wasn?t bad, but it wasn?t great. Hopefully, Amazing Spider-Man #548 will crank up the intensity a bit. Let?s do this review.Creative TeamWriter: Dan SlottPencils: Steve McNivenInks: Dexter VinesArt Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 5 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Spider-Man realizing that he is not dying from the red poison gas unlike all the other mobsters. Spider-Man then notices that there is one mobster who is also unaffected by the red gas. Spider-Man learns that the mobster was adopted by the Kanelli family so he doesn?t have their blood. Evidently, Mr. Negative used Bruno Kanelli?s blood from the last issue to create a red gas that is deadly only to people who have Kanelli blood.The ad...
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Comic Book Review: Iron Man #25
2008-01-28 21:18:00
The Revolution has absolutely loved the Knaufs? run on Iron Man . This is certainly one of the best versions of Iron Man since the glory days of Micheline and Layton. Iron Man sports some of the strongest writing of any Marvel comic book. I?d even say that the Knaufs might actually be topping Brubaker?s incredible effort over on Captain America. The Knaufs have made Iron Man one of the best written and most complex titles currently on the market. I?m sure that Iron Man #25 will be another excellent read. Let?s hit this review.Creative TeamWriters: Daniel and Charles KnaufArtist: Rob De La TorreArt Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10.Story Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10.Overall Rating: 7.5 Night Girls out of 10.Synopsis: We begin with Tem informing Maya Hanson that the Defense Department will not continue the Extremis project with the programmed cell death intact. That Maya must either remove it or provide the government with the encoding sequence. Maya says that the government is crazy....
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Comic Book Review: Legion of Super Heroes #38
2008-01-27 06:40:00
The Revolution absolutely loved Shooter and Manapul?s debut issue on Legion of Super Heroes #37. It was fantastic. This old school/new school combination definitely pumped new life into this half-dead franchise. The Legion has been struggling ever since Crisis on Infinite Earths wreaked havoc on their continuity and history. Writers have come and gone and DC has been forced to perform complete and total re-boots on this title several times. Well, after a couple of decades of mismanagement and an apparent lack of concern or knowledge of how to handle the Legion, it appears DC is finally committed to putting some effort into restoring the Legion to its former glory.I will admit up front that I was suspicious about the decision to bring back an older writer like Shooter who began his first tour of duty on the Legion back in the late 1960?s. Clearly, my fears were unfounded and I?ll give Didio credit for tapping Shooter to handle the revival of the Legion. Shooter brought back that Legi...
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Poll: The Revolution's New NFL Team
2008-01-27 05:52:00
I know this post has nothing to do with the world of comic books, but bear with me. I promise to get some comic book reviews up by tomorrow. At any rate, It is late Saturday night and I?m sick to my stomach over my NFL team, the Washington Redskins. Yeah, I know, I?m from the 305 so I should be a Dolphins fan. What can I say? As a little kid, I saw John Riggins running over Dolphins and winning a Super Bowl and just thought the Skins were the coolest team around. At any rate, Dan Snyder has actually made me hate the Redskins. Seriously, the little prick is an idiot. And I have had to stomach so much of his moronic manhandling and mismanagement of the team that I simply cannot take anymore. The recent dismantling of the Skins coaching staff and the pathetic job of hiring assistant coaches (and questionable ones at that) before hiring a head coach (Seriously, Jim Fassel? What the hell?) has just pushed me over the edge. Therefore, I?ve decided that as long as Snyder owns the ...
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Poll: Which Big Event Are You Most Excited To Read?
2008-01-26 14:50:00
The Revolution?s poll dealt with the question of which big event for 2008 were readers most excited to read. This poll generated 290 votes. The final results were:1st Place: Final Crisis: 61% (176 votes)2nd Place: Secret Invasion: 39% (114 votes)I?m not surprised that DC?s Final Crisis won this poll. However, I am shocked that Final Crisis absolutely crushed Secret Invasion. It wasn?t even close. Evidently, the readers of The Revolution don?t have much faith in Bendis? upcoming ?You?re a Skrull! No, you?re a Skrull!? story.Despite my extreme disappointment in Countdown to Final Crisis, I went ahead and voted for Final Crisis. Part of my reasoning is that I have more faith in Grant Morrison to pull off a huge event than I do in Brian Bendis. I was summarily unimpressed with Bendis? last big event in House of M. And the lead-in to Secret Invasion has been less than thrilling. The general theme behind Secret Invasion just sounds a bit cheesy to me. On the other hand, Final ...
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Comic Book Review: X-Men #207: Messiah Complex
2008-01-25 17:38:00
The Messiah Complex has been nothing short of spectacular. The boys at Marvel have done a fantastic job crafting a wonderfully detailed and executed story arc. There is simply no way in the world that the conclusion to the Messiah Complex could disappoint me. I simply can?t see the X-writers not being able to deliver a nicely crafted ending fitting to such a wild and fun ride. Let?s go ahead and hit this review for X-Men #207.Creative TeamWriter: Mike CareyPencils: Chris BachaloInks: Tim TownsendArt Rating: 2 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 5 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 3.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Predator X attacking Cable and Bishop. Bishop shoots at the creature which only causes Predator X to chomp down on Bishop for a little snack. Cable takes the opportunity to take the baby and turn tail and run.We cut to the X-Men brawling with the Marauders. Scott decides to send X-Force after Predator X and to send the New X-Men after the Marauders. Scott?s...
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Comic Book Review: Countdown #14
2008-01-24 20:18:00
Countdown to Final Crisis continues to be an unimpressive read. I simply cannot delude myself into expecting a quality read on Countdown to Final Crisis #14. Maybe Dini and company can prove me wrong, but I seriously doubt it. Let?s go ahead and hit this review.Creative TeamWriters: Paul Dini, Tony Bedard & Keith GiffenArt: Pete Woods, Tom Derenick & Wayne FaucherArt 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 Superman-Prime about to snap Forerunner?s neck. Solomon the Monitor tells Superman-Prime that the Earth that Prime has been searching for is none other than Earth-51. Solomon points to a video screen that shows Monarch?s forces destroying Earth-51. Superman-Prime is enraged and screams that they are ruining his Earth. Superman-Prime then blasts off for Earth-51.Forerunner compliments Solomon on his quick and crafty thinking in getting rid of Superman-Prime. Forerunner then says tha...
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New Comic Books for January 23, 2008
2008-01-23 19:48:00
DC COMICSCOUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS #14LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #38SUPERMAN BATMAN #45TEEN TITANS #55MARVEL COMICSAMAZING SPIDER-MAN #548ASTONISHING X-MEN #24IRON MAN #25MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #9ULTIMATE IRON MAN II #2ULTIMATES 3 #2X-MEN #207No Top 10 or any random musings for this week. I am slammed at work as I am in the middle of some complex litigation at the moment. Therefore, I have to make this quick. Let?s check out the comic books for this week. It looks like we have a total of 11 titles headed to the Bunker this week. This week?s shipment of comic books is a bit heavier with Marvel titles than DC titles. Which DC comic book am I most looking forward to reading? Oh, this is just too easy. It simply has to be Legion of Super Heroes #38. I was stunned by how fantastic Shooter was with his debut issue on this title. Shooter brought back that magic Legion feeling to a title that has been limping along half-dead for decades. Now is a great time to be a Legion fan...
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Comic Book Review: Amazing Spider-Man #547
2008-01-22 17:01:00
The Revolution enjoyed Slott?s debut issue on Amazing Spider-Man. Yeah, Joey Q?s retcon left a bad taste in my mouth. And no I?m not thrilled with the entire direction that Joey Q has set this title on. But, I?m not going to hold that against Slott who is simply doing the best he can with the cards Joey Q dealt him. And Slott impressed me with his debut issue that had the most ?fun factor? of any Spider-Man issue for a very long time. I remain confident that Slott will continue to provide the reader with some quality entertainment with Amazing Spider-Man #547. Let?s go ahead and hit this review.Creative TeamWriter: Dan SlottPencils: Steve McNivenInks: Dexter VinesArt 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 Peter giving mouth-to-mouth to J. Jonah Jameson. The paramedics arrive on the scene and attend to J.J. Robbie immediately assumes control of the Bugle and starts barking out orders to ever...
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Comic Book Review: Justice League of America #17
2008-01-19 18:11:00
The last issue of Justice League of America was a disappointment. Hopefully, McDuffie will get this title back on track with Justice League of America #17. It appears that McDuffie is being placed into the role of writing the back-up story while Alan Burnett assumes control over the main story. I?m a little surprised that DC is already starting to shuffle writers around so soon after Meltzer left this title. All right, let?s go ahead and hit this review for Justice League of America #17.Creative TeamWriters: Alan Burnett & Dwayne McDuffiePencils: Ed Benes & Jon Boy MeyersInks: Sandra Hope, Mariah Benes, Ed Benes, Victor Llamas & Serge LaPointeArt 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 Black Lightning brawling with three loser villains in Crowbar, Black Mass and Nightfall at an airport hangar. Black Lightning takes down the D-list villains pretty quickly. The pilot of the plane t...
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Comic Book Review: Booster Gold #6
2008-01-18 17:52:00
Booster Gold has rocketed its way up to the top of The Revolution?s list of favorite titles. Johns and Katz continue to impress The Revolution with each and every issue. Booster Gold #6 is going to be a huge issue as we get to see Booster Gold team up with three different version of the Blue Beetle in order to go and rescue my boy, Ted Kord. This issue should be a blast to read. Let?s go on and do this review for Booster Gold #6.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 the Blue Beetle from the future telling Booster that they must save Ted Kord or else the Unkown Champions of Time will never come to pass. Skeets tells Booster to go save his friend. Rip Hunter urges Booster to not help the Blue Beetles. That this all going to be a terrible mistake. That the time stream surrounding Ted?s death is solidif...
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Comic Book Review: Countdown #15
2008-01-17 17:44:00
If there is one thing I can always depend on in the world of comic books it is that Countdown to Final Crisis will always be a pathetic read. I?m sure that Countdown to Final Crisis will eschew such passé elements of storytelling like character development, dialogue, chemistry, plot progression and proper pacing in favor of ?blowing shit up.? Let?s go ahead and take another sip from this fetid fountain that is Countdown to Final Crisis #16.Creative TeamWriters: Paul Dini, Tony Bedard & Keith GiffenArt: Pete Woods, Tom Derenick & Wayne FaucherArt Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 5 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 5.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Mary Marvel talking with Queen Hippolyta about the fake Athena and fake Amazons who have taken over Paradise Island. Hippolyta tasks Mary for her help bringing down the fake Athena.We cut back to Earth-51 where Kyle and Ray are brawling with Power Ring, an evil Supergirl and an evil Booster Gold. Kyle a...
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New Comic Books for January 16, 2008
2008-01-16 15:19:00
DC COMICSBOOSTER GOLD #6CHECKMATE #22COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS #15FLASH #236JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #17LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #10ROBIN #170MARVEL COMICSAMAZING SPIDER-MAN #547IMMORTAL IRON FIST #12NEW X-MEN #46WOLVERINE ORIGINS #21Loyal followers of The Revolution might have already figured this out, but if not let me admit my addiction to Top 10 lists. I can?t get enough of them. Well, another Top 10 list caught my attention. This one was compiled by netstate.com. They list the Top 10 states with the most millionaires per 1,000 households. Now, immediately, three states jumped into my mind: Florida, California and Texas. I figured they simply had to crack this Top 10.10. Florida9. New York8. Virginia7. Delaware6. California5. Massachusetts4. Maryland3. Connecticut2. New Jersey1. HawaiiI have to admit that I was surprised that Texas didn?t make the Top 10. However, that was the only surprise with this list. Most of the money in America is concentrated in the No...
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Weekly Awards for Comic Books From January 9, 2008
2008-01-16 01:37:00
The Revolution was not all that impressed with the past week?s selection of comic books. All in all it was a pretty weak selection of reads. Let?s go ahead and hand out The Revolution?s weekly awards.The nominees for the Che for the best read of the week:Amazing Spider-Man #546X-Factor #27The Winner: X-Factor #27There simply was not much competition for the Che this week. I was pleasantly surprised by Slott?s debut issue on Amazing Spider-Man. I found it to be a pleasant and fun read. However, nothing at the moment is able to stand up to the juggernaut that is Messiah Complex. Marvel?s fantastic big event continues to steam roll the competition and delivered another excellent read in X-Factor #27.And now the nominees for the Sequential Methadone Award for the worst read of the week:Countdown to Final Crisis #16Ghost Rider #19Mighty Avengers #7Wolverine #61The Winner: Mighty Avengers #7Countdown to Final Crisis #16 was another dreadful read this week as I already documented in my rev...
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Poll: Which Company Is Currently Publishing The Best Reads?
2008-01-15 18:35:00
The Revolution?s poll dealt with the question of which company between Marvel and DC is currently publishing the best reads. This poll generated 368 votes. The final results were:1st Place: DC Comics: 51% (191 votes)2nd Place: Marvel: 39% (147 votes)3rd Place: I Like Both Marvel & DC Equally: 8% (30 votes)I can?t say that I?m stunned that DC won this poll. It think the timing of this poll right after the almost universally despised retcon over on Amazing Spider-Man may have given DC the momentum to win this poll. I am somewhat surprised by the margin of victory that DC posted. I figured that this poll would be a tight race with the margin of victory only being a percentage point or two. Personally, I had a hard time choosing between Marvel and DC. Quite honestly, I am summarily unimpressed with both companies. I?m curious to see how fans react to the upcoming big events that Marvel and DC are trotting out this year. Hopefully, Secret Invasion and Final Crisis can turn ...
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Comic Book Review: Green Lantern Corps #20
2008-01-15 05:59:00
I took a leap of faith way back in Green Lantern Corps, and to my chagrin, gave it the most scathing review I've written to date. Much has changed since then, both in the comic book and the folks working on it. Post Sinestro Corps, lets see what happens when we give the book another chance.Creative Team Writer: Peter TomasiPenciler: Patrick Gleason & Charles MagnoInker: Prentis Rollins, Tom Nguyen, Drew Geraci, Rodney Ramo, Rebecca Buchman Art Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 4 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 5 Night Girls out of 10 Synopsis(Summary): Mongul acquires a Sinestro Corps ring, and learns all he can from it, and then uses it to leave the planet the dead planet he was on. Kyle Rayner and Guy Gardner decide to leave Earth and move to OA permanently. Guy will set up a new Warrior's Bar on Oa he will call Guy's Place and Kyle will be his partner. The Guardians track Sinestro Rings. Comments The Good: The art, while a little uneven due to the n...
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Comic Book Review: Nightwing 140
2008-01-15 04:58:00
Nightwing is a favorite character of at least this member of the Revolution. Chuck Dixon did a great job, in his run, of building his solo career into an interesting contrast of the Batman. Wolfman did a good job of re-establishing the character, getting him back to basics after the One Year Later issues did him some damage. Wolfman did not, in this revolutionaries opinion, have the most interesting adventures for Nightwing to participate. This is Peter Tomasi's try to establish Dick Grayson, Nightwing, as a viable solo character in his own book as he starts his run. Creative Team Writer: Peter TomasiPenciler: Rags MoralesInker:Michael Bair Art Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10 Synopsis: Nightwing shows up to a meeting with Batman and Robin (Timothy Drake) by parachuting his way (20,000 feet worth of parachuting) to Wayne Manor. Alfred muses "One a Flying Grayson...". Batman and Robin are sure that so...
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Comic Book Review: Mighty Avengers #7
2008-01-14 22:19:00
Mighty Avengers has been hurt by the delays caused by Frank Cho?s inability to meet a monthly shipping schedule. So, Mighty Avengers #7 sports a guest artist in Mark Bagley. We are also going to finally get the beginning of the Venom symbiotes story arc that has already been concluded over in New Avengers. Yeah, nothing like getting the beginning of a story arc a couple of months after we have read the conclusion. At any rate, I just don?t have high hopes for Mighty Avengers until Bendis can catch this title up with New Avengers. Let?s go ahead and hit this review for Mighty Avengers #7.Creative TeamWriter: Brain Michael BendisPencils: Mark BagleyInks: Danny Miki, Allen Martinez & Victor OlazabaArt Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 3 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 4.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Spider-Woman sneaking into the medical bay of the Avengers Tower where Tony is recuperating. Spider-Woman throws the body of the dead Skrull at the foot...
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Comic Book Review: Amazing Spider-Man #546
2008-01-12 16:33:00
All right, The Revolution needs to talk about how we are going to handle Amazing Spider-Man from here on out. Look, the One More Day story arc sucked. I know that and you know that. And we all agree that Joey Q?s poorly constructed retcon was a massive mistake and made for a dreadful read. I mean this retcon was so bad that you would have thought that DC had written it.And the amount of criticism has been incredible. And not just from fans. The squabbling between Joey Q and JMS has just added more fuel to the fire. Keith Giffen in his column over on Comic Book Resources poked fun at the poorly concocted retcon utilizing the magical powers of Mephisto. Giffen ends the article with this:?I'm actually kind of amazed that the ?One Day... Whatever? story has generated so much blow-back. Not on the part of the fans, that's to be expected, but on the part of the participants. Used to be, you spelled out the story, put it out for public consumption and dealt with the varied reactions. Reg...
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Comic Book Review: X-Factor #27: Messiah Complex
2008-01-11 16:58:00
Messiah Complex just gets better and better with each issue. I fully expect David to push along the Layla/Jamie future plotline in X-Factor #27. I have a feeling that we are in store for another quality read. Let?s not waste any more time and go ahead and do this review.Creative TeamWriter: Peter DavidPencils: Scott EatonInks: John Dell, Andrew Hennessey & Dave MeikisArt Rating: 5 Night Girls out of 10.Story Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10.Overall Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10.Synopsis: We begin with Layla bumping into one of the internment camp guards. Layla and Jamie?s dupe then approach a young Lucas Bishop. Bishop tells Layla and Jamie?s dupe that the mutant messiah came along and everyone thought everything was great. Of course, until the messiah ended up killing a million humans.Lucas says that he wishes the messiah was never born. Lucas says that people tried to kill the messiah when she was a baby. Bishop says the he wishes someone would have killed the messiah. Then h...
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Comic Book Review: Countdown #16
2008-01-11 15:45:00
Countdown to Final Crisis came back to reality with another pathetic read in issue #17. This title continues to amaze me in how sophomoric of a read it is. You would think that DC would want to make this comic book a quality read in order to build excitement and anticipation about Final Crisis. And that is the scary part of all this. Maybe Didio actually thinks that Countdown to Final Crisis is a well written quality story. At any rate, let?s go ahead and hit this review for Countdown to Final Crisis #16.Creative TeamWriters: Paul Dini, Tony Bedard & Keith GiffenArt: Pete Woods, Tom Derenick & Wayne FaucherArt Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 3 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 4.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Monarch?s forces raping and destroying Earth-51. Monarch mocks Solomon for his foolish attempt to steal the powers of his brothers and to become the sole monitor ruling over the Multiverse. Monarch says that he could never have succeeded ...
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Comic Book Review: Captain America #33
2008-01-10 15:21:00
Captain America continues to be one of the best reads on the market from either Marvel or DC. Brubaker?s work on this title has been simply stunning. Captain America #33 promises to be a huge issue as we finally get to see the long awaited showdown between Tony Stark and the Winter Soldier. Let?s go ahead and hit this review.Creative TeamWriter: Ed BrubakerPencils: Steve EptingInks: Butch GuiceArt 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 Red Skull chewing out Faustus for letting the Winter Soldier escape. Red Skull says that since Bucky knows their plans that they will have to move up their timeline.We cut to the SHIELD helicarrier where Bucky is being kept chained to a table in an interrogation room. Bucky?s metal arm has been removed. Two SHIELD agents watch Bucky on a monitor screen. The agents are stunned that the Winter Soldier actually exists.We shift to the SHIELD scientists analyzing ...
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New Comic Books for January 9, 2008
2008-01-09 15:43:00
DC COMICSCOUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS #16GREEN LANTERN CORPS #20NIGHTWING #140SALVATION RUN #3SUPERMAN #672MARVEL COMICSAMAZING SPIDER-MAN #546GHOST RIDER #19MIGHTY AVENGERS #7NOVA #10PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #15WOLVERINE #61X-FACTOR #27Well, we have gone through the Iowa primary and now the New Hampshire primary and I?m already going to puke if I have to hear another fake plastic politician spew forth more lies to me. Unfortunately for me, mi esposa can?t get enough of the primary coverage. So while I want to watch either Cartoon Network or ESPN, she wants to watch coverage of the primaries. God, I truly hate election years. Personally, I urge everyone in America to not vote at the ballot box. If you want a change, then vote with a bullet. That might be the only way we ever get a government for the people and by the people in this country. Whenever an election year rolls around I tend to think about Thomas Jefferson. Going through law school cultivated a deep respect for many of th...
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Comic Book Review: Action Comics #850
2008-01-08 05:34:00
I am surprised at how unimpressed I have been with Johns? handling of this story arc involving the Pre-Crisis Legion from the Lightning Saga story arc from the JLA/JSA crossover. I really thought that I was going to immensely enjoy this story arc. Unfortunately, that simply has not happened. I have to keep the faith that Johns has something great in store for us with this story arc. Hopefully, Action Comic s #850 will rebound and give us an entertaining read.Creative TeamWriter: Geoff JohnsPencils: Gary FrankInks: Jon SibalArt 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 Justice League at the ruins of the Legion?s headquarters. Earth Man retorts that the arrival of Superman in the future will not deter them from their quest to destroy the legacy of Kal-El and for them to finally be the chosen ones and not the rejects.We cut to Alien Holding Camp 6736 where the guards are brutally beating up Pola...
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Comic Book Review: Countdown #17
2008-01-07 21:02:00
It was a rare and stunning occurrence, but Countdown to Final Crisis #18 was actually an enjoyable read. Now, is it possible that the boys at DC can actually deliver back-to-back good reads on this title? Well, honestly, I don?t think that they can, but I?m going to hope for the best and remain guardedly optimistic. Let?s go on and do this review for Countdown to Final Crisis #17.Creative TeamWriters: Paul Dini, Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti & Keith GiffenPencils: Ron LimInks: Jimmy PalmiottiArt Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 1 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 3.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Black Mary and Eclipso brawling with each other. Eclipso gets the upper hand in the fight. We then cut to Earth-51 where Barry Allen springs to action and attacks Bob the Monitor. Bob comments that this time Barry dies before the Crisis can take root and with that Bob kills Barry. (Yes! Here I thought we might concentrate on actual good writing to carry the ...
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Comic Book Review: Green Lantern #26
2008-01-04 22:43:00
With The Sinestro War finally over, I?m sure that Green Lantern #26 will be a slower paced issue designed to let the reader catch their breath before we move on to the next story arc. I?m sad to see that Reis isn?t handling the art duties on this issue. Still, I?m sure that we will get a quality read with Green Lantern #26. Let?s hit this review.Creative TeamWriter: Geoff JohnsArtist: Mike McKoneInkers: Andy Lanning, Marlo Alquiza & Cam SmithArt Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with the Guardians revealing that their new Alpha Lanterns are now born. We then slide back to yesterday with Hal Jordan visiting Sinestro in his jail cell. Sinestro claims that he won the war. Sinestro says that he only had two friends: Abin Sur and Hal. Sinestro says that the Green Lantern Corps would be lost without the Guardians new law allowing lethal force. Hal then tells Sinestro that he is sorry for him. T...
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