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Comic Book Review: Batman #675
2008-04-26 15:14:00
The Revolution is looking forward to the upcoming ?Batman R.I.P.? story arc that Morrison has cooked up for us. Batman #675 is a set-up issue as Morrison begins to set the stage for ?Batman R.I.P.? I have a feeling that we will get a pretty entertaining little read with Batman #675. Let?s go ahead and hit this review.Creative TeamWriter: Grant MorrisonPencils: Ryan BenjaminInks: Saleem CrawfordArt Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 6.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Nightwing and Robin busting up a bunch of robbers wearing dog masks. We cut to Bruce Wayne and Jezebel Jet having a romantic dinner at an expensive trendy restaurant. Bruce is in his usual carefree dandy form. Jet snaps on Bruce and says that he always disappears and she can never reach him. Jet says that she is not one of Bruce?s bimbo heiresses. That he can?t treat her like dirt. That there is much more than this superficial life.Jet exclaims that she feels...
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Comic Book Review: Mighty Avengers #12
2008-04-25 18:28:00
Mighty Avengers continues to be a much better read than New Avengers. And that trend should continue with Mighty Avengers #12. We get treated to a Nick Fury spotlight issue with Mighty Avengers #12. We should learn what role Nick Fury is playing in the battle against the Skrulls. Let?s go ahead and hit this review.Creative TeamWriter: Brain Michael BendisArtist: Alex MaleevArt 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 a flashback to when Latveria launched a counter-attack in response to the covert mission in Latveria by a Nick Fury led team that included Wolverine, Spider-Man, Daredevil, Black Widow and Luke Cage. We see an LMD of Nick Fury telling the heroes that he is done with politics. That they will never see or hear from him again. That one day they will look around and see the world like he has to and that they will know that Nick did the right thing.We cut to one month later with Count...
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Comic Book Review: Countdown to Final Crisis #1
2008-04-24 23:08:00
We are finally here. There were moments when I thought I would not be able to last to the very end. It has been a real struggle to keep chronicling this story as it simply sunk to all new lows with each issue. For as much a success as 52 was, Countdown has been an unmitigated failure. DC gagged up one horribly plotted and paced story with this title. Countdown was a flawed and poorly conceived idea from the start and suffered from lousy execution.And what really gets me is that there appears to be no purpose to this title. Morrison has gone out of his way to state that his Final Crisis has nothing to do with Countdown to Final Crisis. Huh, whaaaat? You mean a comic book entitled ?Countdown to Final Crisis? has nothing to do with Final Crisis? That lacks any and all sense. That is either a result of poor communication between the DC editorial staff and their creative talent or an admission by DC that Countdown has been an utter failure.At any rate, the end is finally here as Countdow...
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New Comic Books For April 23, 2008
2008-04-23 14:39:00
DC COMICSBATMAN #675COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS #1JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #20SUPERMAN BATMAN #47MARVEL COMICSHULK #3MIGHTY AVENGERS #12THOR #8ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #121UNCANNY X-MEN #497X-FORCE #3No Top 10 this week. I have been slammed at work. This has been one of the craziest months in a long time. I?m amazed that I?ve been able to post as many reviews as I have. Don?t you just hate it when your job gets in the way of important things in life like blogging?All right, let?s check out the comic books for this week. We have a relatively small week with only 10 titles headed to the Bunker. This week?s shipment of comic books is bit heavier with Marvel titles.Which DC comic book am I most looking forward to reading? I?m pretty curious to see what Morrison has in store for us with Batman #675. The much anticipated ?Batman R.I.P.? story arc begins next month and I?m getting more and more excited about what Morrison is going to unleash on us.Now, I cannot believe I am going to say this but...
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Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From April 16, 2008
2008-04-23 00:00:00
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 #37Iron Man #28X-Factor #30The Winner: Iron Man #28This was a tough choice since we got several excellent reads this week. Captain America was another phenomenal read. Brubaker just continues to impress with each and every issue. We are witnessing history with Brubaker?s run on Captain America.X-Factor #30 was another gem of a read. David continues to crank out wonderfully written issues each and every month. I know that the sales numbers will never reflect this, but X-Factor is hands down the best of all of the X-titles that are currently on the market.In the end, I had to give the Che for the best read of the week to Iron Man #28. The Knaufs ended their incredible story arc with quite simply a brilliant double-sized issue. This was a fantastic ending that treated the reader to drama, several stunning surprises and some kick-ass action. Despite a lack of...
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Comic Book Review: X-Factor #30
2008-04-22 15:15:00
What a week this is. The Revolution gets treated to our three favorite Marvel comic books in Captain America, Iron Man and X-Factor. Now, I will admit that X-Factor cooled off a bit due to Messiah Complex. Even though I enjoyed the Messiah Complex event, I found that it did nothing but hinder X-Factor?s momentum. I would have rather that the Marvel editors simply leave David alone to do his own thing with X-Factor. I prefer X-Factor to remain largely separated from the rest of the X-titles. Still, on the plus side, the Messiah Complex issues did expose X-Factor to new readers who still had not given this gem of a title a try.At any rate, I?m looking forward to X-Factor #30. I have always liked Arcade. He is an enjoyable old school villain complete with a goofy gimmick and preposterous and outlandish death traps. I wouldn?t want a steady diet of this type of over the top and unrealistic villain, but it is fine for a once in a while treat. Let?s go ahead and do this review for X-Facto...
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Comic Book Review: Iron Man: Legacy of Doom
2008-04-21 15:00:00
The Revolution had to pick up a copy of Iron Man : Legacy of Doom #1. C?mon, it is David Michelinie and Bob Layton! These guys are the definitive Iron Man creative team. Michelinie and Layton served two tours of duty on Iron Man. The first from 1978 to 1982 and the second tour from 1987-1989.At any rate, this mini-series is the conclusion of The Camelot Trilogy. In 1981, Michelinie and Layton gave us the first installment of this trilogy with Iron Man #149-150, when Doom and Iron Man got stuck in King Arthur?s Camelot. The second installment of this trilogy was in 1989 when Michelinie and Layton gave us Iron Man #249-250 where Merlin summons Iron Man and Doom to the future to save the world from futuristic versions of the two men and to further the return of King Arthur.Evidently, Iron Man: Legacy of Doom is a lost tale that takes place a few weeks after the events in Iron Man (Vol. 1) #250. All right, enough of the back-story. Let?s go ahead and do this review for Iron Man: Legacy o...
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Comic Book Review: Iron Man #28
2008-04-20 18:59:00
Iron Man continues to be another phenomenally well written title that unfortunately isn?t getting the attention that it so richly deserves. It is an absolute shame that much of the utter garbage that Marvel and DC foists on us each month sells better than Iron Man. Of course, when Marvel allows writers like Bendis and JMS to routinely perform character assassination on Tony Stark it is no wonder that more comic book readers aren?t giving this title a try.Still, the Knaufs remain undaunted by the tough situation that Marvel has placed them in. The Knaufs continually deliver a complex, deep and impeccably crafted read each and every month. I have never seen a writing team do such amazing things with Tony Stark?s character since David Michelinie and Bob Layton gave us the ?Demon in a Bottle? story arc. We are getting treated to a double sized issue with Iron Man #28. I?m sure that we are in store for another exciting read. Let?s do this review.Creative TeamWriters: Daniel and Charles K...
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Comic Book Review: Captain America #37
2008-04-18 15:00:00
Captain America is arguably the best title that Marvel publishes. The Revolution has continually trumpeted Brubaker?s impressive work on this title. It defies any and all common sense that titles like New Avengers, Amazing Spider-Man and the Ultimates 3 that aren?t a tenth of the quality of Captain America still post larger sales numbers. At any rate, I am confident that Captain America #37 will be another superlative issue.Creative TeamWriter: Ed BrubakerArtist: Steve EptingArt Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with a flashback scene to August of 1944 when the victorious American army rolled through Paris, France freshly liberated from the Nazis. The Red Skull is disgusted by the smugness of the Americans. Red Skull burns this vision into his mind so he will never forget it. Red Skull swears to bring down the American Empire at some point no matter how long it takes.We cut back to the presen...
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Comic Book Review: Countdown to Final Crisis #2
2008-04-17 15:15:00
It has been a long arduous road, but we are finally mercifully arriving near the end of Countdown to Final Crisis. I will be shocked if DC can actually pull of an ending to this unremarkable title that I will consider interesting and enjoyable. I dread seeing how Dini and company write Superman-Prime, I mean, Mary Marvel?s character in Countdown to Final Crisis #2. Let?s just go ahead and do this review.Creative TeamWriters: Paul Dini, Sean McKeever & Keith GiffenArtist: Scott KollinsArt Rating: 3 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with a Kaiju battle as a giant sized reptilian Jimmy Olsen slugs it out with a giant sized Darkseid. They proceed to destroy more buildings and bridges than Gojira in a rage. We cut to inside of Jimmy?s brain where the Atom is searching for whatever device that Darkseid had implanted in Jimmy to gather and store the powers of the dead New Gods. Sure enough, Atom finds the...
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Comic Book Review: Nova #12
2008-04-16 18:00:00
The Revolution has enjoyed Nova . This is a solid title that always delivers a quality read. It is unfortunate that I have not been able to review this title all that much. Therefore, I decided that it was time to hit a review for the human rocket and give a little love to this title. Let?s go ahead and hit this review for Nova #12.Creative TeamWriter: Dan Abnett & Andy LanningPencils: Paul PelletierInks: Rick MagyarArt Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10.Story Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10.Overall Rating: 7.5 Night Girls out of 10.Synopsis: We begin with a giant old Technarch rushing back to its homeworld Kuch. Evidently, adult Technarchs search the universe for ?lifeglow? energy and then return back to their homeworld to battle their offspring in a fight of life and death. We see the giant old Technarch land on Kuch and immediately pick up Tyro?s scent.We cut to Warlock and Tyro in the Creche Terminal. Tyro exclaims that he is ready to battle its parent. Warlock interjects that T...
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New Comic Books For April 16, 2008
2008-04-16 15:15:00
DC COMICSBATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #6BRAVE AND THE BOLD #12COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS #2FLASH #239LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #13SALVATION RUN #6SUPERMAN #675TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #2MARVEL COMICSAMAZING SPIDER-MAN #557CAPTAIN AMERICA #37CAPTAIN MARVEL #5GHOST RIDER #22IRON MAN #28LEGACY OF DOOM #1WOLVERINE ORIGINS #24X-FACTOR #30No Top 10 this week. I have to admit that I have been feeling incredibly homesick this week. For the majority of the time I don?t miss Miami all that much. Then I go through these periods where I want to go back to Miami so badly. Yeah, there are plenty of negative aspects about the 305. The crime is insane. The traffic is horrendous. Many of the people are rude, materialistic, image conscious, trend obsessed and somewhat superficial.But, there is so much to love. I miss the warm heavy air that hangs on you like a fur coat. I miss the wonderful food. I miss South Beach and the beautiful white sandy beach and crystal clear aquamarine colored oc...
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Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From April 9, 2008
2008-04-15 22:45:00
Let?s go ahead and dish out The Revolution?s weekly awards.The nominees for the Che for the best read of the week:Booster Gold #8Justice Society of America #14Fantastic Four #556Nova #12The Winner: Justice Society of America #14We got treated to several gems this week. I continue to thoroughly enjoy what Katz and Johns are delivering each month on Booster Gold. Booster Gold #8 was certainly no exception. If you have not been reading Booster Gold then you should really buy the trade paperback whenever it is released.Fantastic Four #556 was another fine read served up by Millar. The intensity of this story arc is cranked up several notches and the reader gets treated to plenty of action.Nova #12 was a great read. This title has been such a pleasant surprise. Nova #12 is a fast paced issue that offers up plenty of action but still has a strong plot and well crafted dialogue. Again, this is another title that if you have not been reading it then I would recommend you checking out the tr...
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Comic Book Review: Green Lantern Corps #23
2008-04-15 15:30:00
Green Lantern Corps is quickly approaching the point where it falls victim to The Revolution?s dreaded axe. This title continues to be nothing more than a remarkably ordinary read. Green Lantern Corps #23 has to deliver something more than being filler for what is going on between issues over on Green Lantern. Let?s go ahead and hit this review.Creative TeamWriter: Peter J. TomasiPencils: Patrick GleasonInks: Prentis RollinsArt Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 6 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Mongul picking some mystical flowers called the Mercy that have the ability to renew the spirit and fill up a being with hope and give them a clear mind and sense of purpose. Mongul fills a huge bag of the flowers and says that he is going to give these flowers to those that he deems are worthy of his considerations. Mongul then orders his ring to search for the nearest Sinestro Corps member and to take him there.We shift to Secto...
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Comic Book Review: Fantastic Four #556
2008-04-14 15:15:00
The Revolution loved the last issue of Fantastic Four . Millar and Hitch served up a riveting read. I have to admit that I am thoroughly enjoying everything that Millar is doing on this title. I cannot wait to see CAP in action. Fantastic Four #556 should be a highly entertaining read. Let?s hit this review.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 CAP killing the small platoon of soldiers. CAP then heads off for the Air Force base in Alaska. We cut to Portal Prime, the Earth Trust headquarters, where they are tracking CAP. Alyssa says for them to forget about the Alaskan Air Force base that CAP is about to attack. That it is too late for to save them.Alyssa says that she programmed CAP to seek out and destroy the biggest weapons he could find. Alyssa says that there is a nuclear weapons base a few hundre...
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Comic Book Review: Titans #1
2008-04-13 16:30:00
The Revolution is full of mixed feelings about the debut of Titans #1. I grew up a diehard fan of the wonderful Wolfman/Perez Teen Titans. For me, this is the iconic version of the Teen Titans. Still, I?m hesitant about having the Wolfman/Perez Titans getting back together. First, I staunchly believe that you can never go home again. The past is the past and it just cannot be relived. What Wolfman and Perez did with this roster is something that should be praised and enjoyed. However, I don?t see any reason for bringing the Wolfman/Perez Titans back. There is just no way that this current take on the Wolfman/Perez Titans will be able to compare to what we got the first time around.Second, the writer DC tapped for this title is none other than Judd Winick. I always think it is incumbent upon a reviewer to openly state any inherent or uncontrollable biases immediately prior to reviewing a comic book. Let me make it clear that I have rarely been even remotely impressed with Winick?s wr...
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Comic Book Review: Booster Gold #8
2008-04-12 16:00:00
Booster Gold never fails to deliver a quality read. DC has a real gem on their hands with this title. Johns and Katz are in the midst of giving us a wild tale as Booster and Blue Beetle deal with the repercussions of saving Ted?s life from Maxwell Lord. I?m positive that Booster Gold #8 will be another fine read. Let?s hit this review.Creative TeamWriters: Geoff Johns & Jeff KatzArtists: Dan Jurgens & Norm RapmundArt Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Booster Gold summarizing the events of the last couple of issues. Boost and Blue Beetle follow Hawkman and Green Arrow to their secret headquarters of the resistance. Along the way Hawkman and Green Arrow continually bicker about which path to take to get back to the headquarters.The constant bickering leads Booster and Blue Beetle to be concerned about the effectiveness of this group of resistance fighters. Booster even mentions tha...
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Comic Book Review: Justice Society of America #14
2008-04-11 14:49:00
The Revolution has been less than impressed with the painfully slow pacing of this current story arc. Johns continues to display a blatant disregard for how his stories read in a monthly fashion and simply focuses on the goal of writing a story suited for trade format. Having said that, this story has plenty of potential and I can only hope that we get something that resembles plot progression with Justice Society of America #14. Let?s do this review.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 Sandy at his apartment thinking how he can no longer sleep. That when he does sleep that the thoughts of murderers filter into his mind. Power Girl enters the apartment and thanks Sandy for his help in catching a sicko who was abusing a child. Sandy snaps that the child will need therapy for life and now will p...
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Comic Book Review: Countdown to Final Crisis #3
2008-04-10 15:30:00
Thank god that we are finally approaching the end to this disappointing title. Countdown to Final Crisis #3 will probably continue the tradition of less than impressive reads. If anything, at least a Superman versus Darkseid brawl should provide for some entertainment. Let?s go ahead and hit this review.Creative TeamWriters: Paul Dini, Sean McKeever & Keith GiffenArt: Freddie Williams IIArt 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 Donna, Kyle and Forager at the Hall of Justice informing Red Arrow that Mary Marvel and Darkseid have Jimmy Olsen and that Darkseid is going to kill Jimmy. Donna and Kyle tell Red Arrow to call in the big guns and that Forager will track down Jimmy?s current location.We cut to Darkseid, Mary and Jimmy outside of Metropolis. Mary screams to Jimmy that ?this is the part where Darkseid tears open your ribcage and beats the living hell outta your vital organs.? (Rea...
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Comic Book Commentary: Iron Fist
2008-04-09 17:00:00
On Monday I saw the sad news that The Immortal Iron Fist is having its entire creative team gutted. You can check out Comic Book Resources article about the creative team switch right here. I have not been shy about my praise for the excellent work that Brubaker, Fraction and Aja have delivered on The Immortal Iron Fist. This title is a hidden gem.The creative team have done a stunning job taking a somewhat dated and cheesy 1970?s character and giving him a full treatment in an effort to re-fashion him into a character that is relevant to the modern era of the 616 Universe. Brubaker and Fraction were able to see the hidden potential in Danny?s character and bring it to fruition. Brubaker and Fraction also managed to weave a delightfully complex and intriguing mythos with their re-imagining of the history of the Iron Fist.The depressing news is that Brubaker, Fraction and Aja are all leaving the title together. This is a crushing blow to The Immortal Iron Fist and one that the title ...
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New Comic Books For April 9, 2008
2008-04-09 15:00:00
DC COMICSBOOSTER GOLD #8COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS #3GREEN LANTERN CORPS #23JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #14TITANS #1MARVEL COMICSAMAZING SPIDER-MAN #556FANTASTIC FOUR #556NOVA #12WOLVERINE #64This week we are going to take a peek at the Top 10 unhealthiest states in America. This Top 10 list was compiled by CQ Press and they took into consideration twenty-one different factors including infant mortality, obesity and cancer rates.The Top 10 unhealthiest states are as follows:10. Delaware9. Alabama8. Oklahoma7. South Carolina6. Georgia5. Florida4. Nevada3. New Mexico2. Louisiana1. MississippiDelaware is obviously the odd man out in this Top 10. This list of the unhealthiest states is dominated by the Southeastern states as they nab 6 of the spots in this Top 10 list. It is interesting that the Top 10 most dangerous states list on that we discussed a couple of weeks ago tracks very closely to the Top 10 unhealthiest states list.All right, let?s check out the comic books for this week. We...
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Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From April 2, 2008
2008-04-08 22:00:00
Let?s go ahead and dish out The Revolution?s weekly awards.The nominees for the Che for the best read of the week:Detective Comic s #843Project Super Powers #2The Winner: Project Super Powers #2This week was very light on truly quality reads. I really had to stretch it to nominate Detective Comics #843 just to prevent Project Super Powers #2 from running away and hiding with the Che due to a complete and total lack of competition this week.I had to give the Che for the best read of the week to Project Super Powers #2. This was the only read this week that I found to be anything special. Krueger continues to impress me with his hard work on this title. This is a finely crafted story that is deep and thick enough to give the reader plenty to chew on while at the same time has enough action and adventure to keep the reader entertained.And now the nominees for the Sequential Methadone Award for the worst read of the week:Action Comics #863Amazing Spider-Man #555Cable #2Countdown to Final...
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Comic Book Review: Project Super Powers #2
2008-04-08 16:00:00
The Revolution has enjoyed the first couple of issues of Project Super Powers. I am a huge fan of Golden Age characters and had been looking forward to getting treated to The Twelve and Project Super Powers at the same time. While The Twelve has served to be a massive disappointment as it is a simply dreadful read each month, Project Super Powers has exceeded my initial expectations and delivered quality reads with each issue. I am sure that Krueger will deliver yet another strong read with Project Super Powers #2. Let?s hit this review.Creative TeamPlot/Script: Jim KruegerPlot/Art Direction: Alex RossArt: Carlos PaulArt Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 7.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with The Death-Defying Devil walking through the streets of Paris while there are riots breaking out with people destroying cars and destroying property. Fighting Yank narrates that he should be feeling guilty for all he has done. That he s...
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Comic Book Review: Cable #2
2008-04-07 17:00:00
Cable is one of the various titles that spun out of the conclusion of Messiah Complex. I will admit that I have never been a big Cable fan. I rarely like anything associated with Rob Liefeld. I have always viewed Cable as the epitome of everything that was wrong with the worst decade in comic book history. But, I have softened my view of Cable and have come to like him more and more over the past couple of years.I decided to give this new Cable a try because it seemed that we were going to get a more Eastwood styled Cable. And I am a huge Eastwood junkie. I enjoyed Cable #1. I like the portrayal of Cable as an old and battle scarred gunslinger. We also got plenty of action. And I always take pleasure in the wonderful art of Ariel Olivetti. I?m pretty confident that Cable #2 will be a solid read. Let?s hit this review.Creative TeamWriter: Duane SwierczynskiArtist: Ariel OlivettiArt Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 5 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 6.5 Night Girls out...
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Comic Book Review: Detective Comics #843
2008-04-05 19:18:00
The Revolution hasn?t been that thrilled with Dini?s work on Countdown to Final Crisis. However, Dini?s run on Detective Comic s has been quite enjoyable. Dini has done a good job winning me over to his one-shot issue method of storytelling on this title. I think the longest story arc he has given us has been two issues. I expect Detective Comics #843 to be an enjoyable read. Let?s go ahead and do this review.Creative TeamWriter: Paul DiniPencils: Dustin NguyenInks: Derek FridolfsArt Rating: 4 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 5.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Batman arriving at Johnny Sabatino?s new club and diffusing a bomb that was set to explode. We cut to the Iceberg Lounge where Penguin is interviewing a hot young thing for a job at the Iceberg Lounge. Penguin enters his office to fetch something to drink and is surprised to find the Batman waiting for him.Batman accuses Penguin of trying to blow up Sabatino?s new club that...
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Comic Book Review: Action Comics #863
2008-04-04 20:45:00
The Revolution has been quite disappointed with this current story arc. This has been a surprisingly slow and dull read. Action Comic s #863 is the finale to this lumbering story arc. I honestly do not have high expectations for this issue. I have a feeling that this story arc will end in an anti-climactic fashion. Let?s go ahead and do this review for Action Comics #863.Creative TeamWriters: Geoff JohnsPencils: Gary FrankInks: Jon SibalArt 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 the UP armada on their way to Earth to destroy the Earth for their xenophobic actions. We cut to Superman and Earth Man brawling in space outside of Earth?s atmosphere. Earth Man says that Superman is dead. That Earth Man has all the powers of the Legion and that all Superman has that is saving him right now is his Legion flight ring.Earth Man grabs Superman and streaks toward Earth claiming that he is going to fly S...
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Comic Book Review: Countdown to Final Crisis #4
2008-04-04 03:33:00
Countdown to Final Crisis appears fated to go out with a whimper. This title is going to be a bad read right down to the very end. I wasn?t that impressed with the last issue and I?m certainly not expecting much with Countdown to Final Crisis #4. Let?s go ahead and do this review.Creative TeamWriters: Paul Dini, Sean McKeever & Keith GiffenPencils: Jamal IgleInks: Keith ChampagneArt 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 our heroes arriving back at our world, Earth-1. Firestorm says that he has been away from home too long and takes off. Holly and Harley say that it is time for them to go on back home to Gotham. Donna asks Jason if he is going to walk away, too. Jason curtly replies ?Screw you. Screw you all, in fact.? Jason says that this entire event has made him learn that this cape-and-cowl game is for suckers. With that, Jason leaves.The Harries then say that the least Atom, Donna,...
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Comic Book Review: Secret Invasion #1
2008-04-03 04:45:00
The Revolution loves big events. Be it from Marvel or DC, I get excited over big events like I do over the big summer blockbuster movies. And often, the excitement and anticipation to the big events are far more fun than the big events themselves. Many times, the big events fail to live up to the hype.I will readily admit that I am suspicious that Secret Invasion is going to be much of an impressive story. I have a feeling that we are going to get an event that is going to be a rather thin read with not much in the way of actual storyline, plot development or character work and heavy on ?shocking? random Skrull reveals and over the top action scenes designed to evoke that ?Oh shit!? moment from the reader.Basically, I?m expecting Secret Invasion to be like your average blockbuster summer movie that relies on flashy special effects and adrenaline pumping action scenes to distract the reader from the fact that there is little to no story, terrible acting and poor dialogue.With that in...
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Comic Book Review: Legion of Super Heroes #40
2008-04-02 20:29:00
Shooter?s Legion of Super Heroes has been a huge hit here at The Revolution. This is the fourth issue of Shooter?s run and I have a feeling that the pacing is going to pick up a bit. Shooter is done making the transition from Waid?s Legion to his Legion. I expect the intensity to increase as Shooter unveils his new story arc ?Enemy Rising.? Let?s go ahead and hit this review for Legion of Super Heroes #40.Creative TeamWriter: Jim ShooterArtist: Francis ManapulArt Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10Story Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10Overall Rating: 7.5 Night Girls out of 10Synopsis: We begin with Shadow Lass on Talok VIII. Shady is fighting with one of the alien invaders. Suddenly, Brainiac 5 appears via a wormhole. Unfortunately, that mode of transportation makes people throw up. Brainy is stunned to see the alien invader begin to immediately evolve and adapt its arms in order to break through Brainy?s shield. Shadow Lass whips up a shadow. Brainy then calculates the weak point in the...
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New Comic Books For April 2, 2008
2008-04-02 15:04:00
DC COMICSACTION COMICS #863COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS #4DETECTIVE COMICS #843MIDNIGHTER #18NIGHTWING #143TRIALS OF SHAZAM #12MARVEL COMICSAMAZING SPIDER-MAN #555CABLE #2KICK ASS #2MOON KNIGHT #17NEW EXILES #4PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL #18SECRET INVASION #1TWELVE #4DYNAMITE ENTERTAINMENTPROJECT SUPERPOWERS #2This week we are going to take a peek at the Top 10 healthiest states in America. I have a good idea which states are going to populate this list.The Top 10 healthiest states are as follows:10. Rhode Island9. North Dakota8. Hawaii7. Nebraska6. Iowa5. Massachusetts4. Maine3. Vermont2. New Hampshire1. MinnesotaWhat is up with the New England area? The New England states dominated the Top 15 safest states that we touched on last week. Now, the New England area crushes the Top 10 list for the healthiest states by placing 4 states in the Top 5 and 5 states in the Top 10. If I ever become a rich man, I would have to buy a summer home in the New England area. Clearly, my winter home would have...
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