WATCHMEN: Comic Books Now Have Their ?Lord of the Rings?
2009-03-06 16:23:00 Until the first preview for Watchmen premiered in front of The Dark Knight. There were only two types of people: Those who had never heard of ?Watchmen? and those who had read Watchmen. Watchmen is one of the most classic graphic novels ever published. Originally released as twelve individual issues the compilation has actually made Time ...
New Comic Books For February 18, 2009
2009-02-18 21:30:00 DC COMICS BRAVE AND THE BOLD #22 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #30 OUTSIDERS #15 TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #12 TRINITY #38 IMAGE COMICS DYNAMO 5 #0 INVINCIBLE #59 NOBLE CAUSES #39 MARVEL COMICS AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #587 DARK AVENGERS #2 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #10 MOON KNIGHT #27 NEW EXILES #18 SPIDER-MAN NOIR #3 UNCANNY X-MEN #506 X-FACTOR #40 X-MEN KINGBREAKER #3 X-MEN LEGACY #221 All right, we have a nice shipment of 18 titles headed to the Bunker today. And, no, your eyes are not deceiving you. I do indeed have three titles that are not DC or Marvel comic books on my list for this week. I am indeed trying to make good on my New Year's resolution and branch out from the DC and Marvel titles and sample some of the titles from the other publishers. Invincible and been recommended to me by several people. As has Noble Causes. And just recently, Stephen from Comic Book Weekness recommended that I give Dynamo 5 a try. Which DC comic book am I most looking forward to reading? Eh, this...
Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From February 11, 2009
2009-02-18 17:45:00 All right, it is time to dish out The Revolution's weekly awards. As always, the followers of The Revolution chimed in with plenty of great comments. I went ahead and gave the award for the comment of the week to Mike McNulty, a.k.a stillanerd in response to the Batman #686 review: "As you observed, Neil Gaiman is, in fact, an author of several novels, and not just a writer of comic books (although certainly is Sandman comic book series is considered one of his signature works). He also has written some Batman stories before as well; in fact, this issue reminded me of one he did for Batman Black and White #2 called "A Black and White World" in which Batman and the Joker take a "lunch break" from the comic book and go "backstage" to talk about their roles in the comic. One of the things I got out of this issue is that, by using the "funeral" of Batman, Gaiman is reflecting on the power of stories, which is a common theme in his work. In this case, Batman is not just a comic boo...
New Comic Books For February 11, 2009
2009-02-11 23:00:00 DC COMICS ACTION COMICS #874 BATMAN #686 BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS SPECIAL #1 BOOSTER GOLD #17 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #33 NIGHTWING #153 TITANS #10 TRINITY #37 MARVEL COMICS AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #586 AVENGERS INVADERS #8 ETERNALS #8 INCOGNITO #2 THOR #600 We have a total of 13 titles headed to the Bunker today. This week is heavier with DC titles. I have to admit that this week does not really excite me all that much. The past several weeks have had some big issues coming out. This week is lacking that one or two titles that really has me on the edge of my seat with anticipation. Which DC comic book am I most looking forward to reading? I am looking forward to Nightwing #153 with decidedly mixed feelings. I have been so impressed with Tomasi?s handling of Nightwing. Tomasi managed to do what I thought was impossible and completely resurrect this title. And the best part is how Tomasi has been able to make Nightwing his own man. Tomasi has been able to accentuate the differe...
Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From February 4, 2009
2009-02-11 18:00:00 All right, it is time to dish out The Revolution's weekly awards. As always, the followers of The Revolution chimed in with plenty of good comments. I decided to give the award for the comment of the week to Chicagokmc in response to the Secret Warriors #1 review: "Interesting concept on a few fronts. I agree with some that we've seen "corrupt SHIELD before". This is the pattern Bendis took with Secret Invasion where we find some event has the makings of a huge retcon. So I'll just wait and see with that. This would make Hydra even more powerful than we've seen before, so it is interesting that Norman Osborne disbanded SHIELD quickly and that Hydra allowed that to happen. Sets up some possibilities of Hydra vs. Osborne (ideal) or him even being in league with Hydra." Okay, let's go ahead and check out the nominees for The Che for the best comic book of the week: The Mighty #1 Agents of Atlas #1 Secret Warriors #1 Jersey Gods #1 The Winner: The Mighty #1 Agents of Atlas ...
New Comic Books For February 4, 2009
2009-02-04 22:14:00 DC COMICS FINAL CRISIS LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #3 MIGHTY #1 TERROR TITANS #5 TRINITY #36 MARVEL COMICS AGENTS OF ATLAS #1 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #585 ASTONISHING TALES #1 IMMORTAL IRON FIST #22 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #10 SECRET WARRIORS #1 WAR OF KINGS DARKHAWK #1 X-MEN NOIR #3 We have a total of 12 titles headed to the Bunker today. This week is definitely Marvel heavy. Which DC comic book am I most looking forward to reading? Eh, this is a pretty weak selection of comic books headed from DC today. I am going to go with Mighty #1. I know nothing at all about this title other than the fact that Peter Tomasi is the writer. And that by itself is good enough for me. Tomasi has earned my respect and faith with all of his strong work on Nightwing and Green Lantern Corps. Which DC comic book am I least looking forward to reading? As always, I am not excited to read Trinity #36. And Terror Titans #5 continues to be an unimaginative and shallow read. McKeever has managed to take ...
Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From January 28, 2009
2009-02-04 17:50:00 All right, it is time to dish out The Revolution?s weekly awards. As always, the followers of The Revolution chimed in with plenty of great comments. I went ahead and gave the award for the comment of the week to Ilan the Portlander Rebbe in response to the Final Crisis #7 review: ?After reading and re-reading final crises and shifting through all the online commentary, I am convinced that one of two things is the case. Either Grant Morrison is genius of such unparalleled vastness that it would make Shakespeare and Milton weep, or he decided to knock off early and turned over writing duty to Timmy, an eight year old on acid suffering from severe ADHD. You can see that this is Morrison?s baby, and that his overall vision is rather brilliant. But as they say, the devil is in the details, and in his case, the details go everywhere. The story goes everywhere, and frankly, every plot seemed like it needed its own mini-series. We never get answers to so much. Where and why did Captain...
New Comic Books For January 28, 2009
2009-01-29 00:00:00 DC COMICS BATMAN #685 FINAL CRISIS #7 FINAL CRISIS REVELATIONS #5 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #23 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #50 SUPERMAN #684 TRINITY #35 MARVEL COMICS AVENGERS INITIATIVE #21 CAPTAIN AMERICA #46 DAREDEVIL #115 FANTASTIC FOUR #563 INCREDIBLE HERCULES #125 MARVELS EYE OF CAMERA #3 NEW AVENGERS #49 NOVA #21 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #130 WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #11 We have a total of 17 titles headed to the Bunker today. This week is slightly Marvel heavy. Which DC comic book am I most looking forward to reading? Justice Society of America #23 kicks off the Black Adam story arc. This is Johns? final story arc on the JSA so I fully expect it to be a good one. However, the DC comic book issue that I am most looking forward to reading is Final Crisis #7. Yes, there is no doubt that this event has had its problems. But, the fact remains that I like Morrison?s writing and I am very curious to see what Morrison has in store for us with the ending to this big event. Which ...
Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From January 21, 2009
2009-01-28 20:59:00 All right, let?s go ahead and dish out The Revolution?s weekly awards. Let?s do the comment of the week award. This week I am going to give the best comment of the week to Kirth responding to the Dark Avengers #1 review. Kirth commented: ?So THIS was Bendis' BIG IDEA. The idea which REQUIRED Secret Invasion to happen in order for Dark Reign to "make sense". Yeah. Right. I'm a little underwhelmed. It worked as a story, but I don't see how this "replacement Avengers" story REQUIRED all that Secret Invasion la-la. Oh yes...And once again we see the story impediment know as "The Sentry" poking his ret-conned, way-too powerful presence into yet another comic. Can't he fly into space and..........I don't know, do "stuff" in space with spacey characters and not serve as the plot hole to "drive the endgame truck" through. If he's really Marvel's Superman then have him DO something SUPER. Have him lead or leave, because if this series of comics ends like World War Hulk did, I...
New Comic Books For January 21, 2009
2009-01-22 14:22:00 DC COMICS BRAVE AND THE BOLD #21 FACES OF EVIL DEATHSTROKE #1 FINAL CRISIS SUPERMAN BEYOND #2 GREEN LANTERN #37 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #29 SUPERGIRL #37 SUPERMAN BATMAN ANNUAL #3 TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #11 TRINITY #34 MARVEL COMICS AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #584 ASTONISHING X-MEN #28 CAPTAIN AMERICA THEATER OF WAR AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL DARK AVENGERS #1 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #9 MIGHTY AVENGERS #21 MOON KNIGHT #26 SPIDER-MAN NOIR #2 UNCANNY X-MEN ANNUAL #2 WOLVERINE ORIGINS #32 X-FACTOR #39 X-MEN KINGBREAKER #2 X-MEN LEGACY #220 Reality returns with this week as we had a normal sized shipment of 22 titles headed to the Bunker yesterday. Sheesh, I read way too much and it is going to take me forever to read through this selection of comic books. If only I would win the lottery so I could make The Revolution my full time job. The review from this past week that elicited the most comments was Final Crisis #6. Everyone made intelligent and interesting comments. If nothing else, Final ...
Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From January 14, 2009
2009-01-21 18:00:00 All right, let?s go ahead and dish out The Revolution?s weekly awards. As always, The Revolution got tons of great comments over the past week. It is always hard to pick the best one of the bunch. However, this week I am going to give the best comment of the week to David 2 in response to the Final Crisis #6 review. David 2 commented: ?Let's see... where to begin? How about a revised equation? Unacceptable Delays + Disjointed Storylines + Anticlimactic Battles + (Darkseid - power) + ((Batman + Gun) - Character) + No Real Major Villain + No Major Cosmic Forces + Smallville-level WB/CW Angst + Try To Reason With People That Have No Will Whatsoever + Pathetic God Machines X (DiDio) Squared = ANTI-LIFE I think that pretty much sums up the whole situation right there.? Hilarious! And it got me to do a spit-take as I was drinking my Café Bustelo. The nominees for the Che for the best read of the week: Action Comics #873 Green Lantern Corps #32 Nightwing #152 The Winner: ...
New Comic Books For November 12, 2008
2008-11-12 20:38:00 DC COMICS ACTION COMICS #871 BATMAN: CACAPHONY #1 BOOSTER GOLD #14 DETECTIVE COMICS #850 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #30 JSA KINGDOM COME SPECIAL SUPERMAN #1 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #20 NIGHTWING #150 TITANS #7 TRINITY #24 MARVEL COMICS AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #577 BIG HERO 6 #3 ETERNALS ANNUAL #1 NEW EXILES #14 WOLVERINE #69 We are getting a nice sized shipment of comic books headed to the Bunker today. We are getting a total of 15 titles. This week is very heavy with DC comics. Which DC comic book am I most looking forward to reading? There are several quality reads headed our way from DC comics. I am looking forward to Nightwing #150 which concludes the Two-Face story arc. Tomasi has done a quality job with this story arc and I fully expect to get an exciting finish with this issue. I am also excited to read Detective Comics #850 as Dini puts a bow on the Hush story arc. This has been an entertaining story and I am curious to see what Dini has in store for Batman, Ca...
Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From November 5, 2008
2008-11-11 20:20:00 All right, let?s go ahead and dish out The Revolution?s weekly awards. The award for the best comment of the week goes to Joe Average who posted this comment to The Revolution?s review of Ultimatum #1: ?For a first issue, I am tending to like this more than hate it. Most television shows and movies have an opening sequence to "hook" the viewer. Not much story, mostly flash. From that perspective, i like the way this issue starts off. Is it deep or complex? No. Does it need to be at this point? I don't think so. Magneto is one of my favourites so it's nice to see the death of his children really push him over the edge. Granted, if history is any indication, Loeb will eventually drop the ball again, bur for now I give it an 8 overall. Yes, an 8 may be high for the deep thinkers out there, but compared to Secret Invasion, i'm liking this ride MUCH better... PS - HE LOVES YOU? Joe Average definitely liked this issue much more than me, but he gave good supporting evidence concerni...
New Comic Books For November 5, 2008
2008-11-05 14:45:00 DC COMICS ADVENTURE COMICS SPECIAL GUARDIAN #1 NEW KRYPTON FINAL CRISIS RESIST #1 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #20 TERROR TITANS #2 TRINITY #23 MARVEL COMICS AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #576 DAREDEVIL & CAPTAIN AMERICA DEAD ON ARRIVAL INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #7 IRON MAN END SUB-MARINER DEPTHS #3 ULTIMATUM #1 Thank God. The election is finally over. The old lying scumbag politicians were replaced with new lying scumbag politicians. The political machine grinds on and I expect nothing to change. And once again, my candidate was a loser. Since I am staunchly anti-Republican and anti-Democrat, I always vote for a third party candidate. Oh well, the Duocracy will never allow a third party to win the Presidential election. But, on the positive side, I no longer have to be flooded with political ads while watching TV. If I had to see one more political ad with some forked tongue sleaze-bag politician lying to me and telling me everything that he thinks I want to hear I just might have gone ins...
Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From October 28, 2008
2008-11-04 22:30:00 All right, 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: Theater of War: Operation Zero Point #1 Incredible Hercules #122 Legion of Super Heroes #47 Nova #18 Superman #681 The Winner: Incredible Hercules #122 Legion of Super Heroes #47 Creative Team Writer: Jim Shooter Pencils: Rick Leonardi Inks: Dan Green Art Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10 Story Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10 Overall Rating: 7.5 Night Girls out of 10 I guess I am the only person who has absolutely loved Shooter?s run on this title. And I thought that Shooter did another fine job with Legion of Super Heroes #47. What I like so much about Shooter?s run is his incredible feel for the personalities of the various Legionnaires. This has been the first time since Levitz left the Legion that I felt that the writer actually knew and understood the characters in the Legion. Shooter simply gets it. Shooter understands the spirit o...
New Comic Books For October 29, 2008
2008-10-29 20:40:00 DC COMICS FINAL CRISIS RAGE OF THE RED LANTERNS #1 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #26 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #47 SUPERMAN #681 SUPERMAN BATMAN #53 TEEN TITANS #64 TRINITY #22 MARVEL COMICS AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #575 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1 CAPTAIN AMERICA: THEATER OF WAR: OPERATION ZERO-POINT #1 INCREDIBLE HERCULES #122 MARVEL 1985 #6 NOVA #18 THOR #11 ULTIMATE CAPTAIN AMERICA ANNUAL #1 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #3 WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #8 WOLVERINE ORIGINS #29 We are getting yet another monster sized shipment of comic books headed to the Bunker today. We are getting a total of 17 titles. This selection of titles is heavier with Marvel titles this week. Which DC comic book am I most looking forward to reading? I am definitely excited to read Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns #1. I have enjoyed most of the Final Crisis tie-in issues and I suspect that I will also enjoy this issue. Plus, this issue is the prelude to the Blackest Night event which I have been greatly looking f...
New Comic Books For October 22, 2008
2008-10-22 17:32:00 DC COMICS FINAL CRISIS #4 FINAL CRISIS SUBMIT #1 SUPERMAN NEW KRYPTON SPECIAL #1 TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #8 TRINITY #21 MARVEL COMICS AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #574 CAPTAIN AMERICA #43 DAREDEVIL #112 HULK #7 NEW AVENGERS #46 SECRET INVASION #7 ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #127 X-FACTOR #36 X-MEN LEGACY #217 This week sees a normal sized shipment of comic books headed to the Bunker today. We are getting a total of 14 titles. This week is heavier with Marvel titles than DC titles. This is a monster week since we are getting the latest installments of both Final Crisis and Secret Invasion. Which DC comic book am I most looking forward to reading? Superman: New Krypton Special #1 should be a great read. I thoroughly enjoyed Superman?s Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special #1. It was an entertaining read that immediately grabbed my attention and acted as a fine lead-in to Superman: New Krypton Special #1. Johns? Brainiac story arc over on Action Comics ended with a stunning finale. It should be interesting to ...
Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From October 15, 2008
2008-10-22 04:14:00 All right, 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 #13 Final Crisis: Rogues? Revenge #3 Guardians of the Galaxy #6 Justice Society of America #19 The Winner: Justice Society of America #19 Booster Gold #13 Writer: Rick Remender Pencils: Pat Olliffe Inks: Jerry Ordway Art Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10 Story Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10 Overall Rating: 7.5 Night Girls out of 10 Booster Gold #13 definitely exceeded my initial expectations. Ever since Johns and Katz wrapped up their run on this title, we have been getting nothing but filler issues. I was not all that impressed with the filler issues that we got from Dixon. So, I figured that there was little chance that I would enjoy the filler issues brought to us by Remender as DC wastes time until Jurgens takes over as the new writer on Booster Gold. I was wrong. Remender turns in an enjoyable issue. The time stream is a wonderful pl...
New Comic Books For October 15, 2008
2008-10-15 17:04:00 DC COMICS BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #12 BOOSTER GOLD #13 BRAVE AND THE BOLD #18 FINAL CRISIS LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #2 FINAL CRISIS ROGUES REVENGE #3 FLASH #245 JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #19 TITANS #6 TRINITY #20 MARVEL COMICS AGE OF SENTRY #2 AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #573 ASTONISHING X-MEN #27 GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #6 IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #34 MIGHTY AVENGERS #19 MOON KNIGHT #23 ULTIMATE ORIGINS #5 UNCANNY X-MEN #503 We have a monster sized shipment of comic books headed to the Bunker today. We are getting a total of 18 titles. This selection of titles is evenly split between Marvel and DC. I am going to have to take an extra long lunch hour today in order to get a head start on all of these comic books. Which DC comic book am I most looking forward to reading? I am curious to read Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #2. I have a hard time reconciling if my curiosity is more of a morbid one of wanting to see just how many characters Johns is going to slaughter or if it is more...
Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From October 8, 2008
2008-10-15 04:20:00 The Followers of The Revolution voted for Action Comics #870 to win the Che for the best read of the week. Second place was a tight battle as Final Crisis: Revelations #3 just barely fended off Avengers/Invaders #5. Here are the results: ACTION COMICS #870: 30% (27 votes) FINAL CRISIS REVELATIONS #3: 14% (13 votes) AVENGERS INVADERS #5: 13% (12 votes) DETECTIVE COMICS #849: 10% (9 votes) GREEN LANTERN #35: 10% (9 votes) SECRET INVASION INHUMANS #3: 6% (6 votes) GREEN LANTERN CORPS #29: 5% (5 votes) INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #6: 5% (5 votes) BIG HERO 6 #2: 2% (2 votes) TRINITY #19: 1% (1 vote) LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #19: 0 votes The Followers voted for Invincible Iron Man #6 to win the Sequential Methadone Award for the worst read of the week. Here are the results: INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #6: 30% (21 votes) TRINITY #19: 22% (15 votes) FINAL CRISIS REVELATIONS #3: 13% (9 votes) SECRET INVASION INHUMANS #3: 11% (8 votes) AVENGERS INVADERS #5: 7% (5 votes) DETECTIVE COMIC...
New Comic Books For September 10, 2008
2008-09-10 13:20:00 DC COMICS BOOSTER GOLD #12 FINAL CRISIS REVELATIONS #2 GREEN LANTERN CORPS #28 LEGION OF SUPER HEROES IN THE 31ST CENTURY #18 TRINITY #15 MARVEL COMICS AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #571 BIG HERO SIX #1 SECRET INVASION #6 ULTIMATE ORIGINS #4 The Bunker has been in a football induced haze over the past weekend as both the NFL and college football have gotten underway. I am a football addict and it is wonderful to stretch out on the sofa armed with plenty of food and various cold beverages while I proceed to watch college football all day Saturday and the NFL games all day Sunday. Life is good. It looks like we are getting back-to-back small weeks here at The Revolution. We have only 9 titles headed to the Bunker this Wednesday. It is a rare week when The Revolution?s weekly shipment is only in the single digits. And this offering of comic books this week hardly gets me excited. It looks like we are in store for another ?blah? week. Which DC comic book am I most looking forward to reading...
Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From September 4, 2008
2008-09-10 03:18:00 All right, 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 Comics #848 Nightwing #148 The Winner: Nightwing #148 This week was full of pedestrian reads. Last week we had a crowded field for the Che. Not so this week. Detective Comics #848 was another quality effort by Dini. Both Thom and I enjoyed this issue as evidenced by The Revolution?s review. Dini?s story on Detective Comics is a nice balance to the style of story that Morrison is giving us on Batman. Readers who dislike Morrison?s version of Batman would probably enjoy Dini?s version of Batman. However, I had to give the Che for the best read of the week to Nightwing #148. I might have liked the story itself a bit more in Detective Comics #848, but the artwork was much better in Nightwing #148 than what we got in Detective Comics #848. Tomasi continues to do an impressive job on Nightwing. This is a title that was dead and buried during the O...
New Comic Books For September 4, 2008
2008-09-04 17:28:00 DC COMICS DETECTIVE COMICS #848 GREEN LANTERN #34 NIGHTWING #148 SECRET SIX #1 TITANS #4 TRINITY #14 MARVEL COMICS AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #570 ETERNALS #4 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #5 SUB-MARINER DEPTHS #1 X-MEN MANIFEST DESTINY #1 All right, it looks like sanity returns to the Bunker this week as we finally get a break from the back-to-back monstrously large weekly shipments of comic books. A relatively small selection of just 11 titles are headed to the Bunker today. This week is pretty evenly balanced between Marvel and DC. Which DC comic book am I most looking forward to reading? I am interested in reading Detective Comics #848. Dini has been consistently good on this title. I am enjoying this current story arc involving Hush. Plus, I am glad to see Catwoman back mixing it up with the Batman. Nightwing #148 should be another quality read. Tomasi has impressed me with his work on this title. Tomasi has managed to revive this moribund comic book and make it an entertaining read. H...
Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From August 27, 2008
2008-09-04 01:17:00 Due to it being Labor Day weekend and the fact that an unusually large shipment of comic books flooded the Bunker, I did not have time to post the reader polls for the weekly awards. They shall return this week. All right, let?s go ahead and dish out The Revolution?s weekly awards. The nominees for the Che for the best read of the week: DCU: Last Will and Testament Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1 Final Crisis: Rogues? Revenge #2 Justice Society of America #18 Kick-Ass #4 Legion of Super Heroes #45 Wolverine #68 Wolverine: First Class #6 The Winner: Wolverine #68 This week was insane. Not only did we get a massive shipment of comic books last week, but we also got an incredibly strong selection of comic books as well. I was so impressed with last week?s mix of comic books. I love weeks like this when DC and Marvel absolutely spoil us with so many quality reads. Awarding the Che is going to be difficult since all of the nominees this week were wonderful reads and each one was des...
Max Payne Movie Trailer - Video
2008-08-29 22:04:00 Yahoo has debuted a brand new trailer for the upcoming video game adaptation Max Payne this afternoon, but first, some news you can use. In an interview with MTV, Payne star Mark Wahlberg jokingly issued a challenge to the man at the center of the second highest grossing film of all-time, The Dark Knight. This ...
By: Gone Hollywood
Heath Ledger ?The Joker? Action Figure
2008-08-28 06:08:00 Hot Toys is releasing a 1/6th scale figure of Heath Ledger as ‘The Joker’ in ?Bank Robber? mode. The figure stands 12-inches tall, features 32-points of articulation, and comes with a choice of two removable heads, one with a huge grin, the other with the slicked back hair. Accessories include a removable clown mask, handgun, ...
By: Gone Hollywood
New Comic Books For August 27, 2008
2008-08-27 17:13:00 DC COMICSDCU: LAST WILL AND TESTAMENTFINAL CRISIS ROGUES REVENGE #2FINAL CRISIS SUPERMAN BEYOND #1JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #18LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #45SUPERMAN #679TEEN TITANS #62TRINITY #13MARVEL COMICSAMAZING SPIDER-MAN #569DAREDEVIL #110IMMORTAL IRON FIST #18KICK ASS #4MIGHTY AVENGERS #17NEW AVENGERS #44NEWUNIVERSAL CONQUERORNOVA #16ULTIMATE IRON MAN II #5ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #125ULTIMATE X-MEN #97WOLVERINE #68WOLVERINE FIRST CLASS #6X-MEN LEGACY #215All right, we have yet another ridiculously large shipment of comic books headed to the Bunker this week. Thom and I definitely have our work cut out for us this week. We have a total of 22 titles headed to the Bunker. This week is heavier with Marvel titles, but DC is serving up several titles that have the potential to be real gems.Which DC comic book am I most looking forward to reading? That is a tough choice as we get flooded with plenty of strong reads from DC this week. Since I am enjoying Morrison?s Final Crisis, it is no s...
Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From August 20, 2008
2008-08-27 15:05:00 The Followers of The Revolution voted for Captain America #41 to win The Che for the best comic book of the week. This was an extremely close vote as Captain America just barely edged out Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds #1 by only two votes. I was glad to see Superman/Batman #51 getting some love and taking third place in the poll. The results for best read of the week were as follows:CAPTAIN AMERICA #41: 29% (27 votes)FINAL CRISIS LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #1: 27% (25 votes)SUPERMAN BATMAN #51: 9% (9 votes)X-FACTOR SPECIAL LAYLA MILLER: 8% (8 votes)AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #568: 3% (3 votes)FLASH #243: 5% (5 votes)JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #24: 4% (4 votes)GUARDIANS OF GALAXY #4: 3% (3 votes)TRINITY #12: 2% (2 votes)BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #10: 1% (1 vote)BRAVE AND THE BOLD #16: 1% (1 vote)MARVEL 1985 #4: 1% (1 votes)MOON KNIGHT #21: 1% (1 votes)SQUADRON SUPREME 2 #2: 1% (1 vote)UNCANNY X-MEN #501: 1% (1 vote)TANGENT SUPERMANS REIGN #6: 0 votesIRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #32: 0 votesX...
The Rest Within The Comic Books
2008-07-30 16:43:00 Lately, I have been incredibly busy. Almost too busy for comic books–or too tired when I get back to my bed. But wait!! Comic books are not work!! Sometimes it is work to read anything at the end of the day. But I was reminded recently that a good comic book once a day is enough to ...
By: Comic Book Day
Buffy Season 8, Issue 15
2008-06-04 19:04:00 ***MAJOR SPOILERS*** Characters Seen: Andrew Buffy Dawn Willow Xander We pick up right where we left off, with Renee dangling from the end of the scythe. We then cut to her perspective as everything slowly goes all white. She’s screaming inside her own head, wondering where her voice went, watching as Xander races towards her. As he gets to her, she’s ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Buffy Season 8, Issue 15", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/-06/04/buffy-season-8-issue-15/"- });
By: SeanPAune.com
New Comic Books for June 4, 2008
2008-06-04 17:35:00 DC COMICSDETECTIVE COMICS #845JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #16NIGHTWING #145TRINITY #1MARVEL COMICSAMAZING SPIDER-MAN #561AVENGERS INVADERS #2INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #2NOVA #14SECRET INVASION #3ULTIMATE ORIGINS #1All right, let?s check out the comic books for this week. It appears that sanity is returning this week as we have a much smaller shipment of comic books headed to the Bunker. I was buried under the avalanche of the 18 comic books that I got last week and it took me until yesterday to finish them all. Luckily, I get a bit of a breather as it appears that only a mere 10 titles are headed to the Bunker today. This week?s shipment of comic books is slightly Marvel heavy.Which DC comic book am I most looking forward to reading? Trinity #1 certainly piques my interest. Yeah, I know, I?m a glutton for punishment. I have battered wife syndrome and no matter how much pain DC inflicted on me with Countdown, I am going to sign up for their next weekly comic book in Trinity.I just have to b...
Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From May 28, 2008
2008-06-04 03:57:00 Let?s go ahead and dish out The Revolution?s weekly awards.The nominees for the Che for the best read of the week:Batman #677Final Crisis #1Giant Sized Astonishing X-Men #1Marvel 1985 #1The Winner: Batman #677We got absolutely spoiled this week with plenty of fantastic reads. Despite my annoyance over the rotten shipping schedule, I completely enjoyed Giant Sized Astonishing X-Men #1. Now, would it have been nice if this title could have actually met its shipping schedule? Yes. And did Whedon unnecessarily stretch out this story? Yes. But, the fact is that Giant Sized Astonishing X-Men #1 was a good read.Now, for the record I am not nor have I ever been a Kitty Pryde fan. But, I loved how Whedon wrote her in this issue. Kitty?s heroism and sacrifice made me a big fan of her character. Seeing Kitty phase the massive rocket bullet through the Earth was simply bad-assed. And I dig Kitty?s tragic fate. It removes her from the playing field without killing her. Whedon makes it so that an...
New Comic Books For May 29, 2008
2008-05-29 05:15:00 DC COMICSACTION COMICS #865ALL STAR SUPERMAN #11BATMAN #677FINAL CRISIS #1GREEN LANTERN #31LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #42TEEN TITANS #59MARVEL COMICSDAREDEVIL #107GIANT SIZE ASTONISHING X-MEN #1IMMORTAL IRON FIST #15MARVEL 1985 #1MARVEL ADVENTURES IRON MAN #13NEW AVENGERS #41THOR #9ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #122UNCANNY X-MEN #498X-FORCE #4X-MEN LEGACY #212I have to admit that The Revolution is all kinds of geeked up tonight. I feel like a little kid on Christmas Eve eagerly waiting for Santa to show up with a bundle of presents. Now, I always look forward to each Wednesday. I truly love comic books I am normally excited for the newest weekly shipment of comic books. However, tomorrow is different. Why? Final Crisis. I cannot wait. I hate to admit this but I will probably have a hard time falling asleep tonight because I am so amped up. I cannot wait to see what Morrison has in store for us.All right, let?s check out the comic books for this week. We have a monster week this week with a total ...
Weekly Awards For The Comic Books From May 21, 2008
2008-05-29 03:51:00 Let?s go ahead and dish out The Revolution?s weekly awards.The nominees for the Che for the best read of the week:Captain America #38Fantastic Four #557Justice Society of America #15Mighty Avengers #14Superman/Batman #48X-Factor #31The Winner: Justice Society of America #15This week was just loaded with some excellent reads. As always, Brubaker served up another quality read with Captain America #38. I already praised this book enough in my review. Suffice it to say that when it comes to consistency it is tough to beat what Brubaker has delivered in the past thirty-eight issues on Captain America.Fantastic Four #557 was another good read. Now, I don?t find Millar and Hitch?s run on Fantastic Four to rival what they did over on the Ultimates. However, that doesn?t mean that it isn?t still a class effort. Fantastic Four may not be anything mind-blowing or revolutionary, but it is certainly an entertaining and well crafted read.Bendis continues to impress with his Secret Invasion back-...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
The Overly Ambitious Marvel Movie Line-Up
2008-05-10 23:03:00 Apparently Marvel Comics is punch drunk on a small taste of success. True, Iron Man did very well at the box office last weekend, and it is expected to do well again this weekend, but it seems to have made them think that they are untouchable. This was their first film production under their own ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Overly Ambitious Marvel Movie Line-Up", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/-05/10/the-overly-ambitious-marv-el-movie-line-up/" });
By: SeanPAune.com
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...
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 Comics #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...
Weekly Comic Books Pulls - The April 2008 Edition
2008-05-02 14:35:00 Here's Henchman21's monthly comic book pulls for April 2008. Check 'em out!
By: Geeks of Doom
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...
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...
Supreme Courts Decides, Graphic Novels Must be Called Comic Books
2008-04-28 01:46:00 The Justices ruled 8 to 1 on the controversial issue. Clarence Thomas strongly opposed. "Are you telling that, the Frank Miller Batman, were he has a hot young girl as Robin, is not worthy to be called a novel, this is complete B.S." Thomas said before he went to his Washington D.C. apartment which he shares with Colin Powell. Many business are also worried that this decision may lead to violence. "We all have to deal with the guy who masturbates to Rogue from X-men, in the bathroom on his lunch break, I sure don't want to be the one to tell him that he can no longer pick Punisher as a great character in literature, when we play celebrity at our Christmas party," said a concerned unnamed manager, of a local D.C. business. The other supreme court justices, are also concerned for judge Thomas's sanity over the issue. "Him and Colin don't seem to getting alone anymore, and he hasn...
By: BLACK DOG PRESS
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...
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...
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...
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...
Disney Comic Books Available at the Saturday Morning Cartoons Store
2008-04-12 16:22:00 There are lots of Disney Comics Books from Gemstone Publishing available from the Saturday Morning Cartoons Store. These books feature art and stories by some of the greats of the comic book industry... |
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