Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category

REVIEW: Sub-Mariner #1… but not here!

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007

In lieu of the actual new content I'm still working on, I'd like to point out that I was the "Celebrity Guest Blogger" (for some bizarre definition of "celebrity") over at Doomkopf.com this last weekend. What that meant was that I got to throw my opinionated hat into the ...

REVIEW: World War Hulk #1

Friday, June 15th, 2007

I've gotta tell you, I absolutely was not looking forward to World War Hulk. I've been less than ecstatic about the state of the post-Civil War Marvel Universe in general, and the prospect of yet another Epic Crossover, one which had been hyped and teased since last summer, didn't ...

Special Guest Reviewer: Danny Rand, Iron Fist

Friday, June 15th, 2007

Got so lucky this Wednesday--walked into the local Slipperworld to use the mens' room (some undercooked KFC did me in) and who did I run into? Danny Rand, wielder of the Iron Fist, current New Avenger and principal player in the Book of the Week. Surprisingly, he wasn't too ...

Illuminati-dati: World War Hulk #1

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

It's possible for a grizzled capes-vet like me to accept and enjoy a new status quo or a "perfect jumping-on point", even if on occasion these result from varying levels of contrivance. I get that the Big 2 want to actually publish comics for money and promote series like Civil ...