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Cream of the Comics – 1/10/2007
Thunderbolts #110 written by Warren Ellis, art by Mike Deodato As Civil War trudges along, it’s finally time for the much-hyped new Thunderbolts lineup launch! While I’m a longtime fan of the group...
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Cream of the Comics – 1/17/2007
Marvel Adventures: The Avengers #9 written by Jeff Parker, art by Juan Roman Cano Santacruz, cover by Cameron Stewart Holy. Crap. Look at that cover, man. Now, to be fair, the Avengers aren’t fighting...
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Cream of the Comics – 1/24/2007
Invincible #38 written by Robert Kirkman, art by Ryan Ottley I’m hesitant to recommend this specific issue, as it seems to be running a couple of the longer-running subplots, specifically involving the...
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Cream of the Comics – 1/31/2007
Ghost Rider Finale written by Ivan Velez, art by Javier Saltares & Mark Texeira Time for a history lesson. In 1998, the then-current Ghost Rider series was canceled at issue #93. The catch is, the...
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XIVZN LU GSV XLNRXH – 2/7/2007
Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil #1 (of 4) story and art by Jeff Smith What’s that? Can’t read the title of the post? Well, thank God you’ve got your handy dandy Secret Decoder! What’s that? You...
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Cream of the Comics – 2/14/2007
GØDLAND #16 written by Joe Casey, art by Tom Scioli Well, I definitely tried to pimp this book out before, but I don’t think anyone took any interest, as I also definitely screwed up the image-linking...
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Cream of the Comics – 2/21/2007
The Brave & The Bold written by Mark Waid, art by George Perez The name might sound more like the title of a soap opera than a comic book, but those that know, know that “The Brave & The Bold”...
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Cream of the Comics – 2/28/2007
Dr. Strange: The Oath #5 (of 5) written by Brian K. Vaughan, art by Marcos Martin This book clearly illustrates why Brian K. Vaughan is one of comics’ top writers today, and why it’s an absolute...
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Cream of the Comics – 3/7/2007
Dynamo 5 written by Jay Faerber, art by Mahmud Asrar When Captain Dynamo died, his widow discovered he’d been unfaithful. Now, as his enemies descend on his unprotected city, Captain Dynamo’s widow...
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Cream of the Comics – 3/14/2007
Stormwatch PHD #5 written by Christos Gage, art by Doug Mahnke About two weeks ago, I was in the shop picking up my books, and one of the guys from the small mob that lives there pointed out that the...
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Cream of the Comics – 3/21/2007
After The Cape #1 written by Howard Wong, art by Marco Rudy Hero By Night #1 written and drawn by D.J. Coffman This week, two books caught my eye, and both of them are new. Just looking at the covers,...
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Cream of the Comics – 03/28/2007
The Spirit #1 (2nd Printing) written and drawn by Darwyn Cooke Darwyn Cooke is most recently known for his brilliant work on DC’s New Frontier book (Vol 1 & Vol 2), a story told around the Golden...
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Cream of the Comics – 4/4/2007
Madman Atomic Comics #1 written and drawn by Mike Allred Mike Allred has an impressive comics resume, ranging from Spider-Man to the recent (and acclaimed) X-Statix, to the Bluntman and Chronic comic...
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Cream of the Comics – 4/11/2007
New Avengers #29 written by Brian Michael Bendis, art by Leinil Yu New Avengers vs. Mighty Avengers It’s been a big year for the Avengers, and between Mighty and New Avengers, Bendis has gotten plenty...
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Cream of the Comics – 4/18/2007
WORLD WAR III written and drawn by DC’s army of creators The long awaited “World War III” event lands this Wednesday at DC, and I’m here to help provide you a roadmap in how to navigate the five books...
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Cream of the Comics – 4/25/2007
Catwoman #66 written by Will Pfeifer, drawn by David Lopez It’s a bit of a slow week, so this time around, instead of whoring this space out for the Next Big Event (it’s Amazons Attack, if you must...
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Cream of the Comics – 5/2/2007
Hellboy: Darkness Calls #1 (of 6) written (and covers) by Mike Mignola, art by Duncan Fegredo No, I didn’t forget that World War Hulk kicks off this week. The prologue book hitting shelves tomorrow is...
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Cream of the Comics – 5/9/2007
Nova #2 written by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning, art by Sean Chen My surprise delight last month was issue #1 of Nova. Having read Annihilation I was definitely looking forward to the series. After...
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Cream of the Comics – 5/16/2007
Ultimates 2 #13 comes out this week. I’m telling you this, because I can see how you might miss it, or not even be expecting it. If you’ve been buying the series, then – much like me – you’re probably...
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Cream of the Comics – 5/23/2007
Criminal #6 written by Ed Brubaker, art by Sean Phillips Captain America #26 comes out this week, following up on his almighty death from last issue. Last week was the closing (of sorts) to the...
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Cream of the Comics – 5/31/2007
Boys #7 written by Garth Ennis, art by Darick Robertson DON’T FORGET, NEW COMICS ON THURSDAY THIS WEEK. So anyway, I think I’ve made it clear I’m not a big fan of this series. That said, there are a...
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Cream of the Comics – 6/20/07 – The Tick
Tomorrow, the DC/Marvel juggernaut churns on with the final issue of the current Flash run (#13 – with promises of importance, for some reason), an issue of The Incredible Hulk, and so on… But the...
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Cream of the Comics – X-Men #200
X-Men #200 Written by Mike Carey, art by Humberto Ramos & Chris Bachalo, cover by David Finch Just look at that David Finch variant cover. Beautiful, no? I imagine that the gatefold variant we...
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Cream of the Comics – New Avengers / Transformers
New Avengers/Transformers #1 written by Stuart Moore, art by Tyler Kirkham This book, of course, will be awesome. Stuart Moore is an excellent writer. I’m not the biggest Kirkham fan, but the preview...
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Powet Alphabet: Y is for Yellow Lanterns
Since the alphabet is the building block of our language, the Powet Alphabet is the building block of what makes us geeks. The story of the Yellow Lanterns is the story of how a slew of plot devices...
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