Following the six issue “Homo Superior” 6 issue arc by Jamie Delano, David Lapham take reigns as the writer of Crossed: Badlands with issue #10. Returning from his previous run on Badlands, artist Jacen Burrows gets back at things with some disgustingly good depictions of the carnival of horrors David Lapham has in sore for his 4 issue “Yellow Belly” arc.
David Lapham (Stray Bullets, Crossed 3D, Crossed Badlands #10-14) teams up with killer artist Gabriel Andrade for a tale of debauchery that involves rather hairy circumstances; that of a werewolf nature. These two pair up for David Lapham’s creator-owned series Ferals which is sure to knock the socks off any true horror fan.
With a history as detailed as Carol Danvers, it’s a shame that she isn’t a household name. Marvel doesn’t have a whole lot (?) if any female lead comics on the shelves today so it’s refreshing to see Carol get another shot at a solo series (her previous run of Ms. Marvel ended in 2010) as the new Captain Marvel.
First of all when it was announced that Mark Millar would be working on a new comic project with Dave Gibbons I was very pleased that they would finally be working together. I thought the first two issues were very well written and they introduced a very good storyline, something which was very different to Millar’s usual genre when compared with his other creator owned comics.
While Wolverine and the X-Men is still the best tie in comic during the AVX event, New Avengers is a close second. This issue is about the direct fallout of AvX with the X-Men keeping Spider-Woman, Hawkeye and Luke Cage as prisoners of War.
Last Wednesday marked the end of Jamie Delano’s genius run on Avatar’s Crossed: Badlands with the conclusion of his “Homo Superior” storyline. Crossed: Badlands #9 brings to a close the events that have been culminating in the Florida Everglades.
It’s taken me a few days to get around to writing this post. I’ve spent the last week with a ludicrous grin plastered across my face muttering, “Earth 2… Green Lantern… Sweeeeet!!!” While it explains perfectly how I feel about the book I don’t think it would have made for a very long review.
Wow, ok…this review is going to be kinda different. I won’t break this up into a positive, negative, verdict because I fear the more I talk about the issue the higher the chance of me spoiling it for you the reader.
Wolverine and the X-Men has been the best of all the tie in comics to AVX (aside from New Avengers) and it really does very little to advance the plot of the main line. We get the Phoenix Five battling the Shi’ar Army (and what a battle!) but it plays out in the background as this is more of a story of Warbird’s origin.
Let’s get to it! Daredevil vs Psylocke and Thor vs Emma Frost! The entire book, we get a great martial arts fight between Psylocke (one of my favorite characters right now) and Daredevil.
The artwork for this arc follows the same style as previous Crossed episodes. This is Rizzo’s first major published work with hard lines, dark colouring and women who appear to defy gravity. It’s stark style compliments the story and of course scenes with the Crossed doing what they do best are intricate and graphic.
The tricky thing about parodies is that they often come along at the height of the subject’s popularity, and consequently when they will be least welcomed by the masses and the fans, who might otherwise enjoy them.
As a long time fan of Spidey, I had high hopes for The Amazing Spider-Man. After the train wreck that was Spider-Man 3, I felt that the series could do with a new direction, which is exactly what director Mark Webb has done with The Amazing Spider-Man.
Whether you’re for it or against it, DC’s prequel to Watchmen – Before Watchmen – is here. I realize a lot of hardcore Alan Moore fans are quite miffed that DC opted to launch a prequel series written by other creators after Moore turned down the option to write the prequels himself. DC owns the rights to Watchmen and I’ll be the first to say I was pissed off when I heard they were doing a prequel series without Moore’s input.
Wolverine Goes To Hell collects Wolverine: The Road to Hell, and Wolverine #1-5 in a story that sees Wolverine facing an eternity paying for the sins he’s committed throughout his long life. Written by Jason Aaron, with art by Renato Guedes, Wolverine Goes To Hell is a deep and thoughtful, if mostly inconsequential, examination of Wolverine, his journey so far, and the legacy he may leave behind him, as long as you can overlook some inconsistencies along the way.