This week, we talk about a Most Wanted Man, Lucy, Final Crisis, Multiversity, Batman vs. Superman, Deadpool, Guardians of the Galaxy, Eisner Awards, Antman, Superboy, Tusk, Godzilla 2, Future’s End, 50 Shades of Grey, Expendables, Last of Us, Constantine, and more! Part 1 of 2.
Because there was a delay, a sneak peek at 5.28.2014 is also included. Enjoy
| Title | Art | Story | Characterization | Originality | Format | Grade |
| Archer Coe 12 & 13 | + | + | + | + | + | A |
| Like a good song on repeat each time though we discover more than before | ||||||
| Artifacts 37 | + | + | / | / | / | B- |
| Modern numerology is used in a spell binding lovecraftian tinged manhunt | ||||||
| Avengers World 06 | + | / | + | / | / | B- |
| Thought provoking existential crisis for hyperion | ||||||
| BPRD HonE | + | + | + | / | / | B |
| Chapter ends with a dark and murky stale mate between humans and demons | ||||||
| Bad Dreams 02 | + | / | – | + | / | C |
| Spectaculary colored bad dream is fouled up by state the obvious word balloons | ||||||
| Title | Art | Story | Characterization | Originality | Format | Grade |
| Superman & Wonder Woman / | / | / | – | / | D | |
| Wonder Woman tracks down her no good cheating bf Superman by contacting all his ex’s. Yeah, that happened. | ||||||
| Batman/Superman | + | / | / | / | / | C |
| trapped in the phantom zone, everyone decide to think like Clark although that lead them to this situation in the first place. | ||||||
| Batman & Frankenstein 31 | + | + | / | / | / | B- |
| Bruce & Frank reconcile the whole torture rip frank apart to find his souls essence transgressions made from grief | ||||||
| Batman Eternal 07 | + | + | + | / | / | B |
| Blood + Chaos begins to floods the streets while the Falcone chokes Gotham back into submission. | ||||||
| Batwoman 31 | / | / | + | + | / | B- |
| Too many sides stories with no payoff. | ||||||
| Title | Art | Story | Characterization | Originality | Format | Grade |
| Birds of Prey 31 | / | – | – | – | / | F |
| Nightcrawler dude tries to kill commissioner. Simple but the writers repeat this over and over and… Gordon lives of course. | ||||||
| Brain Boy & GESALT | / | – | – | – | / | F |
| too much time spent on lovers realizing they dont know each other. Not even the psychic nor his girlfriend. | ||||||
| Cyclops 01 | + | / | + | / | + | B |
| Relatable story about a son reconnecting with is father by going on a space pirate adventure. | ||||||
| Danger Girl Mayday 02 | + | / | + | / | / | B- |
| Part exploitation part 80’s action hero about a hero remembering her past life by kicking ass. | ||||||
| Daredevil 03 | + | + | + | / | / | B |
| A smart balance of daredevil + murdock infiltrating the owls hideout. | ||||||
| Title | Art | Story | Characterization | Originality | Format | Grade |
| Deadpool Annual 02 | + | + | + | / | / | B |
| When Spidey’s paranoia isn’t enough, he gets help from his favorite paranoid schizophrenic | ||||||
| East of West 12 | + | + | + | + | / | A- |
| If only the UN peace talks where this exciting | ||||||
| Elektra 02 | + | + | + | / | / | B |
| A literary antihero tale as elektra confronts lady bullseye | ||||||
| Flash Gordon 02 | / | / | + | / | / | C |
| Not even Flash’s logical comrades can stop him from leaping into be the best man. | ||||||
| Ghosted 10 | + | + | + | / | / | B |
| The end of each arc is a new nightmare for our poor SOB protagonist Jackson | ||||||
| Title | Art | Story | Characterization | Originality | Format | Grade |
| Green Hornet 12 | + | + | + | / | / | B |
| Everything great about the new wave of pulp/noir can be summed up in Mark Waid’s Green Hornet | ||||||
| Green Lantern New Guardians | / | / | / | / | / | C- |
| a morally ambiguous save the planet story that failed to pull any heart strings or urgency | ||||||
| Harley Quinn 06 | / | – | – | – | – | F- |
| Panel one starts off with a 69 between Syborg & Harley. The rest is a really bad slapstick refractory period. | ||||||
| Henchmen 01 | / | + | + | + | / | B |
| A fun kickstarter indie take on an average Joe becoming a henchman | ||||||
| Hulk 03 | + | + | + | + | / | A- |
| Banner’s Jigsaw mind is slowing piecing itself together after Zombified Abomination Smashes Hulk into sleepytime | ||||||
| Title | Art | Story | Characterization | Originality | Format | Grade |
| Invincible 111 | + | / | / | / | / | C |
| No one is invincible as Image favorite writer Robert Kirkman steps in for some gory surprises | ||||||
| Justice League 30 | + | + | + | / | / | B- |
| Can Lex rebuild the ignorant Justice League before it is too late. | ||||||
| Justice League America 14 | + | / | / | / | / | C |
| A catch up and debrief acts as a prelude to Justice League United | ||||||
| Knowledge 04 | + | / | – | – | / | D |
| The Pious and Angst tone of Cradle as been done a million times & bludgeons the plot down to a crawl | ||||||
| LOLA XoXo 02 | + | / | – | / | / | C- |
| Well that merry go round of a plot was fast but pretty. | ||||||
| Title | Art | Story | Characterization | Originality | Format | Grade |
| Magneto 04 | + | + | + | + | / | A- |
| Although we’re given a reason for his rampage, Erik’s cold lack of remorse and empathy never asks for our sympathy | ||||||
| Magnus Robot Fighter 03 | + | + | + | + | + | A |
| Magnus moves from being a myth to a hero in this smart and well paced action satire | ||||||
| Mind the Gap 17 | + | / | / | / | + | B- |
| Act 2 is off to a slow start but we’re already given plot twists to wet our appetite. | ||||||
| Monsters & Madmen | + | – | + | – | + | C |
| Niles beautifully stitched together a plot about Frank’s Bride but the ending tragically fell apart. | ||||||
| MPH | + | + | + | / | + | A- |
| Slick dialogue & relatable characters help us slide into this rise of the Anti-Hero story arc | ||||||
| Title | Art | Story | Characterization | Originality | Format | Grade |
| Nim 01 | / | + | + | / | / | B- |
| This reads like a fun smashup between an afterschool special and lil’ Red Sonja | ||||||
| Nova 17 | + | + | + | + | + | A |
| A somber break about a a cosmic boy learning his powers can’t help the reality and problems of a single parent household | ||||||
| Original Sin 02 | + | / | / | + | / | B- |
| A bunch of fun, banter, chases, and other busy work which leads up to an anti climatic reveal | ||||||
| Powers the Bureau 10 | + | + | + | + | + | A |
| Well played, Bendis. Christian’s interrogation was slick, smart and one of the best in the comic medium. | ||||||
| Prophet 44 | + | + | + | + | + | A |
| A mesmerizing odyssey which respects and fears the loneliness of exploring the new and unknown. | ||||||
| Title | Art | Story | Characterization | Originality | Format | Grade |
| Red Hood & The Outlaws | / | / | + | / | / | C |
| The not Lobo Pulls a bond villian moment and loses to the Outlaws while putting himself in real Lobo’s crosshairs | ||||||
| Rocket Girl 05 | + | + | + | + | + | A |
| Rocket Girl blasts through the finish line of the first arc and leaves us charged for more. | ||||||
| RogueTrooper 04 | + | / | + | / | / | B- |
| War is Hell and Rogue feels why | ||||||
| Saga 19 | + | / | + | / | / | C |
| Something different this one reads. We’ve stepped away from smart fantasy and into boring melodrama sitcom. | ||||||
| Sinestro 02 | + | + | / | / | / | B |
| Sinestro kills off his darlings in order to promote growth and unity in his corps. | ||||||
| Title | Art | Story | Characterization | Originality | Format | Grade |
| Solar Man of the Atom | + | + | + | + | / | |
| Erika learns how to kill giant goo spitting robots with E= MC motherfucking Square. | ||||||
| Supergirl 31 | / | / | / | / | / | C- |
| Not exactly a raging Red Lantern issue, more of supergirl being a naïve kryptonian. | ||||||
| Superman Doomed 01 | + | + | + | / | + | A- |
| Holy Doomsday, Batman. Did Supes just rip Doomsday in half and inhale his bloody remains? | ||||||
| Future’s End 0 | + | / | + | / | + | B |
| The Eye has decimated everything so let’s defeat time, death, Batman, Superman, Frankenstein… Yep, that’s the plan | ||||||
| Future’s End 02 | / | / | + | + | / | B- |
| The story starts to pull itself together as our hero’s fall apart at Oliver Queen’s funeral | ||||||
| Title | Art | Story | Characterization | Originality | Format | Grade |
| Future’s End 03 | + | + | / | / | / | B- |
| Just when we though the DCU couldn’t get more cynical. So far Grifter is the strongest element of this series. | ||||||
| Uncanny X Men 21 | + | / | + | / | / | B- |
| We circles around a bunch of paranoid subplot without getting anywhere. | ||||||
| Ultimate FF 02 | – | – | – | – | / | F- |
| Ew, the art is an eyesore and the copy and paste dialogue lacks any natural voice or conversational tone. | ||||||
| All New Invaders 03 | / | / | / | – | / | D |
| Everything came together like a campy Hasbro cartoon. | ||||||
| All Star Western 31 | + | / | / | + | / | B- |
| Hex and Tuhullah have an interesting style of foreplay | ||||||
| Title | Art | Story | Characterization | Originality | Format | Grade |
| Aquaman 31 | + | – | + | / | / | C |
| Aquaman spends most of his time punching Swampthings treetrunks | ||||||
| Archer Coe 14 | + | + | + | + | + | A |
| A consistantly smart and well paced conclusion to this years best non hero story | ||||||
| Avengers 30 | + | + | + | / | / | B |
| We are flung 50 years into the future to learn Tony is still a selfish bastard | ||||||
| Batman 31 | + | / | + | / | / | B- |
| Some good action but Riddles & Wit were disappointingly defeated by Batman’s brawn. | ||||||
| Batman Eternal 08 | + | + | + | / | / | B |
| With no allies or law enforcement left, Batman must find Falcone’s linchpin before it’s too late for Gotham | ||||||
| Title | Art | Story | Characterization | Originality | Format | Grade |
| C.O.W.L. 01 | + | + | + | / | + | A- |
| A new Watchman-esque series with brutal dialogue and action. | ||||||
| Captain Midnight 11 | / | / | + | / | / | C |
| Time and Loss are catching up to Captain Midnight while the plot takes too many easy way outs | ||||||
| Catwoman 31 | / | + | + | / | / | B- |
| A smart heist involving some easter eggs dropped in previous issues and arcs. | ||||||
| Chew/ Revival | + | – | / | + | / | C |
| Great Character interaction but the plot was very underwhelming and lacked the pull to keep turning the page. | ||||||
This week, we talk about I Zombie, Agents of Shield, Arrow, Once Upon a Time, Future’s End, Original Sin, Batman, Gambit, and more!
| Title | Art | Story | Characterization | Originality | Format | Grade |
| Original Sin #01 | + | – | – | + | / | C- |
| Great artwork doesn’t compensate for the unfocused roll call story. | ||||||
| Rai #01 | + | + | + | / | + | A- |
| Beautiful Cyber Punk Dystopia told from relatable narrators. | ||||||
| Southern Bastards #01 | + | – | + | – | + | C |
| Southern Style is Tasty but the brewing story ain’t refreshing. | ||||||
| New 52 Future’s End #01 | / | – | – | – | + | D- |
| If not for Firestorm & Grifter holding it together, Future’s End would be a monotonous mess. | ||||||
| The Wake #08 | + | + | + | + | + | A |
| The Wake pulls you into the deep depths of it’s world and never lets you go. | ||||||
| Iron Fist: The Living Weapon #01 | + | + | + | / | + | A- |
| A poetic narrative & burning art style about balancing on the razor’s edge | ||||||
| Grindhouse Doors Open at Midnight #08 | + | – | + | + | + | B |
| Grindhouse is as septic & sloppy as a stripper’s dollar bill with undying novelty | ||||||
| Nemo: The Rose of Berlin | + | + | + | – | – | B |
| Effortlessly weaves together Nazi’s & German Expressionism with needless hot splashes of T&A | ||||||
| Powers The Bureau #09 | + | + | + | + | + | A |
| This time Powers does a tongue in cheek commentary on groups like New Mutants | ||||||
| Batman Eternal #05 | + | – | – | / | + | C- |
| Batgirl always screaming the obvious was obnoxious. We know already move on | ||||||
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