Happy Holidays, everyone. Hope it was filled with lots of good cheer as these week’s books really seem to be mixed bag of diamonds and coal. Let’s take a look, but first I warn the faint of heart that this way there be spoilers for the next issue of Daredevil. Just the [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2006
and if you can find them, maybe you can hire… THE ILLUMINATI!
December 20, 2006 – 5:00 pm
So I didn’t get a chance to go through the Preview Books thanks to shorter hours at work (oooh, the holidays hit hard, I tell ya), but I did read the New Avengers: Illuminati #1 (of 5). The co-writer Brian Reed fully admits that these are rushed through spot stories that really could be [...]
All You Need to Know: New Avengers #26
December 20, 2006 – 3:12 pm
Uhm, wow. That book went quick. This is going to be a short one. The good news? Alex Maleev’s art does not disappoint. Everything looks sketchy and dreamy and gorgeous and is honestly the reason I paid my $3.22. Otherwise, the book is cotton candy: sweet and unsatisfying.
We start [...]
Shorter, Snappier - Reviews for 12/13
December 13, 2006 – 1:37 am
Though I’d forget again?
Amazing Spider-Girl #3
Maybe it’s my 80’s upbringing, but having a central location for trouble be a women’s shelter is kind of a throwback in this day and age. Not saying battered and in need women aren’t as important as they were when Jem was on, but I keep expecting Mrs. Garrett to [...]
CGI Ahoy!
So, the Iron Man movie site launched preemptively. I kind of liked the X-Men ones and all their clicky glory, so it should be neat to see what kind of computer crashing flash animations they come up with for this one.
The question on my mind, however, is what Iron Man are we getting? What’s going [...]