Comic Book Reviews: Marvel Comic Book Round Up New Comic Series!
With 2016 starting off strong for Marvel, the company soon seemed to lose its way as it headed into the summer season with company wide crossover, Civil War II. Suddenly books which had previously been doing well, started to dip as they were roped into the major event that was not getting the best of reviews. Characters were suddenly being written completely different from how they were previously acting with little to no explanation; story content was dropped or pushed to the side to make way for the Civil War II connections. All of this, and DC had just launched its Rebirth line up. While DC was learning from their New 52 mistakes, and attempting to bring their characters back to a more recognizable state, Marvel was putting all their eggs into Brian Michael Bendis Civil War II basket. The result?...
With 2016 starting off strong for Marvel, the company soon seemed to lose its way as it headed into the summer season with company wide crossover, Civil War II. Suddenly books which had previously been doing well, started to dip as they were roped into the major event that was not getting the best of reviews. Characters were suddenly being written completely different from how they were previously acting with little to no explanation; story content was dropped or pushed to the side to make way for the Civil War II connections. All of this, and DC had just launched its Rebirth line up. While DC was learning from their New 52 mistakes, and attempting to bring their characters back to a more recognizable state, Marvel was putting all their eggs into Brian Michael Bendis Civil War II basket. The result?...
- 1/11/2017
- by Jeremy Scully
- LRMonline.com
Artwork by Elsa Charretier & Nicolas Bannister
The Unstoppable Wasp was really not on my radar when I ordered my books oh so long ago. It just happened to be on the rack and it’s a number one (as most Mavel books are these days), so why not? The cover by Elsa Charretier and Nicolas Bannister is very bright and conveys a positive vibe that also attracted me.
This first issue like most first issues introduces us to Nadia, Henry Pym’s daughter who had been raised in a secret facility in Russia. Her back story was included in a very clever way as she is trying to explain her situation to immigration. With Ms. Marvel by her side they quickly run into Mockingbird who is fighting Monica Rappaccini in a giant robot. Nadia as the Wasp, Ms. Marvel and Mockingbird quickly take down the robot, but Nadia’s good...
The Unstoppable Wasp was really not on my radar when I ordered my books oh so long ago. It just happened to be on the rack and it’s a number one (as most Mavel books are these days), so why not? The cover by Elsa Charretier and Nicolas Bannister is very bright and conveys a positive vibe that also attracted me.
This first issue like most first issues introduces us to Nadia, Henry Pym’s daughter who had been raised in a secret facility in Russia. Her back story was included in a very clever way as she is trying to explain her situation to immigration. With Ms. Marvel by her side they quickly run into Mockingbird who is fighting Monica Rappaccini in a giant robot. Nadia as the Wasp, Ms. Marvel and Mockingbird quickly take down the robot, but Nadia’s good...
- 1/8/2017
- by Emmanuel Gomez
- LRMonline.com
Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat #2
Written by Kate Leth
Art by Brittney Williams
Colors by Megan Wilson
Letters by Clayton CowlesPublished by Marvel Comics
Comedy, the sharp, harsh reality of underemployment for twentysomethings in the 2010s, zippy action sequences, and best of all, super guest appearances populate the new issue of Patsy Walker Aka Hellcat #2. Writer Kate Leth and artist Brittney Williams craft the perfect marriage of the slice of life and superhero genres as Patsy struggles to fit at her new job at the Crop Top Shop while also finding out that her old friend/nemesis Hedy Wolfe is reviving the old Patsy Walker romance comics that she hoped stayed buried in the past. There’s also a fun chase sequence featuring a shoplifter with magical powers with a less than fun ending for Patsy’s employment prospects. Throughout the comic, Leth ties things together through the theme...
Written by Kate Leth
Art by Brittney Williams
Colors by Megan Wilson
Letters by Clayton CowlesPublished by Marvel Comics
Comedy, the sharp, harsh reality of underemployment for twentysomethings in the 2010s, zippy action sequences, and best of all, super guest appearances populate the new issue of Patsy Walker Aka Hellcat #2. Writer Kate Leth and artist Brittney Williams craft the perfect marriage of the slice of life and superhero genres as Patsy struggles to fit at her new job at the Crop Top Shop while also finding out that her old friend/nemesis Hedy Wolfe is reviving the old Patsy Walker romance comics that she hoped stayed buried in the past. There’s also a fun chase sequence featuring a shoplifter with magical powers with a less than fun ending for Patsy’s employment prospects. Throughout the comic, Leth ties things together through the theme...
- 1/20/2016
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat! #1
Written by Kate Leth
Art by Brittney Williams
Colors by Megan Wilson
Letters by Joe Sabino and Clayton Cowles
Published by Marvel Comics
After an intriguing flash forward opening page Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat! #1 gets right down to superhero business with its titular heroine stopping a D-list supervillain, who can move objects with his mind. And quotes Wicked. And after this hilarious and epic twist where Patsy chats with the would-be armed truck thief (and Inhuman) Telekinian, befriends him, helps him use his powers for good by floating a nice girl’s Broadway tickets up from a gutter where her horrible boyfriend put them, and also gives him pointers on picking a code name. (Telekinesis + Ian equals close, but no cigar.) This is only the appetizer in writer Kate Leth, artist Brittney Williams, and colorist Megan Wilson’s buffet of fun, relatable characters,...
Written by Kate Leth
Art by Brittney Williams
Colors by Megan Wilson
Letters by Joe Sabino and Clayton Cowles
Published by Marvel Comics
After an intriguing flash forward opening page Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat! #1 gets right down to superhero business with its titular heroine stopping a D-list supervillain, who can move objects with his mind. And quotes Wicked. And after this hilarious and epic twist where Patsy chats with the would-be armed truck thief (and Inhuman) Telekinian, befriends him, helps him use his powers for good by floating a nice girl’s Broadway tickets up from a gutter where her horrible boyfriend put them, and also gives him pointers on picking a code name. (Telekinesis + Ian equals close, but no cigar.) This is only the appetizer in writer Kate Leth, artist Brittney Williams, and colorist Megan Wilson’s buffet of fun, relatable characters,...
- 12/24/2015
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
Here’s your first look at Patsy Walker, a.k.a Hellcat #1 – the highly anticipated new series from Kate Leth (Adventure Time) and Brittney Williams (Lumberjanes)
She’s managed to escape her past, her enemies and even the depths of Hell (literally), but nothing will prepare Patsy Walker for the hard knock life of job hunting in New York City! Being Hellcat is hard enough – why does being Patsy Walker have to be so hard too? Not to mention everyone’s going crazy for the reissue of the old romance comics that her mom wrote about Patsy’s actual teenage years. Getting recognized left and right is starting to cause trouble in both her personal and super hero life. But hey, nothing keeps Patsy down. She loves life, no matter what curveballs it throws at her. Get ready Marvel Universe – Patsy Walker’s here. And she’s ready to be your new favorite super hero.
She’s managed to escape her past, her enemies and even the depths of Hell (literally), but nothing will prepare Patsy Walker for the hard knock life of job hunting in New York City! Being Hellcat is hard enough – why does being Patsy Walker have to be so hard too? Not to mention everyone’s going crazy for the reissue of the old romance comics that her mom wrote about Patsy’s actual teenage years. Getting recognized left and right is starting to cause trouble in both her personal and super hero life. But hey, nothing keeps Patsy down. She loves life, no matter what curveballs it throws at her. Get ready Marvel Universe – Patsy Walker’s here. And she’s ready to be your new favorite super hero.
- 11/23/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
This site is gonna be changing soon, getting a whole new look. It’s a big deal, as it hasn’t done so since I first started reading it two years ago, probably more than that though. But Comic Execution won’t change. I like this format too much. While I’d certainly like to expand my coverage of comics at Destroy The Brain, I think we’re lacking in general coverage as is, so until we have a bit more in the way of contributors, don’t expect much else besides the column and the occasional interview. I’d love to offer things like previews or contests but it’s proving difficult to get publishers to play ball. I really wanted to do a feature on the Alien/Prometheus/Predator crossover but Dark Horse never responded so instead I’m just doing basic reviews. Which is kind of nice...
- 10/3/2014
- by Chris Melkus
- Destroy the Brain
Last August here in Saint Louis is a very distinctive time of year. We’re right on the cusp of September and as the rest of the continent starts to cool down, the summer doldrums morph into powerful storms and heavy rain. This happens in spring as well but that season is no fun because tornadoes show up and everyone has to flee for the nearest basement. No, the last week of August is much stranger; the temperatures are still high but as muggy days dissolve into balmy nights, the sky cracks open and oceans spill forth. I sound poetic about this because these changes herald the absolute most wonderful time of year, as many of our residents will testify; early autumn. September is a wonderful month for me, as it’s my birthday, and that is followed up by October, both the best month of the year, containing the best day of the year.
- 8/29/2014
- by Chris Melkus
- Destroy the Brain
I’m moving! And I’ve just now realized that this column is more than a year old! And yes, that’s factoring in the weeks I’ve missed. I seriously cannot believe it’s been a full year since I started this thing. And, did I mention I’m moving? I’m pretty excited about that. Cheaper rent, bigger apartment, more roommates, nicer area, longer drive… the benefits outweigh the cons. I’m a fan of moving. I know that sounds crazy but I just have such a deep-seated fear of commitment that it feels good every time to slough off the memories and emotions that hang around living spaces, not to mention getting rid of a lot of shit I don’t need.
Yet here I am, further committing myself to doing this column as long as I possibly can, assuming Destroy The Brain puts up with me for much longer.
Yet here I am, further committing myself to doing this column as long as I possibly can, assuming Destroy The Brain puts up with me for much longer.
- 8/1/2014
- by Chris Melkus
- Destroy the Brain
Dia De Los Muertos
Written by Alex Link, Christopher E. Long and Dirk Manning
Artwork by Riley Rossmo and Jean-Paul Csuka
Colors by Nick Johnson, Riley Rossmo and Megan Wilson
Published by Image Comics
Anthology comics are a hard thing to make work, mostly because in order to work, the writer has to make self-contained stories of just a few pages feel satisfying from a narrative standpoint, which in comics is up there with untangling Hawkman’s character history.
Some writers can pull it off, and some can’t, almost inevitably you’ll get a mix of the two in any anthology, and “Dia De Los Mueurtos”, a new anthology miniseries from Image and creator/artist Riley Rossmo, is no exception to this.
The stories all take place on the Mexican holiday the book is named for, a much more culturally significant, less commercialized and diabetes-inducing equivalent of Halloween, in...
Written by Alex Link, Christopher E. Long and Dirk Manning
Artwork by Riley Rossmo and Jean-Paul Csuka
Colors by Nick Johnson, Riley Rossmo and Megan Wilson
Published by Image Comics
Anthology comics are a hard thing to make work, mostly because in order to work, the writer has to make self-contained stories of just a few pages feel satisfying from a narrative standpoint, which in comics is up there with untangling Hawkman’s character history.
Some writers can pull it off, and some can’t, almost inevitably you’ll get a mix of the two in any anthology, and “Dia De Los Mueurtos”, a new anthology miniseries from Image and creator/artist Riley Rossmo, is no exception to this.
The stories all take place on the Mexican holiday the book is named for, a much more culturally significant, less commercialized and diabetes-inducing equivalent of Halloween, in...
- 2/19/2013
- by Thomas O'Connor
- SoundOnSight
Fans on the streets of NYC weigh in on Gaga's latest controversial video.
By Mawuse Ziegbe
Lady Gaga in "Alejandro"
Photo: Interscope Records
She poisoned jauntily dressed bumpkins in "Telephone," writhed next to Beyoncé in "Video Phone" and rocked some of pop music's most mind-blowing costumes in all of her videos. And although Lady Gaga has made a career of pushing the envelope with her videos, her latest visual tour de force, "Alejandro," is a remarkably involved production. Riddled with controversial imagery, including her swallowing a rosary and dry-humping beefy half-naked guys, Gaga's latest begs the question: Has she gone too far?
MTV hit the streets of New York City and found that fans have a wide range of opinions about Gaga's provocative eight-minute clip.
"I think it's pushing the limit a little bit," said Lisa Neville. "It looks like she's trying to wear a nun's costume and [have] sex on a bed so yeah,...
By Mawuse Ziegbe
Lady Gaga in "Alejandro"
Photo: Interscope Records
She poisoned jauntily dressed bumpkins in "Telephone," writhed next to Beyoncé in "Video Phone" and rocked some of pop music's most mind-blowing costumes in all of her videos. And although Lady Gaga has made a career of pushing the envelope with her videos, her latest visual tour de force, "Alejandro," is a remarkably involved production. Riddled with controversial imagery, including her swallowing a rosary and dry-humping beefy half-naked guys, Gaga's latest begs the question: Has she gone too far?
MTV hit the streets of New York City and found that fans have a wide range of opinions about Gaga's provocative eight-minute clip.
"I think it's pushing the limit a little bit," said Lisa Neville. "It looks like she's trying to wear a nun's costume and [have] sex on a bed so yeah,...
- 6/9/2010
- MTV Music News
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