Happy All Hallow’s Eve, Chudlingers and Chudlingerers. This is our third and final week of Thor’s Creature Comics Feature, a series which looks at the annals of Thor’s reviewing history to remind you of some of the best, the worst, and those inbetween comics which ever so conveniently fit the genres we’ve picked out. It’s … Continue reading →
Welcome to week two of Thor’s Creature Comics Feature, the second in a three-part series which looks down the (recent) annals of Thor’s reviewing history to remind you of some of the best, the worst, and those inbetween comics which ever so conveniently fit the genres we’ve picked out. Just think of it as a … Continue reading →
First Look: Writer Brian Azzarello Brings a Noir Sensibility to the Western in “Loveless” By Sean Fahey As genres go, the Western is more versatile than most people give it credit. It’s more about themes than conventions. Renewal. Independence. A frontier where you can reinvent yourself and escape your past. Makes no difference whether that … Continue reading →
Spellgame: This is one swindler who deserves to take your money By Graig Kent There’s something to be said about the power of the cover image. I’ve been seeing the Darwin Cooke cover illustration for Spellgame #1 in the backs of Speakeasy’s comics for about three months now and every time I see it I … Continue reading →
Since it’s the Halloween season, each edition of Thor’s Comic Column in October will feature at least one comic with a horror theme. Enjoy! First Look: Niles Gives Good Zombie in “Batman: Gotham County Line” By Russell Paulette I hope the headline didn’t spoil the first issue ending, here—but let’s be honest. You heard Steve … Continue reading →
First Look: Robbie Morrison Starts “Wildcats: Nemesis” Mini, World Doesn’t Care By Russell Paulette Yeah, the Wildcats were cool—I was a teenager, what do you expect? But then, I eventually drifted away from their ill-defined powers and motivations, their costumes and names with paper thin characterizations, and their drawn messy to perfection suits and hair. … Continue reading →
"B.P.R.D. The Black Flame #1" Is More Plague Of Frogs Than "Plague Of Frogs" Was By Rob Glenn The best stories are the ones that gain a life of their own. When Mike Mignola first created Hellboy, he was just a demon who investigated extranormal events and, more often than not, beat them up. The … Continue reading →
Bendis and Maleev Yell Last Call for Alcohol With Latest Issue of “Daredevil” By Russell Paulette There’s a feeling I get—and I don’t know if I’m alone here, but shout out if you all will—whenever I finish something. Be it a book, or a really engaging movie—hell, some weeks just my contributions to this column … Continue reading →
REVIEWED THIS WEEK: – Of Bitter Souls #1– Batman: Journey Into Night #1– Rex Libris #1– Hell Michigan #1 & 2– Runaways vol. 1 TPB– The King – The Ride TPB– Challengers of the Unknown Must Die TPB– Green Lantern #3– City of Heroes #4– Detective Comics #810– Seven Soldiers: Klarion #3– The Goon #13– … Continue reading →
REVIEWED THIS WEEK: – The Winter Men #1– Hero Squared #1– Ultimates Annual #1– Hiroshima Atomic Holocaust #1– At the Seams TPB– Captain America #8– When Zombies Attack #1– Hero at Large #1 For the Love of Mother Russia, Read “The Winter Men” By Sean Fahey In many ways, Wildstorm’s new mini-series The Winter Men … Continue reading →