Nick Philpott 7/29/14 Nick Philpott 7/29/14

Review: Fear Agent Vol. 5 – I Against I

Fear Agent’s fifth volume, I Against I, is the most classically sci-fi story arc of the whole series, even including the fact that it takes place in what’s basically the Old West. This story basically boils down to an episode of Star Trek that was ballsy enough to have swearing and sex, an episode of The Prisoner that’s not so self-satisfied, and the entire series of Rawhide.

Steve Paugh 7/29/14 Steve Paugh 7/29/14

Review: The Manhattan Projects #22

I’m not sure what to make of The Manhattan Projects #22. Like, literally, I don’t really get what’s going on in it, not because I don’t understand it (that would be a cop-out), but because it’s rushed, unfinished and without its usual substantial narrative meat.

Dustin Cabeal 7/30/14 Dustin Cabeal 7/30/14

Review: Binary Gray #7

A quick recap of the last issue, we saw the Agency place a tracker on one of the team and it leads them right to their secret base. After an ambush everyone makes it out, but Chris is put into a coma and several members of the Agency are down and out as well.

Adam Kelly 7/29/14 Adam Kelly 7/29/14

Review: Veil #4

Veil has quickly become one of my favorite reads each month, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t bummed out that next month marks the release of the final issue. That said, this penultimate entry into the series really kicks things up a notch in intrigue and action which will leave you hanging on for dear life until next month when we get the resolution.

Samantha Roehrig 7/29/14 Samantha Roehrig 7/29/14

Review: Fatale #24

Nothing could have ruined this series for me, but Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips ended one of my favorite comics beautifully. Any reader knows how special this comic has been and to say good-bye is bittersweet. When first opening this comic, I had no idea where it was taking me but the layout and storytelling was too good to pass up.

Kimberly Gibson 7/29/14 Kimberly Gibson 7/29/14

Review: Emily and the Strangers: Breaking The Record #2

Emily and the Strangers: Breaking the Record issue two picks up right where we left off last month. To recap the gang had an unnerving visit with their potential record label and things are looking pretty shady. Especially, with all the stray cats following them around which makes Emily very suspicious.

Steve Paugh 7/29/14 Steve Paugh 7/29/14

Review: East of West #14

When I finished reading this latest issue of Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta’s Image series, East of West, I decided then and there that it was high time I stop reviewing it. Now, this is not because I don’t love it, because I really, really do; maybe even more than I should, like a tall glass of scotch or that RealDoll I ... bought for a friend ... seven years ago. But despite the writhing narrative twists this book continues to take on the monthly, I feel like I’m running out of ways to express how good it is, and wondering whether I’m just shouting into a well, metaphorically speaking.

Carl Boehm 7/29/14 Carl Boehm 7/29/14

Review: Grimm Tales of Terror #1

In Henry James Turn of the Screw fashion we have a story told to a psychiatrist being retold by a woman relating the events to a man pausing from arranging a funeral. I don’t quite understand why we would need so many steps to this narrative, but since this is a premiere issue, I am willing to abide.

Dustin Cabeal 7/29/14 Dustin Cabeal 7/29/14

Review: Deep Gravity #1

New sci-fi properties can be difficult to craft. There are so many well-known properties that when a new IP roles around it’s almost instantly compared to its predecessors. It’s difficult to tell a new story when you’re constantly being compared in such a way. The only way to avoid this is to do something different. Unfortunately, Deep Gravity, didn’t do enough differently.

Nick Philpott 7/29/14 Nick Philpott 7/29/14

Review: Low #1

Remender and Tocchini are back at it with their second collaboration, and the third book Remender has launched at Image alone in the last year. Remender is a big proponent of sci-fi, so it should come as a surprise to nobody that his and Tocchini’s new book, Low, exists in a timeline many thousands of years in the future, living under the ocean and trying to shoot for space.

Samantha Roehrig 7/29/14 Samantha Roehrig 7/29/14

Review: Danger Girl - Mayday #3

After The Chase, I have missed that story and wanted so badly to continue with Abbey and her team. Bringing in some new girls, I was apprehensive to say the least. Mayday has proved to set up some good storylines, but can it hold out long enough to make a good story?

Eric Biewenga 7/26/14 Eric Biewenga 7/26/14

Review: Armor Hunters: Bloodshot #1

Bloodshot to save the earth? At least part of it. I swear he keeps coming back for punishment to work for an organization instead of running solo, but again he is a super soldier almost a mercenary type. He is the perfect character to bring against the Armor Hunters because what he can bring to the table.

Eric Biewenga 7/26/14 Eric Biewenga 7/26/14

Review: Archer & Armstrong #22

To catch you up on the story The is a hotel that holds the past thanks to the Wheel of Aten. How the guys are involved is because this hotel holds Archer’s mom. The whole story has been a bit of a mindbender but this one hits you in the gut.

Comic Bastards 7/23/14 Comic Bastards 7/23/14

Dual Review: Life With Archie #37

Archie Andrews is dead! Okay a version of Archie Andrews is dead. Much like last week Steve and Dustin have returned to review the final issue of Life With Archie, a series that explored two timelines; one in which Archie married Betty and one in which Archie married Veronica.

Kimberly Gibson 7/23/14 Kimberly Gibson 7/23/14

Review: WinterWorld #2

Just as last month WinterWorld opens up to a frozen dystopia and our protagonists are just trying to survive. I also mentioned last time that it feels like this whole set has been overdone and I’m trying to come into this open minded.

Dustin Cabeal 7/23/14 Dustin Cabeal 7/23/14

Review: Undertow #6

Well here it is… the final issue for this volume of Undertow. I certainly hope there’s a second volume because I have thoroughly enjoyed this series that has taken a look at Atlantis in a very different way.

Carl Boehm 7/23/14 Carl Boehm 7/23/14

Review: Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #1

There are so many things wrong with this comic book that I am trying to find something nice to say to begin. But I cannot.

Dustin Cabeal 7/23/14 Dustin Cabeal 7/23/14

Review: Skullkickers #29

The last issue of Skullkickers really rebounded this storyline for me. Up until then I was not having the best time with a series I usually can’t wait to read and enjoy, but it did rebound. That said I still kind of wondered what I would get with this issue that closes out the story arc.

Samantha Roehrig 7/23/14 Samantha Roehrig 7/23/14

Review: Trees #3

Trees is such an intriguing comic. You can’t help but want to read it and understand every little detail that is happening so you can brag to your friends about it. You want it all to be so clear, but only for you and no one else.

Dustin Cabeal 7/23/14 Dustin Cabeal 7/23/14

Review: Wild Blue Yonder #5

And so begins the fine battle between the Dawn and the Judge. Man-oh-man if you haven’t been reading Wild Blue Yonder you’re missing out. This book may have a slower release schedule, but when it delivers an issue as good as this then it’s worth the wait.