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

Review: And Then Emily Was Gone #1

Okay let’s just stop right here and talk about how fucking awesome that title is… And Then Emily Was Gone. Creators John Lees and Iain Laurie grabbed my attention instantly with that title. Due to life being life I ended up being the one to review this series and I can’t complain.

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.

Kimberly Gibson 7/30/14 Kimberly Gibson 7/30/14

Review: Warlord of Oz #3

Holy poop! This issue just opens right up to some serious ass kicking action. There was not one second of boredom while reading this issue; it was all continuous entertainment which gives me a bit of bittersweet feelings as we are half way done with this arc. I’m not ready for it to end even though I know there are a slew of Grimm Fairy Tale comics out there to keep me occupied.

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

Review: Mind MGMT #24

Matt Kindt has this wonderful way of retelling you aspects of the story you already know, but in a way that’s new. I would be lying if I said that I didn’t have some grasp of everything that’s presented in this issue and yet it’s the minor reveals; the minor inclusions that tie everything together so nicely and make for a refreshing story.

Samantha Roehrig 7/30/14 Samantha Roehrig 7/30/14

Review: Nightbreed #3

Well I don’t think it was a big surprise who the reveal character was last issue, but I want to wait till now to say that Aaron Boone has finally come into Nightbreed! Even without him the story has been highly entertaining, now that we have our main man; the story can only go bigger.

Nick Philpott 7/30/14 Nick Philpott 7/30/14

Review: Star Wars: Rebel Heist #4

Star Wars: Rebel Heist ties up this month, and it’s the Rebel we’ve all been waiting for: Luke Skywalker.

Samantha Roehrig 7/30/14 Samantha Roehrig 7/30/14

Review: V Wars #4

Not going to lie, sometimes these covers freak me out with the realism with some of the characters. When I saw the kids it made me a little sick since there is so much destruction and death in the series. Honestly, I wish Kevin Eastman’s covers were the main covers instead.

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

Review: The Mercenary Sea #6

What really saves this issue is the last act of the story. It’s a solid conclusion to the first arc as it ties everything together that we’ve read so far, but it shares some pacing similarities to the last issue which aren’t the strongest of the series. It’s not unbearable or anything crazy like that; it’s just becoming somewhat formulaic in its execution.

Carl Boehm 7/30/14 Carl Boehm 7/30/14

Review: Baltimore: The Witch of Harju #1

At dusk in 1920, a young woman runs from the forest just outside Harju, Estonia. A tall, deranged man chases her. Luckily for the young woman, Lord Baltimore and his compatriots happen by. A battle ensues in which the man gets stabbed, shot, and beaten but does not die. After suffering a loss, Baltimore beats back the creature and saves the young woman.

Steve Paugh 7/30/14 Steve Paugh 7/30/14

Review: Black Science #7

Rick Remender has become something of a contentious name. I’m not even talking about his recent (and utterly ridiculous) hashtag assault; it just turns out there are a lot of folks that don’t dig his stuff. Part of that I get; I mean, no writer can be “on” 100% of the time, and not everything I’ve read of his is the best. However, in terms of his science fiction - especially the brand employed in his Image series Black Science - I can name few contemporary equals.

Nick Philpott 7/30/14 Nick Philpott 7/30/14

Review: Dead Letters #4

Dead Lettersties up its first arc with issue 4, and I am 1000% ready for more. It’s been one of my favorite books every month, but this issue brings in a satisfying conclusion that also stays true to a lot of noir tropes in new ways.

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.