Dustin Cabeal 8/5/14 Dustin Cabeal 8/5/14

Review: Harbinger: Omegas #1

Finally we’re getting to the good stuff! Harbinger has been building up towards this event and though I’m confused on the status of Harbinger itself, I’m just going to enjoy not one, but two different mini-series filling in for the regular ongoing.

Dustin Cabeal 8/5/14 Dustin Cabeal 8/5/14

Review: The Woods #4

How long is this mini-series? I can tell you right now it’s not going to be long enough. BOOM! needs to pull a play out of Image’s handbook and extend the series because there’s no way I’m going to be content with just four more issues.

James Anders II 8/6/14 James Anders II 8/6/14

Review: Rogue Trooper Classics #4

Good comic book reading folk, it is time to follow the advice of a variant cover of this title and “Fight the Fear of Future War with Rogue Trooper”. You will be very, very glad that you did. IDW has really turned up this classic 2000 AD character to white knuckle proportions as their revamp has been simply fantastic.

Dustin Cabeal 8/6/14 Dustin Cabeal 8/6/14

Review: Knuckleheads #8

Well here it is… the final issue of Knuckleheads volume one. I don’t know when we’ll get to continue this story, but as long as it continues I don’t care. Since this is the end of an arc and everything is basically a spoiler, don’t expect a long review.

Kimberly Gibson 8/6/14 Kimberly Gibson 8/6/14

Review: Nightworld #1

Do you ever just finish a comic and say “what the hell did I just read?” I’m definitely getting that feeling from Nightworld but that isn’t to say I didn’t like it. I think that there’s just a lot of explaining that needs to happen in the next issues. However, I love the style of writing Adam McGovern brings to Nightworld, it felt very Poe-esque. It has this haunting dream like feel to it that I haven’t seen in a long time.

Carl Boehm 8/6/14 Carl Boehm 8/6/14

Review: The Squidder #2

The Squidder rescues the Squid priestess and transports her. While he does, the two discuss the enhanced soldier’s war career. After denying the priestess to those who hired him to get her, The Squidder takes her under his protection. Meanwhile, the Squid collective reveals more about their nature.

Nick Philpott 8/6/14 Nick Philpott 8/6/14

Review: Steven Universe #1

Steven Universe seems to hold at its core a small boy with severe attention problems. If the comic is looking to mirror the mindset of Steven, then it is working. This issue has nine covers, one main story, three backup stories and a preview of Uncle Grandpa. That’s a lot to take in.

Dustin Cabeal 8/6/14 Dustin Cabeal 8/6/14

Review: Epic #2

It’s been a while since we talked about Epic on the site. We had an early, early look at the first issue and so some time has passed since then. I for one enjoyed the first issue. Sure there isn’t a lot of meat and potatoes to the tale, but that’s okay.

Adam Kelly 8/6/14 Adam Kelly 8/6/14

Review: Alex + Ada #8

This issue starts off where #7 left off and Ada is very concerned about the possibility of her and Alex getting caught in the crackdown. This is where we get to see an interesting dynamic of the book: is it better to be sentient and free while still acting like a robot, with an extreme large risk at hand?

Steve Paugh 8/6/14 Steve Paugh 8/6/14

Review: Spread #2

So, I want to start this review of Spread #2 in a strange place: the end. The back matter after this issue is a note from Justin Jordan qualifying what he calls “the elephant in the room,” which is the Saga-esque approach this story takes to narration.

Dustin Cabeal 8/6/14 Dustin Cabeal 8/6/14

Review: Animals: Pigs

The world of Animals is a strange one. It’s a dash of Animal Farm and Planet of the Apes, but has this rural town feel to it that’s definitely its own. What caught my attention in the first issue Animals: Chickens was the serious mood that the story had. Actually it was more of a melancholy sensation that the story had and that’s continued here. It’s honestly very difficult to describe which I’m sure most people will see when they read it.

James Anders II 8/6/14 James Anders II 8/6/14

Review: Vampirella #3

With Nancy A. Collins’ new look at the classic character Vampirella, a lot has changed and nothing has changed. Enemies have become allies, allies, enemies, and it’s confusion abound as Ms. V. has to sort through this rather sticky and mazelike web in preparation to face an ultimate and destructive evil that is growing and will be using her as the vessel to unleash hellish wickedness and destruction upon the earth.

Kimberly Gibson 8/5/14 Kimberly Gibson 8/5/14

Review: Goddess Inc. #1

If I had to compare Goddess Inc. to another comic, it would be Ultra, it has a similar feel but the characters in Goddess Inc. are a little less compelling and relatable. These gods are cold and vengeful but I kind of like that they are just one big dysfunctional family.

Dustin Cabeal 8/5/14 Dustin Cabeal 8/5/14

Review: Dry Spell #2

You would think that in this age of comics in which the market is still dominated/mostly superhero titles and with the genre arguably at its best in terms of writing and art, that there would be more stories about super villains.

Neil Rodriguez 8/5/14 Neil Rodriguez 8/5/14

Review: Flash Gordon # 4

The last part of the new Flash Gordon series is coming to the end and it’s up to Flash Gordon to save the day. Flash with the help of Prince Barin are rescuing Barin’s people who were being used by Ming to create his super animal Soldiers.

Samantha Roehrig 8/5/14 Samantha Roehrig 8/5/14

Review: Nailbiter #4

Nailbiter has that perfect balance of detective work to mysterious action. I think that is what gives this comic such a good edge over other detective stories. They aren’t trying to do too much to confuse the reader into oblivion.

Dustin Cabeal 8/5/14 Dustin Cabeal 8/5/14

Review: Genius #1

It has been a long time since I last read Genius. So long in fact that I was fairly certain that the series would never come out. For those of you that are new to the series, Genius was one of the winner’s from Top Cow’s Pilot Season.

Nick Philpott 8/5/14 Nick Philpott 8/5/14

Review: Skinned #2

Skinned was a comic that had a pretty good first issue. I didn’t love it, but I certainly didn’t hate it. Skinned is also a comic that has a really good second issue.

James Anders II 8/3/14 James Anders II 8/3/14

Review: Red Sonja #0

Gather around my faithful comic readers. I have a love story to tell you. It is a great love story, one for the ages. Onc that was so powerful that all the land knew of it and everyone who heard of it would be moved to tears. This is the tale of the unstoppable love between She Devil with a Sword Red Sonja and her hulking husband, a man named Malek.

James Anders II 8/3/14 James Anders II 8/3/14

Review: King Conan the Conqueror #6

"And so came to pass the Hour of the Dragon". This mini is finally over. My thoughts of it? I kind of reckon it to a diesel engine. This one started real slow... pumped out a lot of black smoke early, and was a little bit stinky. Somewhere though, as it barreled down the road. It built on something and began to get better and better. Yeah, that is exactly how this mini ran. It was a diesel.