André Habet 10/1/14 André Habet 10/1/14

Review: Cloaks #2

Besides breaking out of a pair of handcuffs, there’s not much magic to this issue, the stage kind or any other. While the first issue showed signs of promise, the follow-up already seems to be sinking in to some clichés of the spy thriller genre while offering up little in entertainment value.

André Habet 10/1/14 André Habet 10/1/14

Review: Last Born #1

Another week means another round of first issues, and this week’s premiere of Last Born serves as a reminder that most comic books take time to build to their story.

Carl Boehm 10/1/14 Carl Boehm 10/1/14

Review: Grimm Tales of Terror #4

A corner drug dealer peddles his wares when a familiar blond temptress appears. The crimson-topped lady recants a tale to Mo, the dealer, about a plague-ravaged world.

Steve Paugh 10/1/14 Steve Paugh 10/1/14

Review: Dream Thief: Escape #4

With its fourth issue, we’ve finally come to the end of Dream Thief’s second volume, “Escape,” and in terms of what this second series was trying to accomplish, it has all the closure you would want.

Carl Boehm 9/30/14 Carl Boehm 9/30/14

Review: Blood Queen #5

Elizabeth, Sara, and Helena investigate a barren field when one of the local farmers suggests that the women may find answers in a local monastery.

Justin Wood 9/30/14 Justin Wood 9/30/14

Review: Grimm Fairy Tales 2014 Halloween Special

Moo hoo ha ha...it's that time of year again. These trees better start shedding some orange leaves before I start spray painting them and knocking them down with a weedwhacker.

Samantha Roehrig 10/1/14 Samantha Roehrig 10/1/14

Review: Nailbiter #6

What I love so much about this comic is Warren. I even love Warren and Crane’s relationship. Although very odd, it seems like these two have a crazy history and may have even dated. Now I don’t think these two will ever date again or even flirt for that matter.

Dustin Cabeal 10/1/14 Dustin Cabeal 10/1/14

Review: Critical Hit #1

Critical Hit picks up where last year’s Liberator and Liberator/Earth Crisis: Salvation of Innocents left off. We find Jeanette and Sarah as they’re moving in on a hunting compound.

Carl Boehm 10/1/14 Carl Boehm 10/1/14

Review: The Li’l Depressed Boy Vol. 2 #1

I haven’t gotten a story from LDB since April when he dealt with the burgeoning affair with his boss at the theater and the implications with Toby and Carl.

Dustin Cabeal 10/1/14 Dustin Cabeal 10/1/14

Review: The Woods #6

The focus of the second arc of The Woods has revealed its focus and made for some great storytelling. It’s clear at this point that the arc will focus on a single character per an issue and develop that character. With the first arc ending after four issues we’ll just have to wait and see if all of the characters are covered this arc, but one thing is clear… you will have a new favorite character each damn issue.

Samantha Roehrig 10/1/14 Samantha Roehrig 10/1/14

Review: The Fade Out #2

I was impressed with how well the first issue of The Fade Out came across. After the success of Fatale with Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, I thought their next story may not live up to such an intense story. But I have to say that my love for Fatale has faded over into this new series. It was just as intense and highly engaging.

Nick Philpott 10/1/14 Nick Philpott 10/1/14

Review: God Hates Astronauts #2

God Hates Astronauts issue 2 is every bit the madcap follow-up to the first issue that we’ve all hoped for, nay, prayed for. There are more crab attackers from Crabulon, there’s Doctor Professor with a 70’s mustache AND a full-on crazy person beard, there’s a super powered baby, and there’s the triumphant return of the Anti-Mugger.

Carl Boehm 9/30/14 Carl Boehm 9/30/14

Review: Edgar Allan Poe’s Spirits of the Dead

In the intro to this beautifully illustrated adaptation of Poe’s poem, M. Thomas Inge comments that “Everything in a [Richard] Corben page is functional, and that there are no empty artistic gestures to fill space.

Neil Rodriguez 9/30/14 Neil Rodriguez 9/30/14

Review: Rat Queens #8

Rat Queens is such a fun series. Every time I get an issue of the Rat Queens I just devour that book and then in a few minutes after I am done I am left wanting more issues.

Nick Philpott 9/30/14 Nick Philpott 9/30/14

Review: X-Files – Year One #3

X-Files: Year One issue 3 has been a radical shift for me from a series I was somewhat “meh” on to a series that I am 100% on board with.

Eric Biewenga 9/30/14 Eric Biewenga 9/30/14

Review: Bloodshot #24

Sometimes enjoying a single issue can be the best thing in comics and a single issue among an ongoing series can help just bring in some new readers. Another reason is you get the best of a character you love in one nice package.

Samantha Roehrig 9/30/14 Samantha Roehrig 9/30/14

Review: TMNT #38

Excited doesn’t come close to what I felt when seeing Old Hob on this week’s cover. I don’t know what it is about this furball, but his story and character is definitely one of my favorites. If you remember a couple of issues ago, Hob was experimenting with Splinter’s blood and the extra ooze.

James Anders II 9/26/14 James Anders II 9/26/14

Review: Captain Midnight #15

Something big happens in this issue… I mean sure, we get a new villain that is introduced at the end that has been pulling some strings previously, and we get a very fine wrap up on this story arc in the form of a good old-fashioned western showdown (Cue the western music). All that was awesome, but I am talking about something entirely different that happens in this issue that makes it special.

James Anders II 9/26/14 James Anders II 9/26/14

Review: Sex #16

I have been a fan of Joe Casey and Piotr Kowalski’s story that is part Batman, part Sin City, and part Fifty Shades of Grey, yet all original in its presentation. I have found the writing to be detailed and complex evolving way farther from its original “nudie book” feeling that I fear it classified as from time to time.

James Anders II 9/26/14 James Anders II 9/26/14

Review: Drumhellar #9

Of all the comics that I reviewed this week, I have to say that the cover to Drumhellar #9 has been hands down the best one I saw. It is absolutely perfect and really sums up what lies within the pages of this issue. I was ready for it.