Review: Clonsters #1
By Oliver Gerlach
Clonsters #1, written by Amy and Pat Shand and illustrated by Vanessa Cardinali, is an odd creation. The title is short for Clay Monsters, and the book itself is based on the clay creatures made by Amy Shand, creator of the concept. A comic based on somebody’s Etsy store is not something I ever expected to read, but this is one that clearly has an enormous amount of affection put into it.
Review: Supernaut
By Patrick Wolf
This is, without a doubt, one of the worst titles I’ve read all year. Loaded with pretentious language, exposition, plot-holes, stock characters, and new age religious nonsense, I can’t believe anyone could enjoy this drivel. Normally, I try to be as charitable as possible whenever reviewing an indie series, but there’s no way I can endorse this one. With the exception of the art, there’s nothing good about this and the only way I’d recommend it to anyone is if that person was either a new-age hippy or just some guy I don’t like.
Review: Blood of Gods #1
By Oliver Gerlach
Blood of Gods #1, by Erick Dominguez and Jake Bilbao, is a big loud fantasy comic about a world where demigods (or, in this case, “divine breed”) walk the earth and have magical powers. It’s got swords and dragons and large muscular bearded men who yell a lot. So far, so generic fantasy.
Review: Coyotes #1
By Jonathan Edwards
Though far from perfect, I got a fair amount of personal enjoyment out of Sean Lewis’s first book, Saints. His second, The Few, failed to hook me, and I stopped reading after the second issue. Now, he returns to contemporary fantasy with Coyotes, and its first issue falls somewhere in-between those of his previous two books. That is to say, it gets going a lot faster than The Few, but its premise still requires more elaborate exposition to set up than the likes of Saints. That being said, I could easily see Coyotes having the greatest overall appeal of Lewis’s books so far.
Review: The Jetsons #1
By Jonathan Edwards
I haven’t really been paying much mind to DC’s books like this. I read the first issue of Future Quest (it was fine), but that’s about it. Honestly, none of them have piqued my interest enough to override the sheer surreality of their existence. When I was a kid, Cartoon Network would routinely air reruns of many old Hanna-Barbara cartoons, so it’s just been kind of weird seeing them pop up, some more recognizable than others, in comic book form. However, The Flintstones was apparently well-received for most of its run. And since The Flintstones and The Jetsons have always been closely related, I figured that, despite my reservations, this book might have something to offer after all. And y’know, maybe it still does. But if so, you wouldn’t be able to tell that from this first issue.
Review: The Gravediggers Union #1
By Daniel Vlasaty
Ghost and zombies and vampires – and all kinds of shit like that – have been done so many times in comics (and all other forms of media) that it kind of gets to a point where it’s like what’s the point of even trying? You got to think that everything you’re trying to do, someone else has already done, and probably better, too. You’ve got to know that anything you do make is going to be compared to the countless things that have come before it. You’ve got to know that any idea you’ve got, someone’s already had that same idea. This is the mentality I usually have before I go into a new horror book (or movie or blah blah blah).
Review: Port Of Earth #1
By Justin McCarty
New from Image imprint Top Cow is Port of Earth, a comic with a really interesting twist on an old premise: Aliens finally make the first contact with Earth, but instead of coming with intent to improve how humans treat each other, or with intent to exterminate the human race, they come with a business deal. The aliens in Port of Earth want to onboard Earth to a galaxy-wide network of planets working together for trade. Earth would be a stopping point for ships on their way to other planets. This, of course, complicates things for humans, but the trade seems fair; Earth gets advanced technologies to improve human lives.
Review: The Shadow/Batman #2
By Ben Snyder
Picking up exactly where the last issue left off The Shadow/Batman #2 is another enthralling entry into the second crossover of two of the most iconic and historic characters in all of comics. While certainly not perfect in all regards, Steve Orlando and Giovanni Timpano do more than enough to justify the existence of this comic.
Review: 1985: Black Hole Repo #1
By Ben Snyder
Gory and gruesome, 1985 Black Hole Repo #1 delivers on its publisher, Heavy Metal, Inc.’s namesake. However, behind the artwork, which seems ripped straight from a Metal album’s cover, it misses the mark on the social and political statements it attempts to make. Often, the criticisms are unceremoniously blunt, lacking any subtlety at all. But I guess in this regard the story encapsulates the essence of its heavy metal inspiration as well.
Review: Deadman #1
By Justin McCarty
So, this is Deadman. The latest attempt to resurrect Deadman might be DOA. I hadn’t read any Deadman comics before this. And, as far as I can tell, Deadman has never had a true ongoing series, not since the very first series debuted in the late sixties. He pops in and out of the DCU in much the same way he possesses the bodies of unwitting accomplices to his mission. He either appears in other character’s stories or in his own limited series. With a first issue, you might want to go easy on the newcomers to the lore. Adams has shown us no mercy.
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