Dustin Cabeal 12/20/17 Dustin Cabeal 12/20/17

Review: Empowered and Sistah Spooky’s High School Hell #1

By Dustin Cabeal

Empowered is one of those series I’m glad continues to this day. It was ahead of its time and still is in a lot of ways. This new volume didn’t particularly grab me the way other chapters have. There are a few good jokes, but for the most part something was just off about the rhythm of the comic.

Dustin Cabeal 3/29/17 Dustin Cabeal 3/29/17

Review: Lady Castle #2

By Dustin Cabeal

Whether Lady Castle was planned to be bi-monthly or if there was a delay between issue one and two is unknown to me. What is known, is that after two months I had very little memory of Lady Castle and barely any interest in reviewing the issue. Having bitten firmly down on the bullet, though, here we are, and you know what? Lady Castle is alright.

Dustin Cabeal 3/8/17 Dustin Cabeal 3/8/17

Review: Planetoid: Praxis #2

By Dustin Cabeal

I had a lot of praise for the first issue of Ken Garing’s follow up to Planetoid. The second issue of Praxis isn’t nearly as strong and left me wondering what exactly the issue was trying to accomplish. The story jumps forward eight years into the future and once again we’re along for the ride as the story establishes the lay of the land.

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Review: A.D.: After Death - Book One

By Jordan Claes

I remember the first time I ever really questioned or attempted to come to terms with death and my own mortality. It was shortly after the passing of my grandfather: I was twenty-five years old, I’d never experienced real loss in my life and for the first time I felt like I truly understood what it was to miss someone. Just little things at first: the intangible, indescribable parts that comprise the whole.

Dustin Cabeal 11/9/16 Dustin Cabeal 11/9/16

Review: Antique #1 (of 4)

By Dustin Cabeal

There’s aspects of Antique that I like, but others I’m not fond of. The storytelling and pacing is skilled and keeps the story interesting. The art… is not for me. Hey, I like a variety of styles, but this isn’t one I’m enjoying. It was difficult getting through the issue because I couldn’t get into the art.

Dustin Cabeal 11/9/16 Dustin Cabeal 11/9/16

Review: Namesake #1 (of 4)

By Dustin Cabeal

Having been a fan of Steve Orlando’s Under Tow, I was looking forward to this title. It seemed like a return to his high concept sci-fi storytelling that I’m a fan of. Namesake is a very high concept. Portals to another planet open every seven years, and suddenly magic has spilled out onto earth. Firemen now are charged with dousing the flames of magical fires as well as normal fires.

Dustin Cabeal 11/2/16 Dustin Cabeal 11/2/16

Review: Hellchild: The Unholy #1

By Dustin Cabeal

Hellchild reminded me a little of BOOM!’s Lucifer series, but with a Wolverine movie twist to it. I didn’t read the first Hellchild series, and frankly, you don’t need to have read this new series. There’s a nifty full page recap in the middle of the comic that gives you all the details about Hellchild which is a good thing since readers will walk away with knowledge about the character that’s not presented in the comic.

Dustin Cabeal 10/5/16 Dustin Cabeal 10/5/16

Review: Death of Hawkman #1

By Dustin Cabeal

I give the notion of killing Hawkman a 5 out of 5. Unfortunately, I won’t be giving this comic the same score. As far as comics go, this one is generic and lacks any real consequences. If Hawkman actually dies, that will likely be the only thing to happen in the comic. The main reason is the underdeveloped DC space line of books. What’s currently going on in them? Are there any? Nothing and no are the answers to those questions so being thrust into space to watch Hawkman die is almost as anti-climactic as seeing him alive at the beginning of the issue.