This first volume managed to exceed my expectations – and I was expecting to absolutely love it. Other than having seen the (amazing) film, this is my first real interaction with these characters, and I have already grown to love each of them. It is impossible not to root for the underdogs, and e...
This book is absolutely brimming with awesome artwork, and that alone warrants peeking into a copy. The layouts, designs and colors hit on every level, creating an exciting, fun atmosphere. The plot, though limited by the measly three issues we get in here, not counting for bonus content, is more...
Disappointing after the incredible volume 2 run by Abnett and Lanning.Why is Iron Man here? Yeah, I get that they'd want to include him to help introduce newer readers to the Guardians of the Galaxy (which, I admit, was hard before, unless you read Annihilation/Annihilation: Conquest) but he lite...
The past is back with a vengeance in Brian Bendis and Stuart Immonen's new X-Men series. The Beast is dying, falling victim to another mutation that will eventually kill him. In a drastic step, he traverses back to the time of the original X-Men, bringing them back to the future to help right the...
I first want to say Marquez's art was a treat. He did 3 of the 5 issues in this book and while I should be annoyed Immonen didn't continue the full art duties of this book, it was a pleasure to be introduced to this wonderful artist. I have the same problem with this book as I did with the last v...
I'm an evil person, but I was so happy when Peter Parker died. Miles was pretty cool and my favorite part is when he's being drawn by a lottery for a school. It seems so unfair that kids should only have a future by chance or background, and while the part of discovering his superpowers and savin...
I read this at the recommendation of someone who knows that I don't have much interest in Spider-Man comics -- not that I dislike Spider-Man, but rather that I find the story arcs for his various origin stories retread, and the action sequences will not sustain it for me. "This is a sweet version...
I don't usually read comic books. My 6-year old son asked me to read it to him so I decided to read it first to make sure it was okay. I liked the Avenger movie and the other ones like Iron Man so I thought maybe it would be okay, but it really isn't my thing. The time travel bit put me off. ...
It was okay.Decent at best but still a bit very flawed.Has a good moral conundrum regarding the word mutant but doesn't really go anywhere with it.It's got some good mutant action but it serves little purpose. I feel some of the characters (Jean in particular)feelings and actions are a bit mispla...
Collects All-New X-Men issues #11-15This title is starting to get a little more entwined with the rest of the X-Men universe, so things will inevitably get confusing again soon. For now, though, it really is a great jumping on point. I feel like I am missing half of the story by not reading Unc...
Bleak. That's the best way I can describe this first chapter in this new X-Title.Scott Summers is leading a desperate, crippled team of mutants trying to get back on their feet from the aftermath of AvX. Everyone is pretty much f'd right up and trying to find their place in this now fractured m...
This comic book is about how the world needs its heroic super heroes to come together and form a league of the Avengers! It’s about all of the classic super heroes that we know, or have seen in the movie; for example, Hulk, Iron Man, and Thor. They come together to beat the bad guy. I have previ...
First Avengers. It was pretty confusing, but an okay story. I liked it. This was a good start to a new Avenger series that had a whole lot going on.
Bendis and Maleev back together again! While, yes, I did expect Matt Murdock and Foggy Nelson to appear in the next panel, it was great to see these two fantastic creators collaborating again. While the plot isn't the most original (Loved it when I saw it first in The Legend Of Billie Jean), I ...
Ah Derrick Storm by "Richard Castle". A fictional story by a fictional author that is some how a real book. Like anybody else who has read this graphic novel, it was because I am a huge Castle fan. I love the show very much and and when i saw this book at the library I thought I would give it a s...
Trying to keep track of the chronological order of the Derrick Storm stories can be difficult (the ones that have been published in real-life anyway), but going back to the beginning of Storm's career in this graphic novel will be highly enjoyable for Castle fans.All of the hints and references o...
It's your usual Spider-Man team up except this time he goes to an alternative dimension we're more familiar with. It's the Ultimate universe where their Peter Parker has died and the title of Spider-Man is taken up by Miles Morales.It's the softer side of the Ultimate universe and Peter, Gwen, an...
Hot damn this book is Good. With a capital 'G'. Here we get to see Bendis and Hickman use Fury to his full potential during the 'Dark Reign'. You know, doing what a super spy does- espionage, double-agent, special ops, search-and-destroy, James Bond meets Dirty Harry type stuff. What makes them (...
I absolutely love what Bendis is doing on both of his X-men titles. The two are wonderful foils for one another and Bendis is doing what I feel is his best work since the beginnings of Ultimate Spider-man. Unfortunately either Chris Bachalo cannot keep to a solid schedule or Marvel really enjoy...
3.5 stars. This volume started off with the Limbo/Magik/Dormammu stuff, which I didnt really like. As it continued through the book, the stories got better. I really actually like some of these new mutant members of the team, and hope they continue growing them as characters. The last issue, a se...
I've soured quite a bit on this series for the last 4-5 graphic novels, but this one brought me back to some of what I loved about it. The characters are complex and react to each other within that complexity. The grittiness and reactions of the characters to each other are much more real-world...
Immonen, who has worked on the pencils for this series from the beginning, leaves after issue 18 and pretty much everything else the series had going for it leaves as well. While Peterson is able to mimic Immonen's style the whole thing feels really forced and boring - most of the panels aren't n...
I'm still not sure about these.I still like and watch Castle, and I'm still reading all the tie-ins.This is better that the first Derrick Storm graphic novel. But it's not what I expected from the brief synopses.Derrick Storm comes across as a amateur bungler than as a hard boiled detective that ...
I'm not sure this even deserves 3 stars tbhI realize Miles' arc is meant to parallel Peter's in some ways and I know the dead parents trope is almost obligatory for superhero comics. That doesn't make this any better. That doesn't make this any less sexist or racist. This series has always had pr...
This one of the first graphic novels i've read and it was so good. I loved that iron man was in it throughout and helping Peter try to save Earth. I did not like Peter's Father because he is so arrogant and cruel. The best character has to be Groot who is just so brilliant. Also it is pretty d...
Takio is a straight forward superhero story though gives a nice tale of two very different sisters coming together after a freak science accident gives them superpowers. The story focuses on two young sisters, Taki the older sister who was adopted into the family as a baby and the much younger, m...
Twelve and a half years ago. Saturday night. 9:57 P.M. They sat on the porch, rocking in faded recliners that wouldn’t last the summer. Each of them sipped a tall, cool glass of iced tea. Only two smoked fine cigars. Joe was the exception; he seemed ill-at-ease, constantly checking the street as ...