Comic Picks – Week of 28/01/2015
Criminal Volume One Ed Brubaker (w), Sean Phillips (a) Image Comics Liz says: If you’ve ever wondered how Brubaker and Phillips’s names became synonymous with hardboiled crime noir, Criminal is where they first…
Criminal Volume One Ed Brubaker (w), Sean Phillips (a) Image Comics Liz says: If you’ve ever wondered how Brubaker and Phillips’s names became synonymous with hardboiled crime noir, Criminal is where they first…
Magneto #14 Cullen Bunn (w), Gabriel Hernandez Walta (a) Marvel Comics Liz says: I’ve only just gotten caught up with Magneto, having jumped aboard for the Axis tie-ins and consequently realizing how much…
Ant-Man #1 Nick Spencer (w), Ramon Rasanas (a) Marvel Comics Liz says: What a great first issue! Just in time for the movie’s teaser trailer to hit the Internet, here comes the astonishing…
Bad Blood TPB Jonathan Maberry (w), Tyler Crook (a) Dark Horse Comics Liz says: It’s no easy feat to find a good modern vampire story these days. I love vampire mythology, but (apart…
Avengers & X-Men: Axis #6 Rick Remender (w), Terry Dodson (a) Marvel Comics Liz says: It took me a few issues to get into Axis, but now that I’m hooked, it’s found its…
Superior Iron Man #1 Tom Taylor (w), Yildiray Cinar (a) Marvel Comics Liz says: If you haven’t been reading Axis (you should, btw, it’s actually way more fun than I’d ever expected) all…
Grayson #4 Tim Seeley & Tom King (w), Mikel Janin (a) DC Comics Liz says: Only five issues in (including the standout Future’s End issue) and Grayson continues to go from strength to…
Vertigo Quarterly: Yellow #1 Various (w), (a) Vertigo Comics Liz says: Vertigo Quarterlies are always a treat, a showcase for exceptional talent both new and familiar, and this issue continues the trend. The…
Alias Omnibus HC Brian Michael Bendis (w), Michael Gaydos (a) Marvel Comics Liz says: Alias! I love Alias. It’s one of those brilliant Marvel Max titles from the early noughties that, along with…
Get Over It GN Corinne Mucha Secret Acres Liz says: There is something strangely satisfying about taking a sneaky peek into someone else’s life in the form of autobiographical graphic novels; sometimes, that’s…