Comic Picks – Week of 15/04/2015
Darth Vader and Friends HC Jeffrey Brown (w), (a) Chronicle Books Liz says: Another instalment of Jeffrey Brown’s Darth Vader series is always a delight, especially so when the second teaser trailer for…
Darth Vader and Friends HC Jeffrey Brown (w), (a) Chronicle Books Liz says: Another instalment of Jeffrey Brown’s Darth Vader series is always a delight, especially so when the second teaser trailer for…
Convergence: Nightwing and Oracle #1 Gail Simone (w), Jan Duursema (a) DC Comics Liz says: Having launched no less than eleven titles this week, DC’s Convergence has taken over the shelves, throwing readers…
DEMO TPB Brian Wood (w), Becky Cloonan (a) Dark Horse Comics Liz says: Once upon a time (in 2001), Brian Wood developed a concept for Marvel’s MAX imprint that was to center around…
Thor Annual #1 Jason Aaron, Noelle Stevenson, CM Punk (w) & Timothy Truman, Marguerite Sauvage, Rob Guillory (a) Marvel Comics Liz (and Adam) say: With three mighty tales delivered by three strong creative…
Fables: The Covers HC James Jean (a) Vertigo Comics Liz says: Very excited to see this come back into print! It’s only been a few years since James Jean stopped doing comics covers…
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #2 Ryan North (w), Erica Henderson (a) Marvel Comics Liz says: Okay, I gave it two issues before deciding to make it official: I like the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl!…
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…