Year: Publication: Writer:Artist: Includes: Available on: Sept ’14 DC ComicsRay FawkesFrancis Portela, Dan Jurgens, Mikel JaninJustice League Dark #24-29, Trinity of Sin: Phantom Stranger 14-17, Constantine #9-12, Trinity of Sin: Pandora #6-9Amazon Synopsis: Spinning out of the events of the massive crossover event Forever Evil, and to end the event, Forever Evil: Blight arrives! With […]
Review #68: Forever Evil
Year: Publication: Writer:Artist: Includes:Available on: May ’14 DC ComicsGeoff JohnsDavid Finch, Richard Friend#1-7Amazon Synopsis: Three words to explain the book: Evil is relative! AWEsomeness: A Game-changing book with exploding actions. My View: With its subtle caption: ‘Evil is Relative‘, this is an amazing book, where one sees the evil rise to take the place of […]
Review #65: Dragon Ball Full Color (Freeza Arc vol. 1-5)
Year: Publication: Writer/Artist: Includes:Available on: ’14Viz MediaAkira ToriyamaDragon Ball color manga #1-51Amazon Synopsis: After the fierce battle between the Saiyans, Krillin, Bulma, and Gohan travel to planet Namek to resurrect their fallen allies with the Namekian Dragon Balls. The search sends them on a collision course with Vegeta and a more powerful evil force in […]
Review #67: Spider-Man: Blue
Year: Publication: Writer:Artist: Includes:Available on: Dec ’02MarvelJeph LoebTim SaleSpider-Man: Blue #1-6Amazon Synopsis: Peter, Gwen, Harry, MJ – it was all going well, or rather, was supposed to go well. This is the story of how Gwen Stacy fell in love with Peter Parker. This is one of Spider-Man’s life, as he recalls how he almost […]
Review #66: The Amazing Spider-Man: The Night Gwen Stacy Died
Year: Publication: Writer:Artist: Includes: Available on: Sept ’14 Marvel ComicsStan LeeJohn Romita, Tony MortellaroAmazing Spider-Man #121-128 and Marvel Team Up #15Amazon Synopsis: Spider-Man suffers a significant loss at the hands of a great rival. The aftermath and how he adjusts to it. Also, team up with Ghost Rider. AWEsomeness: The story is superb but tragic. […]
Review #64: Dragon Ball Full Color (Saiyan Arc vol.1-3)
Year: Publication: Writer/Artist: Includes:Available on: ’14Viz MediaAkira ToriyamaDragon Ball color manga #1-51Amazon Synopsis: A hostile visitor, none other than Goku’s older brother, arrives on Earth. And he comes bearing a long-lost origin story for Goku, but a sacrifice unknowingly paves the way for a bad tide. The arc focuses on Goku teaming up with his […]
Review #63: Batman: Bruce Wayne – The Road Home
Year: Publication: Writer: Artist: Includes: Available on: ’17DC ComicsFabian Nicieza, Mike W. Barr, Bryan Q. Miller, Derek Fridolfs, Adam Beechen, Marc AndreykoCliff Richards, Ramon Bachs, John Lucas, Javier Saltares, Rebecca Buchman, Walden Wong, Pere Perez, Peter Nguyen, Ryan Winn, Szymon Kudranski, Agustin Padilla, Scott McDaniel, Andy OwensBruce Wayne: The Road Home – Batman and Robin […]
The Tale of One Crisis in Three Modes
DC: COIE/Av: COIE/JL: COIE—a triple review DC Comics’ First Crisis or Crisis on Infinite Earths was the first major multiverse-wide crossover, albeit there were crossovers. In this plot, DC merged its multiverse into a single streamlined continuity. Arrowverse and Tomorrowverse recreate the event. Let’s compare the three, including the original take, comics. Here’s a comparison […]
Review #62: The Caravan
Year: Publication: Writer:Artist: Includes:Available on: ’14Yali Dream CreationsShamik DasguptaBikash SatpathyOGNAmazon Synopsis: A classic horror/action/adventure coated copiously with spicy Bollywood masala. In this, a coven of vampires traveling under the guise of a caravan of nautanki, a gypsy circus band, appears in the deserts of Rajasthan, luring unsuspecting villagers. They feed on every living soul as […]
Review #61: Marvel Comics Presents-Namor: In Deep
Year: Publication: Writer:Artist: Includes:Available on: ’03Marvel (Gotham)Mark Sumerak, Chris EliopoulosGurihu#1-6Amazon Synopsis: The first mutant of Marvel Comics, the son of the seas, finds someone special. His adventure as a wily teen and one of his first loves, Sandra Verdugo (reimagined version), is told in this. Soon, the forbidden love couples find themselves dragged into a […]