There’s something to be said about losing mystique once insight is gained into a process. Let’s face it- upon seeing the man behind the curtain pull his levers, the show is basically over. Here, it’s the public foreknowledge that this issue and its immediate predecessor were once intended as one giant forty-something-page monster offering. Although the current installment’s got the “monster” part down no problem, it just doesn’t stack up the same. [Read more…] about SECRET WARS #8 Review: “Still Doing That, Huh?”
Marvel Reviews
SECRET WARS #7 Review: “War Ensemble!”
No more preamble! No more talking heads! Well, okay, a lot less talking heads. Either way, Jonathan Hickman, Esad Ribic and company’s epic is back on- with emphasis on the “EPIC”. Big time! [Read more…] about SECRET WARS #7 Review: “War Ensemble!”
UNCANNY X-MEN #600 Review: “Exit Intervention!”
After months of publisher-enforced delays, the concluding chapter of writer Brian Michael Bendis’s X-saga finally hits. Also doubling as a six hundredth issue celebration with a bevy of guest artists, it’s indeed a noteworthy milestone but is it worth the wait? [Read more…] about UNCANNY X-MEN #600 Review: “Exit Intervention!”
AVENGERS #0 Review: “Sizzle Reel Showcase!” (All-New All-Different Marvel Primer)
The future is now! Fast-forwarding eight months, this oversized special is a great introductory window into the many-splendored landscape of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. But how does it hold up as a cover-to-cover release? [Read more…] about AVENGERS #0 Review: “Sizzle Reel Showcase!” (All-New All-Different Marvel Primer)
SECRET WARS #6 Review: “Spiders in Head, Hamburger in Pocket”
While the Event of Secret Wars is winding down, the story itself is just picking up steam. After a far-too-long gap between installments, writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Esad Ribic waste no time steering a wandering audience back to the center attraction with bold interactions and one of the saga’s biggest laughs. Packing it in at twenty-five pages, it’s all roving cam, all the time on the push to what the solicits refer to as “The Final War”! [Read more…] about SECRET WARS #6 Review: “Spiders in Head, Hamburger in Pocket”