The latest offering of writer Mark Waid’s rotating super-spy cavalcade takes a maximum effect “What If?” slant to the tail-wagging-the-dog edicts of comic/movie synergy. For an offbeat story as cartoonishly outlandish as it is meta-steeped, the formula still delightfully reduces to elemental simplicity. [Read more…] about S.H.I.E.L.D #10 Review: “Agents of Waaaugh!”
Marvel Reviews
YEARS OF FUTURE PAST #5 Review: “Cage-Free Metaphors!”
Earth-811 is never really a “healthy” source of nostalgia- unless you’re fond of no-win dystopias. The conclusion of writer Marguerite Bennett and company’s “inspired by” riff on the Claremont/Byrne touchstone isn’t so much about course-correcting and bringing about a much-needed ray of sunshine as it is full-bore allegorically presaging the shape of things to come. [Read more…] about YEARS OF FUTURE PAST #5 Review: “Cage-Free Metaphors!”
GUARDIANS OF KNOWHERE #4 Review: “Waiting for Groot”
Sticking the landing is a particularly difficult thing when your endpoint is just another bridge. As the Guardians wrap their summer-long Secret Wars reimagining, it executes with less-than-satisfying results. [Read more…] about GUARDIANS OF KNOWHERE #4 Review: “Waiting for Groot”
JOURNEY TO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS- SHATTERED EMPIRE #1 Review: “Attack of the Next Generation!”
With the mass-marketing blitz of “Force Friday” barely in the rearview, Marvel unleashes the cherry to the frenzy-fest sundae that is Episode VII anticipation. Get ready to thank the maker of your choice- the new four-part mini reunites a well-received Punisher creative team and wastes no time reconnecting with the revolution of a galaxy far, far away. [Read more…] about JOURNEY TO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS- SHATTERED EMPIRE #1 Review: “Attack of the Next Generation!”
DAREDEVIL #18 Review: “Cheers Without Fears!”
Acclaimed writer Mark Waid’s long and winding “Horn Head” saga reaches its conclusion with this current installment. Featuring big speeches, intense action and some severe warm fuzzies, it’s twenty-one pages of dramatically bittersweet proceedings. [Read more…] about DAREDEVIL #18 Review: “Cheers Without Fears!”