Jan 21, 2013 Comic Books Issue #44 - Best of 2012 - Grimes

If you haven't been keeping up with Jeff Lemire's Animal Man to this point, it's basically the story of a family in crisis. Oh, and the avatar of a force called the Red, fighting against the avatar of the Rot, with the help of her father, Animal Man, and a talking cat who is a totem for a spirit of the Red. Yeah, it's pretty nuts. More

Oct 31, 2012 Comic Books Web Exclusive

The Understanding Monster: Book One by Theo Ellsworth is a trip into a world of dream logic and subconscious thought massaged into a surreal, illustrated epic. More

Oct 12, 2012 Comic Books Issue #42 - The Protest Issue

This is a follow-up to 2011’s Zita the Spacegirl, but readers new to the series should have no trouble catching on. In this volume (written and illustrated by Ben Hatke), Zita, stranded far from Earth, learns some of the pitfalls of both fame and infamy as she strives to protect her friends, attempts to save an alien race, and ultimately keeps up the quest to find her way home. More

Oct 10, 2012 Comic Books Issue #42 - The Protest Issue

All in all, this is a fairly non-essential Batman. The first part of the arc starts promisingly enough—there’s the requisite breaking out of Arkham (which introduces a ‘roided-out Two-Face and a new villain, the “why would anyone wear so few clothes” White Rabbit), an amusing take on a snarky Alfred Pennyworth, and really beautiful art from David Finch. More

Oct 08, 2012 Comic Books Issue #42 - The Protest Issue

The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Men Vol. 1, which comprises the first six issues of the series co-written by Gail Simone and Ethan Van Sciver, is just a mess. Even if the story didn’t keep flipping on a dime, rather than earning some of the twists and turns, there’s scant excitement to be had in a book where almost every super-creature is a derivation of Firestorm. More

Oct 05, 2012 Comic Books Issue #42 - The Protest Issue

Joe Keatinge’s reimagining of Glory, a Wonder Woman knockoff—er, analog—from the early days of Image, throws out all but the most basic facets of the character and kicks it into high gear with a high-octane sci-fi yarn. More

Oct 03, 2012 Comic Books Issue #42 - The Protest Issue

Bucko was a fine read in its original online form, but this printed version is an extra treat—from the hilarious “dedication page,” to the book’s intro by fellow Periscope Studio member Steve Lieber, to the extra commentary by artist Erika Moen and writer Jeff Parker on the bottom of every page. More

Oct 01, 2012 Comic Books Issue #42 - The Protest Issue

It seems like Jeff Lemire shouldn't be successful. The artist and writer tells emotional stories, uses non-traditional art and watercolors to create impressionistic settings and characters, and seems obsessed with tales about family and fatherhood. More

Sep 28, 2012 Comic Books Issue #42 - The Protest Issue

Throughout its history, Swamp Thing has seen a who's who of comic writers-Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Mark Millar, and Brian K. Vaughan have all worked on the title. DC has now turned over the reins to Scott Snyder, who has gone from a mostly unknown short-story writer to one of the hottest names in comics. More