Archive for the 'Action/Adventure' Category

Superpowers

Thursday, August 9th, 2007

Superpowers interview with Alex Ross. The new series from the creators of Earth X. New series from Dynamite Entertainment. The first book I got from Dynamite was Lone Ranger, which I really enjoyed a lot. This seems to have a lot of energy which is a good thing. And the fact that it’s got both [...]

The New Frontier Animated Movie

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

Justice League | The New Frontier Animated movie is hitting shelves next year, and I’ve got to say based on this little preview clip, I’m actually intregued to buy the book this week and really looking forward to seeing the movie. It’s the first DC animated movie that I want to watch and it’s nice [...]

Spider-Man: Reign

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

Mary Jane. Aunt May. Uncle Ben. I couldn’t save any of you. Never had the power. Never could handle the responsibility. When I’m buried beside you, will you tell me . . . why you lied to me?
Spider-Man: Reign, from writer and artist Kaare Andrews, is a powerful and [...]

Dark Tower Issue #1

Saturday, March 3rd, 2007

We generally don’t review anything but graphic novels on the ‘Panel, however every once in a while a book comes along that I actually pick up and I generally can’t let it go, The Dark Tower that was released by Marvel a couple of weeks ago is one of those books. There are at least [...]

DMZ | Volume 1 | On the Ground

Tuesday, February 13th, 2007

I’ve got to say that this book took me over 6 months to get around to reading. This wasn’t because I was excited about reading it, this wasn’t because I had better things to read (as you’ll understand from the review) but it was mainly because the story content hits far too close to home [...]

Transformers / G.I. Joe

Wednesday, December 13th, 2006

Who are these people, Duke?
They’re Cobra’s prisoners, Optimus, their salves. We believe they’ve done this to millions more in Europe. We hope they have…
You hope this has happened? To millions of your people? But…
Optimus, if they aren’t slaves, they’re dead.
Autobots, ROLL OUT!
Transformers / G.I. Joe is not just another Transformers and [...]

300

Monday, October 23rd, 2006

‘300′ is the greatest story Frank Miller has ever been involved with. In fact I’ll go one step forward and say that ‘300′ is the best work Frank Miller has ever produced and will likely ever produce (I’m a natural born optimist and I’d relish reading something that tops ‘300′, however I’m also a realist [...]

Secret War

Sunday, October 22nd, 2006

You are heroes. More than me. Maybe one day you’ll look around and you’ll see the world like I have to, and you’ll know I did the right thing. Or at least you’ll understand why I did it.
Secret War, a masterpiece by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Gabriele Dell’Otto, is the [...]

Silent Dragon

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

What happens when you mix in Andy Diggle (of The Losers Fame) with Leinil Francis Yu, the Japanese Yakuza, samurai, political backstabbing, broken alliances, all set in the backdrop of Japan in 2063? Simple answer is a little book from Wildstorm’s excellent Signature banner, Silent Dragon.

Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

After so long in hibernation, and with damage to the carbonite unit, there’s little hope that Captain Solo will ever regain his sight.
Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi is an adventurous and thought-provoking “What if?” tale by writer Adam Gallardo and artists Ryan Benjamin, Dan Norton, and Juvaun Kirby. It begins in tandem [...]

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