Comics

Fear Itself Vs. Flashpoint – Which Summer Event Will Come Out On Top?

You can’t really go two
months without spotting a new comic event hitting the shelves – and more
importantly hitting your wallet. Currently, the Big Two (DC and Marvel) are
running Flashpoint and Fear Itself respectively. If you want to read all of the
issues of both events, you’re looking to spend well over $400. Fear Itself has
over 45 issues, with Flashpoint boasting a disgusting 72 issues including
tie-ins and one shots. So the question is which one deserves your money and
attention.

Dracula: The Company of Monsters #11 – Review

Finally after all the talking, this issue brings the action
with some great artwork, but a little too much seems to be going on at one
time. There have been numerous
characters simply added for fodder with some of the regulars having off
personalities, but the story is still pretty solid. Evan has revealed his betrayal of Dracula and the grand
battle between Conrad and Dracula finally begins physically with a huge battle
ensuing between Dracula, Conrad, Evan, Marta and her band of vampire slayers
and some vampires from the old country with great power.

Grimm Fairy Tales: The Dream Eater Saga: Wonderland Part 4 – Review

This is a good starting point for new readers and old readers alike with an interesting storyline. There are some interesting and downright boring moments and characters and artwork balancing a thin line between mediocre and great.

Calie Liddle, the daughter of Alice – yes, the same Alice from “Alice in Wonderland” – has stopped the habitants of Wonderland from leaving their world and taking over hers. But now, Calie is seventeen years older and mentally unstable with a teenage daughter. After seventeen years of silence the Cheshire Cat has finally escaped to take his revenge on Calie, starting with her daughter.

All Nighter #1 – Review

The comic, All Nighter #1, has little stand-out moments. It is oddly interesting with little humor.  A reality comic, it has a strong impact when it is not making you feel like you’ve been sucked into a soap opera for teenage girls. Kit, the main character, has a cynical personality. She seems like the ordinary teenage girl with the boyfriend she can’t stay away from, however she is far from ordinary.

The Traveler #8 – Review

Stan Lee and Mark Waid join forces to give us The Traveler. It should be a match made in heaven or what people called a dream team. Maybe it is or maybe is not. Well so far they are up to issue 8, four issues shy to that first year mark. Now I’ll be honest with you, this is the first issue of the Traveler that I picked. When I read it, I was like “what the $&@? Is going on here?” So I read the other seven issues, to have an idea of what this comic is all about. When I read all those I understood, the Traveler is Stan Lee’s version of Doctor Who with a twist. A time traveler that can manipulate time. Who is often the cause to many of his own problems because some future self manipulated the past to orchestrate a course of action that will be beneficiary to his mission.

Usagi Yojimbo #138 – Review

Wow! This is a great book. Usagi Yojimbo came out this week and it doesn’t disappoint. In fact it is one of the best issues of this series. It has everything –
great action, a surprising twist and moral teachings. It also offers us
a stupendous supplement on the origins of seppuku. This book gives us
all the great things the Samurai genre is all about. But what is more
surprising is how Stan Sakai is able to keep this book interesting after
all these years.

Pro: Steve Rogers Should Be Captain America

Why do I favor Steve Rogers as Captain America, you ask?  Let me start by saying I don’t hate the alternate Captain America, Bucky. He actually did a great job and carried the title for a long time without the presence of Steve Rogers. There have been several Captains over the years including: Bucky the 1950s Cap, Nomad, US Agent and Nuke. They all had distinctive personalities, but none were like Steve Rogers.