Thirteen issues of Darkwing already? It seems just like
yesterday when I was excited about the terror that flaps in the night’s return
to comics. One thing is for sure, the momentum that this book has is showing no
signs of slowing down. This all-ages title now under the Kaboom banner is fun,
full of heart and captures everything that was good about the cartoon.
Conan: The Island of No Return is a new mini series from Dark Horse Comics. Written by Ron Marz and drawn by Bart Sears. If you are looking for an alternative to the big events or just wish to read something without too much continuity and parallel worlds, then get your hands on this series. This mini offers: action, adventure, swords, sorcery, scantily clothed people and fun double entendres.
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this! You are browsing in your local comic shop, and it just happens
that your weekly quota of comics felt a little short this week. Tired of
the same superhero crap out there and your wallet doesn’t have enough
green to buy every comic from that big event involving a Scarlet
Speedster? How about a one-shot? Well, this week Image Comics could hold
the answer to your needs with Deadlands: The Devil’s Six Gun.
When I first heard about this book at Wonder Con, I have to admit I thought it was stupid. The idea and title are still stupid, but you can’t judge a book by its cover. So I didn’t. Gangsters & Goliaths is not only a great Godzilla story, but it also manages to be a good human story. Everyone knows that humans are just added to the monster genre so that the viewer will have someone to relate to as the monsters destroy everything. They’re rarely interesting and usually it’s the same thing over and over again, except for Godzilla: Final Wars.
This issue is seriously the best issue thus
far. It feels different than the rest of the series and looks better with the
addition of Roman Bachs on art. The Stan Lee books have been really good and even some
of them great, but all of them have struggled to find their footing and get
some level of consistency. Soldier Zero is no longer looking for that as they
have definitely found the perfect balance for the story. If you wrote this book
off as Indie then this issue has moved it into the big leagues of comics.
Tomorrow we’ll have a full review for Deadlands: The Devil’s Six Gun,
but first how about an early look? That’s right, Preview Time is dead
and long live EARLY LOOK! Sure it’s not that early this time, but hey
maybe some people don’t want to read the review right away and are still
curious about the one shot coming out from Image. If you’re one of
those people then enjoy pre… eh, early look at the comic.
Riptide is a Marvel villain and member of the Marauders. Any X-Men fan surprised you’ve never heard of him? He’s been in sixty five issues and had only one very memorable moment: His gruesome death at the hands of the X-Man Colossus.
Riptide first appeared in 1986 in The Uncanny X-Men #210 in the form of a shadowy figure and had his first full appearance in the next issue. He was created by Chris Claremont, John Romita Jr. and Bret Blevins. In the comics Riptide is able to spin at high velocity. During this spinning Riptide’s skin produces shuriken which he uses to hurt his enemies.
