Comic Book Recaps

11/07/2024

The Bible Belt, y’all.

09/05/2024

08/05/2024

70s DC Cinematic Universe

07/05/2024

04/05/2024

May The Fourth Be With You

03/05/2024

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY IS TOMORROW! Check out your local comic book store!

03/05/2024

Happy Friday!

11/04/2024

Superman 84 and 84 vol. 2 (DC, 1993) This is a tragic 2 part tale that revolves around with the Toymaker** and Superman supporting character Cat Grant. Issue 84 is sad, though I knew what happens in the story before I read it. But the resolution in Issue sent me for a loop. Basically, a child is killed and a parent is hellbent on revenge, with nothing to stop her...but the writer decided to end the story on a neat and clean note that didn't sit right. The resolution was the "right one" but it was made because this had to be wrapped up in 2 issues. The good thing is that this is a story that does not rely on Superman's powers to move the story. The bad thing is the story happens solely because Superman is not around when bad things happen, and Superman doesn't even have to wrestle with his conscience about that. There is a lot of wasted character potential. These comics are still recommended. -Tim

ETA: Toyman, not Toymaker (It's on the cover, duh. Thanks for the correction, D. Wightman)

02/04/2024

New Avengers 16 (Marvel, 2017) Great art and cover art. There are a bunch of Marvel characters in here that I like including Angar the Screamer and Squirrel Girl. This is part 5 of story that ALSO crosses over with the linewide event called Civil War 2. I enjoyed the story because I read enough Civil War 2 to understand what was happening. It's not a must read, but I dug it.

29/03/2024

The Dark Knight Returns: Last Crusade (DC, 2018) This comic is meant to be the prequel to The Dark Knight Returns. It tells the story of why Batman retired. The images of Batman and Robin illustrated by John Romita Jr. are so classic and awesome. The seemingly demonic hold that Joker has over the insane inmates of Arkham Asylum is frightening. I was riveted the whole time until the weirdly abrupt ending. This comic would be better with a better more solid and informed ending, especially people reading this for the first time with no knowledge of the events to come in the later DKR stories. Recommended.

28/03/2024

Fantasy Masterpieces #6 (Marvel, Original Release 1969/Reprint 1980) This is a reprint of Silver Surfer #6 from 1969. It's pedestrian af. Silver Surfer who has been banished to the planet earth by Galactus, tries to escape by traveling to the future. He is free of his confinement, but finds the whole inhabited universe has been destroyed or subjugated by a powerful and malevolent force. So he time travels back to the point where the force was created, stops it from happening then goes back in time to "the present" to be confined to earth once more. It's a mediocre story.