This comic has been a long time coming. And I mean a looong time. In 2004, Dark Horse Comics published a 3-part creator-owned miniseries by writer Mark Millar and artist Peter Gross. It was called CHOSEN. At this point in his career, Millar was riding high as the writer of Marvel’s Ultimate X-Men and The…
Who doesn’t love books about lawsuits?!? Or maybe it’s just me? Well, if you’re an American comic-book fan, specifically a fan of superhero comic books, then you know who Todd McFarlane is. The man rocketed to fame in the late 80’s when he was hired by Marvel Comics to draw The Hulk and then Spider-Man.…
Written by Mark Millar Drawn by Rafael Albuquerque Published by Image Comics PREVIOUSLY: PRODIGY. #4 As I’ve noted in my last two reviews, the biggest flaw I find in this series that Edison is written as so much smarter than everyone else that it removes all of the suspense from the stories. Mark Millar corrects…
Written by Mark Millar Drawn by Rafael Albuquerque Published by Image Comics PREVIOUSLY: PRODIGY. #3 This issue is even more action-heavy than the last. We see Edison fighting groups of armed men, jumping out of windows, jumping out of a plan, dismantling a missile in mid-air and just generally being a badass. We also get…
Written by Mark Millar Drawn by Rafael Albuquerque Published by Image Comics PREVIOUSLY: PRODIGY. #2 Mark Millar starts off this issue right in the middle of a gunfight on top of a moving train, and the action just picks up from there barely giving the reading time to breath. This is a globe-trotting adventure as…
Written by Mark Millar Drawn by Rafael Albuquerque Published by Image Comics PREVIOUSLY: PRODIGY. #1 Now joined by rogue CIA agent Rachel Staks, Edison Crane heads to Moscow where must break into a super-secret vault inside of The Kremlin to find an ancient scroll which pertains to the invasion that is underway from a parallel…
Written by John Layman Drawn by Afu Chan Published by Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment PREVIOUSLY: Outer Darkness #2 In this issue Captain Riggs sends an Away Team down to an apparently abandoned astroid in hopes of retrieving some valuable cargo. But in the course of the mission two crew members get killed by some kind of…
Written by John Layman Drawn by Afu Chan Published by Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment PREVIOUSLY: Outer Darkness #1 Captain Riggs hates cats. That’s one of the first things we learn about him this issue, although we’re not given any specific reason why. But I also hate cats for no particular reason, so it just makes me…
Written by Mark Millar Drawn by Rafael Albuquerque Published by Image Comics I haven’t picked up a Mark Millar comic since I bought the first issue of his series EMPRESS back in 2016, but I was definitely intrigued when I first heard about this new series of his. Edison Crane is the World’s Smartest Man,…
Written by John Layman Drawn by Afu Chan Published by Image Comics/Skybound Entertainment I’ve been waiting for this eries every since I first say John Layman post about it on his Facebook page months ago. It’s a mix of sci-fi, horror, and “weird shit,” which is right up my alley! Imagine Star Trek but with…
Written by Robert Kirkman Drawn by Charlie Adlard Published by Image Comics I was never a regular reader of Robert Kirkman’s long-running (173 issues, so far) comic-book series The Walking Dead. Nor did I start watching the TV series until about halfway through season 5. But when I did I quickly became hooked. Still I…
Written by Rob Liefeld and Eric Stephenson Drawn by Dan Fraga Inked by Danny Miki and Rob Liefeld Colored by Thomas Mason Lettered by Kurt Hathaway Published by Image Comics This was a surprise that I hadn’t been expected, as I hadn’t heard any information about it even being developed. This just showed up in…
Written by Chad Bowers Drawn by Jim Towe Colored by Juan Manuel Rodriguez Lettered by Rus Wooton Published by Image Comics PREVIOUSLY: YOUNGBLOOD #3 This new creative team has really hit the ground running with this Youngblood series, with each issue being more exciting, and informative, than the last. This issue opens with a flashback…
Written by Chad Bowers Drawn by Jim Towe Colored by Juan Manuel Rodriguez Lettered by Rus Wooton Published by Image Comics PREVIOUSLY: YOUNGBLOOD #2 I’m going to try to be lighter on potential spoilers for this. This issue opens with a flashback showing how Petra recruited Doc Rocket to the team, and why she did,…
Written by Chad Bowers Drawn by Jim Towe Colored by Juan Manuel Rodriguez Lettered by Rus Wooton Published by Image Comics PREVIOUSLY: YOUNGBLOOD #1 This issue opens with a flashback, showing how Petra/Gunner/Vogue tracked down the new Sentinel. A kid named Dolante who idealized the original Sentinel, until he discovered that Sentinel was a murderer…
Written by Chad Bowers Drawn by Jim Towe Colored by Juan Manuel Rodriguez Lettered by Rus Wooton Published by Image Comics Alright, 25 years after it’s illustrious debut, Rob Liefeld’s premier superhero team YOUNGBLOOD is back! Yes, again. Admittedly, even for a hardcore longtime fan such as myself, I’m unaware of how many attempts at…
Written by Erik Larsen Drawn and colored by Nikos Koutsis Published by Image Comics PREVIOUSLY: MIGHTY MAN #1 This was a nice surprise to see in this week’s list of new releases on Comixology this morning. Mighty Man has long been my 2nd favorite Erik Larsen creation, after Savage Dragon himself (in which I basically…
Written by Mark Millar Drawn by Rafael Albuquerque Published by Image Comics PREVIOUSLY: HUCK #5 I have to say that this has been one of Mark Millar’s most enjoyable recent projects. With some inventive use of Anna’s powers, Huck busts the two of them out of the Siberian prison, and then mother and son team…
Written by Mark Millar Drawn by Rafael Albuquerque Published by Image Comics PREVIOUSLY: HUCK #4 Okay, first of all, though I will try to avoid too much spoiling of this issue, do not ready any further unless you’ve read the first four issues first. Seriously, just stop. You have been warned. Okay, so the big…
Written by Mark Millar Drawn by Rafael Albuquerque Published by Image Comics PREVIOUSLY: HUCK #3 So here it is, The Secret Origin of Huck. Through flashbacks, as told by his newly discovered twin brother Tom, we see how he and Huck’s mother was part of Russia’s experimental superhuman program back in the late 70’s, and…
Writer: Mark Millar Artist: Duncan Fegredo Publisher: Image Comics Previously: MPH #4 After reviewing HUCK #2, which made reference to a character alluded to in this series, I realize that even though I’d published reviews of the first 4 issue of MPH, I never did get around to reviewing this final 5th issues. Truthfully, it’s…
Written by Mark Millar Drawn by Rafael Albuquerque Published by Image Comics PREVIOUSLY: HUCK #2 Taking place not too long after the events of the previous issue, we see Huck completing the remaining tasks he was asked to do. First, in the gritty urban streets of New Jersey he travels to crack house to find…
Written by Mark Millar Drawn by Rafael Albuquerque Published by Image Comics PREVIOUSLY: HUCK #1 This issue begins with a flashback to 1981 in Siberia, where wee see the appearance of a Russian woman with apparent telepathic powers. For longtime Mark Millar fans you may remember that the existence of such a woman was alluded…
Merry Christmas! In honor of the occasion, I will be reviewing this little comic-book, which was published in December 1995 by Image Comics, featuring various Rob Liefeld characters. The lead character, seen on the cover, is GLORY, Liefeld’s Wonder Woman analog. She’s a warrior princess from Amazonia, the Isle of Paradise (seriously). The issue opens…
Written by Jo Duffy Drawn by Pat Lee Published by Image Comics Bloodpool was series of characters created by Rob Liefeld. The premise was that this was the program in which the U.S. Government recruited and then trained new superheroes for the YOUNGBLOOD team. A couple of members, Task and Psilence, had been introduced in…
