Michael Compton Comic Reviews

Under the stalwart stewardship of Shalvey and Broccardo, this once sinking Sulaco now charts an optimistic new course for the stars.

Blade Runner 2019 hits the ground running in what looks to be a must-read new entry in the franchise.

For fans of Blade Runner, Origins opens up the universe in welcoming ways that in no way taint what has been done prior. Prime reading when in prep for that upcoming Voight-Kampff test.

Dune: Blood of the Sardaukaroffers an interesting glimpse into the background inner workings of a world sci-fi fans never tire of.

While lacking the darker, more transgressive elements of the film, Archaia's Labyrinth 2017 Special #1 remains an adequate addition for initiated members of the fandom.

Despite some key differences from the film we all know and love, Rod Serling's social commentary and cynical brilliance shines through in this perilous redux of the classic original.

With regard to RoboCop: Citizens Arrest, I for one call for a full prosecution.

Despite the book's disinterred main character, The Crow: Memento Mori fails to resurrect this all-too-tired franchise from the dead.

As far a horror themed comics with a comedic tinge to them go, The Monstrous Collection falls a tad short of, say, Dylan Dog, yet lies well within the ballpark of any given Hellboy trade paperback. All considered, Wrightson's work alone makes the volume a worthy addition to any collectors library.

I feel I can best put it this way: while I thoroughly enjoyed 1981's Halloween II, the recently released Halloween (2018) functions as a perfectly serviceable alt-followup to the original. If Gibson's Alien 3 paves the way for comic book adaptations of Vincent Ward's Alien 3 or Neill Blomkamp's Alien 3, so be it. The more Alien adaptations, the merrier.

A middling issue in what hopes to be an altogether better series of comics.

Unlike the overly expository second issue, issue #3 is nothing if not momentous. All points within the plot are converging and characters are finally being called to action. Whatever misgivings the story may inspire (be it the non-utilization of Ripley, the precursors to Prometheus or the sometimes muddled alien lifecycle), it'd be an outright lie to say issue #3 doesn't build full anticipation for issue #4.

While William Gibson's Alien 3 is by no means bad, perhaps its greatest sin is it's just kind of meh.

While William Gibson's Alien 3 isn't awful per se (I mean it's not Alien: Resurrection), perhaps it's greatest sin is it's just kind of meh.