RobertJCross Comic Reviews

Perfect issue, highly recommended. BUY IT!!!!

Irving is one of the great comic book artists of our time and this issue is just further proof of that. I've always been so astonished in the way that he separates the different world's and how the muted colors burst with so much life. As you can see by the cover that he drew, he's a fan of symmetry and I believe that he and Morrison are two parts of a symmetrical whole just as Lomax and Ray are in the story. You see? I could go all days relating little things to 4 issues (so far) of one of the best comics I've ever seen or read.

PICK THIS UP! Especially if you like Batman or the games. Classic stuff.

Loving this comic. Pick it up now.

Pick this up, it's getting REALLY good.

Another great issue! Love it! Grab it!

I can't wait for the next issue. This amazing! Pick it up! You won't be disappointed.

Awesome issue. Really touching at the end. Pick it up!

I'm telling you right now, it's good. Check it out!

The best issue of Ex-Con so far, but of course, it is nothing without the whole...pick it up!

You'd be hard pressed to find anything better for the subject matter and the setting. I feel like if I had been gifted with a knack at drawing comics, I'd be imitating Burns in this comic. Too good, almost not fair to everybody else.

This issue features our main glow reading character finally figuring everything out and leaving a few bodies in his wake while doing so. It's so quick and action packed that you really get through every issue really effortlessly, but you're drained by the end of it. The ending was my only gripe, but only because it felt rushed and because I didn't want it to end.

Amazing issue. Absolutely loved it! Pick it up!

Pick this up. You will NOT be disappointed. Instant classic.

I don't think I have to sell you on it if you've read the first issue already, but if you are still not convinced...look down at the score. ;-)

BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT!!! The best there is.

I love this series. One of the best. Pick it up today!

If you haven't started buying/reading this series, I can't recommend it enough. A true classic.

If you haven't started reading this comic, you're missing out. PICK IT UP NOWWWWWWWW!! Doctor's orders!

Amazing first issue, can't wait for the next one. Pick it up!

I praised menton3last issue because of his amazing artwork and I have to do it once again. Just out-of-control how good this guy is at capturing the mood of the writing and the franchise. I know that this guy probably watched The Fly movies more than a few times and probably had access to some of the concept art from the films. That's the only way I can see him being this good at what he does. Every pencil stroke hits the mark and every panel is full of life. I love it and I love the art. It's breathtaking.

Another amazing issue. Pick it up!

Another stellar issue. PICK IT UP!!!

This was a great first issue. Easy 10/10. Pick it up DC fans.

Amazing issue as always. Pick it up!

As with all the other issues...PICK IT UP! Great issue.

Black and white never looked so good as it does in this comic. I always assume it would be a lot easier since you don't need to figure out colors for everything, but this art team has to trick the reader into inserting their own colors. They do a great job of it as always and the facial expressions are still some of the best I've seen in any comic the past 10 years. Always impressed.

The art team continues to shine monotone treasures all over the page. I can never find anything wrong with what they do. The facial expressions are all masterful, the foiliage is all masterful, the buildings are all masterful, the movement is all masterful, the complete package is all masterful. And yet, even devoid of color, it adds so much to the plot. Perhaps it's my own bias but I believe this is the best black & white comic ever produced. Other companies could learn a thing or two from draining the color out of there franchises. I would imagine that a Batman or Venom comic would be amazing in black & white. Love it.

Kirkman showed his reading audience that they should start paying attention to every panel instead of just the main ones. The clues were there but I sure as heck didn't see it until both Kirkman and Rick Grimes spelled it out for me like killers revealing a motive. It was perfect and even in the Letter Hacks in the back of the issue, he quotes the art staffs surprise as they read the script for the issue. That's how you know it's good, when even the people who've been working on the comic since day one are taken aback by the reveal. Absolutely awesome.

Another great issue and I'm stoked for the next!

I liked this one a lot. Pick it up if you're down for something new.

Pretty good issue. Definitely excited for this series and the game! READ IT!!

Pretty good stuff! Pick it up!!

Great first issue. Want more, want it now! Pick this bad boy up.

Epic issue. Pick it up batfans!

The art team knock it out of the park, of course. This is what you'd expect from a DC release. Russia was the best out of the two universes. The snow and the overall feeling of poverty was there. It made for the setpieces having more power than the written word on the page, which I'm not a HUGE fan of...but I don't complain. The Batmobile and the Batcavesthat Huntress and Robin find themselves in throughout are also full of little easter eggs if you look close enough to the surroundings. I enjoyed the art thouroughly.

I loved it. It was a good start to the series. Can't wait for the next issue!

McDaid is a quality artist as well and he really captures the ape's movements well in every panel. The humans are just human and while that isn't necessarily as exciting as the apes, he does a good job of it. The ape fighting is amazing though and everything really does seems plausible. Even some of the background details are heartbreaking and add to the character of the whole issue. Nothing to complain about, it's all very well done.

Awesome debut issue. Super stoked for the rest!

I loved it and you'll love it too. PICK IT UP!!!

You gotta start reading this one. It's phenomenal! Pick it up!

I'm kinda bummed this is only a 3-issue arc. Great start so far.

Speaking of Frank Miller, that's EXACTLY whose art most looks like it inspired Keith Burns. This is definitely not a negative. It just adds the grittiness that's needed for this story. Burns even takes cues from Miller comics like Sin City in the delicate act of coitus and the way light falls on the nude body (yes, this comic has nudity). I found it refreshing and I immediately wanted to recommend this to all my buddies who dig Fran Miller. Can't wait to see what he does for the rest of the series.

I enjoyed this issue as much as the first and I'm hoping that the goodness continues.

Man, pick this up. It's a great comic, G.I. Joe or not.

Richardson's art was pretty good, but there were a couple panels that weren't great. Alas, not everything can be perfect. Aside from that, everything was and the artwork in the action scenes flew off the page. You could practically smell the embers as they rose from the burning cars and destruction. Lovely setpieces and it looked enough like L.A. to believe it.

Richardson delivers again in the art department. Every inch of that little space in South Central is drawn to perfection. The characters come to life as always, breathing and emoting like only Richardson can draw. I love the way she makes Destiny this unassuming hero with her facial expressions, but the writing cuts into the art to make every line mean something different each time you read. Richardson can make the most vicious character look approachable. I applaud her work.

If you haven't started reading this or you have read the previous three...more gold, BUY NOW!!!!

If the writing is the brains of the operation, then Richardson's art is the soul and the backbone. Christ almighty, what beautifulspreads that this woman can create. The color, the majesty, the grace, the sexuality. It exudes off the page with every new panel and of course we'll be seeing more of it in other comic runs. Whoever doesn't hire this fine artist is doing themselves a great disservice. I personally can't wait for her return, and anyone who reads this series should definitely feel the same.

Love this comic and it's shaping up to be a great addition to the Godzilla franchise. BUY IT!

I'm under the impression that Malsuni actually lived on Mars at one point. The art is literally OUT OF THIS WORLD. I love the creature designs (which he obviously got from the original books, but the updated versions rule) because Malsunibrings them to life so effortlessly. Paired with the writing of course, you could see these things actually existing. When an artist can do that in a world like this, it goes a long way into connecting with the characters. I feel likeeveryone involved in the story is slowly gaining my emotional dependence.

Another stellar issue. Always impressed. PICK IT UP!!!

Pick it up if you're a fan!

If you're a fan of either, pick this bad boy up!

Another awesome issue and a must have if you're a fan of either franchise. Pick it up!

Lovely issue. NEED MORE! Pick this up!

Pretty great all around. Highly recommend you pick it up!

Dynamite continues to impress. Pick this one up!

Really good issue and great setup for what's to come.

Another great issue, pick it up!

Don't have anything to say about the art team that i haven't already said. Everything is still in glorious black and white. The facial expressions are still some of the best in comics today and the cover was pretty cool as well. Skybound even released an animated cover for this issue, I don't know if they've been doing that, but I caught wind of it today and checked it out. Maybe a Walking Dead animated series on the horizon? Wouldn't that be cool?

This was a really stellar issue. I wonder if Kirkman is trying to use the same techniques that Linklater used in Boyhood, I can see some similarities between it and the story developing with Carl. In this issue we get a LOT of insight into Carl's growth. There's some stuff with Maggie, and it's VERY important, but this is purely a Carl issue. Again, no zombies. No surprise there though, this comic has become more about the inner turmoil of the humans rather than their struggle to take down the zombie hordes. This issue is more of the same.

Pick it up...things are getting weird...

Another stellar issue. PICK IT UP!!

I know what you're thinking. You don't have to say it. The title sounds really freaking corny. And I was in total agreement until I started reading it. What a treasure it was to see what the title referred to and what it all meant to the overlying theme. In fact, I'm not going to give any of it away. The cover is extremely misleading though. You will think this comic has a hero/villain dichotomy, but you'll be wrong. OK! I'll give one thing away: This comic has more to do with "external agents" than internal ones....though internal is most of what you're going to get.

Pretty good for a #1 out of the gate. Pick this up if you are so inclined.

McDaidkills it yet again in the art department. I loved a lot of what he was doing with the setpieces and the ape's expressions. The human qualities in the ape faces really make you relate to their struggle, and then of course the actual humans are about as relatable as a stale bundtcake. But that's the beauty of these stories and this universe. We find our true human compassion because we're able to be empathic towards animals that (while certainly straddlingthe line of intelligence) are weaker than us. The art and the imagery help cement this fact, even moreso than some of the writing.

This was super cool and I want to see what happens next! Check it out!

Another quality issue. Come for the story, stay for the art.

Good issue! Keep at it! It has to pay off soon, I know it!

Things are heating up! Pick up this issue!

Good issue full of twists and turns...

Traviss is amazing at what she does. The dialogue and the deception are thick like a novel. You can't look away mentally or you might miss something that gets referred to later in the issue. This always causes problems when reading but I appreciate her attention to the storyline over making the subject matter dull. The only dull thing though is the lack of action. I just think that whenever I hear the name GI JOE, I think ACTION, but this is like a Bourne Supremacy comic book more than it is a GI JOE comic book. Again, nothing wrong with delving into plot, but you have to be able to cater to multiple demographics.

Pretty good first issue. If you're a Joe fan, pick it up.

I enjoyed it, but it's a fast read. Check it out if you're a fan.

Wachter's art is lovely. The Kaiju and the humans are all drawn in such a harsh way that the sadness that encapsulates the atmosphere just vibrates through your retinas. I also dug the monotonal colors at parts that were dreams or depressing scenes. Wachter also drew Big G like a master. Seeing Godzilla wrecking the scene on the page made the kid in me smile a big hearty smile. Anything Godzilla related really.

Another quality issue! Get your scaly hands on it!

Great ending, sad it's over...but there might be more...who knows? Pick this up if you love Godzilla.

This comic is a testament to Barker's genius and the future of Hellraiser. If you're a fan, read it.

Another great issue, can't wait for #3!

And more Malsuni's fault. Not to say that his art was bad, because it wasn't, it was really great. I just couldn't condone him looking at the script of this issue and drawing the outline of the character that gets revealed and thinking..."can you really tell?" Because I could. Other than that disappointment though, the character drawings were magnificent and everything flowed well. But I just can't get over that reveal.

Great issue, pick it up if you're a fan!

Pretty sweet comic! If you like The Lone Ranger, pick this up! NOW!!!!

Where Johnson's strength is however is in his art. It reminded me a lot of the John Carter: Warlord of Mars comics I've been reading recently. It's raw art that is unfiltered with master strokes that aren't inked over like most. As much as I love Alex Ross and menton3, this guy's work is pretty impressive further down the totem pole. I'm sure he has more surprises in store.

So, if you like the show...buy it. If you've never seen the show, give it a try. It's pretty good!

Great issue! Check it out if you're a fan.

Another quality issue. GET IT!

Great send off to a pretty good series. Hope there's more.

Hawkins and Wickline write some pretty solid dialogue that reads well and they've got the futuristic bafoon down with Honor's male companions. Honor though is written a bit too "dramatic" which I guess makes sense since she would need a grandiose life in order to serve as chief protagonist in a sci-fi comic.

All in all, a great start to a hopefully long run.

Pretty cool first issue. I enjoyed it! Check it out!

The art team always delivers in the atmosphere department. The black & white gives the words all the power and helps drive the somber story. It's an interesting technique that helps catapult Adlard's facial expressions into easily read dialogue. It's always been good and in any kind of depressing narrative, it'd be paramount.

The art team brings the pain as usual. Everything is muted and hollow. The white space in every panel is probably symbolic, though I could just be over thinkingit. Either way, the art is harsh and desolate in its composition. This is where the story is told without words and the words are right in the panel. Black and white suits the mood though, better than anything.

Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up! Great issue!

Good issue, pick it up for the collection!

Awesome issue if you're a Twilight Zone fan!

Pretty solid debut, but let's see where it goes...

I'm not completely smitten with this comic yet. If you're a Cooper fan, pick it up. If not, don't.

Good issue for the artwork, alright issue for the writing. Pick it up if you like the series!

Good issue if you want all story and little to no action. The art is breathtaking.

Artwork aside, which I'm going to give a slight pass on, this was a solid comic.

Art was masterful, story....not so much...

If you dig older comics, don't skip this series. If you don't, read Preacher or something.

Not my cup of tea. Skip this unless you are a Miami Vice fanatic and even then you might wanna skip this.