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The guy at my LCS convinced me to buy Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia #1 and I'm torn over it. It's an interesting story that is focused on The Question investigating some shady business going down in his city ... that then spirals into some larger international intrigue (if you want to call it that). Green Arrow is pulled in because this shady business is tied to his old company Queen In The guy at my LCS convinced me to buy Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia #1 and I'm torn over it. It's an interesting story that is focused on The Question investigating some shady business going down in his city ... that then spirals into some larger international intrigue (if you want to call it that). Green Arrow is pulled in because this shady business is tied to his old company Queen In more

The last issue failed to impress me, however Void Rivals #26 was the exact opposite. This was a straight up action packed story that was squarely focused on the Quintessons invading The Sacred Ring, no Cobra-La, no Transformers, no Skuxxoid, just one singular narrative and the book was better off for it. I have an idea where all of this is going ... but I could be 100% wrong - so I am just enjoyin The last issue failed to impress me, however Void Rivals #26 was the exact opposite. This was a straight up action packed story that was squarely focused on the Quintessons invading The Sacred Ring, no Cobra-La, no Transformers, no Skuxxoid, just one singular narrative and the book was better off for it. I have an idea where all of this is going ... but I could be 100% wrong - so I am just enjoyin more

G.I. Joe #18 was a super fun little interlude. A great way to introduce a fan favorite character into this new Energon version of G.I. Joe. Sadly he doesn't speak in rhyme, but he is a fully fleshed out character who has the heart of previous iterations. After the high energy roller coaster ride that was the Dreadnok War, this was a great break. Not saying there wasn't some crazy fun action ... Xa G.I. Joe #18 was a super fun little interlude. A great way to introduce a fan favorite character into this new Energon version of G.I. Joe. Sadly he doesn't speak in rhyme, but he is a fully fleshed out character who has the heart of previous iterations. After the high energy roller coaster ride that was the Dreadnok War, this was a great break. Not saying there wasn't some crazy fun action ... Xa more

I've had a run of bad luck with Iron Man relaunches ... so I was hesitant to check out Joshua Williamson's new Iron Man #1, the hesitation was unfounded. It took a minute to get going but once it got up to speed I found myself enjoying it. The writing is tight and all the characters feel authentic ... the plot streamlined, with an odd villain plot and an even odder cliffhanger, but I'm here for th I've had a run of bad luck with Iron Man relaunches ... so I was hesitant to check out Joshua Williamson's new Iron Man #1, the hesitation was unfounded. It took a minute to get going but once it got up to speed I found myself enjoying it. The writing is tight and all the characters feel authentic ... the plot streamlined, with an odd villain plot and an even odder cliffhanger, but I'm here for th more

Aquaman #13 opens by focusing on Mera trying to figure out what happened to Atlantis (something we still don't know), and drops in some history about her character, that I had no idea about. We then get a small flash to the events of DC K.O. #3 that is presented differently than it was in the actual book. There is also a hint that Arthur is losing his overpowered-powers ... but nothing comes of it Aquaman #13 opens by focusing on Mera trying to figure out what happened to Atlantis (something we still don't know), and drops in some history about her character, that I had no idea about. We then get a small flash to the events of DC K.O. #3 that is presented differently than it was in the actual book. There is also a hint that Arthur is losing his overpowered-powers ... but nothing comes of it more

Alright ... Transformers 28 was STACKED with all sorts of story points and some action mixed in for good measure. Megatron is going cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, Arcee is becoming the new Magnus, Spike & Carly are getting back to normal, Autobots "roll out", and Trailbreaker has a bad day. This was a great Transformers comic, giving everyone a little something while dropping a cliffhanger at the end. T Alright ... Transformers 28 was STACKED with all sorts of story points and some action mixed in for good measure. Megatron is going cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, Arcee is becoming the new Magnus, Spike & Carly are getting back to normal, Autobots "roll out", and Trailbreaker has a bad day. This was a great Transformers comic, giving everyone a little something while dropping a cliffhanger at the end. T more

While I enjoyed the fun of DC K.O. #3 ... it was much like eating McDonalds ... nothing of any real substance. A DC event always seemed to have some emotional weight to it ... but I'm getting none of that here. It all feels hollow, and after Dark Crisis & Absolute Power I don't expect it to stick any sort of satisfying landing (as the last two events failed to as well). As I said I am enjoying the While I enjoyed the fun of DC K.O. #3 ... it was much like eating McDonalds ... nothing of any real substance. A DC event always seemed to have some emotional weight to it ... but I'm getting none of that here. It all feels hollow, and after Dark Crisis & Absolute Power I don't expect it to stick any sort of satisfying landing (as the last two events failed to as well). As I said I am enjoying the more

The Dreadnok War was an exciting chapter in this new G.I.Joe / Energon series ... however I feel this last chapter - G.I. Joe #17, fell a little short of expectations. Well ... no ... it was exactly what I expected and that was the problem I had with this issue. Outside of the last few pages - everything that happened in this issue was pretty much what I thought would happen. Not saying it's bad . The Dreadnok War was an exciting chapter in this new G.I.Joe / Energon series ... however I feel this last chapter - G.I. Joe #17, fell a little short of expectations. Well ... no ... it was exactly what I expected and that was the problem I had with this issue. Outside of the last few pages - everything that happened in this issue was pretty much what I thought would happen. Not saying it's bad . more

Well this is unfortunate ... I was ready to drop Batman from my pull-list ... and then issue #5 comes along and is really good. This was a fun, fast paced comic that was nonstop action and speed. It's a simple "bad guys are after us" chase ... but was so well done! As much as I was losing interest in this series this issue pulled me right back in. If issue 6 keeps up this quality - I might be in Well this is unfortunate ... I was ready to drop Batman from my pull-list ... and then issue #5 comes along and is really good. This was a fun, fast paced comic that was nonstop action and speed. It's a simple "bad guys are after us" chase ... but was so well done! As much as I was losing interest in this series this issue pulled me right back in. If issue 6 keeps up this quality - I might be in more

I am just not feeling this new Batman series and issue 4 helped me see why. There just isn't enough happening in these issues. Just little sequences that set things up without enough pay off. First off the book was sold as being self contained stories ... that's been tossed out the window. There are too many plots running off into the ether and I just don't think any are all that interesting. The I am just not feeling this new Batman series and issue 4 helped me see why. There just isn't enough happening in these issues. Just little sequences that set things up without enough pay off. First off the book was sold as being self contained stories ... that's been tossed out the window. There are too many plots running off into the ether and I just don't think any are all that interesting. The more

I don't really care about the whole Speed Racer IP ... never was a fan of the cartoon as a kid. I read this book because of how David Pepose writes the races and with Speed Racer 5 he wrote a fast and fun comic that stuck the landing for the first story arc. This is the kind of comic I wish there were more of ... fun, fast, and safe for all ages. I hope Pepose and Tinto continue with this title fo I don't really care about the whole Speed Racer IP ... never was a fan of the cartoon as a kid. I read this book because of how David Pepose writes the races and with Speed Racer 5 he wrote a fast and fun comic that stuck the landing for the first story arc. This is the kind of comic I wish there were more of ... fun, fast, and safe for all ages. I hope Pepose and Tinto continue with this title fo more

It's hard to really evaluate Void Rivals #25, as it was a good book that absolutely nothing happened in. Kirkman's Void Rivals has been the slowest moving of the Energon books and compared to the action packed Dreadnock War in G.I. Joe this book feels frozen in time. That's not to say it's a bad book ... not by any measure, the storytelling and dialog is solid and the art by Andrei Bressan is top It's hard to really evaluate Void Rivals #25, as it was a good book that absolutely nothing happened in. Kirkman's Void Rivals has been the slowest moving of the Energon books and compared to the action packed Dreadnock War in G.I. Joe this book feels frozen in time. That's not to say it's a bad book ... not by any measure, the storytelling and dialog is solid and the art by Andrei Bressan is top more

With the exception of the Jedi Apprentice YA novels by Jude Watson - Star Wars: Jedi Knights #10 might be the perfect Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan story to date. Qui-Gon faces Corlis Rath in a final duel that does not go the way one would expect, yet fits perfect into the world of Star Wars and the Jedi. The tone of the book is exactly what it needed to be and culminates perfectly for the series. Seeing as t With the exception of the Jedi Apprentice YA novels by Jude Watson - Star Wars: Jedi Knights #10 might be the perfect Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan story to date. Qui-Gon faces Corlis Rath in a final duel that does not go the way one would expect, yet fits perfect into the world of Star Wars and the Jedi. The tone of the book is exactly what it needed to be and culminates perfectly for the series. Seeing as t more

Wow! I can't believe they just canceled this title out of the blue. At issue 10, which is a weird number to finish up with. This was the first Star Wars title I actually liked in quite a while. The story ended nicely, but it did feel rushed. I wonder if the writer knew he ws being cancelled before writing this issue? Oh well. Just shows the stae of Star Wars.

My Review Channel -https: Wow! I can't believe they just canceled this title out of the blue. At issue 10, which is a weird number to finish up with. This was the first Star Wars title I actually liked in quite a while. The story ended nicely, but it did feel rushed. I wonder if the writer knew he ws being cancelled before writing this issue? Oh well. Just shows the stae of Star Wars.

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G.I. Joe #16 was another banger! "¨Much to their dismay the Dreadnoks get a little "Bond villain" with Cobra Commander, once again allowing him to escape and the action to continue - at full throttle. The concept behind the "Dreadnok War" at first seemed an odd choice - but in practice, it is a thrill ride. The interludes with Hawk and Destro, didn't add much, but it served to break up the actio G.I. Joe #16 was another banger! "¨Much to their dismay the Dreadnoks get a little "Bond villain" with Cobra Commander, once again allowing him to escape and the action to continue - at full throttle. The concept behind the "Dreadnok War" at first seemed an odd choice - but in practice, it is a thrill ride. The interludes with Hawk and Destro, didn't add much, but it served to break up the actio more

I guess the whole one complete story per-issue concept was tossed out with Batman #3, as almost every plot point was left dangling for the next issue. The book is well written and beautifully illustrated ... but ... I'm still not as invested as I would like to be. There are so many threads carried over from the previous run that I just don't care about. There is some machinations underway by the c I guess the whole one complete story per-issue concept was tossed out with Batman #3, as almost every plot point was left dangling for the next issue. The book is well written and beautifully illustrated ... but ... I'm still not as invested as I would like to be. There are so many threads carried over from the previous run that I just don't care about. There is some machinations underway by the c more

Skinbreaker #3 is a well thought out story, that impressed me by not falling into a rut. I thought I knew exactly what I was going to get with this story ... but this issue turned away from that. Kirkman is a great writer with a knack for creating great worlds and characters ... but his storytelling is slower than I expected. I see this with Void Rivals ... he takes his time getting to the point . Skinbreaker #3 is a well thought out story, that impressed me by not falling into a rut. I thought I knew exactly what I was going to get with this story ... but this issue turned away from that. Kirkman is a great writer with a knack for creating great worlds and characters ... but his storytelling is slower than I expected. I see this with Void Rivals ... he takes his time getting to the point . more

Issue 3 doesn't give us much story. The art looks great as usual, but Finch doesn't seem to be interested in drawing anything we haven't seen in issues 1 and 2 already.

Speed Racer #4 was another solid issue, the storyline is getting a little tired and sort of in the way of the real reason I read this book ... the races. Something about the way Pepose writes them and then Tinto illustrates what's on the page - really gives the sensation of speed ... it's hard to explain - but they nail it. As I said the story is starting to drag on ... but that's really a paper-t Speed Racer #4 was another solid issue, the storyline is getting a little tired and sort of in the way of the real reason I read this book ... the races. Something about the way Pepose writes them and then Tinto illustrates what's on the page - really gives the sensation of speed ... it's hard to explain - but they nail it. As I said the story is starting to drag on ... but that's really a paper-t more

Things are slowing to a snails pace with Transformers #27, going from the fast paced previous run to this is a little hard to take. While the writing is good and very introspective (especially with Optimus Prime and Thundercracker) more needs to happen in these issues to keep me tuned in. Not saying that we need giant robot battles every issue ... but something ... anything! Again total props to K Things are slowing to a snails pace with Transformers #27, going from the fast paced previous run to this is a little hard to take. While the writing is good and very introspective (especially with Optimus Prime and Thundercracker) more needs to happen in these issues to keep me tuned in. Not saying that we need giant robot battles every issue ... but something ... anything! Again total props to K more