Comic Review – Pretty Violent #1
REVIEW BY MATT MORRISON
Things get ugly when a wannabe hero from a long line of villains tries to break good.
Comic Review – Ascender #1
REVIEW BY MATT MORRISON
Lemire and Nguyen turn to fantasy in this follow up to their sci-fi classic Descender
Comic Review – The Further Adventures of Nick Wilson #5
It’s the opening day of The Nick Wilson Experience – a museum devoted to Earth’s first (and so far only) superhero. All-American Nick Wilson lost his powers almost as quickly as he gained them, falling far from the heights of fame and fortune he once enjoyed. He had been squeaking Continue Reading
Comic Review – The Further Adventures Of Nick Wilson
Nick Wilson was once the most powerful superhero on Earth. In fact, he was the ONLY superhero on Earth. Fresh out of high-school, Nick somehow acquired the full complement of super powers. Flying. Super Strength. Bullet-Proof Skin? The works! Though he donned the traditional cape and tights, Nick never bothered Continue Reading
TP Review – Happy
Once upon a time, Nick Sax was an idealistic cop with a pretty young wife and a great future ahead of him. That was before the realities of the job, a corrupt department and an affair with his partner cost him everything. Now, Nick is a hitman and an alcoholic. Continue Reading
Comic Review – Witchblade (2017) #1
Alex Underwood had always wanted to make a difference – first as a reporter and then as a social worker. Merely wanting to make the world a better place is not enough, alas, and Alex Underwood died. She was gunned down by the husband of one of her clients while in Continue Reading
Comic Review – The God Complex #1
Behold the futuristic city of Delphi. A marvel of technology, Delphi is controlled by The Rulers – an upper-class of those gifted with the power to navigate The Stream. The Stream is the collective hive-mind of humanity, containing all the currents of human thought, imagination and information. Through The Stream, Continue Reading
Comic Review – Angelic #1
Science-fiction frequently acts as a parable for real-world problems, examining big issues through the lens of a familiar yet different world. Logan’s Run explored the perils of ageism and the worship of youth in a society. Soylent Green built itself around the problem of overpopulation. Even Planet Of The Apes Continue Reading
Comic Review – The Realm #1
It has been fifteen years since magic found its way back into the world and, in doing so, destroyed it. Orcs, trolls, dragons and all manner of beast mankind did not have names for stepped out of the mists of legend and into reality, laying waste to civilization. Now, what Continue Reading
Comic Review – Elsewhere #2
Amelia Earhart is having the mother of all bad days. It started when she and her navigator, Fred, started having engine trouble over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to fly around the world. Forced to use their parachutes, Amelia had Fred jump first only to see him being drawn into Continue Reading