Archive for June, 2009

Giant-Size Uncanny X-Men First Class #1

Posted on June 15th, 2009 by by Manic

GIANT-SIZE UNCANNY X-MEN FIRST CLASS #1
Writers: Jeff Parker, Scott Gray, Roger Langridge
Pencilers: Craig Rousseau, David Williams, Dennis Calero, Sean Galloway, Joe Infurnari, Cameron Stewart, Jeff Parker
Publisher: Marvel
Untitled
OR
“Cyclops is THIS CLOSE to a Conniption Fit”
X-Men First Class was a comic that took place during the days of the original five X-Men (Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Beast, [...]

Booster Gold #21

Posted on June 12th, 2009 by by Manic

BOOSTER GOLD #21
Writer: Dan Jurgens
Penciler: Dan Jurgens
Publisher: DC
“Day of Death (Part I of IV)”
OR
“I’m Batman.”
In order to squeeze a little more money out of readers and make up for the cancellation of the Blue Beetle ongoing series, the Blue Beetle’s adventures have become a 10-page backup feature in Booster Gold. It’s a comic and a [...]

Uncanny X-Men #511

Posted on June 12th, 2009 by by Manic

UNCANNY X-MEN #511
Writer: Matt Fraction
Penciler: Greg Land
Publisher: Marvel
“Sisterhood (Part 4 of 4)”
OR
“How Matt Fraction Learned to Stop Caring and Phone it in.”
In this issue, Matt Fraction concludes the story of the Sisterhood, though he and Ed Brubaker had been planting the seeds for this story since Uncanny X-Men #499. I believe that in the beginning, [...]

Future Reviews

Posted on June 6th, 2009 by by Manic

I’ve been giving it some thought, and cramming multiple reviews into a single weekly article is causing me to rush things a bit, and create some aesthetically unsatisfying posts. I want to create thumbnails for the covers of each issue, as well as a few of my favorite pages/panels. I also want to experiment with [...]