Chili Pepper Chris’s Comic Cave: Reviews for Releases from November 19, 2008
DC Comics: Justice Society of America - Kingdom Come Special: Magog ( one-shot )
This was actually very good but with writer Peter Tomasi (Green Lantern Corps) on hand I should have expected a good story.
Along with artist Fernando Pasarin, Tomasi gives us some background on one of the key characters from the epic Kingdom Come miniseries from 1996 as well as the current Kingdom storyline in the ongoing Justice Society of America. Lance Corporal David Reid was brought back from the dead by the god-like entity, Gog, several issues ago in JSA and turned into the superpowered Magog. Not only do we get backstory but a good and very timely story about a confrontation between superheroes and armed rebel sadists in the Congo. Pick up the book…it’s a flat-out good read. Grade: A-
Marvel Comics: Deadpool #4
This is very simple…this book is tons of fun! Humorous dialogue, slick art, blood, bullets and zombies all wrapped up in a superhero-ish package. Worth the buy! Grade: A
Dark Horse Comics: Conan the Cimmerian #5
I really, really miss writer Kurt Busiek and artist Cary Nord on this book. It seems to be lacking vitality throughout and I’ve never really felt that reading any Conan before. Writer Tim Truman, who has done other great things, just seems to not be hitting all of the buttons that need to be pushed. It’s very hard to put my finger on. Artist Tomas Giorello is a worthy artist but lacks that bit of grace and punch we got from Cary Nord. I just can’t recommend this book and it pains me. Grade: C- (very close to a D)
Cover of the Week: Fantastic Four #561 (variant cover)
Gotta love chimps!
Until next time— Peace…
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So far I haven't cared much for this series. This is DC's big event book for 2008 and the big completion to their "Crisis Trilogy" started with Crisis on Infinite Earths in 1986 and continued with Infinite Crisis in 2006. This one has been a little hard to follow and frankly, a bit boring, but thankfully this issue kicks it up several notches.
Here's more goodness from writer Brian Clevinger and Scott Wegener, delving out good sci-fi World War II action in their own fantastic way.
Written by Joe Pokaski with art by Tom Raney (and a brutally beautiful cover by Stjepan Sejic), the third issue of this mini involves the strange royal family of the Inhumans as they deal with the Skrull invasion that is currently sweeping through the Marvel books.
As comic book companies like to do with their "milestone" issues, issue 25 here is double-sized....and contains a story that has many elements that we've seen in other titles that have been executed better. But there are some good things here and that cover is pretty kick-ass, huh?
Now this was a great read! Written by Matt Wagner with ethereally beautiful art by Amy Reeder Hadley, issue 4 is the continuation of the medieval adventures of the magical fortune teller Nimue as she tries to prevent the explorer, Marco Polo, from being framed for rape in the kingdom of Xanadu, under the rule of Kublai Khan.
Damn, I love this book and I love the hell out of the cover above!
Well, Marvel Comics had such a hit with Stephen King's The Dark Tower series they are going to see if they can do it again (and I'm sure they will) with his apocalyptic epic, The Stand.
Writer Peter Milligan and artist Esad Ribic bring us an interesting tale that I'm assuming takes place sometime in the recent past concerning the existence of Atlantis and Namor, the Sub-Mariner.
Writer Mark Millar and artist John Romita, Jr. just keep the "kick-assery" coming with the fourth issue of this highly entertaining and gloriously violent book.
Captain America #41
Still one of the best Marvel books for your money!