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Reviews written by Patrick S.
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Other Marvel
Make like a god and split
| Overall rating: | 4.5 | |
| Art: | 5.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 4.0 |
| Good Points |
- Gratuitously violent - Sentry actually feels like a real threat - Coipel’s fantastic art - Spidey’s MIB reference - Steve and the other Heroes don’t take forever to arrive - That last page - Half way! |
| Bad Points |
- I feel bad for Ares - more extra material, except I don’t care about it this time |
Avengers
Hank Pym vs. Norman Osborn
| Overall rating: | 3.9 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points |
- Moonstone's thoughts on "Reality Punch"-ing - Pym beating Osborn - Ultron |
| Bad Points | - I don't really like that cover. Norman's face looks off |
Other Marvel
Doom’s shiny new suit
| Overall rating: | 3.5 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 3.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points |
- Doctor Doom! - Thor fighting Doom! - I like Billy Tan's art for once. |
| Bad Points |
- Feels like it's rushing for Siege - Not that crazy about the Balder stuff - cover could use more shiny suit |
Various Ultimate
Oh hey, the Ultimate FF still exist... I think?
| Overall rating: | 3.9 | |
| Art: | 5.0 | |
| Story: | 3.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points |
- Spider-Girl show up! - Nice to see what Ben and Sue are up to - Nick "Sam Jackson" Fury! - Great art |
| Bad Points |
- Suze really is a dumb nickname - Still not entirely sold |
Other Marvel
It's finally over!
| Overall rating: | 3.9 | |
| Art: | 5.0 | |
| Story: | 3.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points |
- JRJr's art still... Kicks Ass... sorry - IT'S OVER!... for now - The violence part was rather satisfying - so was some of the wrap up... |
| Bad Points |
- ...but supervillain guy was a dumb ending - Really, this is what took so long? - No really, the delay is enough of a pain to get two points on my bad points section. Stop snorting coke off of Hollywood Hooker Ass and get shit done Millar! |
DCU
Guy Gardner with a FUCKING CHAINSAW MADE OF RAGE.
| Overall rating: | 3.9 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points |
- Red Lantern guy is awesome. - Mogo kicks ass too. - Oh, hey, a whole fuck ton of Black Lanterns are gone now - Guy vs. Everyone sounds awesome... |
| Bad Points | - ...but we really need to get back on track here. |
DCU
Parallax and the Scarecrow
| Overall rating: | 3.0 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 2.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points |
- Sinestro Corps Scarecrow! - Nice moments with a few of the other lanterns - Nice cover - Great art with some nice spreads |
| Bad Points |
- A whole page devoted to repeating stuff from Blackest Night Flash #2 - Spectre doesn’t seem as cool as he should be - I could really care less about Parallax - But if I gotta deal with him, fix the mouth, dammit! |
DCU
Captain Cold is a cool dude
| Overall rating: | 4.0 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 4.0 |
| Good Points |
- Captain Cold being a bad-ass - Blue Lantern Flash stuff - The Art |
| Bad Points |
- Feels like this could easily have been a longer issue - The ending feels like it’s come out of nowhere |
DCU
Lex Luthor is a dick
| Overall rating: | 4.4 | |
| Art: | 5.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points |
- Glorious Francis Manapul art FOR THE WHOLE ISSUE - great ending to the current arc - This issue really makes you feel something |
| Bad Points | - Last issue with Manapul and Johns |
DCU
Hey. I killed you.
| Overall rating: | 4.8 | |
| Art: | 5.0 | |
| Story: | 5.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points |
- Catman throwing down with Bronze Tiger - Scandal Savage and Amanda Waller’s stand-off - The gargoyle scene - Deadshot’s lines - Bane and the new girl - The art - The ending - Ragdoll |
| Bad Points | - That Bane line |
Other Marvel
I liked it!
| Overall rating: | 3.9 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points |
- Short, but stuff happens - Art is really nice - Has me interested in what happens next, even if I can see where it's going - 4 issues and a little simplicity mean that there hopefully won't be a billion tie-ins. |
| Bad Points |
- Page three of the four page "Ares War Plan Transcript" is actually the conversation from page one. - A little more actual comic would be nice. - Keep the Cup O' Joe stuff on goddamn MySpace please. |
Various Ultimate
Why can’t I think of a witty title?
| Overall rating: | 4.4 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 5.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points |
- There is plenty going on in this issue, and none of it is dull - The current situation promises to provide some very interesting stories in the future - Lafuente’s art really is great in this book - Red hooded person’s identity is revealed! |
| Bad Points |
- Fat Bobby in the opening spread page - Lafuente’s art is a bit girly and may be a bit anime-esque for some - Some may not be able to look past hiding identities with hair cuts. |
DCU
Guy Gardner is awesome
| Overall rating: | 3.0 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 2.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points |
-Guy Gardner kicking ass as a Red Lantern -The Green Lanterns coming together -The art -Kryb getting her ass kicked -That last page |
| Bad Points |
-Kyle coming back to life -Kryb -Still moving at a snail’s pace here -That great scene with the lanterns coming together is kind of wasted with Kyle’s resurrection |
Various Boom!
Eat their hearts!
| Overall rating: | 4.8 | |
| Art: | 5.0 | |
| Story: | 5.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Great original title; Clem is a very interesting character; great art work from Brian Churilla, who draws amazing monsters; “recommended listening”section in the back; practically NO ads whatsoever |
| Bad Points | I really want to see more of the soul-in-hell stuff; the ending is a bit abrupt |
DCU
Didn’t we already do this?
| Overall rating: | 3.5 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 3.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Nice moments between Booster and Blue Beetle; creative way to deal with a Black Lantern; great art |
| Bad Points | We’ve already dealt with Ted’s death, so enough with that; what colors are the Blue Beetle’s hands? Even the artists can’t decide! |
DCU
Ow, my 4th wall!
| Overall rating: | 3.9 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Manapul's wonderul art is back... just wish their was more; Gates' art isn't too bad either; Superboy Prime stuff is still fun; the cliffhanger in the regular Superboy story was great! |
| Bad Points | Wish there had been just a bit less Superboy-Prime and a bit more Superboy |
Vertigo
I actually really liked the art for once
| Overall rating: | 3.9 | |
| Art: | 3.0 | |
| Story: | 5.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Great stuff with Jeppard; Lemire's art gets some extra points for crack whores looking like crack whores; actually ugly people in general don't look too bad in this book |
| Bad Points | Art is still ugly, though. |
DCU
Faster than the Speed of DEAD!
| Overall rating: | 4.4 | |
| Art: | 5.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Great art; great to see Barry reacting to what he expected and what he wasn’t expecting; good stuff with the rogues; I’ll be back for next issue! |
| Bad Points | Wish a little more would’ve happened with the Rogues; I want to see more of that awesome Wally costume! |
Other Marvel
Doom > Osborn
| Overall rating: | 2.6 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 1.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Doom kicks ass; the art is great |
| Bad Points | Not worth $4; not much more than a glorified preview; Really, you can find a better use of your $4 this week! |
Other Marvel
Disassembled and Fantastic
| Overall rating: | 3.9 | |
| Art: | 3.0 | |
| Story: | 5.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Tony’s speech; the scene between Pepper and Maria; the series finally feels like it’s picking up the steam again; that glorious Hickman cover; good jumping on point; nice recap at the end |
| Bad Points | Still don’t like Larroca’s art |
Various Ultimate
Cap kicks ass and gets his ass kicked
| Overall rating: | 3.9 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | finding out Cap is addicted to daytime TV; Cap beating the crap out of just about everyone; Nerd Hulk |
| Bad Points | Not really sure I like Gregory Stark |
Various Titles
POOP POTATO; there are no words
| Overall rating: | 4.4 | |
| Art: | 5.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | THE GOON IS BACK!; Pretty art; worked even without the art. |
| Bad Points | Even when I took my time to look at the art, this went by really fast |
Other Marvel
I still really like it
| Overall rating: | 3.9 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | I still really like it |
| Bad Points | there were one or two moments I didn't care as much about and I could do without the Hydra crap |
Other DC Titles
Meh, it's the tiny obstacle you should read before moving on to BN #5
| Overall rating: | 2.6 | |
| Art: | 3.0 | |
| Story: | 2.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Lanterns together finally; Atrocitus and Sinestro have nice moments |
| Bad Points | Larfleeze |
DCU
The shit hits the Blackest Fan
| Overall rating: | 3.9 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Oath splash page is awesome; something finally happens; Batman Black Lantern |
| Bad Points | Larfleeze is still lame; Black Lantern Batman doesn't last long enough |
Other Marvel
Electro 2.0
| Overall rating: | 3.5 | |
| Art: | 3.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Good to have ASM back on a level that everyone can enjoy; Electro’s revamp is pretty good; when it wants to be, the art is fantastic; the coloring really helps |
| Bad Points | Unfortunately, the art looks rather awkward at times; Electro’s power-up probably won’t last that long. |
DCU
Superboy-Prime is easily trolled.
| Overall rating: | 3.0 | |
| Art: | 3.0 | |
| Story: | 3.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Superboy-Prime being a fanboy who gets easily trolled; Luthor’s comment about computers; overall good story; Legion co-feature |
| Bad Points | Main story didn’t have enough space to truly satisfy. It could definitely benefit from being its own separate mini. |
DCU
Alex Ross will be very happy now
| Overall rating: | 3.5 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 3.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Something finally happens in this issue! |
| Bad Points | Kyle dies |
Other Marvel
I already made my “Bill and Ted” reference last week!
| Overall rating: | 4.8 | |
| Art: | 5.0 | |
| Story: | 5.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | ASM isn’t sucking anymore!; Deadpool and Spidey have great chemistry; art works perfectly with what’s going on; Lady Stilt-Man; great cover by Skottie Young |
| Bad Points | If you don’t like silly humor and Deadpool stay away; Kraven daughter is back; unimportant character death; Lady Stilt-Man; Skottie Young cover makes me want Skottie Young art! |
Batman
Holy Disappointment Morrisonman!
| Overall rating: | 1.7 | |
| Art: | 1.0 | |
| Story: | 2.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | What we get of Flamingo is pretty awesome; some nice moments with Scarlet; this is Tan’s last issue on the book! |
| Bad Points | Tan’s art; overall disappointed with what is done with Flamingo; the Quitely cover is like salt in my wounds; the art and story work together to piss me off. |
Other Marvel
Herc and Poolie’s Excellent Adventure
| Overall rating: | 4.4 | |
| Art: | 5.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
Overall, this is something far better than I was expecting; not perfect, but enough to convince me that I want to buy issue #900 and maybe more after.
| Good Points | Good, silly humor; great art; that last page; the book doesn’t take itself seriously at all |
| Bad Points | Dumb plot; if you don’t like silly humor, steer clear; do we really need 3 Deadpool on-goings? |
Various Boom!
Yippie Kayay, Back in the Day
| Overall rating: | 3.5 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 3.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Great art; Rosie’s parts are great; impressive emulation of Bruce Willis; feels like an actual Die Hard movie |
| Bad Points | $4 for a book that not much happens in; next issue needs to pick up the pace; There was a demand for a Die Hard Year One? |
Various Ultimate
Millar makes clones
| Overall rating: | 3.9 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | The new guys are interesting |
| Bad Points | Not much really happens |
Other Marvel
HORMONE POWERS ACTIVATE!
| Overall rating: | 3.9 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Good second issue; Never knew Spider-Woman had the hormone powers; great art; good twist at the end |
| Bad Points | Art is a tad inappropriate for the book; this title still feels like it would've been more relevant LAST YEAR |
DCU
Holding the Fort
| Overall rating: | 3.5 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 3.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Great look into how the rest of the Super Heroes are dealing with the BN; decent art; nice spread at the butt end of the issue; a few cool cameos; I learned something new |
| Bad Points | More inconsistency with the Black Lantern killing technique; pick up the pace already; When the hell did Scarecrow die? |
Various Titles
Dogs Get Possessed
| Overall rating: | 3.9 | |
| Art: | 5.0 | |
| Story: | 3.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Beautiful art; very original; great dialogue; good scary stuff |
| Bad Points | Dialogue can be a tad cliché at times; if you’re looking for a happy ending, look elsewhere; the art can be a tad deceptive. |
DCU
A Bromance revived
| Overall rating: | 4.4 | |
| Art: | 5.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Tim and Connor reuniting handled great; Francis Manapul’s art and Brian Buccellato’s coloring; great Krypto stuff in the beginning; Legion back-up is pretty good |
| Bad Points | Legion back-up felt a bit short; Legion back-ups feel like they’re going nowhere. |
Batman
Their Parents are DEEAAD!
| Overall rating: | 3.9 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Solid ending; great set up with the Black Lantern parents; Great use of Ring-o-vision; very little of Damien is seen; The Demon makes an appearance |
| Bad Points | Commissioner Gordon in Batman's command center with Alfred there; more Tim crying |
Other Marvel
now I can review it without typing 2500 characters of fanwank!
| Overall rating: | 4.8 | |
| Art: | 5.0 | |
| Story: | 5.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Great stuff with Mysterio; Mary Jane and Pete's scene in the mall was great; the new family dynamic with Johnny Storm seems really promising; I'm back to loving Lafuente's art; Pete working at the fast food joint is still hilarious. |
| Bad Points | Not too much action |
Vertigo
Ugly, Yet Beautiful
| Overall rating: | 3.0 | |
| Art: | 1.0 | |
| Story: | 5.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Jepperd is pretty badass; we learn a lot about what happened; redneck #2 gets killed; great action sequence; Tribal guys are kind of cool |
| Bad Points | That art is ugly; Gus with hooves on the cover |
Batman
Is he dead yet?
| Overall rating: | 3.0 | |
| Art: | 2.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Jason Todd may actually be dead this time... please be dead; Jason's talk about sidekicks was kind of cool |
| Bad Points | Tan's art; haven't been convinced that Flamingo isn't awful; we have to go through one more issue of Tan's art |
Other Marvel
Silly fun
| Overall rating: | 3.8 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
Overall, this book is silly and fun; if that's your thing, then do yourself a favor and pick it up. If not, then continue not caring. I for one loved it.
| Good Points | Great humor; Hickman’s beautiful art; Vasquez’s goofy short; Ben Grimm with Chia-hair; great variety of stuff |
| Bad Points | Not everyone will love this; the Iron Man story was lame; the Incorrigible Hulk isn’t as enjoyable this issue |
Various Titles
It’s a trap!
| Overall rating: | 4.4 | |
| Art: | 5.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 4.0 |
| Good Points | Stan Sakai’s fantastic art; good retelling of why Usagi is on this journey; Maturity without being “Mature Readers only”; fascinating look into samurai mentality |
| Bad Points | Feels a tad rushed |
DCU
All shall bow to Sinestro!
| Overall rating: | 3.8 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Sinestro kicking ass and what he does to Mongul; Sinestro taking charge; Also he's still Space Hitler |
| Bad Points | Washing rings... what? |
Other Marvel
Goddammit Marvel!
| Overall rating: | 1.8 | |
| Art: | 3.0 | |
| Story: | 1.0 | |
| Lettering: | 1.0 |
| Good Points |
It ends |
| Bad Points | Thought bubbles or boxes, choose one; art is averages at best; dialogue is just flat out awful; overly nineties, but references modern television |
DCU
Zombie baby is fucking creepy
| Overall rating: | 3.0 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 2.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Great Art; the Dove stuff is actually interesting; that baby is fucking creepy |
| Bad Points | I couldn’t care less about any of these characters aside from Bart; Ring-o-vision fuck-up on page 15; that baby is REALLY fucking creepy |
Various Titles
Waskley Wabbit
| Overall rating: | 2.6 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 1.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Nice looking cover; great art; the bunny is adorable |
| Bad Points | Overall pointless issue; the joke at the end isn’t even close to funny; what the hell are these aliens trying to use to cure cancer? |
Other Marvel
Now on paper AND the iPhone
| Overall rating: | 3.4 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 3.0 | |
| Lettering: | 3.0 |
| Good Points | Good story; Fantastic art from Maleev; interesting premise; Spider-Woman has a nice ass; good cover |
| Bad Points | Spider-Man’s secret is really obvious; this could’ve really benefited from coming out right after the end of SI; I don’t really give a shit about Digital Comics |
DCU
Revisiting the ol' origin story!
| Overall rating: | 4.4 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 5.0 | |
| Lettering: | 4.0 |
| Good Points | Nice start; Art is well done; great interaction between clark and pa; doesn't seem to be wasting too much time |
| Bad Points | Is this really necessary?; Lex stuff I could care less for |
Other Marvel
Black Cat is hot and I can't think of anything witty to put here
| Overall rating: | 4.0 | |
| Art: | 4.0 | |
| Story: | 4.0 | |
| Lettering: | 4.0 |
| Good Points | Black Cat is back; Great art; great dialogue |
| Bad Points | MJ and Black Cat are both way too thin on that cover... goddamn; I could really care less about Michelle at this point |
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