Rapid Fire Reviews – All New All Different Avengers 4
ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS #4 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) MarkWaid (A) Mahmud Asrar Asrar takes over on art in this issue, something I’m very ok...
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Rapid Fire Reviews – Daredevil 3
DAREDEVIL #3 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Charles Soule (A) Ron Garney Mat Milla I’m very conflicted when it comes to the work of Garney and colouris...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Silver Surfer 1
SILVER SURFER #1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Dan Slott (A) Michael & Laura Allred It’s back! Like it almost never left, because it pretty much d...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Batman 48
BATMAN #48 – DC COMICS – (W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo Bloom has gotta be one of the freakish, most unsettling villains that Snyder has produced...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Secret Wars 9
SECRET WARS #9 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Esad Ribic Bra-vo * slow clap * You can talk about delays, or you can talk about extension...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Uncanny Inhumans 4
UNCANNY INHUMANS #4 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Charles Soule (A) Steve McNiven Soule hits the time travel HARD in this issue, jumping about a bit between...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Amazing Spider-Man 6
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #6 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Dan Slott (A) Matteo Buffagni A couple of my favourite lesser known characters, Cloak and Dagger, make a...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Captain America White #5
CAPTAIN AMERICA: WHITE #5 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jeph Loeb (A) Tim Sale I haven’t found myself to be as entranced by this series as I was with ...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Daredevil 2
DAREDEVIL #2 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Charles Soule (A) Ron Garney Daredevil tries to go after Tenfingers in the courtroom, which is exactly the angle ...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Amazing Spider-Man #5
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #5 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Dan Slott (A) Giuseppe Camuncoli There is just SO MUCH Peter Parker in this book that there’s hard...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Darth Vader # 14
DARTH VADER #14 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Kieron Gillen (A) Salvador Larroca Reading other people’s opinions on this event helped me understand wh...
Rapid Fire Reviews – JLA #6
JLA #6 – DC COMICS – (W)&(A) Bryan Hitch I will say that I definitely enjoyed what Hitch was doing at the start of this series, I think he incor...
Rapid Fire Reviews – We Are Robin #6
WE ARE ROBIN #6 – DC COMICS – (W) Lee Bermejo (A) Jorge Corona Having done a little mini massacre, the Talon turns his attention to the Robins, atte...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Batman #47
BATMAN #47 – DC COMICS – (W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo Bat-Gordon puts a hard stop to Mr Bloom, in awesome and exciting fashion, but is that rea...
Rapid Fire Reviews – We Stand on Guard #6
WE STAND ON GUARD #6 – IMAGE COMICS – (W) Brian K Vaughan (A) Steve Skroce The final issue of We Stand on Guard had me a little conflicted, I’...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Amazing Spider-Man #4
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Dan Slott (A) Giuseppe Camuncoli SHIELD make their big push against the Zodiac this issue, their forces ...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Darth Vader Annual 1
DARTH VADER ANNUAL #1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Kieron Gillen (A) Leinil Francis Yu Straight up Vader glory in this annual, unencumbered by Aphra, or ov...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Amazing Spider-Man 1.1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jose Molina (A) Simone Bianchi I was actually kinda looking forward to this, on the basis that it was ...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Star Wars Annual #1
STAR WARS ANNUAL #1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Kieron Gillen (A) Angel Unzueta A brief break from the Vader Down event arrives in the form of Annuals, Da...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Back to the Future #3
BACK TO THE FUTURE #3 – IDW PUBLISHING – (W) Bob Gale & Others (A) Various I’ve remained rather quiet about the BttF comic venture, itR...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Daredevil #1
DAREDEVIL #1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Charles Soule (A) Ron Garney Right off the bat this is definitely not Waid and Samnee’s Daredevil. It’...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Silver Surfer #15
SILVER SURFER #15 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Dan Slott (A) Michael & Laura Allred Anyone who hasn’t read this has honestly missed out on one of...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Vader Down Part 1-3
VADER DOWN PARTS 1-3 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jason Aaron & Kieron Gillen (A) Mike Deodato & Salvador Larroca Both the Star Wars and Darth Vade...
Rapid Fire Reviews – JLA 3
JLA #3 – DC COMICS – (W)&(A) Bryan Hitch We quickly visit Green Lantern, Flash and Wonder Woman, who are stranded far from Earth at this point i...
Rapid Fire Reviews – DAREDEVIL #18
DAREDEVIL #18 – MARVEL COMICS – (W)Mark Waid (A) Chris Samnee If you have to finish a run as good as this, this is how you do it. The key factor of ...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Batman 43
BATMAN #43 – DC COMICS – (W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo W… wow. There are certain issues that come along, usually Batman, where it just fee...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Thors 2
THORS #2 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jason Aaron (A) Chris Sprouse In case I didn’t make it abundantly clear last time, the absolute biggest drawcar...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Star Wars 8
STAR WARS #8 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jason Aaron (A) Stuart Immonen We’re not going to talk about the writing today. Anyone who’s read my ...
Rapid Fire Reviews – We Are Robin – 2
WE ARE ROBIN #2 – DC COMICS – (W) Lee Bermejo (A) Jorge Corona This second issue focuses primarily on Duke’s introduction to the gang of Robin...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Silver Surfer 13
SILVER SURFER #13 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Dan Slott (A) Michael & Laura Allred I’m going to stick to my guns and claim that this series shou...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Amazing Spider-Man Renew Your Vows 3
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RENEW YOUR VOWS #3 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Dan Slott (A) Adam Kubert Peter’s secret is out, Spidey is still around and Regen...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Darth Vader 8
DARTH VADER #8 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Kieron Gillen (A) Salvador Larroca In a direct continuation from last issue, Aphra and the collected bounty hun...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Star Wars 7
STAR WARS #7 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jason Aaron (A) Simone Bianchi One of the better issues of Star Wars if I’m being honest, due in no small p...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Amazing Spider-Man Renew Your Vows 2
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RENEW YOUR VOWS #2 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Dan Slott (A) Adam Kubert A couple of years have passed since the events of issue 1, Re...
Rapid Fire Reviews – JLA #2
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #2 – DC COMICS – (W)&(A) Bryan Hitch Rao, Kryptonian sun God has arrived, enchanting everyone including Superman himse...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Secret Wars 5
SECRET WARS #5 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Esad Ribic In the aftermath of Stephen Strange’s demise, God Doom feigns as m...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Batman 42
BATMAN #42 – DC COMICS – (W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo This issue is bookended by a couple of kids arguing over who is better, Classic Batman, o...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Silver Surfer 12
SILVER SURFER #12 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Dan Slott (A) Michael & Laura Allred I know there’s still at least one more ‘Last Days’...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Secret Wars 2099 #3
SECRET WARS 2099 #3 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Peter David (A) Wil Sliney The Avengers and Defenders go head to head for a page or two, swiftly realising...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Spider-Verse #3
SPIDER-VERSE #3 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Mike Costa (A) André Araújo I told myself going into this issue that I’d ignore the art and try and just...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Secret Wars #4
SECRET WARS #4 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Esad Ribic So far this series we’ve seen Doom mainly in his role as benevolent overl...
Rapid Fire Review – Justice League of America #1
JUSTICE LEAGUE of AMERICA – DC COMICS – (W)&(A) Bryan Hitch As part of my effort to take a greater interest in DC, I grabbed this, the newest it...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Amazing Spider-Man 19.1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #19.1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Gerry Conway (A) Carlo Barberi The divide between Spider-Man and The Wraith continues to be defined i...
Rapid Fire Review- Darth Vader #7
DARTH VADER #7 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Kieron Gillen (A) Salvador Larroca This title has drifted a little from the early connection it had with the ma...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Daredevil #16
DAREDEVIL #16 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Mark Waid (A) Chris Samnee The end is fast approaching for Daredevil, and for Waid and Samnee as their acclaimed...
Rapid Fire Reviews – We Are Robin #1
WE ARE ROBIN #1 – DC COMICS – (W) Lee Bermejo (A) Jorge Corona After picking up (and consequently dropping) Superman, Green Lantern and Detective Co...
Rapid Fire Reviews – All New X-Men 41
ALL NEW X-MEN #41 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Mahmud Asrar The last issue of All New before Bendis wraps up both X-books in Uncan...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Thors 1
THORS #1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jason Aaron (A) Chris Sprouse Law & Thorder. CSI: Asgard. Jason Aaron is a genius. This is a fantastic concept an...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Secret Wars 3
SECRET WARS #3 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Esad Ribic I really enjoyed this issue of Secret Wars. I enjoyed the first two as well, as...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Batman 41
BATMAN #41 – DC COMICS – (W) Scott Snyder (A) Greg Capullo I have seen mixed reviews on this issue, and the new Batman, I can’t understand why...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Spider-Verse #2
SPIDER-VERSE #2 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Mike Costa (A) André Araújo Peter Porker and Spider-Gwen escape Oscorp, meet the other totems (Spider-Gwen, Ca...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Amazing Spider-Man Renew Your Vows #1
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RENEW YOUR VOWS #1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Dan Slott (A) Adam Kubert I am the whitest of white girls after this because I literall...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Spider-Gwen #5
SPIDER-GWEN #5 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jason Latour (A) Robbie Rodriguez This is apparently the last issue of Spider-Gwen, which is kinda sad because ...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Darth Vader #6
DARTH VADER #6 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Kieron Gillen (A) Salvador Larroca Vader goes toe to toe with the various androids created as his possible repl...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Daredevil #15.1
DAREDEVIL #15.1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Various (A) Various I do dislike these ‘point 1’ issues, but when the content is as good as this I...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Planet Hulk #1
PLANET HULK #1 – MARVEL COMICS (W) Sam Humphries/Greg Pak (A) Marc Laming/Takeshi Miyazawa As a standalone story, and as a part of the larger Secret Wars ...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Spider-Verse #1
SPIDER-VERSE #1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Mike Costa (A) André Araújo This was most definitely one of the Secret Wars titles that I was most looking for...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Uncanny X-Men #34
UNCANNY X-MEN #34 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Kristafer Anka Mystique has been popping up in both All New and Uncanny since the b...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Secret Wars BattleWorld
SECRET WARS BATTLEWORLD #1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Various (A) Various In a similar vein to Edge of Spider-Verse and Original Sins, Battleworld is a c...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Star Wars #5
STAR WARS #5 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jason Aaron (A) John Cassaday Maybe it’s just the impending arrival of Stuart Immonen, but I thought this i...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Secret Wars #2
SECRET WARS #2 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Esad Ribic With the massive events of issue 1 out of the way, Hickman can now focus on bui...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Secret Wars #1
SECRET WARS #1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Esad Ribic Really well structured start to Secret Wars, with the collision of two worlds I...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Amazing Spider-Man #18
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #18 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Dan Slott (A) Humberto Ramos The old Parker luck rears it’s head once again as Peter (and Anna Ma...
Rapid Fire Reviews – All New Captain America Special #1
ALL NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA SPECIAL #1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jeff Loveness (A) Alec Morgan Loveness wraps up his 3 part crossover special in fine style,...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Magneto #18
MAGNETO #18 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Cullen Bunn (A) Paul Davidson As with most Marvel titles I’m reading this week, Magneto is shutting up shop ...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Darth Vader #5
DARTH VADER #5 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Kieron Gillen (A) Salvador Larroca Another cool Vader issue (and sweet cover) with our central Sith Lord on the...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Spider-Gwen #4
SPIDER-GWEN #4 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Jason Latour (A) Robbie Rodriguez Just all of a sudden I thought that I was done with this title, I was ...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Rocket Raccoon #11
ROCKET RACCOON #11 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Skottie Young (A) Jake Parker Rocket comes full circle here to nicely cap off what I can only assume is his...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Inhuman Annual #1
INHUMAN ANNUAL #1 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Charles Soule (A) Ryan Stegman Dude. It’s amazing what a change in art can do for my enjoyment of a ti...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Rebels #2
REBELS #2 – DARK HORSE COMICS – (W) Brian Wood (A) Andrea Mutti This book is interesting, although not as attention grabbing as I’d initially ...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Daredevil 15
DAREDEVIL #15 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Mark Waid (A) Chris Samnee Mark Waid drops a bomb on us (and Daredevil) this issue in what feels like a huge cli...
Rapid Fire Reviews – Moon Knight 14
MOON KNIGHT #14 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Cullen Bunn (A) Ron Ackins Another short and hard, done in one issue from Bunn with Moon Knight turning in a f...
Rapid Fire Reviews -SILVER SURFER #11 – MARVEL COMICS
(W) Dan Slott (A) Michael & Laura Allred Slott is hitting all the right notes in this emotionally charged, sci-fi relationship drama and gives me great hope...
Rapid Fire Reviews – All New Captain America #6
(W) Rick Remender (A) Stuart Immonen Captain America soaring through low earth orbit, clutching the battered and bloodied body of a Nazi Vampire, giant explosio...
Rapid Fire Reviews – INHUMAN #14 – MARVEL COMICS –
INHUMAN #14 – MARVEL COMICS – (W) Charles Soule (A) André Araújo A lot of different plot threads have opened up here and as a result the issue jumps...
Rapid Fire Reviews: SPIDER-MAN AND THE X-MEN #6 – MARVEL COMICS
(W) Elliot Kalan (A) Marco Failla Graduation Day for Spidey ‘ special X-class! Well, not actually graduation day, but it is the last issue in this short s...