Superman: The Wrath of Gog8 reviews
Chuck Austen

DC Comics, 2005

He's Here

+ Not really Superman?
+ First Gog Appearance
+ pretty darn good
  
  











  



  
Powers Vol. 8: Legends6 reviews
Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming

Marvel Comics, 2005

Best Graphic Novel Series

+ Intense
+ Graphic SF Reader
+ Passion of the Powers
  
  











  



  
Incredible Hulk Visionaries - Peter David, Vol. 14 reviews
Peter David, Todd McFarlane

Marvel Comics, 2005

Bringing back the good ol' days.

+ Glory Days...
+ The cover story says it all
+ The beginning of the greatest Hulk stories ever told
  
  











  



  
Clone Wars Adventures, Vol. 3 (Star Wars)4 reviews
Haden Blackman, Ryan Kaufman, ...

Dark Horse, 2005

Yoda and his box of whipass

+ 4 new Clone Wars adventures

Finally an illustrated story of the Republic commandos. Also it's good to see Yoda bring out the big guns by himself. If you liked the Clonewars cartoon you'll like this.
  
  











  



  
Sgt. Rock: Between Hell & a Hard Place8 reviews
Joe Kubert, Brian Azzarello

DC Comics, 2004

Kubert's Rock

+ Very good. Recomended.
+ Awsome comic
+ Rock Steady.
  
  











  



  
Hickee
Graham Annable, Dave Bogan, ...

Alternative Comics, 2003

What started out loosely as a group of friends hanging around in San Francisco coffee shops on Sunday afternoons, Hickee has become a major contributor to the underground comics scene. Initiated by Grickle creator Graham Annable, he knew that the humorous talents of this gang could find a larger audience through comics. Hickee is the vehicle that ties all their Sunday afternoon sessions together ...
  
  











  



  
Uncanny X-Men - The New Age Vol. 2: The Cruelest Cut4 reviews
Chris Claremont, Alan Davis, ...

Marvel Comics, 2005

More good X-fun from Claremont

+ Good story

This second volume of legendary X-scribe Chris Claremont's return run on Uncanny X-Men finds Wolverine encountering Marvel's newest (and hottest) character in the past few years while investigating a murder: the X-23. In the meantime, Storm, Nightcrawler, Bishop, Marvel Girl, and Wolvie are trying ...
  
  











  



  
Batgirl: Year One (Batman)11 reviews
Scott Beatty, Chuck Dixon

DC Comics, 2003

Batgirl the spunky

+ Lives up to the hype!
+ Still one of my favorite Mini-Series
+ A welcome look back at a classic heroine
  
  











  



  
Doctor Spectrum: Full Spectrum TPB5 reviews
Sara "Samm" Barnes, Travel Foreman

Marvel Comics, 2005

Solid Supreme Power spin off

+ Backstory
+ Almost as good

Collecting the six issue Doctor Spectrum mini-series, this spin-off of J. Michael Straczynski's Supreme Power reveals the dark past of Corporal Joe Ledger, a soldier who becomes bonded with a mysterious and powerful crystal that arrived with the government brainwashed superhuman Hyperion when he ...
  
  











  



  
Teratoid Heights1 review

Highwater Books, 2000

Trippy, Surreal Goodness

Mostly wordless, these short tales consist of odd creatures moving and existing in surreal landscapes. They are oddly both comforting and disturbng, and in their own inhuman way speak to the human condition through the lens of the cutely grotesque. The cartoons remind me somewhat of the Jim ...
  
  











  



  
Arana Vol. 1: Heart of the Spider1 review
Fiona Avery, Mark Brooks

Marvel Comics, 2005

Greg's Review

I liked this book because this book was about fighting crime and it was a comic. I like comic books because they are easier to read than other books. The story was about a girl who gets in a fight with a guy at high school. Then a guy comes and saves her and she gets amazing spider powers. ...
  
  











  



  
Daredevil Vol. 10: The Widow2 reviews
Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev

Marvel Comics, 2004

Still my favorite ongoing superhero comic

+ The Black Widow returns

I am outraged at Marvel for the City of Heroes nonsense, but I still can't help myself from buying their books! Daredevil remains my favorite despite the general backlash against Bendis, and this book is one of my favorites. Obviously, it features the Black Widow, Natasha Romanov, Matt's ...
  
  











  



  
X-Factor Vol. 0: Madrox - Multiple Choice (X-Men)3 reviews
Peter David, Pablo Raimondi

Marvel Comics, 2005

Multiplicity

+ Surprisingly Well Done
+ Terribly underrated noir-ish comic with the Multiple Man

I gotta admit, back in the day when I still followed the X-Men characters during their really classic first Claremont period (before they scattered amongst an explosive proliferation of X-titles), Madrox the Mutliple Man was one of my favorites. Hey, anyone can be struck by lightning or gamma rays ...
  
  











  



  
Hellboy: Weird Tales, Vol. 14 reviews
John Cassaday, Joe Casey, ...

Dark Horse, 2003

Demon Babies Say the Sweetest Things!

+ Graphic SF Reader
+ Hellboy Seen Through The Eyes of Others

While working for the BPRD, Hellboy and crew see a lot of action. Unfortunately for us, all this glorious information has to take a back seat to the other things pressing Mike Mignola for time. Its an understandable dilemma, mind you, and one that I?ve patiently worked around, hoping all the while ...
  
  











  



  
Daredevil Vol. 11: Golden Age4 reviews
Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev

Marvel Comics, 2005

Another excellent volume in Bendis' Daredevil run

+ One of the Best....
+ Great Book

At the conclusion of the previous Daredevil volume, the Widow, there was news of the release of a man named Alexander Bont, a man who was the original Kingpin before Wilson Fisk, and a man who also has a connection to Matt Murdock. As Golden Age opens, Matt is partially in his Daredevil costume ...
  
  











  



  
B.P.R.D. Volume 2: The Soul of Venice & Other Stories3 reviews
Mike Mignola, Michael Avon Oeming, ...

Dark Horse, 2004

Abe, Elizabeth, Roger and Johann are Back

+ Graphic SF Reader
+ The Gang's All Here... Again

Like the previous BPRD book (and the Hellboy books), this is a collection of stories. Abe Sapien, Elizabeth, Roger and Johann must continue to fight the forces of darkness, and their own inner demons, without Hellboy by their side. In The Soul of Venice, the team journeys to the title city ...
  
  











  



  
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Volume 148 reviews
Clamp

Del Rey, 2004

Give this a chance - it only gets better!

+ Great Book
+ First Volume is Confusing!
+ An epic begins
  
  











  



  
Best Of Josie & The Pussycats4 reviews
Various

Archie Comics, 2001

Pussycats Rule

+ All you wanted to know about Josie but were afraid to ask
+ Great Stuff!
+ Best of
  
  











  



  
Ultimate Elektra Volume 1: Devil's Due TPB (Ultimate)3 reviews
Mike Carey, Salvador Larroca

Marvel Comics, 2005

surprisingly enjoyable

from reading the other review i was expecting this book to be dull and slow like the first ult. DD+elektra book, but i thought this was solidly written and enjoyable. i haven't really read any of the other DD/elektra books, but as a continuation of the ultimate versions of these characters i liked ...
  
  











  



  
Superman: For Tomorrow, Vol. 216 reviews
Brian Azzarello, Jim Lee

DC Comics, 2005

Lois...

+ Super Comic
+ ONE OF THE BEST SUPERMAN STORIES EVER

This is the conclusion to Brian Azzarillo's Superman for Tomorrow books (though why they split them up, I don't know, unless it is for the extra cash). Again Lee's artwork is phenomenal and Azzarillo's story is great.