Tag: Book

writer: R.A. Salvatore
artist: Agustin Padilla
cover: Tim Seeley
Plot Summary:From the world of Forgotten Realms! The MOST POPULAR CHARACTER from the MOST POPULAR FANTASY WORLD of all time comes to life in his FIRST ORIGINAL comic book tale. DRIZZT leads this massive thriller into Salvatore’s next blockbuster novel! Don’t miss this prequel! Don’t miss any of the Neverwinter projects coming out this year!

I got this at Alakazam. Will ordered me the variant cover.

I read it on a Sunday morning.

I liked this comic very much, but Lisa was outraged by the cover image and so Jack cannot read it.

Writer: Kieron Gillen
Penciller (cover): Greg Land
Orig. Published: October 19, 2011
Format: Comic
UPC: 5960602461-54411
Price: $3.99
The Story: (hide) “Eulogy” After the hammer-blow of FEAR ITSELF and the violence of SCHISM, it can’t go on. It’s the end of the Uncanny X-Men. And who better to provide a stirring eulogy than… MISTER SINISTER? Join us for the end of the industry-shaping series with the return of the 19th century’s finest morally dubious scientist.

I bought this at Alakazam.

I read it on a Sunday morning at home.

It was well done & fun. I loved the line about five Beatles.

Sad to see this series end.

Writer: Kieron Gillen
Writer: MILKFED CRIMINAL MASTERMINDS INC.
Penciller: Greg Land, Jay Leisten
Colorist: Justin Ponsor
Colorist: JAYPO LLC
Letterer: NEUROTIC CARTOONIST, INC
Other: NEUROTIC CARTOONIST, INC
Orig. Published: September 21, 2011
Imprint: MARVEL UNIVERSE
Rating: T+
Format: Comic
UPC: 5960602461-54311
Price:$3.99
The Story: (hide) No one can stop Colossus! The Juggernaut has become Kuurth, Breaker of Stone, one of the Worthy. Now more powerful than ever, one of the X-Men’s greatest enemies rampages through San Francisco. To stop him, Colossus makes a deal with the demon lord Cytorrak—the being that imbued Juggernaut with his power. Can this deal be one Colossus can back out of at the fight’s end? Prepare for the clash of two unstoppable forces! Part 4 (of 4).

I bought this at Alakazam.

I read this at home on a Sunday. I read it again to Kate on the porch.

A great comic–the aftermath of Magic’s manipulation. Summers trying to act like he had it under control by beating up the mayor. Everything about this book is great–I am starting to change my song on Gillen after these four Fear Itself issues–issues that taught me more about Fear Itself then anything else I read–I completely missed Schism, which did not happen in any X-Books.

So silly.

Also, I continue to like Lands art.

And the Mariner/Emma thing was handled very well.

A good book.

Writer: Rick Remender
Penciller (cover): Esad Ribic
Colorist: Dean White
Letterer: Cory Petit
Other: Jared Fletcher
Editor: Nick Lowe, Axel Alonso
Artist: Jerome Opena
Orig. Published: October 12, 2011
Imprint: MARVEL UNIVERSE
Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY
Format: Comic
UPC: 5960607227-01611
Price: $3.99
The Story: (hide) The fate of the entire world rests on the shoulders of Deadpool! A new Death is born! Refugee mutants from the Age of Apocalypse descend on our world! Can the merc with a mouth hold off long enough for X-Force to regroup? Is there any hope of staving off the Age of Archangel? Not if Iceman and The Blob have their say. Monsters of doom and glory, Rick Remender (Venom, Punisher), Jerome Opeña (Punisher, Moon Knight) and legendary colorist Dean White (Avengers) reunite to serve up another boss bowl of breakneck action in the hottest book on the stands!

I bought this at Alakazam.

I read it at home on a Sunday afternoon.

Yet another great Rick Remender comic–totally awesome story telling from start to finish. Great great great.

I am actually ashamed to admit how much I am loving a comic with Deadpool in it.

Writer: Rick Remender
Penciller (cover): Esad Ribic
Colorist: Dean White
Letterer: Cory Petit
Artist: Jerome Opena
Editor: Nick Lowe
Orig. Published: September 14, 2011
Imprint: MARVEL UNIVERSE
Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY
Format: Comic
UPC: 5960607227-01511
Price: $3.99
The Story: (hide) Genocide has incinerated half of Wolverine’s body, leaving only two remaining members of X-Force to defeat Archangel and his army. Someone has wiped out a small town in Northern Montana and in its place a new alien landscape has grown. What is Tabula Rasa? Can Fantomex and Deadpool work together to survive its harsh terrains long enough to unlock its mystery? The acclaimed team of Rick Remender (Venom, Punisher), Jerome Opeña (Punisher, Moon Knight) and Dean White (Avengers) return to introduce you to the strangest territory in the Marvel Universe.

I bought this at Alakazam.

I read it at home on a Sunday.

I am loving this story–I like Angle transformed. I like the pacing–everything about it just feels right. Rick is a total stud playing a very smooth hand.

I just hope that much of what he is doing here trickles into the other X-Books which seem to be struggling so badly right now.

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Penciller (cover): Daniel Acuna
Orig. Published: October 19, 2011
Imprint: MARVEL UNIVERSE
Rating: T+
Format: Comic
UPC: 5960607015-01811
Price: $3.99
The Story: (hide) The madness and drama of FEAR ITSELF has taken its toll on the mighty Avengers and now they must reinvent themselves once more! The entire world awaits word of who will be the Avengers! This is one of the most important chapters in Avengers’ history. You will not want to miss the shocking surprise announcements!!

I bought this at Alakazam & read it on Sunday at home.

I bought this for Jack–I am not sure if I even will let him read it.

It was horrible–it was like the last story had never happened.

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Penciller: John Romita Jr
Penciller (cover): Alan Davis, Mark Farmer, Javier Rodriguez
Inker: Klaus Janson
Colorist: Paul Mounts
Letterer: Cory Petit
Editor: Tom Brevoort, Lauren Sankovitch
Orig. Published: September 21, 2011
Imprint: MARVEL UNIVERSE
Rating: T+
Format: Comic
UPC: 5960607015-01711
Price: $3.99
The Story: (hide) FEAR ITSELF has brought damage and destruction the likes of which the Marvel Universe has never seen but it has also brought two avengers together in the most surprising way. Be here for the start of an all-new chapter in the lives of two of the most controversial Avengers!

I got this Alakazam about two weeks late. I read it at home on a Sunday.

I am getting this for Jack.

I did not like this at all–seems like this issue forgot all of the stuff that had gone on last issue–the cover is misleading & nothing is going on that would want me to keep reading.

I am uniquely annoyed by Wolverine’s appearance in this.

Writer: Rick Remender, Esad Ribic
Penciller: JEROME OPENA, JEROME OPENA
Artist: Mark Brooks
Orig. Published: August 31, 2011
Imprint: MARVEL UNIVERSE
Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY
Format: Comic
UPC: 5960607227-01411
Price: $3.99
The Story: (hide) Years ago, Wolverine helplessly watched as Jean Grey, the love of his life, died before his eyes. Years later, he would lose his best-friend Nightcrawler to a similar fate. In order to save our world, can he allow them to die again? X-Force team up with The Amazing X-Men for the final push against the heir of Apocalypse, in a battle Royale that will force Wolverine to make the hardest choice of his life. One world must die!

I bought this at Alakazam. I read it at home about a week after I picked it up–just been a busy end of summer.

Another fantastic issue from Remender. Not sure who the other author is or what he is doing here.

The art. Fantastic return to form–really great great stuff.

I loved this story–I love Psylocke being all prepared and planning and practicied–just awesome.

I love Holocaust & his destruction of the small town.

I really like the way Warren is acting, kind of like an evil Dr Manahattan–just way above the fray–making people treat him normal, destroying tradition for fun. Just really excellent writing.

I am very excited to see how this arc turns out.

Writer: Rick Remender
Penciller: Mark Brooks
Penciller (cover): Esad Ribic
Orig. Published: August 24, 2011
Imprint: MARVEL UNIVERSE
Rating: PARENTAL ADVISORY
Format: Comic
UPC: 5960607227-01311
Price: $3.99
The Story: (hide) The Dark Angel Saga: Part 3 Years ago, Wolverine helplessly watched as Jean Grey, the love of his life, died before his eyes. Years later, he would lose his best-friend Nightcrawler to a similar fate. In order to save our world, can he allow them to die again? X-Force team up with The Amazing X-Men for the final push against the heir of Apocalypse, in a battle Royale that will force Wolverine to make the hardest choice of his life. One world must die!

I picked this up at Alakazam. I did not read it for about a month. Not sure why–I have really been enjoying this series.

This issue was great–more Age of Apocalypse stuff. There is a good alternative cover for this which lacks the style of the normal cover, but captures the spirit of the series very well

Fantomex’s psychic redirection trick is used once to often in this book.

The character interaction between Jean and Logan is great–but I could have used more dialog with the bad guys–maybe more of the ‘plan’ rather then the simple we are AoA and taking over!

Writer: Kieron Gillen

Penciller (cover): Greg Land

Orig. Published: August 17, 2011

Imprint: MARVEL UNIVERSE

Rating: T+

Format: Comic

UPC: 5960602461-54211

Price: $3.99

The Story: (hide) FEAR ITSELF TIE-IN! The situation is becoming increasingly clear: there is literally nothing which can avert Juggernaut is marching step by step towards Utopia. However, an offer by the Serpent’s servant puts human and mutant at each others’ throats. In the third part of the epic Fear Itself confrontation, the enemy within is as big a threat as the enemy without. The clock is ticking. And for one X-Man, it’s already too late.

I picked this up at Alakazam. I read it at Peets.

Great issue–the power combo attempts to take down Juggernaut are great–even the numbering of the plans is awesome. The Mayors military betrayal is well written. Scott acknowledging that there are so few of us left–this will be his undoing. Emma going to smother Hope with a pillow. All of that is well handled.

And the return to form of Magik. Still one of my favorite mutants from the moment I met her–she is great here. A very clever girl with super skills. I very much enjoyed this issue from start to finish.

And the letters column! That was some great spin on the reboot–a very good issue all the way around.