The Paybacks #1 Author: Donny Cates, Eliot Rahal Artists: Geoff Shaw Release Date: September 16, 2015 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Genre(s): Action Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Heavy There is a lot going on in the first issue of The Paybacks, which sets out to follow a bunch of super indebted heroes as they repossess gizmos and […]
How to Save ‘Gotham’: Forget About the Villains
There are some endlessly debatable nerd arguments that will vex comic store customers and internet commenters for generations. However, one of them is an easy answer and that’s, “Who has the best villains’ gallery?” No question, it’s Batman. There’s no stronger, more iconic gallery of rogues, killers, super-villains, and psychopaths […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – September 9, 2015
In this week’s pull list, a few of our comics mixed it up a bit – with great results! Sam enjoyed Lantern City’s new direction for the series – pulling it from what could have been a clichéd tyrannical government route. Kylee read Dark Horse’s latest issue of Harrow County […]
Kickstarter Watch: SCHISMATIC [a comic book mini series]
What would you do if beasts from the sea rose up and made a rather successful attempt to conquer you who were on the land? Would you believe and submit? Or would you fight for your life? These are exactly the types of questions Schismatic began to tackle in its first […]
Vigilantism, the Marvel Way: 30 Years of Daredevil versus the Punisher
Daredevil and Punisher represent something unique amongst Marvel’s group of superheroes, those united more by circumstances rather than authorial purpose. Both characters came into their own during the early days of 1980s grittiness but their eventual connection was forged over the years, starting in the summer of 1982 to now, […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – September 2, 2015
Great news, everybody! Our weekly pull list is growing now that we’ve brought on some new talent. Jackson Adams has joined the team as our newest staff writer and he’s already jumping into things to bring you guys some great comic book reviews. We’re really glad to have him on […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – August 26, 2015
This week in the #NerdsRead Pull List… disappointment! And awesomeness, too. No joke, folks, both of our lists are entirely polarized. On one hand we both have a great issue from a resoundingly great series. Then, on the other, we have a disappointing issue of a series we initially embraced […]
Unboxing: Marvel Collector Corps – August 2015
It’s that time again! The August Collector Corps box is making it’s way to subscribers now and it’s pretty great. While the last two boxes coincided with the release of a major MCU film, this August box is the first to take it’s theme from the comics. Marvel’s Secret War […]
King #1 is An Okay Start to What Will Probably Be an Okay Series
King #1 Author: Joshua Hale Fialkov Artists: Bernard Chang and Marcelo Maiolo Release Date: August 19, 2015 Publisher: Jet City Comics Genre(s): Sci-Fi Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Mild King is the last man on Earth. He’s not exactly the most stellar example of humanity but he’s all that’s left in a world that has in some […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – August 19, 2015
Not a whole lot happening on our pull list this week, unfortunately. Some of the series we’ve been following have sadly wrapped themselves up – including this week’s Oh Killstrike which ends the Deadpool-inspired miniseries from BOOM! Studios. There’s a lot of really great series starting up this fall, though, and […]