From BOOM! Studios this week, Sam continues to love Lumberjanes, while Kylee is delving into a new series: Victor LaValle’s Destroyer. Jackson recounted the latest from Image Comics and The Dying and the Dead, which has been nearly two years in the making, and also Mother Panic from DC Comics. Renee is sticking with Captain […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – May 10, 2017
Misfit City from BOOM! Studios is bound to be one of our favorite all-ages comics this year, read Sam’s review to find out why. Likewise, Kylee is really enjoying the first issue of Regression from Cullen Bunn and Image Comics. Also on our lists this week: Harrow County from Dark Horse Comics and Godshaper […]
Brian Azzarello & Eduardo Risso Blend Bootlegging and the Supernatural in ‘Moonshine Vol. 1’
Author: Brian Azzarello Artist: Eduardo Risso Series: Moonshine Vol. 1 Release Date: March 24, 2017 Publisher: Image Comics Review Spoilers: Moderate GoodReads | Amazon If you can’t figure out from the cover that ‘Moonshine‘ is a double entendre meant to invoke both the book’s prohibition era setting and it’s eventual emphasis on werewolves then I apologize […]
Violent Love Vol 1: Stay Dangerous is A Must Read
Author: Frank J. Barbiere Artist: Victor Santos Publisher: Image Comics Review Spoilers: Mild Violent Love is a visually stunning, beautifully written, and gritty comic that centers around Daisy Jane and her quest for revenge against the gangster who killed her father and left her for dead. Framed as a story […]
The Dying and The Dead #4 Answers Some Big Questions & Asks a Lot More
Author: Jonathan Hickman Artist: Ryan Bodenheim Publisher: Image Comics Source: Image Comics ARC ★★★★☆ After two years off of comic shop shelves, The Dying And The Dead #4 faces the unenviable challenge of reminding readers why they cared about the series. In that regard, it doesn’t quite succeed, feeling most like a companion piece […]
‘The Dying And The Dead’ is Back: Catch up With Everything You Need to Know
It’s understandable if you’re a little hazy on the plot of The Dying And The Dead, Jonathan Hickman and Ryan Bodenheim’s Image series, which is finally set to release its fourth issue on Wednesday. After all, the third issue was released in the heady days of September 2015. Even by the […]
Find Out What All the Buzz is About in Regression #1
Author: Cullen Bunn Artist: Danny Luckert, Marie Enger Letterer: Marie Enger Release Date: May 10, 2017 Publisher: Image Comics Genre(s): Horror, Supernatural Review Spoilers: Mild Let’s get this out of the way first: Adrian, the main character in Regression, looks like a very tanned and/or race-bent Tom Hiddleston. It’s not a bad thing at all. […]
Our Top Ten Picks for the Best Free Books You Can Pick Up on FCBD 2017!
Today is one of our favorite days of the year. It’s Free Comic Book Day! It’s the day when comic book fans and those who might have no comic knowledge at all come together to celebrate the medium. Comic book publishers release some great FCBD-specific titles each year and stores […]
The #NerdsRead Pull List – February 1, 2017
This week, Sam read Goldie Vance from BOOM! Studios, while new contributor Beatrice reviewed Assassin’s Creed: Uprising #1 from Titan Comics. Jackson continues to enjoy Deadly Class from Image Comics, but wasn’t as impressed with Bullseye #1 from Marvel Comics. Renee, on the other hand, greatly enjoyed Champions #5 also from Marvel Comics. Want to hear […]
Best of 2016: Graphic Novels We Fell In Love With This Year
We read a lot of comics and graphic novels this year. Whether we’re talking about on-going comic series, standalone graphic novels, or short mini-series, we definitely walked away with some new favorites this year. Our comics staff got together to talk about what our favorites were and we came up […]
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