Month: October 2009
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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 Xbox 360 Review
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Punch. Blast. Level up. Repeat. Ultimate Alliance 2, the latest in Activision’s series of button–bashing Marvel “RPG ‘em ups,” would make for a very interesting study on the change in brain activity over the course of a game. Its single player story mode is capable of invoking such incredibly contrasting responses, ranging from delight to…
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Uncanny X-Men #516 Comic Book Review
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Marvel Writer: Matt Fraction Pencils: Greg Land Inks: Jay Leisten Colours: Justin Ponsor Magneto’s back, and he’s more civil than ever before! Perhaps the biggest surprise with this issue was the way in which Matt Fraction handles the X-Men’s most formidable foe’s return. Not with a world-threatening bang, but with as understated an entrance as…
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Deadpool #900 Comic Book Review
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Marvel Writers: Jason Aaron, Fred Van Lente, Mike Benson, Joe Kelly, Duane Swierczynski, Victor Gischler, Charlie Huston, James Felder Artists: Chris Staggs, Dalibor Talajic, Damion Scott, Rob Liefeld, Shawn Crystal, Sanford Greene, Kyle Baker, Pete Woods…and many more It’s hard to believe that we’ve laughed and cried our way though 900 issues of Deadpool… no,…
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Batman Annual 27 Comic Book Review
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DC Writers: Fabian Nicieza, Mandy McMurray Art: J. Calafiore, Kelley Jones, Mark McKenna Colours: Nathan Eyring, Michelle Madsen Reaction to the Batman Reborn event has definitely been a surprise. Not in the sense that it has sold copies (that was a given) but how quickly fans have warmed to the Dick Grayson and Damien duo.…
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Kill Audio #1 Comic Book Review
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Boom! Studios Story: Claudio Sanchez, Chondra Echert Art: Mr. Sheldon The trouble with surrealist storytellers such as Robert Crumb and David Lynch is that they make their own brand of weird look so easy. One thing their legions of imitators often overlook is that their approaches are entirely natural; it’s impossible to imagine post-80s Lynch…
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King of Fighters XII Review
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KOF XII’s excellent new system and graphical overhaul are let down by limited single player modes and redundant multiplayer offerings. When Street Fighter IV rejuvenated interest in 1-on-1 fighting games, SNK Playmore wasted no time in announcing the twelfth instalment in their flagship series. King of Fighters XII would be the first in several aspects;…
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Haunt #1 Comic Book Review
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Image Writer: Robert Kirkman Pencils: Ryan Ottley, Greg Capullo (layouts) Inks: Todd McFarlane Colours: FCO Plascencia When Grant Morrison described his early creation Zenith as a reaction to torment superheroes, he could easily have been implicating Haunt, a new series from Images that is utterly joyless, humourless and devoid of that sense of magic and…
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The Field on the Edge of the Woods Book 1 Review
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www.filmsandcomics.com Story: Mike “Frick” Weber Art: Loran Skinkis, Gary Morgan An ineffectual everyman finding himself sucked into a fantasy world is hardly a new concept, but it’s always been an effective one, allowing us to see foreign worlds from a relatable perspective. Volume one of The Field on the Edge of the Woods puts a…