Category: Graphic Novel Reviews
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Batman: The Long Halloween TPB Review
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1996, DC Write: Jeph Loeb Artist: Tim Sale Colours: Gregory Wright Essentially years two and three to Frank Miller’s seminal Batman: Year One, Loeb and Sale’s superhero noir The Long Halloween resumes the Caped Crusaders conflicts with Gotham’s feuding Mafiosos, the Falcone and Maroni families, introduced in Year One, as well as providing an origin…
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Batman: False Faces TPB Review
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2008, DC Story: Brian K. Vaughan Pencils: Scott McDaniel, Rick Burchett, Scott Kolins, Marcos Martin Inks: Karl Story, John Lowe, Dan Panosian, Drew Geraci Colours: Roberta Tewes, John Wright, Pam Rambo, Tom McCraw With Y: The Last Man having reached its conclusion and Brian K. Vaughan receiving all manner of acclaim for his work on…
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Howard the Duck: Media Duckling TPB Review
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2008, Marvel Writers: Ty Templeton, Steve Gerber Pencils: Juan Bobillo, Frank runner, Roger Langridge Inks: Marselo Sosa, Steve Leialoha Colours: Nester Pereyra, J. Brown, Frank Brunner The Duck returns just six years after his last series, which, for a character plagued by numerous legal battles, ownership squabbles and the weight of a rancid Lucas-produced 80s…
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Justice vol. 1 Graphic Novel Review
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2006, DC Story: Jim Krueger, Alex Ross Script: Jim Krueger Art: Alex Ross, Doug Braithwaite It has always been one of those great contradictions that, despite the potentially omnipotent powers of the various Justice Leagues combined, the DC Universe is still very much like ours. Poverty, famine and political corruption still persist, and the superhero…
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Batman: The Joker’s Last Laugh TPB Review
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Originally published 2001, DC Writers: Chuck Dixon, Scott Beatty Pencils: Pete Woods, Marcos Martin, Walter McDaniel, Andy Kuhn, Ron Randall, Rick Burchett Inks: Andrew Pepoy, Mark Farmer, Alvaro Lopez, Walter McDaniel, Andy Kuhn, Ron Randall, Mark Lipka, Dan Davis Colours: Tom McCraw Gina Going The Joker has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Escaping high-security prison…
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Thor vol. 1 (J. Michael Straczynski) TPB Review
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2008, Marvel Story: J. Michael Straczyinski Pencils: Olivier Coipel Inks: Mark Morales Colours: Laura Martin, Paul Mounts In the midst of Civil War, many fans believed that Thor would make a triumphant return, and sway the win for the Registration Act opposition. Unfortunately, the resurrected Son of Odin turned out to be a cybernetic clone,…
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Jar of Fools Graphic Novel Review
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2001, Drawn and Quarterly Story, Art: Jason Lutes Tormented magician Ernie Weiss and his estranged girlfriend Esther separately struggle to get their lives back on track after the death of Weiss’s brother, Howard, whose death during an underwater escape stunt may or may not have been deliberate. Fighting to keep his senile mentor Al Flosso…
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Un-Men vol. 1: Get your Freak On! TPB Review
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2008, DC/Vertigo Story: John Whalen Art: Mike Hawthorne, Tomer Hanuka (covers) Colours: Tanya and Richard Horie Creations of mad scientist Anton Arcane, the abominable Un-Men first appeared in the pages of Swamp Thing. They were later re-imagined in the early nineties mini American Freak, the events of which this new incarnation continues a further decade…