The relaunch of The Avengers

Relaunches of titles are a great way to boost sales for no reason. Most of the time it’s just a change of creative force or a “Bold New Era” that is strikingly similar to the first verse. “Avengers” is a prime example of how that is not true. Launched with the Marvel...

Giant-Size X-Men #1 with Kate (and Dan)

  ::Kate has her fingers pressed to her temples, while staring at The Dog with a terrible intensity:: D: Don’t make me ask. K: ::stares at dog, squints eyes:: D: C’mon. Just tell me. K: ::stares at Dog, squints eyes, starts to sweat:: D: WHAT IN HELL ARE YOU DOING???...

WOLVERINE #1

Wolverine #1 Marvel Comics “Remember the 90’s?” That’s not usually an encouraging statement when talking about a comic book. However, one thing the 90’s did brilliantly is flat out super-hero stand-alone comics. While this is the first part of the story, it stands on...

Age of Ultron With Kate (And Dan)

Kate is rifling through last week’s new comics pile.  One shiny book in particular catches her eye. ::gleam:: K: Dan? Why is there a comic with a foil cover in the new comic pile? I thought foil was a ‘90’s thing? I HATE FOIL COMICS! In fact, I was going to wrap some...