Blogs Tagged “Random Reviews”

• Random Reviews: Plutona—Nathan, 09.26.2024
  Though hampered by a truncated conclusion, Plutona engagingly explores what happens when the superhuman mingles with a coming-of-age narrative
• Random Reviews: Buzzkill—Nathan, 09.22.2024
  A unique limited series, Buzzkill tackles a very human problem through an unexpected lens...with unexpected results
• Random Reviews: John Constantine, Hellblazer (vol. 1): Original Sins—Nathan, 08.19.2024
  This first volume collects a small portion of a classic series, occasionally muddled but driven by its fractured protagonist
• Random Reviews: Saga of the Swamp Thing (Book 1) Review (Gods and Monsters, Part 1)—Nathan, 08.03.2024
  Alan Moore recreates a classic DC hero in issues truly fulfilling their "mature" label, for philosophical pondering if not for content
• Random Reviews: Maus—Nathan, 06.15.2024
  A singular accomplishment, Maus uniquely, poignantly shares a narrative which history should never forget
• Random Reviews: Pitt (vol. 1)—Nathan, 04.29.2024
  Dale Keown's Image contribution should hold up better than it does, well-constructed panels surpassing the strengths of the narrative
• Random Reviews: Wetworks: Rebirth (The Image Review-lution, Part 7)—Nathan, 01.20.2024
  Whilce Portacio's contribution to early Image is muddled, forsaking some interesting character development for an at-odds assortment of story concepts
• Random Reviews: Cyberforce: The Tin Men of War (The Image Review-lution, Part 6)—Nathan, 01.08.2024
  Violence and assorted characters diminish an intriguing central protagonist whose development is hastened by disappointing twists
• Random Reviews: Klaus—Nathan, 12.28.2023
  Chronicling Kris Kringle's origins, this series offers a deeper glimpse into the holiday hero who gives gifts...and the meaning of why we give them
• Random Reviews: ShadowHawk: Out of the Shadows (The Image Review-lution, Part 5)—Nathan, 12.02.2023
  A mediocre mystery offers some additional interest in a book about a Batman wannabe trying to figure out what kind of hero he is
• Random Reviews: WildC.A.T.S. Compendium (The Image Review-lution, Part 4)—Nathan, 11.12.2023
  Jim Lee's Image Comics contribution has problematic pacing and vapid vocabulary, but it manages to tell a complete, compelling story
• Random Reviews: Savage Dragon: Baptism of Fire (The Image Review-lution, Part 3)—Nathan, 10.30.2023
  While occasionally too quick and shallow, Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon starts off more competently than his fellow Image Comics compatriots
• Random Reviews: Spawn: Origins Collection (vol. 1) (The Image Review-lution, Part 2)—Nathan, 10.20.2023
  This series' clever concept and Todd McFarlane's striking visuals can't make up for a frenetic feast of lukewarm dialogue smothered in grimy darkness
• Random Reviews: Youngblood (The Image Review-lution, Part 1)—Nathan, 10.12.2023
  Image Comics' first series is a better representation of the company's enduring legacy than its own artistic merits
• Random Reviews: I Am Stan—Nathan, 10.09.2023
  This illustrated examination of Lee's life is heartfelt and balanced even as it forsakes some depth for brevity
• Random Reviews: Huck (Book 1): All-American—Nathan, 09.17.2023
  Huck rises above the darkness of modern superhero comics to become a shining star of kindness and compassion
• Random Reviews: Daytripper—Nathan, 09.02.2023
  Let the endings of one man's life encourage you to live yours