Here is some of my flat color work on today’s Justice League International Issue 9.
Here is some of my flat work on Firestorm issue 8 out today featuring the first appearance in the DCnU of Firehawk. Art by Ethan Van Sciver
Another older color sample of mine. Pre-Relaunch Legion from issue 12
And another pre-relaunch page featuring the Legion, Adventure Comics Issue 527.
From Pre-Relaunch here is a color sample from Adventure Comics Issue 526
July 23, 2009 in Dark Reign, Marvel, News, Spider-Man, Spoiler
Marvel News Recap from the Mondo Marvel Panel Day One:
Amazing Spider-Man #611 will feature a Deadpool appearance.
Black Widow will have a new 4 Issue mini series exploring her origin.
July 23, 2009 in Comic Books, Dark Reign, DC Marvel Comics Shipping, News
New Avengers #55 is one of the many Dark Reign titles shipping this week. Here is what else is coming out:
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July 21, 2009 in Comic Books, Dark Reign, Marvel, News, Shocking Last Page, Spoiler
Agents of Atlas #8
The Jade Claw and her robots arrive to take on the team
Amazing Spider-Man #599
Norman Osborne declares the baby inside of Menace as his Goblin Prince and the baby kicks.
June 1, 2009 in Avengers, Comic Books, Dark Reign, Fantastic Four, Marvel, Shocking Last Page, Spider-Man, Spoiler
Amazing Spider-Man #595
In the perfect example of why this column was started, Harry Osborn decides to join up with the Dark Avengers after Menace reveals she is pregnant.
Avengers Initiative #24
Norman Osborn puts Taskmaster in charge of the Initiative
May 26, 2009 in Captain America, Comic Books, Dark Reign, Marvel, Reviews, Shocking Last Page, Spoiler
Here is the Marvel Edition for books that came out on 5-20. DC edition to follow:
Agents of Atlas #5
The Agents find out that Namor is part of Norman Osborn’s secret cabal.
Amazing Spider-Man #594
Spider-Man decides that he is going to confront Norman Osborn.
May 18, 2009 in Comic Books, Dark Reign, Marvel, News, Shocking Last Page, Spoiler
Same format as the DC column that debuted, this time with Marvel’s books.
Black Panther #4
A possessed Storm comes to T’Challa’s rescue.
Captain Britain and MI13 #13
Dracula and his brood have killed all of Parliament.
May 7, 2009 in Comic Books, Dark Reign, Iron Man, Marvel, News, Reviews, Spoiler
COVER BY: SALVADOR LARROCA
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
PENCILS: SALVADOR LARROCA
INKS: SALVADOR LARROCA
COLORED BY: FRANK D’ARMATA
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA
We are halfway into the “Most Wanted” storyline and things are not going well for any of the 3 heroes in the book. Iron Maiden (Pepper Potts) was captured by Norman Osborn and he
April 30, 2009 in Avengers, Comic Books, Dark Reign, Marvel, Reviews, Spoiler
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: MIKE DEODATO
INKS: MIKE DEODATO
COLORED BY: RAINIER BEREDO
LETTERED BY: DAVE LANPHEAR
The arc of Dark Avengers versus Morganna La Fey wraps up here. We start back where we left off Doom and Iron Patriot are back in King Arthur’s time confronting one Morganna , while in present day the Dark Avengers are fighting Morganna and her demon hordes.
March 24, 2009 in Avengers, Comic Books, Dark Reign, Marvel, Reviews, Spider-Man, Spoiler, Wolverine, X-Men
Amazing Spider-Man #588
Another not so great issue of the book, with really rushed looking artwork by the normally solid JR JR. This was the big pay off for all the plotlines since BND and it really fell flat. The only interesting part was the last page with Norman Osborne meeting Menace and welcoming her to the family. This book needs another reboot. 1 out of 5 Spider-Villains.
LEAVE IT ON THE RACK.
February 28, 2009 in Avengers, Dark Reign, Marvel, Reviews, Spoiler
COVER BY: BILLY TAN
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: BILLY TAN
INKS: MATT BANNING
LETTERED BY: COMICRAFT
Despite what the wraparound cover shows we do not get a "Dark" Avengers VS New Avengers showdown this issue. We start off with the New Avengers watching the introduction of the "Dark" Avengers. We then have a couple of pages of artwork where no one moves and they all continue to stare at the screen.
February 20, 2009 in Avengers, Comic Books, Dark Reign, Marvel, Reviews, Spoiler
COVER BY: MIKE DEODATO
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: MIKE DEODATO
INKS: MIKE DEODATO
COLORED BY: RAINIER BEREDO
LETTERED BY: DAVE LANPHEAR
We pick up issue 2 with a slight back story on how Morganna La Fey went back in time and was going to kill a younger Dr. Doom but decided not too. We then see Norman Osborne rallying the new troops of HAMMER with a pep talk about how they are the first members of the group. Back to Latveria as Morgana attacks Dr. Doom as he arrvies with HAMMER agents to reclaim his country.
February 19, 2009 in Blackest Night, Comic Books, Dark Reign, DC Marvel Comics Shipping
The Prelude to Blackest Night Continues this week in Green Lantern #38. Here are the rest of the week’s books.
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February 12, 2009 in Dark Reign, DC Marvel Comics Shipping, News
Dark Avengers 2 is the major book of the week. Here are the others
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February 5, 2009 in Comic Books, Dark Reign, Iron Man, Marvel, Reviews, Spoiler
COVER BY: SALVADOR LARROCA
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
PENCILS: SALVADOR LARROCA
INKS: SALVADOR LARROCA
COLORED BY: FRANK D’ARMATA
LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA
We start right where we left off last time with Norman Osborn calling out Tony Stark to turn himself in to answer questions about the Skrull Invasion. Read the rest of this entry →
February 4, 2009 in Avengers, Comic Books, Dark Reign, Marvel, Reviews, Spider-Man
Amazing Spider-Man Extra #2
Two stories that are much better than most of the recent regular run of the book. We get an Anti-Venom solo story and a fun Spidey-Wolverine Team-Up. Dark, but good art in both stories. 3 out of 5 Spider-Villains.
Put It On The Stack.
January 27, 2009 in Avengers, Comic Books, Dark Reign, Marvel, Reviews, Spider-Man, X-Men
Amazing Spider-Man #584
Cheesy dialogue between supervillains about the importance of voting, a dated 90′s Alannis Morrisette joke, and a lackluster reveal about Menace’s ID (Harry Osborne) and the ID of the Spider Tracer Killer. The book needs a serious revamp and a steady creative team. 1 out of 5 Spider-Villains. Leave it on the Rack.
January 24, 2009 in Avengers, Dark Reign, Marvel, Reviews, Spoiler
COVER BY: MIKE DEODATO
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: MIKE DEODATO
INKS: MIKE DEODATO
COLORED BY: RAINIER BEREDO
LETTERED BY: DAVE LANPHEAR
We start out this issue with a quick glimpse at Morgana La Fey as she is looking for Dr. Doom to settle a score with him. She sees Doom with Norman Osborne. We then cut to the group picture of the Avengers. We see
January 21, 2009 in Comic Books, Dark Reign, News, Reviews, Spider-Man, Spoiler
Amazing Spider-Man #583
The main story in the issue features Peter Parker going out on a series of blind dates. Even though Mark Waid is usually a great writer this story is very boring. The only reason this book sold any copies at all is due to the back up 5 page story featuring an assassination attempt by the Chameleon on President Obama. The resolution requires that the Chameleon has never seen basketball in his life and is pretty lame. The book earns 2 out of 5 Spider-Villains, but you should still Put It on the Stack. Since you can save it as a memento or flip it on ebay.
January 15, 2009 in Avengers, Dark Reign, Marvel, News, Reviews, Spoiler
From Issue 1 here is the splash page that reveals the entire team.
Marvel Boy, Sentry, Ms Marvel(Moonstone), Iron Patriot (Luke Cage?), Ares, Wolverine (Daken), Hawkeye (Bullseye), and Spider-Man (Venom)
January 13, 2009 in Comic Books, Dark Reign, Iron Man, Marvel, Reviews, Spider-Man, X-Men
Here we go with a secondary rating system in effect :
Amazing Spider-Man #582
Second part of a lackluster Molten Man return. Not much going on in this book due to revolving creative teams. Only stunt covers appear to be the saving this book from horrible sales numbers. (I’m looking at you Colbert and Obama variants). 2 out of 5 Spider-Villains. Leave it on the Rack.
January 8, 2009 in Avengers, Captain America, Comic Books, Dark Reign, Fantastic Four, Marvel, Reviews
Avengers The Initiative #20 Dark Reign
We find out that Tigra is pregnant and that Mutant Zero is secretly Typhoid Mary. Ok issue 2 out of 5 New Avengers.
December 30, 2008 in Avengers, Comic Books, Dark Reign, Fantastic Four, Hulk, Marvel, Secret Invasion, Spider-Man
A little more in depth reviews of this past week’s books from Marvel, rather than the usual 2-3 line quick fire format:
Featured Book :
New Avengers #48
The beginning of Dark Reign brings about another status quo change for the New Avengers as the team adds the new Captain America to their ranks, and Iron Fist takes a leave of absence. Bendis wrote a very intriguing tale this time around. Normally not much happens in this book as we are usually stuck with a bunch of talking heads, or flashbacks or side stories. This was a very enjoyable read with some nice artwork as well. Their is one other major story point and the is that Luke Cage is now ready to work for Norman Osborn in order to find his missing child. This could be a very intriguing storyline if played correctly. Overall this book earns 4 out of 5 New Avengers.
December 24, 2008 in Avengers, Comic Books, Dark Reign, Marvel, News, Spoiler
Based on the picture from issues 1 and 2 we seem to have the following members:
Iron Patriot who will more than likely be Norman Osborn
Spider-Man (Black) obviously Venom from the Thunderbolts
Hawkeye more than likely Bullseye from the Thunderbolts
Ms Marvel looks to be Moonstone from the Thunderbolts
Ares is Ares from the Mighty Avengers
Marvel Boy is the alternate dimension one from Secret Invasion
Wolverine will be Daken Wolverine’s Son
These appear to be the best guesses at who the new team members are.
December 24, 2008 in Batman, Comic Books, Dark Reign, DC, Marvel, Reviews, Robin, Spider-Man
A very quick review summary this week, since today brings new books.
Amazing Spider-Man #581
The return of the Molten Man, but otherwise a really blah issue. This book needs a reboot. 2 out of 5 Spider-Villains.
Batman and the Outsiders #14
Nice story, good artwork, and the beginning of a new mission for the team. Also, the return of Azrael ?! 3 out of 5 Bat-Villains
December 17, 2008 in Comic Books, Dark Reign, Marvel
Follow the link below to access a secret Marvel website that gives a special preview of the Secret Warriors book.
December 12, 2008 in Avengers, Dark Reign, Marvel, Reviews, Secret Invasion, Spoiler
This issue starts us off with Emma Frost receiving a letter inviting her to Avengers Mansion for a meeting with Norman Osborn. Dr. Doom is already there once she arrives and then we have the obligatory solo entrance where everyone has their own introduction. For a moment I thought I was watching the WWE. Osborn then comes in and monologues his way through
