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"Your Vagina is Haunted!"

November 30, 2008 in Comic Books, Horror, Reviews

Tarot Witch of The Black Rose # 53

tarot  I have been debating whether or not to review this book, but that one phrase inside of the book made it a must review, sheerly for the title. A gaggle of dead nurses, are taking back body parts that were donated or not real from the living. There are the obligatory T & A shots as well. Not much substance to the book, but then again I think the audience for it is defined to a certain genre. I generally like most horror books, especially those that deal with magick and witchcraft themes, but this book is nothing more than a collection of pin-ups. I will refrain from a rating on the book since it really has nothing of comparable quality of genre to relate it to. However, it is definitely designed for readers 18 and up. 

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Calliope’s Quick Fire Reviews Marvel Comics Edition

November 30, 2008 in Comic Books, Hulk, Marvel, Reviews, Wolverine, X-Men

Indie books either tonight or tomorrow.

Captain America #44

cap44  A flashback to a Winter Soldier moment in China, and Cap VS Batroc the Leaper. Good Pacing, Good Art. Overall 4 out of 5 New Avengers. 4starna

Daredevil # 113

dd113  Lady Bullseye continues with the "death" of the White Tiger. Artwork is hit and miss, Brubaker is a very solid storyteller. 3 out of 5 Marvel Zombies.

3starmarv

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Ultimate Spider-Man # 128 Review

November 30, 2008 in Comic Books, Marvel, Reviews, Spider-Man, Spoiler

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COVER BY: STUART IMMONEN
WRITER: BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
PENCILS: STUART IMMONEN
INKS: WADE VON GRAWBADGER
COLORED BY: Justin Ponsor
LETTERED BY: VC-Cory Petit

We start off with Eddie Brock on a bench talking with a guy who says to him nice day isn’t it. Brock then tells him that he has thoughts in his head that are not his own and that he is always hungry. We then flashback to one day earlier inside Peter Parker’s attic where we see the supposedly dead Gwen Stacy with the face of Carnage.

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Calliope’s Quick Fire Reviews DC Comics Edition

November 28, 2008 in Comic Books, DC, JSA, News, Reviews, Spoiler, Superman, Teen Titans, Wonder Woman

Thought I would change it up this week. There will be a full review of one Marvel book and a full review of an indy book followed by their own quick fire reviews.

Birds of Prey #124

bop124  Cool Issue with some guest stars and an Oracle Joker confrontation that leaves the Crown Prince of Crime with a new "smile". 3 out of 5 Bat-Villains.

3starbatvil

 

Justice Society of America The Kingdom #1

jsakc  Another chapter in the saga of GOG and the 2 JSA teams. Moves a little slower than the past two parts, but the last page sets up a very interesting JSA issue next week. 3 out of 5 JSAers.

3starjsa

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Calliope’s Quick Fire Reviews Round 3

November 23, 2008 in Batman, Comic Books, DC, Dr. Who, JSA, Reviews

Final Round For this past week’s books.

Batgirl #5 (of 6)

batgirl5  Batgirl rushes to save Oracle from an assassination attempt by David Cain. Great book, wish Batgirl had a regular title again. 4 out of 5 Bat-Villains.

4starbatvil

Brave and the Bold #19

bnb19  The Phantom Stranger and Green Lantern team up to stop the destruction of a planet and possibly much more. Interesting issue. 3 out of 5 Green Lanterns.

3stargl

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Calliope’s Quick Fire Reviews Round 2

November 23, 2008 in Batman, Comic Books, DC, Fantastic Four, Marvel, Reviews, Robin, Secret Invasion, Supergirl, Superman

Looks like there will be a round 3 as well, maybe even a round 4.

Fantastic Four # 561

ff  The Galactus Engine saves the future and Dr. Doom Kills the Invisible Woman, just not the one you think. 4 out of 5 FF-ers.

4starff

Iron Man Director of Shield #35 Secret Invasion

im35  War Machine and The Crimson Dynamo demolish a bunch of Skrull ships. Lots of explosions. 2 out of 5 New Avengers.

 2starna

Robin # 180  Battle for The Cowl

robin  Red Robin is unmasked and Anarky reigns by the end of the issue. Solid Writing and Art. 4 out of 5 Batmen.

4star 

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Calliope’s Quick Fire Reviews Round 1

November 22, 2008 in Comic Books, DC, Fantastic Four, Marvel, Reviews, Spider-Man

There may or may not be a round two this week. I will see how much time I have.

Amazing Spider-Man #578

amsp578  Great Issue writing wise by Mark Waid, but once again the artwork is only so-so. For a flagship book the art should be much better. 3 out of 5 Spider-Villains.3starsin

 

Avengers/Invaders #6

avi6 The original Torch leads the life model decoys on a revolt and Toro visits his own grave. Not sure where continuity wise this takes place. 3 out of 5 Marvel Zombies.

 3starmarv

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Calliope’s Quick Fire Reviews Late Late Edition

November 17, 2008 in Comic Books, DC, Marvel, Reviews, Spider-Man

Amazing Spider-Girl #26

amspg26  Spider-Girl and Arana switch bodies and the hunt for Peter Parker continues. 3 out of 5 Spider-Villains.

3starsin

 

Booster Gold #14

bg14  Starro conquers the future and Booster makes a deal that may come back to haunt him and Rip Hunter. Fun Issue. 3 out of 5 Metal Men.

 3starmet

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Calliope’s Quick Fire Reviews Early Edition

November 14, 2008 in Batman, DC, Marvel, Reviews, Superman, Wolverine

There may be some more later if there is time this weekend:

Amazing Spider-Man #577

amsp577  Just a horribly ugly issue artwork wise. For a major book in the Marvel U to look like this is a shame.

Zero out of 5 Spider-Villains. Just like the Black Cat this issue is bad news.

 0starsin

 

Justice Society of America Kingdom Come Special : Superman #1

jsasp  A simply stunning book artwork wise. Great origin on how Super-Man KC made it to Earth 1.  5 out of 5 Dark JLAers.

 5stardarkjla

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Batman Cacophony #1 (of 3) By Kevin Smith Review

November 13, 2008 in Batman, Comic Books, DC, Reviews

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Written by Kevin Smith ; Art by Walt J. Flanagan and Sandra Hope; Cover by Adam Kubert

The first question anyone will ask once they see Kevin Smith’s name attached is whether or not the story will ever finish. Supposedly all 3 issues are done and will be released on time. With that out of the way, this is a very enjoyable Joker story. The Joker is in Arkham and Deadshot has been hired to kill him, so he breaks in to accomplish this for a father who’s son has died from a new designer drug "Chuckles". Before Deadshot can kill him, Onomatopoeia arrives and breaks the Joker out of Arkham and hands him a briefcase full of money. It turns out Maxie Zeus is behind the new drug and there is the inevitable confrontation between he and the Joker resulting in a lot of carnage. I was impressed by the pacing of the story and realize that it has to pay off quickly since it is only a 3 issue mini series. The other really impressive aspect of the book is the art by Walt Flanagan. When I saw his name attached, I had only heard of him from Smith’s films. His artwork is surprisingly solid. I am looking forward to the next issue and have high hopes for the series. It earns 4 out of 5 Bat-Villains.

 4starbatvil

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Action Comics #871 New Krypton Pt. 4 Review

November 12, 2008 in Comic Books, DC, Reviews, Superman

ac871 Written by Geoff Johns ; Art by Pete Woods; Cover by Alex Ross

The New Krypton saga continues with some very interesting developments. Lex Luthor is recruited to General Lane’s program to try to decipher Brainiac’s files. The General is also behind the source of most of the action of this issue in the form of a newly unleashed Doomsday. Superman and Supergirl take the fight to Doomsday and they are then joined by about a dozen Kryptonians  as they fight Doomsday to the moon. Once there they kill the monster. Meanwhile two disenfranchised Kryptonians decide that General Zod was right and they attempt to release him from the Phantom Zone only to be quickly defeated by the new Nightwing and Flamebird. Johns is quite possibly the best superhero writer in the business right now and this book is fun and action packed. Woods artwork is very detailed, especially his backgrounds. Overall this book gets 4 out of 5 Justice Leaguers.

 4starjla

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Detective Comics #850 Batman RIP Review

November 12, 2008 in Batman, DC, Reviews

dt850 Written by Paul Dini; Art by Dustin Nguyen and Derek Fridolfs; Cover by Dustin Nguyen

This is the final part of the "Heart of Hush" storyline which is a tangent to the current ongoing Batman RIP storyline. So far Hush has struck at Robin, Nightwing, and has literally stolen Catwoman’s heart with the help of Mr. Freeze. The story opens with what appears to be Bruce Wayne asking Alfred for help into the cave. Alfred turns on the man and it is revealed Hush has had plastic surgery to look like Batman. Batman arrives and of course there is a fight through the cave incorporating several elements of the trophies. Nightwing and Robin arrive to lend a hand, and Hush attempts to escape only to blow up in the mini Bat helicopter. Catwoman’s heart is restored by Dr. Mid-Nite and she decides to take her own form of revenge against Hush, which is removing the only thing he loves in life: money, with a little help from her friends. Overall nice pacing to the story and we get a little more insight into what brought about Hush’s obsession with destroying Bruce Wayne. The artwork has a slightly muddy feel in some parts and it is clear which parts of the book are drawn by Nguyen and which are drawn by Fridoldfs. Not a bad wrap up to an interesting story. Overall it earns 3 out of 5 Batmen.

3star

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Calliope’s Quick Fire Reviews Part 2

November 10, 2008 in Comic Books, DC, Marvel, Reviews

Amazing Spider-Man #576

amsp576a   Kind of sappy ending to the Hammerhead story. And it appears Spidey has a new woman in his life. 2 out of 5 Spider-Villains.

2starsin

Civil War House of M #3

cwhom3  Relatively interesting story of Magneto’s rise to power, but at the end of the day this story already has its ending. 3 out of 5 New Avengers.    

 3starna

 

Final Crisis: Resist #1

fcr  Great Issue. Mr. Terrific organizes a resistance and plays the OMAC trump card to take on Darkseid. 4 out of 5 JSAers.

 4starjsa    

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Calliope’s Quick Fire Reviews Part 1

November 7, 2008 in Comic Books, DC, Marvel

A lot of books this week, so the quick fire is split in two.

Adventure Comics The Guardian #1

adcom1  Not too much happens here except returning the Guardian to Metropolis. Would have been better as a backup feature.  2 out of 5 JlAers. 2starjla

 

Cable #8

cab8  Bishop captured and tortured by the X-Men, Cable fights future bugs. 3 out of 5 X-Villains. 3starxvil

 

Marvel Zombies 3 #2

mz2    I had started to get tired of the whole zombie thing, but this series has been interesting. 3 out of 5 Marvel Zombies.      3starmarv

 

More Reviews to come.

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Ultimatum #1 (of 5) Review

November 6, 2008 in Comic Books, Marvel, Reviews

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COVER BY: David Finch
WRITER: Jeph Loeb
PENCILS: David Finch

This book was surprisingly good. I had low expectations based on the Ultimate Origin mini that was only so so . This book however is grand in scale. We start with a quick go around the entire Ultimate Universe. Catching up with the X-Men, Ultimates, Spider-Man and Fantastic Four. Then things go bad very quickly. The ocean floods into New York and the death toll reaches into the millions as we find out that this is happening worldwide, even in Lateveria as we see an enraged Doctor Doom without any of his subjects. Professor X contacts the survivors and tells them who is behind this. From the cover above (which is also the last panel of the book) it is not hard to guess. Loeb writes a very tight, connected tale that is on a grand scale. Finch’s pencils are very good and only in one panel was it hard to figure out who a character was.(I thought the Human Torch in non-flame form was Mr. Fantastic) Overall this is an interesting start to the destruction of the Ultimate Universe and receives 4 out of 5 Fantastic Fourers.

 4starff

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Sgt. Rock The Lost Battalion #1 Review

November 6, 2008 in Comic Books, DC, Reviews

srock Written by Billy Tucci; Art by Billy Tucci; Cover by Billy Tucci and Mark Sparacio

I generally do not like war comic books. Most of them all seem the same, especially when I was younger and every single one of them was set in WW2. This book however, is a phenomenal exception to the rule. While it is set during WW2 it also has the distinction of being set during real events. Billy Tucci has done an amazing amount of research to keep this a fairly accurate tale based on actual events and incorporating DC’s war heroes into the mix. I have had the pleasure of seeing most of the original pencils for this issues and they are amazing.A look at the last panel of the book gives you some idea of what they look like. I hope that in the trade there is ample room to show more of them. Unfortunately, I feel some of the beauty of the work is lost in the light palette that was chosen to color the book. The narration style is perfect for this book and I can not wait to see future issues. I believe this will stand out as one of the best war stories ever told once it is completed. Overall it gets a 5 out of 5 Batmen.

 5star

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Calliope’s Quick Fire Reviews

November 2, 2008 in Comic Books, DC, Final Crisis, Marvel, Reviews, Secret Invasion

Its that time again, a sentence or two review and a rating.

Amazing Spider-Man #575

amsp575    I have hated most of the post OMD stories, but this one was fun. Great new take on an old villain.

3 out of 5 Spider-Villains.

 3starsin 

 

Avengers The Initiative #18

av18 A lot of Skrull reveals and a well told Secret Invasion Tie In. 4 out of 5  New Avengers.

4starna

Final Crisis Rage of the Red Lanterns #1

fcr Awesome story introducing not one but two new colors of Lanterns. Great artwork as well. 5 out of 5 Green Lanterns.

5stargl

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Astonishing X-Men Ghost Boxes #1 (of 2)

November 2, 2008 in Marvel, Reviews

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COVER BY: Simone Bianchi
WRITER: Warren Ellis
PENCILS: Alan Davis, Frank Cho

Wow, where to begin. This is a summary book of sorts that interviews the mutant from a parallel dimension that showed up in the first few parts of the new run of Astonishing X-Men. He summarizes the take over of the Marvel Universe (Earth 616) and this story only lasts about 10 pages. The second story in the book shows us Earth 889 which is a pretty lame attempt at putting the X-Men in for the characters in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. It is a pre-digital world, yet somehow Cyclops still has ruby quartz goggles, while the rest of the X-Men move about in the late 1800′s. This is another very short story. The rest of the book is filled up with writer notes and sketches. They could have just eliminated all of the fluff and turned this into a one-shot or even part of the regular series. So for $3.99 you get 16 pages of actual story, and the other half of the book is filler and ads. For that reason alone I have to give this book 0 out of 5 X-Men.

. 0starx

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Justice League America #26 Review

November 2, 2008 in DC, Reviews

Written by Dwayne McDuffie; Art and Cover by Ed Benes

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This issue is the conclusion to the Second Coming storyline featuring the JLA versus Anansi the trickster god. Anansi is also the god of stories so leading  up to this point he has taken all of the origins of the JLA and spun different versions of them. The only member of the team left who has to try to restore things is Vixen. The beginning of the story shows Vixen gaining her animal totem powers back which she has been without since the series started. Vixen hunts down Bruce Wayne who fights crime as the Paladin an assassin who kills off criminals. She also runs into a very different Green Lantern. They take her to the Fortress of Solitude where Wonder Woman is mourning the death of her husband Superman. After a magic lasso lie detector test , Wonder Woman agrees to get this dimensions version of the JLA back together to fight Anansi. In the end it turns out that all of this has taken place inside of Vixen’s totem and was a test by Anansi to see if she was worthy of helping him in a coming crisis. Overall a nice conclusion to the story that leaves some possible threads for a follow up. There is some great artwork by Benes in this issue and the alternate JLA has some great looks to it. Overall this issue gets 4 out of 5 Silver Age JLAers.

4starjl

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Windy City Comicon Review

October 26, 2008 in Comic Books, Reviews

Had a chance to go to the 1st Windy City Comicon yesterday. It was held at 3656 N Halsted in Chicago. Overall not a bad show, but it definitely has a lot of room to improve. I liked the set up in the basketball court which had a nice open feel to the show. On the downside there was a severe lack of Bronze Age and older comics. This may have had something to do with the fact that there were only 8 comic vendors along with 2 or 3 toy/apparel vendors. Most of the comic vendors appeared to only have "hot" comics on there back walls and $1 books in their back issues boxes, which mostly contained books from the past year. The Artist’s Alley section took up the middle of the floor and took up most of the space in the room. They also had a lot of space dedicated to heroclix and magic tournament tables. Overall I would give it a 3 out of 5 X-Men. I am hoping this con becomes bigger and better as the Chicago area needs another con besides Wizard World.

 3starx

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Calliope’s Quick Fire Reviews:

October 25, 2008 in DC, Marvel, Reviews

Not enough time to give every book from the past week a detailed review so here is just a quick line or two of some of the more notable and a rating:

 

batout12

Batman and The Outsiders #12 : Decent artwork, Interesting to see the new direction. 3 out of 5 Batmen

3star

bop123

Birds of Prey #123: A Joker/Oracle almost showdown, and a last page that makes next issue a must have. 4 out of 5 JLAers.

4starjla

 

drwho

Grant Morrison’s Dr. Who #1: Cool collection of formerly UK only stories. But then I do have a soft spot for all Dr. Who Things. 5 out of 5 future JLAers.

5stardarkjla

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