Disney Villains: Maleficent #2 Review – Chapter Two: “The Well-Meaning Prince.” A brave lad approaches the Forbidden Mountain, eager to find his lost brother, who is said to have wandered where he shouldn’t have. The prince will be espied by a foreboding crow, stalked by an ominous serpent, and shown the true, awful personification of evil…Maleficent. Continue reading Disney Villains: Maleficent #2 Review
Gargoyles #6 Review – Brooklyn feels the strain of leadership as hopes for Goliath’s release from prison grow dimmer by the hour. Can the members of the Manhattan Clan put aside their differences before the crime syndicates of New York combine to crush the entire city? Continue reading Gargoyles #6 Review
Darkwing Duck #5 Review -Darkwing Duck has returned to saving St. Canard, but in just the brief time that he was attempting to be a boring civilian, F.O.W.L., led by Dr. NoGood, has decided to make the entire city their new headquarters of villainy! Darkwing is determined to clean up this mess-and Goslyn is ready to help him. But as a good parent, Darkwing sends her to school where she will be safe…or so he thinks! Continue reading Darkwing Duck #5 Review
Elvira in Monsterland #1 Review – You crazy kids and your multiverses. You’re not satisfied with destroying just one Earth, are you? Now you’ve got to destroy a million of’em! Poor Elvira just wants to relax and binge rusty old vampire flicks…err, I mean “classic films”…on Deathflix ™, but now she’s got to save the multiverse from Vlad the Impaler, who’s jumping from universe to universe, popping into vampire films throughout history and collecting every version of cinematic vampire for a hideous plot he has devised. So once again, it’s Elvira to the rescue! Hang on tight, she jumps through so many universes in Elvira in Monsterland #1 your head will spin like that girl in “The Exorcist”. Wait a minute, that didn’t have vampires in it, did it? While I think of a Dracula film with head spinnin’, just hop on down to read my full review.
Disney Villains: Maleficent #1 Review – Disney and Dynamite proudly present Maleficent, Queen of the Forbidden Mountain! Her realm is shrouded in darkness, and evil, and full of all things that go bump in the night. Her soul is cold, hardened by a lifetime of small-minded wanderers seeking to steal her powers to satisfy their mortal greed. Her patience wears thin. Her mystical might grows. It is a matter only of time before she descends the mountain and unleashes her horrible magics upon the powerless people below. A stunning vision of villainy from writer and artist Soo Lee! Continue reading Disney Villains: Maleficent #1 Review
Disney Villains: Scar #2 Review – Eager vultures circle the diminished Scar. They offer him a path to the throne. They speak of a magic baobab fruit that will make him mightier than Mufasa himself. They will provide him with this fruit, in return for a horrible favor… Continue reading Disney Villains: Scar #2 Review
Gargoyles #5 Review – Ah, here we are again in the fantastical world of stone-cold crime fighters – yes, I’m talking about Gargoyles #5, hitting comic book store shelves on the ever-anticipated Wednesday, April 26th. Our tale of aerial might and grit takes a rather bizarre turn as we ponder the existence of handcuffs that fit a gargoyle. Hope that works out well for the authorities. Continue reading Gargoyles #5 Review
Darkwing Duck #4 Review – Bushroot has taken over the community garden! Newly retired from the crimefighting game, Drake Mallard refuses to become Darkwing Duck again, insisting that he can take out Bushroot as a civilian! But when Bushroot turns the garden into an immense, evil vegetable maze, can Drake stand idly by and not unleash the Terror Within Him That Flaps In The Night? Continue reading Darkwing Duck #4 Review
Dejah Thoris #2 Review – Last issue, the Kaldane, a race of spider-like beings, laid siege to Helium’s Royal Palace, causing Dejah Thoris and her bodyguard Rroo to flee into the wilds of the planet Barsoom. Now, in Dejah Thoris #2, the Kaldane scientists work on creating new Rykor soldiers (headless red Martians and white apes “piloted” by Kaldane soldiers controlling their spinal cords) to cement their control of Dejah’s kingdom. Meanwhile, Dejah and Rroo come into a new conflict in the forests of Barsoom, a conflict with each other. Continue reading Dejah Thoris #2 Review
Sweetie Candy Vigilante #5 Review – Each issue of Sweetie Candy Vigilante is like a box of chocolates. And no Forrest, I don’t care what your mama said, it’s not because you never know what you’re going to get. It’s because you definitely know what you’re getting and it’s all delicious (not a nasty chocolate covered cherry or raisin in the bunch). In Sweetie Candy Vigilante #5, there’s enough packed into this issue that it could have easily been spread out over two or three issues. Trixie gets her weapon! Sweetie puts her fangs to use! A new detective duo enters the scene! Crime lord Bart Volgare rages! All this, plus Peter Cottontail with his hooptied up ice cream truck! Continue reading Sweetie Candy Vigilante #5 Review
Disney Villains: Scar #1 Review – A startling new vision starring Disney’s greatest villain, set within the world of The Lion King! Eisner and Ringo Award-winning author Chuck Brown (Bitter Root) and stunning artist Trevor Fraley tell a tale of fire and fury, centered on an enraged Scar, unable to accept that he will never be king – not so long as long as Mufasa and his new son inhabit Pride Rock. A plan is starting to formulate within Scar’s corrupt mind, which will bring him face-to-face with the mysterious shaman, Rafiki. Continue reading Disney Villains: Scar #1 Review
Gargoyles #4 Review – Dino Dracon has just been released from prison. Determined to take over the new York underworld, Dino won’t let anyone – human or Gargoyle – stand in his way! So when Goliath and Hudson go out on their nightly patrol, they’re in for a couple of extremely nasty surprises! Continue reading Gargoyles #4 Review
Darkwing Duck #3 Review – Darkwing Duck…retired?! Mild-mannered Drake Mallard has had a crisis of conscience, and decides to hang up his cape and cowl in order to be a good dad to daughter Goslyn. But non-superhero life is not an easy thing for Drake to slip into…especially since he’s convinced the conniving MORGANA to settle down with him into (boring) suburban living! Continue reading Darkwing Duck #3 Review
Vampirella Versus Red Sonja #5 Review – The war to save the Dynamite multiverse concludes in Vampirella Versus Red Sonja #5, where we finally have a good knockdown drag-out fight between Vampirella and Red Sonja. It’s a good conclusion to the mini-series, wrapping up all the loose ends, but it’s a conclusion that’s more tepid than explosive. Continue reading Vampirella Versus Red Sonja #5 Review
Dejah Thoris #1 Review – Set 1000 years before the first John Carter, Warlord of Mars novel “A Princess of Mars”, Dejah Thoris #1 shows a bit of the young Princess Dejah Thoris’s daily life before switching into overdrive when a massive wave of Kaldanes (giant spiders) assaults Dejah’s Royal Palace and the surrounding city. Continue reading Dejah Thoris #1 Review
Barbarella: The Center Cannot Hold #1 Review – Barbarella’s back in action in Barbarella: The Center Cannot Hold #1. It’s high-concept space opera from page 1, as Barbarella (along with her crew of Vix and Taln) become embroiled in an ages-old conflict between The Architects and The Unnamable, two powerful galactic empires who are preparing to escalate their war, which could wipe out the entire galaxy. Continue reading Barbarella: The Center Cannot Hold #1 Review
Gargoyles #3 Review – Tensions are rising within the Manhattan Clan! Some Gargoyles believe that Xanatos is responsible for the recent kidnappings, while others consider him an ally. But all that will have to wait, because someone has initiated the Great Minds Protocol! Written by Gargoyles mastermind Greg Weisman with spectacular art by George Kambadais! Continue reading Gargoyles #3 Review
Darkwing Duck #2 Review – QUACKERJACK! Nefarious ne’er-do-well, and bane of Darkwing Duck’s existence! With his cadre of silly-yet-dangerous (but mostly silly) toy weapons, Q-Jack (as the kids call him) aims to reign terror upon the citizens of St. Canard! Normally, D-Wing (as no one calls him) is great at focusing on fending off the criminal element…but at the moment, he’s particularly overprotective of his daughter Gosalyn. Continue reading Darkwing Duck #2 Review
Red Sonja/ Hell Sonja #3 Review – Alone and surrounded by cosmic horrors, Hell Sonja must find a way to escape the nightmares hunting her. But there is one horror she cannot escape, her new human body. Reality continues to unravel in this chilling adventure by writer Jordan Clark and artist Miriana Puglia. Continue reading Red Sonja/ Hell Sonja #3 Review
Sweetie Candy Vigilante #4 Review – It’s the first day on the job for Pixie Stix in Sweetie Candy Vigilante #4, working as a member of Sweetie Candy Vigilante’s hit squad! As part of her orientation, she’ll be given a tour of Sweetie’s HQ and weapons arsenal. Meanwhile, Sweetie’s arch-nemesis Volgare and his army of thugs continue keeping the city in their iron grip. But change is coming! Continue reading Sweetie Candy Vigilante #4 Review
