Last Month, ComicList from ComicList Reviews says (in Suspended Animation: Essential Man-Thing Volume 1) Steve Gerber (creator of Howard the Duck) is the primary writer of these tales, with Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway and Tony Isabella lending a hand. While not necessarily breaking any new ground in the field, the writers did present some interesting situational dramas, wonderfully morose se...

And Marvel Comics says (in Opinion: Suspended Animation: Essential Man-Thing Volume 1) Steve Gerber (creator of Howard the Duck) is the primary writer of these tales, with Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway and Tony Isabella lending a hand. While not necessarily breaking any new ground in the field, the writers did present some interesting situational dramas, wonderfully morose se...

And Matt Ampersand(noreply@blogger.com) from The Weekly Crisis says (in Crisis on Infinite Arts - Marcio Takara's Ms. Marvel) I am sure we will be hearing more form this artist in the future, and make sure to visit his DeviantArt page which features pin ups of a wide array of characters. In the mean time, hit the jump to see more of his artwork.
And another pin-up of the classic Justice League.

And Matt Ampersand(noreply@blogger.com) from The Weekly Crisis says (in Marvel's Express Cancellations) A more recent example of a series being demoted was Fantastic Force, a spin-off from Fantastic Four. The characters in the Fantastic Force series had previously appeared in Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch's run on Fantastic Four, but were for the most part new characters. Millar and Hitch's ru...

2 Months Ago, MrCynical(noreply@blogger.com) from Michael Paciocco's Mind says (in About Villains, Motivation, and Build-up) The first thing we can note is that Hobgoblin's development is that, like recent Spider-Man villains, he was developed primarily by one writer (Roger Stern), but also through various other writers in a more-or-less cohesive editorial group, in multi-issue-per-month Spider-Man com...

And Kirk Warren(noreply@blogger.com) from The Weekly Crisis says (in Unique Vs Generic Art - The Merits of Style) On the other hand Tony Daniel has a style that can easily be imitated, and routinely is, to the point that it's hard to tell who the original style evolved from.  It's mostly because of the fact that it's heavily based on the old Image style from the 90s, featuring high energy and 'dynamic' pos...

And Matt Ampersand(noreply@blogger.com) from The Weekly Crisis says (in A Brief Message from Death's Head Regarding S.W.O.R.D.) Note from the Editor: Death's Head wrote this article before the news broke out the S.W.O.R.D. has been canceled as of issue #5.  Still, everything he said is still valid and he said you should all do everything in your power so he can keep getting paid.

And Matt Ampersand(noreply@blogger.com) from The Weekly Crisis says (in A Brief Message from Death's Head Regarding S.W.O.R.D.) So what can you do to help S.W.O.R.D. pay me for the repairs of my interstellar transport, my optical techno-organ, and my absolutely exorbitant day rate? If you are not currently reading the ongoing series of S.W.O.R.D., you should call your local comic book merchant and ask for the series to be plac...

And Kirk Warren(noreply@blogger.com) from The Weekly Crisis says (in Reader Question - What Do You Think About Marvel's DC Comics Trade-In Announcement?) What do you think?  Does this move sour you on Marvel in any way?  Will you think twice about picking up their titles in the future or is this something that does not affect you in any way?  If you're a retailer, did you have much left over stock from the ring promotions?  How many variants will...

And Kirk Warren(noreply@blogger.com) from The Weekly Crisis says (in 6 Things Not to Hate This Year) When I picked up the first issue of Detective Comics staring Kate Kane, the new Batwoman, I was immediately stunned. J.H. Williams’s art was amazing. Greg Rucka’s writing was superb. The combination of the two was like reading a comic book for the first time. I was a little behind on the back-stor...

And Matt Ampersand(noreply@blogger.com) from The Weekly Crisis says (in Nation X: X-Factor #1 Review) Nation X, in case you are out of the loop, is both the name of the current status quo of most of the X-Titles and the unofficial name of the island where most mutants are currently residing. One of the most notable exceptions is X-Factor, which recently relocated to Manhattan. This one-shot de...

And Kirk Warren(noreply@blogger.com) from The Weekly Crisis says (in Sige #1 Review *Spoilers*) Norman Osborn, aside from the odd portrayal in a random tie-in, has been, well, good as the director of HAMMER.  Yes, he's using bad guys to do the heavy lifting and lets the Hood and his gang slide here and there, but every other SHIELD director has used bad guys to do black ops and given free pa...

And Kirk Warren(noreply@blogger.com) from The Weekly Crisis says (in New Iron Man Armour - Sleeker, Sexier, "Light"er) Marvel unveiled the new Iron Man armour set to be unveiled in Invincible Iron Man #25.  Marvel credited series writer, Matt Fraction, and Ryan Meinerding, a designer from the Iron Man and Thor movies, as the minds behind the new look.  Some more info and some thoughts after the jump.

And Ryan Schrodt(noreply@blogger.com) from The Weekly Crisis says (in Comic Book Review Power Rankings 01/06/10) We are kicking off 2010 in style with the first installment of this year’s Comic Book Review Power Rankings. It’s a short week with only five releases, though in that we’ve got big event releases from both Marvel (Siege #1) and DC (Blackest Night #6) as well as new releases from Ultimate Comi...

3 Months Ago, Marvel Comics says (in Opinion: Suspended Animation: Marvel Adventures Iron Man Volume 1) Van Lente does a wonderful job of crafting stories and setting a pace which is reminiscent of Marvel in its' glory days. Action a-plenty, sufficient oratory and interesting characters abound. And, happily, these stories are not weighted down with whatever else may be going on in the Marve...

And MrCynical(noreply@blogger.com) from Michael Paciocco's Mind says (in Feared and Hated...Why Exactly?) The first thing to keep in mind is that in the context of the Marvel Universe, the Fantastic Four and the Avengers are just barely tolerated for existing - and let's not forget that these groups include Reed "Smartest human in history" Richards, and Captain-I-punched-goddamn-Hitler-A...

And ComicList from ComicList says (in Opinion: Suspended Animation: Amazing Adventures) It's a real joy watching an artist's work improve with time. In comics, it means seeing them become more comfortable with a particular character, or characters, as they begin to inject more of their own ideas, and the character becomes "theirs." One of the greatest examples of this phenome...

4 Months Ago, Marvel Comics says (in Opinion: Suspended Animation: Amazing Adventures) It's a real joy watching an artist's work improve with time. In comics, it means seeing them become more comfortable with a particular character, or characters, as they begin to inject more of their own ideas, and the character becomes "theirs." One of the greatest examples of this phenome...

And ComicList from ComicList Reviews says (in Opinion: Suspended Animation: Amazing Adventures) It's a real joy watching an artist's work improve with time. In comics, it means seeing them become more comfortable with a particular character, or characters, as they begin to inject more of their own ideas, and the character becomes "theirs." One of the greatest examples of this phenome...

And Eric Rupe(ericrcrisis@gmail.com) from The Weekly Crisis says (in Trade Waiting - The Mice Templar Vol 1, The Prophecy) Although Michael Avon Oeming is mostly know as an artist, and most prominently for his work on Powers, he is also a skilled writer. Some examples of his work include a 2006 Ares miniseries from Marvel, the Avengers Disassembled arc in Thor, the Omega Flight mini that launched out of The Init...

5 Months Ago, Kirk Warren(noreply@blogger.com) from The Weekly Crisis says (in Weekly Crisis Comic Book Reviews for 10/21/09) The most significant reason was that this was probably the first instance of all the characters having unique voices.  Bendis typically excels in dialogue, but usually only on the street level or with a small cast of characters he has a firm grasp of.  However, outside of his work on Powers,...

6 Months Ago, Kirk Warren(noreply@blogger.com) from The Weekly Crisis says (in UPDATED - Quasar Died. He Got Better. And a New Costume.) Pictured above are evil versions of Captain America (looks like a Bucky version), Ms Marvel, Iron Man, Giant-Man, Scarlet Witch, Quasar and Thor.  I'm guessing Magus will be involved in 'recruiting' these alternate versions of the popular heroes.

And MrCynical(noreply@blogger.com) from Michael Paciocco's Mind says (in A Typical Week in The Life Of...The Average Marvel Citizen) MONDAY: It’s a great time to live in where the Avengers and the Fantastic Four and all these other wonderful superbeings live in to save us all from danger and villains and monsters!

TUESDAY: Spider-Man is a Menace! I read it in the Bugle! And somebody’s got to stop the Hulk from wrecking eve...

7 Months Ago, Ryan Schrodt(noreply@blogger.com) from The Weekly Crisis says (in Comic Book Review Power Rankings for 09/02/09) You may not have noticed amidst the shocking news of and outrageous reactions to Disney’s purchase of Marvel, but the industry did not come to a total standstill this week. While everyone was panicking about the Punisher teaming up with Miley Cyrus and Pluto joining the Pet Avengers, a sle...

And Kirk Warren(noreply@blogger.com) from The Weekly Crisis says (in Fantastic Four #570 Review) While I liked the idea of Reed trying to fix everything and the introduction of these alternate reality Reed Richards, it's also not the most original idea ever. As some readers pointed out in Ryan's reviews, Alan Moore's Supreme had a similar storyline with the various Supremes interact...