A year ago, I reviewed Jeff Egli’s first comic, introducing his character Saffron the Pirate. Now, here’s his second Saffron comic, which likewise began as a Kickstarter project, which I backed. When I […]
Saffron’s Swimsuit Special #1
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #2
This issue begins two weeks after the events of the first issue, and I really have to commend Scott Snyder for the way he manages to reveal so much information in a […]
ABSOLUTE BATMAN #1
Alright, it’s here, the much-anticipated first issue of the first series from what could could sort of be called DC Comics’ version of Marvel Comics’ Ultimate Universe. Writer Scott Snyder and artists […]
STORM #1
I’m starting to write this review before I’ve read this issue to give a little background. This is a bit of an impulse buy for me. I’ll state up front that I’ve […]
Michael Chabon’s The Escapists #6
Well this is it, the final episode of this highly underrated miniseries. It starts with a sad ending. It’s almost a year past the events of the previous issue. We learn that […]
Michael Chabon’s The Escapists #5
It’s interesting how this miniseries began as a simple slice-of-life tale about a young man trying to fulfill his lifelong dream of creating comic books. But beginning with the previous issue, it’s […]
Michael Chabon’s The Escapists #4
Brian K. Vaughan turns up the heat for our intrepid heroes in this issue. We’re introduced to Mr. Linklater, President of the Omingrip Corporation, a major media company that used to own […]
Michael Chabon’s The Escapists #3
This issue begins with Max and Case breaking into a local newspaper while Denny is in a car outside with a walkie-talkie (remember, it was 2006, so smartphones weren’t as common back […]
Michael Chabon’s The Escapists #2
This issue takes place three months after the end of the first issue. Max, Case, and Denny have been working on their first issue of The Escapist and are finally finished. Max […]
Michael Chabon’s The Escapists #1
This six-issue miniseries, originally published in 2006 as simply “The Escapists,” is inspired by Michael Chabon’s best-selling novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, which itself was inspired by the real-life […]
THE NAKED SPY #2
I loved The Naked Spy #1 so of course I had to get the next issue. Unfortunately, I somehow missed the Kickstarter campaign when it was launched, but thankfully, it still got […]
EMPRESS Book One
Here’s a title I’d been meaning to check out for a long time. It was originally published as a 7-issue miniseries in Marvel’s creator-owned Icon imprint in 2016, but I passed on […]
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