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Review: Fear Itself: The Deep #1 (Marvel)

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Fear Itself - The Deep #1Writer: Cullen Bunn
Pencils: Lee Garbett
Inks: David Meiks
Colors: John Rauch
Letters: Joe Caramagna
Cover: Lee Garbett, David Meiks, Frank Martin
Editor: Jody Leheup, Jeanine Schaefer
Publisher: Marvel Comics 
Cover Date: August 2011
Cover Price: $2.99

 

This series could have been called Fear Itself: The Defenders because that’s exactly what it is – the assembling of The Defenders to aid Namor.

With Attuma having become one of The Worthy, he becomes Nerkkod, Breaker of Oceans and with that newly attained power, he not only defeats Namor but

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Review: Wolverine #9 (Marvel)

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Wolverine #9 (2011)Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Daniel Acuna
Cover art: Jae Lee, June Chung
Letterer: Cory Petit
Designer: Jared K. Fletcher
Editor: Jody Leheup, Jeanine Schaefer, Nick Lowe
Publisher: Marvel Comics 
Cover Date: July 2011
Cover Price: $3.99

 

After having been purged of the demons controlling his body in the previous story arc, Wolverine has only one passion consuming him – revenge! The Red Right Hand, an organization that had sent Wolverine to Hell, learns that he is coming for them just as they had planned. For some unknown reason, they want to be killed by Wolverine.

Mystique is trying to convince Logan from going after the Red Right Hand, telling him it’s a set up. Unfortunately he still harbors a deep seeded resentment for what’s she’s done to him to even bother to listen. He’ll go through her in order to get to them, if that’s what it takes.

While all this is going on, we’re introduced to a deadly new character – Lord Deathstrike, a highly skilled assassin with powerful technology and even more powerful weapons.

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Review: Avengers #13 (Marvel)

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The Avengers #13 (2011)Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Penciler: Chris Bachalo
Inker: Townsend, Mendoza, Vey, Faucher
Colorist: Chris Bachalo
Letters: Clayton Cowles
Editor: Lauren Sankovitch, Tom Brevoort
Cover: Alan Davis, Mark Farmer, Javier Rodriguez
Publisher: Marvel Comics 
Cover Date: July 2011
Cover Price: $3.99

 

Avengers #13 is a stark departure from the previous few issues, both in appearances and content. Chris Bachalo lays out most of the issue in a 12 panel 3×4 grid; each panel represents a one-on-one with an Avenger and a single camera. The decision to make these recordings was Tony Stark’s idea and not everyone was keen on talking about their role as an Avenger, especially Wolverine. The recordings are a mix of past, present, and future interviews and give us a glimpse of what is going to happen as Fear Itself plays out.

The story revolves around a few plotlines since this is a Fear Itself tie-in; the major storyline being about Sin’s Blitzkrieg on the USA and the rebuilding of Asgard under the direction of Tony Stark. There is also some drama going on inside the Avengers camp when Spider-Woman and Hawkeye seem to be awkwardly attracted to each other, despite protests from Ms. Marvel. This leads to some very funny moments on the one-on-ones later on.

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Review: The Intrepids #4 (Image)

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Intrepids #4 (Image) 2011Writer/Co-Creator: Kurtis J. Wiebe
Illustrator/Co-Creator: Scott Kowalchuk
Designer: Scott Kowalchuk
Colorist: Donna Gregory
Letterer: Ariana Maher
Script Editor: Brittany Matter
Cover: Scott Kowalchuk
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Date: June 2011
Cover Price: $2.99

 

After her encounter with Jonah in The Intrepids #3, Crystal starts to have doubts about the true intentions of Dante’s actions. We also find out the fate of Crystal’s father in a flashback sequence.

In “Skeletons in the Closet,” The Intrepids prepare to assault Dr. Koi’s abandoned lighthouse facility but a rift in loyalties threatens the mission. Ms. Crow wants to change Dante’s gameplan, but Chester deems this an attack on their loyalty to Dante and refuses to take part in it. After a talk with Crystal, Chester is back on board.

After conducting their mission very professionally and in a timely manner, they discover something inside the lighthouse that disturbs them. But before they can figured out what’s going on, they encounter Dr. Koi!

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Review: Flashpoint #1 (DC)

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Writer: Geoff Johns Penciller: Andy Kubert Colorist: Alex Sinclair Inker: Sandra Hope Letterer: Nick J. Napolitano Cover: Andy Kubert, Sandra Hope, Alex Sinclair Editor: Adam Schlagman, Rex Ogle, Eddie Berganza Publisher: DC Comics  Cover Date: July 2011 Cover Price: $3.99 Flashpoint is a five issue mini series that affects every aspect of the DC Universe. … Read more

Review: Uncanny X-Force #9 (Marvel)

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Writer: Rick Remender Artist: Billy Tan Colors: Dean White Cover: Esad Ribic Letters: Cory Petit Design: Jared K. Fletcher Editor: Jody Leheup, Nick Lowe Publisher: Marvel Comics  Cover Date: July 2011 Cover Price: $3.99   In ‘High Art,’ Rick Remender writes a self contained one issue story that carries some weight to it. Dr. Nemesis … Read more

Review: The Flash #12 (DC)

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Writer: Geoff Johns Artist: Scott Kolins Additional Art: Francis Manapul Colors: Michael Atiyeh, Brian Buccellato Letters: Sal Cipriano Cover: Francis Manapul, Brian Buccellato Editor: Darren Shan, Brian Cunningham Publisher: DC Comics  Cover Date: July 2011 Cover Price: $2.99   The Road To Flashpoint, Part Four is not only the last part of the story arc … Read more

Review: X-Men: Prelude To Schism #1

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Writer: Paul Jenkins Art: Roberto De La Torre Colors: Lee Loughridge Letters: Rob Steen Cover: Giuseppe Camuncoli, Dan Brown Production: Irene Lee Editor: Sebastian Girner, Daniel Ketchum, Nick Lowe Publisher: Marvel Comics  Cover Date: July 2011 Cover Price: $2.99   In part one of ‘Prelude To Schism,’ we’re thrown into a story that’s already started. … Read more

Review: The Intrepids #3 (Image)

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Writer/Co-Creator: Kurtis J. Wiebe Illustrator/Co-Creator: Scott Kowalchuk Designer: Scott Kowalchuk Colorist: Donna Gregory Letterer: Ariana Maher Script Editor: Brittany Matter Cover: Scott Kowalchuk Publisher: Image Comics  Cover Date: May 2011 Cover Price: $2.99   In ‘A Manbot Named Jonah,’ we start to discover the truth behind The Intrepids and their benefactor Dante. With the appearance … Read more

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