Synopsis Without the fortress…without the family…without a home…what’s left is the Absolute Man of Steel! Review Absolute Superman #1 completes the trinity of DC’s bold new initiative this fall, presenting their classic characters like Batman and Wonder Woman without the burden of continuity. This is the book I’ve been most uncertain about. Whereas Batman is […]
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Review: Absolute Wonder Woman #1
Synopsis Without the island paradise…without the sisterhood that shaped her…without a mission of peace…what’s left is the Absolute Amazon! Review Wow. Few words can sum up the reading experience that is Absolute Wonder Woman #1. One of them is Amazon, a word banned from ever being uttered again in a startling, fearless sequence early in […]
Review: Ultimate Spider-Man #1 (2024)
Synopsis THE NEW ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN FOR A NEW ULTIMATE UNIVERSE! Review After covering Absolute Batman #1 last week, I thought it would be a good idea to backtrack a little to May of this year and another major reimagining of a classic superhero. Ultimate Spider-Man #1 (2024), written by Jonathan Hickman with pencils by Marco […]
Review: Absolute Batman #1
Synopsis Without the mansion…without the money…without the butler…what’s left is the Absolute Batman! Review A violent gang runs amok in Gotham. Only one man can stop them. Sounds like your usual Batman plot. But there’s nothing usual at all about Absolute Batman #1. Written by Scott Snyder, with art by Nick Dragotta, Absolute Batman #1 […]
Book Review: Wistful Ascending (Hybrid Helix #1) by JCM Berne
TL;DR Review: Zippy pacing, hyper-colorful sci-fi setting, rich tapestry of characters, and, most delightful of all, an upbeat and optimistic tone. Synopsis: A superhero space opera for grownups. For fans of Invincible and Marvel Cinematic Universe films.If Thor and Harry Dresden combined in a transporter accident. The il’Drach have conquered half a galaxy behind the […]
Chilling Reflections (Villains’ Code #3) by Drew Hayes
Synopsis With her new product line launched and an updated version of her suit to test, Tori Rivas is ready to focus on her work for a while. But when an eruption of power elsewhere in the multiverse sends monsters bursting into her world, the young villain will find herself in the crosshairs of an […]
Review: Black Market Heart (Eververse #4) by Darby Harn
Synopsis: The Interdictor searches for his heart. It may cost him his soul. Nathan Regan thought himself a god, but a battle with a powerful sorceress left him a heartless zombie. When his father draws him into his growing ambitions in the criminal underworld, The Interdictor discovers a possible escape from his cold hell: sling […]
Review: Wistful Ascending (Hybrid Helix #1) by J.C.M. Berne
Synopsis A superhero space opera for grownups. For fans of Guardians of the Galaxy or Invincible.Like Dragonball Z but wish it had a little more hard science fiction in it? The il’Drach Empire spans half a galaxy, built on the feet and fists of their Powered hybrid children. At eight Rohan of Earth learned that […]
Series Review: The Hybrid Helix Series by JCM Berne
The Hybrid Helix Series is superhero space opera fantasy. It’s action-packed, entertaining, witty, and with wonderful slice-of-life moments that give it an episodic feel that works so well.
The series is a melding of genres – sci-fi, fantasy, space opera, and superhero – perfectly mixing action, humour, and mystery. Ultimately, it is supremely character driven in the style that makes the superhero genre so enduringly popular.
Review: Chronicles of the Fid by David H Reiss
A superhero fantasy adventure with a lot of heart.
Review: Villainous by Stonie Williams
After reading the graphic novel Villainous, I had mixed feelings. The story itself had all the tropes of a new superhero team/character coming together, but it felt rushed. I would’ve loved to get a bit more about Matilda’s relationship with her parents, to set the tone of her obligations to succeed. Also, every character from the Coalition or Villains felt one-sided or lacked depth, superficial. I understand this is hard to accomplish in comics or graphic novels, but a page or two on each character might have just provided motivations, personalities and some foundations for their character arcs. Like Showdown seemed to be a womanizer. It might have been a better read to see it in action (more than a frame or two), so we hate him as much as Matilda does early on. Also, some characters’ powers weren’t clear in the little time we spent with them, therefore when big action occurred, it was hard to understand the stakes in between them.