| Comic Review: Rocketeer Adventures 2 #1 |
By PS Hayes
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| March 20th, 2012 at 9:00 pm |
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Rocketeer Adventures 2 #1
Written by Marc Gugenheim, Peter David, Stan Sakai
Art by Sandy Plunkett, Bill Sienkiewicz, Stan Sakai, and Arthur Adams
Colors by Jeromy Cox, Dave Stewart, and John Raunch
Letters by Robbie Robbins, Bill Sienkiewicz, and Stan Sakai
Rocketeer Created by Dave Stevens
Design by Chris Mowry
Covers by Darwyn Cooke and Dave Stevens
IDW Publishing
Release Date: March 21, 2012
Cover Price: $3.99
There’s days when I love comics and then there’s days when I LOVE comics. Reading Rocketeer Adventures 2 #1 made me glad that out of all the hobbies or passions in the world, that mine is comic books. From start to finish, this book is one of the highest quality works I’ve read in a long time. There’s three stories in this issue: Marc Guggenheim, Peter David, and Stan Sakai all tell wonderfully charming stories of the late Dave Steven‘s Rocketeer. While all three are good, Stan Sakai’s is my favorite. There’s a great innocence to it and a fantastic ending that will leave you smiling. Speaking of smiling, Peter David’s story will have you grinning from ear to ear. It’s an all out parody of our hero and very entertaining from start to finish. Marc Guggenheim’s story is the first of the issue and I think it’s meant to be the “heavy” of the issue. While I liked it, I really felt that I was being covertly preached to.
...continue reading » Tags: Arthur Adams, Bill Sienkiewicz, Chris Mowry, Darwyn Cooke, Dave Stevens, Dave Stewart, IDW Publishing, Jeromy Cox, John Raunch, Marc Gugenheim, Marc Guggenheim, Peter David, Robbie Robbins, Sandy Plunkett, Scott Dunbier, Stan Sakai, The Rocketeer | |
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| Watching ‘Before Watchmen’: Analyzing The ‘Watchmen’ Prequel Comic Book Event
Earlier today, my overlord and master Empress Eve posted an article telling all of you about the “it’s really happening, isn’t it?” Watchmen prequel comics miniseries collection entitled Before Watchmen coming this Summer from DC Comics. Well folks, I have been tasked to bring you my opinions on the creative teams and titles and to put it shortly, this whole thing is hilarious to me.
...continue reading » Tags: Adam Hughes, Amanda Conner, Andy Kubert, Before Watchmen, Brian Azzarello, Comedian, Darwyn Cooke, DC Comics, Dr. Manhattan, J. Michael Straczynski, J.G. Jones, Jae Lee, Joe Kubert, Lee Bermejo, Len Wein, nite owl, Ozymandias, Rorshach, Silk Spectre, Watchmen | |
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| The GoD List: Comics For February 1, 2012 |
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Each and every week “The Undisputed Champion” MK2Fac3 and “The People’s Champ” Henchman21 read a lot of comics. Seriously you guys, a lot of comics. Maybe too many comics. I mean, it is possible”¦ theoretically. They look forward to some more than others, I mean, who doesn’t? So, let’s take a look into the depths of their pull lists, grab some comics, and we’ll let YOU know what the top books to look forward to are for the week of February 1, 2012. Single issues and trades, they’re all here. I’m going to just skip the BS and tell you that a lot of great comics are coming out this week, folks. We’ve got all sorts of great single issues and collected editions that are coming out of the woodwork to get you all twisted into a much more awesome and better-looking version that you were before. I don’t know how that’s possible, but I’m pretty sure that it’s what’s going to happen. Anyway, like I said, there are so many good books this week. We’ve got some awesome stuff coming in Dark Horse Presents, hopefully a good starting point for Animal Man, the second part of Superman’s origin in Action Comics, the newest issue of “The Best Comic In The World” Locke and Key, the second issue in what could be the best new comic of the year in Fatale, another strong candidate for comic of the year with Winter Soldier, and even more in single issues, you guys. That’s not even touching the collected editions, but we’ll get to that later. Some of the comics mentioned above will be chosen, but which ones are as yet undetermined, so read forth young geeklings to find what books that we have picked out for you… within The GoD List.
...continue reading » Tags: Amazing Spider-Man, American Vampire, Animal Man, Batman, Beasts Of Burden, Brian Wood, Daniel Zezelj, Dark Horse Presents, Darwyn Cooke, Ed Brubaker, Eric Powell, Evan Dorkin, Fatale, Frank Miller, Frank Quitely, Frazer Irving, Gabriel Rodriguez, Gates of Gotham, Jack Kirby, Jeff Lemire, Jill Thompson, Joe Hill, John Paul Leon, John Romita, John Rozum, Kristian Donaldson, Kyle Higgins, Locke and Key, Madman, Mike Allred, Peter David, Raphael Albuquerque, Scott Snyder, Sean Murphy, Sean Phillips, The GoD List, The Massive, Travel Foreman, Trevor McCarthy, X-Factor, Xombi | |
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| Holiday Geek Gift Guide 2011: Comic Books (Part 2)
Put on your coats and caps, everybody! There’s pine needles on the living room floor, snow on the ground, and a scent of cinnamon in the air. Your dogs and cats are tearing apart wrapping paper, your family’s in town and you can’t stop drinking eggnog for some reason. That could only mean one thing, folks, it’s the nondescript religious holiday season! And that means that it’s time to go into credit card debt so that you can show those closest to you that you care, you know? And to make it a little bit easier on you guys, we here at Geeks of Doom have been shoveling our driveways so that we can deliver to you this, The Holiday Geek Gift Guide 2011! The best gifts possible for the geeks on you gift-giving list! Last week we brought you Comic Books – Part 1, so check out Part 2 here below!
...continue reading » Tags: Amazing Screw-on Head, B.P.R.D., Bone, Chew, Darwyn Cooke, Daytripper, Hellboy, Jeff Smith, Locke & Key, Mike Mignola, Morning Glories, Parker | |
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| The GoD List: Comics For November 23, 2011 |
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Each and every week “Team Shawn” MK2Fac3 and “Team Sam Covington” Henchman21 read a lot of comics. Seriously you guys, a lot of comics. Maybe too many comics. I mean, it is possible”¦ theoretically. They look forward to some more than others, I mean, who doesn’t? So, let’s take a look into the depths of their pull lists, grab some comics, and we’ll let YOU know what the top books to look forward to are for the week of November 23, 2011. Single issues and trades, they’re all here. It’s that time of year, boys and girls! It’s Thanksgiving! A time when pumpkins are on porches, there’s a nip in the air, and witches are on broomsticks! No wait, that’s not it. It’s the time of year when psychotic bunny rabbits rise from the dead to hide plastic eggs in your yard with chocolate in a basket or your doorsteps! No, that’s not it, either. It’s the time of year when you get Christmas presents and make snow angels! Crap, why can’t I get this right!? One last shot, it’s that time of year when you get your significant other a box of chocolates! CURSE WORD! Screw it, it’s Wednesday and comics are out, and this is what we’re freaking looking forward to, bros. And we gotta tell ya, there’s a large amount of super collections, so get on it, and take your wallet. You might even need to sell a kidney because that’s what I’m doing. I’m typing this from a bathtub full of ice! Somebody please send a doctor. I’m scared.
...continue reading » Tags: 215 Ink, Batgirl, Batman, Bryan Q. Miller, Darwyn Cooke, Dustin Nguyen, Evan Dorkin, Fantastic Four, Francesco Francavilla, Future Foundation, Gabriel Rodriguez, Jerome Opena, Jesus Hates Zombies, Jock, Joe Hill, Jonathan Hickman, Kevin Eastman, Locke and Key, Mark Brooks, Milk and Cheese, Parker: The Hunter, Parker: The Outfit, Pere Perez, Peter Laird, Ramon Bachs, Rick Remender, Scott Snyder, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Black Mirror, The GoD List, Uncanny X-Force | |
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