Comic Book Reviews: Ultimate Avengers, Dark Avengers, Thunderbots, Iron Man

New comic book impressions for my friends:                                                                                                        Ultimate Avengers #2- Another solid issue from this re-launch.  History of Cap’s son, from inception to transformation into the Red Skull.  The stepping stones...

Comic Book Reviews and Impressions- September 5

Okay, peoples, here we go.  Some of this is recent, some a couple of months old, but all is quality: Fables #86 and 87-  first issues after the Great Fables crossover.  #86 was a one-shot featuring the Dark Man.  I’ll admit, I was disappointed.  First of, too much text.  Way to much.  And this is from someone who reads books like fish drink water.  I felt the book got bogged down by too much...

Punisher- 6 Hours to Kill

Quick reviewof the last Punisher MAX storyline.  I tend to wait until an entire arc is completed before I read it. Its hard living up to the standard of Garth Ennis when it comes to writing ultra-violent comics, like Preacher (best comic ever published) and his 50 or so issues of Punisher. I’ll admit, when the story first started, I though it had potential.  Don’t get me wrong, it was an enjoyable...

Old Man Logan

  I generally don’t like alternate reality stories or future stories because I enjoy continuity.  That’s one reason I never really enjoyed DC books- it seems like the editors there are blowing up and re-creating their universe every couple of years to undo damage they did. That being said, Old Man Logan is one of the best Wolverine stories I have read in a while (not including the Mystique story,...