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Green Lantern review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsMarch 3, 20220Comments

I was not very enthusiastic to take up the latest Green Lantern book. See I am a HUGE Hal Jordan fan. It was through Geoff Johns' run that I got into Green Lantern and later to his supporting cast. While I love all of the Green Lantern Corps (my favorites being Kilowog, Mogo and Isamot Kol),…

George Pérez, Dave Stevens Among Inkwell Awards’ 2022 Lifetime Achievement Winners

Comics, NewsMarch 3, 20220Comments

The Inkwell Awards, a non-profit devoted to promoting the art of comic book inking, has announced the winners of their lifetime achievement awards, The Joe Sinnott Hall Of Fame and The Stacey Aragon Special Recognition Award (SASRA). Winners of the SASRA, in alphabetical order, are Gene Day, George Pérez, John Severin and Dave Stevens. Gene Day's widow, Gale Erslavas, shared the following statement: “Gene…

Publisher Reboot expands 9Tail’s universe

Comics, NewsMarch 1, 20220Comments

Publisher Reboot Comics enriches the environment of Red Sphynx from its debut publication, 9Tails, with new characters. The comic of antihero The Starling will be released this year with a first part. The project is currently on Kickstarter for public support. The sooner the goal is reached, the faster the Dutch and international comic market can welcome…

The Other History of the DC Universe review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsMarch 1, 20220Comments

What a beautiful, beautiful book. I have not said this about a book for a long time. I read good books; I read fun books, sure. But a beautiful one? Not since the Alex Ross books. And like Alex Ross and Kurt Busiek's Marvels, The Other History of the DC Universe seeks to make the history of…

The Death of Captain Marvel review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJanuary 23, 20220Comments

This might be a sensitive subject to some. Of all the glorious deaths you might imagine for a warrior such as Captain Marvel, cancer is definitely the least one you would expect. Following an attack by the villain Nitro in Captain Marvel #34, the champion and protector of life faces the inevitability of death and in…

Marvel Super Heroes #12-13 & Captain Marvel #1 review by Raphael Borg

Comics, Reviews, UncategorizedJanuary 16, 20220Comments

In preparation to read the iconic "The Death of Captain Marvel," I brushed up some history of the character by reading his debut story in Marvel Super Heroes #12-13 and Captain Marvel #1 by Stan Lee and Gene Colan. While it is an arc that shows its age by following some writing flourishes typical of…

Neil Gaiman’s Eternals – review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJanuary 11, 20220Comments

I cannot stress how much I love Neil Gaiman's work; although my experience of it is very limited, I have had enough to want to read more. His tug-of-war between the divine and the profane with a touch of a mean streak is something which I can very much relate to and love returning to. This…

The Flash: Savage Velocity – review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsJanuary 8, 20220Comments

It is very important, I find, that one maintains a critical distance between what they like and themselves in order to accept that their object of content is not infallible. With this frame of mind, I read through Mike Baron, Jackson Guice and William Moesssner-Loebs' Savage Velocity. Hot off the heels of Barry Allen's death in…

Icy Dawn – a WEBTOON comic by Erica Mallia

Comics, NewsDecember 20, 20210Comments

Title: Icy Dawn Creator: Erica Mallia - https://www.maltacomiccon.com/erica-mallia/ Platform: Webtoons Description: Vee is about to wed, having suddenly a swarm of monsters being sent after her for something that made her the black sheep of her own village, having no other choice but to flee her village... but they are simply always on her tail. How can her life go back to…

John Byrne’s Avengers West Coast: Darker than Scarlet review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsDecember 17, 20210Comments

Almost undoubtedly where the current phase of the MCU is heading, John Byrne's Avengers West Coast: Darker than Scarlet presents the downfall of Wanda Maximoff. This will not be the first or the last time that her downward spiral is even touched upon - it is almost a trope in itself by now - but…

Wonder Woman by William Moessner-Loebs reviewed by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsNovember 2, 20210Comments

This is a weird book. I really wanted to like this book. Wonder Woman, I find, has had an....interesting.... history in DC Comics. Unlike Batman and Superman, there have only been a handful of iconic stories from her entire bibliography. Sadly, it can easily be seen here why. William Moessner-Loebs gives Diana plenty of personality, as…

Ben Percy’s Green Arrow review by Raphael Borg

Comics, ReviewsAugust 5, 20210Comments

The greatest Green Arrow stories are those in which he is treated like a modern-day Robin Hood, both a loudmouth political windbag with a gritty manner of dispensing justice as well as a cynical, flamboyant, swashbuckling hero. In an effort for revitalising the character in DC rebirth, Ben Percy and his team try for a…