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The List TPB review by Raphael Borg

ReviewsApril 21, 20250Comments

The List (Trade Paperback) Writer Jason AaronBrian Michael BendisAndy DiggleMatt FractionJonathan HickmanGreg PakRick RemenderDan Slott Penciller Frank ChoAlan DavisMarko DjurdjevicEd McguinnessBen OliverBrandon PetersonEsad RibicJohn Romita Jr.Billy Tan Back when Marvel's Dark Reign came out, I found it really hard to think that someone who is a convicted felon would have the reins of the…

Green Arrow Vol. 3: Against the Wall TPB review by Raphael Borg

ReviewsApril 21, 20250Comments

Green Arrow Vol. 3: Against the Wall Paperback by Joshua Williamson (Author), Amancay Nahuelpan (Illustrator) I was happy to know that I was wrong that Joshua Williamson's run on Green Arrow had ended. I was even happier to know that, although this storyline - essentially a tie in to the Event "Absolute Power" was surprisingly good. While it did not…

CAPTAIN AMERICA: TRUTH review by Raphael Borg

ReviewsMarch 6, 20250Comments

CAPTAIN AMERICA: TRUTH Paperback by Robert Morales (Author), Kyle Baker (Illustrator), Joe Quesada (Cover Art) This book is something people need to read. When it first came out, Morales and Baker's Captain America: Red White and Black was controversial for the very reason it existed. Before the cynical changes to flagship characters the past…

Captain America / Black Panther: Flags of Our Fathers review by Raphael Borg

ReviewsMarch 6, 20250Comments

Captain America / Black Panther: Flags of Our Fathers Paperback by Denys Cowan (Author), Reginald Hudlin (Author) The idea behind Marvel's Black Panther was a fascinating "What If" had any parts of Africa never been colonised. Sadly, reality tells us otherwise. Suffice to say America's interests in Africa were never particularly stellar. Just look…

Spider-Man: Fairy Tales review by Raphael Borg

ReviewsMarch 6, 20250Comments

Spider-Man Fairy Tales Paperback by C. B. Cebulski (Author), Niko Kobayashi (Illustrator), Ricardo Tercio (Contributor), Niko Henrichon (Contributor) Although I do not typically go either into Spider-Man comics or those divergent from the main stories, Spider-Man Fairy Tales offers a breath of fresh air. C.B. Cebulski unites with a number of different artists to deliver an interpretation of iconic storylines fused with classic fairy…

Green Lantern 1: Back in Action review by Raphael Borg

ReviewsDecember 19, 20240Comments

Green Lantern 1: Back in Action Paperback – June 4, 2024 by Jeremy Adams (Author), Xermanico (Illustrator), Scott Godlewski (Illustrator) I love it when DC reminds us why we love their characters. While treading familiar territory that hasn't been trod by Hal Jordan ever since the run post DC Rebirth, Back in Action takes Hal Jordan back to the ground he started…

The Flash 1: Strange Attractor review by Raphael Borg

ReviewsDecember 19, 20240Comments

The Flash 1: Strange Attractor Paperback – by Simon Spurrier (Author), Jarrett Williams (Author), Alex Paknadel (Author), A. L. Kaplan (Author), Jr. Deodato, Mike (Illustrator) What an opening...and something I did NOT expect. It is indeed a rare thing that when a writer takes over from another that they follow through on the direction the previous was heading. It is even rarer when this is done…

Green Arrow, Vol. 2: Family First tpb review by Raphael Borg

ReviewsDecember 19, 20240Comments

Green Arrow, Vol. 2: Family First Joshua Williamson, Sean Itaakse (Artist), Phil Hester (Penciler), Eric Gapstur (Inker), Carmine Di Giandomenico (Artist), Trevor Hairsine (Artist), Tom Derenick (Artist), Romulo Fajardo Jr. (Colorist), Troy Peteri (Letterer) Joshua Williamson's stint on Green Arrow closes off with, sadly, more of the same. While Williamson - this time accompanied by Green Arrow mainstay Phil Hester - deliberately intends to put the street-level arrow family in the…

Web of Evil comic series by Quality Comics – A Blast from the Past!

Book, Comics, GNLM, ReviewsSeptember 18, 20240Comments

Review by Marouska Montebello When discussing Golden Age comics, horror is seldom the first genre that comes to mind. While DC and Marvel undeniably played pivotal roles in popularizing comic book literature, it's important to recognize that a variety of other publishing houses also sought to carve out their own distinctive identities within the industry.…

Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon & John Cassaday Vol 1 review by Raphael Borg

ReviewsSeptember 16, 20240Comments

Astonishing X-Men by Joss Whedon & John Cassaday Book 1 by Joss Whedon (Author), John Cassaday (Illustrator, Cover Art, Artist) The comic book community this week lost the gifted artist John Cassaday. Appropriately titled "Gifted", I will commemorate him by reviewing his first volume of his run on the Astonishing X-Men with Joss Whedon (of Avengers fame), which was…

Alien: Romulus (2024) Review

GNLM, Movies, ReviewsAugust 28, 20240Comments

Review by Jan Mangion Arriving seven years after Alien Covenant, Alien Romulus sees Fede Alvarez replacing Ridley Scott in the director's seat. Set between Alien and Aliens, it focuses on a group of young colonists who scavenge for cryo chambers to escape to the sun planet Yvaga. It is during this search that they come…

The Flash Vol 20: Time Heist review by Raphael Borg

ReviewsAugust 26, 20240Comments

The Flash 20: Time Heist Paperback by Jeremy Adams (Author), Oclair Albert (Illustrator), Serg Acuna (Illustrator), Tom Derenick (Illustrator), Will Robson (Illustrator) As Jeremy Adams' run on the Flash ends, I am reminded of what annoys me about mainstream comics; while it has its benefits, a writer's vision on a character is suddenly either…