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Welcome back everybody!! June is over and summer is in full swing, along with comic events like Civil War II and Rebirth. Canada was wonderful, and although there was very little Canadian X-Men representation in the only comic shop I went to, they had a shrine to Captain Canuck which was pretty cool (Happy Belated Canada Day btw). Thanks to Al again for putting the finishing touches on last…

One on One with Gene Ha!

For the past two decades, Gene Ha has done various comic work as an artist for Marvel, DC, and several independent publishing companies. Having worked on Batman, Superman, Wildstorm, and the X-Men, this four-time Eisner Award winner knows his way around the industry. So when he announced three years ago that he would be taking a sabbatical to focus on creator owned content, some may have thought…

Boy, do we have a great Lightning Review for you this week! Welcome to my rundown of all the new comics I read this week, both from my personal pull list and a variety of material provided by Comic Crusaders for my input. Last week, I recommended 6 of the 10 comics I critiqued. Will this week flop? Or will my fuller pull list raise the bar? Let’s get to it! PULL LIST  Civil War II X-Men #1- PULL!…

REVIEW: Tank Girl: Two Girls One Tank #2

So, as many of you know, I post a weekly summary of my comic reading called “Lightning Reviews”. This issue was originally going to be included in this week’s article, but I felt it deserves its own review simply because a paragraph wouldn’t do it justice. Since I’ve started reviewing for Comic Crusaders, I’ve read several comics that are obviously pandering to the young adult male demographic…

Review: Spot On Adventure- Ready for Takeoff

Original comics drive the industry, with some achieving a certain level of success and praise while others (some might say the majority) just miss the mark. Usually, the children’s demographic doesn’t have that problem since so many of them are based on an existing hero, cartoon, video game, or toy. They exploit what kids are already familiar with to improve sales, even though the quality may be…

So, I’ve been doing these Lightning Reviews for two months, and by now we’ve reached the point where if most of my viewership has some idea of what to expect. If you’re new, welcome! I only had one comic on my pull list, but I still have a ton in my variety list to discuss. To pull or not to pull, that is the question. Well, here’s the answer! PULL LIST  My Little Pony Friends Forever #29- PULL!…

REVIEW: Aw Yeah Comics! Make Way… For Awesome!

When I think of awesome comics, I picture vivid colors, progressive artwork, and compelling storylines and dialogue involving characters with depth. Aw Yeah Comics! really hypes itself up by entitling their latest trade “Make Way… For Awesome!” because this one couldn’t get me much past “Aw”. Sure, it’s great as a kids book, no doubt about that, but the whole endeavor lacks substance as far as…

BOOK REVIEW: The Zodiac Legacy: Convergence

When Stan Lee puts his name on something nowadays, it’s not so much that he worked on it directly as it is he funded, managed, or approved of it. POW! Entertainment and Chakra the Invincible come to mind, in addition to his numerous movie cameos. It was that name recognition that led me to buying The Zodiac Legacy: Convergence, a children’s novel centered around the Chinese Zodiac. I have no idea…