Walt Kneeland

Creator: Matt Dinniman Writer: Tevagah Art: Laurel Pursuit Cover and Lead Art: Kuzumari Colors: Ludwig Letters: Ali Zaghlul Lineart: Huaxuan Background Art: Anna Kate Reformatting and Lettering: Magma Cover Price: $0.00 Published by: Vault Comics / Aethon Welcome, Reader! Welcome to… ahem. My first comic review in a (too) long, long time! In its way, this is a hard issue to review, as I have been…

Chapter 6 Writer: David Avallone Artists: Ben Bishop, Kevin Eastman, Troy Little Letterer: Tony Esposito Colorist: Luis Antonio Delgado Published by: Image Comics So…Drawing Blood #6 is out. This issue is the SECOND issue of the 4-issue "Drawing Blood vol. 2" that was funded by Kickstarter backers more than FIVE YEARS AGO. In the 5+ years SINCE they raised over $121,000 dollars for what amounts…

So, Drawing Blood #5 is out. To say it’s on my [crap]list is probably an understatement. I meant to post back when #1 came out, but just didn’t have the heart to get into things on it. But now? End of August, 2024? Yeahhhh…Drawing Blood and its creators (and by extension, basically anything/everything "Last Ronin" that I see) have a REALLY BAD taste to me, so to speak. I backed the first Drawing…

The Return of Scarface! Part Three: The Gig Heat! Writer: Alan Grant Artist: Norm Breyfogle Colorist: Adrienne Roy Letterer: Todd Klein Assoc. Editor: Kelley Puckett Editor: Dennis O’Neil Cover Price: $1.00 Cover Date: April 1992 In this day and age (February 2024), comic covers are virtually meaningless. People even seem to collect "virgin variants" that don’t even carry the TITLE, or cardstock…

Writer: Bryan Hill Artist: Stefano Caselli Color Artist: David Curiel Letterer: VC’s Cory Petit Cover Artists: Stefano Caselli & David Curiel Design: Jay Bowen Assistant Editor: Michelle Marchese Editor: Wil Moss Editor in Chief: CB Cebulski Cover Date: April 2024 Cover Price: $5.99 Published By: Marvel Comics It seems like a long time since I reviewed any "current issue" of a comic, let alone a…

A Death in the Family Writer: Jim Starlin Penciler: Jim Aparo Inker: Mike DeCarlo Letterer: John Costanza Colorist: Adrienne Roy Asst Editor: Dan Raspler Editor: Denny O’Neil Cover Art: Mike Mignola Cover Price: $4.99 Batman arrives back at the warehouse just after it’s exploded. Searching the wreckage, he finds Sheila just before she dies. And then…Robin. But he’s ALIVE! Kid in the hospital, the…

After "passing" on a copy several years ago at Carol & John’s before the "pandemic spike" of absolutely delusional, ridiculous pricing on comics, I figured even a 3rd print of TMNT #1 was out of reach for me, for my price range. But a couple weeks ago, an email from Kenmore listed some new TMNT acquisitions…which included a 3rd print of #1. And while it was definitely more expensive than the CNJ…

The Before: Re-Consolidating the X-Collection June 2022

Dropping the ball on covering Eclipso: The Darkness Within, but c’est la vie…writing for myself, so not too big a deal, no? The Memorial Day holiday through me off a bit; as well as general "real-life" stuff, as well as some minor "physical labor" displacing some "writing time" and "mood" and such. Figured as a filler non-content post, I’d post a couple "before" pics, focusing on my pre-HoX/PoX…

The ’90s Revisited – Action Comics Annual #4

Living Daylights Written by: Dan Vado Pencilled by: Chris Wozniak Inked by: Karl Altstaetter, Trevor Scott, Karl Kesel, Steve Mitchell Lettered by: Albert De Guzman Colored by: Matt Hollingsworth Assistant Edited by: Dan Thorslan Edited by: MIke Carlin Cover Art by: Joe Quesada Cover Date: 1992 Cover Price: $2.50 Published by: DC Comics [Note: Apparently I covered this issue once before, back in…

The ’90s Revisited – Flash Annual #5

Run-In! Story: Mark Waid & Craig Boldman Pencils: Travis Charest Inks: Dan Davis with Scott Hanna and John Lowe Letters: Tim Harkins Colors: Matt Hollingsworth Edits: Brian Augustyn Cover: Charest & Davis Cover Date: 1992 Cover Price: $2.50 Published by: DC Comics This issue opens with some context narration from Wally West–the Flash. As he’s out jogging he notices a building that wasn’t there…

Free Comic Book Day 2022

I don’t even remember when Free Comic Book Day started…though I’m thinking offhand it was 2002, making this year’s ‘event’ the 20-year-anniversary, and the 21st FCBD. Buuut I could be off by a year or two; though I vaguely recall my senior year of college (spring 2003) being at least the SECOND FCBD, so…yeah. I could google it I’m sure, but this is an off-the-cuff rambling/stream-of-consciousness…

The ’90s Revisited – The Demon Annual #1

Ex-Nihilo…Death! Script: Alan Grant Pencils: Joe Phillips & David Johnson Inks: John Dell Colors: Robbie Busch Letters: Todd Klein Editor: Dan Raspler Cover Art: Joe Phillips Cover Date: 1992 Cover Price: $3.00 Published by: DC Comics Jason Blood and his pal Harry (some sort of human pillow?) arrive in San Francisco. Not long after, they’re attacked by some large creature and Jason is forced to…

The ’90s Revisited – Justice League America Annual #6

Maximum Eclipse Dark Design: Dan Jurgens Writer: Dan Mishkin Penciler: Dave Cockrum Inker: Jose Marza, Jr. Letterer: Clem Robins Colorist: Gene D’Angelo Editor: Brian Augustyn Cover Date: 1992 Cover Price: $2.50 Published by: DC Comics This issue opens with an introduction to Eclipso and his plotting (aka "monologuing") before cutting to a bickering Justice League (in 2022, seems this one’s the…

The ’90s Revisited – Superman Annual #4

Enduring the Night! Writer: Dan Vado Penciller: Scott Benefiel Inker: Trevor Scott Letterer: Albert De Guzman Colorist: Matt Hollingsworth Assitant Editor: Dan Thorsland Editor: Mike Carlin Cover: Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti Cover Date: 1992 Cover Price: $2.50 Published by: DC Comics We open on Superman patrolling Metropolis, watchful for Eclipso-activity. He happens across an apparent…

The ’90s Revisited – Detective Comics Annual #5

Acts of Madness! Writers: Alan Grant & John Wagner Penciller: Tom Mandrake Inkers: Tom Mandrake, Jan Duursema, Rick Magyar Colorist: Adrienne Roy Letterer: Bill Oakley Asst. Ed.: Scott Peterson Editor: Dennis O’Neil Cover: Sam Keith Cover Date: 1992 Cover Price: $2.50 Published by: DC Comics The issue opens on The Ventriloquist’s Club and some sorta Scarface invitation-only event. We see various…

The ’90s Revisited – Green Lantern Annual #1

Diamond Rings Writer: Gerard Jones Penciller: Andy Smith Inks: John Beatty Letters: Bob Lappan Colors: Matt Hollingsworth Editor: Kevin Dooley Cover Date: 1992 Cover Price: $2.50 Published by: DC Comics This issue sits weirdly with me right from the cover! Just the cover image alone is rather disturbing. We have the text "…In Blackest Day!" and a large silhouette of a rather sinister/creepy…

The ’90s Revisited – Superman: The Man of Steel Annual #1

The Gathering Darkness Pencils by: Chris Wozniak Dialogue by: Robert Loren Fleming Inks by: Brad Vancata Letters by: Albert De Guzman Colors by: Matt Hollingsworth Assists by: Dan Thorsland Edits by: Mike Carlin Cover Date: 1992 Cover Price: $2.50 Published by: DC Comics We open in the offices of the Daily Planet, where someone vaguely Jimmy Olsen-ish suggests Clark (Kent) needs to see…