Reviews

Sex 1

In comics, as alas too often in life, Sex isn’t all it’s cracked up to be…

Hellblazer 300

Opinions on the final issue of Vertigo’s Hellblazer, and… more.

You’ve got to think Fearless Defenders is doomed to twelve issues and buh-bye. Which would be a pity, as setting aside the oestrogen-rich novelty angle, it’s a decent thriller with a likable protagonist.

Uncanny Avengers 1-3

Uncanny? Awesome!

Hawkeye 7

Hawkeye is extremely classy; funny and thoughtful and touching and kick-ass and great at boats.

Amazing Spider-Man 700 and associated events

Welcome back to the future. We’ve been living in the past too long.

A History of Girls’ Comics

Despite copious nostalgia-tweaking illustrations, the vague and sloppy research disappoints.

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 2009

The conclusion of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume III is a bit of an anticlimax, but still worth reading.

Archie 636

Having attracted much attention and some controversy prior to its release, Archie 636’s “The Big Switcheroo!” turns out to be a gentle screwball comedy reminiscent of Thorne Smith’s whimsical supernatural romances of the 1930s.

Talon 0

Kudos to James Tynion IV and Scott Snyder for providing adequate infodump for new readers – that, after all, is one of the things these “Zero Issues” are supposed to be for. What they’ve sadly failed to do is make us care about the subject of all this data.

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