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Comic Review: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1
Posted on January 28, 2015 6 Comments
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 by Ryan North Genre: Superhero, Leading Ladies Publisher: Marvel Comics (January 7, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Tiara’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 Doreen Green, better known to readers as Squirrel Girl, has decided that it’s time for her to stop living in the Avengers’ attic and forge her own identity […]
Graphic Novel Review: Criminal, Vol. 6: The Last of the Innocent by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
Posted on December 16, 2014 7 Comments
Criminal, Vol. 6: The Last of the Innocent by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips Genre: Noir, Crime Publisher: Marvel (December 2011) Wendy’s rating: 4 of 5 stars Brubaker and Phillips are known for their off-the-wall noir storytelling, so it is no surprise to see all the noir elements at play in their Criminal series. But volume 6, […]
Panels: Storm #1
Posted on August 19, 2014 Leave a Comment
STORM (2014) #1 Published: July 23, 2014, Marvel Comics Writer: Greg Pak “Thief. Goddess. Headmistress. Queen. The X-Man called STORM has always defied a single title. And her desire to better the world has never been limited to only her own kind. On a mission to foster goodwill and safeguard the mutant race’s continued […]
Panels: Black Widow: The Name of the Rose
Posted on August 16, 2014 4 Comments
Wolverine might know a thing or two about sucking chest wounds, but nothing short of bleeding stumps is going to stop Black Widow from finding the people who attacked her in Black Widow: The Name of the Rose
Scarlet, Vol. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev
Posted on August 11, 2014 7 Comments
Scarlet, Vol. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis Genre: Crime, Corruption Publisher: Marvel: (July 2011) Author Info: http://www.jinxworld.com Artist Info: http://www.maleev.com Wendy’s Rating: 5 of 5 stars A good cover can be all it takes to draw me in. This past month, that’s happened twice for me, first with A Voice in the Dark, Volume 1, […]
Panels: Amazon
Posted on August 7, 2014 2 Comments
In the late 90s, Marvel and DC came together to make a line of comics called the Amalgams that crossed over their popular heroes and imagined them as one hero. Here we have Princess Ororo Munroe of Themiscyra, an amalgam of Wonder Woman and Storm, as written and drawn by John Byrne. Original source.
Graphic Novel Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1: Cosmic Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis
Posted on August 1, 2014 8 Comments
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1: Cosmic Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis Series: Collects Guardians of the Galaxy #1-3 and #0.1 and Infinite #1 Publisher: Marvel (August 2013) Author Info: www.jinxworld.com Wendy’s Rating: 2 of 5 stars Prior to the announcement of the movie, I did not even know the Guardians of the Galaxy existed, but the […]
Comic Review: Storm #1 by Greg Pak and Victor Ibanez
Posted on July 29, 2014 6 Comments
Storm #1 by Greg Pak and Victor Ibanez Affiliation: X-Men Publisher: Marvel Comics (July 24, 2014) Wendy’s Rating – 5 of 5 stars The fact that this Storm solo series exists at all is enough for me to give it an automatic five stars the moment it was announced, but of course, I don’t want my […]
Book Review: She-Hulk Diaries by Marta Acosta
Posted on March 19, 2014 Leave a Comment
The She-Hulk Diaries by Marta Acosta Genre: Superhero, Women’s Fiction Publisher: Hyperion (for Marvel Comics) Publication Date: June 2013 Author’s Info: http://www.martaacosta.com Wendy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars This is the first novel that we’ve read for our Ladies Comic Book Night book club, but the decision to read it should be an obvious one. […]
All Female Cast for the New X-Men #1
Posted on May 29, 2013 Leave a Comment
The much hyped new X-Men #1 is out today! Be sure to grab a copy! No, we’re not going to review it just yet because frankly, while the art was fantastic and we’re loving seeing our favourite ladies doing their thang, the story isn’t quite there yet. No matter, we’ll definitely be back for the […]
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