That being said, he, the tight inking of Andrew Hennessy, and the bright color art from Adriano Lucas make for a gorgeous comic.Titans #20 shows Dan Abnett to be quite adept at splitting up stories and making each one feel mostly engaging Of course, his time on Heroes for Hire, Guardians of the Galaxy, and[...]
This is the Aquaman’s final stand.[caption id="attachment_801544" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Aquaman #33 cover by Stjepan Sejic[/caption]I cannot praise the last two arcs of Dan Abnett, Stjepan Sejic/Riccardo Federico’s Aquaman enough, and Aquaman #33 brings the book to its highest crescendo yet This issue is wall-to-wall action, as our beloved Arthur Curry takes the fight to Rath’s[...]
Superstar artist and member of DC's Master Class, John Romita Jr., has a new book in stores next week: The Silencer #1, written by Dan Abnett, and part of DC's New Age of DC Heroes initiative Romita gave an interview to Vaneta Rogers at Newsarama talking about the book, and one theme kept coming up[...]
We also learn some of Mera’s priorities in the same regard.This looks like it will be the final prelude issue before the big blowout war in Atlantis between the rebels and Corum Rath’s forces, which is exciting and welcome.I say that, but I am genuinely impressed with how well Dan Abnett has paced this story[...]
Dan Abnett and I.N.J Culbard's sci-fi trilogy starring cute, anthropomorphic animals will conclude in June with Wild's End: Journey's End OGN from BOOM! Studios But despite saying End twice in the title, that doesn't mean that Journey's End is The End for Wild's End."Both Ian and I have loved working on Wild’s End — it’s a particularly[...]
Thankfully, Dan Abnett manages to avoid that for the most part, though.[caption id="attachment_775424" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Titans #19 art by Paul Pelletier, Andrew Hennessy, and Adriano Lucas[/caption]Paul Pelletier takes over the art for this comic, and Titans #19 looks great for it Mr Pelletier has always been really skilled at displaying emotional expression, and his overall[...]
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Honor Guest is a mother and a wife who just wants to live a quiet life. She has a past she is trying to escape, but that is disrupted when a brute named Killbox approaches her in the parking lot of a grocery store with the intent of killing her. I genuinely respect […]
Sue me.This is one of those comics that was just plain fun and stuck with me long after other comics faded from my mind. Captain Kronos #1 by Dan Abnett and Tom Mandrake is swashbuckling, vampire-murdering, bloody fun.[caption id="attachment_768719" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Captain Kronos #1 cover by Mike Perkins and Andy Troy[/caption]Captain Kronos is joined by his allies, Carla and Grost, as[...]
Aquman has had a lengthy yet consistently compelling runnign story with "Underworld," which has consisted of Arthur, Mera, and Dolphin attempting to liberate Atlantis from the tyrannical Corum Rath, a nationalistic and bigoted ruler who has been abusing the old magics of the undersea kingdom.This story has begun to reach its crescendo with Aquaman #31 by Dan Abnett and Riccardo Federico,[...]
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] The revolution is on. Aquaman has taken lead of the Undercurrent with the help of Dolphin and Jurok Byss. Vulko wants Aquaman to take it to the next level, strike a symbolic blow, and bring down the Crown of Thorns. Arthur is reluctant, as he doesn't want to put the Undercurrent at such […]
Dan Abnett’s Titans are a truly endearing team, and Booth, Rapmund, and Dalhouse make up a strong art team for the visual side The issue successfully brings a dramatic finale in the battle against Troia, and that’s what it really needed to do I recommend this one; check it out.
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in the last episode of the current series of Lawless by Dan Abnett and Phil Winslade; Cursed Earth Koburn is caught in the centre of outright chaos in ‘The Law of the Cursed Earth’ by Rory McConville and Carlos Ezquerra; the dimensional wall is breaking apart in the DREDD movie sequel ‘The Dead World’ by[...]
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Captain Kronos has run across Slake, the master vampire of the local hive. His followers have been shown to be resistant to the regular weaknesses of vampires, forcing Kronos to have to get creative. Carla and Grost are not too far behind, knowing that Captain Kronos must be in trouble by the smoke […]
Slightly underdone Sejic is still better than many artists.While this is an unexciting issue of Aquaman to discuss, it is still another solid entry in Dan Abnett and Sejic’s tenure on Aquaman It lays the groundwork for the finale pretty well, and next issue should be quite something I do still recommend this issue, and[...]
She is here, and our Donna Troy doesn’t know how to process this reality.This other Donna Troy is visibly unhinged and intent on wiping out the Titans on behalf of her younger self.All the while, young Wally West, AKA the Kid Flash, is still reeling from the apparent death of the elder Wally West, the[...]
The book will be written by Dan Abnett with art by Lan "Funky Cold" Medina Newsarama had the scoop with a solicit and a Nicola Scott cover An additional variant cover for the first issue will be drawn by Stanley "Artgerm" Lau The series hits stores on February 28.MERA: QUEEN OF ATLANTIS #1
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My renewed interest in the Guardians of the Galaxy comic is mostly as a result of the presence of Ant-Man and Nova Richard Rider, so that was a nice surprise for me.This issue, while not up to the legendary quality of the Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning material, definitely stands among the better Brian Michael[...]
It’s painfully obvious, and it’s a rookie mistake.Titans #16 was good outside of that, and I do not mean to disparage Dan Abnett as a writer He’s a phenomenal comics’ scribe, and both this title and Aquaman are among the best of DC’s output at this moment in time Everyone makes mistakes and has a[...]
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Vulko and Ondine are cornered by a faceless ghost whom Vulko cannot not name. They are chased through the Catacombs while Aquaman and Dolphin try to work out where to go from here. Arthur isn't interested in leading Atlantis anymore, but Dolphin knows he's the hero that the underwater kingdom needs. Mera and […]
This doesn't make her a bad character, she simply isn't quite as great as those other versions of Batman.Also, we may now have a universe of origin for Dead Water, courtesy of the fact that Dan Abnett wrote this comic.[caption id="attachment_734434" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Batman: The Drowned #1 art by Philip Tan and Dean White[/caption]Philip Tan and Tyler[...]
