Read Online: Graphic Novels & Comics
Swallow Me Whole (2008)
A series of disjointed thoughts seems like a good way to review a rather disjointed book. 1. I have no idea what this story was about, even after finishing it. 2. I did enjoy it. 3. I suspect I will remember this book, and think on it, much longer than other books that I probably enjoyed more. 4....
Red Hood and the Outlaws, Vol. 1: Redemption (2012)
Jason Todd is a problem. As the then-new Robin, he was so disliked that readers voted to kill him. (Although that probably says more about the mindset of fandom than the character.) For some reason, DC thought it would be a good idea to bring him back as the ridiculous Red Hood character. Then he...
Verzwelg Me! (2011)
Ok, I admit it. I didn't understand this novel at all. Maybe it isn't meant to be. But beyond not understanding, it also didn't resonate anywhere in me. I guess it's an interesting depiction of schizophrenia or pychosis... it's beautifully drawn and surreal... but it didn't touch me anywhere. It ...
Trágame entera (2009)
I really wanted to like this book but it was so fragmented and hard to follow that I just wasn't quite sure what was going on. I did get the sense of the mental illness taking over, and I loved Powell's drawings. However, sometimes I couldn't tell what was happening in a drawing. Until I read oth...
100 Bullets, Vol. 12: Dirty (2008)
I haven't quite formed my full opinion of the series yet but here are some things that are on my mind: -It doesn't get less confusing; this is frustrating because I stopped taking breaks between the issues as I got closer to the end since it became difficult to keep track of the story line if I h...
Richard Castle's Deadly Storm: a Derrick Storm Mystery (2011)
Decent enough effort that gets a lot of mileage from readers' investment in the show Castle and the "reputation" that the character Derrick Storm has from that. The whole time I am imagining Richard Castle writing this piece with all the over-the-top ridiculousness that goes along with that. I ca...
Batman, Vol. 4: Zero Year - Secret City (2014)
I wish I could give Zero Year a better rating...but I just can't. The Arc starts on a pretty dull note; yet another re-telling of Batman's origin story? No thanks, I've seen it a hundred times before. The best moments of the first half are all Jim Gordon and his adjustment to Gotham City.However,...
Batman - Vuosi nolla (2014)
DC has, through their New 52 line, given us a few fresh stories about the superheroes whom we worship/cherish. Unfortunately, this book fails to do so, despite the revisionist approach aimed at giving Batman and some of his antagonists new 'origin'-s. It reads like the "Year One" volumes that had...
Batman 4: Zero Year-Secret City (2014)
I'm surprised this got such good reviews! I mean, the art is great....Go Capullo!! But the story is kinda crap! Another retelling of the origin of Batman? Cmon, we know already.... lets get on with it! And what a lame retelling it is with the whole post-apocalyptic Mad Max Gotham thing going on! ...
Gotham Central Deluxe Edition, Book 1: In the Line of Duty (2004)
A fun read! So if you watch Gotham, than this is 10x better! This knows what it wants to be: a cop comic with one or two cameos from Batman and some of his villains! This book has three case stories: one with Mr. Freeze, one with Firefly and a standard homicide you would see on any cop show! What...
Escuadrón Suicida: El Origen de Harley Quinn (2013)
I forgot I read this, because it was THAT meh. I was so excited to read this but ugh. I just assume all comics with Harley written by a dude are going to be problematic, so I was going to give those things a pass, but there was even stuff with race going on that I was like "reall? okay then." Not...
Red Robin, Vol. 1: The Grail (2010)
It is amazing how many things have changed in the last five years for Batman.This trade takes place in a time when Batman was believed dead, because Darkseid had shot him with his omega beams, sending him back in time. This was a glorious time in Batman history, and it very likely many comic fans...
L'organisation (2011)
This is the second of Darwyn Cooke’s comic book adaptations of Richard Stark’s Parker novels with this one using material from the novels “The Outfit” and “The Man with the Getaway Face”. After Parker walks off with a hefty chunk of change from the Outfit (a crime syndicate) at the end of the fir...
Parker #2: La Compañía (2011)
These Parker books are really just incredible. With a deftness and style that only a gifted artist like Cooke could perform, they slide down your palette like a smooth martini.The art is inspired and, especially in this second volume, in full service to the narrative. And the narrative is just a ...
Parker: The Outfit (2012)
Richard Stark's Parker: The Outfit by Darwyn Cooke is about a man name Parker who comes back from a job he has done in the old book. The job lead him to have many people against him so in this book he decides to get surgery done to his face. He starts off with a girl, he's a womanizer, who is dra...