Herein, with customary crankiness and prolixity, our columnist bids adieu for the foreseeable future to funnybook follies. Please hold your applause till Elvis has well and truly left the building (or, more precisely, been sent […]
Our cranky columnist all but crucifies everyone involved with Punk Rock Jesus #1. He sings the praises of Sparrow and Crowe #1, though, and also lauds The Lone Ranger: Snake of Iron #1, Tales Designed […]
Four-plus years after his tragic passing, The Infernal Man-Thing #1 should remind discerning readers of the genius of writer (and St. Louis native) Steve Gerber. Also hailed this week, mostly: Castle Waiting Vol. II #17, […]
Likely to no one’s surprise, our crusty columnist, who’s apparently practicing trendy communicative protocols for some reason, herein gushes about The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Century #3 and reviews four other new floppies, among them […]
This week’s column bids adieu (transitorily in most cases) to a quintet of titles now gracing canny comics shops nationwide, with critiques of Casanova: Avaritia #4, Memorial #6, Next Men: Aftermath #44, Ragemoor #4, and […]
In addition to Conan the Barbarian #5 (unreviewed here), this week lavishes a bounty of four-color bliss on fans of writer Brian Wood, who figuratively goes to sea with The Massive #1 and likewise takes […]
Suuure, open with a Dorothy Parker allusion—that’s a winner! (Ahem.) This week, our short drink of water horses around with these five new floppies: Earth 2 #2, Henry & Glenn Forever & Ever #1, The […]
Given the gratifying prepublication response to DC’s controversial prequels to Watchmen, which begin to hit comics shops and tumescent fanboys this week, PLAYBACK:stl’s indefatigable rude chapbookworm here investigates rumors of a series of sequels to […]
With its focus on Mr. Freeze, the latest iteration of Batman Annual #1 leaves our reviewer cold, but happily enough, he’s got the hots for three of the other four floppies analyzed this week: Glamourpuss […]
This column bids a fond adieu to Irredeemable #37, which concludes its run this week in a signally satisfactory fashion. It also salutes the return of two old friends in Dark Horse Presents #12 and […]
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