Weird Detective: The Stars Are Wrong (Dark Horse)
Fred Van Lente and Guiu Vilanova offer up a Lovecraftian murder mystery that pays off fully in collected form.
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Weird Detective #2 (Dark Horse)
This Lovecraftian crime drama deepens its mystery, but needs to add more action.
Weird Detective #1 (Dark Horse)
Cross Lovecraftian atmosphere with a modern police procedural and you get Weird Detective, a comic series set in a contemporary New York City that has experienced a series of “Cthulhu crimes” so bizarre that they […]
Valiant Comics 09.11.13 | Archer & Armstrong vs. 500 Shades of Greys
Can the combined forces of Archer, Armstrong, Mary-Maria, and a whole mess of dinosaurs be enough to defeat General Redacted and his inglorious army of alien greys? Find out in Archer & Armstrong #13.
Valiant Comics 10.09.13 | Unholy Origins
This October, as the Sect Civil War prepares to unleash its chaos upon the world, the readers of Archer & Armstrong will first journey back to 1300 B.C. to witness the birth of all Sects […]
Rude Chapbooks 12.05.11 | Refreshing the Ectoplasm
New creative spooks replace old on the masthead of Haunt #19, our columnist notes with approval. He also scratches his head over Green Wake #7, waves bye-bye to Herc #10, gives a welcome-back hug to […]
Rude Chapbooks 06.20.11 | Uncannily Grand
Just in time for its cancellation—oh, as if!—Uncanny X-Men #538 recalls that mainstream mainpin’s glory days. A new/old spin-off, Alpha Flight #1, fares less well, unfortunately. Also reviewed from this past week: Kirby: Genesis #1, […]
Rude Chapbooks 05.23.11 | Recalling a Fallen Titan
The praiseworthy Rocketeer Adventures #1 pays tribute to the late, great Dave Stevens, who died much, much too young. Also reviewed and (holy guacamole!) recommended this week: The Amazing Spider-Man #661, Herc #3, Science Dog […]
Marvel Comics 05.04-06.08.11 | Mutantkind Torn Apart
Join humanity or pull away from them? That’s mutantkind’s big question, and the X-Men must pick sides in X-Men: Prelude to Schism #1, plus the Fist of Khonshu becomes LA’s one man war on crime […]
Rude Chapbooks 03.28.11 | A Tale of Two Teams
Among this week’s capsule reviews of five new comic books as such, our cranky columnist retails diametrically opposed views of the most recent issues of the most recent iterations of both Marvel’s and DC’s top […]