First thoughts to hit my mind while reading Siege #1: • There was a missed opportunity during the aerial assault to use those personal aircraft vehicles from the Captain America and the Avengers arcade game. • Flying a jet with Ares surfing on your nosecone must be next to impossible. • Oh, it’s “World War … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #60: ‘Siege’ #1

All of the red and green in Green Lantern Corps #43 was really well timed for the holidays. The story picks up where #42 left off with Kyle’s ring taking off to find its new finger. The lack of spacial orientation I’ve commented on before was as consistent as ever, but I don’t think “Blackest … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #59: ‘Green Lantern Corps’ #43

[***Light spoiler warning***] If I have a singular problem with this issue, it’s that Thor’s entire presence is consistently understated, which is typically not how I like my Thor written. It’s like ordering a cup of espresso and getting a cup of very well made Maxwell House. He’s elegant. He knocks down a wall. But … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #58: ‘Thor’ #605

I respect a creator’s ability to remain subtle and matter-of-fact with surreal elements while being able to keep a grip on characters, and Michel Fiffe’s recently concluded story Zegas” over on ACT-I-VATE demonstrated such talents. ACT-I-VATE has been a unique webcomics destination since it first launched on Livejournal, and I remain consistently surprised by what … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #57: ‘Zegas’

Sweet Tooth #4, in which Jeff Lemire blinked at Furry culture and drew one of the most effective rifle butt beatings I’ve read recently, definitely kept things tense. Sweet Tooth’s surrogate father maintained his aging Clint Eastwoody anti-hero rep that’s been simmering thus far, and still looks like he could turn into the book’s big … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #56: ‘Sweet Tooth’ #4

I won’t go as far as to call Philip Tan’s art in Batman and Robin #6 insufferable, but I’m definitely in agreement with David Wallace that the last two issues have been the weakest thus far in the series, and it has a small mountain to hike back up to save the story’s place among … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #55: ‘Batman and Robin’ #6

Tony Bedard is really doing his best — whether intentionally or not — to craft DC mini to rival Marvel’s Immortal Weapons. The concerns I had at the close of The Great Ten #1 that there’s a fine line being walked between caricaturizing the Chinese government and framing it in a way that seriously tackles … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #54: ‘The Great Ten’ #2

I don’t know if you’ve ever played a Japanese import RPG that was obviously intended to be shown on an HD television, and after plugging it into your 360 or PS3 you realized that your non-HD TV could not possibly display all of the narrative text at work in the game. If the HD TV … Read more100 Days, 100 Comics #53: ‘Blackest Night: The Flash’ #1