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The Authority: Books 1-4 (Ellis/Millar Era v1)

Monday, January 24th, 2011

The Authority is a Stormwatch spinoff (i.e. reboot) created by Warren Ellis. Stormwatch is a Jim Lee creation that had stupid characters from every country so every culture can have a hero to admire. Good idea in theory, but generic names like “Fiji” attached to their country is stupid. The better approach is to have […]

Nemesis

Monday, December 27th, 2010

Nemesis is written by Mark Millar. I’m a big fan of a lot of his stuff even if the comic book elitists think he’s simple-minded and a one-trick pony. The basic concept behind Nemesis is the angle, “What if Batman was the Joker?” Millar already had Wanted raped by film, and Kick-Ass was modified as […]

Serenity Comics: Shepherd’s Tale

Saturday, December 18th, 2010

Shepard Book was a sweet character in Firefly/Serenity. He seemed like a normal preacher, but his past had something to do with the military. Most had the impression he was an Operative because of his knowledge of the character in the movie. Dark Horse then releases The Shepherd’s Tale that released all the secrets of […]

We3 Comic Book Review

Saturday, November 13th, 2010

We3 is written by Grant Morrison with artwork by Frank Quitely (The Authority).
Summary:
You have three animals in their own mech suits (think Iron Man with animals). The leader is a dog named Bandit, or 1, who is the meatshield of the team (story describes him as the tank). The Wolverine of the group is […]