Week-In-Review : Daredevil #15 + Saga #5 + X-O Manowar #3

Welcome back fellow comic-addicts! It's been too long a gap and we're happy once again to bring back our weekly reviews! No wasting of your time here, let's just dive straight into some of this past week's releases and remember, more tomorrow!

Daredevil #15 (Marvel)

Story : Mark Waid

Art : Chris Samnee

(Reviewed by Anupam Sarkar)

In the previous issue, while trying to escape Latveria , Daredevil started to lose his senses one by one (thanks to Dr. Doom) and was finally captured by Dr. Doom's 'subjects'.

One of the best things that I love about Waid's take on Daredevil is the amount of characterization he puts into the character. For instance, in this issue, Matt Murdock realizes that he's starting to lose his senses. He can't feel, see or hear a damn thing. He's weak and so are his senses. Still, he tries to escape Latveria again to call Avengers for help. But, he get's shot and is captured.
You turn the next page, and suddenly Iron Man jumps in outta the blue. The issue ends with Iron Man rescuing Daredevil and giving a good hint to keep the readers waiting for the next issue.
This issue is not as good as its predecessors . Though, Waid's writing is flawless and he experiments with Murdock's senses, the issue is not very engaging compared to the previous ones. But keeping the con's aside, there are very few writers who are consistent with each every issue, and Mark Waid is one of them. Even his 'bad' issues are better compared to the other comics in the market.

Week In Review : Batman #10 + Before Watchmen:Silk Spectre #1 + Conan The Barbarian #5 + Planetoid #1 + Spider-Men #1

I love a good new-release day and this week has been an amazing one, with a slew of great comics to check out!

Not only do we have several titles from DC fresh after the harrowing events on the Night of Owls, but also the start of the second Before Watchmen series and many, many more to read.

Here's some of our picks of the ongoings and even a new Image series - now go ahead and enjoy! (and make sure to be back here tomorrow for more new releases in burst-reviews!)

- Editor

Batman #10 (DC)

Story : Scott Snyder

Art : Greg Capullo (main story) & Rafael Albuquerque (back-up)

(Reviewed by Anupam Sarkar)

I've been reading Batman comics from time immemorial (actually, about 10 years) and to me this issue is the perfect example of why I like Batman. While most go with action or a relationship crisis, very few writers can capture the detective in Batman. Amongst those few is now Scott Snyder.

To start with, the story - Snyder does a masterful job. Not going knee deep into spoilers, I can say that this issue has a major revelation at the end (cough...something to do with Lincoln March...cough). And everybody's going to love it. Not only does it give weight to the “New 52 Batman”, but it also shows that the Wayne's are not as squeaky clean as people thought they were.

As of the artwork, Greg Capullo amazes me after each consecutive issue. The man is an active volcano of talent! There are however only a few panels which show the Court of Owls, in all of which they are dead (literally). But, throughout the issue Capullo maintains the owl vibe. One of my favorites is the second page from the issue. Be sure to check it out.

Week In Review : Astonishing X-Men #50 + COBRA #13 + Dominique Laveau Voodoo Child #3 + Godzilla #1

Here we go folks, more comic goodness for you to read about - including one very in-the-news Marvel comic and some excellent non-superhero and spandex offerings. Enjoy and do feel free to let us know what you thought!

Astonishing X-Men #50 (Marvel)

Story : Marjorie Liu

Art : Mike Perkins (art), Andy Troy (colours)

(Reviewed by Akshay Dhar)

There has been a lot of hype prior to this issues release – all of it centred (as you can well imagine) on the marriage of Northstar (a.k.a Jean-Paul Beaubier) and his boyfriend Kyle. Let me put you at ease, no spoilers beyond saying that there is no marriage in this issue – thats next time around. This is just the build.

Overall a good issue and it continues the fairly stable and good run of stories this title has had since waaaay back when geek-dom's current messiah Joss Whedon launched it's first arcs and shot Shadowcat into space on a giant bullet.

In this issue we find the story continuing from last issue, with our heroes trying to track down the source of their troubles. Iceman, Gambit, Wolverine, War-bird (of the Shi'ar) and Northstar (the first 3 being reason enough for me to read this series!!) are on the trail of whomever sent the Marauders after them all recently and end up with more than they bargained for and still more questions with little in the way of answers. We even get a Black Widow cameo and more mysteries but it all does lead somewhere by the end – where that is we're going to have to, what else, wait a month to find out. We also have the relationship between Northstar and Kyle under further strain and with all manner of emotional drama – which in fairness is actually handled pretty well and all things considered, it felt pretty realistic. A difficult challenge for the best of writers when dealing with 'normal' folks and their issues.

Week In Review : Supreme #64 + The Spider #1 + Voltron Year One #2

Welcome back for more reviews folks! 

After the DC #1 overload yesterday, we've got some great new titles reviewed for you so dive right on in!

Supreme #64 (Image)

Story : Erik Larsen

Art : Erik Larsen & Cory Hamscher

(Reviewed by Akshay Dhar)

This was a very conflicting issue.
For those of you here last month, the last issue was the series' relaunch after the abrupt cancellation of the series right in the middle of Alan Moore's now-legendary run on the character. One, just one script by him remained unproduced and lay in the archives... the misty haze of legend surrounding it and every fanboy and fangirl who knew of it waited for the day it would finally see the light.

Then, Erik Larsen came on board to relaunch the series.

The good news is that he is a fantastic artist and arguably the most dedicated and consistent of the original Image founders, his work on his own series – Savage Dragon – being some legendary stuff itself for a writer/artist.

Anyway, after a pretty decent return last month with Erik on art duties for Moore's script, this month we finally get the first non-Alan script and the one that shows what they new season will be made off... and I gotta tell you, I'm mighty confused as to whether I love it or hate it.

Week In Review : Daredevil #12 + Earth 2 #1 + Teen Titans Annual #1 + World's Finest #1 + X-O Manowar #1

Welcome back for more new issues! Read the feedback from our crack staff as they review the books fresh off the racks!
Today is a bit DC-heavy, but given the huge number of titles they put out every week and a bunch of hotly anticipated new titles - so more books tomorrow, but for now, enjoy!

Daredevil #12 (Marvel)

Story : Mark Waid

Art : Chris Samnee

(Reviewed by Anupam Sarkar)

First of all, the cover is extremely awesome and sexy. Man, I just love Paolo Rivera!

The issue starts with a date between Matt Murdock and Kristen McDuffie, the Assistant DA, where she, (in a sexy pose) asks Matt to tie a scarf around her head as a blindfold. The reason for her to use a blindfold is to experience how a blind guy like Matt “enjoys” the world.

Within the issue, Matt tells Kristen about how he and Foggy became friends and also about their 'mock trial' against a professor at the university who had accused Foggy of cheating.

Mark Waid is a brilliant writer and storyteller and has brought something new with each issue. Daredevil #12 is not one of the action packed comics but more like knowing 'bout the guy behind the Daredevil Mask. In fact, there are only two glimpses of Daredevil in this issue (including a shadow).

Chris Samnee's art is pretty awesome and he provides with some jaw dropping visuals.

Week In Review : Avengers #25 / B.P.R.D: The Long Death #3 / Batman #8 / Nighwing #8 / Ragemoor #2 / The Shadow #1

 Avengers #25 (Marvel)

Story : Brian Michael Bendis

Art : Walter Simonson

(Reviewed by Anubhav Sharma)

As I’ve said last week, I’m a big fan of Bendis penned event tie-ins, mainly because he gets the level of characterisation and depth stories as big as the events we’ve been seeing for the last half decade which may not fit in well with all the big action in the main books. At face value, one may not see how relevant this issue is to AvX as a whole, but deep down it gives much needed buildup on the Avengers side of the conflict at the core of the event, and serves as a bridge between the recent Osborn storyline and AvX. Captain America and the Protector, in particular, get their motivations fleshed out, which explains some of the former’s decisions in AvX so far and the latter’s solicited actions.

Of course, one can’t talk about this issue without talking about the return of legendary artist Walt Simonson to Marvel. With modern colouring techniques showing is art in a new light, it’s safe to say it as the same level of dynamism he was known for at his best. Also, is Thor particularly looks as majestic as ever.

SCORE : 8.2 / 10

Week In Review: America's Got Powers #1 / Deadpool #53 / Frankenstein Agent of SHADE #8 / Suicide Squad #8

America's Got Powers #1 (Image Comics)

Story : Jonathan Ross & Bryan Hitch

Art : Bryan Hitch

(Reviewed by Anupam Sarker)

The story begins with a flashback to a weird, big and shiny blue crystal landing in San Francisco, causing every pregnant woman within a five mile radius from the crash site to give birth. All these newborns had some special super-power except for one unlucky chap named Tommy Watts a.k.a The Zero (means the guy has Zero Power).

So what do these Super-powered kids do when they grow up? They join a reality TV show called America's Got Powers where all Super-powered folks compete to be in the world's biggest superhero team. And what does Tommy Watts do when he grows up? He does menial jobs at a stadium called Powers Arena where the TV show competition takes place.

Back to the present, Tommy and his friend dress as mascots and go about the arena. Sometime after the show has started, a super-powered guy is thrown out of the arena by the gigantic robots and explodes against the barrier wall, causing civilians to get inside the arena. A kid also gets into the arena and Tommy jumps in to save him. The issue ends with Tommy being revealed to have an unknown type and level of super-power while saving the kid.

I'm a big fan of Jonathan Ross. He is responsible for Turf, a five-issue Image mini which was awesome. But I'm pretty disappointed with the familiarity of the story. I mean, after reading the first few pages of the comic, one already knows what is going to happen. The concept of the comic sounds loosely based on another Image series by Todd Nauck called Wildguard, a comic where super-powered folks enter a reality TV show to join the world’s biggest superhero team (talk 'bout uncanny similarities)

Bryan Hitch's art is pretty good, but sometimes the faces seem to get sloppy or out of proportion.

Overall, the comic is interesting with some amazing visuals and extremely awesome colours by Paul Mounts and attractive letters by Chris Eliopoulos.

If you are looking for an awesome comic which will get more awesome in the next issues, then this is your thing.

P.S- Image Comics publisher Eric Stephenson does a cameo in a panel of the comic.

SCORE : 8.5 / 10

Deadpool #53 (Marvel)

Story : Daniel Way

Art : Alex Garza

(Reviewed by Anant Sagar)

No No No!! What has Deadpool done? You want to know? No? Well too bad. Wade here has gone and made himself normal. Well okay, normal is relative. He’s now mortal, he can die, he can finally be with the love of his..err..life, Death. Anyway down to business.

THE GOOD:-

As all of you following Deadpool would know and agree with me. The story is excellent. Deadpool is finally closer to dying. We know he wants to die so he can be with Death. So now, with a serum, he actually loses his healing factor. Has X-force after him, apart from Tombstone who wants to put a bullet through his head. The art follows over from the old issues. The fact that Deadpool is now mortal adds a nice twist to the way one would perceive the issue.

THE BAD:-

The story has been going so well so far. And when it comes to the story the only thing I can say is, WHY IS HE MORTAL?? That’s something that’s going to make things weird for a bit. But I guess it may become one of his many quirks. Or he’ll just be dead. I doubt he’ll just stay dead. I don’t know, Deadpool being normal-ish just doesn’t seem right. I guess only time will tell.

THE FUNNY:-

As I have stated before. EVERYTHING!

My favourite moments include the following (and everything else in the issue):

- the secret ingredient to the serum is baby hair. (YES BABY HAIR!! Yikes!)

- Bob: “You’re not mad?” DP: “I’m a MAD genius. Maybe....”

- E.V.A.? Expliquez. S’il vous plait.

- “it doesn’t work,” (expression) “It doesn’t??” “it only works on you” “YESS”

- Deadpool getting smacked on the head by Bob, yes Bob, with a pot.

My final opinion... I eagerly look forward to the conclusion. I want it I want it I want it!!!

The story arc so far, 9 out of 10. Grab a copy NOW!

SCORE : 8 / 10

Frankenstein Agent of SHADE #8 (DC)

Story : Jeff Lemire

Art : Alberto Ponticelli

(Reviewed by Rijul Raut)

I love done-in-ones. Writing for the trade is something I can tolerate, and its ubiquity in recent comics makes it all the sweeter when a good one-shot issue sneaks past that combines characterization with plot relevancy. This issue is one of that rare breed, mixing flashback with reality as a sort of mirror (another semi-recent example would be Greg Rucka writing in pre-reboot Detective Comics) and providing insight into that issue that every Franken-fan has pondered - what caused Frankenstein and his Bride to separate way back when?

SCORE : X / 10

Suicide Squad #8 (DC)

Story : Adam Glass

Art : Frederico Dallacchio

(Reviewed by Akshay Dhar)

This is among the worst books DC has in it's new line-up, but I can't lie – it's also one of the most entertaining guilty pleasures.

Violent, blatant, shameless and mindlessly entertaining, this new incarnation of the fan-favourite and acclaimed Suicide Squad titles is nothing but the epitome of the 90's-style “EXTREME” that DC has been pushing in several of their books – mostly in the crappier of the lot. But here it works somehow, despite Glass' often mediocre writing and insufficient characterization.

FOR THOSE JUST COMING IN:

The latest version of the squad is officially known as Task Force-X and still run by Amanda Waller. The mainstay members are Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Black Spider, King Shark and El Diablo. In only seven short issues they've had brutal missions including one where an entire stadium was sealed off because it was possessed by something evil and not only did they get team-mate Voltaic to kill them all, Deadshot popped him in the head after that to pin it all on him. Between that and other members getting their head blown off (literally!) by nano-bombs they all have implanted in their necks (in case they get frisky!), this has been a pretty hardcore series. Not to mention Harley going AWOL and brutalising an entire police station after hearing Joker died (read Detective Comics for more on that story).

MOVING ON:

The last issue ended with Harley finally getting what she deserved and after a bullet at extremely close-range, being put down after her murder-spree of madness! Now this issue she's been revived and given one last chance before they pop her head like a potato in a microwave.

This one is kind of an interim issue in that it follows what's happening with the squad after several missions and the fallout for them, both personally and in terms of their deal with Waller. In a sense this is the closest you'll see to character development by Glass is my guess and he doesn't do too bad a job on it here. El Diablo is now back on the team and Savant is released back into the wild, his term complete and such, ending with a deadly new mission ahead which promises that the next issue will be a return to the usual bloody, violent and wicked form that makes this title a success.

Don't get me wrong, I don't love it for that, I just enjoy it and am willing to admit that if done well such mindless fare can be fun too. However unless he can really up his game, Glass should limit the characterization attempts and stick to crazy adventures. The only thing that worries me is the rate at which he's killing folks here, either they need to create a bunch more characters that are there just to be killed brutally or try and find adventures where they don't die quite so often or something. How long this series will stay readable, I don't know – but for now it's entertaining enough that I'll keep catching it when I see it.

SCORE : 6 / 10

Week In Review: Danger Club #1 / O.M.A.C #8 / Supreme #63 / Voltron Year One #1 (DOUBLE REVIEWED)

Danger Club #1 (Image)

Story : Landry Q. Walker

Art : Eric Jones

(Reviewed by Akshay Dhar)

F*** Yeah!!!

If there's a new superhero comic to try and a new world to explore – this would be it!

It's only the first issue.

I was amused in the first couple of pages which are done very nicely like a good old silver age comic that give us character names (like Kid Monstro and Apollo) and a feel for how this new world works with the superheroes that are like the Teen Titans of this world.

Then it throws it all out the window.

Picture a bunch of characters that are like alternate-universe-young-adult-versions of all your favourites like Kid Vigilante (Batman!), Apollo (Superman, duh!), Fearless (Nick Fury), etc... Now picture an Earth where all the superheroes left to combat some great threat in space months ago and now... well, lets just say that things are not looking good and Apollo has lost his marbles more than a little. I'm not saying the characters are direct rip-offs, but one can see parallels and archetypes at play here when creating the style and characteristics of all of them.

Week In Review: Action Comics #8 / Daredevil #10.1 / Dejah Thoris and the White Apes of Mars #1 / Men of War #8

Action Comics #8 (DC)

Story : Grant Morrison

Art : Rags Morales

(Reviewed by Anubhav DasGupta)

Grant Morrison has written the greatest Superman story of all time. This, however, is not that story. It just falls short of being amazing. It’s not Morrison at his best. It is, however a damn good book.

We’re still in Superman’s early years (He’s just got his suit a few issues back). The comic starts with Superman battling against Brainiac/Collector and a Brainiac-possessed Metallo after he was asked to choose between Metropolis and Krypton City of Kandor (both of them miniaturized!) in the last issue.

Rags Morales’ art is brilliant. I love how everything seems to be in motion, how everything is so fluid and full of life. And Morrison is at times, very good and at times mediocre. Sometimes his writing feels as if some other writer is trying to ape his style. Bits of it seem quite forceful, and that’s what holds this issue back. And I am at a loss when it comes to deciphering Krypton-speak. Maybe we aren’t supposed to understand those bits, but still, it’s headache inducing.

The best part of the comic has to be Luthor’s dialogue in the first few panels of the comic.

Week In Review: B.P.R.D. : The Pickens County Horror #1 / Bloodstrike #26 / Daredevil #10 / Justice League Dark #7 / The New Deadwardians #1 / Voodoo #7

Welcome fellow ComicAddicts, to another new week of releases - and do we have a load of amazing titles for you guys this week! In fact we had so many great releases that we have more than the usual number today AS WELL AS TOMORROW! So dive in and enjoy!

B.P.R.D. – Hell On Earth : The Pickens County Horror #1 (of 2) (Dark Horse)

Story : Scott Allie

Art : Jason Latour

(Reviewed by Anubhav DasGupta)

None of our usual BPRD players turn up in Pickens County Horror. There’s no Liz Sherman, Abe Sapien or Johann Krauss. Instead, we are treated to two field agents who land up in South Carolina to investigate something about a fog that, well, “moans”. There are Vampires in this issue.

Firstly, this comic is not groundbreaking or mindblowing, but it gets the work done. What really stands out in this issue is the art. I love this Latour guy. This is the only comicbook of his that I’ve read, but he’s impressed me, and I’m totally going to fish around for more of this guy’s work. The amount of character he brings out in each and every panel is amazing. And the nighttime scenes are just brilliant. It also helps that Dave Stewart is handling the colors. I bet his colors would make a page drawn by even Rob-goddamn-Liefeld look good, and with Latour’s art, it not only looks amazing, but also adds to the story.

The pace is just right. This comic takes its time, letting us know the characters before heaping the good stuff on us and ending with our heroes in a questionable situation. This is textbook horror storytelling.

Week-In-Review: Army of Darkness #2 / Batman #7 / Kick Ass 2 #7 / Rebel Blood #1

Army of Darkness #2 (Dynamite)

Story : Elliot R. Serrano

Art : Marat Mychaels

(Reviewed by Akshay Dhar)

He's baaaaack!!!

Sweet!

For those who haven't guessed already, Ash Williams a.k.a. the most hard-a** demonite killer and one of the most awesome movie characters of all time finally makes his entrance into the story in this new issue – and what an entrance it is indeed!

We saw the new 'chosen one' last issue getting herself a massive overdose of what she can expect in that role and then some more and still more to follow. That continues this issue as she is looking for the man himself, but thankfully that takes a backseat/cameo sort of role as we get to see the character made famous by the legendary Bruce Campbell (under Sam Raimi's direction...) drive right into our minds again, boom-stick in hand and a whoooole mess of wicked new weaponry to play with and give company to the trusty old chainsaw!

Week-In-Review: Batman #6 + Peter Panzerfaust #1 + The Activity #3 + Wasteland #34

Well folks, as promised, here is another round of comic reviews from this past weeks releases for your pleasure. Today we cut across 3 companies, 4 titles and just as many genres as we bring you part 2 of this weeks selection.

BATMAN #6

Story: Scott Snyder

Art: Greg Capullo

(Review By: Anupam Sarkar)

After the dreadful encounter with “The Darkness” #99, Batman #6 was the only medicine that could get me outta my depression.

The previous issue had ended with The Talon, who stabbed (the drugged) Batman with a blade through the midsection of his body. Issue 6 picks it up from right there.

In the first few pages, Talon beats the shit out of Bats (who proceeds to bleed like gallons of tomato ketchup leaking from a barrel) while The Court of Owls surround them.

The Court then decide that they are not done with The Dark Knight yet and want him to be hurt much more still.

The weakened Bats (who had been trapped in the labyrinth beneath Gotham City for 8 days) is pushed inside a room where he sees his great-grandpop Alan Wayne's photo, which motivates him to kick Talon's arse just by using words as weapon against Talon(a bit unusual, but effectively done). Then he performs a magnificent escape from the labyrinth.

Week-In-Review: Army Of Darkness #1 + B.P.R.D Hell on Earth: The Long Death #1 + The Darkness #99 + Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi #1

ARMY OF DARKNESS #1

Story: Elliott R. Serrano

Art: Marat Mychaels & Chris Ivy

(Review By: Akshay Dhar)

This review must be prefaced by me informing you that if you have a love for either the Army Of Darkness and Evil Dead movies, Ash Williams and/or the inimitably awesome Bruce Campbell – then you will already relish and enjoy the comic. Also, you should bear in mind this is in essence a horror-action-comedy before you read it and start taking it seriously as you do so. Just enjoy it for what it is, thats what it does.

Taking a new direction on the mythology of the Army Of Darkness with chosen ones and adding in a whole new “Ash” Williams character, a bit of a surprise this time, what with it being a girl and all that. Torn from her time by magic and possibly fate and thrown into ancient Egypt with new and ungodly powers, Ashley is now on her own (more or less) as she fights an survives what is clearly just the beginning of deadly adventures to come as the malevolent big-bad watches from afar. With the original Ash in just a cameo moment, it was a bit of a let-down given the cover which makes you dive in hoping to geekily enjoy seeing the Boom-stick in action. But in the end Serrano has done a good job and the end result is an amusing and well portrayed story in the horror-comedy genre that sets an interesting opening stage, now I just hope he can build on it nicely hereafter.

As for the artwork – I make no bones about the fact that I'm not the biggest Mychaels fan, given his artistic lineage under the tutelage of the man who makes anyone with any aesthetic sensibility face-palm at will, Mr. Rob Leifeld. However he seems to have made some progress and while not spectacular, he does a basicaly decent job and seems to have surpassed that particular teacher for sure – plus I think some nice inking by Ivy also helps in that department quite a bit.

SCORE : 6.4 / 10

Action Comics #1-4: Re-Reviewed! (The New 52)

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WRITER: Grant Morrison

PENCILLER: Rags Morales

INKER: Rick Bryant

COLORIST: Brad Anderson

Well, first of all, this post was supposed to be up several days back, but due to the awesomeness of the comics (that we've will be reviewing recently), I actually re-read the first four issues again and again.

So, without further delay, I present you another round of Morrison's hit stuff – ACTION COMICS!

FIRST ENCOUNTER-

A Superman in a small-sized cape, old jeans and above all a T-shirt, didn't actually appeal to me much the first time I heard about him. But, whatever the dislikes might have been, I'm loving the new Supes!

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THE STORY-

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The first issue with two magnificent covers by Morales and Jim Lee, seems to be one of my favorite issue out of the four released so far.

The first few pages show us a totally new Superman. Long before he had even established people's faith for him, when cops didn't thank him but used every opportunity to (try to) catch him.
Now, that's a Superman everyone would eventually love to read.

The Supes we get to see here, is still a little immature at the SUPERMAN style of crime-fighting. Packed with an old Spider-man sense of humor and new ways of making people accept their crimes, it really is a must-read.

The Luthor here is a little chubby and Clark Kent has got baggy clothes(to hide his muscles) and doesn't work at The Daily Planet, but he works at it's rival - The Daily Star. I know, amused me quite a bit at first too.

The last pages of Issue One, shows us that while stopping a train, Supes is bloody, injured and unconscious.

Week In Review - 6th Feb 2012! Action Comics #6 + Fatale #2 + The Boys #63 + X-Club #3+Dark Horse Presents#8

Hey there all you Comic-addicts out there - young, old, thin, fat and anything and everything in between!
Come, grab a seat, settle back and relax as we bring you another edition of Week-In-Review as we review 4 of our teams picks from the past week.

ACTION COMICS #6

Writer:Grant Morrison

Artist:Andy Kubert
Reviewer: Anupam Sarkar

Take genius and flawless writing, awesome art and an iconic character and mix 'em up.

What you get is Action Comics #6!

Back in Issue 5, readers were introduced to the “Anti-Superman Army” who - for unknown reasons - travel back to the past to steal the power source of the rocket that sent Supes to Earth, a.k.a. Kryptonite, which they intend to use to put an end to Superman!

Issue 6 starts with a meet between the Anti-Superman Army and a scientist who extracted the Kryptonite from the rocket's engine.

He also explains that the Kryptonite can be used to create different colors of Kryptonite , which will have different effects on Superman.

The last issue introduced us to Superman from five years into the future from the Action Comics's time-period as well as the Legion of Super-Heroes' founding members (Cosmic Man, Lightning Man and Saturn Woman).

In this issue, we see the Legion trying to to get the Kryptonite back from the Anti-Superman Army and the scientist who are in a hollow lead pellet inside Superman's brain! (Now that sounds insane)

Readers also get a look at some of Superman's childhood memories which are unlocked when Saturn Woman accesses his memory in order to search for the hollow lead pellet.

The issue introduces some crazy yet awesome sci-fi stuff and all the genius stuff that Morrison is known for, while the art by Andy Kubert is just stunning.

SCORE: 10/10 

Week In Review 09.01.2012 : New Comics Mega-post!

Week-In-Review time folks!!
This week it's Animal Man #5 + Batwing #5 + Vampirella vs. Dracula #1 + Witchblade #151 + Avengers Annual #1 + Fatale #1 + The Lil' Depressed Boy #8!


This week three of the team have gotten together to give you one HUGE mega-review post, bringing you the best, brightest and most popular comics out this week!

Anupam's Reviews

Animal Man #5

Story: Jeff Lamire

Art: Travel Foreman

Writer Jeff Lemire's bought one of the under dogs of DC and turned him into a full on horror filled (new) Animal Man! Be it horror,superhero or simply comic book fans, this one shouldn't be a miss. Plus the visuals really set the book apart and puts it in the way too (horribly) dreadful category!

SCORE : 9.5/10

Batwing #5 (featuring a special appearance by Batman!)

Story: Judd Winick

Art: Ben Oliver

I would call this more of a character development story rather than a 'story' I would wanna see in a comic. The art overall gives a very realistic feel, which matches the story perfectly.

And don't get fooled by Bats's special appearance, practically there was no need of him to be there at all! Probably an idea by writer or editorial team to include him in order to raise the sells.

SCORE : 7/10

SERIES IN REVIEW: Batman #1-3 (THE NEW 52)

WRITER: Scott Snyder

PENCILLER: Greg Capullo

INKER: Jonathan Glapion

COLORIST: FCO Plascencia

Before getting on with the review, lemme ask you something: 

Guess what happens when one of the most versatile comic book writer of 21^st century collaborates with one of the most stylistic and awesome artist on a major DC title? 

The answer's easy - the current BATMAN reboot happens.

HISTORY

One fine day, while surfing the net, I just came across a piece of news that shook me or maybe it shook my room, or maybe the world might have shook with the shakes inside the bodies of comic fans. The column read- DC Reboot

From what I remember the DC guys saying that following the 'Flashpoint' crossover, all the DC titles along with some new ones (totaling up to 52), will be relaunched from September 2011.

Like many others I too was both sad and extremely excited at the same time. So the only thing I could do at that time was hoping for the new ones to be as good as the it's predecessors. And on that point, I gotta say, I was not disappointed. Here's a review of one of my favorite character's relaunched comic. 

Meeting Maniacs: Bhanu Pratap!

First of all, a real thanks for taking out time and doing this interview. Being a hardcore fan, I'm just gonna hop on to my mission rather than being all gabby.

COMIC ADDICTS: I know many of our readers want to get right to questions about 'Munkey Thugs' and 'The Damned Book', but I think we should start by you telling us a little 'bout yourself.

BHANU PRATAP: Hey Anupam and Comic addicts, thanks for this interview. I am already feeling like a celebrity( I hope to make this interview controversial enough). But really, I am glad that you guys are making a platform as cool as this available to us, as creators and fans of the comic book medium.

Ok, I am Bhanu Pratap, a painter, comic book artist/writer, or cartoonist. I was born in Una, Himachal Pradesh, but brought up in Delhi. I am currently working out of New Delhi, working on a few group art exhibitions, and two- three comic projects(not counting the thousands I conjure up in my head everyday). And I do plan to do a lot of things in these mediums in the foreseeable future as well.

CA: You are both a writer and an illustrator. So with this in mind: who have been the major role models of your life?

BP: Is this the question where I get to totally be a fanboy and name all the artist heroes I have? Yes!!!

Well I can’t name them all here, can I?

Let me just try to name all the people who have helped me get to this point in life and as an artist.

First role model would be my elder brother, who inspired me to pick up pencil and draw Jambu (an old Indian robot superhero). Then artists/painters like Phil Hale, Francis bacon, Egon Schiele, Ashley Wood, Kent Williams, Euan Uglow, Andrew Wyeth, N.C. Wyeth. Mangakas like Naoki Urasawa, Katsuhiro Otomo, Taiyo matsumoto, Junji Ito, Atsushi Kaneko, Jiro Matsumoto (NSFW), Okama (NSFW). Paul Pope, Alberto Breccia, Hugo Pratt, Jose Munoz, J P Leon,

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THE ALEX TOTH and THE JACK KIRBY, Moebius, Nicolas De Crecy, Nicolas Nemiri, Jason, DAVID MAZZUCHELLI, Guido Crepax (NSFW), Al Columbia... Damn it, the list goes on… maybe I can make a list and then you add it to the end note?

There are so many awesome inspiring artists/writers/ demigods out there waiting to be discovered by more and more comic book fans, and I would implore anybody who reads this to know about all these stalwarts of art history.

Oh and I would also like to point attention to sites like drawn.ca, conceptart.org and others like these as great places to find hidden gems of the art world.

Meeting Maniacs: Harsho Mohan Chattoraj

 ComicAddicts chats with H.M.C

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So Harsho, tell us a a little bit about yourself.

Let’s see – I’m a comic book artist ( well, I fancifully refer to myself as a graphic novelist at times ) based in Kolkata. I’ve worked in other fields too, and still continue to do so, albeit to a lesser extent these days, as I try to give most of my work energy to my comic projects. I love watching movies and TV serials, listening to music and reading books ( my favourite authors would be Stephen King,. P.G.Wodehouse and John Mortimer ), and let’s not forget comics – I prefer them to books, actually.

The man himself.

How did you get your first break in this industry?

The first break in the comic strip zone ( and they’re the strips in the newspapers, not to be confused with comic books ) came pretty early for me – I had a cartoon column and a comic strip column in 2 supplements of ‘The Statesman’ newspaper in Kolkata. That was around 12 years back, if memory serves me right.

And my first comic book break was a project for a US-based client. The comic’s name was ‘GunMetal Blues’. Strangely enough, that 80-pager is yet to be published, whereas the ones following it got published rapidly, almost immediately after creation.

Can you share some of the biggest influences on your life?

I suppose you are referring to the influences on my life in the comic world… so lemme see – Mike Mignola , Lee Bermejo, Stuart Immonen, Tony Harris, Jae Lee, J.H.Williams III , Leinil Francis Yu . The list goes on and on, but these would be the toppers any day.

What first made you want to not just be an artist, but a comic-artist?

Yes, at the start, and till around 4 years back, I preferred to be a jack of all trades, but comics had been my mainstay always, even among those other ‘trades’. And 4 years back, when I returned to my home in Kolkata from my sojourn in Bangalore, I focused primarily on comics, trying to get better at it.