Ringside #7 Image Comics Written by: Joe Keatinge Art by: Nick Barber At some point the comic community is going to have to give up on bothering to look at Ringside with a critical eye. It’s starting to seem like there’s little point in doing so. Every issue has been a detailed, intense, dire, and deeply engrossing… Continue reading Paradise – “Ringside” #7 (Review)
Author: Mark Delaney
We Happy Few Preview – Let’s Put A Smile On That Face
If We Happy Few wasn’t on your radar before June, its showing at E3 during the Xbox portion of the show almost certainly put it there. The sinister smiling first-person game introduced an intriguing dystopia where anything but sheer uninterrupted happiness would get you cast out of town, or worse. To achieve this sort of… Continue reading We Happy Few Preview – Let’s Put A Smile On That Face
Aren’t They Strange? “Batman” #7 (Review)
Batman #7 DC Comics Plotted by: Steve Orlando & Tom King Script by: Steve Orlando Art by: Riley Rossmo Batman #7 takes a sharp turn from where the story seemed to be heading, but only in some aspects. On the surface, the story’s major points hit on a lot of what readers could’ve expected, and… Continue reading Aren’t They Strange? “Batman” #7 (Review)
This is Our Stop “All-Star Batman” #2 (Review)
All-Star Batman #2 DC Comics Written by: Scott Snyder Art by: John Romita Jr. Scott Snyder’s return to the cape and cowl started off with plenty of promise in last month’s debut of All-Star Batman, and the second issue of his first arc continues to build an intriguing pulp atmosphere for Batman and Two-Face on… Continue reading This is Our Stop “All-Star Batman” #2 (Review)
Isn’t It Beautiful? “Batman” #6 (Review)
Batman #6 DC Comics Written by: Tom King Art by: Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, Oclair Albert and Scott Hanna Batman #6, I thought, was to introduce a new story arc, and while for all intents and purposes it does that, it’s actually referred to as an epilogue for the first arc, I Am Gotham. Maybe… Continue reading Isn’t It Beautiful? “Batman” #6 (Review)
Loose Ends in “Cryptocracy” #3 (Review)
Cryptocracy #3 Dark Horse Comics Written by: Van Jensen Art by: Pete Woods I’m not always deeply embedded in the culture surrounding comic books. My pull list is made up of a few series I really enjoy, but if I’m not following those, I don’t always have an ear to the ground when it comes… Continue reading Loose Ends in “Cryptocracy” #3 (Review)
Run – “Batman” #5 (Review)
Batman #5 DC Comics Written by: Tom King Art by: David Finch, Matt Banning, Sandra Hope, Scott Hanna In Batman #5, Tom King reaches the conclusion of his debut arc as Batman scribe. It’s been an up-and-down first few issues, with some really promising moments interspersed with some questionable pacing and character decisions. It was nothing… Continue reading Run – “Batman” #5 (Review)