Hello and welcome back to Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I write a line or three about comics and/or graphic novel releases of recent vintage, hopefully on…
Comics Reviews
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Scott Cederlund
3 Min Read
After reading Grandville: Mon Amour, there’s one thing that puzzles me; why are most of Bryan Talbot’s characters in this book animals? Archibald LeBrock, the main character, is a walking,…
David Allen Jones
9 Min Read
In case you were keeping score, you’re right, I skipped last week thanks to a very busy Thanksgiving week in which I just plain old didn’t have time to read…
David Allen Jones
8 Min Read
Here we go again with Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I opine on various recently released publications of the sequential graphic nature, some of which may be…
Scott Cederlund
4 Min Read
What would you do if it was going to be impossible to commit a crime? Not just hard or tough but flatout impossible? What if your own government took the…
David Allen Jones
8 Min Read
Yep, time once more for Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I opine upon a handful of recent comics and/or graphic novel releases, most of which should be…
Scott Cederlund
3 Min Read
As Bruce Wayne returns to the present day fold in Batman and Robin #16, joining Dick Grayson and his son Damien for an epic battle with Doctor Hurt and Professor…
David Allen Jones
7 Min Read
Here we go again with Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I opine on various recently released publications of the sequential graphic nature, some of which may be…
Scott Cederlund
4 Min Read
Sometimes it’s not the story itself but how the story is told that counts. In The Outfit, Darwyn Cooke doesn’t let himself be hemmed in by Richard Stark’s original story,…
David Allen Jones
6 Min Read
You are interested in the unknown… the mysterious. The unexplainable. That is why you are here. My friend, can your heart stand the shocking CoCSJ, in which I opine on comics…
David Allen Jones
11 Min Read
Here we go again with CoCSJ, in which I opine of comics and graphic novel releases of recent vintage, most of which should be available at a brick-and-mortar or online…
Scott Cederlund
3 Min Read
In Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner’s Red, Paul Moses is a monster. The former CIA operative who can’t escape the memories of the acts he did in the name of…
David Allen Jones
8 Min Read
Time once more for CoCSJ, now with an extra comma at no cost to you, in which I opine of comics and graphic novel releases of recent vintage, most of…
Scott Cederlund
3 Min Read
There are lots of X-Men books on the stands right now, and Remender and OpeÁ±a’s “Uncanny X-Force” is the ass-kicker of the bunch.
David Allen Jones
7 Min Read
Here we go again with Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, that more-or-less weekly and rarely on-time feature in which I opine on various recently released publications of the sequential…
David Allen Jones
7 Min Read
Welcome back to Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, that more-or-less weekly and rarely on-time feature in which I opine on various recently released publications of the sequential graphic nature,…
Scott Cederlund
3 Min Read
The Amazing Spider-Man: The Gauntlet Vol. 5 — Lizard begins with a couple of short stories by Fred Van Lente, Jefte Palo, Roger Stern and Xurxo Penalta, reminding us of…
David Allen Jones
9 Min Read
Time once more for Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, that more-or-less weekly and rarely on-time feature in which I opine on various recently released publications of the sequential graphic…
Scott Cederlund
4 Min Read
I’m kind of amazed at how much of Marvel’s Golden Age roots are lost to the past. Thanks to Roy Thomas’s 1980-era efforts like All Star Squadron and the miniseries…
David Allen Jones
9 Min Read
Here we go again with Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, that more-or-less weekly feature in which I opine on various recently released publications of the sequential graphic nature, some…
Scott Cederlund
3 Min Read
Is it too much to ask for an explanation? To want some kind of closure to a story? In Daytripper #1 from DC’s Vertigo comic line, Fabio Moon and Gabriel…
David Allen Jones
5 Min Read
Time once more for Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I opine on various recently released publications of the sequential graphic nature, some of which may be sitting…
Scott Cederlund
5 Min Read
Naoki Urasawa likes to create questions in his stories. In Monster, it was what wass Johann’s endgame? In Pluto, who is killing the world’s most powerful robots and why? 20th…
David Allen Jones
6 Min Read
Here we go again with Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I opine upon a handful of recent releases of the comic book and/or graphic novel type, some…
David Allen Jones
6 Min Read
Sorry about the skipped week; various things going on squeezed out most of my writing time. I’ll try not to let that become anything like a regular thing, OK? Anyways,…
Scott Cederlund
5 Min Read
Warren Ellis and John Cassaday know where the bodies are buried. Not literal bodies but the fictional corpses of the 20th century heroes and legends. In a 1998 short introductory…
Scott Cederlund
4 Min Read
There are two important questions you’ve got to ask yourself going into writer Matt Fraction and artist Salvador Larroca’s The Invincible Iron Man — Stark: Disassembled. 1) What are Tony…
David Allen Jones
6 Min Read
Here we go again with Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I opine on various recently released publications of the sequential graphic nature, some of which may be…
David Allen Jones
8 Min Read
That’s right, it’s (a little past, I know) time for Confessions of a Comics Shop Junkie, in which I opine on various recently released publications of the sequential graphic nature,…
Scott Cederlund
4 Min Read
There are two stories that Jason is telling in Werewolves of Montpellier. In the first story, the thief Sven prowls the rooftops of Montpellier wearing a werewolf mask. The mask…