Written by Kevin Eastman & Tom Waltz Art by Dave Watcher Cover by …. “Chasing Phantoms,” Part 2! One ally close to the Turtles faces grave danger while another makes a choice that will alter his life forever. Meanwhile the Turtles wonder if their path truly lies with the Foot Clan… Pickup your copy of ‘TMNT’ #62 @ ComiXology now! With it’s previous issue (reviewed here) ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ took a creative leap forwards in bridging the gap between story arcs. Stepping out of it’s own skin and becoming proto-meta is analysing its own past was, for me, a…
Author: Neil Vagg
Neil Vagg
Neil is the Editor-in-Chief at GYCO. He has a BA in Film & TV and an MA in Scriptwriting; he currently works 9-5 in an office and 5-9 as a reviewer. He has been reading comics for as long as he can remember and is never far away from any book which has the word Bat in the title.
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With NYCC currently going strong today has brought us what will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of convention… the first trailer for Saban’s ‘Power Rangers’!
After a prolonged absence from Twitter which began after the release of ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ Zack Snyder triumphantly returned to share the first video clip from the film in July. Today Snyder has once again returned to Twitter causing a storm by unveiling the first photo of Ben Affleck in Batman’s new tactical suit from the film. The suit, discussed during an earlier press visit to the set, is an attempt to move forwards from the armoured Batsuit in ‘Batman v Superman’. https://twitter.com/ZackSnyder/status/776125466113630208 Many fans have noted that the suit bears a striking resemblance to the Owl…
Written by Rob Williams Pencils by Jim Lee Inks by Scott Williams Colored by Alex Sinclair Cover by Scott Williams & Jim Lee “The Black Vault” part one! When a mysterious and definitely super-important cosmic item falls out of the heavens and into enemy hands, America has only one option: Task Force X, Amanda Waller’s strike team of incarcerated super-criminals. A one-stop-shop for plausibly deniable espionage and ultra- violence, this “Suicide Squad” only handles missions they’re not expected to survive. An insane new era of SUICIDE SQUAD begins here with superstar artist Jim Lee and red-hot writer Rob Williams (UNFOLLOW, MARTIAN MANHUNTER). Pickup your copy…
Written by Patrick Gleason & Peter J. Tomasi Pencils by Doug Mahnke Inks by Jaime Mendoza Coloured by Wil Quintana Cover by Patrick Gleason “SON OF SUPERMAN” part five! The Eradicator is unstoppable and it has forced Superman to leave Earth behind to keep his son from harm. Pickup your copy of ‘Superman: Rebirth’ #5 at Comixology now! All my ‘Superman’ reviews have to come with the pre-face that I was not a huge fan of the character prior to ‘Man of Steel’. It’s a fairly controversial opinion but I like my heroes to have a darkness to them. I have made a concerted effort to…
Written by Greg Ruka Pencils & Inks by Nicola Scott Colours by Romulo Fajardo Jr. Cover by Romulo Farjardo Jr & Nicola Scott “Wonder Woman Year One” part two! Paradise has been breached, Ares stirs, and the Amazons must answer with a champion of their own…one who is willing to sacrifice her home amongst her sisters to save a world she has never seen. Pickup your copy of ‘Wonder Woman: Rebirth’ #4 at Comixology now! Call me cynical but isn’t it interesting that DC Comics choose now to do a ‘Year One’ story for Wonder Woman. What with her first…
Written by Kevin Eastmen & Tom Waltz Art & Cover by Dave Watcher Colours by Ronda Pattison “Chasing Phantoms” Part 1! While the Turtles and Splinter are still reeling from the events of TMNT #60, they come under attack by the Street Phantoms! Will Splinter let this challenge to his rule stand? Pickup your copy of ‘TMNT’ #61 at Comixology now! I’ve spoken in the past about how ‘TMNT’ comics works in cycles. Several issues are spent building towards big battle, the battle takes place and the series resets. It’s repetitive and the periods of reset often feel like dejavu.…
Written by James Tynion IV Pencils by Alvaro Martinez Inks by Raul Fernandez Cover by Raul Fernandez, Alvaro Martinez Tomeu Morey “Rise of the Batmen” part five! Batman, Batwoman, and the entire team take the fight to the deadly Colony! Those highly trained operatives took the Bat-team apart on their own turf…so how will they fare when the Colony is in its element, with all their weapons trained on our heroes? Pickup your copy of ‘Detective Comics’ #938 at Comixology now! If you’ve read any of my reviews of the mainstream ‘Batman’ and ‘All-Star Batman’ series then you will know I’ve praised…
Written by Scott Snyder Pencils by John Romita Jr. & Declan Shalvey Inks by Danny Miki & Declan Shalvey Coloured by Jordie Bellaire & Dean White Cover by Danny Miki, John Romita Jr. & Dean White “My Own Worst Enemy” part one! Superstar writer Scott Snyder explodes into an all-new Batman series alongside legendary artist John Romita Jr., reimagining some of the Dark Knight’s greatest villains. First up: Two-Face! Batman must take Two-Face to a destination out of Gotham City, but the duplicitous villain has a two of spades up his sleeve. Every assassin, bounty hunter and ordinary citizen with something to hide is on their tails with one goal:…
Written by Bryan Hitch Pencils by Tony Salvador Daniel Inks by Sandu Florea Colored by Tomeu Morey Cover by Tony Salvador Daniel, Sandu Florea, Tomeu Morey “The Extinction Machine” part three! The hive-mind entities known as the Awakened take their vendetta against the Justice League to the next level by changing ordinary people into grotesque monsters bent on hunting down super-humans all over the world. Meanwhile, Superman journeys to the center of the earth to stop the catastrophic quakes that are taking lives all over the world. Pickup your copy of ‘Justice League: Rebirth’ #3 at Comixology now! There are a lot of eyes on ‘Justice League:…