Skip to Content

10 Best Comics of 2014

2014 was an incredibly rewarding year to be a comics reader. Veteran creators, like Grant Morrison, Kurt Busiek, and Matt Wagner continued to churn out some of the best work of their career while new creators, like Noelle Stevenson, Babs Tarr, and Tula Lotay had very strong starts. Marvel and DC published their fair share of events, including Original Sin, …

Read More about 10 Best Comics of 2014

‘Southern Bastards’ #5 a comic book that demands your attention

After the shocking conclusion of the first arc, which consisted of the brutal, animalistic murder of a prominent character, we return to Craw County with a glimpse into the past of Euless “Coach” Boss. We dive into the life of the legendary high school football coach and ringleader of plenty of illegal activities taking place in Craw County. Via flashbacks, readers are provided a window into a few incidents that helped shape Coach into the man he is today, And now that Earl Tubbs is dead, Euless deals with the aftermath of what he’s done.

Read More about ‘Southern Bastards’ #5 a comic book that demands your attention

Thor #1 is Quite Worthy

 Thor #1 Written by Jason Aaron Drawn by Russell Dauterman Colors by Matthew Wilson Published by Marvel Comics Thor #1 has a cinematic feel to its writing and art that will ease new (and lapsed) fans into the status quo as well as shutting up people, who said “female Thor” was a gimmick. (They’ll probably still complain.) Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman open up the …

Read More about Thor #1 is Quite Worthy

Original Sin #8 Has Striking Imagery, But Isn’t Much of an Event

Original Sin #8 Written by Jason Aaron Art by Mike Deodato Colored by Frank Martin Published by Marvel The  premise of Original Sin was quite the invitation for Marvel readers. “Who killed the Watcher? and through the first few issues, speculation ran rampant across both the Internet and meatspace. (I had a two and a half hour conversation about the potential killer on a bus in …

Read More about Original Sin #8 Has Striking Imagery, But Isn’t Much of an Event

‘Southern Bastards’ #4 Unpredictable, Progressively Violent, and Shocking

Southern Bastards #4 Story by: Jason Aaron Art by: Jason Latour Cover by: Jason Latour Jason Aaron and Jason Latour began working together four years ago when Latour teamed up with Aaron to illustrate an issue of the critically acclaimed Vertigo series Scalped, and they would later collaborate on various Wolverine projects for Marvel, sharing …

Read More about ‘Southern Bastards’ #4 Unpredictable, Progressively Violent, and Shocking

‘Southern Bastards’ #3 – Better and Better With Each Issue

Southern Bastards #3 Written by Jason Aaron Art by Jason Latour Published by Image Comics      The showdown in Craw County has begun, and Earl Tubb is finding out just how difficult it’s going to be to take down Coach Boss. Southern Bastards has been a critical darling, and this issue lives up to …

Read More about ‘Southern Bastards’ #3 – Better and Better With Each Issue

‘Southern Bastards #2’ – Chicken-Fried Sonuvabitch

At its core, Southern Bastards is a series that is about the difficult relationship each person has with the place that they grew up. You can leave it behind, you can hate it, you can curse it as much as you want, but a part of you is always going to be stuck there. For Earl Tubb, he’s stuck there, and try as he might, he keeps digging himself into a situation that he knows he ought to run away from as fast as he can.

Read More about ‘Southern Bastards #2’ – Chicken-Fried Sonuvabitch

The Natives Are Restless in Jason Aaron and Jason Latour’s Southern Bastards #1

Southern Bastards #1 Written by Jason Aaron Drawn and colored by Jason Latour Published by Image Comics It is not what Jason Aaron and Jason Latour do but it is how they do it that makes Southern Bastards #1 one of Image Comics strongest debuts. The story of Earl Tubb, an old man returning to …

Read More about The Natives Are Restless in Jason Aaron and Jason Latour’s Southern Bastards #1

Battle of the Atom Concludes with Big Consequences for the X-Men

X-Men Battle of the Atom #2 Writer: Jason Aaron Pencillers: Esad Ribic and Giuseppe Camuncoli Finishes: Andrew Currie and Tom Palmer Colorists: Ive Svorcina, Andres Mossa, and Guru eFX Publisher: Marvel There are lots of cooks in the Battle of the Atom kitchen which has four epilogues and a total of ten pencillers/inkers/finishers working on the …

Read More about Battle of the Atom Concludes with Big Consequences for the X-Men

Wolverine and the X-Men #36

Wolverine and the X-Men #36 Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Giuseppe Camuncoli and Andrew Currie Colorist: Matt Milla with Edgar Delgado Publisher: Marvel Comics The brilliant thing that Brian Michael Bendis did with All New X-Men is to make our presenttime the dystopian “Days of Future Past” for the original X-Men. Today is the future that young …

Read More about Wolverine and the X-Men #36

Thor: God of Thunder Concludes With Unbridled Ambition

Thor: God of Thunder Issues: 6-11 Art: Esad Ribic & Butch Guice Colour: Ive Svorcina Letter: VC’s Joe Sabino Cover(s): Esad Ribic Publisher: Marvel Comics A lot can happen in a year. Since Marvel Now! started the world has undergone some pretty spectacular changes. Apple won its major lawsuit over Samsung, George Zimmerman was preparing …

Read More about Thor: God of Thunder Concludes With Unbridled Ambition

American Vampire Anthology is a Treasure Trove of Terrific Tales

American Vampire Anthology #1 Writer(s): Scott Snyder, Jason Aaron, Rafael Albuquerque, Jeff Lemire, Becky Cloonan, Francesco Francavilla, Gail Simone, Gabriel Ba, Fabio Moon, Greg Rucka Art: Rafael Albuquerque, Declan Shalvey, Ivo Milazzo, Ray Fawkes, Becky Cloonan, Franceso Francavilla, Tula Lotay, Gabriel Ba, Fabio Moon, JP Leon, Colours: Dave McCaig, Jordie Bellaire, Letters: Steve Wands, Jared …

Read More about American Vampire Anthology is a Treasure Trove of Terrific Tales

The Mad Titan Returns in Thanos Rising

Thanos Rising #1 Writer: Jason Aaron Art: Simone Bianchi Colours: Simone Peruzzi Letters: VC’s Clayton Cowles Publisher: Marvel Comics While Marvel’s cosmic line has remained dormant for years, last summer’s secret ending to The Avengers has brought it back in a big way. Once everyone realized that the big baddie at the end of the …

Read More about The Mad Titan Returns in Thanos Rising