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, …
Batman #37 Written by Scott Snyder (Backup written by James Tynion IV) Pencilled by Greg Capullo (Backup art by John McCrea) Inked by Danny Miki Colors by FCO Plascencia (Backup colors by Michelle Madsen) Published by DC Comics Some of the best Batman stories are where a villain (usually someone like Scarecrow or Dr. Destiny) gets in his head, warps …
The first issue of the massively successful Wytches provides readers with a solid base while leaving us with a cliffhanger and excited for more. This issue finds Sailor trying to cope with the aftermath of her traumatic attack, while her parents attempt to search for answers to what’s happened to their daughter. Wytches #2 doesn’t reveal exactly what crashed through Sailor’s window at the end of the last issue, but it does show us how it effected her mind and body.
Wytches #1 Writer: Scott Snyder Artist: Jock Publisher: Image Comics Of the many comics set to make their debut this year, few are as hotly anticipated as Wytches. As Hollywood continues to hoard the comic book industry for inspiration, Image Comics’ newest horror series from writer Scott Snyder (American Vampire) and artist Jock (Batman: The …
It’s not even a week old, but Scott Snyder and Jock’s horror comic Wytches already has a film in the works Deadline reports. Snyder and Jock will be executive producers and Brad Pitt’s Plan B will produce. Image describes the series as: Across the globe, century after century, men and women were burned, drowned, hanged, …
After spending a year developing the origin and mythos of Batman, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo turn him loose in Batman #35 and show him at his prime fighting some of Earth’s mightiest heroes. The scale of the comic is huge as Batman battles the various Justice League members, and Capullo’s art shows their might in comparison to Batman’s mortality. The comic opens at the Royal Theatre in Gotham, which has spent lots of money on a special crane so there can be a literal “deus ex machina” in a staging of the Oresteia. Snyder and Capullo stage their narrative like a Greek tragedy giving Batman his own fatal flaw in the story. From Batman #35, it seems that the “Endgame” will be looking at Batman as legend while having many twists and turns along the way. Snyder does a good job showing Batman’s unique contingency plans for stopping the Justice League while Capullo shows them in action from Wonder Woman’s window breaking power to Flash’s crackling super speed. If anything, Batman #35 is an argument for why Greg Capullo should draw Justice League. FCO Plascencia continues to set the mood with his colors from the mix of somber and bright coloring in the theatre to Batman’s shadowy greys and blacks and the various color schemes for the Justice League members.
Batman #13-17 Written by Scott Snyder Pencilled by Greg Capullo Inked by Jonathan Glapion Colored by FCO Plascencia Even if it is drawn like (a dark opening scene from the Joker’s POV as he cracks Gotham police officer’s necks) and plotted like a slasher film, “Death of the Family” is a love story. A long, lost …
Batman Eternal #1 Written by Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV Art by Jason Fabok Colored by Brad Anderson Published by DC Comics With a jaw dropping first page (actually the end of the whole Batman Eternal story), Batman Eternal #1 goes full throttle from the beginning and never lets up on the gas. Scott Snyder and James Tynion have …
The 2014 Image Expo helped partially prove my theory that there is no longer a Big Two in comics, but a Big Three. At the Expo, a plethora of new titles stretching across different genres were announced along with news about popular creators, like Grant Morrison, Ed Brubaker, Jock, and Kyle Higgins working on new …
5. Captain Marvel (Marvel) Captain Marvel #9-#17 Writers: Kelly Sue DeConnick (9-17), Christopher Sebela (10-12), Jen Van Meter (15-16) Pencillers: Filipe Andrade (9-12, 17), Scott Hepburn (13-14), Gerardo Sandoval (13-14), Pat Oliffe (15) Inker: Filipe Andrade (9-12, 17), Scott Hepburn (13-14), Gerardo Sandoval (13-14), Drew Geraci (15-16), Tom Nguyen (16) Colorist: Jordie Bellaire (9-13, 17), Andy …
2013 was a big year for comics, both mainstream and independent. DC celebrated Superman’s 75th birthday with the launch of the much hyped (and delayed) Superman Unchained by superstar creators Scott Snyder and Jim Lee. There were also the big crossover events “Trinity War” and its follow up Forever Evil which will continue into 2014. This year also marked …
Batman #25 Writer: Scott Snyder Penciller: Greg Capullo Inker: Danny Miki Colours: FCO Plascencia Letterer: Nick Napolitano Publisher: DC Comics Purchase: http://www.comixology.com/Batman-2011-25/digital-comic/50127 Last month’s issue of Batman, Batman #24, is a classic. It is not only a love letter to Batman’s lore, but it also took Zero Year from a novelty event and transformed it …
Batman #24 Writers: Scott Snyder and James Tynion IV Penciller: Greg Capullo and Rafael Albuquerque (backup) Inker: Danny Miki Colorist: FCO Plascencia and Dave McCaig (backup) Publisher: DC Comics In Batman #24, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo set out to answer the question, “Who is Batman?” How did Bruce Wayne, angry urban vigilante, become the legendary Dark …
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 …
Writer: Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV (backup) Penciller: Greg Capullo Inker: Danny Miki Colorist: FCO Plascencia Publisher: DC Comics The non-linear narrative device is one of the trickiest to use in fiction. At its best, it’s Pulp Fiction or Ulysses. At its worst, it’s The Grudge or the wacky anime Axis Powers Hetalia. However, Batman #23 uses the non-linear narrative to show Bruce Wayne …
Batman #22 Writer: Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV (backup) Pencillers: Greg Capullo, Rafael Albuquerque (backup) Inker: Danny Miki Colorists: FCO Plascencia, Dave McCaig (backup) Though Batman #22 may lack the big action set pieces and reveals of last month’s issues, it has a good deal of visual experimentation from Greg Capullo, Danny Miki, and FCO Plascencia …
The last couple years have been quiet for Vertigo, the DC imprint for mature-comics that published many of the most influential, renowned, and strangest comics of the 1990s: “The Sandman”, “Swamp Thing”, “Animal Man”, “Hellblazer”, “The Invisibles”, “Doom Patrol”, “Preacher”, and “Shade, the Changing Man”, among others. For many years Vertigo was the place-to-be for …
Superman Unchained #1 Writer: Scott Snyder Pencils: Jim Lee Ink: Scott Williams & Alex Sinclair Cover: Jim Lee, Scott Williams & Alex Sinclair Publisher: DC Comics This week undoubtedly marks one of the biggest weeks in the 75 year history of Superman. Not only is the character finally getting a movie worthy of his greatness, …
Batman 21 Writers: Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV (backup) Artists: Greg Capullo, Rafael Albuquerque (backup) Colorist: FCD Plascencia Publisher: DC Comics “Batman” only appears in one page of Batman #21, but the reader won’t mind. What made this comic such a good read was that it distilled what it means to be Batman and then traveled in …
With Scott Snyder’s highly anticipated Batman: Zero Year just around the corner and Man of Steel hitting the box-office this month, I felt that it was a perfect time to delve into some of the best re-vamped origin stories in comic books. While many may fall flat (looking at you Marvel: Season Ones) some have …
The Wake #1 (of 10) Writer: Scott Snyder Art: Sean Murphy Cover(s): Sean Murphy & Adam Kubert Publisher: Vertigo Comics The Wake is a curious creature to review. It’s a book that revels in the mystery that surrounds it, and rightfully so. To even describe the plot would do Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy a …
Batman #20 Writers: Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV (Backup story) Pencilers: Greg Capullo, Alex Maleev (Backup story) Cover: Greg Capullo Publisher: DC After a writer/artist team concludes a big storyline and before they begin an even bigger one, there’s always a little down time. This can be used to develop side characters, wrap up/create sub …
Batman 19 Writers: Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV (backup) Penciller: Greg Capullo, Alex Maleev (backup) Cover: Greg Capullo Publisher: DC After the grieving and emotional turmoil of the previous issues, Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo reunite to tell a Batman detective story. However, they don’t have Batman completely recover from Damian’s death. There’s a poignant …