Month: February 2006

Legion of Doom’s Worst of 2005- Artists

Pat Lee. See Reggie Hudlin. The worst qualities of Anime with none of the more sophisticated qualities, like school girls or tentacle rape. -Colonel Doom I don’t really remember being horribly turned off by an artist this year. Though the news that Joe Madureira is coming to Ultimates has me geared up for the 2006…



Legion of Doom’s Worst of 2005- Writers

Reginald Hudlin. There’s few things in comics that piss me off more than a new writer with no regards for what’s come before him. His first six issues of Black Panther, which threw out nearly all of the character’s past and left it riddled with continuity gaffs, is about the worst example of this in…



This week’s comics 2/8/06

In the order I read them: Green Arrow #59 – Judd Winick has made this series enjoyable if unspectacular over the past few months. As far as the buildup to Infinite Crisis goes, it’s been about as good as Wonder Woman. This issue finally sees the big GA vs. Merlyn throwdown (last issue was all…



Hulk Gray

Any time Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale get together, I’m sold. Their three Batman books are my favorite in the Dark Knight library. Yep, I like them even more than Dark Knight Returns or Year One. Of the duo’s (Loeb and Sale, not Bats and Robin) Marvel efforts, I found myself entertained but not blown…



Wolverine vs. Batman

It’s an age old debate amongst comic book fans (at least the ones I know): Who would win in a fight between Wolverine and Batman? Wolverine is undoubtedly the toughest fighter in the Marvel Universe, and Batman is unquestionably the craftiness superhero in the DCU. But what wins out in a fight? Imagine some cosmic…



Legion of Doom’s Best of 2005- Surprises

Alex Luthor revealed as the other Lex Luthor. Nowadays, thanks to the internet comic book community, there are very few surprises for me. I knew Quicksilver was behind House of M, I knew Spider-Man was going to die and then come back, I knew Ronin was Echo, all months before it was revealed. Come to…