I was so upset by how wrong X-Men: Endangered Species was that I was almost angry. Upset about how morally and philosophically divergent these X-Men are from the X-Men of the past 40-plus years. And then I was upset about how upset I was over a fictional reality and characters, but that part will wait….
A really good week in comics, and I’d love to dig into it pretty thoroughly, but I’m headed to Seattle early in the morning and still have some packing to do. So here goes a quick spin through this week’s sizeable-but-worthwhile pile… Worst: The Spirit #7 The “Summer Special” issue means that Darwyn Cooke is…
Apologies for the late notice, but I’ve been one busy guy lately. Anyway, in case you are unfamiliar with the concept behind our weekly Book of Doom, this week, you should go out and buy Flash #13, if you haven’t already, read it, come back on Saturday, read our thoughts on it, and share some…
Boy howdy, a lot of stuff sure did happen this week in the DC Universe! The Legion of Superheroes from the 31st Century finally made their purpose known in the pages of Justice League of America, one of the biggest characters in the universe died, another returned from the dead, and the JLA got its…
Monday afternoon I broke down and bought World War Hulk #1. I had sworn off the crossover after I was unable to procure a copy of Incredible Hulk #106 for our Book of Doom review. I was sort of crossovered out anyway, and missing the first issue of the crossover seemed like a sign to…
Hey-o cinemaphiles. Most of the Doomers were asleep at the wheel (or in detox) and missed out on the latest comic book to film. Not I. With a trusty free pass (to another movie) in hand, I grinned and beared Fantastic Four 2, or FFRSS. My apologies for the double colon in the title above….
Hello friends, and welcome to this week’s Doomino Effect! Did you know the best way to get your doominoes to fall over is to get them really drunk? Starting off, we have Avengers Classic #1, which – according to the inside back cover editors’ notes – was inspired by the Classic X-Men series. You see,…
Unlike Jean-Claude Van Doom, I didn’t enjoy this week’s comics very much. Nova was great, Green Lantern Corp was pretty good, and Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man was decent. Everything else kind of sucked. So I’m going all negative this week. Worst Writer of the Week- Chris Claremont, Exiles #95 Ugliest Cover of the Week- Exiles #95…
Our impromptu Justice League of America week here at Doomkopf chugs right along with the thoughts of the man pulling all the strings. Yes, Brad Meltzer checked in for an exclusive interview. He’s the writer of JLA from issue 0 to present (his arc ends in a couple months at #12) and Identity Crisis and…
By Brad Meltzer (W) and Ed Benes (A) DC Comics, 2007, originally as issues 0-6. $24.99 The Plot: After the Crisis, the year apart, etc., Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman decide to reunite the Justice League of America. As they flip through their handy DCU playing cards, selecting who to invite, a mysterious villain manipulates…