Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the Review category.
Review: The Death and Return of Superman
Filed in Comics, Nostalgia, Review, Splash Panel on April 2, 2010 at 11:34 pmThe Death and Return of Superman, the omnibus edition, is a colossal masterpiece from the collective minds of Dan Jurgens, Karl Kesel, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson, Roger Stern, and Gerard Jones. In 746 detailed pages, it deals directly with what it would take to kill a hero, what the world would be like without that [...]
Review: Spider-Man: The Other
Filed in Comics, Nostalgia, Review, Splash Panel on March 18, 2010 at 7:28 pmSpider-Man: The Other is not your typical comic book death and rebirth story. It’s an immense tale worthy of most high-caliber television series. Woven by writers Peter David, Reginald Hudlin, and J. Michael Straczynski, and illustrated by Mike Wieringo, Pat Lee, and Mike Deodato, Jr., The Other is not without its faults, but it is [...]
Review: Spider-Man: Reign
Filed in Comics, Nostalgia, Review, Splash Panel on August 2, 2007 at 9:07 amSpider-Man: Reign, from writer and artist Kaare Andrews, is a powerful and emotional journey through the tortured mind of Peter Parker as he enters the last years of his life and begins to confront everything that he has ever cared for and lost.
My Mom Has an iPhone
Filed in General, Review, Technology on July 7, 2007 at 12:03 amUpdate: Photo now included! I recently wrote about the iPhone not long before its release on June 29th. Well, what I haven’t said yet is that, not long after its release, my Mom left an Apple Store with an 8GB iPhone. I know, I completely missed the “buzz wave” with this report, but it’s nice [...]
Review: Transformers / G.I. Joe
Filed in Comics, Nostalgia, Review, Splash Panel on December 13, 2006 at 9:23 amTransformers / G.I. Joe is not just another Transformers and G.I. Joe crossover, but rather a dark and war-torn recreation of the Transformers and G.I. Joe universes in tandem by writer John Ney Rieber and artist Jae Lee. In the twentieth century’s darkest year, a world at war will find itself caught in the middle [...]
Review: Secret War
Filed in Comics, Nostalgia, Review, Splash Panel on October 21, 2006 at 11:42 pmSecret War, a masterpiece by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Gabriele Dell’Otto, is the best graphic novel ever produced by Marvel Comics. Blinded by diplomacy and arrogance, the United States government refuses to acknowledge the imminent danger as a foreign threat continues to grow. How far will one man go to defend his country? [...]
Review: Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi
Filed in Comics, Nostalgia, Review, Splash Panel on September 29, 2006 at 10:38 pmStar Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi is an adventurous and thought-provoking “What if?” tale by writer Adam Gallardo and artists Ryan Benjamin, Dan Norton, and Juvaun Kirby. It begins in tandem with the original Return of the Jedi script, but when a rescue mission goes terribly wrong, history is forever altered.
