Comic of the Week (5/11/11) – Grab Bag #3

Three comics taking things in new directions make up this week’s Grab Bag

Comic of the Week (1/19/11) – Brightest Day #18

Geoff Johns looks to have struck gold yet again with his followup to Blackest Night. In this issue, Hawkman and Hawkgirl fight for their first chance at happiness in centuries

100 Comics, Part 10

(Read this for an explanation of the Top 100. One More Day Crossover 2007 Story: J. Michael Straczynski Art: Joe Quesada One of the most controversial stories Marvel’s ever put out. With Aunt May in the hospital dying, it’s up to Peter to find a way to save her. He exhausts every option available to

100 Comics, Part 8

(Read this for an explanation of the Top 100.) Unmanned Y: The Last Man #1-5 2002 Story: Brian K. Vaughan Art: Pia Guerra What would you do if you were the last man on Earth? That’s the question facing Yorick Brown. He and his pet monkey are the only male mammals left alive after a

100 Comics, Part 7

(Read this for an explanation of the Top 100.) For those keeping score at home, you’ll notice that the last 41 entries on this list are from the past decade. With the rise of Bendis, Johns and many other current writers, the medium has seen quite a renaissance in that time, giving birth to some

Comic Review: Blackest Night

Geoff Johns is my hero. He has single-handedly made DC comics worth reading again. I’ve always been a Marvel guy, it’s what I grew up reading. DC just always seemed more boring and bland. One of the few DC heroes I was interested in was Green Lantern. Huge, space-faring adventure. Powers seemingly limited by only