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Cammy’s Comic Corner – Episode 188 (10/30/11)
Posted by Cammy in Weekly Reviews on October 30, 2011
The rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated. Lobster Johnson hijacks my show as I nurse the hangover from hell. His Pick Of The Week goes to Mark Waid & Marcos Martin for Daredevil #5 (Marvel). Fast Five picks include Incredible Hulk #1 (Marvel), Journey Into Mystery #630 (Marvel), Captain Swing & The Electrical Pirates of Cindery Island #4 (Avatar), Secret Avengers #18 (Marvel), and Wolverine & The X-Men #1 (Marvel). Spoilers!
Cammy’s Comic Corner – Episode 181 (9/11/11)
Posted by Cammy in Weekly Reviews on September 11, 2011
New, in AUDIO VISION! Pick Of The Week goes to Dan Jurgens & Aaron Lopresti for Justice League International #1 (DC). Fast Five picks include Spider-Island: I Love New York City #1 (Marvel), Animal Man #1 (DC), Swamp Thing #1 (DC), Wolverine: Debt of Death #1 (Marvel), and OMAC #1 (DC).
Be sure to let me know what you think of the new show format!
Cammy’s Favorite Covers for 7/6/11
Batman: Knight of Vengeance #2 by Dave Johnson
Why so serious, am I right? While upon first glance I could definitely tell this was a Dave Johnson cover, something about the styling of the skull and lips feels different. It’s a good different, mind you, and I especially enjoy the lips evaporating into a puff of red smoke. The bloody ‘J’ tattooed upon the forehead and Jim Gordon firing his gun are enjoyable little details as well. This cover does a great job giving us a clue of what the issue is going to be about, that’s for sure! Great cover.
Jonah Hex #69 by Jeff Lemire
I feel that Jeff Lemire should have been included on Jonah Hex art duties as soon as he joined DC. As you can see with this simple yet extremely effective cover, his unique gritty style is a match made in hell for this title! It’s wonderfully detailed, with that warm gritty feel shown throughout the image. Plus the blue-gray tones really pop on that orange background. Great way to catch your attention while browsing the shelves! Jeff Lemire needs to be apart of more Jonah Hex stories pronto!
Red Skull: Incarnate #1 by David Aja
Is it wrong of me to enjoy a cover prominently featuring a Nazi? I feel like I should be whispering this review instead, because I don’t want to accidentally offend someone with my Red Skull praise (sorry Jews). David Aja really took it to the next level with this propaganda-esque cover highlighting Red Skull within the black smokes of destruction. It’s like the opposite version of the Uncle Sam ‘I WANT YOU’ poster, only 100% evil. So while he’s still a Nazi, David Aja makes him look good on this cover.
Batman and Robin #25 (Variant) by J.G. Jones
This cover sure is puzzling! So after seeing the Red Hood go through a couple different costume changes throughout the series, I definitely like this one the most so far (even though that cape he had was pretty badass). I can’t begin to imagine how long it took J.G. Jones to complete this cover, but you can definitely tell he put a lot of love and effort into it. I enjoy the reds, whites, and blues that dominate the background, with Red Hood with matching guns looming over all. Looks like Batman and Robin are certainly doomed if they can’t find the corner pieces! A simply superb cover by Jones.
Cammy’s Favorite Covers for 3/23/11
Batman Incorporated #4 by J.H. Williams III
America; fuck yeah! Patriotism aside, the cover illustrates beautifully which characters to expect in this issue, and where it’s going to take place. While we all know J.H. Williams can draw the hell out of Batwoman, it’s interesting to see her as a footnote on the cover, where the main character on display is none other than Batman. I especially love how the logo and seal of Gotham flow along with the American flag, giving a great sense of unity.
FF #1 by Daniel Acuña
My favorite of the sixteen covers. Okay, there weren’t sixteen covers, but didn’t it seem like Marvel was taken over by Dynamite or Avatar this week? All joking aside, I’ve always loved Daniel Acuña’s art, and I especially love this cover of the Future Foundation he illustrated. It does a wonderful job establishing the new status quo, costumes and all. As for the costumes, I’m personally a fan. I really like how Reed, Sue and Ben each get their own highlighted hexagon on the outfit. Very unique design. And for Spider-Man? Yes it feels like he has a new costume every week, but this one looks great on him so I’ll give it a pass (this time).
Fables #103 by Joao Ruas
Simple, yet effective. The current story arc is tackling superheroes for the first time in the Fables universe, so what better way to illustrate the cover than with a John Byrne homage cover? Usually in a situation where one rips-open their shirt to reveal what’s underneath, it takes place at a strip club or a phone booth in Metropolis. For this cover, it’s the logo, and a damn fine shiny one. This looks like a job for, Joao Ruas!
5 Ronin #4 by David Aja
Another week, another beautiful Aja cover. Believe me, I’m not selecting his covers on purpose. Every week I browse online the comics that came out, and dammit, so far Aja’s 5 Ronin covers almost get me every time! This gem for instance; the girl with the butterfly tattoo (isn’t that a Stieg Larsson novel?); the use of violet with the butterfly being displayed on a bare back really captures your attention because it’s calming and beautiful. Then all of a sudden you notice the katana but it’s too late! Damn sexy assassins get me every time!
Cammy’s Favorite Covers for 3/16/11
The Amazing Spider-Man # 656 by Marcos Martin
So while Spidey appears to have a new costume again, I find myself liking it on this cover. The yellows really pop when against the black and gray webs, and with him diving between green lasers it makes it feel like lots of action is happening. Marcos Martin’s style is a really good fit for Spider-Man, because he makes Spidey look so graceful, yet a complete badass at the same time. If anything, he almost looks like Spider-Man in Shocker armor. Add a little more red in the black parts, and it’d almost be a sure thing.
5 Ronin #3 by David Aja
Even as a lone samurai, the Punisher is suppose to look like a force to be reckoned with. And once again David Aja kills it on this series covers. Look at the empty eye sockets, with just cold and gloomy colors throughout the entire cover. The stance, the holding of the rifle, he looks like death incarnate. Plus all the sketches along the sides, including the iconic Punisher skull is the real cherry on top. Of the 5 Ronin miniseries covers, this one is my favorite hands-down. It sends a chill up my spine if I look at it for too long.
Batman #708 by Guillem March
While I’m not a fan of Azrael, I do like how Guillem March combined solid characters in the foreground, and washes in the background. The crossing of two different types of blades catches the eye, and the style of the flames are wicked to look at. The dominant reds of the knights work well against the pale blues of the screaming Batman, and when Batman is screaming, you know it can’t be good. Very nice cover overall.
Loki #4 Travel Foreman & Nathan Fairbairn
This is by far my favorite cover of the week. While I haven’t been reading this series, I almost want to because of the cover alone. I imagine these images would be the last things you would ever see if crossing Loki. The wolf, the serpent, all different forms of the legendary trickster god. Loki himself looks demonic with all the wrappings and his favorite horned helmet. It’s the intricate details of everything on the cover that really blows me away, because I’m taking literally minutes studying the time and care that went into every character. Truly spectacular cover.
Hulk #30.1 by Rob Garney
So it looks like your typical Hulk cover, where Hulk is angry and smashing the usual cars and buildings. Only with this cover, I can’t stop looking at Rulk. The way he takes up almost the whole cover as he’s charging at you the viewer, he just comes across as extremely powerful and god-like. The fury can be seen radiating from his eyes, and the foaming at the mouth conveys the rabidness of this creature very well. Rob Garney did a great job illustrating Rulk being the strongest there is, perhaps even more than Banner.
Cammy’s Favorite Covers for 3/02/11
Annihilators #1 by Mike Mignola
While it’s always lovely to see Mignola illustrating the covers of his own properties, it’s a delicious treat when he does the occasional covers for the bigger publishers. Take this one for the Annihilators; featuring two of the best characters from Guardians of the Galaxy, Groot and Rocket Raccoon, looking completely badass. It makes me want to battle Thanos while bellowing “I AM GROOT!”
5 Ronin #1 by David Aja
While the design layout of this cover slightly reminds me of the Immortal Weapons covers, it’s David Aja at his finest. Logan looks quite comfortable in his ronin attire, and it’s a look we’re familiar with back in the 616 universe. Just as Marv would have fit in well with the gladiators during Roman times, Wolverine would have fit in perfectly during Feudal Japan. Aja captures the feeling of a lone disciplined warrior with the use of warm earth tones, and the end result is just stunning to look at.
Batman: Streets of Gotham #20 by Dustin Nguyen
At first glance, this cover creeps me out. Gas mask plus syringes filled with red poison equals bad memories at the doctors office, but that’s just me. Seeing the players of this issue highlighted in the eye-sockets is a nice touch, followed by the remains of the Batman floating in the sea of red. Great execution, wonderful concept, just a homerun through and through.
Darkwing Duck Annual #1 by James Silvani
Bravo to James Silvani for the brilliant homage to Bolland’s The Killing Joke! It’s equally fitting that Crackerjack is to Darkwing as the Joker is to Batman. While Darkwing Duck is suppose to be on the lighter side of things, this cover immediately informs you to hold on to your butts. No, Gosalyn doesn’t get shot and paralyzed by Crackjack, but I’m not going to lie when I say I was almost expecting it when first seeing this cover!
Thunderbolts #154 by Arthur Adams
While it says the cover was done by Greg Land, that’s a boldfaced lie. It’s done by the magnificent Arthur Adams, and even says so in the lower left-hand corner. Look at all the beautiful details given to such a hideous creature. It certainly conveys the mystery surrounding such a strange and fascinating beast, that you almost forget it’s a violent and gruesome killer (at times). This would make a cool glow in the dark poster if done right.
Cammy’s Comic Corner – Episode 92 (8/21/09)
Posted by Cammy in Weekly Reviews on August 21, 2009
Action-packed week for comics! Pick of the Week goes to Ed Brubaker, Michael Lark, and Stefano Gaudiano for Daredevil #500 (Marvel). Fast Five picks include Punisher MAX #73 (Marvel), Ex Machina #44 (WildStorm), Batman: Streets of Gotham #3 (DC), Air #12 (Vertigo), and Amazing Spider-Man #603 (Marvel).
My puppy is currently sleeping on my foot and snoring. The episode wasn’t THAT bad, was it?
Cammy’s Comic Corner – Episode 70
Posted by Cammy in Weekly Reviews on March 6, 2009
Another huge week for comics! Will I ever get a break? From Eric Powell, The Goon #32 (Dark Horse) reigns supreme! Fast Five picks include War Of Kings #1 (Marvel), No Hero #4 (Avatar), Daredevil #116 (Marvel), Batman: Cacophony #3 (DC), and Secret Warriors #2 (Marvel).
Tune in tomorrow for Episode 70.5, where I’ll be reviewing five more picks I didn’t have time for in this episode! Happy Birthday Goon!
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