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Cammy’s Comic Corner – Episode 189 (11/6/11)
Posted by Cammy in Weekly Reviews on November 6, 2011
Quite the batch of different selections this week! Pick Of The Week goes to Blair Butler & Kevin Mellon for Heart #1 (Image). Fast Five picks include American Vampire #20 (Vertigo), Witch Doctor #4 (Image), O.M.A.C. #3 (DC), Sweet Tooth #27 (Vertigo), and Invincible #84 (Image).
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Cammy’s Comic Corner – Episode 171 (6/19/11)
Posted by Cammy in Weekly Reviews on June 19, 2011
Happy Father’s Day! Pick Of The Week goes to Rob Williams, Matteo Buffagni & Riley Rossmo for Daken: Dark Wolverine #10 (Marvel)! Fast Five picks include 28 Days Later #24 (BOOM! Studios), Invincible #80 (Image), Cinderella: Fables Are Forever #5 (Vertigo), Batgirl #22 (DC), and Darkwing Duck #13 (Kaboom!).
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Cammy’s Comic Corner – Episode 163 (4/24/11)
Posted by Cammy in Weekly Reviews on April 24, 2011
Lots of T-Rex’s in this weeks picks, I’ve noticed. Pick Of The Week goes to Christos Gage & Tom Raney for Avengers Academy #12 (Marvel). Fast Five picks include Invincible #79 (Image), Uncanny X-Force #8 (Marvel), Green Lantern #65 (DC), Super Dinosaur #1 (Image), and Avengers #12 (Marvel).
The upcoming episodes for May could very well be brought to you by…you! Tune-in at the end and find out how.
Cammy’s Comic Corner – Episode 153 (2/6/11)
Posted by Cammy in Weekly Reviews on February 6, 2011
While there wasn’t a Pick Of The Week, we do have a delightful Fast Five! Picks include Secret Six #30 (DC), Hulk #29 (Marvel), Invincible #77 (Image), Amazing Spider-Man #653 (Marvel), and Sweet Tooth #18 (Vertigo).
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Cammy’s Comic Corner – Book Of The Month – Invincible Ultimate Collection 1
Posted by Cammy in Book Of The Month on September 5, 2010
Book Of The Month – September
Invincible – The Ultimate Collection Vol. 1 
Written by Robert Kirkman
Art by Cory Walker, Ryan Ottley
Image Comics
The past decade has been kind to superhero comic books. Not since the early 90’s comic boom have people been so interested in the medium; stopping by their local comic shops every Wednesday, sharing them with friends, and bragging at parties that they’re up to date on their Green Lantern or X-Men books (well, I brag anyways). Thanks to the help of Hollywood developing many of these properties for the silver screen, John Q. Public thinks Spider-Man is one cool dude, and they didn’t even have to read a comic!
As for the rest of us loyal readers, we’ve seen our favorite superheroes tackle every foe in every event for the past couple of decades, and still don’t seem to get bored by the same rehashed stories. Okay, well that might not be entirely true; I for one tend to tire of Hulk proving that he’s the strongest there is, or Superman never being able to kill anyone who deserves it, like Lex Luthor. However, once in a blue moon a new superhero will come along and capture the imagination of comic book fans all over the world. The best part? It’s not from the DC or Marvel universe.
Enter Invincible from Image Comics, created by Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker. Now independent comics don’t tend to sell as well as superheroes from the Big Two, let alone independent superheroes. But there’s something extremely special about Invincible; it has all the elements of why we love superhero comics, only the stories and characters are completely new and fun. With this gargantuan Ultimate Collection collecting the first 13 issues, you don’t have to worry about any continuity because this new universe is all explained to you within the first few issues.
We follow Mark Grayson, your run-of-the-mill high schooler dealing with the usual issues; girls, graduation, and a crappy job flipping burgers. His dad is a well-known author, but secretly fights crime as Omni-Man, the Superman archetype of this universe. Mark is half-Viltrumite, an alien race so advanced that they travelled the universe exploring new galaxies. Omni-Man fell in love with Earth, so he decided to settle-down and become its protector and work with the already established superhero community. Mark finally gets his powers, and is introduced to the crime-fighting lifestyle, and all the perks and disadvantages that come with it. New costumes, secret identities, and romance hits Mark at warp-speed, and yet he’s still able to adjust. Kinda.
Invincible, like Kirkman’s The Walking Dead, is one of those books that people get in trades instead of the monthly floppies. Because of this, it’s considered sacrilegious in the comic book community to spoil any of the events that happen in the current issues of either titles. Just for my own safety, I won’t give away the huge twist that grabs you by the balls and doesn’t let go, but I will say that things get bloody, dark, and unsettling. The best part is that you don’t even see it coming because you’re enjoying a superhero book as if it was approved by the comic code authority. That, with humor mixed in with the action, makes this title consistently enjoyable.
Cory Walker and Ryan Ottley’s art is wonderful to look at, as the action sequences are a combination of thrilling and jaw-dropping. You got your spandex of every color, costumes so tight that you can tell what religion the character is, and tons of hot superheroines. You’ll discover in the pages homage’s to certain DC and Marvel characters and villains, but in no way does it read as copyright infringement. I’m just blown away by the names of certain characters, and how they haven’t been scooped-up by the Big Two after all these years (Rex Splode, DupliKate, Atom Eve).
So yes, you can go and read another X-Men versus Magneto story for the fifteenth time in a row, or you can treat yourself to something original, fun, and still relatively new in the comics industry. It has something for everyone, so there’s no excuse. Plus you feel good for helping out the little guy.
See why Image Comics loves Robert Kirkman so much, that they made him Editor-In-Chief, and pick-up Invincible today!
Book Of The Month – June – LOCAL
Book Of The Month – July – Sub-Mariner: The Depths
Book Of The Month – August – Superman: Secret Identity
Book Of The Month – October – Welcome To Hoxford
Book Of The Month – November – The Nightly News
Book Of The Month – December – CLA$$WAR
Book Of The Month – January – The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite
Book Of The Month – February – Locke & Key: Welcome To Lovecraft
Book Of The Month – March – Mini Marvels Ultimate Collection
Book Of The Month – April – Asterios Polyp
Book Of The Month – May – Green Lantern: Secret Origin
Book Of The Month – June – Titanium Rain: Book One
Cammy’s Comic Corner – Episode 138 (8/29/10)
Posted by Cammy in Weekly Reviews on August 29, 2010
Something a little different this episode. Since I couldn’t find one or five comics to talk about this week, I narrowed it down to three comics that came out from Image, all written by the same man; Robert Kirkman. I talk about Guarding The Globe #1 (Image), Invincible #74 (Image), and Science Dog Special #1 (Image).
More Kirkman than you can shake a Kirkman at!
Cammy’s Comic Corner – Episode 132 (6/27/10)
Posted by Cammy in Weekly Reviews on June 27, 2010
Hot damn what a good week for comics! Pick Of The Week goes to Jason Howard & Ryan Ottley for Sea Bear & Grizzly Shark #1 (Image). Fast Five picks include Green Lantern Corps #49 (DC), Amazing Spider-Man #635 (Marvel), 28 Days Later #12 (BOOM! Studios), Batman: The Return Of Bruce Wayne #3 (DC), and Fantastic Four #580 (Marvel).
This week was a good one to be a comic book fan.
Cammy’s Comic Corner – Episode 114 (2/14/10)
Posted by readmin in Weekly Reviews on February 14, 2010
So many fantastic picks out this week, but I can only talk about six! Speaking of six, Pick Of The Week from Gail Simone, John Ostrander, and J. Calafiore comes Secret Six #18 (DC). Fast Five picks include Ultimate Armor Wars #4 (Marvel), R.E.B.E.L.S. #13 (DC), Haunt #5 (Image), Daytripper #3 (Vertigo), and Amazing Spider-Man #620 (Marvel).
Tune in at the end of the episode for a very special announcement!
Cammy’s Comic Corner – Episode 85 (6/20/09)
Posted by Cammy in Weekly Reviews on June 20, 2009
Surprising week for comics! Pick of the Week goes to Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley for Invincible #63 (Image). Fast Five picks include Destroyer #3 (MAX), Jack Of Fables #35 (Vertigo), Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #4 (Marvel), Red Mass For Mars #3 (Image), and Captain America #600 (Marvel).
Special Thanks to Rising Sun Creations for sponsoring the contest!
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