ONCE & FUTURE #6 Writer: Kieron Gillen Artist: Dan Mora Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain Letterer: Ed Dukeshire Publisher: BOOM Score: 8/10 Kieron Gillen is usually hit or miss for me, some of the books he's written are fantastic and a joy to read, others not so much. So when the first issue of Once & Future came out I wasn't sure which we would be getting and thankfully the last 5 issues leading up to this week's release have been a joy to read. Having a main character that is the

THE MAGICIANS #3 Writer: Lilah Sturges Illustrator: Plus Bak Inker: Mariano Taibo Colorist: Gabriel Cassata Letterer: Mike Fiorentino Publisher: Archaia/BOOM! Studios Rating: 8/10 As this series goes along, I actually find myself liking it more and more. This issue picks up right after the reveal at the end of the second issue where we found Sophie had somehow had come back to life after accidentally burning herself to death with her own spell. I like that the rest of the cha

RED MOTHER #1 Writer: Jeremy Haun Artist: Danny Luckert Colorist: Danny Luckert Letterer: Ed Dukeshire Publisher: BOOM! Studios 7/10 Missing Eyeballs Daisy McDonough’s night was going great. A pizza date with her boyfriend and on the walk home, talk of spending a week out of the country and an offer to stay the night at his place. A sudden noise shocks them both and Luke takes off after it while Daisy is left for dead in the alley after someone or something ripped her eyeball

ONCE & FUTURE #2 Writer: Kieron Gillen Artist: Dan Mora Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain Letterer: Ed Dukeshire Publisher: Boom Studios Rating: 9/10 Song: Medieval by Danger Mouse & Jemini feat. The Pharcyde You know, I feel that it’s uncommon for a main character who’s aged and not super powered to be so heavily utilized in a story with such a high potential of action and adventure (sorry, old Cap). Bridgette McGuire exudes the hero aura from the body of a cheeky little old lady,

Can't think of what books to get??? Let the Comic Lounge crew help you out. These are some of the books we think are worth checking out or are essential to your buy pile. Enjoy everyone!!! RYAN'S PICKS KING THOR #1 It's with a heavy heart that I write this. While I'm excited as fuck for this book, it's also bittersweet. Jason Aaron is ending his epic run on Thor while taking us to the end of times. He's bringing back Esad Ribic to finish what they started. This is without a d

ONCE & FUTURE #1 Writer: Kieron Gillen Artist: Dan Mora Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain Letterer: Ed Dukeshire Publisher: BOOM! Studios Rating: 10/10 The age old tale and glory of King Arthur and the sword Excalibur has been told for generations. With many iterations from The Sword in the Stone, the 90’s Cartoon King Arthur & The Knights of Justice, that Sean Connery movie with Richard Gere, and more recently the King Arthur movie with Charlie Hunnam, pop culture will never not te

GHOSTED IN LA #1 Writer: Sina Grace Artist: Siobhan Keenan Colorist: Cathy Le Publisher: BOOM! Studios Rating: 8/10 Over the past couple years, I've really grown a new love for slice-of-life comics. So when I saw GHOSTED IN LA by Sina Grace and Siobhan Keenan, it immediately caught my eye. To those of you that know my reading tastes, this may seem a little out of the realm of what I usually read. But there was just something about it that screamed out to me, "You gotta check

If you know Sina Grace, then you know he has a knack for writing some of the best slice-of-life comics. Filled with humor and great dialogue. When his new book GHOSTED IN LA was announced, I knew I had to read it. I could talk about how great the book was but it would probably be easier if you checked out my review that's up on the blog. After reading the book, Sina was gracious enough to answer a few questions about the inspiration behind the book and what to expect moving f