Search
Ryan Balkam
- Jan 24, 2020
- 4 min
Wonder Woman #750 (Review)
WONDER WOMAN #750 Writers: Vita Ayala, Marguerite Bennett, Kami Garcia, Shannon & Dean Hale, Jeff Loveness, Steve Orlando, Greg Rucka, Gail Simone, Mariko Tamaki, Scott Snyder Artists: Elena Casagrande, Colleen Doran, Jesus Merino & Vicente Cifuentes, Gabriel Picolo, Nicola Scott, Phil Hester & Ande Parks, Riley Rossmo, Laura Braga, Amancay Nahuelpan Colorists: Romulo Fajardo Jr., Hi-Fi, Sunny Gho, Mike Spicer, Trish Mulvihill, Ivan Plascencia, Jay David Ramos Letterers: Pat
Ryan Balkam
- Jan 22, 2020
- 3 min
Superman, Reporter at the Daily Planet (Superman #19 Review)
SUPERMAN #19 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Penciller: Ivan Reis Inker: Joe Prado, Danny Miki, Julio Ferreira & Oclair Albert Colorist: Alex Sinclair Letterer: Andworld Design Publisher: DC Rating: 9/10 So after last issues reveal, which I really loved by the way, this one deals with the fallout. While some may think that the "reveal" was cheap or didn't really mean anything, I think it was an interesting way to do it and sets up some really interesting stuff moving forward. Be
Ryan Balkam
- Jan 22, 2020
- 4 min
All Part of the Master Design (Batman #87 Review)
BATMAN #87 Writer: James Tynion IV Artist: Guillem March Colorist: Tomeu Morey Letterer: Clayton Cowles Publisher: DC Rating: 8/10 After last issues debut, I was all in on this new version of Batman. The book has a different "feel" to it, now that Tom King is gone. While I really enjoyed last issue, after sitting on it I began to notice a couple issues I had with it. Deathstroke being taken down so easily was one of those. A friend pointed it out to me and when I read the iss
Ryan Balkam
- Jan 16, 2020
- 2 min
The Man With No Face (The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage #2 Review)
THE QUESTION: THE DEATHS OF VIC SAGE #2 Writer: Jeff Lemire Penciler: Denys Cowan Inker: Bill Sienkiewicz Colorist: Chris Sotomayor Letterer: Willie Schubert Publisher: DC Comics Rating: 10/10 Ok, let me start off by saying that this might just be in my top 5 DC books of the last 10 years. Lemire, Cowan and Sienkiewicz are a match made in heaven. This could easily be a book published by Image, which is a HUGE compliment. It has such an indie vibe that is perfectly suited for
Ryan Balkam
- Jan 16, 2020
- 3 min
Flash Forward #5 (Review)
FLASH FORWARD #5 Writer: Scott Lobdell Penciller: Brett Booth Inker: Norm Rapmund Colorist: Luis Guerrero Letterer: Troy Peteri Cover Artist: Doc Shaner Publisher: DC Rating: 6/10 As I've said many times before, Wally West is my favorite character, so to say that this series has been a disappointment is putting it mildly. I had high hopes when this book was announced. I thought this would be a tale of redemption, which would have been perfect after the events of HEROES IN CRI
Ryan Balkam
- Jan 15, 2020
- 2 min
The Final Showdown(Flash #86 Review)
THE FLASH #86 Writer: Joshua Williamson Penciller: Rafa Sandoval Inker: Jordi Tarragona Colorist: Arif Prianto & Hi-Fi Letterer: Steve Wands Publisher: DC Rating: 8/10 This is it, the battle for Central City is upon us. Flash faces off against Captain Cold, his archenemy for the survival of the city. With Captain Cold powered up thanks to technology given to him from Lex Luthor, he has taken the city for his own, but Flash has little time to figure out the problems with his s
Trevor Bieker
- Jan 13, 2020
- 4 min
Look Who's Not Evil Now (Batman: White Knight Review)
BATMAN: WHITE KNIGHT Writer/Artist: Sean Murphy Colorist: Matt Hollingsworth Letterer: Todd Klein Cover Artists: Sean Murphy & Matt Hollingsworth Publisher: DC Rating: 10/10 Batmobiles What happens when a Gothomite decides to take a page from J. Jonah Jameson’s book in a different universe and label Batman a menace? What happens when that very same person turns out to be his greatest villain, the clown prince of crime himself, Joker. A story where the whole battle of good an
Ryan Balkam
- Jan 9, 2020
- 2 min
Wonder Comics Unite (Young Justice #12 Review)
YOUNG JUSTICE #12 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: John Timms Colorist: Gabe Eltaeb Letterer: Wes Abbott Publisher: DC Rating: 8/10 When Bendis first launched the Wonder Comics line, the only book I was really excited about was YOUNG JUSTICE. But after checking out the rest, I fell in love with all of the other characters at well. So when I heard that all the characters were gonna cross over, I was stoked. With the team already meeting Naomi last issue, it's time for the
Ryan Balkam
- Jan 8, 2020
- 3 min
Designing A New Gotham (Batman #86)
BATMAN #86 Writer: James Tynion In Penciler: Tony Daniel Inker: Danny Miki Colorist: Tomeu Morey Letterer: Clayton Cowles Publisher: DC Rating: 9/10 Alright first off let me just say, I was a huge fan of Tom King's run and I loved what he did on the book. Yes there were times I didn't love it but I was still down to see the conclusion to his story. While we have to wait until BATMAN/CATWOMAN for that, today is not a day to be upset, because James Tynion IV killed it on this
Trevor Bieker
- Jan 7, 2020
- 4 min
Rage Against The Machine (Superman Unchanined Review)
SUPERMAN UNCHANIED Writer: Scott Snyder Artist: Jim Lee, Dustin Nguyen & Scott Williams Colorist: Alex Sinclair & John Kalisz Letterer: Sal Cipriano Publisher: DC Rating: 8/10 Earth Crystals Happy New Year everyone! 2019 is now behind us and I have come into 2020 with a very important goal; read more comics! This week, the community had me returning to the man of tomorrow and reading about his yesterday in the New 52. That’s right I am talking about Superman and his short run
Ryan Balkam
- Dec 20, 2019
- 2 min
Apocalyptic Amazon Warrior (Wonder Woman: Dead Earth #1 Review)
WONDER WOMAN: DEAD EARTH #1 Writer/Artist: Daniel Warren Johnson Colorist: Mike Spicer Letterer: Rus Wooton Publisher: DC Rating: 10/10 Daniel Warren Johnson... now that is how you do a fucking badass Wonder Woman comic. While I love the character of Wonder Woman, it's hard for me to really name to many stories that I've loved. While I like the Greg Rucka and Brian Azzarello runs, I've just never realty found that run/story that made say "WOW I love this book. Well I can now
Ryan Balkam
- Dec 19, 2019
- 3 min
The Bat and Cat Forever (Batman #85 Review)
BATMAN #85 Writer: Tom King Artists: Mike Janin & Hugo Petrus (p.10-12) Colorist: Jordie Bellaire Letterer: Clayton Cowles Cover: Tony Daniel & Tomeu Morey Publisher: DC Rating: 9/10 This is the end of an era, Tom King's run on Batman has reached it's epic conclusion. Yet it doesn't really feel like the end, probably because it's not, since it will be continued in BATMAN/CATWOMAN sometime next year. So while you could say that this ending feels somewhat open-ended or abrupt,
Ryan Balkam
- Dec 18, 2019
- 3 min
An Ending Fitting For A Bat(Batman Last Knight On Earth #3 Review)
BATMAN: LAST KNIGHT ON EARTH #3 Writer: Scott Snyder Penciller: Greg Capullo Inker: Jonathan Glapion Colorist: FCO Plascencia Letterer: Tom Napolitano Publisher: DC Rating: 9/10 With this issue, we see Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo close out their Batman run of over 8 years. But they don't go out quietly. They take the Dark Knight on one of the most epic and somewhat futuristic adventures he's ever been in. This is the end of their version of Batman. While it's sad to think,
Ryan Balkam
- Dec 18, 2019
- 4 min
It All Begins With A Child (Doomsday Clock #12 Review)
DOOMSDAY CLOCK #12 Writer: Geoff Johns Artist: Gary Frank Colorist: Brad Anderson Letterer: Rob Leigh Publisher: DC Rating: 8/10 The day has finally come, DOOMSDAY CLOCK is finally over. I almost didn't think this day would ever come. It's been 2 years since issue 1 came out, so at times when reading this series it felt hard to follow. Which isn't to say I didn't like it, I just think it might have been a little detrimental to it's success. I originally planned to do a review
Ryan Balkam
- Dec 11, 2019
- 3 min
No More Secrets (Superman #18 Review)
SUPERMAN #18 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Penciler: Ivan Reis Inker: Joe Prado Colorist: Alex Sinclair Letterer: Dave Sharpe Publisher: DC Rating: 9/10 Well everyone, this is it, the issue we've all been anticipating. Superman finally reveals his identity to the world. While his Clark identity was exposed in New52, I tend to (as most fans do) ignore most of that stuff. When Bendis announced he was gonna do this I have to say I wasn't that shocked. It felt like a natural progr
Ryan Balkam
- Nov 20, 2019
- 3 min
Return to Hub City (The Question: The Deaths of Vic Sage #1 Review)
THE QUESTION: THE DEATHS OF VIC SAGE Writer: Jeff Lemire Penciler: Denys Cowan Inker: Bill Sienkiewicz Colorist: Chris Sotomayor Letterer: Willie Schubert Publisher: DC Comics Rating: 10/10 By now you all should know the affection I have for this character. If you haven't already, check out the article I wrote about the previous run of The Question by Dennis O'Neil and Denys Cowan and you'll see why. The Question has always been one of those underrated characters, in my opini
Ryan Balkam
- Nov 19, 2019
- 5 min
The Question: Zen, Violence & Questions (A Retrospective on O'Neil & Cowan's Run)
While some of you may not be that familiar with The Question. With The Question making his/her Post-Rebirth appearance, I could think of no better time than the present to share my fondness for one of the greatest and underrated run in comics, THE QUESTION by Dennis O'Neil and Denys Cowan. It's the perfect time to shed some light on one of the most intriguing and underrated characters in comics. Not to mention one of my absolute favorites. The Question's origins go back to
Ryan Balkam
- Nov 18, 2019
- 7 min
Denys Cowan Peels Back the Mask on New Question Book
He's back, after years and years, Vic Sage is back in his own title. When this book was announced I could hardly contain my excitement. The Question has long been one of my favorite characters. The O'Neil & Cowan run is one of my all time faves, so when I found out Denys was returning I almost couldn't believe my eyes. Denys, along with Jeff Lemire, are giving the Question his long overdue spotlight. The minute I saw the announcement I hit Denys up and he was more than happy
Trevor Bieker
- Nov 18, 2019
- 4 min
A Review Amongst The Waves (Mera: Tidebreaker Review)
MERA: TIDEBREAKER Writer: Danielle Paige Artist: Stephen Byrne Colorist: David Calderon Letterer: Joshua Reed Publisher: DC Rating: 8/10 Tridents There is a lot of ocean out there, and with it, there should be plenty of space for more than one aquatic hero in the DC universe. No one deserves that more than Mera, who is largely one of the bigger reasons I love my Aquaman comics. Where Arthur barely keeps his head above water trying to find that balance of duty, love, and heroi
{"items":["5e29e5db538ef50017c91f60","5e29e5db6cf3d10017693c0b","5e29e5b947e35c001736e585","5e29e5b90b5f3b0017a812e0","5e29e5b8f754270017642df7","5e29e5b98559e40018300465","5e29e5b8726d7e00175f5044","5e29e5b9538ef50017c91f03","5e29e5b81f6f8e0018759aac","5e29e5ba2d138c0017eb0e2c","5e29e5baac41d00017ec1e34","5e29e5bad79863001777caae","5e29e5ba8559e4001830046a","5e29e5baeb77ff001797533c","5e29e5ba23c3500017592db3","5e29e5bc7493760018afff8a","5e29e5bd1f6f8e0018759abb","5e29e5bdeb77ff0017975341","5e29e5bdac41d00017ec1e44","5e29e5bdd4b71f0017220820"],"styles":{"galleryType":"Columns","groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":true,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1.3333333333333333,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":30,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":32,"galleryMargin":0,"scatter":0,"rotatingScatter":"","chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":true,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":1,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":50,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCropRatios":"","columnWidths":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":1,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":1,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":true,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":false,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_ON_THE_RIGHT","galleryTextAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"nothing","fullscreen":true,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","slideAnimation":"SCROLL","scrollDirection":0,"scrollDuration":400,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imagePlacementAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":0,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"jsonStyleParams":"","gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":940,"allowTitle":true,"allowContextMenu":true,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"itemBorderColor":{"value":"rgba(230, 230, 230, 0.75)"},"showVideoPlayButton":true,"galleryLayout":2,"targetItemSize":940,"selectedLayout":"2|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":2,"isSlideshowFont":false,"externalInfoHeight":0,"externalInfoWidth":0.5},"container":{"width":940,"galleryWidth":972,"galleryHeight":0,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}