GREEN LANTERN #10 This series has been nothing short of amazing. Not since the great Geoff Johns has GREEN LANTERN been this good. From the fertile mind of Grant Morrison and the imaginative imagery of Liam Sharp, this has been one of the best books month in and month out. This issue brings together Green Lanterns from around the Multiverse, and since I'm a sucker for alternate worlds this is my top pick for the week. Here's the solicit: Twelve parallel worlds! Twelve Green L

Williamson has quietly become one of the most prolific writers in comics. He writes some of the most entertaining comic books being published today. Whether it's his work at DC or his creator owned stuff at Image, you can always be sure you're getting your money's worth. Ever since he helped relaunch FLASH for the "Rebirth" initiative, it has consistently been one of the best books in DC's lineup. As a lifelong Flash fan, I can't think of any other writer I would rather have

Stephanie Hans has had one of the biggest years in comics. Her series DIE (Image Comics) with writer Kieron Gillen has been one of them most talked about new series in years. Her unique style has created one of the most visually stunning books being published today. When I had the chance to pick her brain a little about this fantastic series, I jumped on it. If you're like me, and the rest of us at The Comic Lounge, I'm sure you want more also. Come see what Stephanie has to

REAVER #1 Writer: Justin Jordan Artist: Rebekah Issacs Colorist: Alex Guimaraes Letterer: Clayton Cowles Publisher: Image Rating: 8/10 When this book was first announced I jumped up and down for joy. It seemed as if the whole left by Game of Thrones would finally be filled. Well this is more than I could have hoped for. With their debut issue, Justin Jordan and Rebekah Issacs have masterfully set up the world of REAVER. While it may seem like we were given a TON of informatio

UNEARTH #1 Writers: Cullen Bunn & Kyle Strahm Artist: Baldemar Rivas Letterer: CRANK! Publisher: Image Rating: 8/10 Horror masters Cullen Bunn and Kyle Strahm have teamed up to bring us another horrific tale, sure to haunt you long after reading. They also brought along relative newcomer Baldemar Rivas, who let me tell you, is about to become a household name. Not to mention it's another debut from Image. Ok, SOLD! You guys are probably getting sick of how many Image books I'

Holy crap!!! I think this might be one of the best weeks of new comic books in recent memory. After two amazing debut series last week, SEA OF STARS and NO ONE LEFT TO FIGHT, we see have even more new series to be excited about. Not only do we have a new issue of EVENT LEVIATHAN and CRIMINAL, but we start the final arc of Aaron's THOR. Plus we have four, that's right, four new #1's. We have the BITTER ROOT: RED SUMMER SPECIAL #1, BLACK HAMMER/JUSTICE LEAGUE, UNEARTH and REAVE

MONSTRESS VOL.1 Writer: Marjorie Liu Artist: Sana Takeda Letter & Design: Rus Wooton Publisher: Image Comics Rating: 2.5 out of 3 Michelin Stars This week’s review could be considered one for those truly hungry for a good story. I am going to be going over MONSTRESS Vol.1 THE AWAKENING by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda. Immediately on the back of the book, you can find a great quote by Neil Gaiman describes the book as the two creators combining Eastern and Western comics into

SEA OF STARS #1 Writers: Jason Aaron & Dennis Hallum Artist: Stephen Green Colorist: Rico Renzi Letterer: Jared K. Fletcher Publisher: Image Comics Rating: 9/10 Being a father of a 4 year old little girl, I find myself being drawn to father/son or father/daughter stories more than ever. They strike a chord that they didn't used to, prior to me having a kid. This story is incites a heartwarming feeling and a sense of wonder that I haven't experienced in a long time. Jason Aaro

Forgive me if I don't have much to say in this intro, I'm still reeling over the conclusion of WAR OF THE REALMS. Almost a week and I still can't stop thinking how amazing that book was. Anyways here are the picks for this week. A lot of first issues and the beginning of a new arc of YOUNG JUSTICE. These are all books you should definitely check out. LOIS LANE #1 Finally after years and years without her own book, Lois Lane returns to her own title. This is sure to be one of

SPAWN #298 Writer: Todd McFarlane Artist: Jason Shawn Alexander Colorist: FCO Plascencia Letterer: Tom Orzechowski Publisher: Image Comics 10/10 There’s an uneasiness in the air. It’s undeniable. There is worry everywhere. We feel it every time we turn on a news channel. Some way, some how, we feel as though we’re being lied to. We are living in the era of fake news and like many eras before it, we have comics to parallel real life and bring things up to question. Todd McFarl

GOGOR #1 Writer: Ken Garing Artist: Ken Garing Publisher: Image Comics I always have a hard time writing a review about a first issue. It’s like reviewing the first couple of pages of a 30+ pages book, I don’t think we have enough content to realize the full picture. Although I will sometimes get inspired by some first issues here and there, and that’s the case with Gogor. I first learned about Gogor on an Instagram post, a couple of months ago. I was so fascinated by the col

EXCELENCE #2 Writer: Brandon Thomas Artist: Khary Rhandolph Colorist: Emilio Lopez Publisher: Image Comics 9/10 SPOILERS AHEAD After an unbelievable debut issue Thomas and Randolph return us to their magical world where the Aegis watches over all. Their latest recruit Spencer Dales has just developed his powers and has been struck a critical blow, his grandma lies on her deathbed. Last issue introduced us to Spencer, from the opening pages, I was drawn to this flawed and intr

What a week we had last week. We had an incredible batch of new books, such as the amazing SILVER SURFER BLACK and thrilling EVENT LEVIATHAN. But then we had a series of announcements that blew me away. The two standouts had to be KING THOR by Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic and FLASH FORWARD by Scott Lobdell and Brett Booth. There were a few more but those definitely peaked my interest the most. This week is monumental to say the least. We have the conclusion to NAOMI, the end of

SONATA #1 Writer: David Hine & Brian Haberlin Artist: Brian Haberlin Colorist: Geirrod Van Dyke Publisher: Image Comics 8/10 Image has been on a roll lately, they have been releasing some of the most amazing new series, especially in the fantasy genre. Well I got news for you, they've done it again. SONATA captivates you from it's opening pages. Writer David Hine, along with his co-writer and series artist Brian Haberlin drop us into a world familiar yet mysterious at the sam

Dude! What an amazing group of books released last week. There were so many stories, that remind us why comic books truly is one of the most special mediums out there. If you don't believe me check out our reviews from last week, 3 books got 10/10. Well this week is shaping up to be just as exciting. Not only do you we have the continuation of some great series. But we have a couple new number 1's as well as the beginning of a much anticipated event over at DC. So for this we

DIE VOL.1: FANTASY HEARTBREAKER Writer: Kieron Gillen Artist: Stephanie Hans Letterer: Clayton Cowles Designer: Ryan Hughes Publisher: Image Comics 10/10 Self-described by Kieron Gillen, himself, as DIE being "Goth Jumanji", I could not be more excited about this series that's been enamoring the comic community for months. So many people have recommended this title to me and with the trade paperback finally released I sat down and read it. More like... I binged it every free

A couple of weeks ago, I talked about female characters in comics. Now that we're in June, I thought it was a good moment to talk about LGBTQ+ representation in the comics industry as it  is Pride Month! I talked in that same article about how comics are a good medium for any kind of representation and I still stand by my point. Sure, I’ve met some…. Weird specimen…. Complaining about diversity in comics, talking about useless diversity or something close to it (I’m winking a

CRIMINAL #5 Writer: Ed Brubaker Artist: Sean Phillips Colorist: Jacob Phillips Publisher: Image Comics 10/10 Brubaker and Phillips have long been one of the premier creative teams in comics. Every book they work on has been essential reading. They have taken the noir genre and have completely made it their own. Since they relaunched CRIMINAL this year, every issue has been exceptional. This latest issue sees the beginning of the multi issue arc "THE SUMMER OF '88", which chro

BIRTHRIGHT #36 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Andrei Bressan Colorist: Adriano Lucas Letterer: Pat Brosseau Publisher: Image Comics 8/10 For those of you not familiar with BIRTHRIGHT, here's a brief overview. This series is about a young boy Mikey Rhodes who goes missing one day, only to return a year later as an adult. While he was away, in the mysterious land of Terranos, he was trained to be warrior and was told he was the chosen one and had a destiny to fulfill (beatin

WOW!!! What a week we had last week. DC had a slew of amazing releases. It was probably the best NCBD in recent memory. This week sees the release of a great group of books. With new issues of CRIMINAL and BIRTHRIGHT ,the penultimate issue of WAR OF THE REALMS, this is another week of can't miss issues. Not to mention another Morrison and Sharp GREEN LANTERN and the conclusion of "Sixth Dimension" in Justice League. These are all books you definitely wanna pick up. BIRTHRIGHT