REVIEW: ‘New Suicide Squad’ #2

(DC Comics, 2014)

Written by Sean Ryan
Pencils by Tom Derenick
Inks by Scott Hanna, Mark Irwin, Norm Rapmund, Matt Banning
Color Artwork by Blond
Lettering by Dave Sharpe

I have been a fan of the Suicide Squad since 1987 when John Ostrander was at the helm with Kim Yale as co-writers and the team roster boasted Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, Rick Flag Jr and a Continue reading

REVIEW: “Justice League of America” #9

(DC Comics, 2013)

Review by Zakk Saam

Written by Matt Kindt
Pencils by Tom Derenick
Inks by Tom Nguyen, Allen Martinez
Color Art by Gabe Eltaeb

Forever Evil is in full swing, and it continues this month in Justice League of America. Last month, Martian Manhunter and Stargirl found themselves Continue reading

REVIEW: “Injustice: Gods Among Us” Chapter #13

(DC Comics – Digital Firsts, 2013)

Review by Cory Thrall

WRITTEN BY:  Tom Taylor
ARTWORK BY:  Tom Derenick
COLOR ARTWORK:  Andrew Elder
LETTERING:  Wes Abbott

The idea of comic books based on video games has always held a slight interest for me, much like the novels.  The only comics I’ve actually collected that are based on games were the Mass Effect and Dragon Age titles (yes, I’m a huge BioWare dork), and while some of the series for those universes have been great, a few have fallen short of my expectations.  Comics along the lines of “Injustice: Gods Among Us”, such as the series released as a lead up to the game “Batman: Arkham City”, are in a world all their own, however. Continue reading