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X-O Manowar concludes Aric's quest to find a fellow Visogoth in the heart of the Roman Empire, but he must escape the arena. Is it a goodd read?
I'm still a little off-put by this fairly dry and straightforward historical fiction being dropped into this otherwise high sci-fi title, and it's nakedly a holding pattern while Harbinger Wars II finishes up.
It's not badly-written; Matt Kindt is as talented as ever Aric isn't an especially interesting character in this tale He's single-mindedly searching for[...]
Harriet has discovered the Dead Hand, and Carter and Renae must help the girl process this. Plus, Vil and Ellis draw near. Is it a good read?
Real Science Adventures takes you back to the Byzantine Empire in Constantinople, and a group of people plan a heist. Is it a good read?
Another week passes, and that means it's time to count down the top and bottom five comics of July 4th, 2018. What will make the list? Read here to find out
Sword Daughter continues with Dags and Elsbeth taking a fishing boat to Ireland where they partake in a hunt for a murderer. Is it a good read?
Incognegro: Renaissance reaches its ending as Zane and Bette receive a threatening letter, and they work to expose Van Horn. Is it a good read?
We continue our dive into the past life of X-O Manowar and his time as a Visigoth fighting the Huns and the Romans. Is it a good read?
The Brothers Dracul now hunt vampires across the empire with Mehmed and their guard escort. One encounter gives trouble. Is it a good read?
The Pestilence continues, with Satan confronting both the Pope and Roderick. Fiat Lux must challenge the devil himself. Is it a good read?
We view the stage of Mata Hari's life here she got work with the circus and the theater while the interrogation continues. Is it a good read?
World of Tanks: Citadel rolls on with the Russians and Germans clashing tank columns along the Russian front. Is it a good read?
It's a bit late, but the Top and Bottom 5 Comics of the past week is here (that's June 6th). If you want to know the comics score for last week, read here.
Xerxes has returned to Persia as its new king. What will he do? Whom will he marry? How will is reign end? Does it make for a good read?
Sword Daughter tells of Elizabeth Dagsdotter and her father as they seek revenge against the Vikings that killed their village. Is it a good read?
Clan Killers begins with the Irish clans warring in ancient times, and the daughter of a king named Finola looking for a grand manner to rebel against her father. This rebellion will almost certainly involve bloodshed. Does it make for a good read?
We look back on the history of Aric, aka X-O Manowar. We see the strife between the Visigoths and the Romans centuries ago while Aric decides his next actions in the present. Is it a good read?
Incognegro: Renaissance continues with Zane finding another angle to follow with the help of Bette. This leads him to trailing an actor named Douglass and navigating the seedier sides of Harlem. Does it make for a good read?
Mehmet comes to grips with his own inadequacy during the fight.
The first issue disappointed me somewhat with its sidetracking of what, at first glance, seemed to be a straightforward historical fiction by injecting it with the predictable vampiric elements that now accompany the legend of Vlad the Impaler Brothers Dracul #2 asks why we can't[...]
The Last Siege brings us the story of a castle village dealing with a power vacuum and a cruel lord vying for power when a wanderer with a secret arrives. Is it a good read?
Moonshine brings the tale of Lou trying to survive in the prison while he and his peers are harshly abused by the warden. Elsewhere, Holt suffers. Does it make for a good read?
Pestilence continues with the Fiat Lux spread across Europe in the aftermath of the Black Death. However, a new threat arrives. Does it make for a good read?
We are given the backstory behind the faithful companion of Bloodshot, the Bloodhound. This takes us back to the British/German front in World War I. Does it make for a good read?
Alice goes gung-ho in her proto-Starktech suit, Jack Johnson's bid to save Houdini causes more problems than it solves.
That last one really bothers me, because it makes Johnson out to seem a little incompetent.
It's also one of those historical fiction comics that seems to know the eventual fates of all its characters Usually that would[...]
Themistokles and his weary soldiers must defend Athens from the full force of Parius, and Darius and Xerxes bring down their strength on the city. Is it a good read?
We look at the married life of Mata Hari as the Captain continues to try and incriminate Mata in the present. Does it make for a good read?
It's a fun historical fiction twist on the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen structure with far less depth and general quality If you start loading up something like that simple idea with unneeded complexity and contrivance, it's going to show all the more.
Rough Riders: Ride or Die #3 art by Patrick Olliffe and Gabe Eltaeb
Patrick Olliffe's[...]
While I'm sure it will bother me less in issues to come, here, it felt like adding an unnecessary supernatural element to a comic that already had me engaged on the merits of simple historical fiction The story of Vlad and Radu as prisoners of the Ottoman Empire had me interested; this just felt like[...]
April 4th, 2018 was a jam-packed week for big comic book releases and series beginnings. Xerxes, Isola, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Analog alone began their runs this week. What were wins? What were losses? We're going to count them down together here.