I Pledge Allegiance To The Mask #1 Dark Horse Comics Writer: Christopher Cantwell Artists: Patric Reynolds & Lee Loughridge What can I say about this book? It’s brutal. If you’re picking this comic up and expecting it to be like the Jim Carrey film then you should put it back on the shelf right now. Seriously, turn away and go elsewhere. You won’t find cartoonish catchphrases and you won’t lay eyes on any adorable little Jack Russell terriers. You won’t even be seeing Cameron Diaz turn up in a little red number. This series, like all comics based on The…
Author: Alexander Cole
Superman Smashes The Klan #1 DC Comics Writer: Gene Luen Yang Artist: Gurihiru Superman Smashes the Klan #1 is easily the best Superman I’ve read in at least a decade. I went into this book unfamiliar with the writer so I didn’t really have any expectations. All I was really expecting from my purchase was a decent, bare bones story with an anti-racism message. Despite this, Gene Luen Yang blew me away with part one of his three-part adaptation of “Clan of the fiery cross”. Our story gets right into the action with Superman saving the Metropolis dam from…
Rumble (2017) #17 Image comics Writer: John Arcudi Artists: Gonzalo Ruggieri, Dave Stewart, James Harren, and Andrew MacLean John Arcudi is one of those writers I’ve always been curious about. I’ve heard positive things about his work on the Mask, the B.P.R.D. and I even enjoyed the laughably bad film adaptation of his Barbwire series. Despite all this, I’d never given in and actually read one of his comics until I came across the latest issue of his series “Rumble” and it’s really sold me on him, hopefully you’ll give it a try and enjoy it too. Rumble is a…