Author: Alexander Williamson

Red Hood And The Outlaws (2016-) #30 DC Comics Writer: Scott Lobdell Artist: Pete Woods When I first submitted this review it was rejected by the editors as apparently “My favourite C-List Teen Titan is back yeahhhhhhhhHHHHHHHHHH BABYYYYYYYYYYYYY 10/10” does not qualify as a legitimate review. I stand by the sentiment, however. (I’m sure some of you already know who I mean but for the sake of my supposed journalistic integrity I will avoid spoilers within this article and they shall not be named) Personally, Red Hood And The Outlaws (currently running under the name of Red Hood: Outlaw) stands…

The Lone Ranger Vol 3 (2018-) #4 Dynamite Entertainment Writer: Mark Russell Artist: Bob Quinn I’d like to preface this review by saying when I typed “The Lone Ranger” for this article’s title I somehow typed out “The Longer”, so something’s clearly going wrong in my brain. With that being said I’m now going to offer my opinions on this book and some of you are still going to listen despite that fact. The Lone Ranger by Mark Russell sees the titular Ranger, along with his traditional Native American companion Tonto, take on corrupt cattle ranchers and their insidious new…

Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers #16 Boom! Studios Writer: Ryan Parrott Artist: Eleonora Carlini The Boom! Studios Power Rangers comics have been consistently great since they started in early 2016, with Ryan Parrott having helmed Go Go since #1, and having delivered excellent Power Rangers stories in this run. This issue follows the Mighty Morphin Rangers with a slight twist: Each of them has had their ranger colors swapped. It’s a fun premise that was focused on more in the last issue but still makes for some cool character moments here. Also, Zack works that pink outfit, just saying.…

The Green Lantern (2018-) #3 DC Comics Writer: Grant Morrison Artist: Liam Sharp Grant Morrison initially had pitched this book in interviews as being a take on Green Lantern that focuses less on big cosmic drama and more on the regular space police activities that the Green Lantern Corps takes part of.  So obviously, Hal Jordan arrests God Himself in this issue. Grant Morrison has been one of my consistently favorite writers since I properly got into reading comic books, and The Green Lantern is another example of why. Despite the somewhat out-there plot I mentioned involving Hal Jordan arresting…

Justice League (2018-) #15 DC Comics Writers: Scott Snyder & James Tynion IV Artists: Jim Cheung & Stephen Segovia This issue, with the exception of the first and last pages which see the Trinity contain and speak to Starman, follows Martian Manhunter, Hawkgirl and John Stewart as they mount a rescue mission to retrieve the kidnapped Martian Keep, an ancient Martian woman who has the sum total of Mars’ history and culture contained within her head. The story here is decent but does feel a bit pedestrian at times, but the big reveal about Thanagar and the inexplicably resurrected Katar…

Euthanauts #5 IDW Comics Writer: Tini Howard Artist: Nick Robles In comic books generally, death is rarely the end. Characters die, come back, die, and so on. It’s very much ingrained in the medium. Euthanauts, however, takes a more literal approach to this notion. Essentially, Euthanauts is about exploring the “Deathspace”, the place where human consciousness goes when you die. So far, Euthanauts has had overall excellent if slightly confusing writing and this issue holds up to the standards of the other issues. In a book ostensibly about death, Tini Howard does a wonderful job ironically bringing life to…

MARVEL COMICS Champions (2019-) #1 Full review by Alexander Williamson Killmonger #3 Writer: Bryan Hill Artist: Juan Ferreyra Bryan Hill’s rendition of Erik is very much rooted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of the character, which some people may consider a bad thing. However, Bryan really takes that version of the character and builds and develops on it far more than the Black Panther movie itself did. The plot is thrilling and features some tight action, wherein this issue Erik goes toe-to-toe with Bullseye in a gloriously drawn double-page spread at the start of the book. Killmonger…

Immortal Hulk (2018-) #11 Marvel Comics Writer: Al Ewing Artist: Joe Bennett In this issue, it all goes to Hell, in a literal sense, as the Hulk, Gloria Mayes, Puck, and Carl Creel, the Absorbing Man are dragged straight down to its deepest pits. The Immortal Hulk is a series which has well and truly embraced the Hulk’s origins as a horror comic, and nowhere is this more evident than in this issue. Al Ewing and Joe Bennett absolutely excel in this book. The story is pure religious existential horror, with Ewing deftly weaving pages of absolutely beautiful philosophical narration…

Scarlet (2018-) #5 DC Comics Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Alex Maleev Scarlet, one of many Bendis-penned books being printed under DC’s Jinxworld imprint, is a revolution-based thriller drawn by Alex Maleev, Bendis’ artist partner on his Daredevil series. The writing for this issue is nothing remarkable, certainly not Bendis’ best, but it’s still overall an enjoyable read. The plot for this issue is relatively simple, largely consisting of the retrieval of Scarlet after the end of the last issue, with her being smuggled through military patrol checkpoints. In comparison to previous issues, Scarlet #5 is somewhat uneventful and really…

Detective Comics (2016-) #995 DC Comics Writer: Peter J. Tomasi Artist: Doug Mahnke As you look at the cover of this issue, DC takes the top of the page to remind you that we’re just 5 issues now from the 1000th issue of Detective Comics to ever be published. With that being the case, being the writer of this book right now should be regarded as an incredibly prestigious position. Such a position should only be given to a consistently high-quality writer who delivered the best mainline Batman book since 2011, which is why Tomasi is a great choice. This…