Author: Ryan Easby

Giant Days: As Time Goes By #1 BOOM! Studios Writer: John Allison Artist: Max Sarin & Whitney Cogar This is a bittersweet review to write. I’ve spoken in previous reviews as to what Giant Days means to me, so I’m not repeating myself again here. It feels weird, in an era where most of the characters I read about just keep continuing to have adventures for eternity, that I get to see a definitive end for some of my favorite characters in comics. A tearful end, but a definitive one. It’s amazing how John Allison has gone from a writer…

DCeased #5 DC Comics Writer: Tom Taylor Artists: Trevor Hairsine & James Harren You know, I’m surprised it took them five issues of a six-issue miniseries to kill Superman. Especially in a series based around zombies (yes I know they’re not actually zombies, but they’re close enough) that had the balls to kill off Batman in issue 2. But, alas, Superman is gone at the end of DCeased #5 and with him, it seems that there is really no way to avert the apocalypse. The biggest hitters are now gone, and it’s up to the smaller characters to find a way…

Once & Future #2 BOOM! Studios Writer: Kieron Gillen Artist: Dan Mora Once & Future #1 was probably one of my favourite #1’s I’ve ever read, no word of a lie. It had everything a debut issue to a series needed, set-ups, mysteries, brilliant characters, amazing art. But with all that comes the next big issue, namely the next issue. Could it live up to the hype of the previous issue? It’s a big task, but if anybody could do it, it was Kieron Gillen and Dan Mora. And by god, they did it. They managed to make a…

Giant Days #54 BOOM! Studios Writer: John Allison Artist: Max Sarin  Giant Days is easily one of my favourite comic series in recent memory, perhaps that I’ve ever read. But a lot of comics fail to stick the landing and mess up the endings somehow. It was definitely a worry of mine that Giant Days would do the same thing with its last two issues, but were my fears unfounded or were they sadly proven true? I’m happy to say they were unfounded. Giant Days #54 is absolutely excellent, a wonderful tour de force from writer John Allison and…

Spider-Man: Velocity #1 Marvel Comics Writer: Dennis ‘Hopeless’ Hallum Artist: Emilio Laiso I’m a huge fan of the Spider-Man PS4 game. It’s probably up there as one of my favourite games from 2018 (God Of War just pips it, but that game was just perfect in every way). I wasn’t however, a fan of the PS4 version of Spider-Man’s appearances in comics so far. Spider-Geddon was abysmal in basically every way, and the less we talk about it the less I have to remember the pain of reading it. And his own recent solo series was just a retelling of…

Once & Future #1 BOOM! Studios Writer: Kieron Gillen Artists: Dan Mora & Tamra Bonvillain Kieron Gillen has always been one of these writers I’ve enjoyed the work of, but never brought up as one of my favourite writers. I do love his Young Avengers run, and I’m loving The Wicked + The Divine, but it wasn’t until I read Once and Future #1 that I’ve ever quite realised how great a writer he is. Once and Future #1 is one of these rare #1’s that’s flawless. Usually, when I write reviews, I tend to go into them straight…

Absolute Carnage #1 Marvel Comics Writer: Donny Cates Artist: Ryan Stegman I had one overwhelming reaction reading Absolute Carnage #1. “Oh my god”. I’ve not had much luck with Spider-Events in recent years. I wasn’t a fan of Spider-Geddon in the slightest (they killed off my boy Spider-Man Noir, how could they?!).  I could have done without Go Down Swinging, and I wasn’t a massive fan of Hunted. So going into Absolute Carnage, I expected more of the same old same old. To my surprise, this is an absolutely brilliant book and one I will likely come back to again…

Batman: Last Knight on Earth #2 DC Comics Writer: Scott Snyder Artist: Greg Capullo Batman: Last Knight on Earth #1 was a great introduction Scott Snyder & Greg Capullo’s apparent “final” Batman story. Of course, with an excellent introduction comes the question of whether the streak of goodness can be continued. So, did Snyder & Capullo manage to knock it out of the park with this issue too? Or did they crash and burn spectacularly? Let’s face it, it’s Snyder & Capullo, you already know the answer to that. Batman: Last Knight on Earth #2 is great, while not…

The Death-Defying Devil #1 Dynamite Entertainment Writer: Gail Simone Artist: Walter Geovani I know nothing about The Death-Defying Devil. I know he’s an established comic book character, but I’ve never read any of his comics. That is, until now. That is, until one Gail Simone started writing for the series. And now, I think I’m going to stick with this series and see where it goes. That’s how good an introduction to the character The Death Defying-Devil #1 is. That’s not to say the issue is perfect, it’s far from it. Nothing ever really begins perfectly. But it’s good…

Berserker Unbound #1 Dark Horse Comics Writer: Jeff Lemire Artist: Mike Deodata Jr I absolutely love Jeff Lemire. Old Man Logan, Animal Man, X-Men, Moon Knight. All absolutely brilliant titles, in no small part thanks to Lemire himself. He also made Black Hammer (which I’ve not had the chance to read yet, but plan to visit soon as I’ve heard it’s really quite good). And here Lemire is with his newest comic, Berserker Unbound. I’ve had the privilege of reading the issue and let me tell you, it is spectacular. Mike Deodata Jr is as great as ever. Despite…