The Gold Standard #12

If you know me, then you know of my man crush for Robert Kirkman. Invincible is one of my favorite titles, I enjoyed his Marvel Team Up, I own the trades of Brit, I like Walking Dead, oh, and my desktop background? Eric O’Grady. I’ve compared his writing to that of Brian Bendis, only to [...]

The Gold Standard #11

I read Spider-Man in the nineties. You know, the era people called complete utter hell. I read Maximum Carnage, and the Clone Saga, Identity Crisis, the Final Chapter, the Howard Mackie and John Byrne relaunch. I sat through everything that’s been called a horrible time in Spider-Man, and yet I still think fondly back on [...]

The Gold Standard #10

Got to thinking last week about wasted potential. Let’s not get into the origins of the thought, because nobody needs to hear that, trust me, but it shifted onto me reading and shaking my head at some things I saw. Understand, I love the concept of bringing a new, original character. It strengthens the industry, [...]

REVIEW: Superman #680

Written by James Robinson
Art by Renato Guedes
For years Krypto has been a running gag of the Superman line. I mean, a super powered dog? Come on, that’s just dumb. Why would Superman need a dog with his powers? A dog that could easily kill most of Metropolis by accident while chasing after a truck or [...]

The Gold Standard #9

Generally I try to reserve my Standards for being about my favorite things in comics, or the things that I like; you know, things that have standards. This week I don’t think I can do that though, no. This week I need to cover something that isn’t good, and you know what, it isn’t even [...]

REVIEW: All-Star Superman #12

Reviewing this book is really no small task, and I’ve spent the better part of a week trying to figure out just how to start it. I’ve been raving about this book since the first issue hit shelves and lived up to all of my expectations, it’s a silver age tale told in modern settings. It’s super science and completely crazy adventures, and it’s Superman at power levels that he’ll never hit again in mainstream continuity. And it’s amazing. In fact, the worst part about it? It was only planned for twelve issues.

Avengers Power Review #2

Again with this Mighty New Initiative we all know and love, and it wont be long before we’re dealing with one that only has ONE writer staying put! Well, okay, two, but Gage is just co-writing. That’s right, after the Invasion Bendis is moving off of Mighty Avengers and on to the new Dark Avengers [...]

Gold Standard Special Edition #1

I now bring you to a very special edition of the Gold Standard, where I cover a few topics that would have just padded out the regular edition and really felt unnecessary. It’s all important, but it’s just better done like this. I hope you agree!
About a week ago my friend Mike linked me to [...]

The Gold Standard #8

Been a weird week for me, to say the least. A lot of things have been picking away at my attention, so expect to see a lot of updates for me this week. Including:

Avengers Power Review #2 featuring New Avengers #45, Mighty Avengers #18, and Avengers: The Initiative #17.
All Star Superman #12 review
Deadpool #2 review
Superman [...]

ADVANCE REVIEW: City of Dust #1

Flying cars in a metropolis is always a great way to identify the setting as the future, which isn’t a complaint, I like having that clarified on the first page. There’s a drunk couple flying about in their car when they wreck and get out to have sex on it before they call for help….and they both get torn limb from limb pretty much immediately. Pretty unique way to start the book, I mean, how often do you see a title open like that in issue #1?