Monthly Archives: December 2015

Cyborg #6 (DC)

Posted on December 31, 2015 by comicspectrum

Rating: 3/5 – Multiple Artists Provide a Distracting Finish to Cyborg’s First Arc. By ComicSpectrum senior reviewer Shawn Hoklas. Cyborg number six concludes the first major story arc for Vic Stone’s first ongoing solo series. Although the conclusion has a … Continue reading →

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Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat! #1 (Marvel)

Posted on December 28, 2015 by comicspectrum

Rating: 4.5/5 – A Fun All Ages Book That Left Me Smiling. By ComicSpectrum senior reviewer Shawn Hoklas. It’s easy to make the comparisons between Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat! and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. They’re both suitable reading for all … Continue reading →

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Monster World #1 (American Gothic Press)

Posted on December 24, 2015 by comicspectrum

CREDIT: American Gothic Press Rating: 4/5 – Classic Pulp-Style Horror Set bin the 1930s. By ComicSpectrum senior reviewer Shawn Hoklas. American Gothic Press is a new comic company that’s an imprint of the well known and long running Famous Monsters … Continue reading →

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Lucifer #1 (DC/Vertigo)

Posted on December 22, 2015 by comicspectrum

Rating: 4.5/5 – Lucifer is Accused of Killing God! By ComicSpectrum senior reviewer Shawn Hoklas. After first appearing in the pages of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman in 1989, Lucifer held onto a series of his own for seventy-five issues that ended … Continue reading →

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Judge Dredd #1 (IDW)

Posted on December 21, 2015 by comicspectrum

Rating: 3/5 – Judge Dredd Enforcing Law in an All-New World. By ComicSpectrum senior reviewer Shawn Hoklas. This first issue of Judge Dredd is supposed to surprise you and make you think, “what the drokk was that?” according to editor … Continue reading →

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Amazing Spider-Man #1.1 (Marvel)

Posted on December 20, 2015 by comicspectrum

CREDIT: Marvel Rating: 3/5 – The Return of the Santerians. Did Anyone Miss Them? By ComicSpectrum senior reviewer Shawn Hoklas. Over the past few years, Marvel has chosen to include some mini-series into already established series in order to tell … Continue reading →

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Superzero #1 (AfterShock)

Posted on December 19, 2015 by comicspectrum

Rating: 4.5/5 – Its Strength Is It’s Not Actually About Super-Heroes by ComicSpectrum EiC Bob Bretall Another solid entry from new publisher Aftershock, this time written by the team behind Harley Quinn and Starfire over at DC Amanda Conner and … Continue reading →

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Scarlet Witch #1 (Marvel)

Posted on December 17, 2015 by comicspectrum

Rating: 5/5 – My Favorite Take on Scarlet Witch To Date! by ComicSpectrum EiC Bob Bretall. I’ve always been partial to Wanda Maximoff as an Avenger, she was a key member of the Avengers when I first started reading the … Continue reading →

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The Violent #1 (Image)

Posted on December 16, 2015 by comicspectrum

Rating: 4/5 – An Uncomfortably Well-Done Crime Comic. by ComicSpectrum EiC Bob Bretall. I’m a big fan of Ed Brisson’s writing.  His “pre-apocalyptic tale” Sheltered was one of my favorite books last year.  He also wrote The Field, The Mantle, … Continue reading →

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Ringside #1 (Image)

Posted on December 13, 2015 by comicspectrum

Rating: 4.5/5 – Turns Out I Like a Story About Pro Wrestling! by ComicSpectrum EiC Bob Bretall. No disrespect for people with a long-lived fandom for pro wrestling, but it’s never been anything that particularly interested me.  When I saw … Continue reading →

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