Tag Archives: Brian Wood

Aliens: Defiance #8 (Dark Horse)

Posted on January 5, 2017 by comicspectrum

Rating: 3.5/5 – A Weaker Chapter in a Great Series. By ComicSpectrum senior reviewer Shawn Hoklas. Aliens: Defiance is a series that keeps getting better as the series goes on. While Dark Horse continues to publish the larger and intertwined … Continue reading →

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Aliens: Defiance (Dark Horse)

Posted on April 29, 2016 by comicspectrum

Rating: 4/5 – Fresh Faces, New Story, Same Aliens Survival Trope. by ComicSpectrum reviewer Adam Brunell Alien Day was on Tuesday the 26th, so I found it only proper to purchase one of the Aliens comics, and what better title … Continue reading →

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Starve #1 (Image)

Posted on June 19, 2015 by comicspectrum

Rating: 4/5 – Brian Wood’s Take on Reality TV in a World Ruled by the 0.1%. by ComicSpectrum senior reviewer Shawn Hoklas. Starve is a multi-layered story that looks to touch on the separation of the haves and have-nots in … Continue reading →

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Rebels #1 (Dark Horse)

Posted on March 22, 2015 by comicspectrum

Rating: 5/5 – A Thrilling Account of America’s First Militia; Live Free Or Die! by ComicSpectrum EiC Bob Bretall I love historical fiction.  That made me an easy mark for this new series from writer Brian Wood and artist Andrea … Continue reading →

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Moon Knight #7 (Marvel)

Posted on September 8, 2014 by comicspectrum

Rating: 4.5/5 – Picking Up Right Where Ellis/Shalvey Left Off. By ComicSpectrum Reviewer Shawn Hoklas. After only six issues, the creative team of Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey left the Moon Knight series where they had offered up a new … Continue reading →

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X-Men #10.NOW (Marvel)

Posted on February 10, 2014 by comicspectrum

Rating: 3/5 – Too Heavy To Fly. by ComicSpectrum reviewer Hank Johnson. I have been generally unimpressed of the reincarnation of adjective less X-men series (otherwise known as X-men, Volume 3). The series has been up and down with a … Continue reading →

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X-Men #2 (Marvel)

Posted on July 3, 2013 by comicspectrum

Rating: 4/5 – An all female X-Men Book that’s a must read for X-Men Fans “Brian, Oliver and the rest of the crew are packing every panel with everything they’ve got to give you all an awesome story”.  These words … Continue reading →

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Mara #5 (Image)

Posted on June 19, 2013 by comicspectrum

Rating: 4.5/5 – You won’t like her when she’s angry… Brian Wood is telling a complex story here, ably complemented by Ming Doyle’s art.  In a story that started out in #1 focusing on a sports star with some special … Continue reading →

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X-Men #1 (Marvel)

Posted on June 2, 2013 by comicspectrum

Rating: 3/5 – Great art, not accessible to new readers When I picked X-Men as my Comic of the Week for May 29th I said: I’ve had a mixed relationship with the X-Men for many years now.  I keep on … Continue reading →

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Star Wars #3 (Dark Horse)

Posted on March 17, 2013 by comicspectrum

Rating: 4 / 5 – Recommended reading Another Star Wars comic, this time set in the time immediately after Episode IV, A New Hope.  This issue continues following plotlines from the movie and the previous two issues.  Princess Lei has … Continue reading →

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