Frankie's Blog — comic reviews

  DC Comics released issue one of new title Batman: The Knight on January 19th. The planned 10 issue comic, written by the acclaimed Chip Zdarsky (Daredevil, Sex Criminals) with art by Carmine Di Giandomenico (The Flash, Batgirl) promises to tell “the story of [how] Batman begins”. Although I didn’t dislike the first issue at all, there are a couple of things that I found curious (which admittedly probably have more to do with DC itself than with this series). The first one being that the title of this comic is written in a very medieval style script, which is...

The Good Asian was a comic that I had heard positive things about since its initial release; however, it was a comic that I knew nothing about. Therefore, I picked up its first trade, which encompasses issues one through four, not knowing what to expect from a comic with such an unusual and, frankly, slightly uncomfortable title. What I discovered was a gripping tale exposing a rarely discussed time in American history told in a deeply authentic noir tone. Taking place in 1936’s San Francisco, The Good Asian shines a light on a time period that most modern Americans either...

This month, Marvel launched a slew of new superheroine comics, introducing new storylines, villains, and even some unlikely partnerships. Whether struggling to understand their place in the world, or sacrificing everything to protect those who need it, each of these illustrious leading ladies prove that they are forces to be reckoned with. Here are my reviews of a few of them, and a list of the impressive amount of variant covers that were released with each title (because there are a lot of them and they are all very pretty). ELEKTRA: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD #1 Release date: January 5th,...

When your most notorious characters have been around for decades, it becomes necessary to mix things up a little bit from time to time, which is exactly what Dark Knights of Steel does. Set in medieval times, the comic takes DC’s most venerated characters such as Batman and Superman and reinvents them as knights and kings while still keeping true to their core personalities. With Krypton nearing its inevitable end, Jor-El and his pregnant wife Lara flee the doomed planet and crash land in a medieval landscape where Jor-El is forced to protect Lara from an incoming band of knights...

Shortly before I attended Emerald City Comicon last month, I read and enjoyed the first issue of a comic titled Good Boy, written by Garrett Gunn and Christina Blanch with artwork by Kit Wallis. As I was wondering around the con on Saturday, I happened to stop by a booth with a stack of copies of Good Boy #1 sitting on it. As I started talking to the guy that was sitting at the booth, it turned out that I was speaking with none other than Gunn himself. As we discussed his comic, it felt to me as though sheer...