‘Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction’ explores the details of life during wartime
Required Reading is DoomRocket’s love chest, opened twice monthly to champion a book that we adore. This week Arpad recommends the first volume of ‘Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction’ from Viz Media. By Arpad Okay. If a book has characters that…
‘The Weatherman’ a madcap, unpredictable adventure that looks like a million bucks
By Brendan F. Hodgdon. Tone is a remarkable thing. It can make two stories with the same plots into massively different things (just ask Austin Powers: Goldmember and Spectre). Comics, in particular, are a medium that allows for really exciting…
The slings and arrows of adolescence truly know no bounds in ‘Proxima Centauri’
By Brandy Dykhuizen. Our Week In Review sums up our weekly comic book coverage while taking time for a new review or two before it’s all over. This week: ‘Proxima Centauri’ #1 and ‘Hungry Ghosts’ #4. Proxima Centauri #1 Image…
‘You Are Deadpool’ a bizarre synthesis of two niche genres — and a rousing success
By Don Alsafi. As a character, Deadpool can be a lot to take. His brand of outrageously over-the-top humor works for some, but others can find his excessive goofiness a bit much. That works incredibly well in the space of…
“Return of the Fantastic Four” variant month marks the return of Marvel’s First Family
RETURN OF THE FANTASTIC FOUR August is going to be a fantastic month to be a Marvel fan. Following the bombshell announcement that Marvel Comics would be bringing its First Family back into prominence this summer, The House of Ideas…
Preview: “Strontium Dog” comes to a thrill-powered end with ‘2000 AD’ prog 2081
2000 AD PROG 2081 Written by Rory McConville, Dan Abnett, James Peaty, Kek-W, John Wagner. Art by Dan Cornwell, Steve Yeowell, Paul Marshall, Dave Kendall, Carlos Ezquerra. Colors by Abigail Bulmer, John Charles, Dylan Teague. Letters by Annie Parkhouse, Simon Bowland,…
‘Stellar’ a welcome excursion into sci-fi from Skybound Entertainment
Are you looking forward to a new comic book but it’s impossible for you to wait for its release before you know what we thought about it? That’s why there’s DoomRocket’s Advanced Reviews — now we assess books you can’t…
‘Isola’ a stylized, enigmatic journey of craft and care
By Arpad Okay. I came for the stunning character design. The costumes that Brenden Fletcher and Karl Kerschl have developed, heck, the world they occupy, they are pure fantasy delights. People have compared Isola to Miyazaki, and while for me it…
