by Jarrod | Apr 12, 2019 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, HEY, KIDS! REVIEWS
THIS REVIEW OF ‘SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN’ #1 CONTAINS MINOR SPOILERS. Cover to ‘Symbiote Spider-Man’ #1. Art: Greg Land, Frank D’Armata/Marvel by Clyde Hall. The Spider-Man suit resulting from Secret Wars had a lot going for it. Anticipation...
by Jarrod | Sep 29, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, HEY, KIDS! REVIEWS
By Don Alsafi. It’s all led up to this. As we’ve discussed over the course of this series, Marvel have fallen on hard times over the past decade. Their sales took a hit, as did much of the industry, during the financial crisis of 2007-2008. Regrettably,...
by Jarrod | Sep 14, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, HEY, KIDS! REVIEWS
By Jarrod Jones. It has been more than a year since DC Comics kicked off its highly successful Rebirth initiative — and with it, a gigantic mystery in the form of the villainous Mr. Oz. Action Comics #987 marks the begging of “The Oz Effect”, a five-part...
by Jarrod | Sep 13, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!
By Molly Jane Kremer, Don Alsafi, and Jarrod Jones. Comics that challenge us, slay us, beguile us — the comics we simply can’t wait to devour. That’s DoomRocket’s Staff Picks. Here’s what has set our hearts ablaze this week. Runaways #1 Marvel Comics/$3.99 Written by...
by Jarrod | May 5, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, HEY, KIDS! REVIEWS
Editor’s note: This is the first installment of “Building a Better Marvel”, a new series that will focus entirely on Marvel Comics as it stands today while exploring what’s next for the House of Ideas. By Don Alsafi. Once upon a time, I used...