by | Nov 10, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, HEY, KIDS! REVIEWS
By Don Alsafi. One year ago, Marvel was wrapping up its latest crossover slug-fest extravaganza, Civil War II. It wasn’t one of the better received events; apart from branding itself with an association to the sales juggernaut that was 2006’s original...
by | Oct 27, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, HEY, KIDS! REVIEWS
By Don Alsafi. T’challa, Marvel’s Black Panther, has always had a hard time getting a foothold with readers. The character was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1966’s Fantastic Four #52 but, despite a couple of notable attempts, mostly...
by | Oct 13, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, HEY, KIDS! REVIEWS
By Don Alsafi. Secret Empire is over, and everything is different. That’s certainly the case for Sam Wilson. While Steve Rogers was busy being an agent of Hydra, Sam carried the shield as a brand-new Captain America. But now Steve is back on the side of good,...
by | Oct 6, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, HEY, KIDS! REVIEWS
By Don Alsafi. So an angel walks into a bar, pulls up a seat next to a guy in a biker jacket, and promptly expires. No, it’s not the setup to a surreal existentialist joke, but rather the inciting incident in one of this week’s new releases. And even...
by | May 26, 2017 | HEY, KIDS! COMICS!, HEY, KIDS! REVIEWS
By Don Alsafi. In this week’s installment of Building a Better Marvel, we’re taking a close look at Venom #150. And while it doesn’t bear a #1 on the cover, this is deliberately a new beginning for the character. (Not that a #1 is always a sign of...
