Review The Unworthy Thor #4

The Prince of Asgard battles his way to Old Asgard, the resting place of Ultimate Thor's hammer, alongside Beta Ray Bill and a Hel-hound with an unhealthy fervor for combat in The Unworthy Thor #4. And if you're not reading this series as you enjoy Jane Foster's adventures in The Mighty Thor, you should be! Writer Jason Aaron provides some long-awaited answers to the question, "What does it take to be worthy?"

Told in four different time periods with four different art teams, we learn of Thor's struggle to finally be worthy of Mjolnir and how he continually strives to remain so. It's a remarkable foray into Thor's distant and recent past that lends so much weight to his present battle against The Collector.

I did a full review for the guys at Comic Book Resources, and you can read it HERE.

Broken Frontier Staff Picks February 15, 2017

Staff picks for this week are live at Broken Frontier and you can read it HERE.

My pick is The Machines, a graphic novel from Dark Horse Comics and Directive Games. Based off the video game of the same name and written by the game's lead writer, John McLean-Foreman, this story centers around a metahuman who has the ability to heal and control sentient machines. Definitely a sci-fi fans kind of comic, and if you're familiar with Eric Nguyen's art style, you'll really enjoy his work here. Great stuff!

Review Darth Maul #1

Star Wars fans will be very pleased to note that Darth Maul finally has his own series from Marvel Comics. I was surprised that Poe Dameron got his own series well before the bad boy of the Sith, but it's here and the good news is that it rocks!

Cullen Bunn writes terrific action sequences, and this issue starts with a big game hunt of sorts. Darth Maul is bored and very tired of waiting for Darth Sidious' nefarious plans to germinate. He's a straightforward guy who just wants to get about the business of killing Jedi.

Issue #1 is a blast, and I reviewed it for the folks at CBR. Read it HERE.

Broken Frontier Staff Picks Feb. 1, 2017

This week's Staff Picks from Broken Frontier include my pick of Farmer Ned's Comics Barn, the latest work from underground avant-garde cartoonist Gerald Jablonski.

And if the art isn't enough to entice you to pick up the book, Jablonski granted his first in-print interview to Fantagraphics Books publisher Gary Groth. Right, so there you go.

You can read the preview HERE.

Review Batman '66 Meets Wonder Woman '77

Cover by Alex Ross

I know what you're thinking. I was thinking it too when I read the title of the book and learned that DC Comics was going to pair up (somehow) two of the most wholesome characterizations of its flagship characters. I thought they couldn't possibly pull it off.

I'm so glad I was wrong--this comic is fantastic fun!

You have to check your angst at the door to enjoy this book, there is no Dark Knight Returns in this universe. And that's just fine. If you're looking for a good story told well by people who obviously understand and appreciate these characters, this is the book for you.

I did a full review for the folks at Comic Book Resources, and you can read it HERE.

The next step is to spread the word about the book. It's easy enough to complain about the not-so-great comics that hit the shelves each month, we should also remember to applaud the terrific ones. This six-issue limited series is off to a wonderful start.