Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Review Clue #1

Calling all murder mystery addicts! I'm a huge fan of mysteries, and there's nothing more indicative of the genre than playing the board game Clue.

Honestly, it's way more fun to play as an adult than it was as a kid. Trash-talking adults exhibit some serious cunning in trying to throw you off the trail, while kids have a more straight-forward approach to the game. My best advice is to get together the crazy group of friends you play Dungeons & Dragons with, order take out, select your favorite cold beverages, and settle in for a game session that will make you laugh till your sides split.

IDW Publishing has a great track record of producing comics based off stalwart Hasbro properties like G.I. Joe, Transformers, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. So it shouldn't have come as a surprise that IDW would get around to a comic based on Clue. The iconic property inspired Clue, the cult-classic 1985 film (which, interestingly, didn't make back at the box office the $15 million it cost to produce). Writer Paul Allor and artist Nelson Daniel have done an excellent job with the first issue, and you're going to love the character updates.

I reviewed it for Broken Frontier, and you can read the full review HERE.

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Review Black Magick #6


Now that their incredible run on Wonder Woman is over, writer Greg Rucka and artist Nicola Scott have returned to their creator-owned title from Image Comics, Black Magick. An ideal marriage of words and art, this title follows Detective Rowan Black through a murder mystery that has more than a little to do with her heritage as a witch. And now that I've said that, remove all thoughts of Wendy the Good Witch or Samantha from Bewitched from your minds and think more in terms of descendants from the Salem witch trials.

Issue #6 is on the stands and provides an interesting glimpse into Rowan's background. Definitely pick up the trade and catch up on this title, enjoy this one-shot, and then get ready for the story to resume with issue #7 on August 30. You can read my full review of issue #6 on the Comic Book Resources site HERE.