Jan 06, 2014 Comic Books Issue #48 - November/December 2013 - HAIM

Written by Greg Means and MK Reed, with cartooning by Joe Flood, this book is a dang delight. Perhaps it has something to do with Jack's character design, which harkens back to Clamhead from the old Jabber Jaw cartoon (or, for you non-ancients, he's kind of like Shaggy from Scooby-Doo). More

Dec 30, 2013 Comic Books Issue #48 - November/December 2013 - HAIM

Scott Snyder's Batman run has been rightly praised—his introduction of the mysterious Court of Owls provided a much-needed force in the streets of Gotham City. Plus, it was equal parts thrilling and creepy, as the best Batman stories are. So what was missing from Snyder's run so far? More

Dec 23, 2013 Comic Books Issue #48 - November/December 2013 - HAIM

The X-Files: Season 10 picks up where the last installment to the iconic sci-fi series left off, 2008's underwhelming I Want to Believe movie. We find Mulder and Scully living together in retirement-and witness protection-until ghosts from their pasts start showing up. More

Dec 20, 2013 Comic Books Issue #48 - November/December 2013 - HAIM

There are some clever individual ideas in UXB, and some imaginative, absorbing, and disturbing visuals from creator/writer/artist Colin Lorimer, but, as a complete package, it's a tough sell.  More

Dec 17, 2013 Comic Books Issue #48 - November/December 2013 - HAIM

From creator/writer Taran Killam (of Saturday Night Live fame), co-writer and comics vet Marc Andreyko, and artist Kevin Sharpe, this high-concept comic is off to a promising and amusing start.  More

Dec 13, 2013 Comic Books Issue #48 - November/December 2013 - HAIM

Brian Azzarello's wild, violent run on Wonder Woman continues with this collection comprising Wonder Woman #0 and #13-17. Wonder Woman and her demigod siblings (all progeny of Zeus; yes, that Zeus) are after a mysterious baby that may or may not bring about the doom of humankind. More

Dec 03, 2013 Comic Books Issue #47 - September/October 2013 - MGMT

Simply: if sight gags are appealing to you, you won't find many at this level of expertise or approaching this creativity. This is really wonderful all-ages stuff that was easy to miss, since it was only printed in a children's magazine for 16 years. More

Oct 29, 2013 Comic Books Issue #47 - September/October 2013 - MGMT

This compendium of Keith Knight's one-page strip The K Chronicles largely concerns cartoons involving his son, and to a lesser extent the election of the United States' first black president, Barack Obama. More

Oct 24, 2013 Comic Books Web Exclusive

He's been doing it for years and years, but I must confess a little fatigue when it comes to Geoff Johns reinventing something for a modern audience. I'm not a big fan of Batman: Earth One, for instance, and I've grown very cool on his New 52 version of Justice League. However, the Shazam! feature that largely ran in the back pages of that Justice League title is surprising. More