Jason Aaron revisits the original concept for the X-Men--a school for mutants--only this time the headmaster is Wolverine, who wants to spare his students the violence that's marked his life and tenure in the X-men. It's an interesting concept, but the writer goes for a madcap tone, with a zany s...
Wolverine has become the headmaster of a new school for mutants. While this seems unlikely, his first test may be harder than any he faced as one of the X-Men: the New York Board of Education. The school needs to be granted permission to operate. When the Hellfire Club knocks on the door, thin...
Scalped is classic noir in the best sense. To paraphrase Ed Brubaker's excellent introduction, Noir is about watching a character fall into darkness. In The Gravel in Your Guts, Dash falls from grace. Chief Red Crow fails an old friend. People on the Rez, try to do the right thing and never s...
Wow. Just wow.The graphic novel begins with a probably fictional, but totally believable, very shocking story on scalping. Raw, unedited for sensibilities, the word "graphic" is used entirely as it should be. Places and massacres are mentioned (ahem, "depicted") which makes me want to run to the ...
At first glance, this has a lot of similarities to Aaron's previous opus, Scalped. A man comes returns to his small-town home after decades away. Crime has taken over. He becomes the only person to fight back. There's just one twist here: it ain't gonna work out even remotely. Heck, I'm not even ...
I'm not exactly sure how to review individual issues of comics...I'm very excited to see where this series takes us! Lady Thor(solely to differentiate) is taking a traditionally male role and proving that a female can be just as strong and just as tough. She isn't just a female superhero who gets...
Collects Thanos Rising issues #1-5I have heard of and enjoyed the writing of Jason Aaron in the past, but this is the first time I’ve read anything by Simone Bianchi. The two writers worked together on this book. This book has an origin story for Thanos, one of the Marvel Universe’s biggest vil...
I remember the day when comics used to have to explain how a dead character wasn't really dead. Now, going to heaven or hell to rescue them seems to increasingly be the thing.Anywho, this is a fun romp that makes good use of Nightcrawler's past continuity. Unsurprisingly, the first issue is the s...