World Comic Book Review

12th April 2024

Immortal Hulk #50 (review)

Writer: Al Ewing Artist: Joe Bennett Marvel Comics, 2018-2021 Immortal Hulk has been a very important book for me, a book that has pushed the boundaries of superhero comic books and used the Hulk’s messy and redundant history to its favor in order to create some of the best issues American publisher Marvel comics has … Read more

Superman and The Authority #1 (of 4) (review)

Writer: Grant Morrison Artist: Mikel Janín DC Comics, July 2021 I’ll never get tired of saying this: Grant Morrison’s Superman is the definitive version of the character. All-Star Superman is my favorite version of the character by far, because I believe it embodies everything a good Superman should be. He’s kind, he never imposes his … Read more

Monsters (review)

Writer and artist: Barry Windsor-Smith Fantagraphics, May 2021 One of my favorite Marvel comics of all time is Barry Windsor-Smith’s Weapon X, a comic that tells the story of Wolverine’s origin in an interesting and creative way, avoiding many of the tropes that had plagued “origin story” superhero comics since their very conception. You can … Read more

Nightwing #78 (review)

Writer: Tom Taylor Artist: Bruno Redondo DC Comics, February 2021 Tom Taylor is, at least for me, a very inconsistent writer in terms of quality. From his excellent Suicide Squad run to his confused but interesting Superior Iron-Man and the forgettable and messy DCeased, he has shown that while his basic premises and ideas tend … Read more