Posted by Ben On October 31, 2013 Comments Off on Comics Newbie – Justice
For my review this week I am taking a look at the Justice League of America 12 issue series Justice. A big thank you to David for providing the reading material for this review.
The Justice League is the ultimate DC team book containing some of arguably the best super heroes in comics comprising, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Aquaman and The Flash to name a few. Justice was not my first visit to the Justice League. A few years ago I picked up a collection of the original Justice League comics. Although it was interesting to read the original issues like so many things from the past they have not aged well (for example, there is a kid constantly clicking his fingers). Thankfully Justice is from 2005 so it is far more modern.
Justice is written by Alex Ross and Jim Krueger. The story in Justice is fairly complicated and hard to explain in a paragraph but the best way to explain what a reader is in for is by looking at the splash pages at the end of the book which tells you that this book is going to be a super hero vs super villain showdown of epic proportions, which is an exciting proposition.
I did enjoy reading Justice but I think I would have enjoyed the story more if I had more knowledge of the DC Universe. Although I did recognise many of the heroes and villains, there were many characters I was not aware of. I believe I will be able to appreciate Justice more after doing more Justice League reading. This is by no means a slight on the writers.
On the other side of the equation the artwork in Justice is stunning. Alex Ross and Doug Braithwaite have done an exceptional job in drawing this book. In my year or so of reading comics on a regular basis I have noticed that I pay more attention to story then art but Justice is one title where from the first page the art had the majority of my attention. Words cannot do justice (terrible pun I know) to the artwork. There were some emotional moments throughout the book and the facial expressions captured the emotion beautifully. Although it is a different style, the artwork is on par to Finding Gossamyr (reviewed in Free Comic Book Day reviews).
I give Justice 3 Lukes. In time after doing more reading I believe the rating would go up. If you are completely new to the DC Universe I do not think this is the best place to start but if you are well versed in all things DC give it a go.
I would love to hear your feedback about Justice and suggestions on other Justice League of America stories I should read. Please comment below or you can contact me via Twitter @bennykane1983
Quick Fire
If you are not reading East of West written by Jonathan Hickman published by Image Comics you should be.
For my next review I will be taking my first step into digital comics by looking at Collateral – Dear John by Matt Nicholls and Lee Taylor.
Posted by Richo On October 25, 2013 Comments Off on Who Review – The Time Warrior
Welcome to the forty-fourth instalment of Who Review, my ongoing quest to review all available episodes of TV’s longest running SF series, Doctor Who. This week, we see the introduction of a new recurring villain and the arrival of the Doctor’s most popular companion in The Time Warrior.
As I mentioned in episode #62 thanks to the great people behind Armageddon Expo I had the good fortune to attend the Media Event last Friday, attended by Corey Feldman, Billy Boyd & Ian McNiece, which was great.
We all then split up into our scheduled interviews, with mine scheduled to be Dan Slott and Brent Anderson. I did get to meet Dan, and his interview will be in episode #63, but due to flight delays I was unable to interview Brent.
But all was not lost, as while I was waiting to interview Dan I struck up a conversation with the lovely Marni, who was revealed to be Brian’s Agent (and girlfriend) and not only was she awesome but she also arranged an interview with Brian! And I have to say, I have had some great interview experiences, but Brian is right up there with my favourites. He is not only a ridiculously talented actor and writer, but he was so awesome to talk to and I had a blast.
And he seemed to enjoy it too, because we were meant to only have 15 mins together, but before we knew it we were at 50 mins! And it was all awesome.
Obviously 50 mins is too much to put onto an episode so I’ve decided to post it here on the site almost in its entirety (it’s 46 mins, minus edits of people interrupting us and stuff). I hope you enjoy it.
And thanks again to Brian, Marni & Sophie from Armageddon Expo for allowing this to happen 🙂
For my review this week I am taking a look at the Justice League of America 12 issue series Justice. A big thank you to David for providing the reading material for this review.
