Still not in love with this series. I think I will continue to read it, but it might be too dark and twisted and it's definitely somewhat incomprehensible to me. I really like the idea of stories within stories, which is a prominent feature of this book. I just wasn't that fond of the stories, excep...
The story, and the re-imagined versions of each character are pretty interesting. The main character, Robin Drake, is sent out to warn the world that the evil creature that was thought to be dead has come back. Along the way he encounters his fellow JLA members in their own modified roles, and recei...
This is the second volume of four collecting the excellent Madame Xanadu series from Vertigo/DC. The writing from Mike Wagner is excellent, as usual. I've liked pretty much everything he's ever done, from Grendel to Mage. And what can be said that hasn't been said before about William Michael Kalu...
Merv Pumpkinhead gets Five stars, if he was the orignal James Bond i would`v probably enjoyed those moviesThessaly is one crazy bitch! she gets 5 stars very gory 3 chaptersThe rest of this collection was Blah to me
The magical adventures of Nimue, aka Madame Xanadu. This time, she is reminded of her own encounters with the Spanish Inquisition when men in the 1920s start dying of a curse that began generations ago. On the one hand, this is also the story of Nimue being a grand ol lesbian, which I appreciate. ...
Pretty good story, very gritty and paranormal and the artistic style fit well with the story and gave it a noir feel even if it didn't have the ethereal quality of Amy's in the previous book.
Stan Lee, the genius of silver age Marvel comics, recreates DC's most famous heroes.Stan is very quick to point out that this isn't meant to supplant, or improve upon, the originals in any way, it's simply a fun exercise for him. Well, it's alot of fun to read too. Batman and Superman are especially...
See my note on it in my blog:http://gypsylibrarian.blogspot.com/2006/01/booknote-jla-riddle-of-beast.html
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