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geekyjack's Reviews (283)
The Immortal Iron Fist: The Complete Collection, Vol. 2
Khari Evans, Matt Hollingsworth, Timothy Green II, Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic, Mico Suayan, Nate Piekos, Edgar Delgado, Stefano Gaudiano, Jason Aaron, Matt Milla, Cullen Bunn, Jodi Wolff, Arturo Lozzi, Paul Mounts, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Travel Foreman, Roberto de la Torre, Russ Heath, Mark Pennington, Kano, Tonci Zonjic, Edward Bola, David Lapham, Duane Swierczynski, Juan Doe, June Chung, Rick Spears, Michael Lark, Javier Rodriguez, Tom Palmer, Dan Brereton, Victor Olazaba, Hatuey Diaz, Allen Martinez
'Batman: The Long Halloween' by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale is quite honestly brilliant! I have always heard great things about it but only just got around to reading it, almost 20 years after its original release.
Jeph Loeb has created a brilliantly dark, twisted and unexpected story featuring many of The Batman's roster of villains, including gangsters, The Joker, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, The Riddler... the list goes on.
Like all good crime thrillers, this story starts with a murder-most-foul, a murder that takes place on Halloween. The story carries on throughout the year with Batman investigating the case that continues to unfold, with subsequent murders on each Holiday. The plot twists and turns at a rapid pace which drags you in and spits you out at the other end with a revelation that I never saw coming... a revelation that not even The Batman knows.
Tim Sale's artwork is spectacular. The limited colour palette, simple lines and plenty of shadow give this comic the dark look that it needs and deserves. There were moments where I stopped for several minutes just to admire the stark detail included on the pages.
If you're considering reading this, then stop what you're doing, pick it up and read! Best Batman story I think I've ever read.
Jeph Loeb has created a brilliantly dark, twisted and unexpected story featuring many of The Batman's roster of villains, including gangsters, The Joker, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, The Riddler... the list goes on.
Like all good crime thrillers, this story starts with a murder-most-foul, a murder that takes place on Halloween. The story carries on throughout the year with Batman investigating the case that continues to unfold, with subsequent murders on each Holiday. The plot twists and turns at a rapid pace which drags you in and spits you out at the other end with a revelation that I never saw coming... a revelation that not even The Batman knows.
Tim Sale's artwork is spectacular. The limited colour palette, simple lines and plenty of shadow give this comic the dark look that it needs and deserves. There were moments where I stopped for several minutes just to admire the stark detail included on the pages.
If you're considering reading this, then stop what you're doing, pick it up and read! Best Batman story I think I've ever read.
I Hate Fairyland, Vol. 1: Madly Ever After
Jean-François Beaulieu, Nate Piekos, Bill Sienkiewicz, Skottie Young, Chip Zdarsky, Dean Rankine, Jeff Lemire, Ewan McLaughlin, Jock
What is there to say about 'I Hate Fairyland'? It's vibrant, fun, entertaining and gorey as hell. Skottie Young's art makes Fairyland what it is with his distinctive style. If you're after a comic with a deep, complex story, this isn't the book for you. If you enjoy Skottie's artwork and want to be entertained, read this and admire the blood stained, ultra violent world of Fairyland.
Very minor spoilers ahead.
I honestly don't really know how to review Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods'... I liked it, but I didn't love it as everyone else seems to love it. I did have extremely high hopes for a number a reasons:
1, Everyone I know who's read it has raved about it.
2, It's Gaiman.
3, It contains a huge array mythological Gods, and I love Mythology (especially Norse).
4, It sounded intriguing.
As usual Gaiman's writing is superb and draws you in with his fantastic grasp of the written word, with sentences that flow and bring the imagination to life. The main character, Shadow, is a big, loveable lump of a man. Some of the smaller characters are interesting and likeable (I especially loved girl-Sam). The world he creates is imaginative and to a degree, slightly believable. Some of the side plots throughout the story in the 'Coming to America' chapters are fascinating to delve into. But for me the overall story was lacking something, I just don't know what that something is.
I do think it is an unnecessarily long book. There were places in the middle where nothing seemed to happen for a couple of chapters. There were characters (which were great characters) that made a brief appearance, moved the plot exactly nowhere and then were rarely seen again.
The idea of the War of the Gods, between the Old and the New, was an interesting premise with a great little plot twist, but I couldn't help feel a little cheated when it got there, as it was another moment of the story where it felt I was approaching a moment of greatness, a point where the mostly slow moving story would explode into epic-ness... but it just didn't really arrive like that. The twist was interesting to read but I felt I was left wanting slightly more.
Overall, I did enjoy 'American Gods', it just didn't live up to my very high hopes. If you're considering reading this book, I would recommend that you still do. I wish I had enjoyed it more, and I wish I could give it 3.5 stars as I feel 3 is a little too low. I will still read 'Anansi Boys' which I believe is a sort-of-sequel to this because the ideas set out throughout this story were interesting enough to keep me wanting a little more.
I honestly don't really know how to review Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods'... I liked it, but I didn't love it as everyone else seems to love it. I did have extremely high hopes for a number a reasons:
1, Everyone I know who's read it has raved about it.
2, It's Gaiman.
3, It contains a huge array mythological Gods, and I love Mythology (especially Norse).
4, It sounded intriguing.
As usual Gaiman's writing is superb and draws you in with his fantastic grasp of the written word, with sentences that flow and bring the imagination to life. The main character, Shadow, is a big, loveable lump of a man. Some of the smaller characters are interesting and likeable (I especially loved girl-Sam). The world he creates is imaginative and to a degree, slightly believable. Some of the side plots throughout the story in the 'Coming to America' chapters are fascinating to delve into. But for me the overall story was lacking something, I just don't know what that something is.
I do think it is an unnecessarily long book. There were places in the middle where nothing seemed to happen for a couple of chapters. There were characters (which were great characters) that made a brief appearance, moved the plot exactly nowhere and then were rarely seen again.
The idea of the War of the Gods, between the Old and the New, was an interesting premise with a great little plot twist, but I couldn't help feel a little cheated when it got there, as it was another moment of the story where it felt I was approaching a moment of greatness, a point where the mostly slow moving story would explode into epic-ness... but it just didn't really arrive like that. The twist was interesting to read but I felt I was left wanting slightly more.
Overall, I did enjoy 'American Gods', it just didn't live up to my very high hopes. If you're considering reading this book, I would recommend that you still do. I wish I had enjoyed it more, and I wish I could give it 3.5 stars as I feel 3 is a little too low. I will still read 'Anansi Boys' which I believe is a sort-of-sequel to this because the ideas set out throughout this story were interesting enough to keep me wanting a little more.
Comic book crossovers have been around for years... some of them are awful, but some are actually pretty great. Batman/TMNT is actually one of the pretty great ones.
Without spoiling anything of the plot, it's exactly what you want it to be. A big team up between Batman, Robin and the Turtles fighting a huge array of Batman villains as well as Shredder and the Foot Clan. It's big. It's bold. It's fun. What more could you ask for?
Without spoiling anything of the plot, it's exactly what you want it to be. A big team up between Batman, Robin and the Turtles fighting a huge array of Batman villains as well as Shredder and the Foot Clan. It's big. It's bold. It's fun. What more could you ask for?
