You are in luck since I just wrapped up my review of this issue today! You’ll get that later today, in the meantime enjoy the first five pages of Twilight Guardian #4 which hits stores this week. The series has been really good and the fourth issue wraps up the mini-series nicely. Be sure to check back today for the review, but in the meantime catch what you missed in the third issue here.
We have an advanced review of this book already, but here’s a preview of the first issue from Image. As for what the book is about, I’ll let Kevin’s review say it: Welcome to 1968 and welcome to hell. In US Firebase Aries Central Highland, Vietnam. A Chinese-American by the name of Kuen (Sweet-Potato) Yam and a small platoon of solders are sent to investigate a series of attacks from a Vietnamese mortar pit. Before they head out, the base it attacked by a VC sniper, the same sniper that Corporal Love killed earlier. As Love takes aim he is shocked to see the same VC he killed is the one doing the shooting. Now half a klik from base camp Aries, Yam and his platoon are in the midst of taking out the enemy mortar team. After the carnage they discover a fox hole and due to his size, Yam volunteers to clear it out. Finsh reading the review here.
The Age of X continues through X-Men Legacy and New Mutants. I find it a bit dis-hearting that Marvel’s marketing has moved on to its next X-men event already which will fall back to the 90’s blue team, gold team only this time the fate of the mutant race is at hand! Regardless, I think that they are missing out on Age of X and the potential that it has. This could have been a great chance to undo everything that Grant Morrison unleashed on the X-Men and also House of M. Since those two events the X-Men haven’t been very interesting with the exception of Joss Whedon’s run on Astonishing. Then along comes Mike Carey who practically gives Marvel a do-over. No more Hope the last child, messiah, has all the answers muckity muck. No more Cyclops thinking he knows what’s best for the entire mutant race, because he doesn’t!
The thing about Hack/Slash is that you don’t have to take this book seriously. It is always a fun ride for those of us who dig 1980’s slasher films. This issue we see a couple of dead people, like always, right? Nah, in this book we see the return of Bobby or the walking-dead-pet-cemetery-guy (as I like to call him). As previously shown, this means bad news for Lisa as Bobby has a bone to pick with her. Unaware that Bobby’s returned, Lisa takes a shower alone (no pooch allowed) to relax from her pregnant condition — oh! That’s right… I forgot to tell you this is a spoiler alert! If you read this far and did not want to read any spoilers for the issue, go to the nearest wall and bang your head until you lay on the floor thinking of Cassie’s super short sexy skirt.
This book is like a punch in the face from a pretty girl. Sure she’s acknowledging you existence and even making physical contact with you, but she’s also inflicting pain upon you. The first volumes of Days Missing were separate stories from different creative teams, but with the second volume it’s been all Phil Hester and David Marquez. If you didn’t figure out why they made the switch, it’s Phil Hester. He understands these characters and the world they live in. Everything he’s been doing has been so interesting and well researched that it shows why Archaia made the creative switch.
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Leading graphic novel publisher Archaia Entertainment, LLC has named distinguished videogame veteran and comic book writer Mike Kennedy as Publisher, as recently announced by PJ Bickett, CEO. Kennedy’s appointment comes at a time of dramatic growth for Archaia, as the company has successfully grown into an award winning house of original content, which includes such breakout hits as Mouse Guard, Return of the Dapper Men, and Tumor. Kennedy’s experience will play a key role in Archaia’s expanded focus on device- and app-based publishing, as well as digital and interactive development.
