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9.4

American Vampire #1

April 5, 2010 | Justin Moody | Comic Reviews

It’s Hollywood 1925, the talking picture has yet to be invented. Already this story is not the typical setting for a vampire story, but this is where American Vampires begins. Pearl Jones is a struggling actress that works three jobs to make ends meet. One of those jobs is as an extra for a movie. She and her roommate play slave girls. Throughout the issue, not only do you get the feeling that you are following Pearl through her daily routine, but that you are following her on the luckiest day of her life.On the day of her big break, she’s hit on by a musician at the club she works at. The next day she can’t help but gush to her roommate about it

7.8

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Incorruptible #4 – Review

April 4, 2010 | Justin Moody | Comic Reviews

With Irredeemable, Mark Waid, took the world’s greatest superhero and made him the world’s worst enemy. With Incorruptible, Waid has taken one of the world’s worst villains and turned him into a boy scout. Max Damage was about to release an airborne super virus that would kill half the planet, just to see if he could feel it, when the Plutonian destroyed Sky City. Now reformed, Max is trying to become the hero the world needs.

7.7

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Dingo #1 – Review

April 4, 2010 | Justin Moody | Comic Reviews

Don’t let the cover fool you, Dingo is actually the man’s name. The story follows Dingo, one of the unluckiest people on the planet. He receives a call from his rock star brother that informs him that he’s sold his Ferrari and left “the box” in the trunk. Dingo rips into his brother asking why the mysterious box was not in the safe where it was suppose to be. Having no real sense of responsibility to the box, Dingo’s brother passes off the task to his assistant, to help him get the box back. Dingo, being unlucky, ends up at a gas station way off course from his Vegas destination and finds the “super” dog named Cerberus. Not an original name at all and even Dingo comments on it. With his new travel companion, Dingo gets back on course to reclaim his mystery box. He meets up with the owner of the Ferrari and breathes a sigh of release upon getting the box back. At this point the reader is truly asking, “What is the deal with this box and why do I care?”

6.4

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Hulk: Let The Battle Begin

April 2, 2010 | Justin Moody | Comic Reviews

Let the Battle Begin is a one shot issue from Marvel staring an angry green man surprisingly called the Hulk. Yes, everyone is familiar with the Hulk and I will not bore you with a recap of who he is.

This issue actually contains two stories, one written by Jesse Blaze Snider (Dead Romeo) and drawn by Steve Kurth (Micronauts, Iron Man); the other is by Mark Parsons and Tom Cohen, with art by Ed “Big Jaw” McGuinness (Batman/Superman). I often enjoy the one shots from Marvel because they remind me of the old comic continuum in which the things that happened in that book were self-contained and never brought up in other books. Granted, it makes for a messy universe but it also allows the creators more freedom when telling their story.

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The Cover Artist Phenomenon

March 31, 2010 | Justin Moody | Comic Features

David Finch is the newest artist to join, what I call, the cover artist phenomenon. He went from working on all the hottest books at Marvel, to doing all the covers for Marvel. Yes, I am exaggerating for the sake of the point, but the point still stands. David Finch signed exclusively to DC in January with no project announced. Granted, they may have people already in place on the books they want him to work on, but he could still work on something bigger than a cover. Even a one shot would move issues and make his presence known. Instead, he drew a variant cover with Lex Luthor. Last week, DC showed off Finch’s amazing cover of Batman #700 and he talked about how much of an honor it was to draw the cover for such a milestone issue. My question is: Why didn’t he draw the issue itself? Was there not enough time for him to work on it before June?

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PSP Comics – The Digital Comic Age Begins

March 30, 2010 | Justin Moody | Comic Features

If you own a PSP, then you probably know that last year an update rolled out bringing comics to the PSP. Then in December, the digital service actually started. Every week since then, the Playstation store (PSN) has rolled out new and old issues of comics every Thursday. If you own a PS3, don’t bother trying to look at the store. It’s only available by accessing your PSP or by downloading MediaGo for your desktop computer. Of the two, I recommend Media Go. It’s free, fast and you don’t have to find a WiFi signal.

9.3

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The Guild #1

March 30, 2010 | Justin Moody | Comic Reviews

The Guild is about Cyd, a wall flower that has no self-worth and is completely taken advantage of by her rock star wannabe boyfriend. She has a job as a violinist for an orchestra and talks to her webcam as part of her therapy. Cyd is, well shy, but that doesn’t stop her boyfriend from making her go from business to business posting flyers for his band performance. One of the places she ends up in is a video game store. She promises to buy something if they’ll let her hang up the flyer in the store. Being a video game store clerk, of course, he holds her to this. She picks up a Massively Multiplayer Online fantasy game. After being dumped by her loser boyfriend, she dives into the game.

American Vampire #1

Incorruptible #4 – Review

Dingo #1 – Review

Hulk: Let The Battle Begin

The Cover Artist Phenomenon

PSP Comics – The Digital Comic Age Begins

The Guild #1

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