Tags: comiclist critiques

July 26th, 2008 Issue time02:57:22 pm, by ComicList Email
Categories: Reviews, ComicList Critiques, Vertical

ComicList Critiques by Charles LePage

Black Jack Volume One
Vertical
Osamu Tezuka

I know very little about manga, except for the review copies that have been sent to me. Having said that, after reading a preview of Black Jack Volume One, I highly recommend it to novices such as myself. Will it appeal to those already versed in the ways of manga? I absolutely believe so!

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July 26th, 2008 Issue time02:43:16 pm, by ComicList Email
Categories: Marvel Comics, Reviews, ComicList Critiques

ComicList Critiques by Charles LePage

New Avengers #43
Marvel Comics
Bendis, Tan, Miki

Here we learn a great deal about Captain America we saw arrive on Earth with the rest of the 1970's-80's style heroes in the Skrull ship that crash landed in the Savage Land. If you've been reading SECRET INVASION, you will not want to miss this comic. If not, you should read it to find out why SI is welcoming good reviews and sales.

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July 26th, 2008 Issue time01:02:08 pm, by ComicList Email
Categories: Reviews, Checker Book Publishing Group, ComicList Critiques

ComicList Critiques by Charles LePage

Milt Caniff's Steve Canyon 1947
Checker Book Publishing Group
Milt Caniff

You will find no finer piece of literature in the world of comic strips or comic books than STEVE CANYON. Sadly, I started reading this strip in its waning years, as the Vietnam war was ending, and newspapers and readers starting turning away from what was a patriotic and military oriented story. However, we can recapture the magic of the strip's early years in this fine trade paperback series by Checker BPG.

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July 19th, 2008 Issue time05:34:28 pm, by ComicList Email
Categories: Reviews, ComicList Critiques, A First Salvo

ComicList Critiques by Charles LePage

Contract #1 and #2
A First Salvo
Madeiros,Shell, and a variety of artists

Despite what the cover of Contract #1 might lead you to believe, this is not a series about a well endowed woman who wears tight t shirts. It's actually a well written and drawn comic, probably closer to a good Image comic book than anything else I can think of.

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July 19th, 2008 Issue time12:53:08 am, by ComicList Email
Categories: Reviews, ComicList Critiques, DWAP Productions

ComicList Critiques by Charles LePage

Caffeine Dreams #3
DWAP Productions

Any anthology featuring three different stories by three different teams of creators is going to be hit and miss, and this is no exception. Of the three stories, only one features artwork that rises above the quality of someone's sketchbook, and the best writing isn't coupled with said artwork.

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