Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Reviews

Incognito: Bad Influences #1
Icon Comics (Marvel Comics)
Brubaker & Phillips

The second mini series of Incognito starts off with this issue as we get reacquainted with the lead character, Zack. Zack is now a good guy. Well, I guess more accurately he's someone who should be in witness protection, but because he doesn't want to give up his powers he's being put to work. This issue is a terrific introduction to this small universe and a couple of the characters in it. You get a great mix of noir and pulp with perfect art to back it up.

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Media Release -- It's time for your first look at the jaw-dropping interiors from the hotly-anticipated Incognito: Bad Influences #1. The Eisner Award-winning team of Ed Brubaker, Sean Phillips and Val Staples present the most anticipated super hero noir series of the century, as Zack Overkill heads deeper into the criminal underworld than ever before. This is the mission that'll redefine his life…if he can find a way to survive long enough. Drawing acclaim from critics and fans alike, no comics fan can afford to miss the sequel to the series that has Ain't-It-Cool-News raving, "What Brubaker and company do deliver is one of the finest expositions I've read in years, leaving me salivating for the next issue."

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Media Release -- Now get your first look at the stunning new variant cover to the hotly-anticipated Incognito: Bad Influences #1, from superstar artist Sean Phillips! Eisner Award-winners Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips return with the most hard-hitting, super hero noir series of the century, as Zack Overkill heads deeper into the criminal underworld for one final mission that'll change his world forever. Don't miss an issue of the sequel to the series that Esquire called "the rebirth of comic book noir" as Incognito: Bad Influences #1 hits stores this October!

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Media Release -- The Eisner-winning team of Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips have brought their acclaimed Criminal and Incognito series to your favorite mobile device! Criminal #1, Criminal #2, from the original series launch, and Incognito #1 are now available to iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch users through the Comixology, Iverse and Panefly applications, while PSP users can download directly to their device as of April 22nd!

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Incognito #6
Icon (Marvel Comics)
Brubaker & Phillips

The finale of the first mini series of Incognito goes out with a lot of action and plenty of plot resolution. The issue is an oversized story and makes use of all of the space as it tries to completely tie off this story. It's a good issue and a good story. However, when reading it I was trying to figure out where I would place alongside the Criminal or Sleeper stories as it seems to be naturally grouped among them. While they shouldn't be taken into account in reviewing this particularly issue, it does factor in to how this arc will stand up over time. I liked it and I think there something in here for fans of Criminal as well as others who may have never read Sleeper or Criminal before.

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Incognito #4
Icon Comics (Marvel)
Brubaker & Phillips

Incognito makes its return after a couple of months break with a complex plot twist. Up until now the lead character (along with almost every character) has been virtually unlikable. In some ways you want him to do some bad things but you don’t mind watching him suffer a little bit because of the bad things he does. However, in this issue he basically goes from playing both sides to both sides playing him. He’s now hunted and he really can’t trust anyone, yet everyone is telling him to trust them. It’s a good issue that puts the lead character in a new perspective.

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Media Release -- Marvel is pleased to announce that Incognito #1 & #2, which quickly sold out of both their first and second printings, are collected in the all-new Incognito Must-Have One-Shot. From the Eisner-winning, noir dream team of Ed “The Man Who Killed Captain America” Brubaker, Sean Phillips and Val Staples, Incognito presents the gripping story of a former super villain in the witness protection program. But when he starts using his powers once more, does this spell the end of his rehabilitation…and his very life? Collecting the first two issues of the acclaimed limited series, Incognito Must-Have One-Shot is the perfect jumping on point for the book that critics and fans agree is a hit! Plus, this collection features a new cover by Phillips!

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Incognito #2
Icon (Marvel Comics)
Brubaker & Phillips

The first issue was about introducing the characters, but this issue begins to introduce a plot and puts the characters on their way to some interesting collisions. As is the case with Criminal, this series is picking up steam with the second issue and throws in some good curve balls to make sure you aren’t too confident in the outcome. The “bad” guys are also starting to take some shape here. This is a very good issue.

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