Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Reviews

Frank Frazetta’s Moon Maid #1
Image Comics
Fotos & Vigil

The Frazetta line continues with the one shot about the classic painting of the young beauty riding on the back of a demon-horse-man creature. The comic gives an excellent back story to the painting and creates an interesting little world in which the characters live in. We also have a wide range of visually impressive characters that weave in and out of this story. The comic is a good addition to this line of comics.

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Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Weekly Rankings For 01/21/09

Here are this week’s comics ranked prior to reading them:

8. Frank Frazetta’s Moon Maid
7. X-Files #3
6. Highlander Origins: The Kurgan #1 of 2
5. The Lone Ranger & Tonto #2
4. Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic #37
3. Uncanny X-Men Annual #2
2. Green Lantern #37
1. X-Men Legacy #220

Here are the rankings after the first read through with a mini-review:

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Frank Frazetta’s Dracula Meets the Wolfman
Image Comics
Niles & Francavilla

The latest installment from the Frazetta line has us visit some familiar characters: Dracula and the Wolfman. True to much of the Frazetta line, the story takes a backseat here as the reader is supposed to kick back and enjoy the visuals. Generally, for a one shot, this issue delivers a good fight but not a ton of story to remember.

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Frank Frazetta's Creatures
Image Comics
Remender, Bergting & Hanley

The Frank Frazetta line of comics rolls along with perhaps its boldest incarnation to date. This is a comic that takes a president and turns him into a warrior fighting against the supernatural. You read that right. Theodore Roosevelt was known as a rough rider and as president, but in this story he is also a Ghostbuster. Or maybe he’s Indiana Jones. He’s something, but whatever he is, he kicks ass.

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Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Weekly Rankings For 07/30/08

Here are this week’s comics (last week's actually, posted late due to a well deserved vacation for Brandon) ranked prior to reading them, based upon past performance and advance information released on each issue:

5. Frank Frazetta’s Creatures One Shot
4. Star Wars Rebellion #15
3. Green Lantern #33
2. Huntress Year One #6 of 6
1. Wolverine #67

Here are the rankings after the first read through with a mini-review:

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Frank Frazetta’s Swamp Demon
Image Comics
Ortega, Medors, Fotos & Hanley

I am a sucker for one shots and for sword and sorcery comics. Add in that I enjoyed the Death Dealer very much and I was a shoe-in to like this issue. Sure, there isn’t going to be a ton to get vested in because it’s a one and done comic, but I liked it anyway. To be fair, the story is a little light, but the art is why you buy a comic like this in the first place and the art rocks.

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Brandon Borzelli's Geek Goggle Weekly Rankings For 07/16/08

Here are this week’s comics ranked prior to reading them, based upon past performance and advance information released on each issue:

5. Flash #242
4. Frank Frazetta’s Swamp Demon
3. World of Warcraft #9
2. Mice Templar #5
1. Transformers Spotlight: Hardhead

Here are the rankings after the first read through with a mini-review:

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Frank Frazetta’s Dark Kingdom
Image Comics
Kidwell, Vigil, Fotos & Hanley

The Frazetta line delivers an excellent one shot about a man with revenge in his heart and some rage on his side. This comic is a sword and sorcery comic in the tradition of Conan, Dungeons and Dragons and Lord of the Rings. It has strange creatures, peasants, gigantic monsters and a badass hero. While the highlight of the Death Dealer series was the artwork, this series has a strong mix of a story and the art to match it. For a one shot to pull this off is impressive. Especially with brand new characters.

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