Kelly Thompson
My younger brother brought home "Uncanny X-Men" #290 one day from the mall after recognizing Storm from the X-Men cartoon we'd stumbled across. And with that, I had discovered comics, or rather my brother had, but whatever. Love of comics eventually led me to the Savannah College of Art & Design where I got a degree in Sequential Art. Love of comics more recently drove a lot of my blogging, which led Brian Cronin to me and the creation of She Has No Head! and from there the 3 Chicks Review Comics podcast, reviews for CBR, and a comics columnist gig on Lit Reactor. In other words, comics have led me a lot of good places.
I'm also the author of the superhero novel The Girl Who Would Be King and am represented by The Irene Goodman Agency. I live in Manhattan and love it, but constantly whine about returning to Los Angeles so that I can go to Target whenever I want and have less frizzy hair in the summer.
FIRST COMIC: "Uncanny X-Men" #290
FAVORITE CHARACTER: Batman and a smorgasbord of female runner ups? Batwoman, Wonder Woman, Cass Cain/Batgirl, Rogue, Emma Frost, Michonne, Agent 355, Big Barda...the list goes on and on.
Articles By Kelly Thompson
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Birds of Prey #2
Thu, October 20th, 2011 | Category: Review
Dinah and Starling try to unravel the mysterious death of a reporter and continue building their interesting new team, adding Katana and Poison Ivy to the mix.
Avengers #18
Wed, October 19th, 2011 | Category: Review
In the aftermath of the destruction of the Avengers Tower, a large group of Avengers are holed up at Avengers Mansion. Some will stay and some will go. Meanwhile a former agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. has gathered DNA from the superheroes and joined u
Ultimate X-Men #2
Thu, October 13th, 2011 | Category: Review
Kitty Pryde (a.k.a. The Shroud), Rogue, Iceman, and the Human Torch battle Nimrod Sentinels in New York to little affect, and both heroes and villains seem to be taking direction from a higher power.
Batwoman #2
Wed, October 12th, 2011 | Category: Review
Batwoman continues to search for the “Weeping Woman” while she juggles dating and the training of a new sidekick. To complicate things, Cameron Chase has come to town with one mission: find Batwoman.
Orchid #1
Wed, October 12th, 2011 | Category: Review
This dystopian adventure story has an interesting premise, but it’s buried in too many elements and an unfortunately inconsistent execution.
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #3
Wed, October 12th, 2011 | Category: Review
Miles Morales, while alternately learning and worrying about his newfound Spider powers, gets his first test of heroism.
Hark! A Vagrant
Fri, October 7th, 2011 | Category: Review
A gorgeous hardcover collection of Kate Beaton’s hilarious “Hark! A Vagrant” comic strips.
Huntress #1
Thu, October 6th, 2011 | Category: Review
The Huntress heads to Italy to head off a deadly shipment headed for Gotham. Things don’t go as planned.
The Walking Dead #89
Thu, October 6th, 2011 | Category: Review
The community tears itself in two as some original community members revolt against Rick and his friends
X-Men Legacy #256
Sun, October 2nd, 2011 | Category: Review
Trapped in space on a space station being pulled into a collapsing sun, our heroes try to stay alive and not worry about how they’re going to get home.
Justice League Dark #1
Thu, September 29th, 2011 | Category: Review
The magic arm of the Justice League gets its roster together while the terrifying threat of Enchantress looms large.
I, Vampire #1
Thu, September 29th, 2011 | Category: Review
DC’s attempt at a vampire book in their “superhero world” both works and doesn’t for surprising reasons.
B.P.R.D. Hell On Earth: Russia #1
Sun, September 25th, 2011 | Category: Review
The B.P.R.D. team (Kate and Johann) have been called to Russia for a meeting with the Russian Occult Bureau, while Devon searches for the young psychic, Fenix, who shot Abe Sapien, leaving him in a coma.
Legion of Super-Heroes #1
Fri, September 23rd, 2011 | Category: Review
This might actually be a good comic book, but it feels like issue #21, not #1 and thus ultimately fails.
Wonder Woman #1
Wed, September 21st, 2011 | Category: Review
Diana is back, complete with a colorful cast of mythic characters.
Nightwing #1
Wed, September 21st, 2011 | Category: Review
Dick is back in his Nightwing costume, and the results are mostly boring.
Optic Nerve #12
Sun, September 18th, 2011 | Category: Review
The long-awaited next installment in Tomine’s wonderful “Optic Nerve” series focuses on three short stories: “Amber Sweet,” “A Brief History of the Art Form Known as ‘Hortisculpture’,” and a two-page untitled auto-bio story.
Batman & Robin #1
Fri, September 16th, 2011 | Category: Review
Batman and Robin (Bruce and Damian) begin working together as a team for the first time since Bruce’s return from the dead. Also, someone is out to kill the agents of Batman Inc.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season 9 #1
Wed, September 14th, 2011 | Category: Review
Buffy searches for herself and her place in the world after ridding the world of all its magic.
John Carter: A Princess of Mars #1
Wed, September 14th, 2011 | Category: Review
Stylistically beautiful with energetic and humorous voices, Roger Langridge’s adaption of this Edgar Rice Burroughs story is off to a promising start.
