Review Search: Darick Robertson
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Drew Hayes' Poison Elves #1"Drew Hayes' Poison Elves" #1 by Robb Horan, Keith Davidsen, Montos and Shannon Ritchie is a revival of the original "Poison Elves," but it's a poor introduction to the Hayes' characters and a dubious extension of the wo
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March 25th, 2013 |
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Happy! #4Grant Morrison and Darick Roberton's "Happy!" #4 wraps up the series, but even in this final issue about a search for a missing child, the pacing seems deliberately slow and unbalanced.
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February 21st, 2013 |
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The Boys #72"The Boys" #72 from Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, with a little Richard P. Clark, brings the entire run to a close in a simple way with some deeper meaning.
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November 14th, 2012 |
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Happy! #2Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson's "Happy!" #2 slows the pace down a bit, and while it's still entertaining, a bit of the initial luster has faded.
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October 31st, 2012 |
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The Boys #71"The Boys" #71 is Billy Butcher's last stand, last con and his last clash and heart-to-heart with Wee Hughie, one last aria by before the curtain, a final all-out reckoning courtesy of Garth Ennis and Russ Braun, and it's a good one.
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October 8th, 2012 |
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Happy! #1"Happy!" #1 by Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson reads like weakened Mark Millar or Garth Ennis until the arrival of titular character Happy the Horse, upon which the comic reveals its true colors of perky insanity and subtle satire.
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September 28th, 2012 |
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The Boys #65The showdown we've all been waiting for finally occurs and it's what we want while being different enough to still excite.
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April 4th, 2012 |
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The Boys #64The Homelander stands revealed as a perverted murderer, while superheroes begin their assault on the White House -- and you just know Butcher is thankful for the opportunity it brings.
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March 8th, 2012 |
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The Boys #63Everyone is making their play for their end and it’s not always pretty.
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February 1st, 2012 |
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The Boys: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #6The origin of Butcher comes to a close as he joins Mallory’s team and begins to screw with the Supes.
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December 21st, 2011 |
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Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #5Butcher’s an angry man and this time it’s personal.
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November 16th, 2011 |
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The Boys: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #4Last issue, Butcher got married. This issue, Butcher learns to hate superheroes. You knew it was coming.
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October 24th, 2011 |
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The Boys #59You will not forget the way Butcher ends this issue. A defining moment for the book and character.
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October 5th, 2011 |
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The Boys: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #3You’ll only get one chance to see Butcher truly happy. We all know this and Garth Ennis makes the most of it.
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September 21st, 2011 |
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The Boys #58The investigation of a prostitute’s murder points to Jack from Jupiter, but Butcher thinks it’s a set up, wondering who would want to frame a member of the Seven.
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September 10th, 2011 |
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The Boys: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmaker #1What shapes a man? The filth he grows up through or the way he cleans himself off?
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July 20th, 2011 |
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The Boys #56YES! About time this book was silly fun again. This is where it started, and started so well, and it’s glorious to get back into it.
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July 6th, 2011 |
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The Boys #55Mallory just won’t shut up – bet he podcasts for four hour stretches at a time.
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June 1st, 2011 |
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Total Recall #1Sorry, no three-breasted women in this comic!
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May 16th, 2011 |
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The Boys #54Why not just write an all-text issue and skip the art? It would have the same effect as what we got in this comic. Except without the bad art.
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May 9th, 2011 |
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The Boys #53Even superheroes in WWII can be crushed by a tank. Why? Because they’re strong, but still so dumb.
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April 6th, 2011 |
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King Conan: The Scarlet Citadel #1If you like classic Conan art then this issue is going to please you to no end.
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February 23rd, 2011 |
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The Boys #51Butcher and Vought-American make some behind-the-scenes moves in preparation of the inevitable Boys/Seven conflict.
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February 21st, 2011 |
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The Boys: Highland Laddie #6“The Boys” isn’t producing good spin-off minis, which makes it harder when one good, extended, scene is hidden in these six issues.
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January 29th, 2011 |
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The Boys #50The real origin of the real Butcher. Be warned, then be afraid. And entertained.
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January 19th, 2011 |
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The Boys #49And we thought the Homelander was unsettled before, this is truly a broken man.
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December 1st, 2010 |
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The Boys: Highland Laddie #4Not the smutty gross out you think it might be, this title shows one of the best relationships in comics, and its slow implosion.
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November 18th, 2010 |
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The Boys #48Everyone is getting their ducks in a row, except for Black Noir. He’s just busy being awesome.
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November 5th, 2010 |
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The Boys: Highland Laddie #3Hughie talks, a lot, and something is emitted from Auntie Mary in the toilet, but the ending looks to finally ramp up the relevance of this tie-in title.
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October 23rd, 2010 |
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The Boys #47The moment that readers of “The Boys” have feared finally arrives. Hughie and Annie have the conversation that will break your heart.
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October 6th, 2010 |
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The Boys: Highland Laddie #2Hughie spills his guts, but this tale just feels generic in so many ways.
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September 17th, 2010 |
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The Boys: Highland Laddie #1Hughie leaves the Boys and goes to his hometown in Scotland, but it isn’t as great as he hoped it would be.
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August 19th, 2010 |
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The Boys #44“Believe” begins, but this issue is mostly fall-out from “The Innocents” with strong character work by Garth Ennis and a great debut for Russ Braun on the book.
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July 7th, 2010 |
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The Boys #43Hughie puts himself in harm’s way and pays the price, while Mother’s Milk discovers what Butcher is up to.
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June 20th, 2010 |
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Conan: The Weight of the Crown #1A disappointing effort that focus too much on laborious narration and not enough on Conan killing people.
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January 14th, 2010 |
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The Authority: The Lost Year #4A few fantastic pages at the end can’t make up for the boring issue that precedes it, as this is a textbook example of going through the motions storytelling.
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December 17th, 2009 |
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The Boys #37The origin of the Frenchman... prepare to laugh, mes amis.
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December 7th, 2009 |
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The Authority: The Lost Year #3A mediocre, average comic book that must compete with a never completed comic that had the potential to be great. The comparison is not kind.
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November 22nd, 2009 |
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The Boys: Herogasm #6An inauspicious end to “Herogasm” that begs the question: was this series worth it?
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November 7th, 2009 |
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The Boys #34The Boys take on Stormfront, the ‘Nazi Superman,’ in a brutal, vicious fight that is far better than the simple concept would suggest thanks to Garth Ennis and Carlos Ezquerra.
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August 31st, 2009 |
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Herogasm #2The plot picks up in this issue, but not enough with Ennis and McCrea still too enamored with bodily humor jokes to move on.
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June 21st, 2009 |
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Herogasm #1Superheroes of the world unite for the yearly crossover event! Hookers! Drugs! Fake alien invasions! Herogasm!
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May 20th, 2009 |
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The Boys #29“We Gotta Go Now” concludes with the shocking revelation of the truth behind the G-Men, which leads to the most brutal confrontation the Boys have had yet.
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April 2nd, 2009 |
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The Boys #26Another solid and funny issue of “The Boys” with Garth Ennis continuing to poke fun at the X-Men, while also developing the relationship of Hughie and Annie with the aid of fill-in artist John Higgins.
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January 7th, 2009 |
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The Boys #24Hughie’s undercover mission turns into a bad version of Animal House, but his discomfort is our pleasure in the latest issue of "The Boys."
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October 30th, 2008 |
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DC Universe Halloween Special 2008 #1Elongated Man and his wife Sue act as ghost detective tour guides through the spookiness that follows fan favorites in this "DC Universe Halloween Special"
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October 23rd, 2008 |
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