Review Search: Dave Johnson
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Ghosts #1"Ghosts" #1 includes work by Geoff Johns, Amy Reeder, the late Joe Kubert, Paul Pope and Gilbert Hernandez. Despite this lineup, most of the stories are unmemorable, making for a mediocre anthology.
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November 5th, 2012 |
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Ultimate Comics X-Men #17War has come to bear in Brian Wood's "Ultimate Comics X-Men" as Kitty's team faces bold successes at war before a cliffhanger that could prove devastating.
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October 15th, 2012 |
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Ultimate Comics X-Men #14Brian Wood continues to turn "Ultimate Comics X-Men" into the book he wants it to be by focusing on compelling world building and character development through main character Kitty Pryde.
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July 16th, 2012 |
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Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre #1"Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre" #1 looks beautiful, but there's not much behind the great art.
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June 14th, 2012 |
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Deadpool #55Reality comes crashing in when Wade Wilson suddenly realizes he lost his vitally important healing factor. Can Deadpool still win against a group of genius super-villains, especially when he clearly lost the upper hand?
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May 25th, 2012 |
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Deadpool #52"Deadpool" #52 is the third installment in the "Dead" storyline, a madcap and entertaining romp spirited along by Ale Garza's excellent pencils.
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March 22nd, 2012 |
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Spaceman #4What do you do when you've rescued a famous child from kidnappers and fear that it isn't safe to turn her over to the authorities? Orson doesn't know either.
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March 5th, 2012 |
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Punishermax #22The series ends with Frank Castle dead and Nick Fury dealing with the aftermath.
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February 12th, 2012 |
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Lobster Johnson: The Burning Hand #1This first issue promised a zany pulp yarn with a gorgeous aesthetic, wonderful characters and a hook that will leap from the shadows and grab you tightly.
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January 11th, 2012 |
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Spaceman #2“Spaceman” finds some direct purpose even while letting the plot threads spread a little further.
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November 30th, 2011 |
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Spaceman #1The new creator-owned project from Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso! For a dollar! Need I say more?
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October 27th, 2011 |
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Abe Sapien: The Devil Does Not Jest #2Welcome to your new favorite horror short, and the thing that will scare your nephews into loving comics.
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October 26th, 2011 |
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B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: Russia #2Tyler Crook has settled well into "B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: Russia" and brings the creepy to life.
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October 20th, 2011 |
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Abe Sapien: The Devil Does Not Jest #1Abe Sapien is plunged into a traditional horror movie, and once it gets rolling, it never stops to catch its breath.
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September 28th, 2011 |
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B.P.R.D. Hell On Earth: Russia #1The 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.
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September 25th, 2011 |
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Flashpoint: Batman Knight of Vengeance #3Batman and Joker go at it for the bajillionth time. This time, however, it's different. In more ways than one.
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August 3rd, 2011 |
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War of the Green Lanterns: Aftermath #1The War of the Green Lanterns is over. Mogo is dead. Hal Jordan has been returned to Earth. Sinestro, wearing the ring of Sector 2814 decides to start whining. Good times.
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July 21st, 2011 |
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Flashpoint: Batman: Knight of Vengeance #2"Knight of Vengeance" remains the crown jewel of the "Flashpoint" stories.
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July 6th, 2011 |
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Punishermax #14Who knew a Punisher comic could be about emotions so much?
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June 12th, 2011 |
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Flashpoint: Batman: Knight of Vengeance #1If you thought Bruce Wayne was a dark, grim Batman, wait until you meet his father...
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June 4th, 2011 |
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Deadpool #33.1Deadpool is hired to evict The Wrecker from a residential building.
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March 7th, 2011 |
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Punishermax #10One of the best comics published right now returns after far too long a hiatus. And it’s totally worth it.
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February 13th, 2011 |
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Freedom Fighters #6“Are we going to stand here and whine about the odds or are we going to be the Freedom Fighters?”
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February 5th, 2011 |
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Freedom Fighters #5“Did you come to fight for our freedom? Did you come to liberate us from false imprisonment?”
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January 9th, 2011 |
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Fables #100No more happy endings.
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December 8th, 2010 |
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Freedom Fighters #4“My name is Joan Dale. My codename is Miss America. I had to assume command of the Freedom Fighters when Uncle Sam’s body was destroyed.”
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December 5th, 2010 |
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Soldier Zero #1Stan Lee’s BOOM!iverse starts here with more of a “pop” than a “BOOM!”
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October 17th, 2010 |
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Freedom Fighters #2Renegades vs. Freedom Fighters and your ringside seat is right here.
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October 8th, 2010 |
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Freedom Fighters #1They’re fighting for your freedom! Freedom Fighters! Sorry. I got carried away there and tried to make a theme song out of it.
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September 1st, 2010 |
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Abe Sapien: The Abyssal Plain #2Abe Sapien versus a Russian zombie! Not quite you’d expect, but very good still.
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July 30th, 2010 |
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Punishermax #9Bullseye continues his quest to learn how Frank Castle thinks, while Castle contends with the NYPD after killing a crooked cop.
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July 28th, 2010 |
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Gorilla-Man #1Gorilla-Man, Gorilla-Man, does whatever a gorilla can. Shoots a gun with his feet, hey this book is really neat! Look out! Here comes Gorilla-Man!
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July 14th, 2010 |
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Abe Sapien: The Abyssal Plain #1Peter Snejbjerg and Dave Stewart make for one hell of an art team in this issue, crafting a visually stunning comic.
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July 5th, 2010 |
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Punishermax #7If you thought the regular Marvel universe version of Bullseye was crazy, wait until you meet Jason Aaron’s interpretation of the character in “Punishermax” #7.
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May 14th, 2010 |
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Punisher MAX #6"Punisher MAX" is still good, but is worryingly getting a little cartoonish in spots.
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April 15th, 2010 |
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Prelude to Deadpool Corps #5Kyle Baker comes in as all the pieces of the ultimate cosmic battle come together -- in a game of capture the flag.
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March 30th, 2010 |
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Prelude to Deadpool Corps #4It's "Gilligan's Island of Dr. Moreau" this week, as Deadpool and Headpool team up.
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March 27th, 2010 |
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Punishermax #5Wilson Fisk has two choices: save his son from getting his throat slit or become the Kingpin of crime in New York. Guess which option he chooses.
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March 14th, 2010 |
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Prelude to Deadpool Corps #2The weekly run-up to “Deadpool Corps” continues with an issue spotlighting Kidpool and other child versions of X-characters.
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March 10th, 2010 |
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Prelude to Deadpool Corps #1Rob Liefeld returns to his creation, and a female version of his creation, and a Captain America with a metal arm. It's old home week.
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March 2nd, 2010 |
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Punishermax #4Simple, brutal, and effective. That's Jason Aaron and Steve Dillon for you.
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February 10th, 2010 |
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The Mighty #12The series reaches its conclusion with a final battle and forward-looking ending.
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January 11th, 2010 |
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Punishermax #2"Punishermax" is almost like reading a mature readers "Ultimate Kingpin" origin, but in this case I'm offering that up as a compliment.
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December 10th, 2009 |
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Punishermax #1The first issue of this new volume doesn’t run from the Ennis problem, confronting it head on while delivering a great read.
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November 12th, 2009 |
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The Mighty #10The secret origin of Alpha One revealed. Spoiler: His evil is nothing new, and this comic is very good.
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November 7th, 2009 |
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Punisher: Frank Castle #75The series comes to an end with a collection of short tales, some of which are much better than others.
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October 19th, 2009 |
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Die Hard: Year One #1Fans of “Die Hard” may want to stay away from this slow, disjointed first issue. Unless they like overwritten captions that seem completely unnecessary.
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September 30th, 2009 |
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Unknown Soldier #11This issue doesn't quite come together as well as the last few, but it's probably the calm before the storm.
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August 29th, 2009 |
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Punisher: Frank Castle #73An absurd and funny premise that’s killed by overly serious writing that doesn’t bring the funny. Victor Gischler does a Garth Ennis plot without asking how Ennis would write it.
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August 19th, 2009 |
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The Mighty #7This is becoming more and more of a horror comic, and it's quite good.
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August 6th, 2009 |
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