Review Search: John Paul Leon

Animal Man #20

"Animal Man" #20 has Jeff Lemire and John Paul Leon return to the movie world of "Tights" and Red Thunder, but this second time around it feels like a diversion that's been played out.

Publisher:

DC Comics

Writer:

Jeff Lemire

Artists:

John Paul Leon, Timothy Green II, Joseph Silver

Reviewer:

Greg McElhatton

The Massive #4

Publisher:

Dark Horse Comics

Writer:

Brian Wood

Artists:

Garry Brown

Reviewer:

James Hunt

The Massive #2

Two issues in, "The Massive" is as much travelogue as adventure and the combination is fantastic.

Publisher:

Dark Horse Comics

Writer:

Brian Wood

Artists:

Kristian Donaldson

Reviewer:

Greg McElhatton

Animal Man #6

Tickets please. Tickets to see “Tights” starring Buddy Baker on the silver screen. Tickets please. "Animal Man" presents Buddy Baker's movie career in this issue, featuring guest art from John Paul Leon.

Publisher:

DC Comics

Writer:

Jeff Lemire

Artists:

John Paul Leon, Travel Foreman, Jeff Huet

Reviewer:

Doug Zawisza

Static Shock Special #1

“They’ll add and subtract stuff to suit their purposes. Nothing we can do about it. ”

Publisher:

DC Comics

Writer:

Felicia D. Henderson, Matt Wayne

Artists:

Denys Cowan, Rodney Ramos, Prentis Rollins, John Stanisci, John Paul Leon

Reviewer:

Doug Zawisza

Black Widow: Deadly Origin #4

Marvel's overpriced adventures of Natasha Romanova conclude here, light on the surprises. After all, there's an ongoing "Black Widow" series coming up, doncha know?

Publisher:

Marvel Comics

Writer:

Paul Cornell

Artists:

Tom Raney, Scott Hanna, John Paul Leon

Reviewer:

Doug Zawisza

DMZ #50

"DMZ" hits 50 with an excellent look around the state of New York, offering something to old and new readers alike.

Publisher:

Vertigo

Writer:

Brian Wood

Artists:

Rebekah Isaacs, Fabio Moon, Ryan Kelly, Riccardo Burchielli, John Paul Leon

Reviewer:

Greg McElhatton

Black Widow: Deadly Origin #2

"Black Widow: Deadly Origin" mixes the past and present together, but for those who read closely, you'll be well rewarded.

Publisher:

Marvel Comics

Writer:

Paul Cornell

Artists:

Tom Raney, John Paul Leon, Scott Hanna

Reviewer:

Greg McElhatton

Black Widow: Deadly Origin #1

Marvel gives the adoring public a chance to catch up with the Black Widow as the character is poised to ascend to the silver screen in the highly anticipated "Iron Man" sequel. This book might have been better served as a complete recapture of t

Publisher:

Marvel Comics

Writer:

Paul Cornell

Artists:

Tom Raney, Scott Hanna, John Paul Leon

Reviewer:

Doug Zawisza

Die Hard: Year One #1

Fans of “Die Hard” may want to stay away from this slow, disjointed first issue. Unless they like overwritten captions that seem completely unnecessary.

Publisher:

Boom! Studios

Writer:

Howard Chaykin

Artists:

Stephen Thompson

Reviewer:

Chad Nevett

DMZ #45

What does a DMZ zone do with a nuclear weapon? Anything they want, of course.

Publisher:

Vertigo

Writer:

Brian Wood

Artists:

Riccardo Burchielli

Reviewer:

Greg McElhatton

DMZ #44

A small-scale story comes to a close with big emotions.

Publisher:

Vertigo

Writer:

Brian Wood

Artists:

Ryan Kelly

Reviewer:

Timothy Callahan

Stormwatch: PHD #19

A little goes a long way in the Wildstorm Universe's new bleak, post-apocalyptic nature, and doubly so with the latest incarnation of "Stormwatch."

Publisher:

Wildstorm

Writer:

Ian Edginton, Christos Gage

Artists:

Leandro Fernandez, Francisco Paronzini, John Paul Leon

Reviewer:

Greg McElhatton

Impaler, Volume 1

A vampiric infestation hits New York, and only Vlad the Impaler can help repel the fiends.

Publisher:

Image Comics

Writer:

William Harms

Artists:

Nick Postic, Nick Marinkovitch, Francis Tsai

Reviewer:

James Hunt