Review Search: Nick Spencer
Showing results 1-50 of 54
 |
Secret Avengers #4Luke Ross and writer Nick Spencer put the Hulk on the helicarrier to share mission prep in "Secret Avengers" #4.
|
May 9th, 2013 |
|
 |
Morning Glories #26"Morning Glories" #26 opens up a new set of questions that spins off from existing mysteries in Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma's supernatural suspense ongoing, expanding existing mythology and returning the spotlight to one of the original six
|
April 29th, 2013 |
|
 |
Secret Avengers #3"Secret Avengers" #3 by Nick Spencer and Luke Ross continues the espionage-filled adventures of S.H.I.E.L.D. and company as the Iron Patriot armor goes on the market.
|
April 15th, 2013 |
|
 |
Secret Avengers #2As Nick Spencer and Luke Ross serve up the Taskmaster in "Secret Avengers" #2, it solidifies what you may have felt with the first issue, that Spencer and Ross are setting up a long game here.
|
March 13th, 2013 |
|
 |
Bedlam #4"Bedlam" #4 takes Nick Spencer and Riley Rossmo's philosophical crime procedural series from good to great. The focus shifts from characterization to action as the real killer's deeper motivations are revealed.
|
February 18th, 2013 |
|
 |
Morning Glories #24In the double-sized "Morning Glories" #24, Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma concentrate on Ike in a story that uses its larger canvas wisely, moving between past and present, building towards a foreshadowed but still shocking extended ending crescendo
|
February 18th, 2013 |
|
 |
Secret Avengers #1Nick Spencer and Luke Ross present "Secret Avengers" #1, a story about Hawkeye and the Black Widow that could only be called "Budapest."
|
February 14th, 2013 |
|
 |
Bedlam #2In "Bedlam" #2, Fillmore Press gives his doctor cause for worry, and Nick Spencer and Riley Rossmo succeed in evoking that sick fascination that accompanies a conflicted desire to look more and look away at the same time.
|
December 3rd, 2012 |
|
 |
Morning Glories #23The Ceremony begins in "Morning Glories" #23 by Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma, but the events that surround it are more than main attraction. Irina leads The Truants to a point of no return, and a sacrifice comes from an unexpected source.
|
December 3rd, 2012 |
|
 |
Bedlam #1"Bedlam" #1 by Nick Spencer and Riley Rossmo is a strong debut, with its operatic violence, funny, character-defining dialogue, and a creepy but charismatic serial killer protagonist.
|
October 31st, 2012 |
|
 |
Marvel NOW! Point One #1With stories created by comic talents like Jamie McKelvie, Matt Fraction, Brian Michael Bendis, and Ed McGuiness, "Marvel NOW! Point One" #1 features some fun stories with characters like Loki, Ant-Man, Star-Lord and Nova.
|
October 19th, 2012 |
|
 |
Morning Glories #22The Truants reveal (a little) more of their game plan and Ian and Hunter have a geek-meets-geek conversation. Fantastic character interactions and mind-bending, still-opaque mysteries define "Morning Glories" #2 by Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma.
|
October 15th, 2012 |
|
 |
Morning Glories #21In "Morning Glories" #21, Nick Spencer and Joe Eisma deliver an issue so action-packed and dense with character development that it's like reading a first issue.
|
September 2nd, 2012 |
|
 |
Thief of Thieves #7Robert Kirkman, Nick Spencer and Shawn Martinbrough deliver one hell of a ride in "Thief of Thieves" #7, and even more impressively, bring it in for a satisfying and smooth landing.
|
August 3rd, 2012 |
|
 |
Morning Glories #20"Morning Glories" #20 is a stellar and stunning character story that focuses on Miss Daramount and Miss Hodge in the years of their shared childhood.
|
July 10th, 2012 |
|
 |
Thief of Thieves #6It's the "Thief of Thieves" moment you've been waiting for: the heist.
|
July 5th, 2012 |
|
 |
Thief of Thieves #5"Thief of Thieves" #5 is a stylish heist comic book with an intriguing supporting cast of characters and a strong opening sequence.
|
June 6th, 2012 |
|
 |
Ultimate Comics X-Men #12A powerful faceless man tied to the Summers brothers is revealed, as is the man he calls Lord.
|
May 25th, 2012 |
|
 |
Thief of Thieves #3"Thief of Thieves" adds another piece to the puzzle that is the series' protagonist Redmond's life.
|
April 12th, 2012 |
|
 |
Thief of Thieves #2Despite a lot of talking heads and some decompressed storytelling, this second issue carries the story forward admirably with a great action sequence smack in the middle of things.
|
March 14th, 2012 |
|
 |
Ultimate Comics X-Men #8The Ultimate X team infiltrate Tian under Nick Fury's auspices -- or do they?
|
March 5th, 2012 |
|
 |
Thief of Thieves #1It's a new heist series, with snappy dialogue, a clever opening heist, and just enough cliffhanger to make you wonder what will happen next. And Shawn Martinbrough's art make widescreen storytelling come alive again.
|
February 8th, 2012 |
|
 |
Morning Glories #15A spotlight on Zoe amidst war games is intriguing, but is "Morning Glories" actually going anywhere?
|
January 18th, 2012 |
|
 |
Ultimate X-Men #4While technically competent, this issue falls decidedly flat just when it should be ramping up.
|
December 17th, 2011 |
|
 |
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1"T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents" returns, with a story barely about the actual agents. Great for returning readers, not so much for new readers.
|
December 1st, 2011 |
|
 |
Ultimate X-Men #2Kitty 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.
|
October 13th, 2011 |
|
 |
Ultimate Comics X-Men #1The relaunch of the Ultimate Marvel Universe continues with Nick Spencer crafting the tale of the mighty mutants.
|
September 19th, 2011 |
|
 |
Ultimate Fallout #6Aunt May and Gwen Stacey consider leaving New York, while Nick Fury and Mary Jane have a heart to heart discussion.
|
August 20th, 2011 |
|
 |
Spider-Island: Cloak and Dagger #1In the midst of Spider-Island, Cloak and Dagger have their own problems to face, both personal and professional.
|
August 15th, 2011 |
|
 |
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #10Colleen and the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents square off with the villainous Iron Maiden!
|
August 13th, 2011 |
|
 |
Ultimate Fallout #4Haven't you heard there's a new Spider-Man in town? The rest of the issue is pretty good too.
|
August 5th, 2011 |
|
 |
Secret Avengers #14A Valkyrie origin story strangely wrapped up in the middle of a "Fear Itself" tie-in.
|
June 23rd, 2011 |
|
 |
Morning Glories #10A peek inside Jade’s mind and dreams raises yet more questions and precious few answers.
|
June 12th, 2011 |
|
 |
Secret Avengers #13"Secret Avengers" takes on the siege of Washington DC, and coincidences aside, it's a fun story.
|
May 26th, 2011 |
|
 |
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #7Meet the Iron Maiden, the former T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents enemy who... ran off with T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agent Dynamo?!?
|
May 23rd, 2011 |
|
 |
Secret Avengers #12.1The Secret Avengers have 30 minutes to save one life out of hundreds. Because Steve Rogers says so!
|
May 1st, 2011 |
|
 |
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #6"T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents" #6 acts as epilogue to the last story and lead-in to the next, but manages to do both without any real energy.
|
April 19th, 2011 |
|
 |
Jimmy Olsen #1Once again, proof that there is no such thing as a "bad character." All you need is the right take.
|
April 2nd, 2011 |
|
 |
Morning Glories #8Hunter gets a date with Casey, but he’ll definitely be late, if he makes it at all, thanks to his own special nightmare.
|
March 17th, 2011 |
|
 |
Morning Glories #7How is “Morning Glories” like “Lost?” And how is it becoming “Glee?”
|
February 24th, 2011 |
|
 |
Iron Man 2.0 #1There’s a reason why this comic isn’t titled “War Machine.” It reads like second Iron Man comic that happens to feature James Rhodes instead of Tony Stark.
|
February 24th, 2011 |
|
 |
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #4Meet the new Dynamo, a possible traitor to the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents. And, yes, they do get betrayed.
|
February 14th, 2011 |
|
 |
Supergirl #60A glimpse at what could have been from Nick Spencer on "Supergirl," and the hope that James Peaty can follow through.
|
January 19th, 2011 |
|
 |
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #3Chaykin's art doesn't really mesh with Cafu's, but at the same time you don't really care because it looks so great.
|
January 13th, 2011 |
|
 |
Infinite Vacation #1Why go to Hawaii when you could go to an alternate reality where you’re president? Of course, that vacation would probably suck like the regular sort. Just ask Mark, a constant traveler of the Infinite Vacation.
|
January 12th, 2011 |
|
 |
Action Comics #896In which the two villain-led books of the DC Universe have themselves a crossover.
|
December 29th, 2010 |
|
 |
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #2Meet the new Lightning and see the terrible cost that he pays to fill that role.
|
December 10th, 2010 |
|
 |
Action Comics #895"Action Comics" continues to bring a lot of fun, even without that much action.
|
November 24th, 2010 |
|
 |
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents #1A mission goes wrong in almost every way possible and T.H.U.N.D.E.R. is totally screwed. Is the first issue the last as well?
|
November 10th, 2010 |
|
 |
Morning Glories #2Nick Spencer’s runaway hit about a prep academy includes a pop quiz for the reader and the students.
|
September 15th, 2010 |
|
