The return...

After a long absence I am finally back. With exams out of the way and the summer ongoing (no sun though :( ) it's time to get back to blogging. Expect reviews and news shortly!

The Big Weekend

It begins Thursday! This weekend is big deal for us comic book fans. Not only does Thursday give us 4 action packed CEs but there is the release of the long-awaited Spider-Man 3 and this Saturday is Free Comic Book Day. So here's the schedule:

Thursday: Astonishing Spider-Man Vol 2 #2, Avengers United #79, Wolverine and Deadpool #136, anf Fantastic Four Adventures #25.

Friday: Spider-Man 3 out in cinemas, and the game also out on all formats. Got my Wii copy on preorder. :)

Saturday: FCBD offers a Marvel Adventures special and Phil Jimenez' first pencils on Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Swingshift. Other things to look out for are Umbrella Academy, Transformers: The Movie Prequel, and Astounding Wolf-Man #1.

Sunday: Read the comics and play the game!

18 April Releases

This week it's a packed week, with four (count 'em) CEs in good newsagents and WH Smiths.

Panini are offering Essential X-Men #151 featuring parts 2-4 of Golgotha, MWOM #55 with the continuing Ghost Rider and Defenders stories and the start of Beyond!. Also the first issue of the second volume of Astonishing Spider-Man kicks off with Breakout parts 1 and 2 and the conclusion of Carnage.

Titan have Superman Legends #2 with the continuance of all stories.

Marvel Legends #5 Review

Firstly, sorry I got it wrong. The Iron Man and Thor stories conclude next issue, not this one. Now I got that out of the way...the review:

Captain America #5 - this issue was told almost primarily via flashbacks. The premise is we would see the beginnings of Alexsander Lukin and his campaign against Cap. We do, but not much else is revealed. The issue basically sees Cap and the Invaders help the Russian resistance against the Nazis. It also points out why Lukin hates Red Skull. It's a good issue, with a change of art by Daredevil artist Michael Lark though more progression could have been offered of the main story. Otherwise 8/10.

Iron Man - better than previous efforts, and actually quite enjoyable. Less unecessary dialogue and everything pretty much made sense. A change of regular artists from Chen to Martinez is not as polished but does the job well. 7/10

Thor: Bloodoath #5 - this was a fun issue as always, with a bit of a Deus Ex Machina device integrated as an apple - that must be a first. The art is beautiful as always, accompanied by the brilliant colours. 8/10

Overall 8/10.

Out Tomorrow: Marvel Legends #5

Issue 5 hits shelves tomorrow with Captain America's ongoing conituining, plus the final parts of Thor: Bloodoath and Iron Man: Mask in the Iron Man. Not a big fan of Iron Man's story but this is one of the strongest CEs.

Our Lost Heroes

Tribute to dead Marvel heroes.

Panini Preview #1 - Essential X-Men #150

Out this Thursday!