JEFF LEMIRE – writer ANDREA SORRENTINO – artist DAVE STEWART – colors STEVE WANDS – lettering & design RAUL ALLEN – variant cover Synopsis in a Sentence: The Bishop sends Fred and Angie on a mission from God while Norton/Danny and his father escape the hospital to go on a mission of their own. The issue kicks off in the bloody hospital room … Continue reading Badly Recapped: Gideon Falls #18
CRIMINAL #7 Synopsis in a Sentence: Ricky Lawless gets restless and reckless. THOUGHTS Just another stellar issue from Brubaker and Phillips My one complaint- wish there was a character and/or recap page like in The Fade Out I love these flawed characters and their interactions with one another If you want to get into comics but aren’t a fan of superheroes, pick up anything this … Continue reading Badly Recapped: Comics week of 8/21/19
GIDEON FALLS #16 Synopsis in a Sentence: Norton/Danny meets his maybe sister Clara in the more rural version of Gideon Falls, and both visit their father in the hospital who becomes a secret host of the Smiling Man. Bonkers. THOUGHTS Nice glimpse into the past showing Clara and Danny as kids, and use of a childhood injury tying to a scar on Norton, so maybe … Continue reading Badly Recapped: Comics week of 8/14/19
Trying something new here because I’m lazy. Just the briefest of thoughts on all the comic books I read each week. So here goes… DOOM PATROL #2 Synopsis in a Sentence: Cliff gets a new robot body and Larry hatches three positivity eggs from his chest and Lotion eats one and the gang prevent a couple planets from getting divorced. (Yeah, it’s a run-on sentence, … Continue reading Badly Recapped: Comics week of 8/7/19
BRIAN K VAUGHAN – writer CLIFF CHIANG – artist MATT WILSON – colors JARED K FLETCHER – letters & design DEE CUNNIFFE – color flats Synopsis in a Sentence: The paper girls get a restart to their first day together with no memories of their adventures, but the promise of friendship to come regardless. We’ve finally hit the end of the bittersweet road … Continue reading Badly Recapped: Paper Girls #30
CULLEN BUNN – story LAURA BRAGA – art JACK MORELLI – lettering MATT HERMS – coloring Synopsis in a Sentence: Cheryl and Jason use treachery and knives to better their odds at becoming the Anti-Christ. This is it! The big conclusion to Archie Horror mini Blossoms 666! Except it isn’t. Wah-wah. We start this final (ahem) issue with Dilton in jail contemplating suicide, Archie … Continue reading Badly Recapped: Blossoms 666 #5
ALAN MARTIN w/ LOU MARTIN – story ALAN MARTIN – writer BRETT PARSON – artist & letterer Synopsis in a Sentence: TG & co. spoof superheroes in a brawl against a brainwashed Barney. It’s a new mini arc (titled Tank Girl Forever) in the ongoing Tank Girl series, and we’re thrown right into the battle. In this corner, Tank Girl, now almost a literal … Continue reading Badly Recapped: Tank Girl #5
