Skin & Earth Review

Skin & Earth Writer/Artist: LIGHTS Dynamite Entertainment Color me impressed all across the board. I would have never guessed a pop star could have created a comic as deep and interesting as Skin & Earth. While not a frothing at the mouth fan of her music I am now a fan of her comic book. Understandably, however, is the fact that the book is a tie-in with LIGHTS’ upcoming album is easily enough to give someone pause. But what seems like some kind of strange mid-90s promotional gimmick that the…

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Marvel’s Cable #1 Review

Cable #1 Publisher: Marvel Writer: James Robinson Art: Carlos Pacheco Colorist: Jesus Aburtov Marvel dropped another Cable reboot on us this week with Cable #1 and while it does little to break the mold of basic comic book storytelling it’s cool too see the mutant lone wolf (as if there’s a shortage of those) back in action. THE PLOT Cable, the infamous time-traveling mutant, is back at it. At what? Well, time traveling obviously! He first shows up in the wild west era where a gang of gunfighters armed with…

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Samaritan: Veritas #1 Review

Samaritan: Veritas #1 Publisher: Image Writer: Matt Hawkins Art: Atilio Rojo This past week Image dropped Samaritan: Veritas #1, the beginning of a new chapter in scribe Matt Hawkins’ "Edenverse,” and while there are more downs than ups it is certainly an ambitious comic. And while, unfortunately, Samaritan ultimately falters under the weight of its formulaic plot and blasé characters it still manages to offer fun for fans of revenge and redemption stories. PLOT Samantha Copeland is out for blood and seeking vengeance. It seems the current POTUS killed the…

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Misfit City #1 Review

Please welcome a new contributor to the articles on Comics Talk News, Tyrel Kessinger. He will be adding his reviews from time to time about independent comic titles and other points of interest in the comic world. Thanks for reading Comics Talk. Walt Boom! Studios Writers: Kirsten Smith & Kurt Lustgarten Art: Naomi Franquiz, Brittany Peer With its very ambitious tribute to the classic 80s movie, The Goonies, Boom! Studio’s latest release, Misfit City, attempts to draw readers in by tugging on their fond memories for the film. And while…

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