Entries for the ‘Snarky Synopses’ Category

The Answer #1, by Marc Alan Fishman – Snarky Synopsis | @MDWorld

Written by Dennis Hopeless, Art by Mike Norton Amidst my pile of the known, this week, I opted for the unknown. Dennis Hopeless and Mike Norton bring an interesting melange of noir, action, suspense, and convoluted tropes to a mini-series that leaves me slightly bedraggled more than blown away. ‘The Answer’ in it’s first outing [...]

Batman #16, by Marc Alan Fishman – Snarky Synopsis | @MDWorld

Written by Scott Snyder Art by Greg Capullo As much as I’ve tried to stray away from the stalwart books I continue to review… I couldn’t pass up a chance to return to Scott Snyder’s Batman. Here, just a final beat away from the conclusion to the ‘Death of the Family’ crossover event, we get [...]

The Superior Spider-Man #1, by Marc Alan Fishman – Snarky Synopsis | @MDWorld

Written by Dan Slott, Art by Ryan Stegman and Edgar Delgado I had this novel idea that I would write this entire article as my evil nemesis, Dan Dougherty. But then I’d realize that if I did that, half of you would immediately swear off reading my articles. The other half would be really curious [...]

Green Lantern #15, by Marc Alan Fishman – Snarky Synopsis | @MDWorld

Written by Geoff Johns, Art by Doug Mahnke Ahh, that’s the stuff! I’ve been way too happy lately. Leave it to the tail-spinning Geoff Johns to tank my mood quicker than you can say “another event”. Green Lantern 15 is trash. A waste of ink and paper. A wealth of non-ideas. Proof that any old [...]

Clone #1 and #2, by Marc Alan Fishman – Snarky Synopsis | @MDWorld

Written by David Schulner, Art by Juan Jose Ryp and Felix Serrano Clone, as brought to us by Robert Kirkman’s Skybound imprint at Image Comics, is a mini-series that has enough intellectualism to cause me to question why I’ve been such a mainstream whore for so long. DC and Marvel (and I exclude Icon and [...]

Avengers #1, by Marc Alan Fishman – Snarky Synopsis | @MDWorld

Written by Jonathan Hickman, Art by Jerome Opena Well Marvel? You’re 4 for 5 with me. Avengers #1, one of the Marvel NOW anchor books, is everything it ought to be. Coming from the pen of Jonathan Hickman, it’s a very wide lensed start to a book that promises to be to comics what “Justice [...]

FF #1, by Marc Alan Fishman – Snarky Synopsis | @MDWorld

Art by Michael and Laura Allred. Written by Matt Fraction. Now this is what I call a good start. For those not following along, I had a bit of a meltdown last week on ComicMix.com. You see I was feeling so good about Bat Girl, I just had to share it with ya’ll just a [...]

Batgirl #14, by Marc Alan Fishman – Snarky Synopsis | @MDWorld

Written by Gail Simone, Art by Ed Benes Daniel Sampere and Vincente Cifuentes It’s all mayhem, all night long at the Bat-House! Gail Simone joins in the ‘Death Of The Family’ fun with issue 14 of Batgirl, and how else can I start but with a rousing round of digital applause. After 13 issues of [...]

Swamp Thing Annual #1, by Marc Alan Fishman – Snarky Synopsis | @MDWorld

Written by Scott Snyder and Scott Tuft. Art by Becky Cloonan, Andrew Belanger and Karl Kerschl Scott Snyder likes the long game. It’s as clear as day with this over-sized annual #1 of the New52 Swamp Thing. For those who like to follow my witty repartee, know all too well that I love the long [...]

Invincible Iron Man #527, by Marc Alan Fishman – Snarky Synopsis | @MDWorld

Written by Matt Fraction, Art by Salvador Larroca Hey all… I’m back, and chock full of sunshine. No, seriously, I am. You see, there was a sad time for me, about a 18 months ago, when DC was getting ready to reboot their entire universe. And during this time, I endured the “epic” conclusions to [...]

Batman #13, by Marc Alan Fishman – Snarky Synopsis | @MDWorld

Written by Scott Snyder, Art by Greg Capullo Look, up in the sky! Is it a bird? Nope. A plane? Hardly. No my friends, it’s the shining beacon that strikes fear in the heart of Rob Liefeld. It’s Scott Snyder’s Batman! After an entirely forgettable issue 12, and a decent, if not perfect issue 0, [...]

Avengers Vs. X-Men #12, by Marc Alan Fishman – Snarky Synopsis | @MDWorld

Written by Jason Aaron, Brian Michael Bendis, and Ed Brubaker Art by Adam Kubert, John Dell, and Mark Morales 6 issues ago, I came to you my readers, a man disgusted by event fatigue. Well, thanks to a shared train ride with a friend who was picking up the series, what started as a casual [...]

FF #22, by Marc Alan Fishman – Snarky Synopsis | @MDWorld

Written by Jonathan Hickman, Art by Andre Araujo Over at Marvel.com, they tout FF #22 as the “…conclusion [of the] crossover with Fantastic Four #610. Witness the fallout of Bentley 23′s reunion with his father, the Wizard. It’s Bad Father, Worse Son. Now, nothing pushes my buttons more than slick copy that just lies to [...]

The Ultimates #15, by Marc Alan Fishman – Snarky Synopsis | @MDWorld

Written by Sam Humphries, Art by Luke Ross It’s been a good long while since I talked about the Ultimate Ultimates. Ultimately I figured I might as well come back to it. I’ve been following along, that is to say I’ve been trying hard to, and here the pivot is complete; gone is Hickman, and [...]

Batman: Earth One, by Marc Alan Fishman – Snarky Synopsis | @MDWorld

Written by Geoff Johns. Art by Gary Frank. In my continuing effort to review something you’ve not seen throughout the year, I decided to turn a page and give a read to the DC’s “Earth One” series. First established with J. Michael Straczynski’s Superman, the “Earth One” is an established separate universe where DC’s most [...]