Not to sound too much like a shameless plug, but our friend Rob Schrab (who recently put together an episode of the 4-minute Film School) is encouraging fans to recreate the energy of his popular comic book series "SCUD: The Disposable Assassin" by means of a fan film contest. Rob co-created Channel 101, so he knows how valuable deadlines and obstructions can be to creating something.
If you're a fan of Scud, or...
Guardians of the Galaxy is a spin off of the Nova Galaxy and Annihilation Conquest. Pete's got issues with this one and Justin agrees. Alex says it's a great first issue. Then we all agree on Tor #1. It's fun and Joe Kubert's art is top notch. GeneXt #1 shows the grandchildren of the original X-Men and depicts them as actual kids. It's got a nice old school X-Men feel and brings in lots of old X-Men characters. Then in the Speed Round we've got Gemini #1, House of Mystery #1, Batman: Death...
We enjoyed Powers Annual #1. It does a good job as any annual should of telling a good story that stands alone, while being part of the current story line.
Then we check out Locke & Key #3 which we all really liked. It's really well written and horrifying without being overly blood-spattered. Plus, the artwork is top notch. Iron Man: Legacy of Doom #1 gets a 2 out of 3. Justin's just not on board because of "schlockiness". And that's exactly why Alex liked it - it's old school and feels like an old...
For this special edition of The Stack, we've got three fresh Newsarama Reviews for you. We're taking a look at Wonder Woman #18 (someone's got a new boyfriend), Avengers Fairy Tales #1 (a retelling of Peter Pan) and Fantastic Four #555 (Millar and Hitch team up to make a pretty good comic).
Then, in the Speed Round we review The Twelve #3, Scud #22, Invincible Presents Atom Eve #2, The New Dynamix #1 and The End League #2.
Superby1 on the Pulp Secret forums asks what are some of our worst comic book store...
Today's show starts off with some very big news: James Robinson is going to be writing Superman starting with issue #676 in May. James Robinson is best know for writing Starman. Also, Geoff Johns has re-signed with DC Comics to write exclusively for DC.
Then, we've got three Newsarama Sneak Reviews starting with Fantastic Four #554 with a new writer and artist team: Mark Millar and Brian Hitch. We've got a couple of gripes, but overall we're very happy with the new direction and we'll tell you why.
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