An assassin comes after the Southern Knight’s new benefactor, leading the team to bust a local drug operation. This first comic-book-sized issue of The Southern Knights is a major step down from their earlier outings. By Henry Vogel, Audrey Vogel, new artist Michael Morrison and others.
READTelevision’s Bionic Woman makes her way to comic books. Based on this uncredited stink bomb, that might not be a good thing.
READThis legendary “ground-level” series gets off to a great start with work by a star-studded cast of artistic talent, including Howard Chaykin, Jim Starlin, Walter Simonson and others.
READA new generation of the Strikeforce team suffers a tragic blow during its showdown with Contessa Del Marco. A not-quite-ready-for-prime-time outing from future pros Fred Schiller and Tom Morgan.
READWhen the daughter of a Cynosure politician commits suicide, her mother hires Grimjack to find out why. An impressive debut issue from the team of John Ostrander and Timothy Truman.
READFive artificial teens with superpowers are created as corporate assets – but may prove to have minds of their own! There are hints of something here, but Mark Evanier and Will Meugniot’s indie superhero book never quite connects during this lackluster debut outing.
READCerebus the Aardvark arrives at an unnamed tavern and is soon hired to acquire the mystical Flame Jewel. While artistically a bit crude, Dave Sim’s opus shows flashes of brilliance right out of the gate.
READMorlock flees from dystopic authorities and a greedy mob, turns a rail gang into fungus, then eats a couple people. This ‘70s pop-culture mash-up from writer Michael Fleisher continues, with some above-average art support from Al Milgrom.
READThe Brute stows away on a plane, kills some innocent people, then is enslaved by a mad scientist. A bland cocktail of B-movie tropes from the team of Michael Fleisher and Mike Sekowsky.
READA prehistoric sub-human frozen in ice emerges eons later to bring death and destruction to a Minnesota town. A stinker of a debut from the usually interesting talents of Michael Fleisher and Mike Sekowsky.
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