Category Archives: DC

Legends: 30th Anniversary Edition (DC)

Posted on August 2, 2016 by comicspectrum

Rating: 4/5 – A 30-year Old Story That Still Resonates Today! by ComicSpectrum reviewer Al Sparrow. Why do we read comics? There’s no all-encompassing answer to this question. We come into this hobby…some would say this way of life…for a … Continue reading →

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Injustice: Gods Among Us Vol. 1 (DC)

Posted on September 21, 2015 by comicspectrum

Rating: 4/5 – A Great Alternative if Mainstream DC Isn’t Working For You. By ComicSpectrum senior reviewer Shawn Hoklas It’s been a while since the first volume of Injustice: Gods Among Us was released. In 2013 the game came out … Continue reading →

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iZombie vol.1 (Vertigo)

Posted on May 8, 2015 by comicspectrum

Rating: 4/5 – A Zombie You Can Love. by ComicSpectrum senior reviewer Shawn Hoklas. The first volume of iZombie isn’t the typical zombie story. Although it could be argued that it capitalized on the zombie craze that began with the … Continue reading →

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The Silver Age of Comic Book Art (Archway Publishing)

Posted on November 30, 2014 by comicspectrum

Rating: 5/5 – Fabulous Examination of the Greats of Silver Age Art. by ComicSpectrum EiC Bob Bretall. If you’re a fan of comicbook art in general and the Silver Age of comics in specific, you must get this book.  If … Continue reading →

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The Secret History of Wonder Woman (Knopf)

Posted on November 14, 2014 by comicspectrum

  Rating: 5/5 – How Feminism and Polyamory Combined to Create a Comics Legend. by ComicSpectrum reviewer Al Sparrow. Fair warning: This is not a chronicle of Diana Prince (aka Wonder Woman) or her many appearances in comic books starting … Continue reading →

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Wonder Woman: The Complete Newspaper Strip 1944-1945 (DC / IDW)

Posted on October 25, 2014 by comicspectrum

Rating: 5/5 – Nearly Perfect With Amazing Art! by ComicSpectrum reviewer David Akers. Back in the mid-1940s, shortly after her first appearance in comic books, Wonder Woman was given a newspaper strip. Though it was short-lived, it brought the style … Continue reading →

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Showcase Presents: Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew! (DC Comics)

Posted on October 17, 2014 by comicspectrum

Rating: 4.5/5 – Return to an Era When Comics Were Fun. by ComicSpectrum reviewer Al Sparrow. This will be difficult for anyone who started reading comics around 2011 to believe, but there was a time when DC Comics actually created … Continue reading →

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Green Lantern/Green Arrow: Hard Traveling Heroes TPB (DC)

Posted on September 24, 2014 by comicspectrum

Rating: 3.5/5 – Taken Out of the Story by a Strong Creative Voice. by ComicSpectrum reviewer Pete Drummond. It’s hard to write a review that’s not 5/5 glowing praise for a story that has been almost universally lauded in the … Continue reading →

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Batman: Death By Design OGN (DC)

Posted on June 13, 2014 by comicspectrum

CREDIT: DC Comics Rating: 4/5 – Gotham City Takes Center Stage in This Batman Period Piece. by ComicSpectrum reviewer Shawn Hoklas. The story found in Batman Death by Design is one that puts Gotham City, along with it’s architecture and … Continue reading →

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Green Arrow (1988) v1: Hunter’s Moon (DC)

Posted on March 13, 2014 by comicspectrum

Rating: 4/5 – A darker Oliver Queen protects the streets of Seattle. by ComicSpectrum reviewer Jeff Bouchard. In 1987 Mike Grell brought Green Arrow back as a solo title through a mini-series titled The Longbow Hunters.  Grell wrote and drew … Continue reading →

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