Mac Man's Comic Reviews!

[Mac Man]

I recently began writing comic reviews for a pop culture website: Kaboooom! Due to a million professional obligations going on right now (not to mention my wife and two little guys), I've been confining myself to writing just two reviews each month. Currently, I'm reading Dark Horse's Conan the Barbarian, which is retelling R.E. Howard's "The Queen of the Black Coast" story. I'm also reviewing another new series from Dark Horse called "Alabaster & Wolves."

 

Once things begin to settle down a bit, I'll probably begin doing reviews of the New 52 Batman and Marvel's Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man vol. 2.

 

Additionally, I often write some more critical articles for Sequart.com. It's a fun deal where I can do my reviews of comics from a literary perspective. But I thought I'd start a thread where I could post links to my reviews and articles all in one place since I know there are a few comic fans here

 

So, without further delay, here are the reviews!

ON KABOOOOOM!

Alabaster & Wolves #1

 

Conan the Barbarian #2

 

Conan the Barbarian #3

 

ON SEQUART

 

All my works to date!

[BaltimoreLauren]

Fantastic!

[Mac Man]

Thanks, Lauren! I might've slowed my collecting a bit, but this gives me a great opportunity keep my head in my comic books

[BaltimoreLauren]

Thanks, Lauren! I might've slowed my collecting a bit, but this gives me a great opportunity keep my head in my comic books

 

I know how it is.

[Designer Toast]

Mac Man (thumbs u

[John R]

Thanks for the links. Look forward to reading your articles.

[Mac Man]

Thanks guys!

 

It looks like the guys at Sequart decided to publish another article this morning, so if you're a fan of Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth, give this a read!

 

http://www.sequart.org/magazine/10651/jimmy-corrigan-and-smartest-deconstruction-of-the-superhero-in-the-world/

[Mac Man]

Hey guys!

 

There's a new article I wrote for Sequart that just posted today. Its about modern day anti-heroes, and it touches upon Ed Brubaker's "Incognito" (great series if you haven't read it already). It's a short but hopefully interesting read!

 

http://www.sequart.org/magazine/10652/the-difficulties-of-being-%E2%80%9Cjust%E2%80%9D-good-and-bad-in-comics-of-the-new-millennium/

 

Thanks for checking it out!

[Comicopolis]

[Mac Man]

My latest article on Frank Miller's DKR and DK2 on Sequart!

 

http://www.sequart.org/magazine/10653/the-anxiety-of-influence-and-failed-sequels-frank-miller-and-the-dark-knight-strikes-again/

 

Hope you guys 'n gals enjoy!

[comicparadox]

Very nicely written, enjoyed the allusions to Milton and Tolkien. Thanks for the link.

[Mac Man]

Hot off the presses today is Caitlin Kiernan's Alabaster: Wolves #2 and my review of it! It's definitely getting better with each progressive issue.

 

http://kabooooom.com/2012/05/review-alabaster-wolves-2/

 

Let me know what you guys 'n gals think!

[Mac Man]

I'm not sure how many of you guys are familiar with Charles Burns' Black Hole, but it's the subject of my latest article over on Sequart. If you get a chance, it's a really interesting read, and the art can be pretty out there.

 

http://www.sequart.org/magazine/11474/black-hole%E2%80%A6where-everyone-is-welcome/

 

 

[Mac Man]

My review for Conan #4 is out! If you're a fan of Conan, this series is definitely picking up steam. Just be sure to start reading it from the very beginning to make sense of it.

 

http://kabooooom.com/2012/05/review-conan-the-barbarian-4/

[Mac Man]

I was in a funny mood when I wrote this one, so maybe you'll get a laugh out of my latest article on Sequart.

 

http://www.sequart.org/magazine/11465/kafka-and-the-bunny-suicides/

 

If not, I apologize as there are no refunds on the 3-5 minutes you spent reading it

[jeBailey]

Thanks that was a good way to start off my day.

 

John

[Mac Man]

Thanks that was a good way to start off my day.

 

John

 

No problem! (thumbs u Glad to know people are enjoying the articles!

[Mac Man]

Hey guys! My latest article is out for Sequart! For my final grad course this summer, I had to read manga for the first time... needless to say, this first one wasn't exactly to my liking--though I'm sure it's a perfectly solid book for those who like this sort of comic. And I apologize for the occasional typo in this one. Admittedly, I rushed my proofing a bit. It happens to the best of us, right?

 

Anyhow, I hope you enjoy the read!

http://www.sequart.org/magazine/11480/my-introduction-to-manga-part-1-suppli-takes-on-batman-and-loses-by-a-landslide/

[Mac Man]

If you liked Brian Wood's Northlanders series, Lost, or Y: The Last Man? Then give The Massive a try when it hits. Here's my review of the upcoming series starter. It's a slow build, but it's one of those books that "feels" like it has some real potential.

 

http://kabooooom.com/2012/06/review-the-massive-1/

[Mac Man]

Wolves

Written and Art by Becky Cloonan

 

For those of you who remember when comics weren't so expensive but were still solid reads, try this $0.99 digital comic by an up and coming creator. It's a really solid book and worth checking out!

 

Here's my review:

http://kabooooom.com/2012/06/review-wolves/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Kabooooom+%28KABOOOOOM%29