Things go Massively Wrong in The Massive
The best thing about the Humble Bundle and other similar deals is that you may go after the bundle for one book that interests you and end up with lots…
Uneasy Peace: Fables Vol 9
This volume is all over the place. There is a Christmas interlude, we learn of Rapunzel’s plight, and a series of reader questions answered as 1-2 page comics. But the…
Canadian Vampires, eh? : American Vampire Vol 6
American Vampire has always been more about America than vampires. Because America has always been portrayed as a land of opportunity, it has always attracted those most desperate for that…
Never Bring a Witch to a Djinn Fight: Fables Vol 7 and 8
At the end of volume 8, we’re just past the 1/3 point without counting the spinoffs. Bill Willingham seems, at this point, to perhaps be following a three act structure.…
The Puppetmaster: Fables Volumes 5 and 6
Volume 5 is all over the place, but it does seem to continue to follow Willingham’s trend of providing some thematic respite after a heavy plot. So this volume starts…
All’s Fair in Love and War: Fables Volumes 3 and 4
Fables Volumes 1 and 2 were pretty intense. The first volume has Bigsby Wolf solving the alleged murder of Snow White’s sister, Rose Red. The second volume involved an uprising…
Fables: They did it First
Here at Comic POW! because we’re not obsessed with reviews and are, instead, looking at greater themes within the works, we’re able to revisit older stories along with the newer…
Exploring Reality (and other themes) in Joe the Barbarian
Grant Morrison can be a tough read. His comics are almost always filled with metaphors, allusions, references, and Easter eggs. Sometimes this works masterfully like his run on Batman and…