Join Sheldon and Sebastian as they chat about the comics of May 6, 2015. This week were talking about the future of the Marvel Universe and dive into Gotham City on this weeks Pick of the Week.
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I have been hooked on this book from day one with the introduction to an alternate history version of my favorite Father of the A-Bomb. The series as a whole deals loosely around a lot of historical figures from the WWII era, namely those involved in or around The Manhattan Project, albeit a bit twisted.
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Anyone who knows me knows my fondness of Manhattan Projects. One dead giveaway may be the tattoo I have on my arm of one of the book’s characters. It’s also one of the two Hickman Image titles that I recommend to tradition comic fans and new readers alike. The premise is a sci-fi alternate history of the namesake, complete with exaggerated takes on the real life counterparts from history. With each issue, things have been an exploration of how crazy you can take a book.
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Welcome to a brand new super powered, ultra edition of Pick of the Week here at Comic Impact for the week of September 24th 2014.Join Sheldon and Sebastian as you traverse the mind field of comics that came out this past week. Here are the books we discuss Saga,Aliens,G.I Joe,Outcast,Secret Avengers and you have to wait till the end of the show but we talk about the Pick from Marvel Comics New Avengers #24!We also talk a few other odds and ends like Gotham and Guardians so sit back and enjoy this weeks Pick of The Week from your favorite comic book web site Comic Impact!
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Hickman and crew took a break for the month of August, but when we left off back in July, we witnessed the first action in the upcoming war with The Nation destroying The Tower of Armistice and then firing upon The Republic of Texas. The issue ended with Death heading to the Lair of the Beast to rescue his son. During the same time, the other Three Horsemen were already descending into the Lair to destroy the child. With everything that was set in place, we were left waiting with a hell of a cliffhanger.
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Big surprise, The Manhattan Projects is my pick for the week. It’s tied with East of West for my favorite current title and I recommend both books to comic fans and non-comic readers alike. Whether or not you like super hero books, this is just a great, dynamic story. Seeing what the creative team comes up with every month has been a real treat.
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The first volume of East of West (1-6) focused on world building and the latest issues have focused more on setting up who the key players are. Hickman tells his story without cramming too much plot into each issue and really takes his time. At times this can call for patience, which is risky in a world of short attention spans with content at the tips of one’s fingers. This book makes it’s own rules and doesn’t resemble any typical comic book. This issue further expands its world and adds more characters to its global conflict.
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No surprise, Jonathan Hickman’s latest installment of his creator owned sci-fi Western was my favorite comic of the week. It’s easily in my top 3 current titles and the book I look forward to the most every month. My one complaint is that just as each issue gains momentum, it feels like it ends abruptly. There is still an air or mystique to the world of East of West and I can’t help wanting to know all I can about how this world became so very different from what we know today.
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This is technically the second part of the Finite side story of Robert Oppenheimer. I consider it to be somewhat the third part, because the first issue of the series was titled, Infinite Oppenheimers, and served as an origin story of sorts for the character. For this issue, the regular art duties of Nick Pitarra have been subbed by artist, Ryan Browne. I could tell a slight difference at first, but it wasn’t a negative. It was a nice contrast to accompany this interlude that deviates from the main story, yet still has the definitive feel that the book is known for. Oppenheimer is by far my favorite character of the series and I find him so interesting that I would easily buy a series featuring only him.
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Join Simon and Sheldon for a new episode of the Comic Impact’s Pick of the Week podcast. Simon had the pick and he went with New Avengers #9 by Jonathan Hickman with artwork by Mike Deodato. That’s right Infinity is in full effect and Simon is so excited about it that he can’t stop thinking about that book!That’s not all Sheldon tells us the end of Trinity War over at DC Comic’s and the guys talk about their favorite heroes in a half shell and all lot more. As always we answer some of your questions and more so get a nice glass of cold water because it is going to be HOT episode enjoy The Pick of the Week for August 28th 2013 aka Jack Kirby’s birthday!
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Hey Comic Impact! This is going to be another short review week. I’ve returned from Heroes Con in Charlotte and if you want to listen to my trip check out the latest episode of The Impact, but because of the con I’m a little tired so you’ll just have to listen to Pick of the Week if you want more comic book talk.
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Hey Comic Impact! This week you’ll get the top 5 but I’m sorry I won’t be diving into any of the issues in too much detail. This weekend was a busy one with my father visiting us from New York and also I had some personal things to deal with, and I’m not going to lie, I’ve been trying to watch a lot of Arrested Development. So instead this week I’m going to talk briefly about each issue and why I picked it but if you want to more detailed and deeper discussion on these books please check out the Pick of the Week podcast for May 22, 2013.
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Hey Comic Impact! If you take away anything from this column this week is that Jonathan Hickman is one of the best writers working today and that you need to pick up his creator owned books.
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Hey Comic Impact! Join the very tired Sheldon and Antonio as they talk about comics from last week, March 27, 2013. Simon is missing so Antonio has the pick this week and he picked East of West #1 by Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta, and Frank Martin. Listen to the show to see why he picked it and stay for the lengthy conversation about Guardians of the Galaxy. They also discussed Uncanny Avengers, Wonder Woman, Angel and Faith, and X-O Manowar.
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1. East of West #1 by Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta, and Frank Martin [Image] I feel like there is a God I need to pray and sacrifice a large animal to say thank you for being blessed with a brand new ongoing comic book from Jonathan Hickman. This comic has a lot of ideas that it has to get across to set up this alternate universe that it makes its setting. Though having read this book I don’t really know what it’s truly about yet, at least what the main story that follows the main character is. But let me paint and picture and try and figure out what the heck is going on. From the start of the issue we are shown the birth of the 4 horsemen of the apocalypse on Earth with the exception of one. We don’t know who it is but we do find out by issues end, all we do end up knowing that the remainder of the horsemen are on a mission to kill the last horseman. Then we get a story of prophets and prophecies from after the Civil War and we jump into an alternative world, more specifically and alternative United […]
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This week, Pat and Antonio welcome Jonathan Hickman back to the show! We catch up on Jon’s many projects, and talk about the end of his highly acclaimed run on Fantastic Four and FF. We then talk The Manhattan Projects and his working relationship with artist Nick Pitarra. We go over his new project, East of West, and get updates on Secret and Feel Better Now. And of course, we talk Avengers and New Avengers. A fun and revealing show with one of the brightest minds in the comics biz today. Enjoy!
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Hey Comic Impact! Sorry for the one day delay but I my dad and my friend were visiting this past week and they left yesterday so I didn’t get to writing this until late last night and this morning. We have a diverse group of books this week and a surprise or two. Anyway, enjoy, and as always comments are very much appreciated. Thanks!
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