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Bin Fodder Archive
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Bin Fodder: Green Lantern – Rebirth
Posted on August 29, 2012 | No CommentsIf you wanted to look back and point to the moment when Geoff Johns solidified his place at DC Comics and started down the path of becoming the grand poo-bah it was on Green Lantern: Rebirth. Being entrusted with bringing back one of the... -
Bin Fodder: JLA – Riddle of the Beast
Posted on August 22, 2012 | No CommentsIn what is probably one of the strangest DC Comics stories I’ve ever read and definitely the most odd JLA story, Riddle of the Beast makes up for its oft strange story with striking visuals. I will warn you, that if Heavy Metal is not... -
Bin Fodder: Wizard World Chicago
Posted on August 15, 2012 | No CommentsI’ve been going to comic book conventions for a long time. Some have been good, a couple great, many more bad. I’ve spent my time in Radisson hotel ballrooms with panel’s taking place in glorified closets and vendors out in the hallway. Wizard World Chicago... -
Bin Fodder: The Authority – Finale
Posted on August 8, 2012 | No CommentsIn what can only be described as a serious disappointment The Authority comes to a close with a whimper. Without Ellis to guide the ship after issue twelve things started to get a little hairy. Marc Millar, to his credit, attempted to go in... -
Bin Fodder: The Authority – Part 5
Posted on July 18, 2012 | No CommentsAs Mark Millar moves into his second arc on The Authority I start to sense the wheels coming off the track a bit. I don’t entirely blame him, though. He’s following in the footsteps of this generation’s most irreverent and off-beat writer. Millar is... -
Bin Fodder: The Authority Part 4
Posted on July 11, 2012 | No CommentsI am always leery when an original book changes creative teams. I’ve had troubling experiences with them in the past. After issue twelve Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch left The Authority and were replaced with Mark Millar and Frank Quietly. To which I breathed... -
Bin Fodder: The Authority – Part 3
Posted on June 27, 2012 | No CommentsKeeping in turn with overly epic storylines, Ellis reaches for the stars with his third arc of The Authority, literally. After saving the planet from a madman and invading alternate reality jags Jenny Sparks and her team face their biggest challenge: Earth’s rightful owner.... -
Bin Fodder: The Authority – Part 2
Posted on June 20, 2012 | No CommentsAs Ellis transitions into the second arc of The Authority he starts to delve into the history of some of the characters more; specifically that of Jenny Sparks. As someone who has been alive for a century she certainly has one helluva lot of... -
Bin Fodder: The Authority – Part 1
Posted on June 13, 2012 | No CommentsFor comic fans my age 1999 was something of a golden age. Transmetropolitan was going strong, Planetary came out and stunned the world with amazing stories followed shortly by The Authority. The Authority is a spin-off of sorts. Birthed from the pages of... -
Bin Fodder: Planet Hulk Allegiance & Armageddon
Posted on June 5, 2012 | No CommentsWe’ve come to it, at the last, the conclusion of the epic epoch that changed the Hulk forever! (or well, at least for a few months, which is basically forever in comics.) Planet Hulk Allegiance concludes the story of how the Hulk leads the... -
Bin Fodder: Planet Hulk – Anarchy
Posted on May 30, 2012 | No CommentsWelcome back, loyal readers and new friends alike. When last we saw the Hulk he had just broke free of the Imperial Arena and said goodbye to the Silver Surfer. The cosmic powered skyrider had offered to bring the Hulk back to their universe... -
Bin Fodder: Planet Hulk – Exile
Posted on May 23, 2012 | No CommentsIn the mid 90s when I really got into comics I was a true Marvelite. I bought all the X-books; was a crazy fan of X-men and X-Factor. But by the late 90s I became utterly disenfranchised with the company and skewed completely independent... -
Bin Fodder: The Return of Bruce Wayne
Posted on May 16, 2012 | No CommentsThere’s a part of me that wants to write this review in total fanboy mode, because this book was just that good. But as a professional I will strive to be objective in this review…with a bit of fanboy destined to slip through. As... -
Bin Fodder: Crimson – Finale
Posted on May 9, 2012 | No CommentsThe final eleven issues of Crimson are designed as the conclusion of all that has come before and encompass one massive arc; basically the last year of comics was them handling their business and so that is why (unlike previous installments which were doing smaller... -
Bin Fodder: Crimson Part 3
Posted on May 2, 2012 | No CommentsWhen last we saw Alex Elder he had just witnessed his father being nearly killed and then barely surviving himself as archangels sat in judgment of his existence. Spared by the most unlikely of champions, Lucifer, Alex continues his un-life as the “Chosen One”... -
Bin Fodder: Crimson (Part 2)
Posted on April 18, 2012 | No CommentsPart two in my review of Image Comics’ Cliffhanger line comic Crimson reveals a wealth of information. It introduces us to new characters that are sure to play important roles, it explains some of the history behind the mysterious Red Hood character who saved Alex’s... -
Bin Fodder: Crimson (Part 1)
Posted on April 11, 2012 | No CommentsAhh, it’s good to be back; feeling refreshed and ready to jump head-first into a big series. Last week (in case anyone noticed) there was no Bin Fodder. This was, partially, by design. With C2E2 so close on the horizon I felt it important to... -
Bin Fodder: Justice League of America – The Nail
Posted on March 28, 2012 | No CommentsOne of my favorite things in comics is when a book is allowed to exist outside of normal continuity. Often times this causes dramatic and over-the-top type responses from readership. So instead of pulling a “Dallas” (god, I am old) and saying it was all... -
Bin Fodder: Scooter Girl
Posted on March 21, 2012 | No CommentsSlice of life stories are something of a romance of mine, both as a writer and as a reader. When I first came across Scooter Girl I was initially intrigued because of who was behind it. Written by Chynna Clugston-Major, the well-known writer/artist of... -
Bin Fodder: 21
Posted on March 14, 2012 | No CommentsOne of the great travesties in comics is when a tremendous book coming to an end before its time or is forced to conclude early leaving the last issue or two feeling incredibly rushed and disjointed from the rest of the story. Image Comics’...