Welcome back to another addition of our comic book reviews round-up! Coming off the holiday we got a big week for comic book releases. With that in mind this week’s comic book reviews round-up is going to be spotlighting Ain’t No Grave #3, Batman and Robin #11, Daredevil #11, and The Ultimates #2. Find out how these turned out with our comic book reviews round-up below.
AIN’T NO GRAVE #3
CREATIVE TEAM
Writer: Skottie Young
Artist: Jorge Corona
Colorist: Jean-Francois Beaulieu
Letterer: Nate Piekos
It speaks to how well Ryder is developed as a lead character that even in a world so fantastically brought to life by artist Jorge Corona and colorist Jean-Francois Beaulieu your attention is still always on what Ryder is doing. Whether it is risking her own life or the life she has built with her family, you’re left wonder how much Ryder is willing to gamble. This helps create greater importance for every decision Ryder makes. In accomplishing that Ain’t No Grave #3 once again highlights how this is one the best new titles of the year.
Overall Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10
BATMAN AND ROBIN #11
CREATIVE TEAM
Writer: Joshua Williamson
Artist: Juan Ferreyra
Letterer: Steve Wands
Batman and Robin #11 is all about setting the stage for the Dynamic Duo vs Bane and Vengeance. This is a fight that has been a long time coming and that is exactly what is put over in this issue. On the Dynamic Duo side, we see how heavy the weight Damian Wayne is carrying over the guilt in witnessing Alfred Pennyworth’s death. That made finding Bane making his fresh start on Dinosaur Island an intriguing setting. The importance the setting will play into this story arc is thanks to how well Juan Ferreyra puts that element over. It all builds the foundation for what should deliver a lot of great character developments.
Overall Rating: 7.5 Night Girls out of 10
DAREDEVIL #11
CREATIVE TEAM
Writer: Saladin Ahmed
Artist: Aaron Kuder
Colorist: Jesus Aburtov
Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Daredevil #11 is an example of how much chemistry can carry a story. The chemistry between Matt Murdock and Elektra Natchios provides the grounding element needed to balance out the supernatural nature of the current story. That is best seen with how the Daredevil pair end up dealing with Wilson Fisk who has been taken over the by demon representing Greed. When that is the focus Daredevil #11 is at its best. Which makes the moments when the story goes to Bullseye and the kids Matt was watching over not have the same connective quality due to how rushed they are. That keeps this story from reaching its full potential.
Overall Rating: 7 Night Girls out of 10
GREEN LANTERN #13
CREATIVE TEAM
Writers: Jeremy Adams and Marc Guggenheim
Artists: Fernando Pasarin and Matthew Clark
Inker: Oclair Albert
Colorisst: Romulo Fajardo Jr. and Matt Herms
Letterer: Dave Sharpe
Green Lantern #13 is a tie-in comic book at its best. Jeremy Adams and Fernando Pasarin maximize their page count to both further the long-term narrative of this series and what’s going on with Absolute Power. This is absolutely the example that should be used of what a tie-in comic book should do amplify the journey we see the characters of the series going on. Click here to read full review.
Overall Rating: 8 Night Girls out of 10
TRANSFORMERS #10
CREATIVE TEAM
Writer: Daniel Warren Johnson
Artist: Jorge Corona
Colorist: Mike Spicer
Letterer: Rus Wooton
Transformers #10 is purely incredible from beginning to end. There is no comic book that is hitting on an emotional or action level like this series. Daniel Warren Johnson and Jorge Corona take the Autobots vs Decepticons war to another level with this issue. The developments here could very well be felt across the Energon Universe. It all creates greater excitement to find out what will happen next in this series. Click here to read full review.
Overall Rating: 9.5 Night Girls out of 10
THE ULTIMATES #2
CREATIVE TEAM
Writer: Deniz Camp
Artist: Juan Frigeri
Colorist: Federico Blee
Letterer: Travis Lanham
The Ultimates #2 is an important comic book to understand the greater history of the Ultimate Universe. Deniz Camp and Juan Frigeri utilize Captain America to do give readers a Ultimate Universe history lesson. That history lesson gives greater weight to the present-day story of The Ultimates attack on the White House. There are some missing plot beats left out that does leave The Ultimates decision to commit to what will be seen as a terrorist act needs better explanation. Maybe we will get that in the next issue with what they end up discovering at the end of this action-packed issue.
Overall Rating: 6.5 Night Girls out of 10
X-MEN #1
CREATIVE TEAM
Writer: Jed MacKay
Artist: Ryan Stegman
Inker: JP Mayer
Colorist: Marte Gracia
Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Jed MacKay and Ryan Stegman deliver must-read debut issue with X-Men #1. Everything you can want from a superhero team book is here. And for fans of the franchise MacKay and Stegman make sure to deliver a story that builds on what came before them, living up to the “From The Ashes” direction banner for the franchise. The entire presentation works to welcome fans both new and old. Make sure to pick up this comic book asap. Click here to read full review.
Overall Rating: 9 Night Girls out of 10
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