One Good Thing And One Bad Thing About Doctor Who #16

BAD THING: The art is still the weakest part of this book. At times it looks as if the rip in Emily Winter's garments caused by an energy blast has resulted in a hole being blown through her chest and the overall look is very crude.





GOOD THING: As bad as the art is, the story is amazing and a fitting conclusion to The Tenth Doctor's time in the comic world. They even end the issue with a fitting quote - albeit not one from the Tenth Doctor's tenure.







The Final Verdict: Good story. Bad art. Hopefully things will improve when the book continues with the adventures of the Eleventh Doctor in a few months.

One Good Thing And One Bad Thing About Conan The Cimmerian #24

BAD THING: The is some inconsistency to the artwork. Specifically, the length of Conan's garments (which alternate between being a thong loincloth and a microskirt) and those of his lady friend. Let's just say there are several panels where it looks like she's wearing a shiny belt rather than a skirt.

GOOD THING: Ignoring all that... this is probably the closest thing to a perfect book you'll find on the market. Good action. Good dialogue. And the art - from panel to panel - is good.

The Final Verdict: Some months I have to struggle to find one bad thing to say about a book. I have that problem with Conan every month.

One Good Thing And One Bad Thing About Red Sonja #52

GOOD THING: Remember how much I liked the first issue with the new team? If not, go read my review of their first issue. Everything I said about that issue applies to this one.

BAD THING: After doing such a fine job to establish an interesting supporting cast for Sonja in the last issue and the early part of this issue, the most memorable of Sonja's company - the smartass Rogatino - is killed off at the end of the issue for no purpose other than to make the war personal for Sonja.

Admittedly, I may be a bit biased on this point since I love charming rogue characters (it's what I play most in D&D), but this still smacks of someone being Stuffed Into The Fridge.



The Final Verdict: A good solid read, in the vein of Roy Thomas's work with Red Sonja. I'm a bit disappointed that they killed off my favorite of the new supporting cast, seemingly for no purpose other than to add shock value to a story that doesn't need it... but that only detracts slightly from my enjoyment of the issue and does nothing to stop me from recommending it to all comic readers. Not all fans of sword and sorcery, mind you. ALL comic readers.

One Good Thing And One Bad Thing About Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #3

GOOD THING: Tomasi is telling a great story here, doing a great job of building up the new villain and raising the stakes for our heroes.

BAD THING: There's almost a bit too much going on. And readers who jumped onto this series without having read Tomasi's Green Lantern Corps may well be lost as to whom Sodam Yat (the former Ion-bearer of the Green Lantern Corps) is and why his return to his home world is so significant.

The Final Verdict: While it isn't all that friendly to Green Lantern newbies, this is still a solid read.

One Good Thing And One Bad Thing About Warlord of Mars #1

BAD THING: The cover is a bit of false advertising. Those hoping for a classic tale of Jon Carter fighting weird monsters with a busty Martian princess by his side will be disappointed once they get past the admittedly beautiful cover...

GOOD THING: ... and read two solid stories dealing with the origins of two of Edgar Rice Burroughs' protagonists - John Carter before he came to Mars and the Martian warrior Tars Tarkas, long before they met in the first story ERB wrote involving the two warriors of two worlds.

The Final Verdict: I was expecting a classic sword and sorcery tale after I looked at the cover. Imagine my surprise when instead I got a scene from a western and a scene from a science-fiction story. I wasn't disappointed by this. I don't think you will be either. This could quickly become the equal of Dark Horse's Conan Series.