Yeah I waited for the tradeYeah I waited for the tradehttp://www.thecomicaddiction.com/waited-for-the-trade/2010-03-07T19:47:51ZSquarespaceBeanworld Book1: Wahoolazuma!http://www.thecomicaddiction.com/waited-for-the-trade/2010/3/7/beanworld-book1-wahoolazuma.htmlCorwin2010-03-07T17:57:25Z2010-03-07T17:57:25ZReview by Aziz Bawany

Writer & Artist: Larry Marder
Published by Dark Horse Comics

Beanworld is a story that follows a tribe of small beans as they explore life, its meanings, and everything beyond the obvious.

Larry Marder's black and white series from the '80s is collected by Dark Horse into three snazzy hardcovers, each providing a dearth of comic book brilliance. With Volume 1, we learn the ecosystem and anthropological setup of these small beans. It all begins with a single sprout-butt distributed by Gran'Ma'Pa, the giving tree.]]>Wildcats: Family Secretshttp://www.thecomicaddiction.com/waited-for-the-trade/2010/2/26/wildcats-family-secrets.htmlCorwin2010-02-27T00:35:47Z2010-02-27T00:35:47ZReview by Joe David Soliz (a.k.a. grifter78)

(No Spoilers)

Written by Christos N. Gage and Keith Giffen
Art by Neil Googe, Pete Woods, Ryan Sook, Phil Jimenez and others
Cover by Neil Googe
Published by Wildstorm

Collected here is Christos Gage’s second arc since World’s End came to the Wildstorm Universe.  After taking the first six issues to re-establish the team and set up some dilemmas for them, Gage takes this last arc and focuses it into two sections.  One deals with the Wildcats finally going to Hawaii and confronting Majestic about the little empire he’s created.  The other deals with Lord Defile and his Daemonite forces laying siege on the Wildcats’ headquarters, The Halo Building.   ]]>Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1http://www.thecomicaddiction.com/waited-for-the-trade/2010/2/26/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-1.htmlCorwin2010-02-26T19:35:10Z2010-02-26T19:35:10ZReview by Isaac Magaña

Writer: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning
Pencils: Paul Pelletier
Inkers: Rick Magyar
Colors: Nathan Fairbairn & Guru eFX
Letters: Virtual Calligraphy’s Joe Caramagna
Assistant Editors: Lauren Sankovitch & Lauren Henry
Editor: Bill Rosemann
Published by Marvel Comics

Reprints: Guardians of the Galaxy #1-6

At the end of “Annihilation: Conquest” I fell in love with Peter Quill’s rag-tag team of heroes. How could you go wrong with a talking raccoon on a space team? Since I missed the boat on their ongoing series I thought it would be convenient to catch up with the trades. I was hoping to see if the same kind of dialogue and chemistry would endure beyond the mini-series and translate well into an ongoing book. Here’s what I found…

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Writers: Christos Gage & Russell Uttley
Artists: Trevor Hairsine, Ivan Reis, Mike McCone, Pete Woods, Phil Noto, Chris Sprouse, John Paul Leon, & Ben Oliver.
Published by Wildstorm

(No Spoilers)

The World’s End back-up stories are finally collected here for those who did not follow all of the World’s End books during the storyline’s first year.  There are 11 stories total with stories 1-8 being 4-part stories and stories 9-11 being 2-part stories.  The theme of the backup stories I think can best be summed up in one word: ‘return’.  Several long dormant Wildstorm characters/teams were featured in these stories, the most prevalent being the return of Team 7 to the Wildstorm Universe.  Some stories were really good, some were ok, and some weren’t very good.  So to better serve each story, I’ll review them individually. 

]]>Dark Entrieshttp://www.thecomicaddiction.com/waited-for-the-trade/2009/9/28/dark-entries.htmlChris Partin2009-09-29T03:35:36Z2009-09-29T03:35:36ZReview by Aziz Bawany

Writer: Ian Rankin
Artist: Werther Dell’edera
Letterer: Clem Robins
Editor: Will Dennis
Published by Vertigo Crime 

... instead of making the book market come to us the Vertigo Crime line tailors to the customers who are looking for one thing: great crime fiction. With names like Max Allan Collins, Ian Rankin, Brian Azzarello and others coming into the fray you can bet that Vertigo is starting to see the importance of the graphic novel customer as their primary business.  They are doing their best to get the book onto the crime fiction shelf rather than being relegated to the graphic novel section and its obscurity.

But what’s the story like you ask? Well it’s a John Constantine story that does very little in terms of the character and boy do I love it.]]>Harpe: America’s First Serial Killers OGNhttp://www.thecomicaddiction.com/waited-for-the-trade/2009/9/15/harpe-americas-first-serial-killers-ogn.htmlAntony Ellis2009-09-15T19:44:07Z2009-09-15T19:44:07ZReview by Jess Harrison

 

Writer: Chad Kinkle

Artist: Adam Shaw

Published by Cave in Rock

 

It’s 1804 in Jefferson County, Mississippi and two men are hung from the bare branches of an old tree.  This is old-west cowboy justice. No trial, no jury, just a lynchin’ and a hangin’.

One of the men, Wiley Harpe, the main protagonist of the story, recounts the tale of how he ended up at this unfortunate end.  Although once you hear his somewhat redundant confession, you can’t help but think that this ending is somewhat justified.

]]>Annihilation Conquest: Book Twohttp://www.thecomicaddiction.com/waited-for-the-trade/2009/9/14/annihilation-conquest-book-two.htmlChris Partin2009-09-14T07:17:43Z2009-09-14T07:17:43ZReview by Isaac Magaña
Reprints: Nova #4-7, Wraith #1-4, Annihilation: Conquest #1-6

As book one of Annihilation: Conquest came to a close I was more than excited to pick up the next volume. The first volume gave me some familiar characters yet the writers gave them added depth. The plot was heading in a direction that I couldn’t predict. The first book was off to a great start and I hoped the second book would carry the same momentum. This time we don’t start with a prologue instead we jump right to a story involving Nova.]]>The Surrogateshttp://www.thecomicaddiction.com/waited-for-the-trade/2009/9/8/the-surrogates.htmlCorwin2009-09-08T10:12:05Z2009-09-08T10:12:05ZReview by Isaac Magaña

Writer: Robert Venditti
Penciller: Brett Weldele
Inker: Brett Weldele
Colorist: Brett Weldele
Letterer: Brett Weldele
Editor: Chris Staros

While there are a lot of mainstream comic books being made into movies there are also a few independent comics moving in the same direction. The Surrogates is one of those titles. Even though I had heard about the all-star casting for the film a few months back; I must admit the movie trailer is what finally motivated me to pick up the book.  Now that I’ve read the book, I can honestly say that I really hope the movie does as good of a job brining the world of the Surrogates to life.]]>Irredeemable Vol 1http://www.thecomicaddiction.com/waited-for-the-trade/2009/8/12/irredeemable-vol-1.htmlChris Partin2009-08-12T12:47:13Z2009-08-12T12:47:13Z

Review by Aziz Bawany

Writer: Mark Waid
Penciller: Peter Krause
Colors: Andrew Dallhouse
Letters: Ed Dukeshire
Published by Boom! Studios

Reprints: Irredeemable #1-4

After taking a break from Mark Waid and Peter Krause's creator owned venture Irredeemable, I find myself back at the trade finishing off the first arc with more questions than answers. And what's great about all this?

]]>Annihilation Conquest: Book Onehttp://www.thecomicaddiction.com/waited-for-the-trade/2009/7/13/annihilation-conquest-book-one.htmlChris Partin2009-07-13T15:29:51Z2009-07-13T15:29:51ZReview by Isaac Magaña

 

Reprints: Annihilation Conquest Prologue, Annihilation Conquest: Starlord #1-4, Annihilation Conquest: Quasar #1-4, Annihilation Saga

 

I’ve always loved science fiction. I grew up on it. When it came to comics all the sci-fi stuff was in the Fantastic Four section of the Marvel Universe. When the Annihilation story came along I skipped it. I went back read it, and I was impressed. When I found out there was a sequel, Annihilation: Conquest there was no stopping me.

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