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Last Updated 12/28/19
All reviews copyright 2007-2019 by Dave Van Domelen
This page holds an archive of my comic book reviews for the
past few years. The originals are posted to rec.arts.comics.reviews on
Usenet newsgroups, and some time between Wednesdays I throw in some minimal
formatting and link the file in here. Most of the time these will be
spoiler-free "Capsules", but once in a while I'll go whole-hog on a
review.
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A listing of what I considered to be the best comics of the last few years,
these are all the titles that got a "Strongly Recommended" or better rating
in my reviews at the time, with all the biases that implies. No entries for
2013 and 2014, since I didn't get a lot of books those years.
Recent Columns
Comics of note (Strongly recommended or better, usually) will be in
boldface, with an asterisk if they're Strongly Recommended. While
most of my reviews are spoiler-free capsules, the occasional full review will
be underlined. Categories of material are "Other
Media" (not actually comics, but comics-related), Digital Comics, Trades and Graphic
Novels. Traditional "floppies" are in black.
- January 31,
2019: Wonder Woman Golden Lasso Ice Cream, Reign of
the Supermen DVD, The Adventure Zone: Here There Be
Gerblins, Transformers Bumblebee: Win If You Dare, Stitched vol 2,
Adventure Finders chapter 17, Captain Marvel #1,
Ironheart #2, Ms. Marvel v2 #37 , Deathstroke #39, Catalyst Prime
Astonisher #14, The Wrong Earth #5, Kaijumax Season 4 #4 (of 6), League of
Extraordinary Gentlemen Tempest #4 (of 6), My Little Pony Nightmare Knights
#4 (of 5), My Little Pony Friendship is Magic #74, My Little Pony 20/20, Star
Trek vs. Transformers #4 (of 5), Transformers Bumblebee: Go For The Gold,
Transformers: Historia, Go-Bots #1-3, Atomic Robo Dawn of a New Era #1 (of
5).
- February 28,
2019: Superman Krypton Cookie Dough Ice Cream,
Hilo vol 5, Captain Marvel #2, Ironheart #3,
Ms. Marvel v2 #38, Deathstroke #40, The Wrong Earth #6, Star Trek
vs. Transformers #5 (of 5), Go-Bots #4, Atomic Robo Dawn of a New Era #2-3
(of 5).
- March 28,
2019: The Magnificent Ms. Marvel #1, Captain Marvel #3, Marvel Rising #1
(of 5), Ironheart #4, Deathstroke #42, Kaijumax season 4 #5 (of 6), My Little
Pony Nightmare Knights #5 (of 5), My Little Pony Friendship is Magic #75-76,
The Go-Bots #5 (of 5), League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Tempest #5 (of 6),
Transformers #1-2.
- April 27,
2019: Aquaman (movie), Justice League vs. the Fatal
Five, Adventure Finders Book 2 #1, The Unstoppable Wasp G.I.R.L. Power TPB *, The Unstoppable
Wasp Fix Everything TPB *, Marvel Action Black Panther #1, The
Magnificent Ms. Marvel #2, Captain Marvel #4, Marvel Rising #2 (of 5),
Ironheart #5, The Unstoppable Wasp v2 #6 *, Teen Titans #28,
Deathstroke #42, Teen Titans #29, Synergy: A Hasbro Creators Showcase,
Tangled The Series Hair and Now #1, Atomic Robo Dawn of a New Era #4 (of 5),
Transformers #3.
- May 29,
2019: Adventure Finders Book 2 #2, FCBD Books
(Dear Justice League, Midnight Sky #0, Dragonfly and Dragonflyman #1,
Cristiano Ronaldo's Striker Force, The Tick, Kodansha Comics, CBLDF Defend
Comics, Vampirella, Hope #1), The Magnificent Ms. Marvel #3, Captain Marvel
#5, Marvel Rising #3 (of 5), Ironheart #6, The Unstoppable Wasp v2 #7*
and #8, Deathstroke #43, Teen Titans #30, Beasts of Burden: the Presence of
Others #1, Kaijumax Season 4 #6 (of 6), My Little Pony Friendship is Magic
#77, My Little Pony Spirit of the Forest #1 (of 3), Atomic Robo Dawn of a New
Era #5 (of 5), Transformers #4-6.
- June 27,
2019: Batman/TMNT (movie), Captain Marvel (movie),
Jessica Jones Season 3, Cells at Work vol 1-5
*, Escape from Bitch Mountain,
The Magnificent Ms. Marvel #4, Marvel Rising #4 (of 5), Ironheart #7, The
Unstoppable Wasp v2 #9, Deathstroke #44, Steel Cage #1, Princess Revolution
#1, Beasts of Burden: the Presence of Others #2 (of 2), My Little Pony
Friendship is Magic #78, My Little Pony Spirit of the Forest #2 (of 3),
Transformers #7, Transformers/Ghostbusters #1 (of 5).
- July 31,
2019: Shazam! (movie), Alita: Battle Angel
(movie), Death's Head #1 (of 4), The Magnificent Ms. Marvel #5, Marvel
Rising #5 (of 5), Marvel Action Black Panther #2, Ironheart #8, Captain
America and the Invaders: Bahamas Triangle #1 (one-shot), The Unstoppable
Wasp v2 #10 (FINAL ISSUE), Marvels Epilogue, History of the Marvel Universe
#1 (of 6), Deathstroke #45, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Tempest #6 (of
6), Vampirella vol 5 #1, Ragnarok: the Breaking of Helheim #1 (of 6), My
Little Pony Friendship is Magic #79-80, Transformers #8-9,
Transformers/Ghostbusters #2 (of 5).
- August 29,
2019: Avengers Endgame, Invader Zim: Enter the
Florpus *, Lego DC Batman: Family Matters, Adventure Finders Book 2 #3, Agents of Atlas #1, Ghost
Spider #1, Ironheart #9, Death's Head #2 (of 4), History of the Marvel
Universe #2 (of 6), Deathstroke #46, Vampirella vol 5 #2, My Little Pony
Spirit of the Forest #3 (of 3), My Little Pony Feats of Friendship #1 (of 3),
My Little Pony Friendship is Magic #81, Transformers #10-11,
Transformers/Ghostbusters #3 (of 5), Transformers '84 #0.
- September 26,
2019: DC Superhero Girls (2019), Adventure Finders Book 2 #4, Cheshire
Crossing *, Star Rangers: Magical Space Cadet Squad #1, The Way of the
Househusband vol 1 *, Empowered vol 11 *, Agents of Atlas
#2 (of 5), Ghost Spider #2, Ironheart #10, Death's Head #3 (of 4), History of
the Marvel Universe #3 (of 6), Deathstroke #47, Vampirella vol 5 #3, Midnight
Sky #1, Ragnarok: the Breaking of Helheim #2 (of 6), My Little Pony
Friendship is Magic #82, Transformers #12, Transformers Galaxies #1,
Transformers/Ghostbusters #4 (of 5).
- October 31,
2019: Spider-Man Far From Home, Doom Patrol Season 1,
Batwoman (CW), Wonder Woman Bloodlines, Watchmen (HBO), Adventure Finders Book 2 #5, It's Not
Scary GN, Cosmoknights vol 1, Iyanu: Child of Wonder HCF Edition,
Marvel Action Black Panther #3, Agents of Atlas #3 (of 5), Ghost Spider #3,
Ironheart #11, Death's Head #4 (of 4), History of the Marvel Universe #4 (of
6), Deathstroke #48, Vampirella vol 5 #4, Midnight Sky #2, My Little Pony
Feats of Friendship #2 (of 3), My Little Pony Friendship is Magic #83,
Transformers #13, Transformers Galaxies #2, Transformers/Ghostbusters #5 (of
5).
- November 28,
2019: The Midwinter Witch, Open Borders: the Science
and Ethics of Immigration *, Agents of Atlas #4 (of 5), Ghost
Spider #4, Ironheart #12, History of the Marvel Universe #5 (of 6),
Deathstroke #49, Vampirella vol 5 #5, Dragonfly & Dragonflyman #1, Midnight
Sky #3, Kaijumax Season Five #1 (of 6), My Little Pony Feats of Friendship #3
(of 3), My Little Pony Friendship is Magic #84, My Little Pony Holiday
Special 2019, Transformers #14, Transformers Galaxies #3.
- December
28.2019: DC Superhero Girls S1 Ep14-21, Dirty Pair Omnibus, Agents of Atlas #5 (of 5), Ghost
Spider #5, History of the Marvel Universe #6 (of 6), Deathstroke #50,
Vampirella vol 5 #6, Dragonfly & Dragonflyman #2, Ragnarok: the Storming of
Helheim #3 (of 6), Heroes of the Golden Age Reference Guide #1-3.
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