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Last Updated 11/28/20
All reviews copyright 2007-2020 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.
Best Books of:
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2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019
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 30,
2020: Adventure Finders Book 2 vol 1 chapter 6, Rise of
the Tyrant #2, Ghost Spider #6, Venom: the End #1, Wonder Woman #750,
Stabbity Bunny Emmet's Story, Vampirella #7, Dragonfly & Dragonflyman #3 (of
5), My Little Pony Friendship is Magic #85-86, ROM Dire Wraiths #1 (of 3),
Transformers #15-16.
- February 26,
2020: Batman: The Killing Joke (movie), The Way of the Househusband vol 2 *, Hilo Book 6: All The
Pieces Fit, Ghost Spider #7, From Beyond The Unknown #1, Vampirella
#7, Dragonfly & Dragonflyman #4 (of 5), White Ash #2, Midnight Sky #4,
Kaijumax Season 5 #2 (of 6), My Little Pony Friendship is Magic #87,
Transformers Valentine's Day Special 2020, Transformers #17, Transformers
Galaxies #4.
- March 26,
2020: Superman: Red Son (movie), Ne Zha
(movie), How To Be A Mindreaver, Transformers the Manga vol 01, Ghost Spider #8, True
Believers Empyre: Vision #1, Marvels Snapshots Featuring Fantastic Four #1,
Marvel Adventures Avengers (2020) #1, Vampirella #9, Dragonfly & Dragonflyman
#5 (of 5), White Ash #1 and #3, Ragnarok the Breaking of Helheim #4, ROM Dire
Wraiths #2 (of 3), My Little Pony Equestria Girls Canterlot High: March
Radness, My Little Pony Friendship is Magic #88, Transformers #18-19,
Transformers Galaxies #5-6.
- April 29,
2020: Immortal Wars (DVD), Howard Lovecraft and the
Undersea Kingdom (Blu-Ray), Princess Revolution,
Little Guardians Book 1 and 2, Liberty Brigade Sourcebook, Gladstone's School for World Conquerors vol 1-3, The Fearsome
Doctor Fang TPB, Sentient TPB, Kid Nefarious one-shot.
- May 27,
2020: Justice League Dark: Apokolips War BluRay, Birds
of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn BluRay, Harley
Quinn (season 1), Adventure Finders Book 2 Volume 1
Chapter 7, Kickstarter Free Comic Book Day 2020, Anti/Hero, Transformers the Manga 02, Barbarous vol 1-3, The Way
of the Househusband vol 3, The Perry Bible Fellowship Almanack, Jade
Street Protection Services #1-4.
- June 29,
2020: Watchmen Season 1 *, Hero Elementary,
Lego DC Shazam!: Magic and Monsters *, Action
Activists, Comic Book History of Animation #1, Tony and the Beetles, Souls &
Stripes, To The Max #1-3, Adventure Finders Book 2 Volume 1 Chapter 8,
Bone Adventures, Primer, The Mythics: Heroes Reborn vol
1, Captain America: Marvels Snapshots #1, Kaijumax Season 5 #3 (of 6),
White Ash #4, Ragnarok: the Breaking of Helheim #5 (of 6), Transformers
#20.
- July 29,
2020: Our Fighting Forces (digital) #1, Adventure
Finders Book 2 Vol 1 Chapter 9, The Rise of Ultraman Free Preview,
Action Presidents #3 and #4, My Little Pony the Manga
vol 2 *, Hex Vet Witches in Training, Hex Vet the Flying Surgery,
White Ash #5, Midnight Sky #5, Sacred Six #1, Vampirella #10-11, My Little
Pony Friendship is Magic FCBD 2020, Transformers '84: Secrets and Lies #1 (of
4), Transformers Galaxies #7, Transformers #21.
- August 30,
2020: Gundala: Rise of a Hero (BluRay), Deathstroke:
Knights & Dragons the Movie, The Comic Book History
of Animation #2, Adventure Finders Book 2 Vol 1 Chapter 10, My Little Pony the Manga vol 1, Avengers Assembly: Orientation
*, Ghost Spider #9, Maestro #1 (of 5), The Tick FCBD 2020, The
Adventures of Byron One-Shot, White Ash #6 (of 6), Vampirella #12, Kaijumax
Season 5 #4 (of 6), Ragnarok: the Breaking of Helheim #6 (of 6), My Little
Pony Friendship is Magic #89, My Little Pony/Transformers #1 (of 4),
Transformers '84: Secrets and Lies #2 (of 4), Transformers Galaxies #8,
Transformers #22.
- October 1,
2020: Superman Man of Tomorrow (BluRay), Overwatch: the Cavalry #1, Adventure Finders Book 2 Vol 1 Chapter
11, The Way of the Househusband vol 4,
Maestro #2 (of 5), The Rise of Ultraman #1 (of 5), Shazam #15, Lady Mechanika
FCBD 2020, Jack Kirby the Epic Life of the King of Comics FCBD, Owly the Way
Home FCBD 2020, Big Girls #1-2, Bill and Ted are Doomed #1 (of 4), The
Orville Launch Day #1 (of 2), Sacred Six #2, Vampirella #13, My Little Pony
Friendship is Magic #90, My Little Pony/Transformers #2 (of 4), Transformers
'84 Secrets and Lies #3 (of 4), Transformers Galaxies #9-10, Transformers
#23.
- October 29,
2020: Batman Death in the Family (Interactive
BluRay), Overwatch: the Cavalry #2 (of 5),
Transformers the Manga vol 03, The Dragon Prince: Through
the Moon, Animorphs: the Invasion, Fangs *, Maestro #3 (of 5),
The Rise of Ultraman #2, Shang-Chi #1-2, Big Girls #3, Miranda in the
Maelstrom #1, Bill and Ted are Doomed #2 (of 4), The Orville #2, Norse
Mythology #1, Sacred Six #3, Vampirella #14, Heroes of the Golden Age
Reference Guide #4, My Little Pony/Transformers #3 (of 4), Transformers '84
Secrets and Lies #4 (of 4), Transformers Galaxies #11.
- November 28,
2020: Henchmen (DVD), New Mutants (Blu-Ray),
The Comicbook History of Animation #3, Adventure Finders
Book 2 vol 1 Chapter 12, Avatar the Last Airbender:
the Search TPB, Love and Capes the Family War TPB *, Maestro #4
(of 5), The Rise of Ultraman #3 (of 5), Avengers: Marvels Snapshots #1 (of
1), U.S.Agent #1 (of 5), Marvel Action Avengers (2020) #2, Shang-Chi #3 (of
5), Big Girls #4, Bill and Ted are Doomed #3 (of 4), The Orville #3, Norse
Mythology #2, Sacred Six #4, Vampirella #15, Midnight Sky #6, Kaijumax Season
5 #5 (of 6), Gladstone's School For World Conquerors One-Shots (Ghost
Girl/Mummy Girl, Skull Brothers/Martian Jones), My Little Pony/Transformers
#4 (of 4), My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #91, Transformers #24.
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