Showing posts with label Phil Winslade. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Phil Winslade. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

DC Comics from Diamond Distributors for July 30, 2014

DC COMICS

MAY140353     ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #15     $3.99
APR140277     AME COMI GIRLS TP VOL 02 RISE OF BRAINIAC     $14.99
MAY140189     AQUAMAN ANNUAL #2     $4.99
MAR140253     BATMAN DARK KNIGHT HC VOL 04 CLAY (N52)     $24.99
APR140257     BATMAN DARK KNIGHT TP VOL 03 MAD     $16.99
MAY140229     BATMAN ETERNAL #17     $2.99
APR140285     BATMAN LIL GOTHAM TP VOL 02     $12.99
APR140260     BATWING TP VOL 04 WELCOME TO THE FAMILY (N52)     $16.99
MAY140392     BODIES #1 (MR)     $3.99
MAY140374     DC COMICS PRESENTS BATMAN ADVENTURES #1     $7.99
MAY140244     DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #3     $4.99
MAR140282     DOOM PATROL OMNIBUS HC (MR)     $150.00
MAY148231     HARLEY QUINN #1 5TH PTG     $2.99
MAY140245     HARLEY QUINN #8     $2.99
MAY140173     JUSTICE LEAGUE #32     $3.99
MAY140176     JUSTICE LEAGUE #32 COMBO PACK     $4.99
MAY140185     NEW 52 FUTURES END #13 (WEEKLY)     $2.99
MAY140265     RED LANTERNS ANNUAL #1     $4.99
MAY140397     SANDMAN OVERTURE #3 COMBO PACK (MR)     $4.99
MAY140393     SANDMAN OVERTURE #3 CVR A (MR)     $3.99
MAY140394     SANDMAN OVERTURE #3 CVR B (MR)     $3.99
MAY140257     SINESTRO #4     $2.99
JUN140254     SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 SPECIAL #5     $4.99
MAY140412     VERTIGO QUARTERLY #1 MAGENTA (MR)     $7.99
APR140303     WAKE #10 (MR)     $2.99

DC COMICS/DC COLLECTIBLES

FEB140305     DC COMICS NEW 52 POWERGIRL & HUNTRESS AF 2 PACK     $44.95
FEB140304     INJUSTICE BATMAN VS JOKER 2 PACK AF     $29.95

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

The New 52 Review: MEN OF WAR #1

MEN OF WAR #1
DC COMICS

"Joseph Rock"
WRITER: Ivan Brandon
ARTIST: Tom Derenick
COLORS: Matt Wilson
LETTERS: Rob Leigh
COVER: Viktor Kalvachev
40pp, Color, $3.99

"Navy SEALs"
WRITER: Jonathan Vankin
ARTIST: Phil Winslade
COLORS: Thomas Chu
LETTERS: Rob Leigh

Men of War was a DC Comics war comic book series during the late 1970s, and there was also an All-American Men of War published from 1954 to 1963. Men of War is reborn with “The New 52,” DC Comics’ re-launch and modernization of its superhero comics line.

Men of War #1 (“Joseph Rock”) introduces Joseph Rock of the United States Army. Joseph is the grandson of Frank Rock, better known as Sgt. Rock. This issue describes the secret mission in which Joe becomes the new Sgt. Rock.

This issue has a backup feature, an adventure of the Navy SEALs in a three-part story entitled “Human Shields.” It finds four SEALs: Ice, Tracker, Litzau, and Reno investigating a school building in an unnamed Middle Eastern country. The building, however, is no school, but it does hold a H.V.T. (High Value Target). But this target proves difficult for the SEALs to acquire as the mission “goes south.”

Once a staple of DC Comics’ publishing schedule, war comics were mostly gone by the 1980s. Since then, they have appeared on occasion (thanks to creators like Garth Ennis). From what I gather, this new Men of War will be a part of the superhero line. To what extent, I do not know, and DC seems to be keeping that information on the low-low. But I’m sure that when they share, they’ll share with Comic Book Resources.

As for what is presented in Men of War #1, it’s intriguing as a concept, but is nothing special as a comic book featuring the U.S. military. For a first issue, there is too much hinting and not enough revealing. The characters are, at best, mildly interesting, and the story is really on a sliver of a larger narrative.

On the other hand, Navy SEALs is really good. Writer Jonathan Vankin fashioned a tautly written script that quickly reveals the characters and also establishes a military situation fraught with peril. Vankin puts the reader down on the ground with these SEALs and then makes you really care about their fate. Superbly drawn by Phil Winslade and colored by Thomas Chu, the art recalls classic war comics and reminds me of the art of Russ Heath. Vankin and Winslade should at least get their own Navy SEALs miniseries.

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August 31st
FLASHPOINT #5
http://ireadsyou.blogspot.com/2011/09/flashpoint-5.html
JUSTICE LEAGUE #1
http://ireadsyou.blogspot.com/2011/09/justice-league-1.html

September 7th
ACTION COMICS #1
http://ireadsyou.blogspot.com/2011/09/action-comics-1.html
BATWING #1
http://ireadsyou.blogspot.com/2011/09/batwing-1.html
DETECTIVE COMICS #1
http://ireadsyou.blogspot.com/2011/09/detective-comics-1-2011.html
HAWK AND DOVE #1
http://ireadsyou.blogspot.com/2011/09/hawk-dove-1.html
JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL #1
http://ireadsyou.blogspot.com/2011/09/justice-league-international-1.html
STORMWATCH #1
http://ireadsyou.blogspot.com/2011/09/stormwatch-1.html