Considering the last story arc was so heavy, they decided to take a break from the angst and violence with this issue and give a few happy endings to some noteworthy people. In "Comings and Goings", Sonic and Tails head to the Zone to find a Chaos Emerald towake King Acorn from his coma.  Following that, Tails' uncle Merlin uses the Emerald to rescue Tails' parents from … [Read more...]

"Autumn Leaves".  An excellent one-shot story, though it takes a few too many cues from the Ninja Scroll film. Jubei happens across a woman working with the Tokugawa samurai.  They are trying to deliver a mysterious box to the Hoji Mountain temple when they are attakced by ninja.  Jubei saves the woman, only to learn that she is dying of a mysterious ailment, and agrees to … [Read more...]

So the conclusion to the most epic arc of the entire Spawn run has come to pass.  Was the climax everything I had hoped for?  Yes and no, I'm afraid. My one greatest fear was that the effects of Armageddon would be fixed with "the Big Reset Button".  Sadly, yes, that partially is the case.  However, enough of the effects of Armageddon have remained to make things truly … [Read more...]

"Unstoppable part 1".  Finally, everything is really coming together.  All that stuff about Colossus and the Breakworld mentioned way back in the first arc of the series is at long last coming to fruition.  We finally get to see the Breakworld-itself and get an idea of the trouble it's in. Basically, the X-Men and their enemies, Ord and Danger, have been "kidnapped" by … [Read more...]

Jeez, I forgot I was even reading this book.  Well, the story is moving along at a snail's pace, thanks mostly to it being a 12 issue miniseries set at a "bi-monthly" release schedule.  I can hardly remember what has happened. Anyhow, "Ultimate Challenge of the Superfriends" still looks just as pretty as ever thanks to Alex Ross' artwork.  The story is a bit convuluted; I … [Read more...]