Kong: Gods of Skull Island #1 Publisher: BOOM! Studios Writer: Phillip Kennedy Johnson Artist: Chad Lewis Cover Artists: Main Cover: Jeremy Wilson Incentive Cover: Tyler Jenkins Price: $3.99 Synopsis: In this stand-alone Kong story, the year is 1912, and a wealthy humanitarian has travelled to Skull Island with the purpose of civilizing the native Tagatu […]
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Pullbox Reviews – The Howling: Revenge of the Werewolf Queen #2
The Howling: Revenge of the Werewolf Queen #2 Space Goat Publishing Written by Micky Neilson Art by Jason Johnson Colors by Milen Parvanov Letters by Taylor Esposito Available now! Three weeks have passed since Chris Halloran killed Karen White as she transformed into a werewolf on live TV. The public cried hoax and the government […]
Geek-Girl Volume 1 Strikes!
Geek-Girl gets collected and the Nerd-becomes-cool-Superhero trope gets flipped on its head! Created and written by Sam Johnson (The Almighties, Cabra Cini) and illustrated by Carlos Granda (Grimm Fairy Tales, Charmed), in Geek-Girl vol.1: Lightning Strikes! (collecting the first 4-issue Geek-Girl Mini-Series) we meet attractive, popular Maine college coed Ruby Kaye. Ruby is a girl […]
Pullbox Reviews Geek Girl #3- More Heroic by the Issue
Geek-Girl #3 Markosia Enterprises Written by Sam Johnson Art by Carlos Granda Colors by Chunlin Zhao Letters by Paul McLaren When ‘Little Miss Popular’ Ruby Kaye lands a pair of super-tech glasses (invented by brainiac college geek Trevor Goldstein) in a game of Strip Poker, she’s granted flight, super-strength, and – due to a flaw […]
Pullbox Previews: Geek Girl #2 Here Comes Alt Girl!
Having duped the resident college brainiac into giving her his powers-inducing glasses, and found herself in a position where, in the absense of Maine’s resident super-heroine, she’s promised to stop badass new super-villain Lightning Storm – Ruby Kaye has now inadvertently hospitalised her city’s other resident super-hero (and only potential aide) while trying and failing […]
Pullbox Reviews: Thy Neighbor #1- High Octane Indie Action!
Thy Neighbor #1 Independently published through Ka-Blam.com Created & Illustrated by Camron Johnson Written by Jordan Wilson Colors by Tanner Van Dever “The American Dream has become a dystopian nightmare. Criminal organizations have seized control and actively undermine the established democracy. Corruption has bred a new form of capitalism, putting power in the hands of […]
Pullbox Previews: Vikings #1
Vikings #1 Writer: Cavan Scott Artist: Staz Johnson Publisher: Titan Comics FC – 32PP – $3.99 – On Sale: April 27 From the chronicles of the History Channel’s truly epic series, Vikings, comes a new saga of glory and plunder! Ragnar, Lagertha and their legendary kin sail once more for England and run straight into […]
Pullbox Reviews: The Almighties R-Rated #0 – Not Your Apple Pie Superheroes…
The Almighties #0 Also available on ComiXology here Actuality Press Written by Sam Johnson & Mike Gagnon Artists- Pablo Zambrano, Eleonora Kortsarz, Ron Gravelle, Fran Jung, & Graham Pearce Colors- Jennifer Scott, Lisa Lamb, Giuseppe Pica, Miguel Marques, & Nimesh Morarji Ms. F – a former downtrodden housewife with anger issues, Mason – a mercenary […]
Pullbox Reviews: The Almighties – A Jejune Look at Superhero Teams
The Almighties Writing – Sam Johnson/ Mike Gagnon Art – Eleonora Kortsarz, Pablo Zambrano, DC White, and others Actuality Press The Almighties is a superhero team of atypical superheroes, loosely gathered together by the wealthy “White Out” to fight crime. The actual leader is a man named Stefano who runs a restaurant and has connections […]
Pullbox Reviews: Last Sons of America #1 “Grimly Hopeful – An Excellent Read”
Last Sons of America #1 (of 4) Writer: Phillip Kennedy Johnson Art: Matthew Dow Smith Colors: Doug Garbark Letters: Jim Campbell Boom! Studios Available NOW When a biological terrorist attack makes it impossible for anyone in America to conceive children, adoption of kids from other countries explodes. Brothers Jackie and Julian are adoption agents based […]