Author Archives: Sal Loria

The Pull List Comic Reviews: ‘Adventure Comics’, ‘Daytripper’, ‘Marvels Project’ and More!

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Sal Loria

Welcome to another edition of The Pull List Comic Reviews! Superboy’s Adventure comes to an end, Daytripper continues to be trippy and the Rhino gets a happy ending that may actually stick. As always, WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD. PULL OF THE … Continue reading →

Posted in Comic Reviews, Comics, Dark Horse Comics, DC, Marvel, Pull List, Vertigo | Tagged Adventure Comics, Amazing Spider-Man, Blackest Night, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8, Captain America, Catwoman, Chris Claremont, daytripper, Don Kramer, Ed Brubaker, Eric Wallace, Fábio Moon, Fabrizio Fiorentino, Flash, Flash Rebirth, Francis Manapul, Gabriel Ba, Geoff Johns, Georges Jeanty, Ibraim Roberson, invincible iron man, jason aaron, Javier Pulido, Joe Kelly, Joss Whedon, Marcos Marz, Marvels Project, Matt Fraction, Max Fiumara, Peter Vale, Power of Shazam, Punishermax, Salvador Larroca, Steve Dillon, Steve Epting, Tom Grummett, Tony Bedard, Twilight, X-Men Forever | Comments Off

Marvel Offers Retailers Rare Variant In Exchange For Unsold DC Comics

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Sal Loria

As reported by Comic Book Resources, Marvel Comics has issued a press release stating that for every 50 copies of unsold DC Comics revolving around their recent Blackest Night ring promotion, retailers will be sent a rare Deadpool-centric variant for … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, DC, Marvel, News | Tagged Adventure Comics, Blackest Night, Booster Gold, Deadpool, Diamond Distributors, Doom Patrol, Justice League of America, Outsiders, R.E.B.E.L.S., Siege | 3 Comments

Comic Preview: ‘Aliens vs Predator: Three World War’ #1

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Sal Loria

Aliens vs Predator: Three World War #1 [of 6] Dark Horse Comics – $3.50 US Writer: Randy Stradley Artist: Rick Leonardi Score: 8/10 Machiko Noguchi has had her fill of aliens and predators, being the only person to spend any … Continue reading →

Posted in Comic Previews, Comic Reviews, Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Pull List | Tagged Aliens, Aliens vs Predator, Aliens vs Predator: War, Aliens vs. Predator: Three World War, Predator, Randy Stradley, Rick Leonardi | 9 Comments

The Pull List Comic Reviews: ‘Blackest Night’, ‘Siege’, ‘Suicide Squad’ and More!

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Sal Loria

Welcome to the first edition of The Pull List Comic Reviews for 2010! This week both Blackest Night and Siege took center stage with numerous titles, but don’t worry as the Caped Crusader and the Wall Crawler make appearances, too. … Continue reading →

Posted in Comic Reviews, Comics, Dark Horse Comics, DC, Marvel, Pull List | Tagged Adriana Melo, Amazing Spider-Man, Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Jackpot, B.P.R.D. 1947, B.P.R.D.: King Of Fear, Batman Confidential, Bill Sienkiewicz, Blackest Night, Blackest Night: Wonder Woman, Brian Michael Bendis, Brian Reed, Chris Samnee, Dan DiDio, Dark Knight Returns, Frank Miller, Front Line, Gail Simone, Geoff Johns, greg rucka, Guy Davis, House of M, Ivan Reis, J. Calafiore, John Arcudi, John Ostrander, Jonah Hex, Lobo: Highway to Hell, Marc Guggenheim, Mike Mignola, Nation X: X-Factor, Nicola Scott, Olivier Coipel, Peter David, Renato Arlem, Sam Kieth, Secret Six, Siege, Siege: Embedded, Suicide Squad, Utopia, Valentine De Landro, Weird Western Tales | 2 Comments

The Pull List Comic Reviews: ‘Avengers: The Initiative,’ ‘Who Will Wield The Shield?,’ ‘Teen Titans’ and More!

Posted on December 24, 2009 by Sal Loria

Welcome to another edition of The Pull List Comic Reviews! Since the hectic holiday schedule and copious amounts of eggnog have affected my time and brain cells, respectively, this week’s reviews are more of the quickie variety. While short and … Continue reading →

Posted in Comic Reviews, Comics, DC, Marvel, Pull List | Tagged Amazing Spider-Man, Arkham Reborn, Avengers: The Initiative, Blackest Night, Blackest Night: JSA, Brian Michael Bendis, Butch Guice, Captain America Reborn, Captain America: Who Will Wield The Shield?, Chris Claremont, Christos N Gage, Civil War, David Hine, David López, Ed Brubaker, Eddy Barrows, Fantastic Four, Gotham City Sirens, James Robinson, Jeremy Haun, Joe Bennett, Jonathan Hickman, JT Krul, Luke Ross, Marcos Marz, Neil Edwards, New Avengers, Paul Dini, Rafa Sandoval, Secret Invasion, Siege, Stuart Immonen, Teen Titans, Tom Grummett, X-Men Forever | Comments Off

The Pull List: Best Comics of 2009

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Sal Loria

With 2009 coming to a close, the challenge was to pick and rank the 10 best comics from the entire year. I’ve estimated reading approximately 1,500+ issues over that time frame, so obviously it wasn’t the easiest task to complete. … Continue reading →

Posted in Best of 2009, Comics, Dark Horse Comics, DC, Flickcast Presents, Marvel, Pull List, Vertigo | Tagged Adam Kubert, Amanda Conner, Andy Diggle, Batman, batman and robin, Batman R.I.P., batwoman, Ben Caldwell, Best of 2009, Bing Cansino, Blackest Night, Brendan Fletcher, Brian Azzarello, Brian Stelfreeze, Civil War, Crisis On Infinite Earths, Cully Hamner, Dan DiDio, Daredevil, Dark Reign, Dark Reign - The List: Daredevil, Dark Reign - The List: Punisher, Dark Reign: The List - Amazing Spider-Man, Darwyn Cooke, Dave Bullock, Dave Gibbons, David Lapham, Deadman, detective comics, Eddie Berganza, Eduardo Risso, Fábio Moon, Fantastic Four, Final Crisis, Geoff Johns, Green Lantern, greg rucka, Ivan Reis, JH Williams III, Jimmy Palmiotti, Joe Kubert, Joe Quinones, John Arcudi, John Romita Jr., Jonah Hex, José Luis García-López, Joss Whedon, Justin Gray, Kamandi, Karl Kerschl, Karl Moline, Kurt Busiek, Kyle Baker, Lee Bermejo, Madrox, Marco Santucci, Mark Millar, Marvel 1985, Messiah CompleX, Metal Men, Mike Allred, Neil Gaiman, Old Man Logan, Paul Pope, Peter David, Question, rick remender, Roberto De La Torre, Ryan Sook, Sean Galloway, Secret Invasion, Sgt. Rock, Siege, Steve McNiven, Sugarshock, Superman, Teen Titans, The Road Warrior, Thelma & Louise, Vinton Heuck, Walt Simonson, Wednesday Comics, X-Factor, Young Liars | Comments Off

The Pull List Comic Reviews: ‘X-Factor’, ‘Amazing Spider-Man’, ‘Green Lantern Corps’ and More!

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Sal Loria

Welcome to another edition of The Pull List Comic Reviews! The latest mutant milestone issue gets top billing, Spidey winds up in the wrong sandbox and Guy Gardner sees a whole lot more than just red. As always, WARNING: SPOILERS … Continue reading →

Posted in Comic Reviews, Comics, DC, Image Comics, Marvel, Pull List | Tagged Amanda Conner, Amazing Spider-Man, Bing Cansino, Blackest Night, Brian Michael Bendis, Bryan Hitch, Butch Guice, Cable, Captain America Reborn, Daniel Way, Dark Avengers, Dark Wolverine, DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI, Ed Brubaker, Fall of the Hulks, Forgetless, Fred Van Lente, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Green Lantern Corps, Hulk, Humberto Ramos, Javier Pulido, Jeph Loeb, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Karl Moline, Lan Medina, Madrox, Marco Santucci, Marcos Martin, Marjorie Liu, Marley Zarcone, Mike Deodato Jr, Nick Spencer, Norman Osborn, Official Marvel Index, Patrick Gleason, Paul Gulacy, Peter David, Peter J Tomasi, Power Girl, Scott Forbes, Siege, The Gauntlet, Whilce Portacio, X-Factor | Comments Off

The Pull List Comic Reviews: ‘Wolverine’, ‘The Shield’, ‘Deadpool’ and More!

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Sal Loria

Welcome to another edition of The Pull List Comic Reviews! This week we have a shorter list, but as you know, it’s about quality, not quantity. Besides, all of your favorites are here, including a couple of surprises. As always, … Continue reading →