Author Archives: Sal Loria

The Pull List Comic Reviews: ‘Jonah Hex’, ‘Fall Of The Hulks’, ‘JSA All-Stars’ and More!

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Sal Loria

Welcome to another edition of The Pull List Comic Reviews! This week Jonah Hex takes top billing, a couple more Blackest Night mini-series debuts and a slew of over-sized annuals and one-shots invade your pull list. As always, WARNING: SPOILERS … Continue reading →

Posted in Comic Reviews, Comics, DC, Iron Man 2, Marvel, Pull List | Tagged Blackest Night, Blackest Night: The Flash, Blackest Night: Wonder Woman, Brannon Braga, Brian Michael Bendis, Carlo Barberi, Carmine Di Giandomenico, Chris Bachalo, Chris Yost, Civil War, Craig Kyle, Daredevil, Dark Avengers, Darwyn Cooke, David Hine, Deadpool, Fabrice Sapolsky, Fall of the Hulks, Fall Of The Hulks: Alpha, Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge, Flash Rebirth, Freddie Williams II, Generation X, Geoff Johns, greg rucka, Iron Man vs Whiplash, Jason Pearson, Jeff Parker, Jimmy Palmiotti, Jonah Hex, JSA All-Stars, Justice Society of America, Justin Gray, Marc Guggenheim, Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars, Matthew Sturges, Michael Lark, Nicola Scott, Paul Pelletier, Phillippe Briones, Robert Kirkman, Scott Kolins, Secret Six, Siege, Siege: The Cabal, Spider-Man Noir, Spider-Man Noir: Eyes Without A Face, World War Hulk, X-Force | 1 Comment

The Pull List Comic Reviews: ‘Blackest Night’, ‘Powers’, ‘Archie’ & More!

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Sal Loria

Welcome to another edition of The Pull List Comic Reviews! This week, the Blackest Night event takes center stage, Bendis and Oeming make a triumphant comeback and Archie gets married (again). As always, WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD. PULL OF THE WEEK: … Continue reading →

Posted in Comic Reviews, Comics, Dark Horse Comics, DC, Image Comics, Marvel, Pull List | Tagged Angelo Torres, Archie, Blackest Night, Blackest Night: Superman, Brian Michael Bendis, Brian Reed, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Creepy, Dan Braun, Darker Image, Dave Sims, Derec Donovan, Doug Mahnke, Erik Larsen, Geoff Johns, Green Lantern, Greg Ruth, Image United, invincible iron man, Ivan Reis, James Robinson, Jason Shawn Alexander, Jim Valentino, Joe Bennett, Joe Harris, Joe R Lansdale, Joss Whedon, JT Krul, Justice League of America, Marc Silvestri, Mark Bagley, Matt Fraction, Michael Uslan, Mike Avon Oeming, Mike Baron, Mike McKone, Ms. Marvel, Nathan Fox, Powers, Rahsan Ekedal, Rob DiSalvo, Rob Liefeld, Robert Kirkman, Russ Heath, Salvador Larocca, Stan Goldberg, Teen Titans, The Blair Witch Project, Todd McFarlane, Whilce Portacio | 3 Comments

The Pull List Comic Reviews: ‘Dark Reign: The List – Amazing Spider-Man’, ‘Dr. Horrible’, ‘Flash: Rebirth’ and More

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Sal Loria

Welcome to another edition of The Pull List Comic Reviews! An incredibly solid week as we’ve got three Blackest Night tie-ins, some speedster action and a particularly “horrible” tale, but only one issue each week tops the “list.” Be sure … Continue reading →

Posted in Comic Reviews, Comics, Dark Horse Comics, DC, Marvel, Pull List | Tagged Adam Kubert, Adventure Comics, Amazing Spider-Man, Batman: Streets of Gotham, Blackest Night, Chris Yost, Clayton Henry, Dan Slott, Dark Reign: The List - Amazing Spider-Man, detective comics, Dr. Horrible, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Dustin Nguyen, ethan van sciver, Felicia D Henderson, Fernando Pasarin, Flash Rebirth, Freddie Williams II, Geoff Johns, Green Lantern: Rebirth, Infinite Crisis, James Robinson, Jen Van Meter, Jeremy Haun, Jerry Ordway, Jesus Merino, JM Ken Niimura, Joe Kelly, Joëlle Jones, JSA All-Stars, Justice Society of America, Justice Society of America 80-Page Giant, Kevin Grevioux, Legion of Super-Heroes, Manhunter, Marc Andreyko, Mark Waid, Matthew Sturges, Michael Shoemaker, Neil Edwards, Outsiders, Paul Azaceta, Peter J Tomasi, Punisher, Renato Guedes, rick remender, Roberto Castro, Scott Hampton, Scott Kolins, Simon Dark, Sterling Gates, Superman/Batman, The Gauntlet, Tony Moore, Walking Dead, Zack Whedon, Zander Cannon | Comments Off

Book Review: ‘1000 Comic Books You Must Read’

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Sal Loria

When the idea for a book called 1000 Comic Books You Must Read came about, I’d imagine that picking an author for the project would be almost as difficult as picking which 1000 comic books to focus on. Luckily for … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Comics, Reviews | Tagged Comic Buyer's Guide, F+W Media, Krause Publications, Spider-Man, Superman, Tony Isabella, Tony's Tips | Comments Off

‘Buffy’ and ‘Mad Men’ Writer Marti Noxon to Script ‘Fright Night’ Reboot

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Sal Loria

DreamWorks Studios, with plans for a Fright Night remake, have signed Mad Men writer-producer Marti Noxon to write the script about a horror-obsessed teen who thinks his neighbor means something altogether different when sipping some red. Noxon, no stranger to … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Dreamworks, Horror, Movies, News, Reboots and Remakes, Scripts | Tagged Alison Rosenzweig, Angel, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Fright Night, Mad Men, Mark Sourian, Marti Noxon, Michael De Luca, Michael Gaeta | 4 Comments

The Pull List Comic Reviews: ‘S.W.O.R.D.’, ‘Punishermax’, ‘Strange’ and More

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Sal Loria

Welcome to another edition of The Pull List Comic Reviews! We’ve got a lot off good issues to get through, so let’s get to it. As always, WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD. PULL OF THE WEEK: S.W.O.R.D. #1 – Marvel Comics – … Continue reading →

Posted in Comic Reviews, Comics, Dark Horse Comics, DC, Image Comics, Marvel, News, Pull List | Tagged Amazing Spider-Man, Astonishing X-Men, B.P.R.D. 1947, Batman/Doc Savage, Blackest Night, Booster Gold, Brian Azzarello, Charlie Adlard, Dan Jurgens, Dark X-Men, Deadpool, Don Kramer, DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI, Emma Rios, Eric Canete, Eric S Trautmann, Fábio Moon, Gabriel Ba, Hellboy, Jamie McKelvie, jason aaron, Joe Kelly, John Cassaday, Joshua Dysart, Joss Whedon, JSA vs Kobra, Kieron Gillen, Leonard Kirk, Mark Waid, Mike Mignola, Mike Norton, Norman Osborn, Paul Cornell, Phil Noto, Phonogram, Punishermax, Robert Kirkman, S.W.O.R.D., Skottie Young, Steve Dillon, Steven Sanders, Strange, Walking Dead, X-Men Origins: Iceman | Comments Off

The Pull List Comic Reviews: ‘Lobo’, ‘Buffy’, ‘Psylocke’ and More

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Sal Loria

Welcome to The Pull List Comic Reviews! First off, a huge thanks to John Carle for covering the column last week, he did a fantastic job. Make sure you check out The Flickcast’s podcast this week where he was also … Continue reading →

Posted in Comic Reviews, Comics, Dark Horse Comics, DC, Marvel, Pull List | Tagged Adam Dekraker, Adam Hughes, Agents of Atlas, Assault on New Olympus Prologue, Batman Confidential, Black Widow: Deadly Origin, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8, Cable, Chris Yost, Corey Soriano, Craig Rousseau, Dalibor Talajic, Deadpool Team-Up, DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI, Fred Van Lente, Gabriel Hardman, Georges Jeanty, Greg Pak, Harvey Tolibao, Humberto Ramos, Incredible Hercules, Iron Man & The Armor Wars, Jane Espenson, Jeff Parker, Jo Chen, Joe Caramagna, John Paul Leon, Karl Kesel, Lobo: Highway to Hell, Marcos Martin, Marcos Marz, Marvel 1985, Marvel Adventures, Marvel Zombies: Evil Evolution, Paul Cornell, Phil Noto, Psylocke, Rob DiSalvo, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Rodney Buchemi, Royal McGraw, Sam Keith, Scott Ian, Steve Dillon, The Maxx, Tom Raney, Tommy Lee Edwards, X-Men Origins: Iceman | 2 Comments

The Pull List Comic Reviews: ‘Sugarshock’, ‘Invincible Iron Man’, ‘Power Girl’ and More

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Sal Loria

Welcome to The Pull List Comic Reviews! It was a great week for comics as every issue got a really good score, including a surprising (for me, anyway) Pull of the Week. As always, WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD. PULL OF THE … Continue reading →