Preamble Winter Soldier: Bitter March #5 brings us to the end of our 1966 adventure. Rick Remender and Roland Boschi introduced us to a young and idealistic Ran Shen, a man who no longer holds this idealism. Now I think we can understand the villain Iron Nail and part of the path that got him […]
Original Sin #5 (Comic Files)
Preamble “You want the truth, you gotta go back. Back to 1958. And of all places…Kansas.” Yes Jason Aaron, you had me with the opening line of Original Sin #5. Please take me on a crazy fun trip! Situation Report In 1958 while working for Army Intelligence, Colonel Nick Fury helped stop the invasion […]
Original Sin #4 (Comic Files)
Preamble It has been a really really hard two weeks waiting for Original Sin #4. Let us just say what happened at the end of the last issue will blow the mind of S.H.I.E.L.D. fans, though at the time I made a solid prediction of what is going to happen next, in my mind. And […]
Original Sin #3 (Comic Files)
Preamble So a guy with an eye for a head has the eye! But what special properties does the eye have? And did the Orb kill the Watcher? And will we find out in Original Sin #3? Situation Report The Orb holds the eye and he uses it as a weapon against the heroes searching […]
Original Sin #1 (Comic Files)
Preamble Another crossover event! Hey why don’t I still this one out until the trade, I’m sure there is nothing to see here! Wait, Nick Fury Sr, Nick Fury Sr. is in the house. I’m in! Where’s my copy of Original Sin #1 by Jason Aaron and art by Mike Deodato? Situation Report Uatu […]
Winter Soldier: The Bitter March #3 (Comic Files)
Preamble Rick Remender’s Winter Soldier: The Bitter March is in full action mode with issue #3. And in the wake of the success of Captain America: The Winter Soldier on the big screen it could not be happening at a better time. This issue has all the explosion and spy action that one would want […]
Winter Soldier Bitter March #2 (Comic Files)
Preamble I have been pretty excited about Rick Remender’s Winter Soldier Bitter March. And my only complaint last month was not enough of the title character. Would issue #2 correct that problem, or would it just be more Agent Ran? Situation Report Agent Ran is on the run! He has successfully extracted the two scientists […]
Winter Soldier Bitter March #1 (Comic Files)
Preamble Honestly, I have been pretty excited about Winter Soldier Bitter March mini-series for a few months now. It has a vintage feel, had a tie-in to Captain America: Winter Soldier, and feels in some blanks for that character during his silent years in Marvel 616. The vintage feel is a huge bonus to a […]
Captain America: Winter Soldier (Comic Files)
Preamble Ed Brubaker’s Captain America: Winter Soldier hit my reading wish list for one simple reason, I love the trailer for the spring 2014 movie of the same name. I am excited about this Marvel Cinematic Universe feature and really wanted to dig into one of the story sources of this hopefully epic movie. Situation Report […]