What is a Short Pants Review? While we’d love to give full reviews to everything, there just isn’t enough time in the day. So we’ve come up with Short Pants as a way of providing capsule reviews from our varied review writers, giving quick hits and short capsule thoughts about various comics we’ve read recently.

This time out, Dave and Randy cover Conan the Cimmerian #0, BPRD: The Ectoplasmic Man, Hulk #4, Immortal Iron Fist #16, Indiana Jones Adventures Vol. 1 TP, Magdalena/Daredevil, Man With No Name #2, Pilot Season: Alibi, Thunderbolts #121, Transformers Spotlight: Wheelie and X-Men First Class Vol. 2 #13.

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What is a Short Pants Review? While we’d love to give full reviews to everything, there just isn’t enough time in the day. So we’ve come up with Short Pants as a way of providing capsule reviews from our varied review writers, giving quick hits and short capsule thoughts about various comics we’ve read recently.

This time out, Randy covers Batman and the Outsiders #8, Brave and the Bold #14, George RR Martin’s Wild Cards: Hard Call #3, Guardians of the Galaxy #2, Pilot Season Genius, RASL #2 and Warhammer: Condemned by Fire #2.

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Secret Invasion Update is a weekly feature that among other things takes a gander at all things Skrully. More directly, we will be talking about the many issues of comics that tie into Marvel’s big summer blockbuster Secret Invasion. Is the series good? Which issues rock the house? Which ones bite the big one? Do you have to read everything that comes out to get the whole picture of the Invasion, or can you just read the main series and be fine? Those are the types of questions that we’ll be tackling with the gusto that you’ve come to expect from the Panteon.

This week we will be covering Captain Britain and MI13 #1, and Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #1 of 3.
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Secret Invasion Update is a weekly feature that among other things takes a gander at all things Skrully. More directly, we will be talking about the many issues of comics that tie into Marvel’s big summer blockbuster Secret Invasion. Is the series good? Which issues rock the house? Which ones bite the big one? Do you have to read everything that comes out to get the whole picture of the Invasion, or can you just read the main series and be fine? Those are the types of questions that we’ll be tackling with the gusto that you’ve come to expect from the Panteon.

This week we will be covering Secret Invasion #1 of 8, Mighty Avengers #12, New Avengers #40, Secret Invasion #2 of 8, and Mighty Avengers #13.
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Writers: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning
Artist: Paul Pelletier
Company: Marvel Comics

Nick: In the immortal words of Bruce Willis, “Welcome to the party, Pal.” I say this because that is exactly what Guardians of the Galaxy is, a tremendous, action-packed extravaganza that pulsates with entertainment and style. Bold words, I know, but I don’t say them lightly.

Randy: I don’t want to oversell Guardians or set the bar too high, but it’s not exaggerating to say that this is a hell of a first issue. Using three narratives (two flashback and one present-day), Abnett, Lanning and Pelletier establish their characters, set up the raison d’etre of the team, foreshadow future events and feature a kickass Continue Reading »

Fat Pants is a monthly Comic Pants feature (well, at least in theory it’s a monthly feature) in which I mull over the last month’s trades and graphic novels in order to let you know which ones I feel are most worth your attention. It is far from a comprehensive list of all the good reads published in the past month, so please feel free let us know in the comments which trades and graphic novels came out in the last month that you, the reader, feel are most worth our attention. So, without further ado, here are the books I think really stood out this month.
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Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist: Leinil Yu
Company: Marvel Comics

Okay, before we get into the particulars of the issue, the spoilers and the rundown of the Cylo…I mean the Skrull’s secret plan to take over Earth, let’s first get down to the nitty gritty of the situation and answer the $1,000 question that some of you may or may not be wanting to know. Was the opening shot to Marvel’s newest summer blockbuster event either good, bad, or just decidedly ugly? The answer: Compared to the lackluster and slow moving events of House of M and the hit and miss, completely over the top antics of the more recent Civil War, the first issue of Secret Invasion shines. It isn’t perfect by any means. It isn’t a goldmine of goodness that from Continue Reading »

Thor #7
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Artist: Marko Djurdjevic
Company: Marvel Comics

Entertainment, thy name is Thor. For me, that’s an odd thing to say. Why? Because for the most part, I haven’t read much of Thor. Sure, there’s been the occasional story here and there, several issues of the Simonson era of course, but for the most part the only stories that I’ve read that deal with the big guy have been when he was on the Avengers’ roster or during several of the bigger crossovers over the years. So really, Straczynski’s interpretation of the character is the first time that I’ve sat up and paid attention. And even though it’s been a rocky and somewhat stalled start, the six issues to date still amount to an Continue Reading »

What is a Short Pants Review? While we’d love to give full reviews to everything, there just isn’t enough time in the day. So we’ve come up with Short Pants as a way of providing capsule reviews from our varied review writers, giving quick hits and short capsule thoughts about various comics we’ve read recently.

This time out, Nick covers X-Men Legacy #208, Teen Titans #56, All Star Batman and Robin #9, Cable #1, and Logan #1.

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Writers: Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning
Artists: Mahmud A. Asrar, Klebs, Wellinton Alves, Juan Vlasco & Nelson Pereira
Company: Marvel Comics

For those who haven’t been reading Nova, the annual provides a perfect jumping-on point. For those who have been reading Nova, but who aren’t familiar with the character beyond his appearances since Annihilation, the annual provides a pretty good look at his origins. And for those who know the character and know his history, the annual provides a damn good story with the usual blend of characterization, action and imaginative superheroic sci-fi that Abnett and Lanning have perfected at Marvel. With a few new faces onboard for art (including Dynamo 5’s artistic secret weapon Mahmud A. Asrar), this annual is an impressive reminder of why Nova remains a favorite of the Comic Pants crew. Continue Reading »