Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

In 1984, now defunct comic book company, Mirage Comics published a book titled, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” or “TMNT” for short. Inspired by “Daredevil,” Frank Miller & Jack Kirby, it’s about four mutated turtles named after brilliant Italian Renaissance icons, Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello & Michelangelo. They’re trained by mutated rat, Master Splinter who’s also a […]

Comics Review: X-Men: Mutant Genesis

Due to a huge roster of characters, Marvel splits the X-Men into two teams. One’s gold led by Storm. The other’s blue led by Cyclops. In order to differentiate two titles, OG X-Men was retitled as “Uncanny X-Men” for the Gold Team. Blue Team’s simply titled, X-Men. The latter was published as a second volume […]

Comics Review: The Punisher: Year One

Set immediately in the aftermath of a shootout, Frank Castle miraculously survives. However, his wife and kids perished by gangsters. A full detail of Frank’s origin story shows his path into becoming The Punisher. He seeks to avenge his family by hunting down the mob while he encounters the law and an intrepid reporter along […]

Comics Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past

After “The Dark Phoenix Saga” ended on a bittersweet note, Marvel published another X-Men storyline in 1981 (same year Elektra made her comic book debut) known as “Days of Future Past.” Set in a bad future, mutants are imprisoned and annihilated by mutant hunting Sentinels. Kitty Pryde goes back in time via mind into her […]

Comics Review: The Ultimates

In the late ’90s, Marvel’s sales were declining causing financial problems. Marvel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy leaving their future in peril. Another possible reason, new readers like me who were introduced the Marvel Universe since Fox Kids weren’t up to speed on past stories. Poorly received comic book movies in 1995-1997 such as “Judge […]

Comics Review: Wolverine Vol. 1

He’s the best in what he does. And what he does isn’t very nice. Thanks to Wolverine gaining popularity as a fan favorite since “Giant-Size X-Men,” English comic book writer, Chris Claremont wrote four issue solo mini-series on my all-time favorite Marvel superhero. Published in September-December 1982, (same year New Mutants made their debut) Wolverine’s […]