Jacob Reviews….Avengers vs. X-Men Round Two

By: Jacob Elyachar Avengers vs. X-Men: Round Two was released today and after issue one’s opening salvo this event continues to pull the heartstrings of Marvel fans everywhere. Issue two started off with Storm stating the statement that a lot of fans on their minds: “Scott…. What have you done?”   Cyclops declared that the Avengers […]

Jacob Reviews…Avengers vs. X-Men: Round One

By: Jacob Elyachar   Warning! This article contains spoilers!   At 8:00 p.m. yesterday, comic book stores across the country released the highly anticipated first issue of Marvel’s biggest event of the year: Avengers vs. X-Men.     After months of hype through numerous Web sites and pop culture conventions, readers purchased the first issue of […]

Jacob Reviews…Avengers vs. X-Men #0

  By: Jacob Elyachar   Warning! Spoilers are ahead!   The zero issue of Avengers vs. X-Men came out today and it was one of the best ways to start off a huge Earth-shattering event.   Avengers vs. X-Men Zero has two main stories highlighting two of the massive players involved in the maxi-series: the […]

Jacob’s Travel: Planet Comicon 2012

  By: Jacob Elyachar   If you are heading to Kansas City this weekend, then head to Planet Comicon.   This event happens once a year and gathers the best in comics, science fiction, animation and pop culture.      Adult tickets will be $20 for a whole weekend and $15 for a day pass while children (ages […]

Jacob’s Eye On….Avengers vs. X-Men, Part One: The X-Men

  By: Jacob Elyachar   For the first time since the 1980s, the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes will tackle with the Children in the Atom in a 12-part maxi-series event that could possibly re-shape the Marvel Universe for years to come.   This event will be written by Marvel’s architects: Brian Michael Bendis (Avengers), Jason Aaron […]

The DC Comics Relaunch: Progress Report #2 (Part Two)

  By: Jacob Elyachar   If you not have read part one of my progress report, please read it before you read this article: https://jakes-take.com/2012/03/02/the-dc-comics-relaunch-progress-report-2/   Part two of this article examines Green Lantern Corps, Justice League and Justice League International.     Green Lantern Corps Written by: Peter J. Tomasi; Art by: Fernando Pasarin, Geraldo […]

The DC Comics Relaunch: Progress Report #2 (Part One)

  By: Jacob Elyachar   Eight months ago, DC Comics relaunched their entire line starting with the very first issue of Geoff Johns and Jim Lee’s Justice League.     March 7, 2012 will see the seventh issues of several titles including Action Comics, Detective and Justice League International published.   In order to prepare you for […]

Throwback Tuesday-Invasion!

This edition of Throwback Tuesday focuses on DC Comics’ classic comic crossover event: Invasion.    Invasion was the brainchild of comic legends Keith Giffen and Bill Mantlo and featured artwork from comic superstar Todd McFarlane for two issues of the mini-series while Bart Sears drew the last issue and all three covers.   The story […]

Throwback Tuesday-Grant Morrison’s JLA

  15 years ago, DC Comics charged legendary comics writer Grant Morrison with the task: reviving their legendary super group franchise: the Justice League of America.   Under Morrison’s guidance JLA was formed and it focused on DC Comics’ Big Seven: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash (Wally West), Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner), Aquaman and Martian […]

Jacob’s Eye On…The 2012 State of DC Comics

In my last article, I examined why 2012 would be “The Year of Marvel Comics” at the end of December 2012.   However, what if Marvel’s top competitor: DC Comics came up on top during the final month of December?  This article focuses on why 2012 could be another year of DC Comics domination.   […]

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