This tells the story of the creation of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. It starts with Mina Murray (nee Harker) gathering the members for the league. Those members are Alan Quartermain, Captain Nemo, Dr. Jekyll/ Mr. Hyde, and the Invisible Man. This was a very interesting and good start to a series. I enjoyed it, … More Review: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 by Alan Moore
In this volume, Lobster Johnson deals with a Christmas robbery, a prison break from a familiar enemy, an art museum heist, a cannibal preacher, and a zombie hitman. This was another action packed volume, with ridiculous scenarios, and cheesy lines. I loved every minute of it. Like all of the Lobster Johnson stories, these pulp … More Review: Lobster Johnson Vol. 6: A Chain Forged in Life by Mike Mignola
This volume is two separate stories. One about three indestructible robots with mysterious motives and another about a pirate ship and its ghost. This was a wild and fun volume. Both stories were over the top, filled with action, suspense, with a little bit of love and heartbreak splashed in there. Of the two, I … More Review: Lobster Johnson Vol. 5: The Pirate’s Ghost and Metal Monsters of Midtown by Mike Mignola
At a wrestling event everything goes wrong when the wrestlers turn on the audience and appear to be bulletproof. Who is pulling the wrestlers strings? This was a wild ride of Lobster Johnson tracking down the perpetrator behind the wrestler duo and fending off the local law enforcement. The captain of the police force is … More Review: Lobster Johnson Vol. 4: Get the Lobster by Mike Mignola
In this volume, Lobster Johnson takes on a Nazi-filled zeppelin, an assassin with an army of monkeys, and an Egyptian high priestess. This was an interesting collection of pulp stories because it had very diverse villains. I liked the stories in this one, but I didn’t enjoy them as much as I have previous volumes. … More Review: Lobster Johnson Vol. 3: Satan Smells a Rat by Mike Mignola
In this second volume, the crime-fighting hero Lobster Johnson is back, defeating bad guys and leaving his signature mark. This volume focuses on a gangster crime boss and his cronies. This was another very enjoyable comic. I am really enjoying these pulp-style stories, especially since they are all self contained and you don’t have to … More Review: Lobster Johnson Vol. 2: The Burning Hand by Mike Mignola
Fashion designer Bella Bulluci may be the luckiest woman in Bigtime, NY. Unfortunately luck can be both good and bad, and for Bella it mostly seems to be bad. When a charity event that Bella plans gets crashed by the Hangman, a deadly ubervillain, she gets some unexpected help from the suave and charming Debonair. … More Review: Jinx by Jennifer Estep
Fiona Fine is the hottest fashion designer in Bigtime, but she is also one of the Fearless Five. Fiona has finally decided it is time to put herself back out there after the death of her fiancé, and fellow Fearless Five member Tornado. First she has to deal with the new supervillains in town. Fiona … More Review: Hot Mama by Jennifer Estep
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