Tag Archives: victor olazaba

Exclusive Preview: Fantastic Four #6

Posted on by

Fantastic Four #6

(W) Ryan North (A) Humberto Ramos
(I) Victor Olazaba (C) Edgar Delgado (L) Joe Caramagna
(CA) Humberto Ramos, Edgar Delgado (VCA) Alessandro Cappuccio and Neerag Menon, Ivan Bigarella, J. Scott Campbell and Tanya Lehoux, Joe Jusko, Joshua Swaby, Leiris, NetEase Games, John Byrne and Dan Brown

THE INVINCIBLE WOMAN, PART 1! Extremophile aliens have invaded Earth! Their plan: stop the planet’s rotation so the same side always faces the sun, and then colonize that boiling, deadly side for themselves. Only the Fantastic Four can save the Earth from destruction! But none of their powers involve altering the Earth’s rotation… or do they? And when the Wizard takes advantage of the chaos to attack the Baxter Building, there may be more going on here than meets the eye — including a discovery that’ll change the fate of the Fantastic Four forever! Science, family and punching collide in this issue. PLUS: The beginnings of the all-new Future Foundation?

Fantastic Four #6

Exclusive Preview: Fantastic Four #5

Posted on by

Fantastic Four #5

(W) Ryan North (A) Humberto Ramos
(I) Victor Olazaba (C) Edgar Delgado (L) Joe Caramangna
(CA) Humberto Ramos, Edgar Delgado (VCA) Inhyuk Lee, Jenny Frison, Marco Palazzi, Michael Cho, Skottie Young

GUEST-STARRING THE BLACK CAT! When Reed, Ben and Johnny leave on a fishing trip to the Negative Zone, Sue Storm and Alicia Masters are left to their own devices. And no sooner have the guys left, than Susan’s number-one, absolute least-favorite person in NYC starts banging on the door of the Baxter Building. She’s wanted for murder, she’s being chased by the police and she’s covered in blood: That’s right — it’s Felicia Hardy, the Black Cat! Despite all the evidence pointing to her, Felicia claims she’s innocent — and she needs the Invisible Woman to prove it! Against her better judgment, Sue agrees to help and soon finds herself embroiled in both a murder mystery and a science mystery that may be impossible to solve… while Felicia Hardy’s life hangs in the balance.

Fantastic Four #5

X-Men: Age of Revelation #0 teases the upcoming event and lays out the future history

Posted on by

Every so often, a pivotal moment occurs that radically transforms the Marvel Universe, diverting its destiny towards strange timelines and dark futures. This October, in honor of the 30th anniversary of one of the greatest of those aforementioned sagas, Age of Apocalypse, behold the AGE OF REVELATION, a startling new X-Men event that sees the world reborn in the image of the heir to Apocalypse: Doug Ramsey, A.K.A. Revelation. And this special prelude one-shot reveals how this Age came to be! X YEARS FROM TODAY the Revelation Territories stretch from the Atlantic to the Mississippi – a mutant utopia ruled by the heir of Apocalypse. But beneath the surface, rebellion brews. As a ragtag X-Men team strikes from the shadows, Revelation faces threats from within.

Story: Jed MacKay
Art: Humberto Ramos
Ink: Victor Olazaba
Color: Edgar Delgado

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

Kindle

This post contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links and make a purchase, we’ll receive a percentage of the sale. Graphic Policy does purchase items from this site. Making purchases through these links helps support the site

Fantastic Four #1 Kicks Off a New Volume that Doesn’t Feel Like One

Posted on by
Fantastic Four #1

When the Fantastic Four take on Doom, things go well until they suddenly go catastrophically wrong – and they’re sent to four different eras in Earth’s history! Alone and isolated in wildly different time periods, Reed, Johnny, Ben and Sue all have to fight to survive. Their only hope is to reach the Forever Stone: a mass of dense granite that happens to be one of the longest-lasting rocks on the planet, which – through a combination of obscurity and raw geological luck – has stayed both intact and accessible for most of Earth’s history! Also featured in this extra-big, extra-special issue: Ben Grimm fights a dinosaur! No other comic DARES to feature the Thing battling several Mapusauruses, but that’s just where WE get started! Fantastic Four #1 is a new jumping on point that doesn’t feel quite like one.

When we last left the Fantastic Four, they were trying to get Ben Grimm back as the Thing after being changed back to human by Doctor Doom. As part of “One World Under Doom,” the team has been a focus, trying to take a stand against the new Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Doom. Fantastic Four #1 kind of throws readers into the deep end with that as the team attempts to take on Doom one more time to stop his rule over the world. And that’s where the issue is a rather odd one.

Written by Ryan North, Fantastic Four #1 is an oddity of a new volume. It generally is one that new readers can dive into, but it’s just an odd continuation of the previous volume. The last one ended on a rather happy note with the team having helped Ben and generally reflected on things. This volume has them right away standing up against Doom and being sent throughout time.

The team scattered, and how they handle it is a rather interesting one. It’s a situation that feels like we’ve seen before but North focuses on details of what each member of the team faces on their own. Each is a unique situation and the solution presented generally makes sense. But, it feels like a miniseries or story arc that ties into “One World Under Doom,” even though the event is mentioned in the cover dressing. For a first issue of a new volume, it doesn’t quite hit that fresh start that’s easy for new readers to dive in to. But, with a new film coming, it’s an attempt to do just that.

Humberto Ramos‘ art is always entertaining to check out and things look pretty solid here. It’s not Ramos’ best work but still very good and there’s just something fun about it. With color by Victor Olazaba and lettering by Travis Lanham, the art has a pop sense about it and has fun with the various moments like The Thing fighting dinosaurs. It also delivers some drama with the segments featuring Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman.

Fantastic Four #1 is a fun comic but as a first issue it doesn’t really deliver an experience that makes it truly exciting or something that’ll hook new readers. It has a good mix of action, humor, and drama. It generally should be easy for new readers to be able to pick up and enjoy. Overall, it feels more like a continuation of the previous volume instead of a clean break and relies on “One World Under Doom” to really deliver the challenge the team will face. It’s more good event miniseries than the start of a whole new volume.

Story: Ryan North Art: Humberto Ramos
Color: Victor Olazaba Letterer: Travis Lanham
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.0 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Buy

Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: Zeus Comics – Kindle

Immoral X-Men #1 emphasizes that even the best plans can get out of hand

Posted on by
Immoral X-Men #1

“Sins of Sinister” continues in Immoral X-Men #1 one of a small number of comics that make up the event. Mr. Sinister has used Moira McTaggert’s time reset powers to slowly infect Krakoa and the X-Men, infusing them with a dash of Sinister. The Earth has been taken over, with mutants reigning and controlling. But, threats still exist in a galaxy that won’t stand to the side and let them do the the same in the stars. There’s also the missing Sinister lab with his ability to reset time.

Written by Kireon Gillen, Immoral X-Men #1 picks up on the story’s emphasis that things have gotten out of hand for Mr. Sinister. His plan has worked a bit too well and while mutants have a bit of Sinister in them, he doesn’t control them. Yes, there’s some failsafe aspects he mentions but overall, things have gotten out of hand. Sinister should be happy, he’s won… but he also hasn’t.

And, if the comic focused just on that, it’d be a solid dive into a new idea for an alternate timeline story. Instead, it splits it time as the Quiet Council goes on a hunt for Sinister who they have figured out isn’t quite on board. So, the comic splits between Sinister’s woe is me and a race/hunt. Focusing on either aspect is worth an entire comic, an entire miniseries, but the split doesn’t quite do justice for either. At times Sinister’s lamenting feels like a recap of the story and the X-Men never quite make the case as to why they should rule, their plan, and they come off as a bit unorganized.

The art by Paco Medina is pretty solid and the comic has a sinister feel about it while also a slight comedic aspect as well. Joined on ink by Walden Wong and Victor Olazaba and color by Jay David Ramos and Chris Sotomayor, the visuals are fun and interesting and keep the comic flowing and entertaining. Clayotn Cowle‘s lettering impressively keeps Sinister’s long rants readable and never clutters the visuals. Overall, the comic does an excellent job of delivering a world that has a dark cloud hanging over it but never feeling gloomy. It keeps the “fun” of Sinister as part of its DNA to deliver a slightly different feel for this type of storyline.

While I generally enjoyed Immoral X-Men #1, there’s a choppiness to the narrative that took me out of it. There was almost too much jumping around between Sinister and the Quiet Council and a focus on one or the other would have been stronger. Still, it highlights that this is an alternate timeline tale that’s a bit different than what has come before.

Story: Kieron Gillen Art: Paco Medina
Ink: Walden Wong, Victor Olazaba Color: Jay David Ramos, Chris Sotomayor
Letterer: Clayton Cowles Design: Jay Bowen
Story: 7.95 Art: 7.95 Overall: 7.95 Recommendation: Read

Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: Zeus Comics – comiXology/Kindle

Preview: Iron Fist #3 (of 5)

Posted on by

Iron Fist #3 (of 5)

(W) Alyssa Wong (A) Yg, Michael (CA) Leinil Fr

(W) Alyssa Wong (A) Michael Yg, Sean Chen
(I) Michael Yg, Victor Olazaba, Keith Champagne, Don Ho (C) Jay David Ramos (L) Travis Lanham
(CA) Leinil Francis Yu, Sunny Gho (VCA) Jim Cheung
RATED T+
In Shops: May 18, 2022
SRP: $3.99

DANNY RAND’S SEARCH CONTINUES!
But he’s about to realize that he isn’t the only one hunting for the mysterious new Iron Fist!
As demons stalk K’UN-LUN and ugly histories are dragged into the light, the new Iron Fist will have to make a choice between his duty…and his conscience.

Iron Fist #3 (of 5)

Review: What If… Miles Morales #1

Posted on by
What If… Miles Morales #1

In a worlds where most of grew up with superheroes not looking like us, this is most definitely an exciting time. As movies are looking more like the real world. As authenticity demands identification, and the movie business has started to look like that, and so has the rest of the entertainment industry. It’s appalling to think that it took almost to the 21st century before we even saw a Black superhero onscreen, the first one of course, being Blade.

Then of course, this all changed when the MCU came into existence. As we eventually got see Falcon, Black Panther, War Machine, Valkyrie and Miles Morales. As these characters brought depth and dimension to the MCU and were even upgraded from their comic versions.  In the return of the classic What If series, we get What If… Miles Morales #1 where the title character shows that he would be a superhero no matter what version of him you get.

We are taken to an alternate universe, where they have restarted the Super Soldier program,  and it just so happens to be on the same military base where Miles’s dad and uncle were stationed. One mishap where his uncle Aaron brought the serum home, leads to Miles unintentionally inhaling the serum,  and becoming a super soldier. As he would train with his uncle , proving his mettle enough to where he goes on his first solo mission, as Captain America, where he would suffer his first loss , his uncle. He used the loss to shape him ,with the help of Falcon and SHIELD as he encounters a deadly foe in the Prowler, and  a new villain called Grey Skull,   who have teamed up to  steal a device which emits immense power. By issue’s end, Miles thwarts Prowler’s and Grey Skull’s plans, but soon finds out someone close ot him has betrayed him.

Overall, What If… Miles Morales #1 is a fun story which that reminds us why What If was such an epic series. The story by Ziglar is astounding. The art by the creative team is awe inspiring. Altogether, a story which shows why Miles Morales is such a powerful protagonist.

Story: Cody Ziglar Art: Paco Medina
Ink: Walden Wong, Victor Olazaba, Sean Parsons Color: Chris Sotomayor Letterer: Cory Petit
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Review: Iron Fist #2

Posted on by
Iron Fist #2

Getting adjusted to a new situation is always difficult. You are often having to deal with new and sometimes obscure variables. Because it is you who deals with it, no one understands your struggle except you. It is whether or not you can adjust and overcome, that makes that new situation bearable.

It is how you find out just what you are made of. As your ability to go with the sea change versus go against it., says a lot about you. That is the essence of life , that change is constant. In Iron Fist #2, Lin Lie struggles to find out how to use his powers.

We are taken to Shanghai, where Lin Lie, who was once Sword Master, but now is Iron Fist and Min Mie as they battle a hoard of demons. As the battle draws to an end,  Lin Lie realizes he has a lot a great deal of what makes him the Iron Fist , the shards left of the Sword of Fu Xi. as he also tries to hone the Chi of Shou-Lao. Meanwhile in Kun Lun, Yang Yi  openly challenges Lin Lie, in a battle of skill, one that Sparrow Yu-Ti  quickly diffuses. By issue’s end, Lin gets trained by Sparrow Yu-Ti and an expected  adversary pops, igniting the Fu Xi.

Overall, Iron Fist #2 is a story that takes an interesting turn. The story by Wong is exhilarating. The art by creative team is gorgeous. Altogether, a story that astounds.

Story: Alyssa Wong Art: Michael Yg, Sean Chen
Ink: Michael Yg, Victor Olazaba Color: Jay David Ramos Letterer: Travis Lanham
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: comiXology/Kindle – Zeus Comics

Deathstroke’s “Shadow War” Continues in April!

Posted on by

Fan-favorite writer Joshua Williamson ramps up the action, intrigue and surprises this April as “Shadow War” continues in the pages of Deathstroke Inc., Batman, and Robin!

Part Two of “Shadow War” continues April 5, 2022, in Batman #122, with Howard Porter providing the art and main cover.

Ra’s al Ghul is dead, and Talia is out for revenge! Batman is on the case, in a race against time to find Deathstroke before Talia’s elite assassins do! But as the World’s Greatest Detective starts piecing together clues, he realizes that not all is what it seems when it comes to the death of “The Demon’s Head,” and the questions lead back to Talia herself! What added strain will this place on the relationship of these two former lovers? In the backup story, artist Trevor Hairsine joins Williamson revealing for the first time the secret first fight between Batman and Deathstroke!

Batman #122 also features a main variant cover by Gabriele Dell’Otto, a linking 1:25 ratio variant cover by Roger Cruz and Victor Olazaba, and a 1:50 ratio variant cover by JOCK.

Artist Paolo Pantalena joins Williamson as artist for Part Three of this exciting event on April 26 in issue eight of Deathstroke Inc! Following the death of Ra’s al Ghul, Deathstroke Inc. has been destroyed, his villain associates have been killed by the Demon’s Shadow, and Slade and Respawn are on the run! If they can survive this deadly gauntlet of skilled and bloodthirsty assassins, maybe Deathstroke will be able to explain to Batman why he killed Ra’s!

Deathstroke Inc.#8 features a main cover by Jonboy Meyers, a variant cover by Chris Burnham, plus the second of three linking 1:25 ratio variant covers by Roger Cruz and Victor Olazaba.

Williamson, and artists Roger Cruz and Norm Rapmund, close out the April action in Part Four of “Shadow War”, also on sale April 26. Robin and Ravager finally catch up with Deathstroke and Respawn, but will they convince Slade to turn himself in, or does this become a fight to the death? And what startling revelation does Robin learns that is sure to rock Shadow War to its very foundation? Plus, Batman goes deeper into the conspiracy behind Ra’s al Ghul’s death and discovers that it’s bigger than he thought. He’s calling in backup, just not the backup that readers will expect!

Roger Cruz provides the main cover, with Crystal Kung providing the variant cover for this issue, with Cruz and Victor Olazaba also providing art for the 1:25 ratio variant that completes the three linked images.

Preview: Robin Annual 2021 #1

Posted on by

Robin Annual 2021 #1

(W) Joshua Williamson (A) Roger Cruz, Victor Olazaba
In Shops: Nov 30, 2021
SRP: $5.99

TALE OF THE TAPE! The League of Lazarus has introduced Robin to a wide range of some of the youngest, deadliest fighters on the planet-from XXL and his hype squad to Respawn and his Deathstroke fandom-and these killers mean business. But no fighter has made an impact on Damian Wayne like Flatline, the former sidekick of Lord Death Man and one of the most elite combatants in the tournament. But who is Flatline? Uncover the secret origin of all the breakout fighter stars of Robin in this oversize special that puts the K.O. in comic book! Plus: Atlantean fighters join the tournament? C’mon, Mother Soul, never order the fish-always order the steak!

Robin Annual 2021 #1
« Older Entries