IRON MAN #50/395 (2002): Mike Grell run begins

Mike Grell–creator of the wonderful Warlord comic at DC–arrives to write this book. Sadly, his first issue is an overwritten and overwrought story where Tony gets involved in a foreign conflict and realizes that war is bad.

ELEKTRA #7-10 (2002)

Greg Rucka is a good writer. Chuck Austen is not a good artist. Together, they create a fairly straightforward story where Elektra is hired to kill four men who, by…

INFINITY ABYSS #1-6 (2002)

It’s been a while since we had a really good, huge Thanos epic—and even longer since Jim Starlin wrote and drew the legend he created—so…Infinity Abyss goes under the “It’s…

THE THANOS QUEST #1-2 (1990)

Thanos Quest was the first time Thanos went after the six soul gems. It was created by the great Starlin/Lim team. It’s good. Really good. It was written by Jim…

WEAPON X: THE DRAFT #.5, 1-5 (2002)

I do not like this one bit. Starting with a Wizard “half-isse” tie-in, these issues establish the new Weapon X program, introducing a predictably evil Director and showing how they…