David Rubín

An earth changing event known as the cataclysm, a daughter searching for the truth behind her father's disappearance, a world where superheros and villains are commonplace. It's a classic comic setup but told with a heart that I've rarely seen. A stubbornly strong black female lead jumping down the rabbit hole as she tracks down the last baddie that saw her father alive. What's not to love? The plot is simple but not boring or condescending. Art style in Sherlock Frankenstein is quality show more without the over polished look of the DC/Marvel tradition and features crisp coloring, wonderful shade complements. I''m not a big superhero person with my comics. I prefer darker themes, slice of life, drama....but Lemire really pulled me in with this one. show less

I'm still a bit lukewarm to the nostalgia wallow that is Lemire's Black Hammer universe, but I'm glad to see that this spin-off series features Black Hammer's daughter. She has some grit and gumption, unlike that morose bunch stuck in limbo in the mother title. Heck, the villainous Sherlock Frankenstein has more going for him than they do right now, even though his story runs second on the entertainment scale to the origin and present-day family life of supernatural schlub Cthu-Lou.

Anyhow, show more this story is way too predictable and doesn't really provide back-story that couldn't have been shoe-horned into an issue or two of a faster paced version of the main series. show less

When Grendel's penis started getting close-ups and ejaculated on Beowulf's stomach, I was ready for a dramatically different reinterpretation of this age-old classic. But then I realized the artist was just going for shock and awe to offset the rather pedestrian script. There's action and gore aplenty for fans of Conan-style sword and sorcery epics, but little else worth mentioning.

A boring tribute to Jack Kirby's cosmic comic books, leaning heavily on the Eternals but bringing in some New Gods and Galactus. The script is pure noir murder mystery meh, but the art is nice, with some tributes to Edward Hopper and John Ford tossed in.