The Dark Insider

I know it has been a while since we reviewed any comics. Having just two issues to read and review we decided to update the blog which has been left alone due to the lack of comments on the site. See we did not fell nor do we still feel like anyone is actually reading our reviews and getting any use out of them. So we posted these reviews to see if anyone will take a gander and make any comments. As we stated that we are welcome to comments and suggestions of titles that we are unfamiliar with. We will try to review a few more titles and get back on track should we see some changes in visitor traffic. However if we do not then Joe will probably be the last review we post. This is an expensive hobby and a time consuming one when trying to help other comic fans find titles they have not heard of before. For anyone who has read this blog and found it insightful we appreciate your support and hopefully we can continue to unbiased with our reviews and suggestions.

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Joe The Barbarian #1

Joe and his Mother are in a car. As he doodles in his sketch book his mother asks him if he actually wants to go on his class trip to the veterans cemetery. While sitting in front of his dead fathers grave letting him know he sucks. A group of bullies show up off the us to push Joe around. The trip ends and Joe is dropped off at his house by the bus driver. As he exits one bully bellows out "We Know Where You Live".  Now home Joe walks through the house to see if his mother is home. Realizing that he is by himself he heads upstairs to feed his mouse. As he starts to doze off he talks to himself and hears a response from someone. Getting up from his bed to see who or what that response was, his room starts to spin and is suddenly on another planet. Snapping out of what he thought he dreamt Joe looks over at the time and reaches for his insulin shot, thinking he forgot to take it. The premise of this story seems interesting for a mini series. A kid who's fantasy realm he dreams up comes to life. This I would recommend just because it something we can all relate to in our childhoods. Hopefully this mini series is interesting and enjoyable as this issue was.

Anna Mercury #2

This issue starts off with Anna in a gun fight with some man that is on a ship, which seems to be getting electrocuted. Two pages in is a wonderfully drawn splash page of Anna leaping out of the broken window. As she falls through the sky she lands on top of the flying ship carrying the Viking man she was electrocuting. As the ship flies out of control they battle it out. The Viking man has his life ended suddenly by Anna in a rather grotesque way. Thinking that all is well another Viking warrior comes out of somewhere on the ship to fight. When everything is said and done she takes control of the ship, crashes it into a building and reports back to the office. There she gets reprimanded by her superior and gets informed that she will be gaining a partner. Now as usual I will say that the issue was a good read with the small sexual jokes and wonderful artwork. However it did not have the same pizzaz the first issue I read had. I would say pass on this title, and only read it if you are bored while in the comic shop.