Hannibal Tabu's long running review column THE BUY PILE may sometimes be brutal, possibly even without provocation, but it always shoots straight when taking a gander at the week's latest comics.
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Thu, October 4th, 2012
Put your hands together for Bruce Wayne, who puts on a tour de force performance as a detective and crime fighter, bookending a questing Rapunzel while Scott Summers defiles your brain.
Thu, September 27th, 2012
Morality is turned on its head when the Autobots can barely call themselves good guys, betrayal is the only road to victory against Surtur, Darth Maul fights for the people & all kind of morality goes out the window.
Thu, September 20th, 2012
Star Wars fans gets just what they're looking for while things get messy in Discardia, Amethyst makes a comeback, red shirts take front and center and Thor makes peace with his family challenges.
Thu, September 13th, 2012
Is Volstagg ruling Asgardia a bigger threat than an unloved adopted son? We wonder while Rodimus Prime makes a really big discovery, Scott Summers takes it up a notch & more hilarity ensues.
Thu, September 6th, 2012
A new Valiant title steps up as Vertigo's "Fables" universe gets one heck of a shock, all while "Green Lantern" offends, "Amazing Spider-Man" exhausts and more goes "meh." At least there's Afro-Shazam!
Thu, August 30th, 2012
Comics stumbled this week as the tedium of overhyped couples -- breaking up, getting together -- overshadowed flowery prose from Vertigo and intricate plotting by Kieron Gillen & Matt Fraction.
Thu, August 23rd, 2012
The son of the Big Bad Wolf has a "Tom Hanks in 'Castaway'" moment, Decepticons deceive and Vader brings the ruckus, all while Dr. Manhattan fails miserably and Deadpool barely even tries.
Thu, August 16th, 2012
Spidey keeps up the weird science, Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples continue building a fascinating world in "Saga" - oh, and there's a brand new Samurai Lion Voltron. Really. Wow.
Thu, August 9th, 2012
Bruce Wayne gets an unexpected guardian angel, Slag's in charge of the Dinobots and there are cold comforts for Lumi the Snow Queen, while Cap & Spidey get emo and Ozymandias and Deathstroke fail big,
Thu, August 2nd, 2012
Grant Morrison brings back the impossible in "Action Comics," pieces fall into place in "Thief of Thieves" and Clint Barton has a long day off in his new solo series, while Chaykin goes hentai.
Thu, July 26th, 2012
Brilliant character work for giant robots, mad scientists, revised super villains and the galaxy's fastest Sith, while Batman goes out way too easily and Captain America would well served turning off "fair and balanced" news.
Thu, July 19th, 2012
A huge haul of seven comics with a toy story Pixar would never tell, Layla aping Leelee, T'challa calling it a comeback, Vader shutting things down, Loki making peace, a royal coronation and two wacky kids in love fleeing a war.
Thu, July 12th, 2012
The House of Ideas shows up with surprisingly effective storytelling based in characters while more event comics fell by the wayside as the world waits on news from San Diego.
Thu, July 5th, 2012
From magical dimensions and mechanical worlds to the streets of New York and sub-Saharan Africa, things went pretty well even while yawns were elicited by He-Man, Superman and Cyclops in their fruitless foibles.
Thu, June 28th, 2012
This week makes it thanks to Marvel as evening wear in Madripoor and New York's stylish night scene lead to heroism and fisticuffs. Meanwhile, Blue Lanterns flounder and Nite Owl needs a nap
Thu, June 21st, 2012
It's not quite "independent's day," but there's strong storytelling from Matt Fraction, Bill Willingham, Selwyn Seyfu Hinds, Brian K. Vaughan, Kieron Gillen and David Hine as magic and madness combine.
Fri, June 15th, 2012
Reed and the family head to Wakanda, Spidey fights in the middle of the Pacific (and it works) while Image's title that could, "Skullkickers," spans space and time to entertain in a fun week of comics.
Thu, June 7th, 2012
A lot of books, starring the Justice League to the Defenders, really tried to tank the week, but "Journey into Mystery" and another Bill Willingham-led all-star performance on "Fairest" saved the day.
Thu, May 31st, 2012
Things went pretty well as the week couldn't be submarined by Wolverine covering the same old ground and Animal Man getting a fresh new past.
Thu, May 24th, 2012
It's more than giant robots and super-powered punching in a week that featured a dreadlocked Norse god, a child queen gone wrong, politics between magical tribes and Dr. Octopus' ego getting in the way of glory.
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