William Bontrager
Author: Cullen Bunn Artist: Tyler Crook Publisher: Darkhorse Genre: Fantasy, Horror Rating: 14 (age 14 and up) Harrow County holds a dark secret among its sheltered country denizens. Beneath the roots of a lonely tree, there is a sinister force that lies in wait for its season to terrorize again. A mystical fear seizes the hearts of the residents…
Author: Scott Snyder Artist: Greg Capullo Publisher: DC Comics Genre: Science Fiction, Crime Drama, Superhero Rating: Teen Millionaire playboy Bruce Wayne used his incredible wealth to become Batman after he witnessed the double-murder of his parents as a child. He doesn’t have super-powers, but he strikes supernatural fear in the hearts of Gotham City’s criminals. As the Bat, Bruce patrols…
Author: Max Landis Artists: Jae Lee, Francis Manapul, Jonathan Case Jock Publisher: DC Comics Genre: Science Fiction, Superhero Rating: Teen+ This review is the second of two parts. Read the first review here. Before Clark Kent became “The Man of Steel,” he was just a kid growing up in Kansas. From his humble upbringing, he eventually donned the red…
Author: Peter David Artist: Bill Jaaska Publisher: Marvel Genre: Science Fiction,Superhero Rating: Teen Bruce Banner, a brilliant scientist, was exposed to a gamma bomb. The effects turn him into the Incredible Hulk every time Banner experiences peak levels of emotion. Ever since the Incredible Hulk debuted in 1968, his raging personality has been splintered plenty of times in multiple ways.…
Author: Max Landis Artists: Nick Dragotta, Tommy Lee Edwards, Joelle Jones Publisher: DC Comics Genre: Science Fiction, Superhero Rating: Teen+ Clark Kent is Superman — but before he became “The Man of Steel” with remarkable alien powers from his home planet Krypton, he was just a kid growing up in a corn-fed town in Kansas. From his humble upbringing by…