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Advantages: Thought provoking
Disadvantages: Very US centric, Could be misconstrued as patriotic or anti-US, Very complex and wordy

...JFK’s words and twisting history Uncle Sam is a bizarre and thought provoking trip through American history taking in some of the countries most notorious events and putting a new perspective on them. Steve Darnell’s Uncle Sam never quite lets you in on what is happening, the story involves a ragged old man dressed in red and white striped trousers and a battered waistcoat and long jacket. He could be any old tramp, couldn’t he?? ...
...a dumpster. Is it really Uncle Sam or a madman? We get a confusing insight as he has a flashback to an earlier incarnation, Sam and his wife, “this is not my beautiful wife?” and he is about to go off to war with the English redcoats. The story is convoluted and deliberately so, it’s the nature of history after all and to be honest it isn’t the story that makes this book important, it’s the idea behind it. Uncle Sam ... Read review

Advantages: Funny and the origin is great!
Disadvantages: Could be a bit longer and it skips from one thing to the next quickly

...really written by Dav Pilkey. The origin of Super Diaper Baby is when George and Harold run over ketchup packs on their skateboards and Mr Krupp wants them to write a 100 page essay NOT about Captain Underpants. So George and Harold decide to make up a new superhero. They call the superhero Super Diaper Baby. It all starts out when Mr and Mrs Hoskins have a baby but what they didn't know is that their baby would be a superhero. Danger Dog is a sidekick ...
...Danger Dog drinks half of the juice and Super Diaper Baby (now called Billy) has to go out and save the world from Deputy Dengerous. But it's not that easy...will Super Diaper Baby save the world...find out in the book! Super Diaper Baby is a book which will make kids laugh untill soda comes out of their noses! Overall, a good book, great humour but their could be a bit more longer because it is a "skip from one thing to the next" book. Plus! Make ... Read review

Advantages: Brilliant read
Disadvantages: Shame it wasn't longer, but that's a compliment

In the mid-eighties DC comics decided to reinvent their universe. Not in the way they do on Elseworlds or alternative universes. No, this was to give all the main characters an upgrade and start from scratch. This was partly due to DC Comics running for so long, with so many writers and so many different versions of their heroes that they decided to streamline everything. So they started with Batman Year One. Frank Miller was up for the task of ...
...man for the job since he'd already be applauded for his work on Daredevil, Electra and The Dark Knight Returns. The style of the artwork by David Mazzucchelli is reminiscent of the original comic strip as drawn by creator Bob Kane in the 40s. Simple figures and lots of dark shading that tell this complex story simply but effectively with deceptive skill. There is a film noir feel to this artwork and it reflects the dark, gritty filthy Gotham that ... Read review

Advantages: alot
Disadvantages: none

this book is the compilation of all he comics in the umbrella academy series by the alternatve rock band, my chemical romance, frontman gerard way. james jean does the cover art for the comics. the comic is about a group of seven orphans who are raised my sir reginald ''the monicle'' hargreeves. they all have various super powers exept one by the name of vanya ''00.07'' hargreeves who plays the violin. she leaves the super hero group and later on ...
...she joins up with the conducter of the orchastra verdamten, she is transformed into the villian la viole la` blanche (the white violin) and kills the conducter. then she starts her revenge against the team of super heroes. this is most likely the best written and most dunamic comic book seen in ten years. TUA has received many important awards. ... Read review

Advantages: Original and intelligent
Disadvantages: NONE

This graphic novel is wrote by Frank Miller but also includes his art along with inkist Klaus Janson and colourist Lynn Varley. The story take place 10 years after Bruce Wayne retires from his career as Batman. He has become an old man, not being an actual superhero years of physical torture have taken their tole on Bruce. Since his retirement Gotham City has gone down hill. Criminals rule the streets and are taking over. Ofcorse there is only so ...
...morals command him to take up the mask and belt again for one more fight! This time he becomes more of a vigilanty as he sees no way to save gotham without being ruthless. He teams up with a new Robin a girl this time) and the proceed to try and save Gotham. Unfortunately not everyone agrees with his methods and a certain someone (*SPOILER - Superman *SPOILER) comes in to stop Batman. The fight all comic book fans have been waiting for is upon us! ... Read review