Comic Book Reviews — Eric Powell

Occupy Avengers #6 This book has Hawkeye in it, so it’s already got a pretty big advantage. Sorry, I guess I’m a little bias. OK, for real though, here’s what I like about Occupy Avengers: it’s basically the A-Team meets the Avengers. A small band of heroes that are setting right some various wrongs. In fact, it makes reference to the A-Team in the introduction of the book, which is a plus. The story is this (in a nutshell) Hawkeye and his team are in a town full of Skrulls (the cool shape changing people) that is being held hostage...

Read This Comic! The Amazing Spider-Man #25 This is a thick issue of Spider-Man, true believers. And boy, does it offer plenty to read. In addition to the main story, the first part of “The Osborn Identity,” there are quite a few back up stories ranging in tone and subject. But let’s start with the focus of the issue. The Osborne Identity sees the return of, you guessed it, Norman Osborne, who continues to give Peter the slip. This story also features a surprise return of a classic Spidey character. I am a big fan of Dan Slott’s writing, and...