Zac Owens
81 Articles written
A world traveler and all-round nerdy guy, Zac is a DC fan and aspiring comic book writer. When he's not writing for Monkeys Fighting Robots he's carefully fitting more books onto his already-dangerously-overstuffed bookshelf. He lives in Halifax, NS for the moment, that is until his Green Lantern ring comes in...
REVIEW: COLONEL WEIRD: COSMAGOG #1 is a Gentle Masterpiece
It's the job of any creative team to put you in the shoes of their characters. That's not always much of a challenge. Some...
REVIEW: GIDEON FALLS #26 Sets Its Characters on a Collision Course
Image Comics' Gideon Falls is a far-reaching, era-spanning, multiverse-hopping story with a huge cast of characters. In the space of 25 issues, writer Jeff...
REVIEW: STRANGE ADVENTURES #6 Comes Back to Its Characters
DC Comics' Strange Adventures has been an incredibly strong series. Most of my reviews thus far have given it a 5/5 on all fronts. But Strange Adventures...
REVIEW: HAWKMAN #28 Suffers From Tonal Whiplash
Written by Robert Venditti, with pencils by Fernando Pasarin, inks by Oclair Albert and Wade Von Grawbadger, colors by Jeromy Cox, and letters by...
REVIEW: RORSCHACH #1 Refuses to Live in WATCHMEN’s Shadow
DC Comics' Rorschach #1 has nothing to prove. Sure, it's a comic based around one of the most pivotal characters in the formation of...
LOCKE AND KEY… IN PALE BATTALIONS GO… #2 Dares to Empathize
It's easy to see someone as a monster and not a person. In fact, life is often simpler when we see those who disagree...
HELLBLAZER #10 Is The Soul-Searching Comic We Need Right Now
Written by Simon Spurrier, with art by Matias Bergara, colors by Jordie Bellaire, and lettering by Aditya Bidikar, DC Comics' John Constantine: Hellblazer #10 brings...
REVIEW: GIDEON FALLS #25 Gets Mythologically Scary
Written by Jeff Lemire, with art by Andrea Sorrentino, colors by Dave Stewart, and letters by Steve Wands, Image Comics' Gideon Falls #25 gets ready...
REVIEW: SUICIDE SQUAD #9 is Perfectly Doom-Filled
Written by Tom Taylor, with art by Bruno Redondo, colors by Adriano Lucas, and letters by Wes Abbott, DC Comics' Suicide Squad #9 is full...
REVIEW: SKULLDIGGER AND SKELETON BOY #4 Takes the Gloves Off
Written by Jeff Lemire, with art by Tonci Zonjic and letters by Steve Wands, Skulldigger and Skeleton Boy #4, out this week from Dark Horse...
Review: UMBRELLA ACADEMY: YOU LOOK LIKE DEATH #1 Is Too Mellow To Be A Fever Dream
Dark Horse's You Look Like Death #1 should read like a fever dream. From the pages of Umbrella Academy, we follow Klaus as a...
REVIEW: HAWKMAN #27 Captures Time in a Bottle
Written by Robert Venditti, with pencils by Fernando Pasarin, inks by Oclair Albert and Wade Von Grawbadger, colors by Jeromy Cox, and letters by...
