A title to the game series of the same name, Brothers in Arms follows a platoon of parachute infantry and their landing into France to support D-Day. Frankly, I didn’t enjoy it at all, and I’m a huge WW2 buff. During every major event, there was a flashback to peacetime history with said character. It really ruins the pacing when a 1-man assault on a German squad from behind is interrupted by a baseball game. In addition, it follows the same principle of the game, which is the jingoistic American super-soldier platoon that can rack up about 200 German kills before one of their own is even wounded. Not recommended.

Dead Space is a tie-in to the survival horror game by the same title to be released this Halloween, 2008. It’s a fairly weak title, primarily due to pacing. It’s a 6 issue mini-series and the first 3 (possibly 4) issues are build-up to the climatic event. Simply put, this is a tie-in prologue to the game that doesn’t stand by itself. It’s a shame because the idea and artwork is great. It’s just a shame that by the time it becomes interesting it’ll be over.

Most of us view comics as an escape from reality; a place where we can wonder with glee about a world where anything is possible. But in Kick-Ass, putting on a costume and threating criminals will get you beat the *$x%x up. Enter David Lizewski, the kid who sat with his clique of nerdy friends isolated in the high school lunch room talking about last night’s episode of Doctor Who. If a normal guy with a bunch of gadgets and a six-pack can become Batman then there is no reason why he can’t hit the gym and patrol the streets, right? Wrong. Found out why in this addictive title.