Articles by John Amenta

About John Amenta (74 Articles)

Born and raised in Central Connecticut. Raised on the good stuff, such as Star Wars, Marvel G.I. Joe comics and a heaping spoonful of Saturday morning cartoons. Many years later, still sticking to the ways of younger life, to counteract the terror of adult existence.

Review Brew: Swamp Thing #40

March 5, 2015 // 0 Comments

Writer- Charles Soule Artist- Jesus Saiz Reviewed by- John Amenta The New 52 has not been my cup of tea. Some books have been better than others, but few will go down as [...]

Review Brew: Silk #1

February 18, 2015 // 0 Comments

Writer- Robbie Thompson Artist- Stacey Lee Reviewed By- John Amenta Marvel just ended their well received Spider-Verse story line, which incorporated Spider themed characters [...]

Review Brew: All-New Captain America – Fear Him #2

February 12, 2015 // 0 Comments

“Fear Him!!” Writers- Dennis Hopeless, Rick Remender Artist- Szymon Kudranski Reviewed By- John Amenta Mini series can either be a wonderful surprise, or a quick [...]

The Review Brew: Find #1

January 27, 2015 // 1 Comment

Writer: Sam Read Artist: Alex Cormack Reviewer: John Amenta Find, from ComixTribe, is a one shot story, fueled by the power of childhood curiosity and adventure. The sense [...]

The Review Brew: Invincible #116

January 21, 2015 // 1 Comment

Writer: Robert Kirkman Artist: Ryan Ottley Reviewer: John Amenta Robert Kirkman has been writing Invincible since 2003. In that time many things have changed in our [...]

Review Brew: Nikkol Jelenic’s A Taste For Killing #3

January 9, 2015 // 0 Comments

Writer and Artist: Nikkol Jelenic Reviewer: John Amenta Writer and Artist Nikkol Jelenic is doing her best at bringing back another era in comic books. An era when horror [...]

Hidden Gems: The Red Ten

December 14, 2014 // 0 Comments

For every Marvel or DC book that you plunk down your hard earned money for weekly, please remember that there are smaller companies producing excellent material as well. Some [...]

Indie Comics spotlight: Spreading Fast

November 11, 2014 // 0 Comments

I just finished issue 4 of Spread, a recent Image Comics release. Despite the first story arc not being over, I felt a need to write about this very cool,very bloody book. [...]

And Then Emily Was Gone #4

October 23, 2014 // 0 Comments

Review by John Amenta And Then Emily Was Gone #4 Published by- Comix Tribe Writer- John Lees Penciller- Iain Laurie And Then Emily Was Gone issue 4 buries us a bit deeper in [...]

Superman #35

October 23, 2014 // 0 Comments

Review by John Amenta Superman # 35 Writer- Geoff Johns Penciller- John Romita Jr. 4 issues into Geoff Johns run on Supes and we get a feeling for where the conflict in the [...]