Robert Reed
Robert is a Los Angeles-based comics journalist and writer (formerly Omaha, Nebraska). He currently writes for Newsarama and Adventures in Poor Taste.
Latest articles by Robert Reed
Best Shots review: X-Men Legends #3 has charming interplay and twisted humor
By Robert Reed published
Features Louise & Walt Simonson are back - and they live up to the hype
Best Shots review - Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors #1 gives a kid-friendly take on the King of Monsters
By Robert Reed published
Features A Godzilla book for kids - who would've thunk of it?
Best Shots Review: Mighty Valkyries #1 has powerful visuals but lacks charisma
By Robert Reed published
Features It's a war on two fronts but neither Valkyrie ends up winning
Best Shots review: Way of X #1 a haunting issue that looks at mutant morality after immortality
By Robert Reed published
Features Nightcrawler must chase the demons that haunt Professor X and all of mutantkind
Best Shots Review - Avengers: Enter the Phoenix becomes an endless blaze of Phoenix-powered superhero fights
By Robert Reed published
Features Jason Aaron and Javier Garron's latest Avengers arc has big goals but falls into a rut
Best Shots review: Invincible holds up as a modern coming-of-age story for superheroes
By Robert Reed published
Features Thanks to Robert Kirkman's naturalistic dialogue and Cory Walker's unique art
Best Shots review: Action Comics #1029 is an ominous but hopeful Superman story
By Robert Reed published
Features With a gritty Midnighter back-up story to boot
Best Shots review: Nightwing #78 explores hearts of both Dick Grayson and the city of Blüdhaven
By Robert Reed published
Features By focusing on Dick as a man, Nightwing #78 avoids a lot of pitfalls that appear at the start of story arcs
Best Shots review: The Joker #1 is a gruesome detective story
By Robert Reed published
Features The Joker #1 focuses on former police commissioner Jim Gordon's pursuit of the Crown Prince of Crime
Best Shots review: Superman #29 is foreboding and intense
By Robert Reed published
Features Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Phil Hester's new era of Superman begins here
Best Shots review: Wonder Woman #770 thrives on the strength of its lead character
By Robert Reed published
Features Wonder Woman finds joy in the endless, seemingly inconsequential, cycle of life, death, and rebirth
Best Shots review - America Chavez: Made in the USA #1 works as a modern homage to Superman's origin
By Robert Reed published
News Oh, and there are giant moles too
Best Shots review: Batman #106 has a neo-noir vibe that sells Gotham on the edge
By Robert Reed published
Features Batman #106 sets up the various players in Gotham's shifting landscape
How Ta-Nehisi Coates' Black Panther grapples with heroism and monarchy
By Robert Reed published
Features As Ta-Nehisi Coates' run nears its finale, a look at it all through the lens of hero and king
Best Shots review - Captain Marvel: Marvels Snapshot leaves a lot to be desired
By Robert Reed published
Features An attempt at an uplifting story leaves much to be desired in Captain Marvel: Marvels Snapshots #1
Best Shots review: The insufferable Quentin Quire gets the spotlight in X-Force #17
By Robert Reed published
Features X-Force #17 reminds us why we love the insufferable jerk Quentin Quire
Best Shots review: Mr. Negative's big secret falls flat in Amazing Spider-Man #59 - spoilers
By Robert Reed published
Features Amazing Spider-Man #59 is a frustrating reading experience
Best Shots review - Future State: The Flash #2 doesn't stick the landing
By Robert Reed published
Features This Future State Flash story is visually pleasing but somewhat disappointing
Best Shots review - Future State: Superman of Metropolis #2 a well-rounded look at the city
By Robert Reed published
Features The Superman, Mister Miracle, and Guardian stories add up for an all-encompassing read
Best Shots review - Future State: Wonder Woman #2 is visually stunning
By Robert Reed published
Features Joëlle Jones and Jordie Bellaire define DC's new Wonder Woman
Best Shots review - Future State: Aquaman #1 promising but frustrating
By Robert Reed published
Features Jackson Hyde and Andy Curry take the Aquaman mantle into Future State
Best Shots review: Amazing Spider-Man #58 is a haunting look at the lives of those affected by all the superheroics
By Robert Reed published
News The 'Negative Space' arc of Amazing Spider-Man begins in #58
Best Shots review - Future State: Superman vs. Imperious Lex #1 mixes humor and real world issues
By Robert Reed published
Features The Flintstones' Mark Russell and Steve Pugh reunite for a story about Lex Luthor as a planetary dictator
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