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Pretty slow day yesterday so I got to read three comic books to say the least. I have one from Marvel featuring their marquee super-team, and two horror flicks from Image Comics that includes zombies and some school girls in them. I thoroughly enjoyed each titles and I just wanted to kill some of my time so here I am writing some kind of review for each. 

Ok, before you click ok the jumpie link down there, let me note that the titles are rated by the number of stars I give them, with 5 stars being the highest. That means if a title gets a rare 5 stars, then that should be really m'effin good! 

Now that we got that out of the way, you can now click on the jump for all of my reviews. 

Comic Book Review: Jimmy Olsen #1 (One Shot)

Jimmy Olsen #1 

Written by Nick Spencer

Art by RB Silva

Letters by Rob Leigh

Published by DC Comics

Jimmy Olsen was a character that I didn't really give a care about even before I was reading all these Superman titles. Sure, he is Superman's Pal and maybe one of this greatest sidekicks ever, but I really find him as uninteresting and boring. Something created just  for comic relief.

But that was before I even read this fucking genius of a comic book written by Nick Spencer. This whole, 71 page one shot clearly established the fact that one of the most recognizable non-powered sidekicks of all time could also be a star in his own right and carry his own - even without The Man Of Steel himself.

Compiling a series of over-the-top, crazy and sometimes out of this world stories, Spencer brings a lot of entertainment filled with some well-timed humor that would make you smirk and laugh. His dialogue is superb, the lines really written very well and thought-of, and he really knows when to deliver that particular punchline that is perfect for every scene. In short, there are no boring moments in Spencer's writing. Not only that, he also delivers a feel-good romantic comedy story amidst all the chaos that's guaranteed to make anyone smile and mushy.