50-Word (Comic) Review- The Goddamned #1: Violently naked, foul-mouthed and very, very good.

Writer: Jason Aaron
Art: R.M. Guera
Colours: Giulia Brusco
Publisher: Image Comics
Released: 11th November 2015



Progressive PC infiltration destroyed my comic-book pull list, whittling it down to almost nothing. Just tell me a story, please, make it good, don’t rely on quips, and leave statism, feminism and collectivism out of it. That’s all that I want. Does this one do it? Surprisingly, yes, it does.



Rating: 9/10

I was in two minds about buying ‘The Goddamned #1’. Writer Jason Aaron, during his Marvel Thor run, wrote Thor as a soldier flying around the world (representing America) and fighting evil dictators. By doing so his Thor came to represent US imperialism, and gave credence to the lie that has justified the US setting the Middle East on fire and ‘accidentally’ creating ISIS. You know the lie, that wars happen because the ‘good guys’ (the US) want to make the world a better place, and to get rid of evil dictators. It’s a ridiculous lie, mainly because the US supports all sorts of crazy dictators (Saudi Arabia) all over the world and is more than happy to do business with them, and I don’t want to see it again in my comic books. We need to get beyond that very basic, dumbed down version of reality that is pushed on the mainstream media, and when I see mainstream idiot lies parroted in my comic books it instantly turns me off the books. There was also the fact that he turned the ultimate symbol of Norse masculinity (Thor) into a woman, thus bowing to the femiNazi’s who are doing a very good job of destroying mainstream comic books right now. Plus, I read the previews of this book, and because it’s a story about our pre-flood civilisation I figured that Aaron is bound to be a trendy liberal atheist and take the opportunity to cr*p all over the Bible. But now that I’ve read it, I’m glad that I took a risk and gave it a chance. The story, to sum it up very succinctly, reads like a Bible story with naked, violent, sweary blokes in it. There are no moments of social justice, no moments of PC pandering, and no moments of atheist having a go at God stuff. The main protagonist is Cain (the first murderer), the story is linear, easy to follow and interesting, and the art has great colouring and an edge to it that’s perfect for a brutal story about the moral decline of early man. The Goddamned #1 is about a time when things on Earth were so bad that God decided that he’d had enough of it all, and had to wipe the slate clean and start all over again. Look at the world today, and ask yourself this question: What must he think of us today? Anyway, it’s a top book, very good, and I enjoyed it very much. If you haven’t got it, get it. That’s it, end of review, thank you Mr. Aaron.

Doctor Strange #1- 50 Word Review: Where did the grey bits go?

Writer: Jason Aaron
Artist: Kevin Nowlan
Publisher: Marvel (Disney)
Release Date: 7th October 2015


Strange looks too young. Personality is Constantine/Tony Stark, playboy, generic, amalgamation of rebellious types. Narrative involves interdimensional beasties. Set in generic city. No connection to 2015 realities/issues/concerns. Quips, self-aware, knowing jokes. Cool is the game, style over substance, nothing to say, not trying to, up it’s own a*** basically, mate.


Rating: 5/10 

(Average Marvel comic book. Reminded me of the dull Age of Ultron movie with all it’s quips and cool moments. This is big budget nothingness where style is all, and substance is zero. If you have nothing to say, make sure that you say it very, very well. That’s the game here. The book features a young woman as a story-line catalyst, as you might expect, so Jason gets a special PC/Corporate/SJW Brownie point for that one. The book has nice art, and a clever opening, but it has nothing to say other than look at my cool. It’s a safe and uninteresting book, and I have zero interest in issue #2. Can you see how I’m getting around the fifty-word limit here? Sorry. I can’t help myself.)