Author Archives: Chad Parenteau

About Chad Parenteau

I'm a poet. I run the Stone Soup Poetry series in Cambridge that runs every Monday night. I review comics in my spare time.

We Got Reviews: Phase 7 #017

I subscribe to a lot of small press publications. One of the best thing about it is that you get actual surprises in the mail. Because these are small, after-hour operations, you’re never sure when you’ll get the products. Still, … Continue reading

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We Got Reviews: Clone #1-4

The 5th issue of Clone is coming out this Wednesday. I won’t be able to grab it until tomorrow, but it’s still a good time to recap the last four issues. It won’t break your bank too much if you … Continue reading

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Comic Book Haiku: New 52′s Young Romance

Idiots will buy covers with these two kissing, and DC thanks them.

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We Got Reviews: Action Comics 18

It’s a little sad that with the last issue of Action Comics I’ll be buying for a while, I am feeling very underwhelmed with the last story arc tying up all the 5th dimensional loose ends. Amidst all the New … Continue reading

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Comic Book Haiku: Amazing Spider Man #700

Peter Parker dies two times in less than two years. Comics also dead.

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We Got Reviews: House of Fun

For me, reviewing comics fell by the wayside (as it did for the WGI crew in general) due to holiday stress, but speaking for myself, there were other reasons. I originally intended to review House of Fun the week it … Continue reading

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Comic Book Haiku: Actions Comics #15

Issue gives excuse for Mr. Mxyzptlk to be in haiku.

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By The Numbers: Aquaman #7-14

1. Some people might be wondering if this numbering of my review points is just a gimmicky tool to help me write faster and adds nothing of value to the review. 2. Yes.

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Comic Book Haiku: Aquaman #7-13

Geoff Johns confident that we all know Aquaman does not talk to fish. (Just kidding. More in depth review coming.)

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We Got Reviews: Happy #1-2

“It’s Bad Lieutenant meets Who Framed Roger Rabbit!“ I could do a review with just that sentence, but I feel like I’m plagiarizing, hence the quotes. I have a feeling those exact words were uttered by Grant Morrison during a … Continue reading

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