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.

Comic Book Haiku: Shaolin Cowboy #1

Posted on October 10, 2013

Cheer Cowboy’s return with two-chainsaw action and no damn talking mule.

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We Got Reviews: Optic Nerve 13

Posted on October 9, 2013

First I was made outcast because of my love of comics. Then I got into poetry, and solidified my outcast status even further. Somewhere around the late 90′s, after the comics market collapsed, people starting compared comics to a specialty … Continue reading →

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By-The-Numbers Presents: A Review of The Flashpoint Paradox

Posted on October 3, 2013

1. Okay. I saw this DC Animated movie, and I ended up liking it. 2. Wait, WHAT??? 3. Well, I did get bummed afterwards, for comics in general. I’ll explain.

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Obligatory Ben Affleck Post: A Tired And Weary Topic

Posted on September 17, 2013

Imagine our surprise when We Got Issues received a notice from the League of Marginal Comic Bloggers saying we would lose our membership if we did not comment on Ben Affleck staring as Batman in the next DC movie. We’re … Continue reading →

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We Got Reviews: Phase 7 #017

Posted on April 1, 2013

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

Posted on March 27, 2013

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

Posted on March 26, 2013

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

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We Got Reviews: Action Comics 18

Posted on March 21, 2013

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

Posted on December 27, 2012

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

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We Got Reviews: House of Fun

Posted on December 27, 2012

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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