Next Saturday, Aug. 22, is DC FanDome, described in a press release as a â24-hour, immersive virtual fan experience which brings the universe of DC to life and features the stars, filmmakers and creators behind its biggest films, TV series, games and comics.â (Notice how comics are last.) Itâs like many of the virtual cons…
Friends, Krakoans, countrymen, lend me your sword! Raise it high! There’s going to be a giant new X-Men event and it’s going to be bigger than all those silly 80s crossovers, but not bigger than the 90s ones. It will have repercussions that will last a lifetime, but most importantly, it will have a very…
Eliot Rahal is not a saint. Heâs not a hero. Heâs just a guy â albeit one who can write some great comics â who lives 15 minutes away from the Minneapolis Police Departmentâs Third Precinct, the den of corruption and indifference that became the epicenter of protests after George Floydâs death at the hands…
The Hulk is horrified at what is perceived as his own mistake in accidentally killing a large group of people. Gamma Flight moves to intercept in this tale by Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, Ruy JosĂ©, Matt Milla, and VCâs Cory Petit. Cori McCreery: Wow, itâs already Hulk time again? Gosh how time is flying during…
[Ed. note: Contains spoilers for Image’s Big Girls #1.] Letâs get straight into it. The premise of Big Girls #1 by Jason Howard appears interesting at first glance, right? A future world, big people fighting monsters? Yes. Cool. Cool. Except thatâs about as exciting as it ever gets. Big Girls #1 wants to say more…
Undone by Blood #5 Writers: Zac Thompson and Lonnie Nadler, Artist: Sami Kivela, Colorist: Jason Wordie, Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Publisher: AfterShock I call it the Knives Out effect. Sometimes a piece of media is so beloved by those who have consumed it, that when they hear someone else has experienced it, their voice takes on…
When someone says âRobert Kirkman,â what title springs to mind? For most people outside comic fandom, and many in, itâs likely his cross-media hit, âThe Walking Dead.â For many other comic fans, it might be his superhero title, âInvincible.â There might even be some people who jump to âOutcast,â his demonic possession drama that was…
Things are heating up on every front against the Cotati! Nefarious secrets are revealed in space! A She-Hulk vs Thing showdown! Itâs all here in an issue by Al Ewing, Dan Slott, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia and VCâs Joe Caramagna. Allison Senecal: Yowza! What a penultimate issue. I know there are several wrap-up issues as…
Jason Aaron’s run on Avengers started generations ago, looking at the legacy of the Avengers of 1,000,000 BC. We’ve seen Ghost Riders and Star Brands and now we get the most X-Relevant one. This fall, with Ed McGuinness and Javier GarrĂłn by his side, we are going to “Enter The Phoenix”. But what could that…
Hello friends and readers, itâs looking familiar as we have another week of Captain America and Avengers? Will our intrepid reviewersâ opinions change with these second issues? Zack and Vishal bring the heat yet again! Empyre: Captain America #2 The last time I talked about this comic I got up on a soap box, shared…
Pursued by the villainous Virus, Eddie and Dylan Brock are now on their own in a far off alternate universe ruled by mysterious masters and friends turned foe in Venom #27 by Donny Cates, Juan Gedeon, Jesus Aburtov, and Clayton Cowles. Justin Partridge: It is the 41st Millennium. For more than a hundred centuries The…
Carol has to channel her inner Jessicas, while Lauri-Ell proves that sheâs worth it, at helping out in NYC, that is! And finally, a Corps is formed! The team of Kelly Thompson, Cory Smith, Adriano di Benedetto, Tamra Bonvillain, and VCâs Clayton Cowls bring us this Empyre seasoned issue. Cat Purcell: I’m always down for…
In a perfect world, X-Force wouldnât be necessary. Unfortunately, we arenât so lucky. The team tries to perform another autopsy without their Omega Level mutant, because their last one went soooo well. Oops, now they have to deal with little skinless Russian gremlins everywhere. Will Beast or Piotr ever learn to feel remorse? Will Quentin…
At this point you better know drill. We’ve got three writers, a tie-in, zombies, old ladies, and just a heck of a lot of chaos. Vita Ayala, Ed Brisson, Zeb Wells, Andrea Broccardo, and Noland Woddard bring you, Empyre: X-Men #3. Allison Senecal: So, thereâs almost no Warren in this one, so I guess we…
Kate Pryde is dead, long live Kate Pryde. The Captain of the Marauder, The Red Queen died, but there are no cemeteries on Krakoa. Join Gerry Duggan, Stefano Caselli, and Edgar Delgado in Marauders #11. Christina Eddleman: Itâs the issue weâve all been waiting for. Weâve been on the edge of our seats and itâs…