Where will you be when the bombs drop? And when you emerge from whatever shelter you were able to find, what will the world look like around you? Good luck … with whatever finds you. Nuclear Family #1/#2 by writer Stephanie Phillips, artist Tony Shasteen, colorist JD Mettler, letterer Troy Peteri and publisher AfterShock. Based…
The women of Excalibur know a lot about trauma, and are finally talking about it. They want everyone, even their enemies, to feel that catharsis. Tini Howard, Marcus To, Erik Arciniega and Ariana Maher explore in Excalibur #20. Charlie Davis: Well. I uh…hello? I am supposed to be talking about Excalibur but all my co-writers…
It’s colder, now. You could sense the cold was coming last issue, with the crisp autumn air and pale sunlight, but now winter is here, and the missing Cormac Guffin’s trail has gone cold. Her friend Joe Bradley is still hot on her trail, however — but if she’s not careful, it’s only a matter…
When the new series began our other-dimensional-yet-Boricua heroine was doing pretty well in the hero game (remember the West Coast Avengers?) but she missed her old neighborhood, Washington Heights, and her adoptive family there. She zipped home just in time to see their building explode: they’re safe, for now, but whodunit? And why? Written by…
It’s the second of two “deviations,” detours with guest artists that shine the light of inquiry into the darker corners of the universe created by writer James Tynion IV and artist Martin Simmonds. Are you prepared for Department of Truth #7 by Tynion, artist Tyler Boss, colorist Roman Titov, letterer Aditya Bidikar, designer Dylan Todd…
The battle below continues as Hulk and Joe Fixit scrap against the Leader in Immortal Hulk #45, written by Al Ewing, pencilled by Joe Bennett, inked by Ruy José and Belardino Brabo. with colors by Paul Mounts, and letters by Cory Petit Cori McCreery: Hey Rob! We didn’t burn the place down while you were…
The gentrification of Lowtown stops here in Gerry Duggan, Stefano Caselli, Edgar Delgado and Cory Petit’s Marauders #19. Christina Eddleman: Nineteen issues in, and I knew it had to happen sooner or later. The readers are going to be so disappointed. A fire and ice pun. Ian, at least you’re here to soften the blow….