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Cover of Batman/Superman #17
  • DC

Batman/Superman #17 Introduces a Cosmic Movie Buff

Matthew Lazorwitz5 years ago2 years ago09 mins

This month’s issue finds the pair of super friends facing down the “auteur” behind last issue’s classic Hollywood-inspired hijinks.

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  • Superman

Action Comics #1030 Has Everything a Fan Could Ask For

Tony Thornley5 years ago2 years ago09 mins

New arc, new SuperChat as our SuperBoys take on Action Comics #1030! Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Daniel Sampere, colored by Adriano Lucas, and lettered by Dave Sharpe, Action Comics #1030 finds the spectre (not that one) of “Future State” looming over the title. Warworld is on the move and Mongul has grand…

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  • Harley Quinn

Hugo Strange is Hunting Down Hidden Henchmen in Harley Quinn #2

Armaan Babu5 years ago4 years ago06 mins

In the aftermath of the Joker War, Harley Quinn is trying to find a way to rehabilitate those who joined in on the chaos as the Joker’s clowns, offering them a redemptive path. It turns out Hugo Strange has the same idea – the difference is that he’s got the city’s backing on his side,…

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  • Batman

‘Tec Remains the Best Bat Book, and Black and White Gets Read in Bat Chat

Matthew Lazorwitz and Will Nevin5 years ago5 years ago012 mins

Welcome back to Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). In Detective Comics #1,035, the mystery of what is happening in Bruce Wayne’s new neighborhood of Fort Graves deepens, as death and mourning couple with corruption in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. …

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  • Marvel

We Wrap Our Head Around MODOK: Head Games #4!

Cassie Tongue5 years ago4 years ago05 mins

A big head means big head games. As this M.O.D.O.K miniseries wraps up – and we look ahead to the groundwork it lays for the villain’s own Hulu show – we just might have discovered that just below the giant brain, there is a giant… heart? Well, we’ll see. The writers of this issue are…

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  • Previews

Magik Unleashes Her Dark Riders In Our Exclusive Preview Of X-Men: Curse Of The Man-Thing #1

Zachary Jenkins5 years ago5 years ago02 mins

We all love a Man-Thing. How many other Marvel character have a song written about them by The Mountain Goats? It’s not shocking in our organic, Krakoan era, Man-Thing would come in conflict with the mutants, but who could have predicted this? Steve Orlando and Andrea Broccardo have been building to a crescendo in in…

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  • Fantastic Four

A Boy’s Trip in Fantastic Four #31

Zachary Jenkins5 years ago3 years ago04 mins

The First Family’s title finally remembers it’s about families in Fantastic Four #31. Written by Dan Slott, drawn by R.B. Silva, colored by Jesus Arburtov, and lettered by Joe Caramagna, Fantastic Four #31 finds the Richards Family attempting to ground themselves in the wake of Knull. Reed has a boys trip planned with Ben while…

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  • Bonus Reading

Bonus Reading Returns with a Patreon Request Look at the Comics of Marguerite Bennett

Matthew Lazorwitz5 years ago5 years ago012 mins

Welcome back to Bonus Reading, the column where we take a character, creator or concept and tell you about four stories you should read or avoid. But today, it’s all about the recommendations, thanks to WMQ&A’s newest Patreon backer, the Loyalest Content Consumer, Asimov Fangirl! She asked for a column about the works of writer…

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  • Dark Horse

We’re Doing a Battle Episode in Vox Machina Origins III #2

Jason Large5 years ago5 years ago03 mins

Vox Machina take part in an underground fighting tournament in an attempt to bolster their empty coffers in Vox Machina Origins III #2. Script by Jody Houser, Art by Olivia Samson, Colors by Diana Sousa, Lettering by Ariana Maher and Cover by Jess Taylor. Based on the story and characters created by the cast of…

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  • Star Wars

Vader Makes a Fateful Choice in Star Wars: Darth Vader #11

Austin Gorton5 years ago5 years ago05 mins

Darth Vader explores Exegol and makes a decision as “Into the Fire” reaches a conclusion in Star Wars: Darth Vader #11 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffaele Ienco, colored by Neeraj Menon and lettered by Joe Caramanga. Having survived being left broken & marooned on Mustafar, fighting his way past droids, Sith assassins and…

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  • Marvel

Asgardians Do Roadhouse in Beta Ray Bill #2!

Dan Grote5 years ago5 years ago04 mins

Bill goes hunting for Odin, still desperate to resurrect his lost hammer Stormbreaker, but the former King of Asgard is far from his glory days. Stormbreaker is never coming back, but there is one place where Beta Ray Bill could restore his full powers. The All-Father of nothing offers the Korbinite a path to immortality,…

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  • Crossover

6 Issues in, We Get an Actual Crossover in, uh, Crossover

Zachary Jenkins and Dan McMahon5 years ago5 years ago09 mins

We doubted — honestly, we were very mean about this in the past — but look at that, Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw, Dee Cunniffe and John J. Hill delivered on the promise of the book. For all our complaining, all our criticism, the team delivered an action-packed finale to the first arc in Crossover #6….

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  • Cable

We Enter The Endgame Of Cable #10

Ian Gregory and Ritesh Babu5 years ago5 years ago011 mins

Cable has a problem. He made a big fuss about making sure the timeline was safe and stable and then stuck around for far too long. Now he is in over his head and thinks there is only one way this ends. Gerry Duggan, Phil Noto and Joe Sabino deliver Cable #10.  Ian Gregory: We’re…

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  • New Mutants

An Otherworldy Adventure In New Mutants #17

Zachary Jenkins and Stephanie Burt5 years ago5 years ago013 mins

The OG New Mutants are responsible for training a new generation of teens on Krakoa, and the teens resist. Dani and Xi’an chased a runaway former student into Otherworld, then got snagged by malevolent Merlyn: can they find him, or even free themselves? And what’s the Shadow King training his hand-picked group of disconsolate teens…

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  • Marvel

Louise & Walt Simonson Return In Our Advance Review Of X-Men Legends #3

Austin Gorton5 years ago5 years ago05 mins

Revisit the days of the original X-Factor as a new story set in a new corner of X-history begins in X-Men Legends #3 written by Louise Simonson, art by Walt Simonson, colored by Laura Martin, and lettered by John Workman   After a pair of issues set in the grim ‘n’ gritty, hatch mark-y 90s, X-Men…

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