Khonshu’s rewound the sky, Steven’s deciphered the clues, and Marc and Layla have punched nearly everyone who’s gotten in their way. There’s only one thing left to do: race through the final resting place of the goddess of Ammit to find the statue holding her prisoner. That’s right — it’s a tomb raiding episode. Pack…
Destiny of X is upon us, and while worldwide paper shortages are causing substantial delays for the launch of this new era of X-Men, the hype is still palpable. New #1s left and right! New jumping-on points for people who didn’t keep up with the Dawn of X but are interested in this new wave!…
Ryan North had a long, modern classic run on the comic The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl. He’s now returned to write a podcast about the character. It’s good. We talked to him about it. Zachary Jenkins: Squirrel Girl: The Unbeatable Radio Show is a new, six part audio mini-series from Marvel and Sirius XM. This is…
What if the war on drugs was just one guy, man, and he decided to give it up? Get real high and read The Secret History of the War on Weed, written by Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn, with art by Scott Koblish, colors by Hi-Fi, lettered by Clayton Cowles and published by Image. Ahhh,…
We had so much fun talking about the Starjammers last week, we decided to keep the party going by talking about our favorites like Cr+reee and Tolon Hawk. These are characters X-Men fans are deeply invested in right? Ranked this Episode: Uncanny X-Men #154-157 (Sidrian Hunters & Starjammers) Spotlight On Starjammers Starjammers vol 2
When I first read the graphic novel Window Horses in 2018, I was a poet struggling to find the courage to express myself. Coincidentally, Window Horses featured a Chinese Persian female protagonist dealing with a similar issue. That protagonist, Rosie Ming, is an emerging poet whose self published book of poems earns her an invitation…
The Flash and Nightwing’s team-up continues! The pair work together to keep Nightwing’s alter-ego, Dick Grayson, safe from assassination. They’re hot on the trail of the mysterious La Agente Funèbre, rumored to head one of the greatest assassin agencies in the world — but with his allies by his side, no agency’s going to be…
On a remote mountain on the border between China and North Korea, young Bruce Wayne begins his martial arts training with the legendary master Kirigi and makes allies and enemies in Batman: The Knight #4, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Carmine Di Giandomenico, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by Pat Brosseau. As DC’s…
I’m working and doing this from my phone so no fancy SEO text. Victor LaValle and Leonard Kirk are doing the best book at Marvel. It’s Sabretooth #3. Here’s a preview.
Popular across Instagram and Twitter, you may have already seen Beany Tuesday’s work without realizing it. If you’ve ever seen a meme asking “Why am I laughing?” you’ve stumbled into a Beany Tuesday classic. Known mainly as a leftist cartoonist, Beany Tuesday’s popularity stems from the way he captures the experience of being on the…
In “Monsters,” Tallinn journeys into the final frontiers of Picard’s mind, Rios pulls a Captain Kirk in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, and Seven and Raffi track down Jurati. Eventually, Picard meets back up with Guinan and they get arrested by Dutch from The Shield. Written by Jane Maggs, directed by Joe Menendez. Mark…
Wolverine and Deadpool go together like chocolate and peanut butter in Wolverine #20, written by Benjamin Percy, drawn by Adam Kubert, colored by Frank Martin and Dijjo Lima, and lettered by Cory Petit. Tony Thornley: Cassie! Welcome! From this first issue, I think this is going to be a lot of fun! Cassie Tongue: I…
The Avengers catch the Eternals digging in their Celestial cookie jar as Thanos creates a cataclysmic distraction far away in Eternals #11, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Guiu Vilanova, colored by Matthew Wilson, and lettering/design by Clayton Cowles. Mark Turetsky: They say there are three basic stories: Hero vs. Hero, Days of Future Past…
This week was supposed to mark the real and true and totally final death of Batman in Justice League #75‘s “Death of the Justice League,” issue, but the vagaries of comic scheduling in a pandemic have forced that issue back a week. But still, that would not have been the first time Batman died, and this…
The first arc of Donny Cates and Ryan Ottley’s Hulk reaches its climax as Bruce Banner’s control over Starship Hulk slips … and something much worse takes the wheel in Hulk #6, written by Cates, drawn by Ottley, inked by Cliff Rathburn, colored by Frank Martin and lettered by Cory Petit. When I wrote on…