He’s Luke Skywalker, and he’s here to rescue the Meltons in Star Wars #28, written by Charles Soule, art by AndrĆ©s Genolet, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles. There is an argument to be made that the use of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars #28 is too easy, too deus ex machina-y,…
I honestly forgot this book was coming out. It was so two-thousand and late. But it’s finally here, Deadly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1, the book where a guy from The Black Eyed Peas writes a story where Spider-Man fights the Demon Bear from New Mutants. I got a feeling that Taboo, B. Earl and Juan Ferreyra…
As Judgment Day rages on, Nightcrawler carries the world on his shoulders and searches for the one ray of hope that might save the world. Optimism! Immortal X-Men #7 is written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Lucas Werneck, colored by David Curiel, lettered by Clayton Cowles and designed by Tom Muller, Jay Bowen and Kieron…
Theft on an old-school riverboat! Big flirty eyes! Red irises! Flying playing cards! Adorable āRo hanging out with a powerful grandma! Yep, itās Gambit #4, written by Chris Claremont, drawn by Sid Kotian, colors by Espen Grundetjern, letters by Tom Orzechowski VCās Clayton Cowles, although you could have fooled me. Stephanie Burt: Austin, do you…
Judgment comes to David Haller as the world starts to burn. Given Legionās recent defeat at the hand of Uranos, and his inability to save the people of Arakko, how good are his chances? Find out how David makes his case to Earthās newest god in Legion of X #6, written by Si Spurrier, drawn…
In another moment that makes Matt feel like he’s not so slowly turning to dust, “Hush,” the Jeph Loeb/Jim Lee neo-classic, is turning twenty years old this week. Or is it a classic? That is what Matt and Will are looking at this week, with three stories starring the Batman villain most likely to make…
The planet Earth itself stands trial before the Progenitor in A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #3. Written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Guiu Vilanova, colored by Alex GuimarĆ£es and Erick Arciniega, and lettered by Travis Lanham. Rasmus Lykke: Time is weird in comics. Iām not talking about the medium here and how time acts strangely…
āNo, I didnāt like it. At all.ā She told me (of all people!) she doesnāt like Black Panther. Not the movie, not the comic. Nothing. But I wasn’t mad. How could I be? She was born in East Africa, educated in Kenya and Namibia. She speaks Amharic to her mother and father. How could she…
Dan Grote Ā· WMQ&A Episode 229: Get Me 60cc of Matthew Klein and Morgan Beem, STAT! Matthew Klein and Morgan Beem, the creators of the new IDW Originals series Crashing, talk to Dan and Matt about what makes a good medical drama. You can listen to WMQ&A on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Amazon Music,…
It’s Spooky Month and magic is in the air and what better way to celebrate it than with some magical girl comics, or rather magical boy. Written and drawn by Bryan Golden and edited by Aria Villafranca, the Webtoon Vampire Magicka is the perfect spooky month read for multiple reasons. Vampire Magicka about a vampire…
If you listened to some of the folks at New York Comic Con this year, you might have thought they hadnāt had a convention last year at all. I assure you, it happened. I was there. But the reality is that after a year off in 2020, and a limited rollout in 2021, 2022ās NYCC…
Everyone knows how the X-Men are pirates now. These are times when the X-Men met some pirates. Yo Ho! Ranked This Episode: Marauders #1-12, #16 Uncanny X-Men #384-385, X-Men #104 (Crimson Pirates) Nightcrawler #8-12 (Bloody Bess + Shadow King)
Dating is hard in modern society, and itās even harder when youāre a killer for hire. Find out if the legendary poison assassin can find a bride or if heāll die trying in MARRIAGETOXIN #1, written by Joumyaku, illustrated by Mizuki Yoda and localized by Medibang Inc. Lifeās hard out in the frozen wastes, especially…
As Batman lies beaten by Failsafe, the Justice League comes to his rescue. Or tries to anyway. Batman #128 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, see the origins of the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh in a story written by Zdarsky, drawn…
Cassian gets a job offer and makes some new friends as the series stretches out and a larger picture of the wider galaxy begins to form in “Aldhani”, episode four of Andor! Austin Gorton: Adam, in our last review, we both had some mixed feelings about the show’s three part, occasionally plodding, premiere. But even…