The Splinter Clan’s home base and dojo has been burned down by a new and dangerous gang in Mutant Town—the Punk Frogs. The Frogs aren’t one for peaceable solutions, and are more than a match for the Turtles in a fight, putting the Splinter Clan in a bind until they can give the Frogs what…
Young Haricot has been done a terrible injustice by a citizen of Monkey Meat Island! In fact, one could say Haricot has been done injustice all his life. A chance meeting with a Dark God bestows Haricot with power unimaginable — and now all those who stand in their way must pay a steep price!…
Marcus Shugel-Shen wasn’t always afraid, but a nighttime visit from a Batman threatening one’s parents tends to leave a lasting impact on a child. Since then, fear has defined much of Marcus’ life, but when a strange janitor in a new school encourages him to face his fears, Marcus dives right in and discovers a…
Things aren’t just getting weird; they’re getting cosmically so. Ben Grimm’s starting to miss his teammates, but with the Fantastic Four out of town, it’s up to the Thing and his new companions to continue unraveling this mystery—and that trail leads them all the way up to the Blue Area of the Moon. The Thing…
Things change, things end, things begin again, but one thing remains—Superman fights for a better world, no matter which world it might be. On Earth, Jonathan Kent tries to stop a leviathan, but things get quickly out of hand when Bendix’s Gamorran task force shows up in Superman: Son of Kal-El #7, written by Tom…
Harley Quinn is forced to contend with the Trolley Problem. Also some math problems. There are robots too—really, the main problem here is Keepsake, who is back, and very much deserves a bat to the face in Harley Quinn #11, written by Stephanie Phillips, drawn by Riley Rossmo, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by…
Working for a billionaire is what poisoned him — will investigating another put the Human Target in even more danger? Christopher Chance continues his investigation into his own murder with a visit to Ted Kord, the Blue Beetle. The question here is, can Christopher keep his mind on the mission and ignore Ice’s affections long…
Chaos has been dealt with, the murderer has been revealed, and all mysteries laid to rest. The Peregrine Child, however, still threatens to consume all magic once and for all, but Doctor Strange has one last trick up his sleeve…well, someone’s sleeve, anyway. The Death of Doctor Strange #5, written by Jed McKay, drawn by…
Life as Nightwing has always come with its own dangers, but ever since Dick Grayson revealed his new status as a billionaire and his plans to clean Blüdhaven up, it’s in his civilian identity that he’s in the most peril. But he gets by, with a little help from his friends, in Nightwing #88, written…
With superheroes outlawed in New York, Mayor Wilson Fisk needs superpowered operatives to keep the city under control. With Whiplash, Rhino, Electro, and Agony making up the new Thunderbolts, however, control isn’t all that easily found. Devil’s Reign: Villains for Hire #1, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, drawn by Manuel Garcia, inked by Lorenzo Ruggiero,…
Jennifer Walters is back to her old self again … again. She’s lost count of the number of reinventions she’s been through. She thought she’d have done more with her life, so what’s different this time around? Find out in She-Hulk #1, written by Rainbow Rowell, drawn by Rogê Antônio, colored by Rico Renzi and…
Fresh from their latest adventure, Ben Grimm and his companions Amaryllis and Bobby take an evening to themselves. The sudden arrival of the Champion, however, leads to an all-out brawl through (and under) the streets of New York…and raises more questions than are close to being answered. The Thing #3 Written by Walter Mosely, drawn…
Though they’ve been stuck in a bad place on their respective worlds, our Supermen each rally themselves in their own ways on this week’s Superchat. One Superman finally escapes a bottled city, taking the fight to Brainiac to save all bottled cities everywhere, in Superman ‘78 #5, written by Robert Venditti, drawn by Wilfredo Torres,…
Welcome to Monkey Meat Island, where the 99% authentic (we don’t talk about the 1%) Monkey Meat product is made! Every employee and resident of the island is, of course, quite satisfied with their lot in life … but if one of them wasn’t, what would their story be? Monkey Meat #1 was created by…
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