GOLD SILVER BRONZE Kate Bishop– the younger of two heroes code-named Hawkeye– emerged when the older one, Clint Barton, had temporarily retired. A hero by choice, she took up his color scheme (purple on purple on purple), his bow-and-arrow theme, and his acrobatics-and-bruises fighting style, first with his resistance, then with his blessing, and then…
A lovely resort in the Hamptons has turned out to be an incubator for kidnapping, jewelry theft, and… mind control? Or is it all a test for our Kate Bishop? Investigate in Hawkeye: Kate Bishop #2. Drawn by Enid Balám, inked by Oren Junior, written by Marieke Nijkamp, colored by Brittany Peer and Chris Peter,…
Our fearless Defenders find themselves on the third stop on their multicosmic journey: The archetypal FOURTH COSMOS! Get out your Blake. And your Jung. And your Silver Age Omnibus. Defenders #4 is told to us by Al Ewing and Javier Rodriguez, with lettering by Joe Caramagna. Mark Turetsky: Welcome to the Fourth Cosmos, Stephanie! I…
Marvel’s premier kaiju attacks our favorite airborne mutant privateers and a fire-vs-ice clash ensues! Meanwhile, back on land, Hellfire Club OG Harry Leland is making heavy weather at the UN in Marauders #26, written by Gerry Duggan, art by Matteo Lolli, colors by Rain Beredo, letters by Cory Petit. Ian Gregory: In contrast to the…
The old New Mutants are trapped in the Shadow King’s mind, and the new New Mutants are trying to rescue them. But is Amahl Farouk, the Shadow King’s first host, his accomplice, or his victim? The Truth Shall Set Them Free in New Mutants #23, from Vita Ayala, Rod Reis and Travis Lanham. Liz Large:…
With Calvin’s evil jacket (a sorcerous villain in leather disguise) defeated, it’s time to start new story arcs and visit new, tourist-friendly parts of New Orleans for our magic users in training. Strange Academy #13, writing by Skottie Young, art by Humberto Ramos, colors by Edgar Delgado, letters by Clayton Cowles. Now this one’s more…
In Matthew Rosenburg & Tyler Boss’s upcoming Image title “What’s The Furthest Place From Here?” a group of teens each pick an album to represent themselves, to give themselves meaning, long after they are gone. Now, they can’t actually listen to the albums but that’s beside the point. With the book coming out next week…
Darkhawk is a Marvel Comics character whose trademark must periodically be refreshed. Darkhawk #3 is written by Kyle Higgins, with art by Juanan Ramírez, colors by Erick Arcienaga, and letters by Travis Lanham. After three issues of Darkhawk Juanan Ramírez has become one of my favorite action-and-combat artists. The last half of Darkhawk #3, an…
Last time out in this Star Wars comic Marauders, our heroes sold a Macguffin to the dastardly double-crossing space criminal Eden Rixlo in exchange for his spaceship, and then he stole it back from them and shot them out the airlock. Can they come back from that? Marauders #25, writing by Gerry Duggan, art by…
Douglas Wolk has been reading Marvel comics since before Kate Pryde met the X-Men, but he began his adult life as a pop music critic, editor of a music magazine, and author of a very good book on James Brown. After relocating from the nation’s comics capital, New York City, to the nation’s other comics…
It’s time for some Hard Lessons– but who’s teaching who? Find out in New Mutants #22, written by Vita Ayala, art by Rod Reis, letters by Travis Lanham. Liz Large: This! Issue! Is! Wonderful! I know we say this a lot, but WOW, the Ayala/Reis combo is outdoing themselves every single issue and I simply…
Connor Young just discovered the amulet that makes him a masked, flying hero. He’s also just discovered that he has MS. He’s not the same confident teenage hoops star everyone thought he was. So who’s he gonna be? Darkhawk #2, written by Kyle Higgins, art by Juanan Ramirez, colors by Erick Arciniega, letters by VC’s…
Our mutant pirates (technically they’re privateers) head to the newly-terraformed Mars! But they don’t expect what they get from the new bad guy they meet at the spaceport. He doesn’t expect them either, since he’s been mindwiped. Who will shoot first? Marauders #24, writing by Gerry Duggan, art by Phil Noto, letters by Cory Petit….
Gabby’s dead, Rahne’s confused, and the Shadow King is messing with who knows how many teen minds! Plus Warpath leads a second team of mutant kids as they…. clean dayglo space-nudibranches off a dome on the moon?!?! New Mutants #21, written by Vita Ayala, art by Rod Reis, letters by Travis Lanham with Joe Caramagna. …
One of the students at the school-for-magic-kids has been taken over by a scary demon with uncountable eyes who feeds on angst and hatred! What will the other kids do? Can they expect help from… Howard the Duck? Strange Academy #12, writing by Skottie Young, art by Humberto Ramos, colors by Edgar Delgado, letters by…