Ben Reilly is back, and this time he’s more continuity-inserted than ever! Ben Reilly: Spider-Man #1 is written by J.M. DeMatteis, with art by David Baldéon, colors by Israel Silva, and letters by Joe Caramagna. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. Sometimes that’s a good thing, but others not so much. For the last…
Otto Octavius is looking for a few good men…and they’re all him. Devil’s Reign: Superior Four #1 is written by Zac Thompson, drawn by Davide Tinto, colored by Matt Milla, and lettered by Ariana Maher. Otto Octavius has always been chasing something greater. The more we’ve learned about the villain and his motives and drive,…
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,…
Meet Captain Krakoa! He might be exactly who you think he is, but the “why” is the more exciting part of X-Men #6 from Gerry Duggan, Pepe Larraz, Marte Gracia, and Clayton Cowles. Cori McCreery: Happy New Year! I hope the holidays were good for you all and that if you celebrate Christmas, Merry Mutant…
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It’s a little bit Moby Dick, a little bit Jaws and a whole lot of Logan in Wolverine #19.
There’s something about Spider-Man and horror. Whenever the Marvel Universe takes a turn for the scary, Peter Parker is often right in the middle of it. Other times there are horror stories, both within the Prime timeline and alternate universes, just straight up centered on Spider-Man in a horror context. With two issues out this…
It’s catch-up week for SuperChat, as we see what the Supermen of three worlds are up to. On Warworld, Superman and his team find themselves vastly overpowered – but what does that mean for the rest of the galaxy? Action Comics #1037 written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Miguel Mendonca, colored by Adriano Lucas…
The Doctor is out, and Ben Reilly may have to scrub in to help, in Death of Doctor Strange: Spider-Man #1 from Jed MacKay, Marcelo Ferreira, Wayne Faucher, Andrew Crossley, Pete Pantazis, and Joe Caramagna. If you believe the song, New York is a hell of a town. In Death of Doctor Strange: Spider-Man we…
We blame JJ Abrams. It seems like ever since the Abrams-produced TV show Lost became a hit, the pop culture world has been looking for the spoilers and the mystery box within their media. It pops up even if one doesn’t exist in a film, series or piece of literature. Just in Abrams-involved projects, you can see…
Two Supermen, two worlds to save. Though they’re separated by galaxies, both Clark and Jon Kent have taken on the fates of entire planets into their hands – but not even Supermen can get by without a little help from their friends. Kal-El and the Authority knew they were in for a tough time on…
The Mistress of Magnetism gets her time in the sun in a spotlight issue from Gerry Duggan, Javier Pina, Ze Carlos, Erick Arciniega and Clayton Cowles. Tony Thornley: So Cori, I remember a big part of why you were interested in this series was continuing with Lorna’s journey. With this issue in the bag, what…
The decimal issues are back in Amazing Spider-Man #78.BEY, written by Jed MacKay, artwork by Eleonora Carlini, colors by Federico Blee, and letters by Joe Caramagna. Spider-Man has the best supporting cast in comics. That’s probably one of the least controversial things I could say about Spider-Man. I mean sure, there are individual supporting characters…
Wolverine #17: we’re up in arms about it! Maverick is back to team up with Wolverine. The crew does some karaoke and oh yah, some fighting.
While the Superman of Earth Prime gets ready for Warworld, over in other Earths, other Superman have more classic villains to face – and Brainiac’s the brains behind it all. An older Superman and his recruits thwart Brainiac’s varied contingency plans, truly coming together as a team for the first time in the conclusion to…