A triple offering of Super-comics this week, looking to the Man of Steel’s past, present, and future. Over in Action Comics#1,034, the members of the House of El are doing all they can to stop Warworld from spreading its influence on Earth, stopping both all-out war and ending a home invasion – but are these…
Retcons can be a useful tool in the world of serialized storytelling. They can add important character details about characters, stories, and locales. Hell, one of the best stories of the last five years was a massive retcon, as House of X #2 permanently altered the history of Moira MacTaggert. Amazing Spider-Man #72 hands the…
Spider-Man. He’s a threat. He’s a menace. And J. Jonah Jameson will do whatever it takes to make the world see it. But in this companion piece to 2019’s Spider-Man: Life Story, will his decades of obsession bear fruit for Jonah … or be his destruction? Let’s do hard time with Spider-Man: Life Story Annual…
Yeah, you knew this was coming. This week, on Superman & The Authority #2, it’s an assemble-the-team montage of sorts, as Superman and Manchester Black bring their world’s best, brightest and most dangerously effective team together in their efforts to make the world a better place. Written by Grant Morrison, drawn by Mikel Janín, Fico…
The new team is put through the wringer as threats hurtle towards Earth. Can the X-Men stop the Annihilation? Find out in X-Men #2.
The time has come for Jon Kent to rise. As the son of Superman and Lois Lane, he fights for truth, justice and a better world, taking on his father’s mantle and figuring out what his legacy means for him. He may just go further than either of his parents ever have in Superman: Son…
Wolverine #14 returns to form in a fun, noir-inspired issue by Benjamin Percy, Adam Kubert, Frank Martin, and Cory Petit.
On another world, as Superman’s powers wane, he begins to wonder what more he could have done with his Earth’s metahumans to build a finer world. He’s got a plan that starts with, of all people, the anarchic villain Manchester Black, in Superman and the Authority #1 written by Grant Morrison, drawn by Mikel Janín,…
It’s storytime on Warworld, and its oppressed denizens are looking for hope wherever they can find it. Tales of Superman are always appreciated, but for today, instead of stories plucked from the past, our storyteller looks to the future – generations from now, when the House of El is in its Prime. A story of…
X-men #1 debuts with a new crew some big new problems! Join writer Gerry Duggan, artist Pepe Larraz, and colorist Marte Gracia.
The Clon- er, Chameleon Conspiracy wraps up in an oversized “Giant-Size” issue of Amazing Spider-Man, closing out fewer plotlines than one would hope. Written by Nick Spencer and Ed Brisson, penciled by Marcelo Ferreira, Carlos Gómez, Zé Carlos, and Ig Guara, inked by Wayne Faucher, Carlos Gómez, Zé Carlos, and Ig Guara, colored by Andrew…
It’s twice the Supers, twice the back-ups, and twice the action (though only one Action Comics) on this week’s Superchat! First up, the conclusion to Clark and Jon Kent’s battle with the Shadowbreed in Superman #32, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Scott Godlewski, and colored by Gabe Eltaeb, with a back-up concluding the…
The Hellfire Gala continues as some titles thrive and others stumble hard. This week we have SWORD #6 by Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia and Ariana Maher, Wolverine #13 by Benjamin Percy, Scot Eaton, Oren Junior, Matthew Wilson and Coret Petit, and Way Of X #3 by Si Spurrier, Bob Quinn, Java Tartaglia and…
SuperChat is back everybody, and joining Tony Thornley is Armaan Babu to look at the new issue of the Superman anthology Superman: Red & Blue #4 featuring: “Namrepus” written by Mark Waid, drawn by Audrey Mok, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Dave Sharpe. “Prospect of tomorrow” written and drawn by Francis Manapul and…
The Hellfire Gala rages as mutants reveal their Omega level potential on Mars. Meanwhile at the Gala, X-Corp negotiates leadership and the New Mutants wonder if they are growing apart. It’s a spectacular in Planet-Size X-Men by Gerry Duggan, Pepe Larraz, Marte Gracia and Clayton Cowles, New Mutants #19 by Vita Ayala, Alex Lins, Matt…