Saga #61 finds our little family without a home, trying to hide from a war they canāt avoid. With art by Fiona Staples, writing by Brian K. Vaughan, and letters and design by Fonografiks. Mark Turetsky: Hey Matt! Itās been a while. But only a few months this time, just the standard ābetween story arcsā…
Michael Walsh explores the lost years of the Coin, bringing the reader deeper and deeper āInto The Fire,ā in Imageās The Silver Coin #15, featuring color assists by Toni Marie Griffin. Ritesh Babu: And so we return yet again, for an issue that closes off the arc, and also puts the book on pause for…
A screenwriter named Darren, gripped by jealousy, tries to visit his girlfriend while flashing back to the events of 2020 in The Silver Coin #14, drawn and lettered by Michael Walsh, written by Pornsak Pichetshote, and colored by Walsh and Toni Marie Griffin, with a backup story by Adam Gorham. Ritesh Babu: Jesus Christ. I…
At the end of the 20th century, superheroes, geniuses, madmen and activists rush toward World War III. A Soviet “iron” hero, a superpowered American president, an insane cyborg soldier, an Afghan woman hellbent on building a better life for her people; these strange yet familiar beings collide in a story that mixes history, politics and…
Itās Y2K and all hell is about to break loose for a very pregnant woman named Karena in The Silver Coin #13, written by Johnnie Christmas, drawn and lettered by Michael Walsh, and colored by Toni Marie Griffin and Walsh for Image. Content warning from the issue: This issue contains graphic images related to childbirth,…
In āāTil Dawn,ā an American GI in World War II faces his fear of killing enemy soldiers while keeping watch. The Silver Coin #12 is written by Stephanie Phillips, drawn and lettered by Michael Walsh, colored by Toni Marie Griffin and Walsh, with a backup story by Adam Gorham. Mark Turetsky: The horror anthology format…
Now that Alana is fully licensed, everything is good, right? Right? Saga #60 is drawn by Fiona Staples, written by Brian K. Vaughan and lettered/designed by Fonografiks. Matt Lazorwitz: Well, thatās a way to end an arc. Staples and Vaughan always know exactly where to punch; itās the place you werenāt expecting. Mark Turetsky: Hazelās…
Everything ends. In fire. In truth. In a lot of house-punching, in the final issue of Home Sick Pilots, written by Dan Watters, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard, lettered by Aditya Bidikar and designed by Tom Muller. Dan Grote: Those motherfuckers got us! They Sixth Sensed us! They last-episode-of-Lost-ed us! They. Are. GhoOoOoOoOosts! Forrest, letās just…
A Viking prince is cursed and finds himself on a quest to save his life with two of his friends in Image Comicsā new series from writer Doug Wagner, artist Tim Odland, colorist Michelle Madsen and letterer Ed Dukeshire. I donāt read enough creator-owned comics, but when I see a local creative team creating a…
The Silver Coin returns! In āThe Diner,ā James Tynion IV joins Michael Walsh for a story about Jean, a waitress working at a struggling diner who bites off more than she can chew. With colors by Toni Marie Griffin (with Michael Walsh) and backup story by Adam Gorham. Mark Turetsky: Ritesh, it has been a…
Lona Steelrose wants to be a pro wrestler, but sheās living under the shadow of her mother, the best to ever do it. Everything changes when a wrestling-obsessed necromancer asks her to join the grandest pro wrestling tournament of all time, which is also the most dangerous. Itās The Wrestler meets Dragonball Z in a…
Syd Dallas is responsible for pop culture’s greatest hero: The Domain. But his sons, Miles and David, have a complicated relationship with both the creation and their creator. Can they convince their dad to fight for their family’s legacy? Find out in Public Domain #1, written, drawn, catered and key gripped by Chip Zdarsky via…
Multiple farewells, none of them friendly, and the cost of magic are in the spotlight in the penultimate chapter of the return arc of Saga in Saga #59, drawn by Fiona Staples, written by Brian K. Vaughan and lettered/designed by Fonografiks. Matt Lazorwitz: You know, you can only be around so many disastrous relationships before…
Everybody in the world gets a genie. Each genie grants one wish. Hereās what happens in the first eight seconds. Then the first eight minutes. Eight Billion Genies #1 is written by Charles Soule, drawn by Ryan Browne and lettered by Chris Crank for Image Comics. Mark Turetsky: Welcome, dear reader, to our review of…
Itās fair to say that back in November 2020, I was harsh to Crossover #1. It was the day after the U.S. presidential election, and the last thing I needed was a book jerking off to the idea that superheroes would save us and that comics fans were the real oppressed people. I was bringing…