Itâs a large world, yes, but itâs also very small. I find that niche communitiesâ say, I donât know, comic review sites, dispersed around the world as they may beâ cultivate a connected community. So as a member of this connected comics community, Iâve been more than tangentially aware of a few illustrators and writers…
Crimson Dawn returns as plot threads come together in Star Wars #22, written by Charles Soule, drawn by Ramon Rosanas, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Though the series has been operating under the âCrimson Reignâ banner since the end of âWar of the Bounty Huntersâ, Crimson Dawn hasnât really factored into…
Secrets are revealed and loyalties are questioned in Black Panther #5 written by John Ridley with art by Juann Cabal and Stefano Landini, colors by Matt Milla, and letters by Joe Sabino. Is it a person, or is it the people? When change needs to happen; when revolutions occur; when the world is in need…
Jennifer Walters, the Sensational She-Hulk, may be doing her best to start over, but when your history is as complicated as hers is, it may not let you go. Sometimes that means helping Quicksilver get out of a speeding ticket. Sometimes, though, it means you get to see friends you believed were lost forever, and…
Itâs a new era on Krakoa but X-Forceâs job remains the same: do what needs doing to protect this sacred land. First, X-Force is on the offensive to stick a blow at Orchis in X-Force Annual #1 by Nadia Shammas, Rafael Pimentel, Carlos Lopez, and Joe Caramagna. Then they pivot to defense against an attack…
Ahoy, Marauders! Itâs a new number one. A new ship (itâs a spaceship). A not-really-new mission (rescue endangered mutants). A new creative team (except that we saw the writer already in the Annual). A new team, except Red Queen Captain Kate Pryde and muscular source of continuity/ time-traveling ex-cop Lucas Bishop. A new mystery (itâs…
Storm is regent of Arakko. Should she be? Al Ewing, Stefano Caselli, Federico Blee and Ariana Maher investigate in X-Men Red #1 Jude Jones: I was all in from the jump. A book, set on the planet we saw (beautifully, artfully, amazingly) terraformed; featuring the culturally rich, oft maligned Arakkii; led by the Queen, err,…
Itâs Spider-Man vs. Spider-Man as âBeyondâ comes to a close in Amazing Spider-Man #93 written by Zeb Wells, art by Patrick Gleason, colors by Bryan Valenza, and letters by Joe Caramagna! The illusion of change is the ultimate backbone of serialized comics. Amazing Spider-Man #93 is both a great example of it, and leans into…
It begins with a ping in my pocket. Itâs Monday afternoon, a little bit after 3 EST. A Slack notification has gone off, and lo and behold, our comic collection for the week has dropped. I work a full time job (thank goodness, despite how I feel in the mornings), so I canât always read…
Destiny of X Begins! A day in the life of Mister Sinister results in events that are hard to predict. Written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Lucas Werneck with colors by David Curiel and letters by Clayton Cowles. Mark Turetsky: ComicsXF X-Men coverage! The website on the hill! Oh brave new world that has such…
Several people learn the hard way thereâs no keeping secrets from Darth Vader in Star Wars: Darth Vader #21 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffele Ienco, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Not surprisingly in a story built around the idea of rooting out Crimson Dawn double agents working against the…
Emma Frost is framed for murder in Devilâs Reign: X-Men #2-3 written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by Phil Noto and lettered by Cory Petit. Christi Eddleman: Hey⌠sweetheart? This says issue three? Wasn’t the last issue we discussed issue one? Did we deliberately skip covering issue two because there wasn’t enough substance and/or we were…
When devils reign, it is perhaps inaccurate to describe things as spinning out of control â itâs merely a question of whose hands control has been shifted to. Mayor Wilson Fisk seems to be holding all the cards, and itâs the Thunderbolts who forfeit. Devilâs Reign: Villains For Hire #3 is written by Clay McLeod…
Thanos comes face-to-face with Marvelâs true Darkseid, the omni-genocidal Uranos in Eternals: The Heretic #1, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Ryan Bodenheim and Edgar Salazar, colored by Chris OâHalloran, and lettering/design by Clayton Cowles. Karen Charm: Weâve been looking forward to talking about this one for a while, but its arrival is bittersweet. Artist…
In all of the multiverse, there is only one world that Uatu has avoided watching, one “What If” that he never wished to see. And now it will be revealed, the story that could damn him for all time, in Fantastic Four: Reckoning War: Trial of the Watcher #1, written by Dan Slott, drawn by…