Two Spider-Man comics. One One Black Cat. Did either of them get Felicia right? Amazing Spider-Man #87 comes courtesy of writer Jed MacKay, artist Carlos Gómez, colorist Bryan Valenza, and letterer Joe Caramagna. Mary Jane & Black Cat: Beyond #1 is (also) written by Jed MacKay, drawn by C.F. Villa, colored by Erick Arciniega, and…
How did Captain Krakoa come to be? The answer may not surprise, but it will terrify longtime fans, from Gerry Duggan, Pepe Larraz, Marte Gracia, and Clayton Cowles. Cori: It doesn’t seem like it’s been long enough for there to be another issue of X-Men, but here we are, Tony. Tony: Yeah, after a larger…
Between man and country, between country and king; between friends; between ex-lovers; between the love of ideology and the love of individualism – there’s a lot of love in Black Panther #200. We find T’Challa and his partner-cum-conscience Omolola mid-fight, as the masked ideologues who’ve been stalking and killing T’Challa’s secret Wakandan spies have finally…
Chaos has been dealt with, the murderer has been revealed, and all mysteries laid to rest. The Peregrine Child, however, still threatens to consume all magic once and for all, but Doctor Strange has one last trick up his sleeve…well, someone’s sleeve, anyway. The Death of Doctor Strange #5, written by Jed McKay, drawn by…
The next generation of Marauders starts here, in this story by writer Steve Orlando, artist Creees Lee, colorist Rain Beredo and letterer Cory Petit. With Daken missing, Kate Pryde and Bishop assemble a new crew of Marauders to hunt him down. How will they fare against the machinations of Brimstone Love? The changing of the…
“The villainous LIFE FOUNDATION is back – and they have DYLAN BROCK DEAD IN THEIR SIGHTS! Led once again by the insidious Carlton Drake, the symbiote-hunting organization has larger ambitions than ever before, and with ARTHUR KRANE in the palm of their hand, they finally have the political leverage to make them a reality in…
With superheroes outlawed in New York, Mayor Wilson Fisk needs superpowered operatives to keep the city under control. With Whiplash, Rhino, Electro, and Agony making up the new Thunderbolts, however, control isn’t all that easily found. Devil’s Reign: Villains for Hire #1, written by Clay McLeod Chapman, drawn by Manuel Garcia, inked by Lorenzo Ruggiero,…
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…
There’s a tension in critique between judging a piece of work for what it is and judging that work against our internal monologue of what we think the actions and resolutions of the work should be. Honest, good critique does not degrade a work because it doesn’t live up to head-canon fan fiction; good critique…
Jennifer Walters is back to her old self again … again. She’s lost count of the number of reinventions she’s been through. She thought she’d have done more with her life, so what’s different this time around? Find out in She-Hulk #1, written by Rainbow Rowell, drawn by Rogê Antônio, colored by Rico Renzi and…
Unfortunately, the eviction notice for vigilante superheroics comes to Seneca Park as the X-Men come face to face with Kingpin’s Thunderbolts in Devil’s Reign: X-Men #1 written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by Phil Noto and lettered by Cory Petit. Christi Eddleman: Unfortunately for everyone, and especially me, I can only sing some Staind as I…
Luke’s deep dive into the past leads to an encounter with a Force Ghost of a different sort in Star Wars #20, written by Charles Soule, drawn by Marcos Castiello, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles. After his newfound dedication to continue his Jedi training led Luke on a Jedi Greatest Hits…
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,…
It’s time to drop anchor in home port and let the crew disembark: Emma Frost quits, Kate investigates her disability, there’s one more fight on one more ship, and Marauders as we know it comes to an end. Marauders #27, written by Gerry Duggan, art by Matteo Lolli except where it’s by Phil Noto, colors…
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…