A tumultuous year comes to an end with a party and more tumultuous events in X-Men: The Hellfire Gala#1 written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by Kris Anka, Russell Dauterman, Mateo Lolli, and CF Villa, colors by Rain Beredo, Frank Martin, Matt Milla, and Matt Wilson, and letters by Cory Petit. Tony Thornley: Chris! Welcome back…
T’Challa has to make major concessions to earn back the trust of the allies he’s hurt, as his enemies continue to grow their influence over his home in Black Panther #7, written by John Ridley, art by Stefano Landini, color art by Matt Milla, letters by Joe Sabino. Humility is a good, great, necessary trait…
Plans come together and then promptly fall apart and then become new plans, and you know what? Just read the comic, you’ll thank us later. Sabretooth #5 written by Victor LaValle, drawn by Leonard Kirk, colored by Rain Beredo, and lettered by Cory Petit. Jude Jones: We know her name was Nanny of the Maroons….
With Sabé in tow, Darth Vader pursues a rogue Imperial governor and encounters a new weapon with some strange aftereffects in Star Wars: Darth Vader #24 written by Greg Pak, art by Marco Castiello, colored by Carlos Lopez and lettered by Joe Caramagna. While the days of slapping them with a foil-enhanced embossed chromium cover…
Fight club with your favorite superhuman brawlers, hiding your superhero friends in your tiny office, and trying to figure out what’s going on with your newly resurrected friend’s radiation powers — a day in the life of Jennifer Walters in She-Hulk #4, written by Rainbow Rowell, drawn by Luca Maresca, colored by Rico Renzi and…
The meaning of death, the politics of immortality, and the determination of identity are on the table in X-Men Red #4, written by Al Ewing, drawn by Juann Cabal, Andrés Genolet & Michael Sta. Maria, colored by Federico Blee, and lettered by Ariana Maher. Jude Jones: Man, it feels like we were just here a…
Feral Councils are quiet, Quiet Councils are feral, and Victor Creed hosts a fireside chat in our latest journey through the carceral state of Krakoa. Sabretooth #4 was written by Victor LaValle, penciled by Leonard Kirk, inked by Craig Yeung, colored by Rain Beredo, and lettered by VC’s Cory Petit. Jude Jones: Abortion is now…
Wolverine and Deadpool go together like chocolate and peanut butter in Wolverine #22, written by Benjamin Percy, drawn by Adam Kubert, colored by Frank Martin and lettered by Cory Petit. Tony Thornley: Here we are, back again! This storyline just keeps getting more interesting, doesn’t it, special guest Handsome Dan! Dan Grote: HEY, KIDS, IT’S…
It’s that time of year again, when large corporations show their tolerant spirit by placing rainbow bunting everywhere! One of those large corporations is Marvel Comics, and boy, or girl, or nonbinary person, or gender-defying space dragons, have they got a show for you! Marvel Voices: Pride (2022), with stories by (deep breath) Charlie Jane…
In “The New Testament of Irene Adler,” Destiny experiences visions of many possible futures… all ending in nothingness! Immortal X-Men #3 written by Kieron Gillen, with art by Lucas Werneck, colors by Dijjo Lima, lettering by Clayton Cowles and design by Tom Muller and Jay Bowen. Mark Turetsky: Austin! It’s been only a month since…
Miles Morales #39 doesn’t really ask a lot of questions – not explicitly. I’d argue it’s not concerned with asking or pausing at all – this issue is about momentum. And you know, that’s okay. Sometimes you can’t do and think at the same time. Sometimes doing is enough. And Miles Morales #39 does quite…
Illyana Rasputina tried to give up her role as Demon Queen of Limbo in favor of Madelyne Pryor, who actually wants the job. Now Madelyne, Illyana, Dani and Rahne are trapped in the realm that scarred her– and it’s the future, and it’s snowing hard. Magik continues her labors in New Mutants #26, with writing…
Stylish but frazzled, overworked yet cheerful, our hero Gwen Stacy from Earth-65 (Spider-Gwen) must travel the timeline and the multiverse to find five alternate Gwens before the apocalyptic baddie Finale can invade, or erase, or rewrite, or something, Earth-65’s New York! What will she find when she dares to visit…. the late 1980s? Spider-Gwen: Gwen-Verse…
Tarn the Uncaring waged war and torture on Arakko for centuries. He’s the most hated being on Mars … and he sits on their ruling council. Abigail Brand has a plan to remedy that — and reap the rewards. So does Roberto Da Costa. But only one of them can win … and Tarn’s going…
Princess Leia and Commander Zahra come face-to-face for their final battle in Star Wars #24, written by Charles Soule, art by Ramon Rosanas and Madibek Musabekov, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles. As both the climax to the Commander Zahra/Tarkin’s Will/“reassemble the Rebel fleet” story arc and the series’ second year since…