I turned 39 (!) a few days ago. I’m not old, but I’m older. Kids call me sir, unprompted. I like less and less popular music…oh who am I kidding, I don’t know what’s popular! As a writer, i have a simultaneously ironic and horrifying question: do people still say “lit”? Hell, I still say…
Kang throws the FF an anniversary bash from beyond the veil of time in Fantastic Four #35. Written by Dan Slott, Jason Loo, and Mark Waid; Drawn by John Romita Jr, Jason Loo, and Paul Renuad; Inked by JP Mayer, Scott Hanna, Cam Smith, Rafael Fonteriz, and Mark Morales; Colored by Marte Gracia & Erick…
Our mutant pirates (technically they’re privateers) head to the newly-terraformed Mars! But they don’t expect what they get from the new bad guy they meet at the spaceport. He doesn’t expect them either, since he’s been mindwiped. Who will shoot first? Marauders #24, writing by Gerry Duggan, art by Phil Noto, letters by Cory Petit….
Is there such a thing as the perfect crime? Sure, all the evidence points to Magneto, but can it really be that easy? Nothing is what it seems on Krakoa. Find out what happens when Leah Williams, Lucas Werneck, and Edgar Delgado bring us along to solve the case of who killed the Scarlet Witch…
It’s a jailbreak in Doctor Aphra #14 written by Alyssa Wong, with art by Federico Sabbatini, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and letters by Joe Caramagna. Our heroes awake where we left them: in jail. It’s nothing new for Aphra, for Sana, or for Aphra AND Sana, but it’s not ideal. To add insult to injury,…
The War breaks into smaller, more personal fronts in Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters #4, written by Charles Soule, drawn by Luke Ross and David Messina, colored by Neeraj Menon with Guru-eFX and lettered by Travis Lanham. Charles Soule and company take a surprisingly intimate approach to this event’s penultimate issue in the…
Okay, deep breath. You see, Harry Osborn…well, what I mean to say is a clone of Harry Osborn, or rather…all right, let’s start over. You know how there’s this mysterious villain called Kindred…you know what? Forget it, it’s not even worth it. Amazing Spider-Man #73 is written by Nick Spencer, drawn by Zé Carlos and…
Big revelations and bigger set-ups abound in Daredevil #34. Written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Stefano Landini, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Marcio Menyz, and lettered by Clayton Cowles, Daredevil #34, part 4 of “Lockdown,” sees Matt getting out and Elektra gearing up – but they’re both just getting started. Anna Peppard: Welcome…
We traveled all the way to Russia and boy, are we chilly. That’s okay because the embers of INFERNO will keep us warm as Mikhail Rasputin returns. Plus, tiny men travel inside Hank McCoy. Don’t miss our breakdown of X-Force #23.
As guardians of the gate, Excalibur has sworn to safely escort those who quest to the Otherworld within, but their duties are tested to their limits when DOOM returns to Avalon. The team escorts a dictator in Excalibur #23, written by Tini Howard, drawn by Marcus To, colored by Erick Arciniega and lettered by Ariana Maher.
Amazing Spider-Man’s finale event barrels frustratingly to a non-conclusion in Sinister War #4. Written by Nick Spencer & Ed Brisson; Drawn by Mark Bagley, Dio Neves, and Marcelo Ferreira; Inked by Andrew Hennessy, Andy Owens, Dio Neves, and Marcelo Ferreira; Colored by Brian Reber with Andrew Crossley; Lettered by Joe Caramagna. Sinister War #4 feels…
Everything is going wrong and Tarn wants his stuff back!
Gabby’s dead, Rahne’s confused, and the Shadow King is messing with who knows how many teen minds! Plus Warpath leads a second team of mutant kids as they…. clean dayglo space-nudibranches off a dome on the moon?!?! New Mutants #21, written by Vita Ayala, art by Rod Reis, letters by Travis Lanham with Joe Caramagna. …
Remember Man-Slaughter? Us neither! But he’s back for more plant shenanigans in X-Force #22 by Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill, and Guru-eFX and Joe Caramanga. Ari Bard: The plants are everywhere! There are different strains and they’re infectious and they all matter EXCEPT Black Tom Cassidy and his veg. Percy has made it very clear that…
What happens when the lights go dark? Tom Taylor, Iban Coello, Brian Reber and Joe Sabino answer that in Dark Ages #1. Ask any American parent what their child’s favorite food is and two answers will repeat more than any other: chicken nuggets and macaroni & cheese. There’s nothing wrong with these meals, per se….