The Champions embrace social media in Champions #7, as our heroes try to infiltrate Roxxonâs nefarious plan for Generation Z domination. Written by Danny Lore, art by Luciano Vecchio, color art by Federico Blee, and letters by Clayton Cowles. Like any good Internet article (nakedly aiming for a high SEO rating), it is my pleasure…
Alliances are brokered and strange bedfellows are made as Coatesâs run on Captain America screams towards its conclusion. Will our hero let his pride dictate his actions? Will our heroâs friends take those actions for him? After these actions, are they even heroes? Written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, illustrated by Leonard Kirk, and colored by Matt Milla….
The Runaways keep trying to lead normal lives, and maybe theyâve finally got it right. Itâs like Party of Five, if you remember the 1990s. But who remembers the 1990s? Time travelers, thatâs who. Itâs a trip back from the future in Runaways #36. Written by Rainbow Rowell, line art by AndrĂ©s Genolet, colored by Dee…
Marvelâs First Family celebrates their 60th anniversary with a step back in time in Fantastic Four: Life Story #1. A follow-up to the critically acclaimed Spider-Man: Life Story, this new miniseries finds the Richards familyâs history warping and changing slightly with a fluidic resonance throughout Americaâs Atomic Age. Written by Mark Russell, drawn by Sean…
Tonightâs Double Feature in Immortal Hulk: Time of Monsters. Firstâ âTime of Monstersâ, a tale of the first Hulk, a tragedy of unyielding philosophy written by Al Ewing and Alex Paknadel, art by Juan Ferreyra, and letters by Cory Petit. Second, a trip to the cinema with the sinister Scarecrow in âA Little Fireâ written…
He is many, but not The Patchwork Man. Legion guides our crew as Si Spurrier, Bob Quinn, Java Tartaglia, and Clayton Cowles chart a new path in The Way of X #2. Jude Jones: This? This is good. This is very good. This is âlet me dispense with the pleasantries and introduce some real meat…
The X-Men have a weird relationship with Dracula right? I can’t be the only one who thinks that it’s a bit out of left field that one of the most enduring, repeated plot points in every generation of X-Men comics is that, on top of everything else, Dracula also hates them/is hot for Storm. It’s…
So the Black Fox sold Manhattan and- YES, the Black Fox SOLD MANHATTAN. Felicia finds herself wayyyyy in over her head yet again. Wow, whatâs a girl to do? Another high stakes issue from the creative team of Jed MacKay, Michael Dowling, Brian Reber, and Ferran Delgado. Allison Senecal: Since we didnât cover the last…
Hyperion and the Imperial Guard #1 Hyperion gets a Brood awakening in the âfinaleâ of Heroes Reborn: Hyperion & The Imperial Guard #1. Written by Ryan Cady, drawn by Michele Bandini, inked by Elisabetta DâAmico & Michele Bandini, colored by Erick Arciniega, and lettered by Cory Petit. We often talk about how we want comics…
Hyperion defends his world from a twisted rogues gallery (give or take a Hulk) in Heroes Reborn #2. Written by Jason Aaron. Drawn by Dale Keown, Carlos Magno, and Ed McGuinness. Inked by Scott Hanna, Carlos Magno, and Mark Morales. Colored by Edgar Delgado & Matthew Wilson. Lettered by Cory Petit. Jason Aaron and companyâs…
Doctor Doom reveals his bride despite the Johnny Storm sized roadblock to the altar in Fantastic Four #32. Written by Dan Slott, drawn by R.B. Silva & Javier Rodriguez, colored by Jesus Aburtov, and lettered by Joe Caramagna. The Slott Era of FF once again finds some charm in going small as we kick off…
If Kingâs Ransom has shown readers anything, it’s that sometimes a writer needs to play to his strengths.
Doom confronts the Guardians as the cultists prepare to summon something sinister in Guardians of the Galaxy #14 written by Al Ewing, art by Juan Frigeri, colors by Federico Blee, and letters by Cory Petit. Charlie Davis: WELL. I was gonna try and come up with an excuse as to why we didnât cover the…
Gimmick takes center stage in this monthâs exploits of our Genetically Generic Gen Z! Things are taking the turn for the strange for our Krakoan Kast-offs. We finally get a look at their past and a hint of the future in Children of the Atom #3.
We have a lot to wrap up and not a ton of time before the Gala. Lucky for us, Leah Williams, David BaldeĂłn, Israel Silva and Joe Caramagna are here to defeat a goddess in X-Factor #9. Cori McCreery: First the bad news: Polaris is leaving the book to join the X-Men. Next the worse…