Hello friends and readers! Another week, another batch of Marvel titles to dig into! This week, Jude Jones hits up Captain America #24, our fearless leader brings us the skinny on Avengers #37, and Spider-Correspondent Tony Thornley anniversaries (it’s a word, right?) with Amazing Spider-Man #50! Captain America #24 Though uneven, Captain America #24, like…
The End is only the beginning as Carol travels into a strange dark future in Captain Marvel #22, written by Kelly Thompson, art by Lee Garbett, colors by Tamra Bonvillain, and letters by VC’s Clayton Cowles. Cat Purcell: I’m quite glad to see Thompson continue writing Captain Marvel after The Empyre Event. The cover is…
Marines are made, wars are waged, and Chaos takes hold – so the cycle goes, in Warhammer 40K: Marneus Calgar #1 by Kieron Gillen, Jacen Burrows, Java Tartaglia, and Clayton Cowles. Justin Partridge: In the Grim Far Future of the 41st Millennium, there is only…FUN! EXCESSIVE VIOLENCE! And brand new NUMBER ONE ISSUES! Welcome to…
The whole crew seeks to fight against the Leader, in the Hulk’s mind, and in several actual bodies, in this banger of an issue written by Al Ewing, pencilled by Joe Bennett, inked by Ruy José, colored by Paul Mounts, and lettered by VC’s Cory Petit! Robert Secundus Zach Rabiroff: [The stage is silent. A…
Ten swords, ten champions, ten battles for the fate of the world. X Of Swords continues to build towards the tournament this week. First Austin Gorton & Liz Large remind us that “‘if you ain’t cheatin’, you ain’t tryin’” with Hellions #5 by Zeb Wells, Carmen Carnero, David Curiel, and Ariana Maher. Then Allison Senecal…
Hello friends and readers, it’s an all Outlawed special this week in the Marvel Files, as we check in to see if the teens are all right. Jude Jones will be giving us his deep thoughts on Miles Morales: Spider Man #19, Zoe Tunnell will be hitting the main event in Champions #1, and Matt…
The plot deepens and mysteries abound as Shin learns more about the Ultras while Kiki and Captain Muramatsu search for answers to this strange conspiracy. It’s a prelude to Kaiju action in Rise of Ultraman #2 by Kyle Higgins, Matt Groom, Francesco Manna, Espen Grundetjern, and VC’s Ariana Maher. Ian Gregory: Last time, I said…
Ten swords, ten champions, ten battles for the fate of the world. X Of Swords continues this week with three comics about two heroes. First Pierce Lightning & Tony Thornley set the stage with Benjamin Percy, Viktor Bogdanovic, Matthew Wilson, and Cory Petit’s Wolverine #6. Then Ari Bard & Kenneth Laster keep things moving with…
Hello friends and readers, after a brief week off we have a giant Marvel Minutiae this week. I stole from Zack both in content and collaborators, and as such Adam Reck will be giving us an artist-eye view on Giant-Size X-Men: Tribute to Wein and Cockrum. Liz Large gives us her thoughts on Star Wars:…
After their ill-fated trip to Otherworld, the mutants of Krakoa have learned a terrible truth and are preparing for war. But what is war without death? Leah Williams, Carlos Gomez, Israel Silva and Joe Caramagna show us in X-Factor #4. Cori McCreery: SWORDS! SWORDS! SWORDS! SWORDS! SWORDS! SWORDS! SWORDS! SWORDS! SWORDS! SWORDS! SWORDS! SWORDS! SWORDS!…
House Of X & Powers Of X were amazing, and HoX PoX ToX was annotations of the two-series-that-are-one by Jonathan Hickman, Pepe Larraz, RB Silva and Marte Gracia. They were hosted on Xavier Files until Polygon offered to pay us. It was great, helped relaunch Xavier Files into a real website, all that stuff. But…
After a reality altering Annual, main arc “Truth/Dare” continues in Daredevil #22. Written by Chip Zdarsky, penciled by Francesco Mobili, inked by Victor Olazaba, colored by Mattia Iacono, and lettered by Clayton Cowles, Daredevil #22 finds Matt Murdock inching closer and closer to his day in court. Knowing as such, he reaches out beyond his…
Allegiances and emotions deepen as Eddie and Dylan explore the new world they’ve found themselves in while Codex makes a discovery about the nature of the beast in Venom #28 by Donny Cates, Juan Gedeon, Jesus Aburtov, and VC’s Clayton Cowles. Content Warning: This article contains discussions of self-harm and suicide. Justin Partridge: Donny Cates…
After her victory over death and the Cotati, Jennifer Walters ruminates over her deaths and resurrections, leading back to her experiences Down Below in this issue by Al Ewing, Jon Davis-Hunt, Marcio Menyz, and VC’s Cory Petit. Cori McCreery: Taking a slight detour this week with The Immortal She-Hulk one-shot, which I know I’ve been…
Let what was split be whole again. The forces of Amenth march against the forces of Krakoa as •┤Ȧ├• executes a plan centuries in the making. Factions will be forged. Bonds will be broken. Jonathan Hickman, Tini Howard, Pepe Larraz, and Marte Gracia present, X Of Swords: Creation #1. Check out our coverage of the…