Revisited comics a-plenty in Captain America’s 80th year in Captain America Anniversary Tribute, with credits below and letters by Joe Caramagna. In September, Marvel released a special 45th anniversary edition of 1975’s Giant-Size X-Men #1 in which modern artists re-created the seminal comic one page at a time. According to comics sales tracker Comichron, the…
Action unfolds and stories resolve in the fifth and final chapter of Champions: Outlawed. Will our heroes free their compatriots and clear their names? Will truth and justice prevail, or will the American way of corporate-funded chaos continue to reign? It’s Champions #5 written by Eve L. Ewing, with art by Bob Quinn, colors by…
Donald Blake continues his conquest of the World Tree, while Valkyrie attempts to stop his rampage with some much needed All-Father assistance. It’s Thor #13 written by Donny Cates, art by Nic Klein, colors by Matthew Wilson, and letters by Joe Sabino. Donny Cates writes some radical comics. Not like, politically radical. Like, doing an…
In a perfect world, X-Force wouldn’t be necessary. And in a perfect world, a psychic menace wouldn’t be gunning for the shores of Krakoa. Can X-Force survive these Brain Blasts? Find out in X-Force #18 brought to us by Benjamin Percy, Garry Brown, Guru-eFX and Joe Caramanga. Ari Bard: So… it seems like Kid Omega…
As King In Black winds down, S.W.O.R.D. makes sure Krakoa is kept safe. Surely this will end well. Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia and Ariana Maher deliver S.W.O.R.D. #4. Zach Rabiroff: Well, I’m out of the shower, and I finally managed to wash all of this disgusting Knull goop out of my hair. Boy,…
Reeling from the revelation that his entire heroic identity is a lie, Black Knight tries to cope with the fact that he isn’t the noble paladin he thought he was. Launching a new era of the Avengers’ resident swordsman, Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade is written by Si Spurrier, drawn by Sergio Dávilla,…
The Goop might be gone, but the Kitchen and Matt Murdock’s troubles are here to stay in Daredevil #28. Written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Marco Checchetto, colored by Marcio Menyz, and lettered by Clayton Cowles, Daredevil #28 finds our leads picking up the pieces after the King in Black’s incursion. In Hell’s Kitchen, Elektra…
After going up against some of the most dangerous people in the Marvel Universe, Taskmaster’s quest to clear his name of Maria Hill’s murder is almost at an end. He just needs one thing – to study the body language of Okoye – and to do that, he’s going to need to infiltrate one of…
In the midst of “Operation: Starlight”, Kes Dameron & Princess Leia reflect on their lost loves in Star Wars #12 written by Charles Soule, art by Ramon Rosanas, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg, and lettered by VC’s Clayton Cowles While this issue technically continues the “Operation: Starlight” storyline, which features the post-Empire Strikes Back Rebel Alliance…
Jude Jones: So I’ve been pretty hard on this series and…I’m not ashamed. It wasn’t necessarily bad but I found myself repeatedly unsatisfied. But I realized that maybe, just maybe, I was looking at this all wrong. Instead of approaching every story like it should be this encapsulated, logical, coherent, fulfilling vignette, I should just…
Thena’s questionable dating history gets scrutinized, but the Eternals are no closer to finding the traitor in Eternals #3, written again by Kieron Gillen, art by Esad Ribić, colors by Matthew Wilson, with VC’s Clayton Cowles doing the lettering and design. Zoe Tunnell: WHO KILLED THE PRIME ETERNAL??? Three issues in and I still don’t…
The U-Foes bring the fight to our poor weakened Hulk as his haphazard crew make a startling discovery in Immortal Hulk #44 written by Al Ewing, pencilled by Joe Bennett, inked by Ruy José and Belardino Brabo. with colors by Paul Mounts, and letters by Cory Petit. Cori McCreery: Hiya Zach! Nice to see y’all…
Boneyard’s Haunted. Leah Williams, David Baldeón, Israel Silva and Joe Caramagna do a spook in X-Factor #8. Cori McCreery: Hey Andrea, do you like ghost stories? Andrea Ayres: Hey Cori, I love them. Eye-Boy Sees Dead People CM: Alright so first we get a flashback to set the stage, and I absolutely love the idea…
It’s “en media res” the comic book by Joe Kelly, Chris Bachalo, Tim Townsend, Marco Menyz, Dale Eaglesham, Morry Hollowell, and Travis Lanham! After a year of delays, Non-Stop Spider-Man finally hits stands this week. The series is built around the concept of a high octane, all action Spider-Man story, a literal interpretation of the…
The mysterious and long awaited CHILDREN OF THE ATOM are here! Vita Ayala, Bernard Chang, Marcelo Maiolo, and Travis Lanham introduce us to the newest round of X-Kids in Children of the Atom #1. Kenneth Laster: After (checks watch) almost a year? Children of the Atom #1 is finally here! Cassie, have you been amongst…