A Secret History of Venom Beyond Revealed as We March Towards King in Black in Venom #28!

Allegiances and emotions deepen as Eddie and Dylan explore the new world theyā€™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 VCā€™s Clayton Cowles. Content Warning: This article contains discussions of self-harm and suicide. Justin Partridge: Donny Cates…

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Mutants, To Arms! Arakko Has Fallen; Will Krakoa Be Next? Find Out In X Of Swords: Creation #1

Let what was split be whole again. The forces of Amenth march against the forces of Krakoa as ā€¢ā”¤Č¦ā”œā€¢ 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…

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Indie Double Play: Reviews of the Mueller Report Graphic Novel and Chuck Austen’s ‘Edgeworld’ #1

They can’t all be winners. Find out why Will Nevin’s not mad, just disappointed in IDW’s Mueller Report Graphic Novel, and why Robert Secundus shrugged at the first issue of the comiXology original series Edgeworld. The Mueller Report Graphic Novel Written by Steve Duin and Shannon Wheeler, Illustrated by Shannon Wheeler, Published by IDW Gary,…

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From Vonnegut to North, We Review BOOM’s Adaptation of ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’

The adaptation of Kurt Vonnegutā€™s Slaughterhouse-Five is here thanks to BOOM Studios, Ryan North and Albert Monteys. Color assistance comes courtesy of Richard Zaplana. The graphic novel adaptation brings Billy Pilgrimā€™s journey to life and updates it for a new generation of humans toiling with the cost of war, violence and insecurity. Jason Large: Kurt…

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The Marvel Avengers Trinity Brings the Heat with Iron Man #1, Captain America #23, and Thor #7, this Week in Marvel Files!

Friends, the Marvel trinity is spotlighted this week as former A Thor Subject writer Vishal Gullapalli hits us with his thoughts on Thor #7, the most handsome man in comics podcasting Dan Grote gives us the business on Captain America #23, and Spider Correspondent Tony Thornley takes a much deserved break to check out a…

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Cyclops Takes Center Stage As He Teaches Himself To Be A Marvel In Marvels Snapshots: X-Men #1

In a special issue, Jay Edidin, Tom Riley, Chris O’Halloran, and Tom Orzechowski take us back to Cyclops’ childhood as he finds his place in Marvels Snapshots: X-Men #1 Nola Pfau: Liz! FINALLY OUR GREMLIN POWER COMBINES. Liz Large: YES! I am extremely excited about this. Gremlin teamwork, activate! I am ready to take a…

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Krakoa Faces Its Most Massive Threat Yet As The Prelude To X Of Swords Commences In Excalibur #12 & X-Men #12

As X Of Swords begins, and all the X-Books drive towards one epic story, we have decided to do things a little different. Sword Content will be your weekly one-stop shop for everything X Of Swords. This week Charlie Davis & Nola Pfau explain the magical ongoings of Tini Howard, Marcus To, Erik Arciniega, and…

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ā€˜Ice Cream Man: Quarantine Comixā€™: Exciting. Scary.

ā€œIā€™m so excited. Iā€™m so scared. Iā€™m so, Iā€™m soā€¦scared!ā€ Poor Jessie Spanoā€™s ā€œSaved by the Bellā€ lament came almost 30 years ago; her heart kathumping on account of her reliance on ā€œKeep Alertā€ caffeine pills to keep up with both school and her singing group, Hot Sundae. (The episode ā€œJessieā€™s Songā€ is much goofier…

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Found Family, The First Family, and the Mysterious First Alien Race in Empyre: Fallout Fantastic Four #1!

Empyre: Fallout Fantastic Four #1 The Fantastic Four rendezvous on the moon to deal with the remnants of the Cotati, the Kree and Skrull Orphans, and the Cotatiā€™s mysterious weapons in this wrap-up from Dan Slott, Sean Izaakse, Marcio Menyz, and VCā€™s Joe Caramagna! Mr. Chris Eddleman: Well, Christi, it appears as though while we…

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Space Weddings and SWORD Fights in Empyre Aftermath: Avengers #1! Plus Seeds Of What Al Ewing Is Doing In The X-Office

Every good elopement needs a fun wedding later, as Teddy and Billy tie the knot, and future problems develop on the cusp of the New Age of Space in this delightful aftermath issue from Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia, and VCā€™s Ariana Maher. Empyre: Aftermath Avengers #1 Zach Rabiroff: What a week, dear friends,…

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