Ben Reilly is back, and this time heâs more continuity-inserted than ever! Ben Reilly: Spider-Man #1 is written by J.M. DeMatteis, with art by David BaldĂ©on, colors by Israel Silva, and letters by Joe Caramagna. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. Sometimes thatâs a good thing, but others not so much. For the last…
Thereâs a tension in critique between judging a piece of work for what it is and judging that work against our internal monologue of what we think the actions and resolutions of the work should be. Honest, good critique does not degrade a work because it doesnât live up to head-canon fan fiction; good critique…
Jennifer Walters is back to her old self again ⊠again. Sheâs lost count of the number of reinventions sheâs been through. She thought sheâd have done more with her life, so whatâs different this time around? Find out in She-Hulk #1, written by Rainbow Rowell, drawn by RogĂȘ AntĂŽnio, colored by Rico Renzi and…
When an executive at a 1960s stock brokerage acquires a collection of antiquities, the gap between the haves and the have-nots becomes painfully clear. The price of the Silver Coin keeps going up, even as the fortunes of its owner plummets, in issue #8, written by Matthew Rosenberg, drawn and lettered by Michael Walsh, and…
Unfortunately, the eviction notice for vigilante superheroics comes to Seneca Park as the X-Men come face to face with Kingpinâs Thunderbolts in Devilâs Reign: X-Men #1 written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by Phil Noto and lettered by Cory Petit. Christi Eddleman: Unfortunately for everyone, and especially me, I can only sing some Staind as I…
While we wait for the series to begin its next arc following another cliffhanger (Maybe the would-be presidential assassin running the show is actually a physical manifestation of evil!), itâs time to go a little sideways into the archives of the governmentâs weirdest, spookiest bureau in Department of Truth #14 (written by James Tynion IV,…
Everything has led to this. All the forces that have pursued the Joker for the past 10 issues are converging on the Sampson estate, as Jim Gordon has a realization, in The Joker #11, written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Stefano Raffaele, colored by Romulo Fajardo Jr. and lettered by Tom Napolitano. In Detective…
Lukeâs deep dive into the past leads to an encounter with a Force Ghost of a different sort in Star Wars #20, written by Charles Soule, drawn by Marcos Castiello, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by Clayton Cowles. After his newfound dedication to continue his Jedi training led Luke on a Jedi Greatest Hits…
Otto Octavius is looking for a few good menâŠand theyâre all him. Devilâs Reign: Superior Four #1 is written by Zac Thompson, drawn by Davide Tinto, colored by Matt Milla, and lettered by Ariana Maher. Otto Octavius has always been chasing something greater. The more weâve learned about the villain and his motives and drive,…
Trying to keep your family from imploding is a tall order. Kit Hobbs is about to find out it’s an even taller order when that family has been piloting the Titan that protects New Hyperion from kaiju for generations. Between a spiraling brother, a powder keg of a father and a whole bunch of 20-story…
Itâs time to drop anchor in home port and let the crew disembark: Emma Frost quits, Kate investigates her disability, thereâs one more fight on one more ship, and Marauders as we know it comes to an end. Marauders #27, written by Gerry Duggan, art by Matteo Lolli except where itâs by Phil Noto, colors…
Weâve had a pandemic. A global economic crash. And a journalist has been murdered. But one hard-drinking female reporter-turned-detective is on the case. Bylines in Blood #1 is written by Erica Schultz and Van Jensen, illustrated by Aneke, lettered by Cardinal Rae and published by AfterShock. Will Nevin: OK, I know why I was interested…
Though theyâve been stuck in a bad place on their respective worlds, our Supermen each rally themselves in their own ways on this weekâs Superchat. One Superman finally escapes a bottled city, taking the fight to Brainiac to save all bottled cities everywhere, in Superman â78 #5, written by Robert Venditti, drawn by Wilfredo Torres,…
Batman and Lex Luthor cross figurative swords as the investigation into the death of Abyss continues in Batman #119 written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Jorge Molina and Mikel Janin, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the new backup feature, Gotham Academy character Maps Mizoguchi returns to investigate the disappearance of…
Meet Captain Krakoa! He might be exactly who you think he is, but the âwhyâ is the more exciting part of X-Men #6 from Gerry Duggan, Pepe Larraz, Marte Gracia, and Clayton Cowles. Cori McCreery: Happy New Year! I hope the holidays were good for you all and that if you celebrate Christmas, Merry Mutant…