Storm is regent of Arakko. Should she be? Al Ewing, Stefano Caselli, Federico Blee and Ariana Maher investigate in X-Men Red #1 Jude Jones: I was all in from the jump. A book, set on the planet we saw (beautifully, artfully, amazingly) terraformed; featuring the culturally rich, oft maligned Arakkii; led by the Queen, err,…
When Rita Repulsa uses an ancient artifact to transport herself to a universe without Power Rangers, she finds herself on a world with aliens, kaiju … and Godzilla. Hoping to annihilate this new foe, Rita hurls her own terrible creatures into battle. But she never expects that the Rangers have followed her to this alternate…
So his big plan was to get arrested for a murder he didn’t commit? You do you, Easton. Newburn #5 is written by Chip “Secret Canadian Big Daddy” Zdarsky, drawn by Jacob Phillips and published by Image. What would happen if the Batman from Dark Knight Returns got to chill out with the gang in…
It’s the future of Gotham. Bruce Wayne remains in jail. The GTO is now a fascist Bat-themed police force. And Terry McGinnis works for … Derek Powers? BatChat returns to the Murphyverse for Batman: Beyond the White Knight #1, written and drawn by Sean Murphy, colored by Dave Stewart and lettered by AndWorld Design. Ra’s…
It’s Spider-Man vs. Spider-Man as “Beyond” comes to a close in Amazing Spider-Man #93 written by Zeb Wells, art by Patrick Gleason, colors by Bryan Valenza, and letters by Joe Caramagna! The illusion of change is the ultimate backbone of serialized comics. Amazing Spider-Man #93 is both a great example of it, and leans into…
Even a Superman needs help from a more street-level hero every now and again, no matter how much their methods may vary, and something both father and son are both aware of in this month’s Superchat! Jon Kent and Dick Grayson’s team-up continues as they investigate The Rising in Superman: Son of Kal El #9,…
It begins with a ping in my pocket. It’s Monday afternoon, a little bit after 3 EST. A Slack notification has gone off, and lo and behold, our comic collection for the week has dropped. I work a full time job (thank goodness, despite how I feel in the mornings), so I can’t always read…
Destiny of X Begins! A day in the life of Mister Sinister results in events that are hard to predict. Written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Lucas Werneck with colors by David Curiel and letters by Clayton Cowles. Mark Turetsky: ComicsXF X-Men coverage! The website on the hill! Oh brave new world that has such…
Alana forges an uneasy alliance, The Will makes a delivery and Hazel learns guitar in Saga #57, drawn by Fiona Staples, written by Brian K. Vaughan and lettered/designed by Fonografiks. Matt Lazorwitz: Three issues into the return of Saga, and I remain riveted. I shouldn’t be surprised, granted, since I was riveted through the entire…
The Verdict is in…and she’s making her presence felt in a big way. After Gotham’s newest villain massacres a bar full of mobsters in a Harley Quinn costume, Harley’s hard earned Robin-Hood-esque life takes a sharp turn for the worse. Harley Quinn #13, written by Stephanie Phillips, penciled by Riley Rossmo, inked by Jay Leisten,…
Christopher Chance is a #^@$ing idiot, he’ll be the first to admit. But not so big a one as Guy Gardner himself. Guy’s brittle ego has always been his greatest weakness, and when push comes to shove, it doesn’t take much for Ice to show just how easily it can be shattered. Readers beware, spoilers…
What if a costumed superhero who looked and acted like Superman broke bad in a really terrible way? I mean, like, just started setting people on fire for no reason and shit? That’d freak you the hell out, wouldn’t it? It’s all right here in Irredeemable #1, written by Mark Waid, drawn by Peter Krause,…
“Shadows of the Bat” concludes, with various threads tied up, some left dangling and setup for what’s to come in Detective Comics #1,058, written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Amancay Nahuelpan, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Ariana Maher. And in the final chapter of “House of Gotham,” The Boy finally gets a name…
Several people learn the hard way there’s no keeping secrets from Darth Vader in Star Wars: Darth Vader #21 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffele Ienco, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Not surprisingly in a story built around the idea of rooting out Crimson Dawn double agents working against the…
Emma Frost is framed for murder in Devil’s Reign: X-Men #2-3 written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by Phil Noto and lettered by Cory Petit. Christi Eddleman: Hey… sweetheart? This says issue three? Wasn’t the last issue we discussed issue one? Did we deliberately skip covering issue two because there wasn’t enough substance and/or we were…