Boomerang Makes a Fateful Choice in Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man: King’s Ransom #1
If King’s Ransom has shown readers anything, it’s that sometimes a writer needs to play to his strengths.
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A Tangle With Doom in Guardians of the Galaxy #14
Doom confronts the Guardians as the cultists prepare to summon something sinister in Guardians of the Galaxy #14 written by Al Ewing, art by Juan Frigeri, colors by Federico Blee, and letters by Cory Petit. Charlie Davis: WELL. I was gonna try and come up with an excuse as to why we didn’t cover the…
Children of the Atom #3: Who Let these Teens in Space?!
Gimmick takes center stage in this month’s exploits of our Genetically Generic Gen Z! Things are taking the turn for the strange for our Krakoan Kast-offs. We finally get a look at their past and a hint of the future in Children of the Atom #3.
Threads Weave Together To Form A Beautiful Tapestry As X-Factor #9 Hits Its Grand Finale
We have a lot to wrap up and not a ton of time before the Gala. Lucky for us, Leah Williams, David Baldeón, Israel Silva and Joe Caramagna are here to defeat a goddess in X-Factor #9. Cori McCreery: First the bad news: Polaris is leaving the book to join the X-Men. Next the worse…
U Reap What U Sow When Hulk Smashes the U-Foes in Immortal Hulk #46
Red Hulk Gets Revenge in Immortal Hulk #46 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 Robert Secundus: As time goes on, I have fewer and fewer ideas for these opening bits. It feels like Times Immortal intros…
Marjorie Finnegan #1 Not Enough Ennis, Not Enough Pulp Commentary
I first saw this book on the old AWA website. Hidden away in a corner, just a title, and this cover. There was no announcement, no news, no press. It just sat there, on that old iteration of a site that’s since been radically changed. And as I stared at it, I wondered: What on…
Crime Syndicate #3 is a Throwdown with a Starfish
Earth’s mightiest heroes have disappeared – in fact, they appear to never have been, and that seems to have changed everything. No longer the world you know, this new Earth belongs to a dark version of comics’ most iconic superheroes. Written by Jason Aaron, penciled by Ed McGuinness, inked by Mark Morales, colored by Matthew…
Green Lantern #2 Opens Up a New Universe for the Corps
It’s a whole new universe for the Green Lantern Corps, and they’ve yet to find their place in it. Being accepted into the United Planets comes with a drastic change in operating procedures, and new mission statements for the Lanterns who’ve been displaced. That’s just the start, though, and the events of this issue might…
Batman Digs Deeper into the New Kids on the Block (Plus: The Genius of Robocop)
Batman dives deeper into the Unsanity Collective, and Simon Saint and the Scarecrow’s plans for Peacekeeper-01 and Gotham start to come into focus in Batman #108 with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Matt Lazorwitz: “The Cowardly Lot” is at…
The Denver Airport and Other Ways to Remake the World in Department of Truth #8
Wanna get away? Maybe to see the Rockies and visit the headquarters of the New World Order? Let Department of Truth #8 by writer James Tynion IV, artist Martin Simmonds, letterer Aditya Bidikar, designer Dylan Todd and editor Steve Foxe be your guide. Will Nevin: Forrest, my friend, vacations are nice. Go new places. See…
A Mixed Bag of Three Stories in Carnage: Black, White, and Blood #3
Across concerts, choppy seas, and conventions, the world tries to make sense of the chaos that is Carnage in Carnage: Black, White, and Blood #3
America Chavez: Made in the USA #3 redefines America’s origins… or does it?!
Ex-Young Avenger, West Coast Avenger, interdimensional Puerto Rican, and super-strong, superconfident lesbian icon America Chavez, plagued by suddenly unreliable powers, nonetheless zipped back to New York City to save her adoptive family. Instead she’s been taken captive by… we’ll find out who in America Chavez: Made in the USA 3, written by Kalinda Vazquez, pencils…
Psylocke Faces Her Greatest Fear In Hellions #11
It’s been a long month but it’s time to journey back into the nightmare in Hellions #11.
Bid A Fond Farewell To Storm In Marauders #20
On the eve of the Hellfire Gala, the Marauders reminisce about a goddess. Gerry Duggan, Stefano Caselli, Edgar Delgado, Chris Sotomayor and Cory Petit deliver Marauders #20. Ian Gregory: Marauders is back with an issue I’m not really sure how to categorize. With our main cast celebrating Storm’s departure from the team, it feels like…
War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha is a False Start to the New Crossover
The hunt for Han Solo begins in War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha written by Charles Soule, art by Steve McNiven, colors by Laura Martin and letters by Travis Lanham. At the conclusion of The Empire Strikes Back, Han Solo has been frozen in carbonite and handed over to the Mandalorian armored bounty hunter Boba…