The helpful Agent Aether, mentor to super-kids, turned out to be the evil Wizard (thatâs actually his villain name), with a plan to steal the Power kidsâ powers! Can they un-disempower themselves and foil his plans, now that theyâve got help from another adultâŠWolverine? Power Pack #5, written by Ryan North, drawn by Nico Leon,…
The Tengu War comes to its conclusion as Usagi, Sojobo, Lady Nozomi and the whole Tengu clan fight to retain their honor in Stan Sakai and Hi-Fi Designâs Usagi Yojimbo #18. After binge-reading the previous 255 issues of Usagi Yojimbo over the past few months, I think what strikes me the most about Sakaiâs work…
Diplomatic tensions between humans and mutants heighten and Cherub gets the spotlight as Children Of The Atom continues! Vita Ayala, Bernard Chang, Marcelo Maiolo, and Travis Lanham take us deeper into the lives of these Maybe Not Mutants in Children of the Atom #2. Kenneth Laster: Here we are once again! Another issue and another…
Sex Criminalsâ Chip Zdarsky and Tartarus‘ Johnnie Christmas team up for the first time with this action-packed Hammerverse special. Before he was trapped with Spiral City’s greatest heroes on a mysterious limbo farm, aging hero Abraham Slam found himself already an outcast in his own world. And with the arrival of a belligerent reboot hero…
Long running plot threads come to a head as The Vampire Nation positions itself against Krakoa. Benjamin Percy, Scot Eaton, JP Mayer, Matthew Wilson and Cory Petit deliver Wolverine #11. TT: Hello Pierce! I am very excited to discuss the foundation of a new nation with you! Have you heard the gospel of Dracul? PL:…
The year is 1927, and two houses across the Atlantic are about to collide. At Keyhouse in Lovecraft, Massachusetts, Locke family patriarch Chamberlain is dying and regrets the loss of his son to Hell. On Fawney Rig in Sussex, England, Roderick Burgess holds court over his debauched followers and keeps the King of Dreams in…
With new universes still cooling off from their recreation post-Death Metal, Earth-3âs mightiest supervillains have yet to come together as a team. The appearance of Starro seems to be forcing their hand, as the mind-controlling conqueror from the stars makes Earth-3 its latest target. The villains of this world arenât about to go down without…
John Stewartâs got his hands full. Between the United Planets voting on Oaâs membership, trying to solve the mystery of Teen Lanternâs mysterious gauntlet and the Guardians looking to him for advice, thereâs a lot for him to handle even before the attack on Oa during an important diplomatic summit. Johnâs got his hands full…
Batman investigates the Scarecrowâs latest play and the Unsanity Collective, while Harley tries her best to be her best in Batman #107 with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Matt Lazorwitz: I definitely think this issue considers the upward trend…
With the tagline âWhat if the X-Men existed in the world of Harry Potter?,â Deadly Living gives itself some pretty big shoes to fill. Mikey Zee gives his thoughts in this spoiler-free review of the book by Marcus Jimenez, Gavin Guidry, Addison Duke, Taylor Esposito, and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. (Disclosure: I backed this book on Kickstarter…
Where will you be when the bombs drop? And when you emerge from whatever shelter you were able to find, what will the world look like around you? Good luck ⊠with whatever finds you. Nuclear Family #1/#2 by writer Stephanie Phillips, artist Tony Shasteen, colorist JD Mettler, letterer Troy Peteri and publisher AfterShock. Based…
The women of Excalibur know a lot about trauma, and are finally talking about it. They want everyone, even their enemies, to feel that catharsis. Tini Howard, Marcus To, Erik Arciniega and Ariana Maher explore in Excalibur #20. Charlie Davis: Well. I uh…hello? I am supposed to be talking about Excalibur but all my co-writers…
When the new series began our other-dimensional-yet-Boricua heroine was doing pretty well in the hero game (remember the West Coast Avengers?) but she missed her old neighborhood, Washington Heights, and her adoptive family there. She zipped home just in time to see their building explode: theyâre safe, for now, but whodunit? And why? Written by…
Itâs the second of two âdeviations,â detours with guest artists that shine the light of inquiry into the darker corners of the universe created by writer James Tynion IV and artist Martin Simmonds. Are you prepared for Department of Truth #7 by Tynion, artist Tyler Boss, colorist Roman Titov, letterer Aditya Bidikar, designer Dylan Todd…
The battle below continues as Hulk and Joe Fixit scrap against the Leader in Immortal Hulk #45, written by Al Ewing, pencilled by Joe Bennett, inked by Ruy JosĂ© and Belardino Brabo. with colors by Paul Mounts, and letters by Cory Petit Cori McCreery: Hey Rob! We didnât burn the place down while you were…