It’s the Return of the Reticulants in Future State: Superman Vs. Imperious Lex #3! Written by Mark Russell, drawn by Steve Pugh, colored by Romulo Fajardo, Jr., and lettered by Carlos M. Mangual, this part 3 of 3 closes the book(s) on Future State. Lexor’s economy is still in freefall and Lex Luthor intends to…
Eisner-winning artist Michael Walsh (Star Wars, Black Hammer/Justice League) teams with an all-star lineup of collaborators on a new horror anthology miniseries for mature readers. Each issue will tell a tale of terror in a shared supernatural world.The story starts in 1978 with a failing rock band whose fortune suddenly changes when they find the…
An attempted assasination of three of Ravnica’s leaders, who also happen to be Planeswalkers, has shaken the city. When Kaya, Vraska and Ral Zarek turn to fellow Planeswalker Jace Beleren, his life is threatened as well, and the three are left with more questions. Written by Jed MacKay, drawn by Ig Guara, colored by Arianna…
The Runaways have received unexpected guests before, but they really weren’t expecting Wolverine and Pixie to show up on the doorstep of their Hostel home, looking for distress signals from a young mutant that seemed to be coming from inside the house – specifically from Molly, the youngest member of the found family. Who really…
With Barry Allen off to explore the Omniverse, it’s time for another speedster to take his place on Earth Prime. Unfortunately, Wally West doesn’t want anything to do with speedstering ever again – though it looks like the Speed Force has other plans for Wally, hurtling him through the consciousnesses of speedsters through time. Written…
It’s an off week for all the main Bat titles, so we’re digging into the DC Vault for this week’s BatChat, specifically the digital issue #3 of Let Them Live!: Unpublished Tales from the DC Vault, a tale entitled “Flesh Made Word” written by Scott Bryan Wilson, drawn by John Paul Leon, colored by Dave…
The King of Hell era of Ghost Rider comes to a close in the middle of another King’s saga in King in Black: Ghost Rider #1 by Ed Brisson, Juan Frigeri, Jason Keith, and Joe Caramagna. So, normally when we talk about “meta” comics, we’re referring to comics that by their narrative seem to intentionally…
Cindy Moon has just started a new job for her old boss J. Jonah Jameson at a new media conglomerate called Threats & Menaces. That’s not going to get in the way of Moon’s other job as Silk, the crime-fighting Superhero. Can Cindy keep her day job separate? It’s not looking good as a series…
Fear reigns and a country is fractured in Captain America #28. The reincarnated Red Skull continues to plan, plot, and execute his plan to kill the idea of Captain America – and Cap and friends can’t seem to stop him. Will headway be made, or will cynicism succeed? Written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, illustrated by Leonard…
A fearful world burns as eco-terrorist Harrower turns Man-Thing into a weapon of mass genocide! Good thing the Avengers had all that practice with Knull and the Cotati… Avengers: Curse of the Man-Thing #1 is written by Steve Orlando, drawn by Francesco Mobili, colors by GURU-eFX, and lettering by Clayton Cowles. Avengers: Curse of the…
Queen Cat is back, baby, and she’s got her sights set on Felicia. Nina Vakueva is guesting on art duties, alongside our usual creative team – Jed MacKay, Brian Reber, and Ferran Delgado. Allison Senecal: Uh, I was not expecting this from a Lily Hollister issue in the year of our Lord 2021. Zoe Tunnell:…
Can Synch, Wolverine, and Darwin survive the endless span of hellishly stretch time in the Vault? We’ll dig into X-Men #19 written by Jonathan Hickman, art by Mahmud Asrar, colors by Sunny Gho, and letters by Clayton Cowles. Chris Eddleman: Rob, we saw a very decompressed incursion into the Vault in our last issue, and…
There are few things more disappointing to me than when I try out a new book I’ve been looking forward to, only to have it land with a thud. Not necessarily bad, but failing to live up to the potential of the creative team, the premise or some combination of the two. Which is why…
The second-most famous wielder of Mjolnir. The right-hand man to the god of thunder. And now, a warrior without his best weapon. Beta Ray Bill is tired of playing second fiddle to Thor. And with Bill’s famous hammer, Stormbreaker, recently destroyed at the new All-Father’s hands, tensions are higher than ever. The Korbinite must strike…
Welcome back to Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). In Detective Comics #1,034, Bruce Wayne meets the neighbors while Batman hunts the remnants of Joker’s gangs, while something more sinister starts beneath the streets of Gotham in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Aditya…