Mary Jane Watson. Felicia Hardy. What do these two ladies have in common? They’re both friends with Peter Parker, aka one of several Spider-Men. Ol’ Pete’s laid up in the hospital on account of some stuff happening in his ongoing title that this particular editor isn’t paying too close attention to at the moment. Anyway,…
Stephen Strange is dead. Without the Sorcerer Supreme out of commissions, mystical monsters are loose. Following up from his Black Knight series last year, Si Spurrier teams up with his Way Of X partner Bob Quinn for a one-shot adventure in Death of Doctor Strange: X-Men/Black Knight #1. The X-Men are possessed by demons or…
We love Ben Grimm. He might be the best Marvel character out there. And here’s the thing about The Thing, he pulls. That’s what acclaimed author Walter Mosley and rising star Tom Rilley show us in this preview of The Thing #3. Ben might be hated and feared by some, but he’s loved and adored…
While the wider world may know him best from his MCU debut, over in comics Shang-Chi has been making quiet an impact thanks to quality work from Gene Luen Yang and Dike Ruan. The film, which revolved around the relationship of Shang-Chi’s parents, is now making its reverberations known through a new arc “Family Of…
All things come to an end. It is the destiny of this world. As such, we have come to this inflection point. The final issue of SWORD. The Peak, SWORD Station One, is cratering towards earth, but Abigail Brand has massive plans that will truly come to fruition in Al Ewing & Jacopo Camagni’s SWORD…
No calm before the storm for Mariko Yashida as she continues her journey in Demon Days Rising Storm #1.
It’s Monster Month in the world’s weirdest horror/humor anthology, AHOY Comics’ Edgar Allan Poe’s Snifter of Death! Who is killing the classic creatures? Find out in “Edgar Allan Poe’s Gore of Frankenstein!” How stupid were 19th century doctors? Learn the giant, bloodsucking answer in “Annabel’s Leech!” Plus: prose, pix, post and possibly poetry! EDGAR ALLAN…
As part of their ongoing Marvel Voices line, Marvel has provided us an exclusive preview of Marvel Voices: Comunidades #1, highlighting Latinx creators and characters. This anthology features work by Daniel José Older, Karla Pacheco, Terry Blas, Juan Ponce, Leonardo Romero, Amparo Ortiz, Alex Segura, Nico Leon, Germán Peralta and more. It promises the introduction…
Venom is so hot right now. Literally, just look at the cover. He is very on fire. It’s one of his two weaknesses. Much like how one of our weaknesses is the complete works of Ram V. His take on Dylan Brock, the new Venom, the one with chains, was our collective favorite part of…
Hawkeye is having a moment. With a Disney+ show coming next week, the world will finally know about how great Kate Bishop and Pizza Dog are. Comic fans, you get to say you knew how cool Hawkeye could be before everyone else. Want to feel even cooler? We have an exclusive preview of the biggest…
If you aren’t reading Ka-Zar: Lord Of The Savage Land you are making mistakes. What Zac Thompson and Germán García have been crafting with this series is a comic with the same intelligence and deconstruction as House Of X or Immortal Hulk. It is an evolution of what superhero comics can be, and you’re missing…
If Hellions is about anything, it is about consequences. It’s a book about bad people who have done bad things wondering what they do next. Zeb Well’s and Stephen Segovia’s mutants don’t fit in with the rest of the world. Luckily there is one enemy who we can all unite against, The Right. Hellions #17…
In 1999, Fiona Apple released her second album, When the Pawn Hits the Conflicts He Thinks Like a King What He Knows Throws the Blows When He Goes to the Fight and He’ll Win the Whole Thing ‘fore He Enters the Ring There’s No Body to Batter When Your Mind Is Your Might So When…
Al Ewing is pretty good at this space stuff. Fitting then that he introduces the X-Men’s long time ally, the Shi’ar, to Arakko. There speaks the voice of Sol, the goddess, Storm. Sadly, Storm is busy with what she is always busy with, doing a duel with fools who think they can step to her….
The thing about Benjamin Percy, the thing I appreciate most, is that he knows what he is doing. In the hands of a lesser writer, Krakoa having a CIA would be considered a good thing. Percy is writing about the grime, the messy business of nation building. He also knows that this is a superhero…