Darth Vader puts the honesty of his newest ally to the test in Star Wars: Darth Vader #23 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffele Ienco, colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Joe Caramagna. At this point, the series is six issues removed from the “War of the Bounty Hunters” crossover and deep in…
With the nation of Krakoa established, mutantkind is ready to defend their new nation from threats of all kinds, but the X-Men have no idea about the mutant whose secret power of resurrection lies behind the entire thing. Live the Many Lives of Jubilation X in X-Men ’92: House of XCII #2, written by Steve…
The women in his life bail out T’Challa in Black Panther #6 written by John Ridley with art by Stefano Landini, colors by Matt Milla, and letters by Joe Sabino. Black Women are the Foundation; Black Women are the Future. At one point in the census track I grew up in, the average life expectancy…
As Superman leads a revolution on Warworld, something deep beneath the planet rumbles — and we find that this conflict with Mongul is a lot bigger than anyone imagined in Action Comics #1042 and #1043, written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Ricardo Frederici and Will Conrad, colored by Lee Loughridge, and lettered by Dave…
Easton and Emily face down the mob and a trap. And the cops … kinda help? … in Newburn #7, written by Chip Zdarsky and drawn by Jacob Phillips, with “Spook-a-Rama” backup written by Casey Gilly, drawn by Soo Lee and lettered by Toben Racicot. Published by Image. Whether you only “hate” this place or…
Batwoman and Harley Quinn team up to find out who’s been killing corrupt officials in Harley’s name — really, what more needs to be said? Harley Quinn #15 is written by Stephanie Phillips, drawn by Riley Rossmo, colored by Ivan Plascencia and lettered by AndWorld Design. ‘ This has been a good month for Harley…
Marvel Voices is a comic book anthology series that is inspired by the podcast series Voices of Marvel hosted by Angélique Roché. Both media discuss diverse comic book characters and creators, but the comic book anthology series takes it a step further by giving certain characters a chance to shine in their own stories. In…
Multiple farewells, none of them friendly, and the cost of magic are in the spotlight in the penultimate chapter of the return arc of Saga in Saga #59, drawn by Fiona Staples, written by Brian K. Vaughan and lettered/designed by Fonografiks. Matt Lazorwitz: You know, you can only be around so many disastrous relationships before…
Batman continues to investigate the citizen criminals, Riddler continues to broadcast and Deb Donovan remains the best new addition to the Bat cast in years in Detective Comics #1,060, written by Mariko Tamaki and Nadia Shammas, penciled by Ivan Reis, inked by Danny Miki, colored by Brad Anderson and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the…
Look, I’m going to be honest here, I had dreams, big dreams, of filling this section with jokes related to culture’s more important depiction of a grail quest. Unfortunately for me, but deeply fortunate for you, it’s been a decade since I last watched Monty Python And The Holy Grail. It’s Tini Howard, Bob Quinn…
Chaos erupts, as Doctor Barlow’s latest would-be victims make a break for it, while the remaining Turtles attack the Punk Frogs right in their home turf…and is that a Triceraton crashing down from the sky? TMNT #192 is written by Sophie Campbell, drawn by Tony Gregori, colored by Ronda Pattison, and lettered by Shawn Lee,…
The Way of X has been discovered, and that way is the Spark. Now the Spark must be protected, and out of a station located on the Astral Plane, tucked inside Legion’s mind, Nightcrawler has formed a new policing force to keep the Spark alive. The Legion of X’s first major mission? Arakko’s missing a…
Number One deals with an outbreak aboard the Enterprise while Pike and Spock are trapped on-world with the “Ghosts of Illyria.” Written by Akela Cooper & Bill Wolkoff, directed by Leslie Hope. Mark Turetsky: This episode has it all! Contact tracing, lockdowns, people engaging in risky behavior in the face of a deadly infection. Sometimes…
In 1991 six teenagers sit down to play a RPG and end up trapped in a fantasy world. They fight, love, explore and do all the things you do when you play a RPG. Eventually the consequences of their actions become too much and they return home, scarred for life. One is left behind in…
Mutants have history. Ridiculous amounts of history. Despite the friendly, reassuring #1s emblazoned on these new X-Comics we’re getting, don’t be fooled — that history’s going to be coming up again, and again, and again. While every writer tries to be as welcoming to new readers as possible, there’s only so much they can do…