You’ll have to excuse me, I’m in a bit of a mood. My eldest dog has had diarrhea the past two days because we mistakenly bought the wrong kind of wet food, and so our mornings just consist of shampooing various carpets. Also, we live in an unjust society that has abdicated its responsibility to…
It’s Wonder Woman’s final showdown with Villainy Inc and Dr. Cizko in Wonder Woman #790 is written by Michael Conrad and Becky Cloonan, penciled by Emanuela Lupacchino, inked by Wade Von Grawbadger, colored by Tamra Bonvillain and lettered by Pat Brosseau. Bad Calculations With one of Cloonan and Conrad’s classic twists, it appears Etta had…
Everyone’s favorite Inhuman teams up with everyone’s favorite grumpy Canadian mutant in Ms. Marvel & Wolverine #1, the beginning of a miniseries-ish written by Jody Houser, art by Ze Carlos, colors by Erick Arciniega, and letters by Travis Lanham. Kamala Khan returns in her own quasi miniseries about a month too late for corporate synergy….
Jace Fox teams up with the Question to find out who killed Anarky while Tiff Fox tries to find her place in her new life in I Am Batman #12, written by John Ridley, drawn by Christian Duce, colored by Rex Locus and lettered by Troy Peteri. Batman: Urban Legends #18 starts its next serials,…
Dingdang, this arc of New Mutants has been a corker. Vita Ayala and Rod Reis have performed a deep examination of who Illyana Rasputina and Madelyne Pryor are in the modern age, and how Limbo is a place one of them needs to move beyond while the other can repurpose it to gain agency. Check…
Nubia finds herself face to face with her long lost friend Zillah, a young girl from her past life in Nubia: Queen of the Amazons #3, written by Stephanie Williams, penciled by Alitha Martinez, inked by Mark Morales and John Livesay, colored by Alex Guimaraes and lettered by Becca Carey. Last issue, we learned the…
Tie us up and twist our nipples, why don’t you, if you’re going to end Hit Me #5, written by Christa Faust, drawn by Priscilla Petraites, colored by Marco Lesko, lettered by AndWorld Design and published by AWA. We’re on a mission of revenge, and our imaginary talking bird is just eggin’ us on in…
Rascally Roy Thomas launches a new volume of tales from the X-Men’s past with a rookie Wolverine teaming up with…Jack O’Diamonds (?!?) in X-Men Legends (vol. 2) #1, written by Roy Thomas, drawn by Dave Wachter, colored by Edgar Delgado and lettered by Joe Caramagna. X-Men Legends (vol. 2) #1 kicks off a new volume…
T’Challa has owned the path his secrets paved for the Hatut Zeraze’s takeover, and ceded command of the resistance to his allies. But doing the right thing doesn’t always lead to the outcomes – or answers – one would prefer. T’Challa’s undue mistrust must face consequences – choices that will alter the fate of Wakanda…
In this installment, The X-Men fight giant monsters, unwittingly allowing Tony Stark ample time to build a god in his own image. This will surely end well. A.X.E.: Judgment Day #2 is written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Valerio Schiti, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Sean: Salutations, True Believers! It’s ya…
An ancient codex. A treatise studied for millenia(-ish). The mystery at the heart of the psychic attack on the Quiet Council. Keen-eyed readers may have noticed this page in the recently-released Immortal X-Men #5. What they may not have noticed is the Easter egg contained within it. Let’s explore! Bits and Bytes On the surface, this…
Failsafe makes its first move against Batman, and the whole Bat family might not be enough to stop it in Batman #126, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, Catwoman’s hunt for the Cobblepot heir reaches a … dead end in a…
It’s her, Kamala Khan. The Inhuman so good that some baseball cap, phase monitoring wearing media moguls have decided that she should no longer be an Inhuman (or wildly enough, a member of the Clandestine) and instead become the MCU’s first mutant. It’s him, Logan. The X-Man so good that he can actually hold a…
How much power does belief really hold? Krakoa is in crisis as mutants question their belief in their leaders, their peers, and their Gods. It’s up to Nightcrawler (after a steamy night and following day with the Weaponless Zsen) and the Legionnaires to answer this question in Legion of X #4, written by Si Spurrier,…
Dark Crisis #3 is written by Joshua Williamson, penciled by Daniel Sampere, inked by Sampere, Daniel Henriques and Danny Miki, colored by Alejandro Sanchez and lettered by Tom Napolitano Half of what’s wrong with this comic can be summed up by this panel. Who the fuck is Lian? No, seriously. Who is she? Has she…