Their evil Long Island resort may have burned to the ground, but the Circus of Crime has bigger plans: they’re after a fragment of the Cosmic Cube, a reality-warping macguffin locked up in the Bishop family mansion. Can Kate, her faithful doggo, her difficult sister, and her Young Avengers gal pals stop the heist? Hawkeye:…
The meek shall inherit the earth. And by meek, we apparently mean kiddie vampires in Little Monsters #1, written by Jeff Lemire, drawn by Dustin Nguyen, lettered by Steve Wands and published by Image. Netflix needed something to adapt, so we’ve got King of Spies #1, written by Mark Millar at Netflix, drawn by Matteo…
The Sampson family prepares for a meal of clown, but the arrival of Vengeance makes their meal much less satisfying in The Joker #13, written by James Tynion IV, penciled by Giuseppe Camuncoli, inked by Cam Smith, colored by Arif Prianto & Romulo Fajardo Jr. and lettered by Tom Napolitano. In Detective Comics #1,056, the…
One of my favorite comic book subgenres is mahou shoujo or magical girl, a Japanese manga and anime subgenre involving female magic users who are usually witches, warriors, superheroes or idol singers. Not only are most of these comics considered feminist, but many of these manga also have LGBTQ+ characters and themes that appeal to…
A delivery boy bears a most important package, and will let nothing stop him from bringing it to his destination. The only thing standing in his way? A large troll, and a bridge on which no living soul may set foot. Monkey Meat #3 is a Juni Ba creation (with special authorization from the Monkey…
Secrets are revealed as Moira comes home and the shit hits the fan in X Deaths of Wolverine #4, written by Benjamin Percy, art by Federico Vicentini, colored by Dijjo Lima, and lettered by Cory Petit. Liz Large: Hey Austin, long time no see! Are you as excited as I am to talk about the…
Wolverine’s timey-wimey adventure continues in X Lives of Wolverine #4, written by Benjamin Percy, art by Joshua Cassara with Federico Vicentini, colors by Frank Martin, and letters by Cory Petit. Chris Eddleman: I can’t believe we’ve already reached issue #4 of this mini, Rob. And yet Wolverine probably feels the grip of time even worse…
Hurt badly in an earlier crossover event, Kate Pryde and Kurt Wagner missed out on “Fall of the Mutants,” believing the rest of their first team, the X-Men, deceased. Instead, the duo remained on Muir Isle, in no shape to fight … until they began the new super-team Excalibur. What happened to Kurt and Kate…
The Eternals sneak into Avengers Mountain (which happens to be a dead Celestial) in an effort to find an answer to the Thanos problem in Eternals #10, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Esad Ribić, colored by Matthew Wilson, and lettering/design by Clayton Cowles. Karen Charm: As the great poets once sang, Zoe, “it’s been…
Professor X promised there would be no prisons on Krakoa. He lied. Sabretooth was the first mutant sent to the Pit. Now he welcomes five more mutants into his own private hell. What laws did they break? Are they ready for what they’ll find? Sabretooth #2 continues digging into Krakoan justice. Written by Victor LaValle,…
At the end of the first issue of Silk’s newest ongoing series, a new villain revealed herself: a Korean witch who is sapping the youth out of people. Now, it is up to Silk to learn more about the witch so she can defeat her and restore the aged-up people to normal. In the meantime,…
We’ve seen other Spider-people in the Marvel Comics Spider-verse. A lot of them, in fact, just like in that movie. Several are even Peter Parkers. But are there other Spider-Gwens? Or [redacted]-Gwens? Or … what? Find out in Spider-Gwen: Gwen-Verse #1, written by Tim Seeley, drawn by Jodi Nishijima, colored by Federico Blee and lettered…
If it’s not mobsters dropping dead, it’s the cops. Whatever it is, it’s more trouble for Easton Newburn in Newburn #3 and #4, written by Chip “Big Daddy” Zdarsky, drawn by Jacob Phillips and published by Image. When the Sun goes down in the Crescent City, a new one rises in Rogue Sun #1, written…
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In the modern comics landscape, I feel like the mainstream, and much of the independent, press tends to overlook the all-ages market. Sure, there are the lip service articles when a new Dogman or Raina Telgemeier book comes out and sells 10 times the best-selling floppy of the year, but there’s little focus and little…