By Ian Gregory and Will Nevin Wren learns more about her past … and what she might have to do in the future … in Blink #3, written by Christopher Sebela, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Nick Filardi, lettered by Frank Cvetkovic and published by Oni Press. Just when you think your job of…
Everybody wants to be a Hulk. Ask any member of the Hulk family, though, and you’ll find that it’s not easy being green, as Mark and April Booth are about to learn in She-Hulk #8, written by Rainbow Rowell, drawn by Takeshi Miyazawa, colored by Rico Renzi and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Armaan Babu: Stephanie….
Plans are afoot across the galaxy as Inspector Mero closes in on the rebel Axis, Mon Mothma has a family reunion, and Cassian plots a prison break in “Nobody’s Listening!” episode 9 of Andor season1! Austin Gorton: Welcome back to Level 2, Adam! I know you thought your shifts were up, but the Empire ComicsXF…
Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler investigate the curious case of Dr. Essex and Mr. Sinister in Immortal X-Men #8, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Michele Bandini, colored by David Curiel, lettered by Clayton Cowles and designed by Tom Muller, Jay Bowen and Kieron Gillen. Austin Gorton: Judgment Day is over, but there remains a…
With the Empire tightening its fist around friend or foe alike, Cassian “Keef” adjusts to his new life in an Imperial assembly line prison in “Narkina 5”, episode eight of Andor! Armaan Babu: I…hello? I’ve been told that I’ve been picked for “recap and discussion labor”? I tried telling them I was planning on coming…
Nov. 11 was the birthday of Dave Cockrum. In his honor, it’s also the unofficial birthday of Nightcrawler, the demon turned fuzzy elf Cockrum first dreamed up during a storm in Guam before bringing him to the X-Men, where he lavished love upon the swashbuckling version of the character. By all accounts, there’s lots of…
Stephanie – quick! It’s Ian! I’ve traveled back in time billions of years to warn you that a rogue microorganism has infected the creatures you refer to as “pets”! We can only save your beloved cats and dogs if we first review Marauders #8, written by Steve Orlando and illustrated by Eleonora Carlini, colors by…
Krakoa’s prisoners are out of the Pit but there’s no rest for the weary–or the wicked. Victor Creed has a new jailer and he’ll need the help of his fellow Exiles to save him–and the future of mutantkind–from a fate worse than death. Sabretooth and the Exiles #1 is written by Victor LaValle, drawn by…
The Eternals find a Sersi-less world to be as merciless as it sounds, but they’re determined to pay for their sins in A.X.E.: Judgment Day Omega #1, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Guiu Vilanova, colored by Andres Mossa and lettered by Travis Lanham. Rasmus Lykke: As it began, so shall it end. This entire…
We go deeper into the prison of our own construction and get a sense of what first opened the door in Blink #2, written by Christopher Sebela, drawn by Hayden Sherman, colored by Nick Filardi, lettered by Frank Cvetkovic and published by Oni Press. He’s not right, certainly, but what’s to blame? The bodies piling…
Alex Paknadel is irritated by writers who think they are too good for “genre fiction.” “No one wants to be Ian McEwan, who absolutely insisted what he was doing wasn’t science fiction,” he tells me over Zoom, and he would know. Paknadel holds a Ph.D. in English literature. His master’s thesis was titled, “‘They’re Nuts…
In 2024, the copyright for Mickey Mouse is set to expire. That’s not to say it won’t be extended — it’s happened twice since 1984 — but could you imagine a timeline where the mascot of the largest entertainment conglomerate in the world is allowed to roam free, teaming up with everyone from Batman to…
Marvel Entertainment, LLC is a pop culture juggernaut. It dominates in key markets like cinema, streaming TV, articles about Easter Eggs in movies, and children’s birthday supplies (oddly enough? It does not dominate comics…). Those comics, however, have stretched pop culture past capes and into a whole world of stories that you can tell with…
Batman makes a last ditch play to stop Failsafe, a battle that takes him from Atlantis to the moon in Batman #129, written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh fights for control of Batman’s mind during a battle…
Ben Percy and Corey Smith have been quietly making a killer Ghost Rider book over the last year. It’s a comic that basks in being a comic, one that enjoys the dumb fun of being about a demonic, on-fire, motorcycle riding skeleton. In this latest preview, Ghost Rider and his new goth FBI agent friend,…