Theft on an old-school riverboat! Big flirty eyes! Red irises! Flying playing cards! Adorable ‘Ro hanging out with a powerful grandma! Yep, it’s Gambit #4, written by Chris Claremont, drawn by Sid Kotian, colors by Espen Grundetjern, letters by Tom Orzechowski VC’s Clayton Cowles, although you could have fooled me. Stephanie Burt: Austin, do you…
Judgment comes to David Haller as the world starts to burn. Given Legion’s recent defeat at the hand of Uranos, and his inability to save the people of Arakko, how good are his chances? Find out how David makes his case to Earth’s newest god in Legion of X #6, written by Si Spurrier, drawn…
The planet Earth itself stands trial before the Progenitor in A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants #3. Written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Guiu Vilanova, colored by Alex Guimarães and Erick Arciniega, and lettered by Travis Lanham. Rasmus Lykke: Time is weird in comics. I’m not talking about the medium here and how time acts strangely…
“No, I didn’t like it. At all.” She told me (of all people!) she doesn’t like Black Panther. Not the movie, not the comic. Nothing. But I wasn’t mad. How could I be? She was born in East Africa, educated in Kenya and Namibia. She speaks Amharic to her mother and father. How could she…
It’s Spooky Month and magic is in the air and what better way to celebrate it than with some magical girl comics, or rather magical boy. Written and drawn by Bryan Golden and edited by Aria Villafranca, the Webtoon Vampire Magicka is the perfect spooky month read for multiple reasons. Vampire Magicka about a vampire…
If you listened to some of the folks at New York Comic Con this year, you might have thought they hadn’t had a convention last year at all. I assure you, it happened. I was there. But the reality is that after a year off in 2020, and a limited rollout in 2021, 2022’s NYCC…
Dating is hard in modern society, and it’s even harder when you’re a killer for hire. Find out if the legendary poison assassin can find a bride or if he’ll die trying in MARRIAGETOXIN #1, written by Joumyaku, illustrated by Mizuki Yoda and localized by Medibang Inc. Life’s hard out in the frozen wastes, especially…
As Batman lies beaten by Failsafe, the Justice League comes to his rescue. Or tries to anyway. Batman #128 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, see the origins of the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh in a story written by Zdarsky, drawn…
Cassian gets a job offer and makes some new friends as the series stretches out and a larger picture of the wider galaxy begins to form in “Aldhani”, episode four of Andor! Austin Gorton: Adam, in our last review, we both had some mixed feelings about the show’s three part, occasionally plodding, premiere. But even…
It’s the beginning of the end for the Spider-Verse in Spider-Man #1 from Dan Slott, Mark Bagley, John Dell, Edgar Delgado, and Joe Caramagna! After a year where the Spider-Man line at Marvel finally started making strides forward, it’s impossible to look at Spider-Man #1 without thinking “what on Earth are they thinking?” Okay, sure,…
Arakko has fallen. The Eternal Uranos and his war machines razed the red planet until it knew nothing but loss. A pillar of mutant society fell to avenge those who suffered. The greatest Omega warriors stood against him. It wasn’t enough. How shall we judge the protectors who did not protect? Legion Of X #6…
After a months-long break, The Nice House on the Lake, one of the best horror stories in recent history returns for its final act from James Tynion IV, Álvaro Martínez Bueno, Jordie Bellaire, and Andworld Design. The Nice House On The Lake began as one of the most inventive and shocking horror stories in recent…
“The one freedom the Starman cannot grant us is the freedom not to have to look to the stars.” Elizabeth Sandifer AXE: Starfox was written by Kieron Gillen. Its art was done by Daniele Di Nicuolo with colors by Frank William. Letters were done by Joe Sabino Mark: Since Gillen, Ribić, et al’s Eternals ended,…
The Red Planet bleeds as Arakko forges a new path in Al Ewing & Madibek Musabekov’s X-Men: Red #7. In my father’s study, perched above rolls of processed film and terabytes of photo files, a black and white picture of Miles Davis surveys the workspace. In it Miles, clad in an open-chest white jacket, surveys…
Want to meet yet more never-before-seen mutants from a past that looks like a space opera future? Captain Pryde’s crew has you covered in Marauders #7, written by Steve Orlando, drawn by Eleanora Carlini, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and Matt Milla, lettered by VC’s Ariana Maher. Stephanie Burt: Hi, Ian! Looks like we’ve got plots…