More Tenant, More Daleks & a Defense of Jodie Whittaker: We Review ‘Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious’ #2

The Tenth Doctor and the Daleks continue their uneasy alliance, standing together against an ancient enemy of Skaro in Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious #2. Bringing the title’s ā€œDefender of the Daleksā€ two-part stop into Time Lord Victorious to a rousing and emotional conclusion, writer Jody Houser, penciler Roberta Ingranata, coloring team Enrica Eren Angiolini,…

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Image’s ‘Commanders in Crisis’ Tells Big Superhero Story Away from Big Two

Commanders in Crisis #1 is the first issue in a new superhero epic from writer Steve Orlando, artist Davide Tinto, colorist Francesca Carotenuto and letterer Fabio Amelia. Told via a dramatic murder mystery, five survivors of doomed multiverses live as heroes in another, and together, they can save this multiverse before it falls, too. The…

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Review: Image’s ‘Dracula, Motherf**ker’ Could Have Done More to Explore Blaxploitation Aesthetic

Dracula, Motherf**ker Writer/Letterer: Alex de Campi, Artist: Erica Henderson, Publisher: Image Dracula, Motherf**ker is an absolutely gorgeous graphic novel that I can’t shake feeling frustrated with.  To start off with the gorgeous, Dracula, Motherf**ker is by far Erica Henderson’s best artwork to date. The use of color and texture throughout the book continue a lovely…

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Big Returns, Big Fights and Bigger Reveals This Week in Marvel Files with Captain America #24, Avengers #37, and Amazing Spider-Man #50!

Hello friends and readers! Another week, another batch of Marvel titles to dig into! This week, Jude Jones hits up Captain America #24, our fearless leader brings us the skinny on Avengers #37, and Spider-Correspondent Tony Thornley anniversaries (it’s a word, right?) with Amazing Spider-Man #50! Captain America #24 Though uneven, Captain America #24, like…

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Massive Marines March Into Marvel With Warhammer 40K: Marneus Calgar #1

Marines are made, wars are waged, and Chaos takes hold – so the cycle goes, in Warhammer 40K: Marneus Calgar #1 by Kieron Gillen, Jacen Burrows, Java Tartaglia, and Clayton Cowles. Justin Partridge: In the Grim Far Future of the 41st Millennium, there is only…FUN! EXCESSIVE VIOLENCE! And brand new NUMBER ONE ISSUES! Welcome to…

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Swashbuckling & Subterfuge As X Of Swords Shakes Up The Status Quo In Hellions #5, New Mutants #13, & Cable #5

Ten swords, ten champions, ten battles for the fate of the world. X Of Swords continues to build towards the tournament this week. First Austin Gorton & Liz Large remind us that “‘if you ain’t cheatin’, you ain’t tryin’” with Hellions #5 by Zeb Wells, Carmen Carnero, David Curiel, and Ariana Maher. Then Allison Senecal…

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The Kids Are Not All Right As We Look At Miles Morales: Spider-Man #19, Champions #1, and Magnificent Ms. Marvel #15

Hello friends and readers, it’s an all Outlawed special this week in the Marvel Files, as we check in to see if the teens are all right. Jude Jones will be giving us his deep thoughts on Miles Morales: Spider Man #19, Zoe Tunnell will be hitting the main event in Champions #1, and Matt…

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X Of Swords Advances As Storm And Wolverine Take Centerstage In Wolverine #6, X-Force #13, & Marauders #13

Ten swords, ten champions, ten battles for the fate of the world. X Of Swords continues this week with three comics about two heroes. First Pierce Lightning & Tony Thornley set the stage with Benjamin Percy, Viktor Bogdanovic, Matthew Wilson, and Cory Petit’s Wolverine #6. Then Ari Bard & Kenneth Laster keep things moving with…

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Review: ‘Ludocrats’ goes full meta Looney Tunes in finale

Ludocrats #5  Writers: Kieron Gillen and Jim Rossignol; Artist: Jeff Stokely; Colors: Tamra Bonvillain with Fernando Arguello; Letterer: Clayton Cowles; Publisher: Image Like a person chaotically flipping through cable channels (Or maybe toggling through the ā€œBecause You Watched The Great British Bake Offā€ section of the Netflix menu), I could flit through the many tickling…

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