The Gala is over but the Hellfire Trading company has to deal with the repercussions in Marauders #22 by Gerry Duggan, Matteo Lolli, Klaus Janson, Rain Beredo and Cory Petit. [Ed. note: This article involves a discussion of domestic abuse and sexual assault.] Ian Gregory: We’re taking our first steps into a brave post-Hellfire Gala…
It’s storytime on Warworld, and its oppressed denizens are looking for hope wherever they can find it. Tales of Superman are always appreciated, but for today, instead of stories plucked from the past, our storyteller looks to the future – generations from now, when the House of El is in its Prime. A story of…
Diana makes her way through the Graveyard of the Gods in Wonder Woman #775. Written by Michael W. Conrad and Becky Cloonan, art by Andy MacDonald, colors by Nick Filardi and lettered by Pat Brosseu Andrea Ayres: Wonder Woman #775 had a lot packed into a single issue. Given the pacing of Wonder Woman #774,…
Wally West’s spirit has been hurled across the timestream, reliving the adventures of speedster after speedster as the Speed Force attempts to dislodge something from itself using Wally’s help. There’s just one speedster Wally hasn’t inhabited yet – his own self. That’s just changed, as Wally is forced to relive his worst memory: his accidental…
It’s another busy Bat week, with a full slate of titles! In Detective Comics #1,039, many answers about Hue Vile come to light in both the main and backup stories, with the feature written by Mariko Tamaki; penciled by Viktor Bogdanovic; inked by Daniel Henriques, Norm Rapmund and Bogdanovic; colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered…
They’ve faced devious squirrels, starving trolls, gnomes, wardens and exile from their own people – but now they’ve been forced by their hag into accepting the most dangerous quest they’ve ever faced. Will they be able to defeat what lies in wait for them, undo their exile, and return home in time for another of…
April O’Neil is on the run, as confined to Mutant Town as the rest of its residents. She’s just in time for the fireworks, though, as a rally to depose Old Hob and hold free and fair elections is being held. With the future of Mutant Town at stake, you can bet there are going…
Extreme Carnage: Scream by Clay McLeod Chapman, Chris Mooneyham, Marcio Menyz, and Travis Lanham In the shadow of Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman’s recently concluded, critically and commercially lauded reinvention of Eddie Brock in Venom, writer Clay McLeod Chapman and artist Chris Mooneyham were quietly charting a reinvention of their own with Life Foundation Symbiote,…
Carnage: Black, White, and Blood #4 by Ryan Stegman, Joe Bennett, Mattia Iacono, Declan Shalvey, Stephen Mooney, Ed Brisson, Scott Hepburn, Andres Mossa, and Joe Sabino. Carnage Beyond – Ryan Stegman, Joe Bennett, Mattia Iacono Early in writer Stegman’s follow-up to the penultimate Venom Beyond arc, an alternate universe version of Dylan Brock’s mother and…
Has Saturnyne’s gamble paid off? We’ll find out in Excalibur #22. By Tini Howard, Marcus To, Erick Arciniega, and Ariana Maher.
The cycle of horror travels far into the future for the fourth issue of The Silver Coin by artist Michael Walsh and writer Jeff Lemire. The year is 2467, and the old world has been buried beneath the junk of a new civilization. From the trash, a scavenger discovers ancient treasure — a coin. The…
There are snakes in the garden of Eden, a monster manipulating Krakoa. Nightcrawler continues to explore the mystery of the island in Way of X #4 by Si Spurrier, Bob Quinn, Java Tartaglia and Clayton Cowles. Jude: The last issue of Way of X …happened. It was a lot, a lot that both Anna and…
It’s time to go hunting in Department of Truth #10 by writer James Tynion IV, artist Martin Simmonds, letterer Aditya Bidikar, designer Dylan Todd and editor Steve Foxe. Will Nevin: Forrest, let’s start with something that’s weird to me: How come I didn’t understand the series’ references to date regarding tulpas, considering that’s the central…
Justin’s masochistic streak gets Spider-themed in Sinister War #1! The latest and final “event” spinning out of Nick Spencer’s tenure on Amazing Spider-Man. Written by Nick Spencer. Drawn by Mark Bagley. Inked by Andrew Hennessy, John Dell, & Andy Owens. Colored by Brian Reber. Lettered by Joe Caramagna. I read all 70 issues (plus specials)…
The DCAU is given new life, as everyone’s favorite Justice League animated series continues its adventures in an all new comic series. While the League deals with Apokaliptic unrest from Darkseid’s disappearance, in the farthest reaches of the cosmos, something is luring Amazo to itself, taking advantage of his existential fears – but to what…