As King In Black winds down, S.W.O.R.D. makes sure Krakoa is kept safe. Surely this will end well. Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia and Ariana Maher deliver S.W.O.R.D. #4. Zach Rabiroff: Well, I’m out of the shower, and I finally managed to wash all of this disgusting Knull goop out of my hair. Boy,…
I think this review has to start with the solicit for Orphan and the Five Beasts: Spurred on by her master’s dying words, the adopted warrior “Orphan Mo” seeks to find and kill five former disciples who now threaten the land with corruption from their demonic powers. Part Five Deadly Venoms and part surreal grindhouse,…
Louie O’Connor loves Sasquatch. And why shouldn’t she? The hirsute cryptid put her small town of Southborough, California, on the map. A chance encounter nearly 20 years ago drew all manner of tourist to town, allowing an array of quirky local businesses to thrive, including her dads’ burger restaurant. But the town has fallen on…
Reeling from the revelation that his entire heroic identity is a lie, Black Knight tries to cope with the fact that he isn’t the noble paladin he thought he was. Launching a new era of the Avengers’ resident swordsman, Black Knight: Curse of the Ebony Blade is written by Si Spurrier, drawn by Sergio Dávilla,…
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Super Chat. Spinning out from the pages of Bat Chat, Super Boys Justin Partridge and Tony Thornley commit themselves to a new never ending battle, diving into the mighty deeds of Superman. All starting here with Superman #29. Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, penciled by Phil Hester, inked by…
Fresh from Infinite Frontier #0, a whole new chapter begins for Wonder Woman, scion of the Greek Gods, in… Asgard? See a meeting of the myths in Wonder Woman #770, written by Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad, art by Travis Moore, colors by Tamra Bonvillain and letters by Pat Brousseau. Cat Purcell: I’ve been…
It’s a week of first issues, as Jim Gordon begins a hunt for the Joker and Bluebird hunts for evidence to convict Punchline in The Joker #1, with a lead story written by James Tynion IV, drawn by Guillem March, colored by Ari Prianto and lettered by Tom Napolitano, and a backup written by Sam…
August, Rylee, Cora & Jennie have organized a “Spook Tour” with their classmates on the most haunted, demon-infested stretch of road in America to fund attending the concert of their dreams. When their visit turns deadly, these four friends race to rescue the missing students … before the town tears them limb from limb. Now…
The Goop might be gone, but the Kitchen and Matt Murdock’s troubles are here to stay in Daredevil #28. Written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Marco Checchetto, colored by Marcio Menyz, and lettered by Clayton Cowles, Daredevil #28 finds our leads picking up the pieces after the King in Black’s incursion. In Hell’s Kitchen, Elektra…
After going up against some of the most dangerous people in the Marvel Universe, Taskmaster’s quest to clear his name of Maria Hill’s murder is almost at an end. He just needs one thing – to study the body language of Okoye – and to do that, he’s going to need to infiltrate one of…
The Home Sick Pilots are reunited, but not for long. Who else knows about the ghosts? Who is killing for them? What has been crawling out of the VHS machine at night with blood on its rewindable mind? Be kind as we rewind Home Sick Pilots #4 by Dan Watters, Caspar Wijngaard, Aditya Bidikar and…
In the midst of “Operation: Starlight”, Kes Dameron & Princess Leia reflect on their lost loves in Star Wars #12 written by Charles Soule, art by Ramon Rosanas, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg, and lettered by VC’s Clayton Cowles While this issue technically continues the “Operation: Starlight” storyline, which features the post-Empire Strikes Back Rebel Alliance…
Jude Jones: So I’ve been pretty hard on this series and…I’m not ashamed. It wasn’t necessarily bad but I found myself repeatedly unsatisfied. But I realized that maybe, just maybe, I was looking at this all wrong. Instead of approaching every story like it should be this encapsulated, logical, coherent, fulfilling vignette, I should just…
Thena’s questionable dating history gets scrutinized, but the Eternals are no closer to finding the traitor in Eternals #3, written again by Kieron Gillen, art by Esad Ribić, colors by Matthew Wilson, with VC’s Clayton Cowles doing the lettering and design. Zoe Tunnell: WHO KILLED THE PRIME ETERNAL??? Three issues in and I still don’t…
The U-Foes bring the fight to our poor weakened Hulk as his haphazard crew make a startling discovery in Immortal Hulk #44 written by Al Ewing, pencilled by Joe Bennett, inked by Ruy José and Belardino Brabo. with colors by Paul Mounts, and letters by Cory Petit. Cori McCreery: Hiya Zach! Nice to see y’all…