Join us as we spend time with new friends and old enemies in Hellions #8, from Zeb Wells, Stephen Segovia, David Curiel, and Ariana Maher. Liz Large: Are you ready to watch Nanny get her…baby-mobile? Magic school bus? [Ed. note: shaggin wagon?] back as forcefully as possible? Because thatās why Iām here. Austin Gorton: Yes!…
Once upon a time, there was a woman who could fly. She could fly by screaming all the time. Donāt think too hard about it. Anyway she keeps dying and X-Factor is bound to sort out why. Leah Williams, David BaldeĆ³n, Israel Silva and Joe Caramagna investigate that Siryn song in X-Factor #6. Cori McCreery:…
Padawan Keeve Trennis faces her Jedi Knight Trial in an even longer time ago in a galaxy equally far far away. This debut is written by Cavan Scott, art by Ario Anindito, inked by Mark Morales, colored by Annalisa Leoni, and lettered by Ariana Maher. Dan McMahon: Star Wars is something that has been a…
Everyone should be forced to work in fast food. The public interactions, the bad hours, the coming home smelling like a sandwich. Thereās nothing like it. The banal monotony of a Tuesday closing shift in the foot court Quiznos Subs of a dying mall where your only co-worker is a stuck-up 17-year-old who hates you…
Iāve never been drawn to war stories. Thereās an impenetrable incomprehensibility that Iām not often able to move past. Itās like our inability to comprehend large numbers but applied to extreme emotional settings of violence and trauma. When faced with such powerful, loud, visceral or violent imagery, I often just ā¦ dissociate. Many creators, especially…
Ikaris is the last Eternal to come back to a now-meaningless life, expected to carry on with business as usual. So begins an ambitious relaunch courtesy of writer Kieron Gillen, artist Esad RibiÄ, colors by Matt Wilson, and Clayton Cowles handling the lettering and design! Zoe Tunnell: It is here!!! After a two-month delay and…
Hello friends and readers! This week weāre taking a look at the end of a friendly-neighborhood superheroās latest arc! And itāsā¦ a comic for sure. Amazing Spider-Man#55 written by Nick Spencer, art by Patrick Gleason, colored by Edgar Delgado, and lettered by Joe Caramagna. Well, that was a comicāed book. Look, I havenāt made it…
Wolverine reminisces as X-Force bleeds into his solo. Benjamin Percy, Adam Kubert, Antonio Fabela, Viktor Bogdanovic, Matthew Willson, and Cory Petit present Wolverine #8.Which is also Wolverine #350.Don’t ask. TT: Hey Pierce! Welcome to our first column talking about our little corner of the Rain of X! Itās like the Dawn of X except thereās…
The Twilight Sword of the enemy tore the one land asunder. But what now keeps it apart? Jonathan Hickman, Phil Noto, and Clayton Cowles weave a tale of wonder in X-Men #16 Chris Eddleman: Rob, itās been a long war. 22 issues, to be precise. But there is a time for war, and a time…
King In Black: Iron Man/Doctor Doom #1 comes out on December 30th. Written by Christopher Cantwell with art by Salvador Larroca and Guru-eFX and letters by Travis Lanham. This review is a variant on āA Visit from St. Nicholasā with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore. āTwas a week after Christmas, a world gone to hell…
What if the last 60 years of American history was a carefully orchestrated conspiracy designed to teach the president who really runs the country? Wouldnāt that be something? Vishal Gullapalli, Forrest Hollingsworth and Will Nevin team up to talk over The Department of Truth #4 by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds, Aditya Bidikar, Dylan Todd…
Batman and Robin (?) swing in to save the rest of the Bat family from Hush, a new mayor of Gotham is elected and Bruce says goodbye to Wayne Manor in Detective Comics #1,033 from Peter J. Tomasi, Brad Walker, Andrew Hennesy, Dave McCaig and Rob Leigh. Meanwhile, Harley, Duke Thomas and FBI profiler Hector…
In the waning days of the 19th century, portraiture appears to be on its deathbed. With the arrival of photography, there is much debate over the usefulness of portraits now that a device can capture a person just as they appear. For struggling artists Marcel and Alphonse, the beauty in portraiture can never be replaced,…
Hello friends and readers! We have a pint-sized week as this devil year slowly comes to an end! Our very own Double A-Lister Andrea Ayres looks into U.S.Agent #2 and our Conan aficionado Tony Thornley travels to Cimmeria for a comic sized specifically for royalty in King-Sized Conan #1! U.S.Agent #2 Written by: Christopher Priest…
Earthās mightiest heroes prepare a plan to fell the Godking Knull with more than a few surprises along the way in King in Black #2 Written by Donny Cates, penciled by Ryan Stegman, colored by Frank Martin, and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Forrest Hollingsworth: Equally good plotting and artistic beats, a funny and yet earnest…