All kinds of stuff hits the fan as Ahsoka and Sabine cross blades with Baylan and Shin as they attempt to thwart Morgan’s reunion with Thrawn in Ahsoka episode four, “Fallen Jedi,” written by Dave Filoni and directed by Peter Ramsey. Reaching the halfway point of the season by the end of the episode, “Fallen…
Selene wants the External Gate back, but Xavier is just not in the mood for visitors, and the mutant diaspora finds an unlikely ally in Immortal X-Men #15, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Paco Medina, colored by David Curiel and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Austin Gorton: Mark, I understand you’ve been a bit under…
The Gotham War is in full swing, and Batman is giving no quarter. The Bat family is siding against him, Catwoman is doing her best to maintain her word on protecting her crew and new players are moving into place. Batman #137 is written by Chip Zdarsky, drawn by Jorge Jimenez, colored by Tomeu Morey…
Click here to read Part I. Click here to read Part II. Sometimes a year’s worth of comic books feels like a day, and sometimes a day feels like a year. Our first two parts of this three-part look back at Grant Morrison’s New X-Men (2001-04) were written and edited before Fall of X (2023)….
Two of Birnin T’Chaka’s most powerful crime families are about to become one in a wedding that is the talk of Wakanda. Neither Black Panther nor Beisa are on the guest list, but that won’t stop them from making an appearance at this who’s-who of Wakanda’s rich, powerful and dangerous, especially with the assassin Deathlok…
Hot on the trail of the stolen hyperdrive engine, Sabine renews her Jedi training regime to frustrating results while Hera discovers the New Republic has a lot of the same problems as the Old one in Ahsoka episode 03, “Time to Fly”, directed by Steph Green and written by Dave Filoni. “Time to Fly” is…
Cindy Moon hits the dreamy high seas in Silk #3, written by Emily Kim, drawn by IG Guara, colored by Ian Herring and lettered by Ariana Maher. Even though Cindy Moon being stuck in a loop of dreams sucks, I like how writer Emily Kim allows Cindy takes a moment to enjoy the fact that…
After months of exhaustion, Batman collapses and awakens weeks later to find Gotham changed. Crime is down, and the city is quiet. But the reason is not what he would like it to be: Catwoman has organized the cityâs small-time crooks and is enforcing rules. As he and the family meet with Selina, lines are…
Ever wonder where the Golden Age Human Torch got his sense of morality, or why Mar-Vell threw his lot in with humankind? Or why you shouldnât take calls on your phone while battling the Lizard? Find these answers and more â with feeling â in Marvel Age #1,000, with writing by Jason Aaron, Armando Ianucci,…
The titular star of LucasFilm’s latest streaming series, Ahsoka, has a rich cross-media history in Star Wars. She debuted in The Clone Wars animated series (the canonical Dave Filoni one, not the earlier Genndy Tartakovsky one), made a smattering of appearances in the animated followup Rebels, starred in a few novels and comic book stories,…
Click here to read Part One! Welcome back to our three-part look back at the Grant Morrison â and Frank Quitely and John Paul Leon and Phil Jimenez and others â run of New X-Men! From the first arcs â âE Is for Extinctionâ and its successors, dealing with Cassandra Nova â weâve seen how…
The five crime families that rule Birnin T’Chaka have heard the rumors that the Black Panther is lurking in the shadows, so they bring in a hired gun to help protect their interests: the cyborg assassin known as Deathlok. Black Panther #3 is written by Eve Ewing, drawn by Chris Allen and Mack Chater, inked…
After the events of the Hellfire Gala, Jean’s life is in shambles. Literally. But thatâs nothing new for a woman who was into resurrection before it was cool. A life rife with retcons invites plentiful possibilities for different pasts and futuresâwhich path(s) will Jean take? Jean Grey #1 written by Louise Simonson, drawn by Bernard…
In Norse myths, they called him Thunderer. Vuer has he been called, and Hloriddi. The Gods know him as Asgard’s King, keeper of Mjolnir, hero of the tales. When injustice grips the Earth and ancient powers bring down the sky, he fights for those who cannot â and when the tale is done, we will…
Ever wonder if Marvel Comics would acknowledge the fundamental, consistent, flaming queerness of so many X-comics and X-Men, or whether the company would rather talk, in broad terms, about the mutant metaphor? Find out, or not, in the anthology comic Marvel’s Voices: X-Men, with writing by Vita Ayala, Raphael Draccon, Carolina Munhoz, Sarah Kuhn, Al…