Batman/Superman #17 Introduces a Cosmic Movie Buff
This month’s issue finds the pair of super friends facing down the “auteur” behind last issue’s classic Hollywood-inspired hijinks.
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Action Comics #1030 Has Everything a Fan Could Ask For
New arc, new SuperChat as our SuperBoys take on Action Comics #1030! Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, drawn by Daniel Sampere, colored by Adriano Lucas, and lettered by Dave Sharpe, Action Comics #1030 finds the spectre (not that one) of “Future State” looming over the title. Warworld is on the move and Mongul has grand…
Hugo Strange is Hunting Down Hidden Henchmen in Harley Quinn #2
In the aftermath of the Joker War, Harley Quinn is trying to find a way to rehabilitate those who joined in on the chaos as the Joker’s clowns, offering them a redemptive path. It turns out Hugo Strange has the same idea – the difference is that he’s got the city’s backing on his side,…
‘Tec Remains the Best Bat Book, and Black and White Gets Read in Bat Chat
Welcome back to Bat Chat with Matt (and Will!). In Detective Comics #1,035, the mystery of what is happening in Bruce Wayne’s new neighborhood of Fort Graves deepens, as death and mourning couple with corruption in a story written by Mariko Tamaki, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Aditya Bidikar. …
We Wrap Our Head Around MODOK: Head Games #4!
A big head means big head games. As this M.O.D.O.K miniseries wraps up – and we look ahead to the groundwork it lays for the villain’s own Hulu show – we just might have discovered that just below the giant brain, there is a giant… heart? Well, we’ll see. The writers of this issue are…
A Boy’s Trip in Fantastic Four #31
The First Family’s title finally remembers it’s about families in Fantastic Four #31. Written by Dan Slott, drawn by R.B. Silva, colored by Jesus Arburtov, and lettered by Joe Caramagna, Fantastic Four #31 finds the Richards Family attempting to ground themselves in the wake of Knull. Reed has a boys trip planned with Ben while…
We’re Doing a Battle Episode in Vox Machina Origins III #2
Vox Machina take part in an underground fighting tournament in an attempt to bolster their empty coffers in Vox Machina Origins III #2. Script by Jody Houser, Art by Olivia Samson, Colors by Diana Sousa, Lettering by Ariana Maher and Cover by Jess Taylor. Based on the story and characters created by the cast of…
Vader Makes a Fateful Choice in Star Wars: Darth Vader #11
Darth Vader explores Exegol and makes a decision as “Into the Fire” reaches a conclusion in Star Wars: Darth Vader #11 written by Greg Pak, art by Raffaele Ienco, colored by Neeraj Menon and lettered by Joe Caramanga. Having survived being left broken & marooned on Mustafar, fighting his way past droids, Sith assassins and…
Asgardians Do Roadhouse in Beta Ray Bill #2!
Bill goes hunting for Odin, still desperate to resurrect his lost hammer Stormbreaker, but the former King of Asgard is far from his glory days. Stormbreaker is never coming back, but there is one place where Beta Ray Bill could restore his full powers. The All-Father of nothing offers the Korbinite a path to immortality,…
6 Issues in, We Get an Actual Crossover in, uh, Crossover
We doubted — honestly, we were very mean about this in the past — but look at that, Donny Cates, Geoff Shaw, Dee Cunniffe and John J. Hill delivered on the promise of the book. For all our complaining, all our criticism, the team delivered an action-packed finale to the first arc in Crossover #6….
We Enter The Endgame Of Cable #10
Cable has a problem. He made a big fuss about making sure the timeline was safe and stable and then stuck around for far too long. Now he is in over his head and thinks there is only one way this ends. Gerry Duggan, Phil Noto and Joe Sabino deliver Cable #10. Ian Gregory: We’re…
An Otherworldy Adventure In New Mutants #17
The OG New Mutants are responsible for training a new generation of teens on Krakoa, and the teens resist. Dani and Xi’an chased a runaway former student into Otherworld, then got snagged by malevolent Merlyn: can they find him, or even free themselves? And what’s the Shadow King training his hand-picked group of disconsolate teens…
Louise & Walt Simonson Return In Our Advance Review Of X-Men Legends #3
Revisit the days of the original X-Factor as a new story set in a new corner of X-history begins in X-Men Legends #3 written by Louise Simonson, art by Walt Simonson, colored by Laura Martin, and lettered by John Workman After a pair of issues set in the grim ‘n’ gritty, hatch mark-y 90s, X-Men…
Series Review: Knock ‘Em Dead Killed ‘Em Too Quickly
Long as you keep ‘em way off balance, how can they spot you’ve got no talents? It’s a tale of stand-up comedy, spirit possession and the eternal, exacting price of fame in Knock ‘Em Dead, a five-issue miniseries by writer Eliot Rahal, artist Mattia Monaco, colorist Matt Milla, letterer Taylor Esposito and publisher AfterShock. Will…
BOOM Studios’ ORCS! Earns Its Exclamation Point in the Best Way
Could there be any greater group of heroes than an all-orc adventuring party? Probably, but the adventures of Bog, Zep, Pez, Utzu and Gurh are nothing to sneeze at. Battling a forest full of enraged squirrels, trolls and the threat of exile, these orcs are struggling to make the best of their adventuring days, following…