Kieron Gillen’s Immortal X-Men saga comes to an end a second time, with plot threads left to other series to resolve for a second time, as Destiny and Mystique launch a rescue mission while Hope and Jean Grey act as two different kinds of midwives in X-Men Forever #4, written by Gillen, drawn by Luca…
Batman is back in Gotham, and the city has changed. The Orghams have made it clean, but at a cost of the city. He must gather his allies again and make a final stand. But Catwoman seeks help from a most unexpected source. The lead story of Detective Comics #1,084 is written by Ram V,…
Note: This story has been updated to include a clarification from Marvel. Comics fans often wonder how heavy a hand Marvel Studios has in Marvel Comics. Why did the Samuel L. Jackson-inspired version of Nick Fury replace the John Wayne-inspired version? How did Star-Lord become this music-obsessed space himbo? Why is Loki so morally gray…
First Lady Michelle Obama considered wearing her hair in braids while living in the White House. But then she thought of the American people. They were âjust getting adjustedâ to having a Black president in the Oval Office and a Black family in the White House, so she decided to keep her hair straight. Obama…
Everyone loves X-Men: The Animated Series, right? At least, that’s what Disney is banking on with the release of X-Men ’97, the follow-up to the animated series that theoretically introduced a generation of kids to the X-Men. But with 76 episodes spread across five seasons in very confusing watch orders (Do I watch based on…
Damianâs maybe/sorta girlfriend, Flatline the apprentice to Lord Death Man, is in Gotham, and sheâs looking for some missing family with Robinâs help. Meanwhile, Batman continues to look into the mystery of Man-Bat and Shush. Batman & Robin #7 is written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Simone Di Meo, colored by Giovanna Niro and lettered…
Jim Gordon is trapped in Gotham Central as the Red Hood Gang makes an audacious play. But also in Central is a factor no one expected: the Joker, who has decided to show his old gang, and its new boss, exactly what he can do. âJoker: Year Oneâ concludes in Batman #144, written by Chip…
On Krakoa, resurrection from the dead was as easy as completing a circuit. But Krakoa fell. The time of easy miracles is over, and only the hard roads are left. Now, it falls to Storm to bring the X-Menâs oldest enemy home. But after all he did, and all that was done to him, can…
The final act of âGotham Nocturneâ begins here. Stranded alone on the desert that is the apotheosis of all deserts, Batman must fight the Azmer demon inside him as Simon Hurt and his master Barbatos circle. Meanwhile, Renee Montoya continues her investigation into the death of GCPD members as the Question leads her down a…
The âBatman, Wantedâ arc concludes, as Batmanâs allies rush his unconscious body to the docks to get him out of the city before the Orghams finish what they started. With some unlikely help, they can do it, but what will this mean for Gotham? The lead story of Detective Comics #1,080 is written by Ram…
What if Roy Thomas, who had recently stepped down from being editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics in the mid-1970s, was like, âWell, I want to keep writing, but I donât want to deal with continuity?â Marvel has answered that question a bunch of different ways over the years, from Thomasâ own Invaders series, written during the…
Matt Lazorwitz: Weâre back. My apologies to everyone who counts on these columns to keep you informed on the goings on in and around Gotham City. Some personal life stuff and some work stuff have all conspired to keep me away, but thatâs settled and weâre back! Will Nevin: Reunited and it feels so good!…
Marvel teased next yearâs big Fall of the House of X and Rise of the Powers of X event miniseries this week with covers of eachâs issue #3, on sale in March. While the Fall #3 cover shows Logan about to pop a claw right in Dr. Stasisâ forehead clover, the cover to Rise #3…
35 years after their Inferno first ensorcelled us, Weezie & Maddie are out of Limbo and back in the thick of it. Will a demon-infested New York survive the experience? Jean Greyâs not the woman she used to be â but neither is Madelyne Pryor. Jean Grey #3 written by Louise Simonson, drawn by Bernard…
The quest for the lost Kid Thunder has brought Superman and Batman to Earth-22, the world of Kingdom Come. But a glimpse into that worldâs future has the heroes on their back feet and wondering what they can do in Batman/Superman: Worldâs Finest #20, written by Mark Waid, drawn by Dan Mora, colored by Tamra…