A girl wakes in the hand of a giant wrapped in black armor. They have nothing but each other — and a place to go. Step by Bloody Step #1 is written by Si Spurrier, drawn by Matías Bergara, colored by Matheus Lopes and designed by Emma Price for Image. I have three memories of…
RPGs and comics: two great tastes that taste great together. From the Dungeons & Dragons comics of the ’80s to Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans’ meditation on games and aging, DIE, there is a history of comics and gaming blending together. A new addition joins the ranks this week, when Mark Sable (Miskatonic) and Chris…
Imagine you’ve died. Doesn’t matter how. It’ll probably be doing something mundane. Except instead of the eternal void or whatever your religion may have taught you, you find yourself on a fantasy battlefield, surrounded by soldiers from throughout history, fighting skeleton warriors and being guided by a fairy who kind of looks like Wilford Brimley….
This week marks the end of a series I’ve been following since its inception six years ago: Lumberjanes from BOOM Studios. This charming all-ages series, created by Grace Ellis and Shannon Watters, explores friendship, various camp skills, romance and a forest full of mythical creatures, interdimensional portals and magic. So it’s not exactly like any…
Hello friends and readers, Empyre sinks in deep as we cover the highs and lows of this week’s crop of tie-ins. Zack Jenkins has some heavy thoughts about Empyre: Captain America #1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Ariel Olivetti, Rachelle Rosenberg, and VC’s Ariana Maher and Joe Caramagna. Then we join the extreme team of Conan…
Once upon a time, The Rob ruled the world. It wasn’t a good time, but we had fun talking about it. Ranked This Episode
The Scoundrel continues to be the absolute worst at taking “no” for an answer, and with Jen’s heart, she’s finding it harder and harder to say the word. Attempting to blow up New York, however, may just be what puts him in her bad books for good … or so we hope. She-Hulk #14 is…
For being super heroes, the X-Men and Avengers fight a ton. This is a time-honored tradition from every generation. Also, Magneto is the only one to be in all of these which is a weird fun fact I forgot about. Oh, and this episode is long because AvX is a lot. Covered This Episode: Avengers…
Leah Williams joins the boys to talk about X-Factor as we all forget how to do podcasts with good audio quality.
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 Ribić, colors by Matt Wilson, and Clayton Cowles handling the lettering and design! Zoe Tunnell: It is here!!! After a two-month delay and…
Hyperion defends his world from a twisted rogues gallery (give or take a Hulk) in Heroes Reborn #2. Written by Jason Aaron. Drawn by Dale Keown, Carlos Magno, and Ed McGuinness. Inked by Scott Hanna, Carlos Magno, and Mark Morales. Colored by Edgar Delgado & Matthew Wilson. Lettered by Cory Petit. Jason Aaron and company’s…
Vengeance is on their minds as a reckoning comes to the Hellfire Trading Company in Marauders #16 by Gerry Duggan, Stefano Caselli, Edgar Delgado, and Cory Petit. Christina Eddleman: Vishal, as much as I loved swords, I’ve been craving this issue for what feels like an eternity. They say revenge is a dish best served…
Who’s that kid who looks so much like Storm, and what is she doing in Cairo… Illinois? Also, Gambit is there. Chris Claremont returns to chronicle a lost adventure of the Rajin’ Cajun in Gambit #1, written by Chris Claremont, art by Sid Kotian, colors by Espen Grundetjern, letters by Clayton Cowles. Austin Gorton: Marvel’s…
Marvel’s latest Wolverine-mash-up anti-hero makes his debut in Hellverine #1, written by Benjamin Percy, drawn by Julius Ohta, colored by Frank D’Armata and lettered by Travis Lanham. If there is one thing that Marvel can never get enough of, it’s relaunching books as soon as possible to get a juicy new #1. If there were…
We all remember that time Marvel tried to bring the “manga craze” to their superheroes, right? I’m talking about the Mangaverse, a project so ill-advised it barely lasted two years and mainly featured American and Canadian artists doing vague impressions of a “manga style.” That early rush to capitalize on the popularity of manga, brought…