Having just fallen into an obvious trap, Worf, Ro and Torres have been captured by Orion pirates, while Spock and Lore struggle to rescue them. Meanwhile, a Klingophile Starfleet captain visits the Klingon Korvat colony under the rule of Kahless the Unforgettable. Star Trek: Defiant #3 written by Christopher Cantwell, with art by Ángel Unzuetta,…
In Star Trek #2, Sisko and crew head to the Klingon Empire on the trail of the engineers who built the god killer, and reconnect with an old friend on the way. Written by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing, with art by Oleg Chudakov, colors by Lee Loughridge and letters by Clayton Cowles. Tony Thornley:…
Boy, that Peach Momoko, good at comics, right? If you’re a fan of her variant covers, you’ve no doubt also been enjoying her spin on the Marvel Universe centered on the journey of Mariko Yashida. Sadly, that journey comes to an end next week in Demon Days: Blood Feud #1. (Each issue has been a…
Continuity is a cruel mistress. DC’s ever rebooting universe has meant most characters have at least two completely distinct histories. And amongst the Batfamily, no character’s two histories are more different than the Huntress. Introduced as the daughter of the Batman and Catwoman of Earth-2, Crisis on Infinite Earths wiped out the alternate Earths and…
Witchblood #5 created by Matthew Erman and Lisa Sterle, colored by Gab Contreras, and lettered by Andworld. There’s a school of thought that thinks reviews should be objective measurements of worth. You should take a fair assessment of each individual element of a book, follow a set rubric, and then evenly add the score together…
Charlie Davis: I feel the anticipation setting in as we pack up our things and get ready for the long car trip that is going to be this coming week in wrestling. We have a two night NXT Takeover (Stand and Deliver), AEW Dynamite, and a TWO NIGHT WRESTLEMANIA. I am glad we’ll be in…
There are few things more disappointing to me than when I try out a new book I’ve been looking forward to, only to have it land with a thud. Not necessarily bad, but failing to live up to the potential of the creative team, the premise or some combination of the two. Which is why…
We’re welcomed to The Wild Hunt in New Mutants #14, written by Vita Ayala, with art by Rod Reis and letters from Travis Lanham. Stephanie Burt: I am so excited to start the first Vita Ayala-written New Mutants issue that I have to take a deep breath before I start. Liz Large: I know what…
More on the sowing of Chaos and its dark reflections on Man in Warhammer 40K: Marneus Calgar #3 by Kieron Gillen, Jacen Burrows, Java Tartaglia, and Clayton Cowles. Justin Partridge: Battle! Glorious and wise, and more hidden histories revealed in Marneus Calgar #3. Welcome back to Letters from the Front Line. I’m Justin “Super Junior”…
Yee-haw! We do Westerns now, pardner! OK, enough of that. We’re breaking form from your regular (as of the past month) Indie Triple Play to bring you two reviews of comics of a similar bent, as Matthew Lazorwitz reviews Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips’ latest OGN, Pulp, and Will Nevin looks at the second issue…
The hunt continues in Excalibur #8 by Tini Howard, Wilton Santos, Marcus To, Sean Parsons, Roberto Poggi, Victor Nava, and, of course, Erick Arciniega. The team tries to find a balance between the whims of •┤Ȧ├•, the Warwolves, and Cullen Bloodstone while battling for their lives. Charlie Davis: You know? It kinda feels like it’s…
Tini Howard, Wilton Santos, Oren Junior, and Erick Arciniega take Excalibur back to where it began with issue #7. It’s the Warwolves. It’s always the Warwolves. Let’s hunt. Charlie Davis: So Nola…another issue of Excalibur down and dare I say it…I honestly don’t think there has been an issue out of 7 that have missed…
After Blood Hunt and Fall of the House of X, where does that leave the Avengers? The team’s roster won’t be the only thing shaken up.
From the Ashes has been about a lot of X-Men characters reverting to type, possibly as a coping mechanism after the fall of Krakoa. But many of them have gotten new uniforms in the relaunch, as new artists come aboard and seek to put their stamp on characters. And then there’s Illyana Rasputin, Magik, who…
The solicit text for this one just says “CLASSIFIED!” like it’s still a secret that Marc Spector came back from the dead during Blood Hunt. So I guess, uh, how are you? Are the kids excited to be going back to school? Do you feel like the public education system is still getting its feet…