A classic tale of chivalry, courage, and inevitability with John Reppion and MD Penman’s Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Ritesh: ‘Tis the season! Of yuletide tales and gift-giving! And so we come to a tale of old–The Tale of Ser Gawain and the Green Knight. Crafted with great care and intense research by John…
Billions of years in the past, a culture of proto-mutants and proto-humans faces extinction-level threats from the Unbreathing (an anaerobic civilization), from Arkea (wannabe world-dominating microorganisms), from Sublime (wannabe world-dominating microorganisms created by Grant Morrison), and from Stryfe (that guy). Can our chrono-journeying mutants save everyone? Or anyone? Time to find out in Marauders #10,…
After being blasted by Failsafe, Batman wakes up in a world very different from the Gotham he knows. Batman #131 is written by Chip Zdarsky, penciled by Mike Hawthorne, inked by Adriano Di Benedetto, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton Cowles. In the backup, Tim Drake is sure that Batman is alive and…
In 1997, Toy Biz released a line of action figures called “X-Men: Monster Armor” where the X-Men got cool Halloween costume looking snap-on accessories. This had no basis in any other piece of X-Men media, but that was the toy industry for you. I must assume Si Spurrier spent his life working to get a…
Storm vs Vulcan. It all comes down to this. Al Ewing, Stefano Caselli, Jacopo Camagni, Federico Blee and Ariana Maher deliver X-Men Red #10. Writing reviews of individual issues can sometimes feel like the writing equivalent of Groundhog Day: You’re praising (or parcing) the same things in every issue. Writers have their styles, their preferences…
In Detective Comics #1,067, the Orghams’ moves turn more violent, Batman and Mr. Freeze talk and a new friend approaches Bruce Wayne. The lead story is written by Ram V, penciled by Ivan Reis, inked by Danny Miki, colored by Dave Stewart and lettered by Ariana Maher. In the backup, Two-Face and Harvey Dent come…
Laura Kinney (the best Wolverine!), Alison Blaire (the no-longer-so-disco Dazzler!), Jubilation Lee (surprisingly practical!) and Boom-Boom (boom, there it is!) have fought their way out of a vampire monster arena only to end up trapped between star systems, stuck in a quasi-harem on the Collector’s spacefaring retreat. What’s a girl to do? Find out in…
Jennifer Walters is trapped. The bad guys have played their hand and shown us their origins. Things are at their worst, and everyone knows what that means: it’s showdown time. Can Jen defeat her villains, look great while doing so, and return to find a happy ending? Erm. Two out of three ain’t bad, right?…
In the burning deserts of Afghanistan, Platonov confronts Azra about her secrets and discovers her grand plan. But what will he do with what he learns? Then, in the frigid tundra of Siberia, the Iron Star seeks out an old ally for help. But something is terribly wrong with the Collective Man. Image’s 20th Century…
Will Victor Creed survive getting saved by the Exiles? It’s tough to lead when your team hates you, and even harder when your powers are on the fritz, courtesy of a new invention that threatens the survival of all mutantkind! Come for the mutiny, stay for the medical malpractice in Sabretooth and the Exiles #2,…
Hera’s plans for Wonder Woman finally start to become clear in Wonder Woman #794 written by Michael Conrad and Becky Cloonan, penciled by Emanuela Lupacchino, inked by Wade Von Grawbadger, colored by Jordie Bellaire and lettered by Pat Brosseau. Will this be the start of all of the threads of this arc weaving together to…
The Midnight Suns brave the darkest and most horrifying journey imaginable to secure aid from one of the most ancient and dangerous beings in all of existence. What terrible secret from the past is Agatha Harkness hiding? And what does the truth mean for Zoe Laveau’s future?! Written by Ethan Sacks, with art by Luigi…
Nearly everyone comes to Ferrix for Maarva’s funeral and to hear her stirring call-to-action from beyond the grave in Andor episode #12, “Rix Road”! Austin Gorton: Since everyone is coming to Ferrix in this episode, and this season finale marks the completion of a stirring season of television, we thought it would be prudent to…
2022 was an amazing year for comics. As we look to close out the year, our staff wanted to highlight some of the best comics we read in 2022. Each person was asked to pick one title that resonated with them and stretched what comics could be. We all have different tastes but anyone should…
Universal powerhouse Monica Rambeau stars in her very own all-new adventure! The hero known as Photon has been charged with making a very special, very cosmic delivery – should be light work (get it?) for Monica…if family drama doesn’t hold her back! Monica Rambeau: Photon #1 is written by Eve L. Ewing, art by Luca…