A “Hotel California” reference here would be pretty lame, right? But there are literally characters checking out and never leaving in Hotell Vol. 2 #5, written by John Lees, drawn by Dalibor Talajic, colored by Lee Loughridge, lettered by Sal Cipriano and published by Artists, Writers and Artisans. There’s a “New Kid in Town,” and…
Hey, is Illyana still the Queen of Limbo? What if she’d rather someone else do it? It’s a triumphant return for our creative team (and perhaps less so for our hero team!) in New Mutants #25, from Vita Ayala, Rod Reis, Jan Duursema, Ruth Redmond and Travis Lanham. Liz Large: It’s been 3 months since…
If you were tasked with assembling your ideal superhero team, who would be on it and does it have to include Wolverine? Would you mix members of the Avengers and X-Men or maybe even throw in an Inhuman or two? As comic fans, it’s something we daydream and debate about all the time, but I…
Diana dives into the depths of Altuum’s claims after the heart wrenching Trail of the Amazons in Wonder Woman #787, written by Michael Conrad and Becky Cloonan, penciled by Emanuela Lupacchino, inked by Wade Von Grawbadger, colored by Tamra Bonvillain and lettered by Pat Brosseau. Now with The Trial of the Amazons complete, are Cloonan…
Jace Fox is still hunting the mysterious and brutal killer in New York, and it’s starting to weigh on him. Will he be able to stop the killer with the help of friends and family? I Am Batman #9 is written by John Ridley, drawn by Christian Duce and Stephen Segovia, colored by Rex Locus…
Everybody in the world gets a genie. Each genie grants one wish. Here’s what happens in the first eight seconds. Then the first eight minutes. Eight Billion Genies #1 is written by Charles Soule, drawn by Ryan Browne and lettered by Chris Crank for Image Comics. Mark Turetsky: Welcome, dear reader, to our review of…
It’s Girl’s Night Out in X-Men #11, written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by Pepe Larraz, colored by Marte Gracia and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Cori McCreery: I am so excited to talk about this issue with you Tony! The main story was the most fun I’ve had in this series in quite a bit! Tony?…
Captain Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise attempt a rescue after a first contact gone wrong, as part of their mission to explore “Strange New Worlds.” Written by Akiva Goldsman & Alex Kurtzman & Jenny Lumet, directed by Akiva Goldsman. Mark Turetsky: Space… the final frontier. Here comes the story of the starship…
Sometimes dead is better. Especially when you’re trying to hide a trio of corpses in Dogs of London #1, written by Peter Milligan, drawn by Artecida, colored by Valentina Bianconi, lettered by Rob Steen and published by AfterShock. The only thing harder than an art heist during a monster attack is stealing gold from the…
Trial of the Amazons encompasses Trial of the Amazons #1, Nubia and the Amazons #6, Wonder Woman #785, Trail of the Amazons: Wonder Girl #1, Wonder Woman #786, Trial of the Amazons: Wonder Girl #2 and Trial of the Amazons #2 with the talents of Stephanie Williams, Vita Ayala, Joelle Jones, Jordie Bellaire, Becky Cloonan,…
Blade has a daughter who’s gonna be a hero. Moira McTaggart, erstwhile mutant savior and now number one mutant enemy, creeps out on Mary Jane Watson. And those adorable Eternals commit a wee bit of attempted genocide. That’s right: it’s Free Comic Book Day 2022. A.X.E.: Judgement Day, story by Kieron Gillen, art by Dustin…
In “Hide and Seek,” Picard confronts the demons of his past, Adam Soong confronts his legacy, Rios confronts the grandfather paradox, Raffi and Seven confront the Borg Queen, who is busy confronting the woman inside her. Written by Matt Okumura & Chris Derrick, directed by Michael Weaver. CW: Discussion of suicide and mental illness. Mark…
Batman and Robin are on the hunt for the real killer of Ra’s al Ghul as Batman Inc. tries to protect the Secret Society from the Demon’s Shadow and Deathstroke and family are on the run in Batman #123, written by Joshua Williamson, drawn by Howard Porter, colored by Tomeu Morey and lettered by Clayton…
Not five minutes into reading the rules for The Marvel Multiverse Roleplaying Game playtest did I learn that when you roll a 1 on the special Marvel die, it actually counts as a 6 — unless, that is, you roll a 1 on the other two dice as well. This is all part of the…
Golo rises, and with his rise comes the fall of Monkey Meat Island. Is this truly the end of the Monkey Meat industry? And has it now been replaced with something far, far worse? Only one thing is for sure — there are no winners in Monkey Meat #5, a Juni Ba creation (with special…