And there came a day, quite like many, many others, when one of Earth’s mightiest heroes chose a team to be Earth’s newest line of protection. It’s an all new (but not that All-New) Avengers #1, written by Jed MacKay, drawn by C.F. Villa, colored by Federico Blee, and lettered by Cory Petit. Armaan Babu:…
Having saved the Earth from the God City of T’Kon, the crew of the USS Theseus return to Deep Space Nine to regroup and plan their next step against Kahless in Star Trek #7 written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, with art by Mike Feehan, colors by Lee Loughridge and letters by Clayton Cowles. …
Things go from bad to worse when Jack runs off and turns himself over to the enemy. Can Starfleet’s Frontier Day celebration survive the wrath of “Võx?” in Picard Season 3 episode 9, written by Sean Tretta & Kiley Rossetter, directed by Terry Matalas. Mark Turetsky: Hi Will! It looks like it’s all been coming…
An invocation, an invitation “Our father; who art in heaven Hollowed be thy name” An appreciation, an ask of giving “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done On earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our trespasses As we forgive those who trespass against us” The…
Renee Montoya must face the changes she has not been able to make, and her own complacency, while trying to bring fallen officer Danny Ortega in alive in GCPD: The Blue Wall #6, written by John Ridley, drawn by Stefano Raffaele, colored by Brad Anderson and lettered by Ariana Maher. Ra’s al Ghul’s newest plan…
A new day dawns, and Superman is facing all new challenges. Mainly, a little voice in his ear trying to lead him down a darker path. Lex Luthor has decided to ally himself with Superman — but his help might be worse than his hindrance. Was this team-up doomed to failure from the start? We…
The mysterious Captain Vadic gives Picard and the crew of the Titan an ultimatum: turn over Jack Crusher or die. Meanwhile, Raffi can’t “Disengage” from her obsessions in Picard Season 3 episode 2, written by Christopher Monfette & Sean Tretta and directed by Doug Aarniokoski. Will Nevin: Hey, Mark, lemme ask you this: Let’s say…
Having just conquered the world, Sinister is in a predicament: Someone has stolen his secret lab, and his toys have stopped obeying him. This simply will not do. Immoral X-Men #1 is written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Paco Medina, inked by Walden Wong and Victor Olazaba, colored by Jay David Ramos and Chris Sotomayor,…
Sometimes, someone’s body is a bomb and you need an out-of-body experience to save everybody from going ka-boom. High stakes and grounded metaphors keep us anchored in the Astral Plane in Sabretooth and the Exiles #3, written by Victor LaValle, drawn by Leonard Kirk, colored by Rain Beredo, and lettered by Cory Petit. Jude Jones:…
It is 1986 or ’87. I am 6 or 7 years old. Dad and I are having a catch in the backyard of our home in Union, New Jersey. I played rec league tee-ball for two years. Like the other sports my parents signed me up for — soccer, wrestling, basketball, golf — I was…
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 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…
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,…
Christopher Chance has only a few days left to solve his own murder. His investigation has been bumpy to say the least, but will the murder of Guy Gardner finally catch up to the Human Target and end his search before the poison ends his life? Once Batman learns of his ex-teammate’s disappearance, can anything…
Can Remy Lebeau save the woman he loves, and her mom, and his ward, young ‘Ro, from grotesque intergalactic bounty hunters? Will morally ambiguous space mercenary Bounty (that’s her name) turn out to be a letdown or a quicker picker-upper? Will Chris Claremont wrap up all his plot threads in this miniseries finale? Find out…