So, a confession: I saw a total of one (1) season of Game of Thrones. The first season. I never finished it. This, apparently, is a good thing, as I never got disappointed by the last few seasons. Everything I know about the series, the lexicon that stretches from “Winter is Coming” to “Dracarys,” picked…
The Defenders find themselves in a superhero utopia, but here’s the thing — it’s not real if it’s a dream. Defenders: Beyond #4 is brought to you by Al Ewing and Javier Rodríguez, with letters by Joe Caramagna. Karen Charm: Dig, if you will, a picture — Defenders: Beyond is about to hit its 50th issue on…
The Red Planet bleeds as Arakko forges a new path in Al Ewing & Madibek Musabekov’s X-Men: Red #7. In my father’s study, perched above rolls of processed film and terabytes of photo files, a black and white picture of Miles Davis surveys the workspace. In it Miles, clad in an open-chest white jacket, surveys…
There’s a lot of people talking about Al Ewing’s X-Men: Red these days, but let me tell you about another red-clad chad Al Ewing is writing. That’s right, it’s Ant-Man time again. Rising superstar Tom Reilly is here with Alucard Ewing to take us on a journey through the history of the Ant-Men. This time,…
Planet Arakko chose peace over war. Now war has chosen them. The monstrous arsenal of the Eternals is on the march. The Arakkii must defend their broken land according to the ancient laws … but against an enemy even older than they are, can the old ways win? Or is a new Arakko about to…
As our fearless DEFENDERS continue their epic journey into THE BEYOND, the fearsome fivesome meets THE OMEGA COUNCIL and learns the SECRETS OF CREATION and possibly gains a new non-teammate in Defenders Beyond #2! As told by Al Ewing and Javier Rodríguez, with letters by Joe Caramagna. Mark Turetsky: Well, Karen! It looks like another…
Good Comics, like other great literary works, can be read and understood on two planes: a literal one and a metaphorical/metaphysical one. Take the Bible: You can read it literally and get some great superhero action, or metaphorically and learn to, you know, love people or whatever. And while people’s interpretation of the Bible can too…
The cards are pulled once again, summoning a new non-team of Defenders who must plunge farther back through the prior incarnations of our universe to save them all in Defenders Beyond #1. Words by Al Ewing, pictures by Javier Rodríguez and letters by Joe Caramagna. Karen Charm: I turn the card to reveal “The Prince…
The meaning of death, the politics of immortality, and the determination of identity are on the table in X-Men Red #4, written by Al Ewing, drawn by Juann Cabal, Andrés Genolet & Michael Sta. Maria, colored by Federico Blee, and lettered by Ariana Maher. Jude Jones: Man, it feels like we were just here a…
Tarn the Uncaring waged war and torture on Arakko for centuries. He’s the most hated being on Mars … and he sits on their ruling council. Abigail Brand has a plan to remedy that — and reap the rewards. So does Roberto Da Costa. But only one of them can win … and Tarn’s going…
The Red planet sits on the intergalatic chess board, used as a pawn with no regard for its inhabitants. A union, a Brotherhood, in needed to assist it. Al Ewing, Stefano Caselli, Federico Blee and Cory Petit bring the thunder in X-Men Red #2 Jude: Joy has been in short supply. The specter of judicial…
Storm is regent of Arakko. Should she be? Al Ewing, Stefano Caselli, Federico Blee and Ariana Maher investigate in X-Men Red #1 Jude Jones: I was all in from the jump. A book, set on the planet we saw (beautifully, artfully, amazingly) terraformed; featuring the culturally rich, oft maligned Arakkii; led by the Queen, err,…
Our fearless Defenders find themselves on the third stop on their multicosmic journey: The archetypal FOURTH COSMOS! Get out your Blake. And your Jung. And your Silver Age Omnibus. Defenders #4 is told to us by Al Ewing and Javier Rodriguez, with lettering by Joe Caramagna. Mark Turetsky: Welcome to the Fourth Cosmos, Stephanie! I…
Why would Taki betray SWORD? Al Ewing, Jacopo Camagni, Fernando Sifuentes and Ariana Maher deliver the truth in SWORD #10. Nola Pfau: Well, Corey, are you finally ready to delve into the first big event of the Krakoan era? Corey Smith: Nola, buddy, I could not be more excited to finally jump into this issue……
Al Ewing is pretty good at this space stuff. Fitting then that he introduces the X-Men’s long time ally, the Shi’ar, to Arakko. There speaks the voice of Sol, the goddess, Storm. Sadly, Storm is busy with what she is always busy with, doing a duel with fools who think they can step to her….