In Psylocke, a woman trained from childhood to be a weapon seeks to protect children from mutant traffickers. In Laura Kinney: Wolverine, a woman created in a lab to be a weapon seeks to protect young mutants from being exploited by the criminal underworld. In Magik, a woman trained from childhood to be a (magical)…
With blood on her hands, Psylocke’s new life is already crumbling. Can she still be the hero the world needs her to be? And how will Shinobi Shaw help her with that? Psylocke #2 is written by Alyssa Wong, drawn by Vincenzo Carratu, colored by Fer Sifuentes-Sujo and lettered by Ariana Maher. If there is…
Trained to be an assassin since birth, Kwannon chose to be an X-man. But there are still some jobs too dirty for the X-Men. And some paths have to be walked alone. Psylocke #1 is written by Alyssa Wong, drawn by Vincenzo Carratù, colored by Fer Sifuentes-Sujo and lettered by Ariana Maher. Everyone knows (even…
So, we’re six new series and eight issues into the X-Men: From the Ashes era. How’s everyone feeling? Have you recovered from the months-long hangover from your last night at the Green Lagoon, or are you still missing the tiki-bar lifestyle? Have you found your new X-Men title yet, or are you struggling to find…
Cyclops and Psylocke’s relationship has come a long way. Think about it. Thirty or so years ago, a version of Psylocke that was a hybrid of Betsy Braddock and the assassin Kwannon tried to seduce Scott Summers by licking motor oil off his face, scaring him so badly that he ran away to Alaska (Fun…
People always seem to think breaking into and sneaking around Doctor Strange’s house is a good idea. What’s up with that? The Silver Surfer crashes into it in The Infinity Gauntlet, the New Mutants Scooby-Doo it up there in Dead Souls. Heck, Sage and Domino just broke into it in X-Force a couple months ago….
Spinning out of Lazarus Planet: Dark Fate, it’s Spirit World! This life/death-hopping book is written by Alyssa Wong, drawn by Haining, colored by Sebastian Chen and lettered by Janice Chiang. As a Black-Asian comic book fan, I am almost always interested in seeing Asian superheroes. DC Comics’ limited series Spirit World introduces a new nonbinary…
We’ve argued plenty ’round these parts about whether Deadpool is an X-Men character, but apparently we should be arguing more about whether Deadpool is a Spider-Man character. Case in point: This comic. Deadpool has a version of the Carnage symbiote. He is being pursued by Doctor Octopus and a character named Harrower to whom the…
Let’s celebrate 40 years of the New Mutants (and Ryan Reynolds?!?) in New Mutants #30 from a stacked team of creators!
You wanna fight some Deathstick? This is the only prequel joke I’ll make while talking about Doctor Aphra #15 written by Alyssa Wong, with art by Minkyu Jung and Victor Olazaba, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and letters by Joe Caramagna. This issue opens mid battle – both a literal firefight with Deathstick and a bickering…
It’s a jailbreak in Doctor Aphra #14 written by Alyssa Wong, with art by Federico Sabbatini, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and letters by Joe Caramagna. Our heroes awake where we left them: in jail. It’s nothing new for Aphra, for Sana, or for Aphra AND Sana, but it’s not ideal. To add insult to injury,…
Let’s enjoy a party the Aphra way: stealing in Doctor Aphra #13 written by Alyssa Wong with art by Minkyu Jung, inks by Victor Olazaba, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and letters by Joe Caramagna. When I last wrote about Aphra, a long time ago on a website far, far away, Aphra and Sana had completed…
Across concerts, choppy seas, and conventions, the world tries to make sense of the chaos that is Carnage in Carnage: Black, White, and Blood #3
Did Doctor Aphra and Sana Staros survive their firey death? Let’s find out in Doctor Aphra #9 written by Alyssa Wong with art by Minkyu Jung, inks by Victor Olazaba, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and letters by Joe Caramagna. We’re back with part four of The Engine Job! Tragically, Aphra and Sana died at the…
Doctor Aphra and Santa Staros continue the hunt for the experimental hyperdrive in Doctor Aphra #8 written by Alyssa Wong with art by Minkyu Jung, inks by Victor Olazaba, colors by Rachelle Rosenberg and letters by Joe Caramagna. Before I even get into the fun ride that is issue 8, I need to talk about…