Batman is back in Gotham, and the city has changed. The Orghams have made it clean, but at a cost of the city. He must gather his allies again and make a final stand. But Catwoman seeks help from a most unexpected source. The lead story of Detective Comics #1,084 is written by Ram V,…
Surfacing from the river near Ace Chemicals, the Joker stumbles through Gotham, not yet the monster he will become. And in the future, the world has become that very monster. “Joker: Year One” begins in Batman #142, written by Chip Zdarsky, penciled by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Andrea Sorrentino, inked by Stefano Nesi and Sorrentino, colored…
This whole article came out of a dumb joke. Just doing what fills the time, bullshitting with friends about comics. Filling time comes naturally on Mondays when the Marvel review copies drop. Out of habit, I read it all, eventually dropping the books that bore me and making sure I read the worst trash being…
This Event becomes Event(s) in Heroes Reborn #7; the “finale” issue before the eponymous Heroes Return. Mephisto Save Us All. Written by Jason Aaron. Drawn by Aaron Kuder & Ed McGuinness. Inked by Mark Morales. Colored by Dean White & Matthew Wilson. Lettered by Cory Petit. Heroes Reborn #7 is a truly weird way to…
Wonder meets Might in Heroes Reborn #6. As the event moves into its Avengers-focused endgame, we play audience to the trials and tribulations of the Power Princess, one of the Squadron Supreme’s biggest guns…who herself is faced with a figure from Marvel’s godly past. Written by Jason Aaron, drawn by Erica D’Urso & Ed McGuinness,…
Marvel Comics’ DC tribute continues with a twisted riff on Arkham Asylum in Heroes Reborn #5. Written by Jason Aaron, drawn by R.M. Guera & Ed McGuinness, inked by Mark Morales, colored by Giulia Brusco & Matthew Wilson, and lettered by Cory Petit. Heroes Reborn #5’s title is “The Pageant of The Masters of Nocturnal…
The stars declare “DOCTOR SPECTRUM MUST DIE!!!” in Heroes Reborn #4. Focusing on the cosmic expanse of the Heroes Reborn universe, the Squadron Supreme’s resident space-fascist takes center stage. And reveals that this event might have a lot more of a satirical bite than we give it credit for. Written by Jason Aaron. Drawn by…
Heroes Reborn gets blurry in Heroes Reborn #3. As Hyperion runs ragged with his rogues, speedster Blur takes center stage in the third installment of the “main” series. Written by Jason Aaron, drawn by Federico Vicentini & Ed McGuinness, inked by Mark Morales, colored by Matthew Wilson & Matt Milla, and lettered by Cory Petit. …
Hyperion defends his world from a twisted rogues gallery (give or take a Hulk) in Heroes Reborn #2. Written by Jason Aaron. Drawn by Dale Keown, Carlos Magno, and Ed McGuinness. Inked by Scott Hanna, Carlos Magno, and Mark Morales. Colored by Edgar Delgado & Matthew Wilson. Lettered by Cory Petit. Jason Aaron and company’s…
Good art with a poorly plotted and tonally jumbled script, Heroes Reborn is the definition of a mixed bag.
Brunnhilde. Jane Foster. Dani Moonstar. Hildegarde. And the mysterious stranger who’s worn the title longer than any of them and looks like the Valkyrie from Thor: Ragnarok, but not the one that was in the 2018 Exiles reboot. The Valkyries are united, and at last they have a plan, but so does the King in…
The Phoenix powered Avengers punch each other some more in the penultimate chapter of Enter the Phoenix by Jason Aaron, Javier Garron, David Curiel, and Cory Petit. Marvel has a long and storied tradition of some of the best extended runs in comics. Simonson’s Thor was over four years long, Roger Stern wrote Spider-Man for…
The Goddamned: The Virgin Brides #1 Writer: Jason Aaron, Artist: r.m. Guera, Colorist: Giulia Brusco, Letterer: Jared K. Fletcher, Publisher: Image Content warning: The following review of “The Goddamned: Virgin Brides” contains discussion of child sexual abuse. Animal sacrifice. Blood drinking. Child sexual abuse. The McMartin Preschool case — a criminal trial that consumed Manhattan…