Compelling Narrative And Great Art Hindered By Flat Characters: Pandemica #2

Moses’ Pandemica operation discovers the group behind the disease bioweapons. They call themselves the Ark, and they are indeed white supremacists. De and Chick discover an enclave of their scientists, but their one source of information is killed before they learn much from him. Time runs out as the diseases start to mutate, and Pandemica is still receiving no outside help.

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Defending Your Buddy With Berserker Unbound #4

The sorcerer has found the Mongrel King in our world, and he’s brought an army of killers to make sure the King doesn’t leave alive. Joe Cobb tries to hide during the fight, but the sorcerer finds him. Can the Berserker get his revenge and save his friend too?

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Shooting At Shadows On The Wall With Shoplifters Will Be Liquidated #2

Nussbaum has discovered an entire subterranean civilization existing underneath his Caucasus superstore…and he wants to destroy it as soon as possible. The safety violations are endless. Meanwhile, the Caucasus corporation is still reeling from its CEO’s attempt at a public suicide.

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A Most Unkind Family Awaits In Black Terror #2

Father Kind has captured Black Terror and is using his connection to the “goddess” Maya to steal the Terror’s powers and bestow them upon himself and his “Kind Family.” However, new member Christina isn’t convinced of Father Kind’s benevolence, and she may be the Terror’s only hope of escape.

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The Pirate Rebellion Arrives In V.E. Schwab’s Shades Of Magic: The Steel Prince #1 The Rebel Army

The Rebel Army has arrived and is rallying a force of pirates and defectors to take Verose back from the Empire. Prince Maxim Maresh is trying to make sure his soldiers stay in fighting shape, but he may never be ready for the threat the Rebel Army brings.

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Taming The Sleeper With Venom #19

The Maker has been taken over by the Life Foundation Symbiotes, and the Avengers are barely able to slow him down. Dylan and Normie run into Rex’s bunker, but Dylan wants to help. He finds the Sleeper symbiote and attempts to bond with it, but something unexpected happens when he does.

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Our Legends Are Lies: The Last God #1 Reviewed

The land of Cain Anuun was once ravaged by a dark god and its horrific plague. Six heroes, called the Godslayers, killed that god and went on to rule the realms of Cain Anuun. Now that dark god may be coming back, and it is the fault of the Godslayers and their lie.

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A Legend Reborn: Excalibur #1 Reviewed

The Dawn of X is disrupting the mystic world, particularly the Otherworld, which Captain Britain is tasked with protecting. Brian answers the call to save Otherworld, and Betsy Braddock insists on going to help. Meanwhile, Apocalypse has also formed an interest in Otherworld and what lies within.

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Nightmare Of A Summer Job: Basketful Of Heads #1 Reviewed

Summer’s over, and Liam Ellsworth is finishing his summer job as a junior sheriff’s deputy. He meets with his girlfriend, June, before being called to a crime scene by Sheriff Clausen. Inmates have escaped, and Liam and June have to go look after the Sheriff’s wife.

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Three Tales Of Mayhem In Red Goblin: Red Death #1

We return to the time of the Red Goblin and how this twisted twosome spent their time in the build-up to their battle with Spider-Man. We see how Norman kept the symbiote satisfied, how Norman settled his own grudges with the Red Goblin, and how Normie Osborn survived as the Goblin Childe.

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Metaphorically Trimming The Weeds With Contagion #5

The Urchin has taken over the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and most of New York’s heroes. It now comes down to Moon Knight to save the world. He must allow the Urchin to take him and use his mental training to free Earth’s heroes from the hivemind.

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A Halloween Double-Feature In Doctor Strange Annual #1

Zelma is summoned to the Sanctum Sanctorum to protect Doctor Strange and his mystical associates as the defend the Sanctum against the spirits of Halloween night. In the second tale, the Hotel Inferno is broken into, and Wong must protect it.

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Madness Is the Only Constant In Sandman Universe Presents: Hellblazer #1

The world has come to an end in a flashy magical war–the kind which John Constantine tries to actively avoid. Regardless, he sacrifices his closest friend to help out right before debris deals John a fatal wound. Thankfully, he’s offered a chance to go back and fix it all at the cost of his soul.

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The Slayers Of Slavers: Savage Avengers Annual #1 Reviewed

Conan, Black Widow, and Daimon Hellstrom separately stumble upon the same South American slaver operation and strike it at the same time. Despite their vastly different background, the three heroes work together to put down this vile organization.

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Mr. Smiles Goes To Happyville In Joker: Killer Smile #1

Dr. Ben Arnell thinks that the Joker can be cured, and he’s willing to have sessions with the Clown Prince to prove that it can be done. The Joker is always game to play along, but is his brand of madness contagious? Will Arnell catch it?

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What We Lose In Repression: SFSX #2 Reviewed

Avory returns to the Dirty Mind in the hopes that she can get help saving George from the Party’s Pleasure Center. However, Casey and Sylvia aren’t ready to forgive and forget that Avory abandoned them when the Party raided the Dirty Mind. Avory is going to have to get help from someone else.

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Caught In A Web While Bridging The Gap In Star Trek: Year Five #7

The Tholians are goaded into war with the Federation while Kirk and Spock attempt to learn about Tholian civilization from Bright Eyes. That dialogue is interrupted by the sudden appearance of another Tholian Web. Spock can’t get them out this time, but another trapped ship may be the path to the Enterprise’s escape.

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The Limits Of Friendship In Ether: The Disappearance Of Violet Bell #2

An assassin attacks Boone and Glum but gets away before they can get answers from it. Thankfully, Boone is able to track it across Ether. However, Glum and Boone need passage across the sea. Glum makes a deal with pirates, but Boone may enrage the pirates too much for the deal to be seen through.

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The Abbey Road Of Tardigrades: Star Pig #4 Reviewed

Echozar is not what he seems to be. He’s restrained Theo and plans to dissect him and discern the secrets of the tardigrade. It’s up to Vess to save them, but Echozar is prepared for her too. Is this the end of Vess and Theo’s adventure?

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In Deep With The Batman Who Laughs: Batman/Superman #3 Reviewed

Superman has infected himself with the Batman Who Laughs’ Joker Toxin to go undercover with the frightening villain from the Dark Multiverse. It’s a huge gamble, but Superman and Batman must learn who among their allies has been infected. Is it already too late?

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The Three Riders Of Hell’s Highway: Avengers #25 Reviewed

Robbie Reyes has lost his Hell Rider, and his dead uncle, Eli, is piloting the corpse of a Celestial to kill his nephew. Gabe’s soul is on the line, so, even in the face of this power, Robbie cannot fail. Thankfully, the Avengers are there to help him.

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Lick And Lack Thereof: Tommy Gun Wizards #3 Reviewed

The Untouchables meet up to discuss their next move against Al Capone while the man himself punishes the failures of his footsoldiers. Toad isn’t happy with Capone’s moves of late either, and Ness meets up with Candice.

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Set Sail With Captain Kitty In Marauders #1

Kitty Pryde can’t pass through the Krakoa portals, meaning she has to get to the island through the long way. When she arrives, she receives an offer from Emma Frost. The world still fears and hates mutants, and many haven’t been allowed to pass through the Krakoa portals. Kitty can help those mutants come home; she just needs a team.

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A Story Beyond All Time And Space: Immortal Hulk #25 Reviewed

A lone creature of light skirts the vast nothingness at the end of all things. The breaker of worlds has demolished all that is, and this last living thing must send a message out into the vast green nothingness left by what was and through the very Hulk which consumed it.

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A Man Of The People – Year Of The Villain: Black Adam #1 Reviewed

The Infected Shazam is on his way to Kahndaq. He has designs on taking the country for himself, but Black Adam will not allow this happen. The two super-powered titans battle for the fate of Kahndaq, its people, and its future.

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The Giant Fist Of Liberty In Freedom Fighters #10

The Freedom Fighters launch their attack on Cheyenne Mountain, the secret doomsday bunker of the Nazi regime. Uncle Sam has been empowered by the growing spirit of the American people, but will it be enough to stop the Ratzis?

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One Last Butchering: King Thor #2 Reviewed

Gorr, the God-Butcher has returned. Loki summoned him back from All-Black, the Necrosword, to unleash one last bloody curse upon Thor and Midgard. Now, Loki is ready to succumb to Gorr, but Thor will not go down without one Hel of a fight.

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The Urchin Unleashed: Contagion #4 Reviewed

The Urchin takes down the Wrecking Crew, Elektra, and a hanful of others at Penn Station. Time is running out for the heroes already infected by the Urchin. Our last and best hope of saving the world from contagion may very well be…Moon Knight?

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