Previously on X-Men: Something Akin to Business As Usual in ‘X-Men’ #14, ‘Psylocke’ #6 & ‘Hellverine’ #5
In the wake of “X-Manhunt”, a pair of series kick off new stories, while in Hellverine the first arc comes
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Reviews
Be The One Without Fear — Reviewing ‘Absolute Green Lantern’ #1
Ask any comic book fan who’s ever read a Green Lantern comic, you’ll find they likely have a different favorite
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They Were Here The Whole Time! — Reviewing ‘All-New Venom’ #5
The villain! The reporter! The sidekick! The mayor! One of these individuals has bonded to become the swashbuckling All-New Venom!
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It’s A Gods Thing — Reviewing ‘Miles Morales: Spider-Man’ #32
Spider-Man just can’t catch any type of break. Fighting off rivals, vampires, Deadpools, old enemies, and even the Black Panther.
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Biker Granny From Hell Vs. Ghost Ape — Reviewing ‘Shadow Of The Golden Crane’ #2
Welcome to the table, A biker grandma with a flaming bat and belt made of chains fights the ghost of
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‘X-Force: Fractures’ Starts Strong, Looks Great, Ends Poorly — Review
Since its creation in 1991 out of the ashes of the former New Mutants book, X-Force has become one of the bedrock X-titles. Nearly
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Review — ‘Star Wars: Inquisitors’ Succeeds Despite Its Title Characters
The Inquisitors occupy an interesting place in the Star Wars mythos. Seemingly born of the need to give the good guys somebody with a
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Can Really Taste The Mindbending — Reviewing ‘Absolute Martian Manhunter’ #1
Move over big screen friendly universally known DC Characters. It’s time for the Absolute DC line to get absolutely weird.
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Intriguing New Status Quo, Mixed Execution — Reviewing ‘Phoenix: Orbital Resonance’
Wolverine, and occasionally Cable, aside, the X-Men don’t have a great history of supporting solo series for their members. Many
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Let Us Make War — Reviewing ‘Miles Morales: Spider-Man’ #31
Web shooters, guns, and katanas have been lowered. The battle between Deadpools and Spider-Man has come to a mutual conclusion.
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Previously On X-Men: ‘X-Manhunt Omega’ #1 Leads This Week’s X-Books…Somewhere!
In this week’s “Previously On X-Men“, the hunt for Charles Xavier ends in X-Manhunt Omega #1 as the rest of
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Sending In The Clowns — Reviewing ‘Nightwing’ #124
Something dark and ominous has come to Blüdhaven, playing a dangerous long game with Nightwing and others. It shifts its
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Advance Review: The Wealthy Pay A Different Tax In ‘Free For All’
Imagine a world with billionaires paid their fair share — or faced death. In the new 56-page graphic novel Free
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Just A Broken Pawn — Reviewing ‘Ultimate Wolverine’ #3
James “Logan” Howlett and tragedy go far back. Even in different universes, the clawed, healing mutant is cursed by loss.
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Let’s Get Up To Speed — Reviewing ‘Absolute Flash’ #1
Running as fast as you can doesn’t actually mean being able to outrun any of life’s problems, issues, or tragedies.
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Oh Look, Another Shadowy Figure! — Reviewing ‘Detective Comics’ #1095
Secrets have a way of not really staying so secret. They slip from shadows to blow up in the light.
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Making The Most Of A Crossover Tie-In — Reviewing ‘Iron Man’ #6
Usually, when a major crossover plunges its narrative tendrils into a series that doesn’t otherwise have a direct connection to
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Troping Its Way To Success — Reviewing ‘Space Ghost’ #10 And #11
One of the defining elements of Space Ghost has been the way it riffs on different tropes, both character-specific ones
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Advance Review: ‘Whatever Happened To The Crimson Justice?’ #1 Channels ‘The Dark Knight Returns’
If one thing is for certain, creators Frank Tieri and Inaki Miranda know how to grab your attention. In the
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Doom Democracy Discourses — Reviewing ‘One World Under Doom’ #2
The entire world watches as a potential despot threatens the entire world along with any sense of normalcy or freedom.
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Of Kings And Generals — Reviewing ‘Ultimate Black Panther’ #14
The war with gods might be over, but things are no less hard for the country of Wakanda, or their
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Searching For The Toy Surprise — Reviewing ‘Deadpool/Wolverine’ #3
Opening a box of Deadpool/Wolverine comes with expectations. Crispy crunchy flakes of violence, marshmallow quips, and fourth wall-breaking aplenty. Not
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Dino On The Run — Reviewing ‘TMNT: Mutant Nation’ #5
Pepperoni. It’s one of the most common ingredients found on pizzas. It’s also the adorable awesome dinosaur companion to Raphael.
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Red Dead Pirates Now — Reviewing ‘Green Lantern Corps’ #2
The universe is in chaos. So are the various spectra of emotional light harnessed by those usually called Lanterns. With
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Endings — Reviewing ‘The Serpent In The Garden: Ed Grey And The Last Battle For England’ #3
Welcome to the table, Before I start … Thank you, Mike Mignola. Things often start with brilliant beginnings. In
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A Past With No Honor — Reviewing ‘Star Trek’ #30
Time is a really funny thing. Myths and legends are born of it, their veracity hard to determine. Especially those
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Kylo Ren Is A Sadboy In Another Strong Issue — Reviewing ‘Star Wars: Legacy of Vader’ #2
Thanks to the way it’s come to symbolize the divided reaction to Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Kylo Ren’s repeated
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An Abrupt But Satisfying Conclusion — Reviewing ‘Transformers’ #18
It was a little stunning, reaching the end of this issue and reading the letters page, to see it referred
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War, What Is It Good For!? — Reviewing ‘Deadpool’ #12
Misunderstandings, symbiote sibling munching, goon squad punching, and multiple double on double crossings sure work to keep things interesting. Pretty
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Advance Review: Killers Unite In ‘Buried Long, Long Ago’ #1
Belle Gunness is not your typical comic book serial killer. First, the main character in Buried Long, Long Ago is
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Daddy Isn’t Happy — Reviewing ‘Moon Knight: Fist Of Khonshu’ #6
Taking on a foe that you know very little about in a ‘winner takes all’ bout, isn’t the smartest move.
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