A Much Needed Shot In The Arm: Reviewing ‘Darth Vader’ #46
Though no series cancellation or creative team departures have been announced, there’s a sense of impending finality to Darth Vader
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Reviews
Bit Too Chilly In Here — Reviewing ‘Astonishing Iceman: Out Cold’
Orchis’ vicious bloody strike on Krakoa took down Bobby Drake. Too bad for them, a new ice age has begun.
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The Embrace Of Green: Reviewing ‘Poison Ivy’ #22
Sometimes the consequences of our actions come back to haunt us. Other times they end up haunting the whole world.
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Reassembly Not Required — Reviewing ‘Uncanny Avengers: The Resistance’
After Krakoa’s fall, mutants were murdered, lost, imprisoned, framed, displaced, and harassed. They were sorely in need of some Avenging.
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Leap Before You Look: Reviewing ‘Birds Of Prey’ #9
A friend will watch you vanish in a mysterious portal. Best friends will make the dangerous leap right behind you.
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Step Up To An Energy Buffet: Reviewing ‘Captain Marvel’ #8
Often, when a mysterious other dimensional enemy makes their presence known in the real world, it can be quite explosive.
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A Bloody New Semester — Reviewing ‘Strange Academy: Blood Hunt’ #1
School is back in session after some brutal final exams. Unfortunately, the world’s vampires have a much different plan. Marvel’s
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Not Your Daddy’s Vampire — Reviewing ‘Dracula: Blood Hunt’ #1
The child of my enemy is my… only hope? I’ll bet that feels real weird for the biggest vampire around
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There’s No Business Like Merc Business: Reviewing ‘Deadpool’ #2
Wade Wilson is a businessman! Not a great one, but every business owner has to start somewhere, even bad ones.
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Last Chance To Save: Reviewing ‘Cemetery Kids Don’t Die’ #3
Facing your fears as they manifest themselves within a potentially deadly mentally played video game sure doesn’t sound like fun.
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My, What Magical Fangs You Have!: Reviewing ‘Doctor Strange’ #15
Eternal darkness and hordes of vampires have claimed the Earth. Those who remain sure could use a doctor’s magical touch.
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War? More Like A Squabble: Reviewing ‘Wolverine’ #49
What’s colder than a cold war? Whatever it is, that’s where things stand currently for immortal enemies Sabretooth and Wolverine.
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The Trouble With Tuvixes — Reviewing ‘Star Trek: Sons Of Star Trek’ #2
Sometimes our minds allow us to be haunted by past choices. Other times it’s instigated by a lonely young god.
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Review: ‘Invincible Iron Man’ #18 Gets The Job Done, But It’s Hard To Care
Though the two haven’t interacted much directly through the years, Iron Man and Magneto are connected in some interesting ways.
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Comicon Takes Free Comic Book Day 2024!
Free Comic Book Day is like a holiday to geeks, and this year it falls on another geek holiday —
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What Big Robots You Have! — Reviewing ‘Spider-Punk: Arms Race’ #3
What’s got eight limbs and ready to get a punk beat down by the musical arachnid hero and his pals?
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Cutting Straight To The Core: Reviewing ‘The Cull’
Much like certain foods (hello chocolate and peanut butter!), there are combinations of genres that are oh so good together.
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The Spy Who Loved Him: Reviewing ‘Nightwing 2024 Annual’ #1
Before the current run of Nightwing ends, there are still a few character-related loose ends to tie-up neatly as possible.
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A Fear Never Forgotten: Reviewing ‘Detective Comics’ #1084
Top up drinks or snacks, get a stretch in, and prepare yourselves as Batman’s gothic opera enters its third act.
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Fangs In A Time Of Crisis: Reviewing ‘Blood Hunt’ #1
Vampires are creatures of the night, hampered by the shining of the sun. What if the sun were to vanish?
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Not So Teen Titans Any More: Reviewing ‘Tales Of The Titans’
While their whole deal is being a team of ‘found family’ superheroes, the Titans also have plenty of important solo
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Skin Of Metal, Heart Of Gold — Reviewing ‘Cyborg: Homecoming’
Booyah! When a new dawn began for the DC Universe, Titans stalwart Cyborg was one hero that got to rise.
Read moreDown The Rabbit Hole: Reviewing ‘Jackpot & Black Cat’ #2
Love and friendship can become very tangled affairs. Especially when safety, secrets, and money come into play. Mary Jane Watson
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Wordy Affairs And Petty Squabbles: Reviewing ‘Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver’ #3
Comic books, by their nature, are very much that sweet spot combination of two different art forms: prose and illustrations.
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Death, Thy Name Is Xavier: Reviewing ‘Rise Of The Powers Of X’ #4
Who could have guessed that the era of mutant societal growth and prosperity would end so messily? Honestly, most people
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Destiny Waits For No One — Reviewing ‘TMNT: The Untold Destiny Of The Foot Clan’ #2
Oroku Karai’s attempts to build a new modern destiny for the Foot Clan have hit a few, almost deadly, snags.
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No Peace For The Weary: Reviewing ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ #119
Darkness has claimed much of the known universe(s), snuffing out more and more of the morphing grid and all hope.
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What Does A God Need With A Starship?: Reviewing ‘Star Trek’ #19
Saving the universe, and all manners of existence within, is tiring business. Just ask Captain Sisko and his weary crew.
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The Friends We Made Along The Way: Reviewing ‘Captain Marvel’ #7
Family as a concept is not defined by blood. It’s centered on those who love and care about one another.
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Caught Up In Those Bloody Feels: Reviewing ‘Wolverine’ #48
Sometimes painful moments can make someone appreciate what they have. Other times, it makes them double down in murderous rage.
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Doesn’t Look A Day Over Two-Hundred: Reviewing ‘Nightwing’ #113
Milestone anniversary issues, especially the hundreds, are few and far between for even the longest running of comic book characters.
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