REVIEW: Ghost Station Zero #1 Perfect Follow-Up for Atomic Blonde Fans
Ghost Station Zero #1 continues the premise of writer Antony Johnston and artist Shari Chankhamma’s previous Codename Baboushka comics — what if the story was about the femme fatale super spy, and not...
View ArticleArchangel Successfully Brings William Gibson’s Cyberpunk to Comics
For all its cool, grit, and darkness, it can be easy to miss the humor in William Gibson’s work. From Neuromancer to his scattered forays into culture criticism, there’s always been a current of sharp...
View ArticleREVIEW: Robotech #1 Succeeds By Sticking Close to the Source Material
As a 2017 comic book, Robotech #1 isn’t breaking any new ground, and maybe that’s the point. For those familiar with Robotech’s 1985 origin as an anime series, this book won’t offend your fond memories...
View ArticleREVIEW: Redlands #1 Disrupts the Patriarchy in Smart, Scary Debut
In horror stories, you’re supposed to side with the victims. They might be young and dumb but they’re not evil, and they certainly don’t deserve the torture, maiming and inevitable death the story...
View ArticleREVIEW: Mister Miracle #1 is Just as Good as You’ve Heard
With his Fourth World mythology, comics legend Jack Kirby psychedelicized the concepts of Christianity, rendering the struggle between good (New Genesis) and evil (Apokolips) with vivid, cosmic...
View ArticlePriest & Noto Zero in on Inhuman History with Once & Future Kings #1
As you’ve already noticed, the genetically engineered race of superpowered individuals known as the Inhumans have seen a renewed focus across multiple Marvel platforms. The group will even star in its...
View ArticleREVIEW: Dark Nights: Metal #1 is a Reminder of Why We Love Superheroes
Dark Nights: Metal is one of the most high-concepts superhero comics that DC has put out in years, but it’s also one of the most accessible and welcoming superhero events in recent memory. It’s a hard...
View ArticleREVIEW: Ultimates² #100 Says Goodbye with Ultimates vs. Ultimates
Back in the early 2000s, Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch’s The Ultimates was one of my very favorite comics. It reinvented the Avengers for the 21st Century, emphasizing the characters’ cinematic potential...
View ArticleREVIEW: Spy Seal #1 is a Whimsical, Familiar Spy Caper Series
Rich Tommaso’s latest comic takes a silly premise and spins it into a surprisingly sincere spy caper, offering affectionate winks to Hergé along the way. Even for Image Comics, which bills itself as a...
View ArticleREVIEW: Mage: The Hero Denied #1 Conjures New Magic with Family Focus
Matt Wagner has written and drawn comic book characters of all shapes and sizes at many publishers, but he’s still most closely associated with two of his own creations: Mage and Grendel. While the...
View ArticleHi-Fi Fight Club #1 is a Cute, Queer Comic with Relatable Characters
In Hi-Fi Fight Club #1 by writer Carly Usdin and artist Nina Vakueva, Chris is living the teenage dream: she gets a job at Vinyl Mayhem, the coolest record store in town. And she gets to work with...
View ArticleSkybound’s Gasolina Explosively Combines Crime Drama and Horror
Sean Mackiewicz, Editor-in-Chief of Robert Kirkman’s Skybound Entertainment, has stepped out of his editorial role and joined up with artist Niko Walter to co-create his own series under the Image...
View ArticleGenerations: Thor One-Shot Leaves Impact on Wider Marvel Universe
Writer Jason Aaron has crafted an impressive run on various volumes of Marvel Comics’ Thor over the last few years. He can do no wrong when it comes to the God of Thunder, and he proves that by using...
View ArticleREVIEW: Nightwing: The New Order #1 Offers Chilling DCU Future
“Even good people can come to believe in really terrible things.” In Nightwing: The New Order #1, it’s 2040, and 12 years ago Dick Grayson saved the world. Or so he thought. Suppressed abilities and a...
View ArticleREVIEW: Secret Empire #10 Reveals the True Fate of Hydra Cap
SPOILER WARNING: The following review contains spoilers for Marvel’s Secret Empire #10, on sale now. This week sees the conclusion of what might be Marvel’s most controversial event series to date,...
View ArticleREVIEW: Darkseid Special Effortlessly Captures the Spirit of Kirby
Jack Kirby wasn’t known for being subtle in his work. His art leapt off the page with bold proclamations about the world that is coming and the death of old gods, and we love him for it. However, the...
View ArticleREVIEW: James Bond: Moneypenny #1 is a Stilted Spy Slog
Dynamite’s James Bond: Moneypenny one-shot marks the first time that the character has had a comic of her own — but given the weak, incoherent story seen here, it may well be a while before the...
View ArticleREVIEW: Scales & Scoundrels #1 is a Smart, All-Ages Fantasy Epic
It starts in a tavern, like all fantasy adventures must. A group of adventurers are sitting around the table playing a nice game of Dragon’s Horde, until a white-haired newcomer reveals her final card...
View ArticleREVIEW: Motor Crush #6 Keeps Up the Pace with Intense Start of New Arc
Motor Crush #6 is that brief pause at the beginning of a race, when each racer is revving their engines and glaring at the competition. So much has happened for them to get to this point, and it’s...
View ArticleREVIEW: Mr. Oz Reveal Isn’t Why Action Comics #987 Excels
It seems hard to believe that DC Comics first introduced the mysterious Mr. Oz more than three years ago, likely because the character only began to grow more prominently within the past year after the...
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