Although they’ve had their ups and downs, the X-Men will always remain one of Marvel’s premier franchises. Over the decades, dozens of writers and artists have added their spin to the famous mutant line-up, and this list represents just the tip of that genetically-elevated iceberg. This week marks the conclusion …
Read More »Ann Nocenti reveals how she chased her obsessions for The Seeds
Ann Nocenti and David Aja’s The Seeds (opens in new tab) is about dire changes on Earth and humanity, and the comic book series itself went through several changes as well in its development. But as Aja said in The Seeds afterword Newsarama published earlier this week, it evolved – …
Read More »Jason Todd forced to face his internal demons in new Red Hood arc
A new era begins in this week’s Red Hood #51 – the first following the departure of writer Scott Lobdell, who had been writing the series since 2011. In this two-issue arc, writer Shawn Martinbrough and artist Tony Akins takes Jason Todd in for what is described as one part …
Read More »Best Shots review: Taskmaster #1 a juxtaposition of humor and violence
Marvel’s master of mimicry, the mercenary Taskmaster, debuts his own limited series with the eponymous Taskmaster #1 (opens in new tab). Written by Jed MacKay with art by Alessandro Vitti and GURU-eFX, Taskmaster #1 sees Tony Masters take on a would-be assassin at a Maggia golf tournament. With a humorous …
Read More »Best Shots review: US Agent #1 “misses the mark”
Readers of a certain age might have been first introduced to U.S. Agent as a secret playable palette swap of Captain America in Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter, but the character has kicked around Marvel Comics for longer than that. And this new series comes with some interesting timing. …
Read More »Best Power Rangers comics of all time
We’re in the dawn of a new era for Power Rangers, as the franchise is getting a massive tv/film reboot a la the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But that’s not all, as Boom! Studios’ long-running Power Rangers comic book titles are relaunching with new series beginning this month. Boom!’s Power Rangers …
Read More »The best comic book Halloween costumes on a budget
Hands down, Halloween is my favorite holiday. I love costumes more than your average person, which is probably why I took to cosplay so well when I realized that was a thing. I pride myself on never having purchased a store-bought costume for Halloween and only repeating the same costume …
Read More »Best Shots advance review: A Quick & Easy Guide to Consent “takes the fear and uncertainty out of this aspect of sex”
‘Consent’ is an easy word to grasp but a difficult concept to put into practice, particularly when it comes to something that is already as complicated as sex. Does your partner want it? Is what’s being done something that they enjoy? Is what’s happening going too far for them? Is …
Read More »Best Shots review: Immortal She-Hulk #1 “an emotionally weighty one-shot”
Writer Al Ewing and artist Jon Davis-Hunt take Jennifer Walters on an introspective tour of past trauma in Immortal She-Hulk #1 (opens in new tab), an emotionally weighty one-shot spinning out of the events of Empyre (opens in new tab) and through the green door into the current events of …
Read More »What if all conspiracy theories were actually true? Department of Truth investigates in new Tynion and Simmonds title
Batman writer James Tynion IV is diving head-long into his fascination for conspiracies in the upcoming Image Comics ongoing series Department of Truth (opens in new tab) with artist Martin Simmonds. It all starts when lead character Cole Turner finds out all of the conspiracy theories you have heard and …
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