There’s a staple of superhero mythos that’s been around since the dawn of superhero comics. Something that doesn’t have a real-life equivalent, outside of being a spy, maybe. This makes it difficult to discern its morality even in context. This thing is the secret identity. The name heroes go by during their regular daily life […]
Today, my favorite Avenger celebrates a big milestone. Black Widow officially reaches #50! Technically, the current series is only at issue #10, but with legacy numbering its #50. Honestly, for how old Black Widow’s character is, she should have reached it a long time ago, but better late than never. She’s one of Marvel’s best […]
Tom King is 50/50 this week, while the X-Men absolutely clean house with my pull list this week. Between the Trial of Magneto and Way of X, I thought X-Men was spoiling me. Then I read Marauders and X-Corp and knew that I was getting more X-goodness than I deserve. I understand that they’re not […]
“We signed up for war, boys and girls, and it wasn’t going to wait for you to start.” – Andelyn Stella, 448 A.C.A. Andy heard them coming first. The sound of greaves clanking against the marble floor set off her nerves. The sound of Stormguard always set her off. Like the drunken fool she was, […]
The dominance of Batman on my tier list returns with I Am Batman and Batman: Urban Legends. They’re both excellent steps towards better representation, but I Am Batman falters a bit out the gate. It spends too much time setting up what previous Jace Fox series should have already established. But we can forgive the […]
We get a surprise Black Label book in Suicide Squad: Get Joker, and while its certainly edgy, it’s good too. It’s nice to see a new Black Label book that’s not about Batman after more were just announced last week. Hopefully it leads to more non-Batman Black Label books, though that would be surprising considering […]
“There will be more wars after this one, there will not be peace no matter who wins, so ultimately, war is pointless.” – Quintus Lato Equitus, 448 A.C.A. There are few things warriors like to do more than celebrate. Victory is a drug with a better high than any substance. It brings you up, but […]
It feels like we’re under the second Reign of the Supermen with three Superman books out this week, two of them being new number ones. We have the long awaited Superman: Son of Kal-El, headed by Tom Taylor, and the continually amazing Action Comics. Both stun and amaze, but the most important one, is the […]
Potential Spoilers for Once & Future Volumes 1 & 2, issues 1-12. Written by: Kieron Gillen Art by: Dan Mora Coloring by: Tamra Bonvillain Lettering by: Ed Dukeshire Once & Future is a rather by-the-books fantasy adventure, and at the same time, not. Writer Kieron Gillen is the best at taking stories and legends we […]
Who knew Superman would be taking the lead in back-to-back weeks? And not just him, his cousin, Supergirl has one of my favorite issues of the year. Between Superman & the Authority, and Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, fans of the Super-fam have a lot to eat. I love it, especially as I get back into […]