Clayton Knight There Will be Blood I’ve seen a lot of wacky things in this short life of mine. Never a giant drill. When I turn around, I do for the first time. The drill is the size of a hallway, and that’s when it stops spinning. It gets even bigger when it opens outwards […]
“Fathers are fickle things who’ve convinced the world that they’re anything but.” Lady Diana Starshield, 429 A.C.A. Of the many ways of which the Black Legion set out to find their missing friend, one of them had to pick the path that was most boring. This was Jack. Stuck in his father’s desk, sorting through […]
Written by: Scott Snyder Art by: Nick Dragotta Coloring by: Frank Martin Lettering by: Clayton Cowles Editing by: Sabrina Futch, Katie Kubert, Chris Conroy How is Scott Snyder’s Return to Batman? The Absolute Universe is here with Absolute Batman #1. It’s a chunky issue that manages to do a lot while also taking its time. […]
Alloya Ra’non New Arrivals “We’re coming up on Apoderus now!” Terra sounds off. The Rango is just exiting the wormhole as he calls out to us. Now I realize that this is my home solar system, but I have to admit that I never thought to take the chance to see Apoderus’s massive […]
“Is a man who acts like a beast scarier, or is a beast that walks like a man the most terrifying thing in the world?” Quintus Lato Equitus, 448 A.C.A. Lato was quick to embrace Quintus as father would a son returning from war. In Lato’s mind, it was not such a different experience. For […]
Terra’rork Change of Plans I finish elevating Hideo and myself back onto the dock. Our mission was a bust, though not our fault. Once we realized that time had passed only two weeks it became obvious that it would be impossible for us to spend any significant amount of time here. I mean, to fix […]
“The shadows are fickle and fleeting, but the sun’s judging rays always remain.” Sylvester Starshield, 438 A.C.A. The Wind had carried Jack across a sea. The width of the Secan Sea was just enough that you could not see the Rayne coast of Gronina from northern coast Seca. Not even at the mouth where the […]
Alloya Ra’non What Plan? Rega screwed me over. ‘You’re not that hard to manipulate. All it took was a little push.’ Her voice seems out of breath. She should be repelled by Womby’s presence, yet she isn’t. “You almost killed him!” Womby yells at me. “Um, yeah, I don’t have a defense for that,” I […]
“If you keep placing limits on what one should say, you will hear nothing at all.” The Presence, 448 A.C.A. When they first left the Icy Pearl Isles, Quintus and Jack had much time to talk alone, and yet they rarely spoke a word. When they hit the Secan shoreline and had to trust in […]
Written by: Gail Simone Art by: David Marquez Coloring by: Matthew Wilson Lettering by: VC’s Clayton Cowles Editing by: Martin Biro, Annalisse Bissa, Tom Brevoort, C. B. Cebulski While I don’t love what has replaced Krakoa so far, this was one of the most promising books. That might sound strange because it has the blandest […]