The Beating THE DIRECTOR POW! SMASH! CRACK! She hits harder than a freight train, I know this, I’ve been hit by one and the force wasn’t as strong. If I wasn’t in so much pain, I’d be proud of my Espada for punching me through several tanks, shattering all my ribs and bursting my heart […]
Written by: Jonathan Hickman Art by: Stefano Caselli Coloring by: David Curiel Lettering by: VC’s Joe Caramagna Editing by: Michelle Marchese, Wil Moss It can be said that the best way to write a chapter in a story is to ask new questions as you answer old ones. This issue does that well but also […]
“It’s easy to die when the one you love abandons you, and all you have left to give is the meat on your bones.” Astrid, 448 A.C.A. The wine in Amidala’s hand whipped around the rim with the slump in her walk, if it could even be called that. She stumbled to her room as […]
Written by: Jonathan Hickman Art by: Valerio Schiti Coloring by: Marte Gracia Lettering by: VC’s Travis Lanham Editing by: Martin Biro, Annalise Bissa, Tom Brevoort Now, I’ve read two big projects led by Jonathan Hickman. I’ve read Secret Wars (and some of what led up to it) and I have well-documented my love for what […]
Written by: Steve Foxe Art by: Jonas Scharf Coloring by: Frank Martin Lettering by: VC’s Clayton Cowles Editing by: Lauren Amarao, Jordan D. White Now, I’ve never been a fan of Madelyne Pryor, nor have I been a hater. I just straight up haven’t gotten the chance to love this character. One moment, she’s getting […]
“The difference between confidence and desperation is often self-awareness.” Henry Lockley, the Bard of the Song, 439 A.C.A. She saw it happen, months ago when they first came to the Icy Pearl Isles. Quintus was under the water, swarmed by shark mermaids trying to get to their Queen. The memory cracked like glass as Lucy […]
The Tower THE DIRECTOR “When the Hood and the Rodriguez’s gets here, I want this place in complete and utter lockdown, Susan,” I order my assistant, running through the halls as everyone is bum rushing it around the Needle. First Espada was taken out, then Pyre was personally taken in by Hundress. That means Icicle […]
“All things deserve to be free, even if it is just to die.” Astrid, 448 A.C.A. ‘You’re going in the wrong direction,’ Lapis tried to warn her. Am not, Astrid said as she climbed over the fence. ‘Are too.’ Am not. ‘How much you wanna bet?’ Three days of uninterrupted me time, no talking. ‘You […]
The Picnic PYRE No more superpowers for the rest of the day, no more trials, no more costumes, just family and a picnic. No more watching the Hood piss away everyone’s reputation, no more waiting hand on foot for S.I.L.A.S. to call me when there’s trouble. While yes, last time the Director called me I […]
“There are some people who you don’t hide the truth around. They’re your people, but they don’t always know that.” Henry Lockley, the Bard of the Song, 437 A.C.A. There was safety in the shallow waters around the Icy Pearl Isles. Even if you were dead, you should feel the rush of an incoming shark […]