Marauders #23 feels like it should be a much-needed attempt to right the series in the wake of the Hellfire Gala. Following the Kate Pryde-driven first act, Marauders has been an unfocused series searching for direction. Lacking a central plotline beyond the vague idea of Hellfire Company affairs (a bit of a confusing choice given…
REVIEW: Everything New is Old Again in Cable #12
Cable is dead, long live Cable. After 12 issues, Gerry Duggan and Phil Noto’s run on Cable has come to an end, bringing Old Man Cable back to the forefront while winding down Kid Cable’s time in the spotlight. Finales are always tricky, even when planned from the start, and the lingering question hangs over…
REVIEW: Storm Brings the Thunder in SWORD #7
Been a while since we checked in with SWORD, gang, I wonder if anything interesting happened in the last few issues. … … …They did WHAT to Mars???
Angela and Sera: A Triumph of Queer Love and Existence
This is the second time I’ve written this piece. The first version of this was a perfectly serviceable summary of Angela, Sera, and their journey together from lovers to Queens over three volumes of series they share and how Marvel Comics utterly dropped the ball with one of the most exciting and bold queer storylines…
REVIEW: The Morning After for Krakoa Arrives in Way of X #3
Way of X #3 made me angrier than any comic book I’ve ever read in my life. I normally like to start a review with something pithy or a summary of the lead-up to the story, but it is simply hard for me to feel anything other than blood boiling rage at this noxious issue….
REVIEW: Marauders #21 Kicks off the Hellfire Gala With All Flash, No Substance
The Hellfire Gala is finally here! The stage is set for mutants to take their place as the foremost influences and visionaries on Earth as they show just how far they’ve come in front of the world’s rich and powerful. And also Jimmy Kimmell is here for some reason. Marauders #21 is the official start…
REVIEW: Marauders #20 Bids an Unsatisfying Farewell to Storm
Ahoy, folks! Uh…avast ye scabbies? Look, I’m going to level with you here, that’s about the extent of my pirate lingo. What I’m trying to say is Hey! I’m taking over for WWAC’s Marauders coverage going forward, starting with the final pre-Hellfire Gala tale, Marauders #20. A rare Storm spotlight, it’s an issue I would…
REVIEW: Cable #10 Stumbles as the Series Finale Nears
Cable has officially hit its final arc, with only two issues left following Cable #10. As Kid Cable’s (seeming) end nears, the series’ various plotlines are winding up and setting the stage for the showdown with Stryfe. While there are flashes of the charm that carried the previous issues through, the focus on dour plot…
REVIEW: SWORD #5 Thrives on Murky Questions, New Arrivals and a Whole Naked Man
Howdy, folks! I’m taking over as WWAC’s new SWORD writer starting with this issue which, hilariously, is also the end of the first “arc” of the series. Luckily, SWORD #5 continues not just the series’ streak of excellence, it serves as a wholly enjoyable standalone tale that tackles everything from the mess of nation-making on…
REVIEW: Invincible Soars, but Can’t Escape its Source Material
I honestly didn’t know what to expect going into the premiere of Amazon’s Invincible series. I had long since soured on the comic (the early issues were a favorite of teenage Zoe, but the quick descent into Robert Kirkman’s stock gore and shock reveals made me abandon ship). Still, the idea of a big-budget Western…
REVIEW: Batman: Urban Legends Brings Sad Gun Boys and Sapphic Romance
Batman: Urban Legends is a strange and strangely important book for DC Comics. Sporting a lead story written by longtime Marvel stalwart Chip Zdarsky, the 90-page anthology series is the first step into something new for the publisher. Not quite a total shift into the Japanese manga format of weekly/monthly anthologies, but a substantial package…
REVIEW: The Beginning of the End…Begins in Cable #9
The end is nigh for Cable, friends. Well, in a few months at least. Cable #9 is the first issue since official word got out that Cable would be ending with June’s #12, and the issue is, somehow, improved with this knowledge. Cable #9 is a quiet issue, a pseudo-farewell tour for Kid Cable as…