Backways #5 Justin Jordan (co-creator, writer), Eleonora Carlini (co-creator, artist), Silvia Tildei (colorist), Marshall Dillon (letterer) Aftershock comics May 2018 In the final installment of its “All the Forgotten Things” arc, Backways answers the question of whether newly-discovered whisperer (someone who can talk to the dead) Anna will rescue her girlfriend Sylvia from the grasp…
Gunblast Girls Review: A Distressingly Problematic Space Romp
Gunblast Girls Volume 1: In Your Face, Loser! Crisse (Writer and Artist), Besson (Colours) Le Lombard April 18, 2018 Mercenary Zdenka has a job to finish which will leave her wealthy beyond her imagination. But to complete her mission she needs help and not just from the Gunblast Girls, her crew. Zdenka already has the…
A Walk Through Hell: Garth Ennis’ New Modern-Day Horror
A Walk Through Hell #1 Garth Ennis (Writer); Goran Sudžuka (Artist); Ive Svorcina (Colorist); Rob Steen (Letterer); Andy Clarke & Jose Villarrubia (Regular Cover Artists) AfterShock Comics May 16, 2018 Content warning: gun violence A Walk Through Hell is the latest story from the mind of Garth Ennis (Preacher, Crossed), drawn by Goran Sudžuka (Y:…
We Are the Danger Feels A Bit Too Safe
We Are The Danger #1 Fabian Lelay (Writer and Artist), Claudia Aguirre (Colorist), Taylor Esposito (Letterer) Black Mask June 6, 2018 We Are the Danger #1 is not writer and artist Fabian Lelay’s first tryst with Black Mask. Having co-created Jade Street Protection Services with writer Katy Rex, Lelay is back to team up with colorist Claudia…
DC PUBWATCH: May 23 Releases
Last week DC gave us a few endings and the start of the heralded Flash War. A theme this week was DC books referencing the old universe, and by God is that a way to instantly get my attention. It was hard for me to pick a favorite, but I finally settled on The Terrifics….
Ninja-K #7: Getting the Team Together
Ninja-K #7 Christos Gage (Writer), Juan José Ryp (Artist), Jordie Bellaire (Colours), A Larger World Studios (Letters) Valiant Entertainment 16 May, 2018 Colin King, aka Ninja-K, is wounded. His fight with his former backup agent, K-2, went badly and as a result, Mexico City has been obliterated. Now, the Mexican government has brought in their…
A Rebirth Retrospective: Batgirl and the Birds of Prey
This month saw Batgirl and the Birds of Prey become the latest DC Universe Rebirth launch title to end its run. Running for 22 issues, plus a special “Rebirth” issue published as a lead-in to #1, the comic was written by Julie and Shawna Benson who were tasked with tailoring the Birds of Prey— a…
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Annual is Mighty Stuffed
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 2018 Annual Becca Barnes, Anthony Burch, Adam Cesare, Alwyn Dale, Caleb Goellner (Writers), Dylan Burnett, Simone Di Meo, Hyeonjin Kim, Patrick Mullholland, Marcus To (Artists) BOOM! Studios April 25, 2018 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 2018 Annual has a lot going on. It’s so jam-packed with details and events that my brain…
WWE Boom #17: Mercifully, It’s Over
WWE #17 Dennis Hopeless and Tini Howard (Writers), Serg Acuna and Hyeonjin Kim (Artists) BOOM! Studios May 9, 2017 In 2002, WWE crowds witnessed one of the worst matches of the modern era. It was a tag team match that involved the extremely talented Trish Stratus and Jackie Gayda, the winner of the recent Tough…
Antar: The Black Knight #1 Brings History to Life
Antar: The Black Knight #1 Nnedi Okorafor (Writer), Eric Battle (Artist), Jason Scott Jones (Colours), Thomas Mauer (Letters) IDW Publishing 18 April, 2018 A young slave is beaten by cruel masters. He takes the beating, believing that hardship will only make him stronger. Where does he get this strength from? His mother, Zabiba, better known…
Grab a Sword and Enter the Cardboard Kingdom
The Cardboard Kingdom Chad Sell (creator & artist); Jay Fuller, David DeMeo, Katie Schenkel, Kris Moore, Molly Muldoon, Vid Alliger, Manuel Betancourt, Michael Cole, Cloud Jacobs, Barbara Perez Marquez (writers) Random House June 2018 Adventure roams the streets as a neighborhood of children turn their suburban homes into a mythical fairy tale world separate from…
Harbinger Wars 2: Should I, An Adult, Read This Superhero Summer Event?
I don’t know. Do you now or have you ever liked Marvel comics? If the answer is no, I’m probably not gonna be much help here. Valiant’s Harbinger Wars 2 is straight outta Westchester, a Mutant Registration Act battle for America over whether or not it’s OK to kill teens. It feels rude to relegate…
