“Once upon a time, there was a woman who could fly.” – Uncanny X-Men #186, “Lifedeath”
Here Comes the Sun and We Say This Week’s Katy Keene…is All Right
In Katy Keene chapter four, our heroine nurses her broken heart by throwing her all into work. There’s also: adopted sibling incest, porn shoots, and rats in paper bags.
DC Pubwatch – February 2020
OH, BOY. It’s not often that I have industry-shaking news to report in a Pubwatch, but just as I was sitting down to write for February, the biggest news of the industry hit. Dan DiDio is no longer at DC. He joined the company in 2002 as vice-president of editorial, eventually becoming co-publisher with Jim…
Cyber Wars and Cyber Wars: Doctor Who’s “Ascension of the Cybermen”
Last season’s finale, “The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos”, was one of the worst episodes of post-2005 Doctor Who. Not because it was offensively bad, but because it was completely forgettable. This season, Chris Chibnall instead tried to create big, memorable moments in every story. In “Ascension of the Cybermen”, Chibnall and director Jamie Magnus…
The Poe Clan: Love Song for a Vampirnella
“You see that old woman? That will never happen to you. You will never grow old, and you will never die.” “And it means something else too, doesn’t it? I shall never ever grow up.” – Interview with the Vampire
Review: The Shadow Under the Leaf
In The Shadow Under the Leaf, a dog wanders into the Natural World in hopes of finding the life and freedom that was lost to domesticated animals thousands of years ago. Raised as a slave to humans, will Harry be accepted by the wild beasts of the forest? Or will he be be torn apart…
X-Force #8: Difficult To Quantify
When last we left X-Force, Domino was chasing her Dominoppelganger across the world, attempting to restore her diminished luck powers. This issue: the hunt is on.
Katy Keene Shows Us What Becomes of the Broken Hearted
In this week’s Katy Keene, “What Becomes of the Broken Hearted,” good intentions backfire big time on almost everyone, and Bernadette Peters shows up to be fabulous.
Wolverine #1: Who Wants to Read an X-Men War on Drugs Comic?
The first thing you should know about Wolverine #1 is that it costs $7.99. That actually ends up being quite good value for a comic that includes 70 pages of story. Actually, it’s not really one story, it’s two and, sadly, neither feel particularly worth the cover price. HOWEVER there is a big reveal here…
New Mutants #7: FIGHT!
Roberto da Costa’s space race concludes in New Mutants #7, and the universe may never be the same. In the book’s final issue from Jonathan Hickman and Rod Reis, the New Mutants reach the end of their interplanetary road trip to Chandilar.
Marauders #8: Casualties of Peace
Since issue #6, Kate Pryde has been afloat in the ocean surrounding Madripoor and I have diligently refused to believe that her death could possibly be real, despite Russell Dauterman’s cover reveal for issue #11. Marauders #8 rips away my hope and tears me apart with the raw emotions of the most powerful mutants unleashing…
The ABC Murders Are Batman
Powered by the will of a promise he’s made to those he’s lost, a man reinvents himself as a detective, and a famous one at that. Upon a chance acquaintance with this detective, a man for whom too many excuses have been made pushes himself a step further, becoming a deranged killer with an overwhelming…