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Comic Book Reviews for This Week: 1/4/2023

January 4, 2023 admin

Welcome to this week in comic book reviews! The staff have come together to read and review nearly everything that released today. It isn’t totally comprehensive, but it includes just about everything from DC and Marvel with the important books from the likes of Image, Boom, IDW, Scout, AfterShock, and more. The review blurbs you’ll find contained herein are typically supplemented in part by longform individual reviews for significant issues. This week that includes Scarlet Witch #1, Batman #131, and Mosley #1. Also, in case you were curious, our ratings…

The show deserves star Wanda Maximoff

January 4, 2023 admin

Scarlet Witch #1 is a stylish and clever new chapter in the history of one of Marvel’s most recognizable superheroes. The first issue, which arrives today, follows Wanda’s efforts to establish a new status quo for herself, as she opens a magic shop that aims to help anyone with supernatural problems. While helping a woman connected to a magical town, Wanda is lowered down a rabbit hole that forces her to examine her past, present, and future. The end result is something incredibly magical and personal, which might be one…

Excellent sequel to this first-rate team

December 28, 2022 admin

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Set the bar pretty high for franchise crossovers, and now the team of Ryan Parrott, Dan Mora, Raul Angulo, and Ed Dukeshire are back for another run. It would be easy to underestimate expectations with a sequel, however Mighty Morphin Power Rangers / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 #1 instead builds on the foundation laid in the original series and jumps straight into the exhilarating moments that can only be achieved through that particular pairing, at the end of the issue…

Another event link converts itself to primary

December 21, 2022 admin

Longtime Marvel Comics readers already know that the majority of characterization occurs within the margins of the publication line. Big events like Avengers Forever It rarely tackles anything beyond “iconic imagining” and first-rate titles that focus on a single hero such as The Amazing Spider-Man They often remain focused on an individual with decades of history. Brilliant sparks happen – like the reinvention of J. Beats as a rewarding character in all of superhero comics. This has been the story of Black Cat over the past five years as she…

Comic Book Reviews for This Week: 12/7/2022

December 7, 2022 admin

Welcome to this week in comic book reviews! The staff have come together to read and review nearly everything that released today. It isn’t totally comprehensive, but it includes just about everything from DC and Marvel with the important books from the likes of Image, Boom, IDW, Scout, AfterShock, and more. The review blurbs you’ll find contained herein are typically supplemented in part by longform individual reviews for significant issues. This week that includes Batman #130, Dark Web #1, and It’s Only Teenage Wasteland #1. Also, in case you were…

A masterful reflection (in) humanity

November 30, 2022 admin

The best stories not only contain elements of truth but act as mirrors to reveal the truth to the reader. By that measure alone, the entirety of Rodney Barnes’ work Philadelphia So far it’s been an incredibly good story, but this week Philadelphia #25 goes beyond “incredibly good” to land among the best as it furthers the story of a supernatural battle for Philadelphia and, more broadly, humanity itself. The story of this case is told in multiple parts through the perspectives of a handful of its key players. We…

Channeling the power of cosmic comedy that Ditko discovered

November 23, 2022 admin

A tragic common element of Marvel Comics over the past 10 years has been the publishing side falling at the mercy of what translates to the big screen. The stifling pop culture that the MCU maintains has, for better or worse, bestowed its depictions of these iconic characters on as a distillation of their entire histories and as a result what fans read in the new comics feels like some version of these fusions. Obviously not everything Marvel publishes has this characteristic, but it’s remarkably common, which is why Tradd…

Explore the colors of faith

November 16, 2022 admin

What are the colors of faith? What is the color of faith? Lorenzo de Felici Chroma #1 delves into these questions by contrasting life within the city of Bali, humanity’s last bastion, with the iridescent wilds that surround it. In the aftermath of the case, De Felice explained that he originally conceived the idea for Chroma Years ago, while working as a colorist in Italian comics. His skills as a colorist are central to Chroma’s success, as he not only uses color as a storytelling tool, but is about color…

The New Golden Age review #1: Beautiful, but impenetrable

November 9, 2022 admin

Author Jeff John The new golden age It tries to cross the line of being frustratingly impenetrable to casual readings and is persuasive enough that people can check out what’s new American Justice Association series, star girl Whatever big upcoming events are in the pipeline. But even if you’ve read all this comic requires reading,flash pointAnd the ignition point afterAnd the Doomsday ClockA passing acquaintance with Helena Wayne as Huntress and JSA and Doctor Fates and whatever the hell is going on guards—I still need to draw a diagram to…

Comic Book Reviews for This Week: 11/2/2022

November 2, 2022 admin

Welcome to this week in comic book reviews! The staff have come together to read and review nearly everything that released today. It isn’t totally comprehensive, but it includes just about everything from DC and Marvel with the important books from the likes of Image, Boom, IDW, Scout, AfterShock, and more. The review blurbs you’ll find contained herein are typically supplemented in part by longform individual reviews for significant issues. This week that includes Batman & The Joker: Deadly Duo #1, Secret Invasion #1, and Vampirella vs. Red Sonja #1.…