Iron Cat #1 Review
Iron Cat #1 Review – The past comes back to haunt Black Cat in Iron Cat #1, as a mysterious person from her past grabs Tony Stark’s upgraded Iron Cat armor and goes on a vendetta against her. Continue reading Iron Cat #1 Review
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Swamp Thing #14 Review
Swamp Thing #14 Review – The Earth fights back! In Swamp Thing #14, the Earth, having had enough of mankind’s damage with machinery, smog, drilling, etc., has brought thousands of huge spore-like ships to surround the planet and start attacking man’s infrastructures. Levi Kamei (the current Swamp Thing) and Green Lantern Hal Jordan are all that stand between the alien ships and mankind. Continue reading Swamp Thing #14 Review
Samurai Sonja #1 Review
Samurai Sonja #1 Review – Dynamite continues exploring alternate universe versions of their characters, and with Samurai Sonja #1, they hit a home run. Set on a world resembling Feudal-era Japan, this version of Sonja is every bit as savage as the original. But the threats she faces are steeped deeply in Japanese myth. Continue reading Samurai Sonja #1 Review
Beware the Eye of Odin #1 Review
Beware the Eye of Odin #1 Review – A cursed Prince teams with a one-armed warrior and a Harley Quinn-type Valkyrie (she may be nuts!) to return the Eye of Odin to its source in Beware The Eye of Odin #1. It’s an extra-length debut for this promising new series. Continue reading Beware the Eye of Odin #1 Review
New Mutants #26 Review
New Mutants #26 Review – New Mutants #26 continues last issue’s cataclysmic events, as Magik, Madelyne Pryor, Dani Moonstar and Wolfsbane are trapped in Limbo, Magik’s Soulsword has been shattered, and an army of techno-demons are on the verge of attack. And that’s the least of their problems! Continue reading New Mutants #26 Review
Strange #3 Review
Strange #3 Review – Clea Strange, now firmly entrenched as Earth’s Sorceror Supreme, mercilessly hunts for the Blasphemy Cartel in Strange #3. They’re a heavily armed group of soldiers who target magic refugees, and Clea has targeted them after they destroyed a refugee village. And first on Clea’s list is…The Rose? Continue reading Strange #3 Review
Avengers Forever #6 Review
Avengers Forever #6 – King Killmonger, a nearly-omnipotent alternate universe version of Killmonger (wearing the Destroyer’s armor!), continues his quest to destroy Wakanda in every universe in Avengers Forever #6. One universe’s T’Challa, who sees his Earth die, is obsessed with getting revenge on King Killmonger, and the stage is set for an epic conflict across space and the multiverse. Continue reading Avengers Forever #6 Review
Captain Carter #3 Review
Captain Carter #3 Review – Captain Carter #3 amps up the plot, as the shadow group operating in the highest echelons of the STRIKE, the British spy agency, makes their move (and they’re far deadlier than Hydra), Lizzie Braddock cuts loose and this universe’s Tony Stark debuts. Continue reading Captain Carter #3 Review
Ice Cream Man #30 Review
Ice Cream Man #30 Review – Ice Cream Man #30 continues this series, which is a combination of “The Twilight Zone” and “Heavy Metal”, with another chilling story. This issue focuses on two test subjects for a new hallucinogenic drug, and the insanity that ensues with them. Continue reading Ice Cream Man #30 Review
The Vampire Slayer #2 Review
The Vampire Slayer #2 Review – The Vampire Slayer #2 continues the alternate universe story where Willow is the Vampire Slayer and Buffy and Xander are her “Scooby Gang”. This issue, we get to see this universe’s version of Faith, who’s as sassy and tough-as-nails as the “Prime” universe Faith. She doesn’t like Willow and she’s going to do something about it! Continue reading The Vampire Slayer #2 Review
Shadow War Zone #1 Review
Shadow War Zone #1 Review – Deathstroke killed Ra’s al Ghul, setting off the Shadow War, where Talia al Ghul sends The League of Assassins to kill anyone who worked with Deathstroke in the past. No one is safe! Shadow War Zone #1 features 4 stories of varying quality set before and during the conflict. Continue reading Shadow War Zone #1 Review
Savage Avengers #1 Review
Savage Avengers #1 Review – Deathlok is in full Terminator mode in Savage Avengers #1, relentlessly targeting Conan for crimes against the Timestream. It’s a battle that makes World War 2 look like a game of checkers. As the bullets and blades fly, Daredevil (Elektra Natchios), Anti-Venom (Flash Thompson), Cloak & Dagger, Black Knight and Weapon H get involved. But whose side are they on? Continue reading Savage Avengers #1 Review
New Mutants #25 Review
New Mutants #25 Review – Magik and the recently resurrected Madelyne Pryor take front and center in New Mutants #25, where Magik plans to turn over rulership of Limbo to Madelyne. The pair travel to Limbo with Wolfsbane and Dani Moonstar along for the ride, who are worried that everything’s going to go to hell (no pun intended) when the new management takes over. None of them are prepared for what happens when they get there. Continue reading New Mutants #25 Review
Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood #1 Review
Moon Knight: Black White and Blood #1 Review – Following their success with Deadpool: Black, White & Blood and Elektra: Black, White & Blood, Marvel now debuts Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood #1. Each issue, this anthology book will feature two or more stories done by a variety of writers and artists, with black and white art splashed with moments of red. Will Marvel strike gold with this format again? Continue reading Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood #1 Review
Obi-Wan #1 Review
Star Wars: Obi-Wan #1 Review – Obi-Wan Kenobi is back in action again in Obi-Wan #1, where pre-Episode IV Obi-Wan, living on Tatooine, reflects on his life through journals, and this issue, we get a doozy of a tale featuring a young Obi-Wan at the very beginning of his Jedi training. Continue reading Obi-Wan #1 Review
Star Wars #23 Review
Star Wars #23 Review – Commander Zahra’s last stand! Commander Zahra, pride of the Empire, leads her ship Tarkin’s Will into battle, as they’re ambushed by the entire Rebel fleet in Star Wars #23. The Rebel fleet consists of 3 Capital ships and a vast array of X-Wing and A-Wing fighters, all against Zahra’s Star Destroyer. The Rebel fleet’s going to need reinforcements! Continue reading Star Wars #23 Review
Blood-Stained Teeth #1 Review
Blood-Stained Teeth #1 Review – Blood-Stained Teeth #1 is a Film Noir-type thriller with vampires. It’s a gritty tale of mafia-style vampire warlords, attention-seeking “sips” (those that weren’t born vampires, but were turned into them), and the humans who are caught in-between. Continue reading Blood-Stained Teeth #1 Review
Godzilla vs. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #2 Review
Godzilla vs Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Review – With the Green Ranger captured, it’s the other Rangers to the rescue in Godzilla vs. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #2! Rita Repulsa and Planet X’s Supreme Commander have joined forces, Godzilla is attacking everyone, swarms of UFOs from Planet X fill the skies, and not only our Earth is in danger, the whole multiverse is doomed. Even a Megazord may not be able to save it! Continue reading Godzilla vs. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #2 Review
Knights of X #1 Review
Knights of X #1 Review – In Knights of X #1, as Merlyn and King Arthur’s knights hunt down and kill witchbreeds (AKA mutants) on Otherworld, Captain Britain (Betsy Braddock) desperately tries to save lives while forming a strategy to retake the Starlight Citadel (now called the Lunatic Citadel), which is a gateway to the multiverse and also controlled by the malevolent Merlyn and his murderous cadre of villains. Continue reading Knights of X #1 Review
The Vampire Slayer #1 Review
The Vampire Slayer #1 – The Vampire Slayer #1 introduces a new universe and a new Slayer! The concept of a multiverse, introduced in the last storyline from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, is explored here, as we’re plunged into an alternate universe where Willow is the Slayer, Buffy is her timid assistant, and Xander is…still Xander! It’s a whole new take on the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and it starts here! Continue reading The Vampire Slayer #1 Review