The Alternates #1 Review

The Alternates #1 Review – Dark Horse’s Minor Threats universe returns in The Alternates #1. The Minor Threats mini-series introduced a world very similar to The Boys and DC’s Injustice series, where the heroes at times are as bad as the villains they fight. Where Minor Threats focused on a team of D-level villains trying to redeem themselves, The Alternates features a team of heroes who were lost for 3 years in a fourth-dimensional realm called The Ledge. Now they’ve returned and much like recovering addicts, they’re having to deal with the daily grind of a normal life again. But some of the heroes are finding it hard to function, and others just want one more taste of The Ledge to keep from going mad. Continue reading The Alternates #1 Review

The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos #1 Review

The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos #1 Review – A teen discovers at a young age that he has an off-the-charts level intellect and can see formulae in his head, fixing things around him and inventing elaborate new technologies. He’s doomed to forever feel isolated, different from everyone around him. Is this a new X-Men character? No, it’s The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos #1, which echoes the same themes as the mutant books and introduces a fascinating new character and world. Continue reading The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos #1 Review

Space Job #4 Review

Space Job #4 Review – Captain Olivier realizes he may have made a mistake by promoting someone as…enthusiastic as Francine Masht to First Officer. She has the whole crew scrambling to prepare a funeral for the last First Officer, but the Captain needs to get this ship and its cargo moving, specifically, moving away from any battlefields. But despite his best efforts, the crew of the Bush may see some action. Don’t miss the explosive finale of the first arc of Space Job! Continue reading Space Job #4 Review

Hellboy And The B.P.R.D.: Fearful Symmetry #1 Review

Hellboy And The B.P.R.D.: Fearful Symmetry #1 Review – When Hellboy is called to India to investigate a rash of mysterious animal attacks, he is reunited with a familiar face. Together they search for the strange beast terrorizing a small village, but the mystery-and the myth behind it-runs deeper than they thought. Continue reading Hellboy And The B.P.R.D.: Fearful Symmetry #1 Review

Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea #2 Review

Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea #2 Review – After discovering a shocking Suth connecting her to a gladiator from Ancient Hyperborea, the timid Victorian Miss Suesdale is forced to confront the horrifying evils and mysteries that lurk in what once felt like like ancient history…Hellboy creator Mike Mignola teams up with artist Jesse Lonergan to bring you the second installment of a new tale of Hyperborea! Continue reading Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea #2 Review

All Eight Eyes #2 Review

All Eight Eyes #2 Review – The drifter known as Reynolds has waged a secretive decade-long hunt against the monsters lurking in NYC’s shadows. But he and his new “mentee” Vin got sloppy . . . and now a city employee is determined to figure out how a dead spider the size of a dog ended up on her desk.

Jaws meets Arachnophobia in a new vision of creature-feature terror from Eisner-nominated writer Steve Foxe and dread-inspiring artist Piotr Kowalski! Continue reading All Eight Eyes #2 Review

Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea #1 Review

Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea #1 Review – One of the last followers of a failing Heliopic Brotherhood of Ra, the unassuming Miss Truesdale, finds herself on the receiving end of Brotherhood leader Tefnut Trionus’s final vision. Connecting her life in Victorian London to a young gladiator’s in ancient Hyperborea, Truesdale discovers she now has the chance to change the future by altering the bygone past. Continue reading Miss Truesdale and the Fall of Hyperborea #1 Review

Survival #1 Review

Survival #1 Review – When a Russian plane crashes near Talkeetna, Alaska, it sets off a horrific chain of events in Survival #1 and brings terror to the small town. Emma Reed, returning home with friends after a stint in the military, will not only have to deal with the menace the Russian plane has brought, but she’ll have to reconcile her shaky relationship with her father also, a tough-as-nails ex-military officer who makes John Rambo look like Peter Pan. Who’s more terrifying, the monster on the plane or her take-no-prisoners father? Continue reading Survival #1 Review

All Eight Eyes #1 Review

All Eight Eyes #1 Review – In the forgotten corners of post-9/11 New York City, skittering shapes in the darkness prey on the people society leaves behind. College dropout Vin Spencer floats through life in a drug-and-party-fueled haze, until one terrible night sweeps him into a drifter’s reckless war against the giant eight-legged horrors stalking the city. Continue reading All Eight Eyes #1 Review

Space Job #3 Review

Space Job #3 Review – It’s about time someone on this ship took some initiative, and Ensign Masht is on the case! First thing, the late First Officer Sheridan needs a proper send off. While Masht begins work on Sheridan’s memorial, Travis prepares to jump ship (and careers), Dana might have to face the facts about her marriage, and Captain Olivier takes decisive action to outmaneuver the Clooney. Continue reading Space Job #3 Review

Hellboy In Love #4 Review

Hellboy In Love #4 Review – Hellboy and Anastasia find out more about the history of Turkish shadow puppetry than they intended. After their clash with the malevolent shadows of puppet show characters Karagöz and Hacivat, the pair soon find themselves with more than shadow puppets to reckon with! But any possible way out must first lead deeper into the shadows . . . Continue reading Hellboy In Love #4 Review

Groo: Gods Against Groo #4 Review

Groo: Gods Against Groo #4 Review – Heaven and Earth are in turmoil! They’re both experiencing a special form of chaos known as Groo. While Divine Groo and Earthly Groo continue to wreck their surroundings – no matter where they find themselves – Sergio Aragonés delivers another back cover Rufferto strip! This issue concludes the epic, hilarious storyline that began in Groo: Fray of the Gods, continues in Groo: Play of the Gods, and now ends in this comic series! Continue reading Groo: Gods Against Groo #4 Review

Masters of the Universe Masterverse #2 Review

Masters of the Universe Masterverse #2 Review – In the depths of Castle Grayskull, The Sorceress attempts to save He-Man from Zodak with more tales of his influence across the multiverse! In a world where champions have fallen, a hard-bitten Duncan and his partner Evil-Lyn take on a strange kidnapping case in MAN-AT-ARMS-FOR-HIRE! And on the Harmony Sea, Adam, Commander of the King’s army and the captured thief Jitsu search for the power to conquer Eternia! Continue reading Masters of the Universe Masterverse #2 Review

Assassin’s Apprentice #4 Review

Assassin’s Apprentice #4 Review – Normally, finding an assassin at the foot of your bed in the middle of the night is a recipe for disaster. But for Fitz, it turns out to be a doorway into a whole new world. Soon, Fitz’s life becomes split between his daylight duties with Burrich and his nocturnal lessons deep below the Keep. But when his new master sets him a seemingly impossible task, the boy will find his loyalty stretched to the breaking point. Continue reading Assassin’s Apprentice #4 Review

Space Job #2 Review

Space Job #2 Review – Captain Olivier knows himself to be a man of unimpeachable integrity. A man who does whatever it takes to bring democracy to the galaxy, which means doing whatever it takes to protect the lives of his crew, which means doing whatever it takes to keep his ship far, far away from the battle raging at the Bungo Straits. A democracy without someone flying the cargo runs is no democracy at all. Continue reading Space Job #2 Review

Groo: Gods Against Groo #3 Review

Groo: Gods Against Groo #3 Review – While the gods above try to escape the fate of an endless fray with Divine Groo, the priests of Diothos plot to convert all of Groo’s believers to their god, which would end his heavenly destruction for good! Yet, the faith of Groo’s followers is strong. Will their devotion prove as undefeatable as the barbarian himself? Also features the Rufferto backup strip! Continue reading Groo: Gods Against Groo #3 Review

Hellboy in Love #3 Review

Hellboy in Love #3 Review – Sparks fly when Hellboy and Anastasia take a surprise trip to Turkey. Anastasia’s former professor has unearthed the birthplace of Turkish shadow puppetry, but it seems there is more lurking in the shadows than he bargained for. Facing demonic presences is nothing new to Hellboy, but doing it alongside Anastasia is a new challenge! Continue reading Hellboy in Love #3 Review

Masters of the Universe: Masterverse #1 Review

Masters of the Universe: Masterverse #1 Review – In the depths of Castle Grayskull, the Sorceress and Zodac debate the value of He-Man. To save the life of her champion, the Sorceress must take the Cosmic Enforcer on a tour of the multiverse! First, a tour across a world where a dim, barbaric He-Man bumbles through a world of annoying warrior goddesses and bored demons as he’s pursued by a hungry green tiger in a tale drawn by the legendary Sergio Aragonés! Continue reading Masters of the Universe: Masterverse #1 Review