Category: Comics
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Black Panther #168
Klaw Stand Supreme Part 3 Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates Artist: Chris Sprouse, Karl Story, Walden Wong Colors: Matt Milla, Chris Sotomayor Cover: Brian Stelfreeze Published: December 27, 2017 After some pretty heavy thematic development in the previous issue, this issue gives us a bit of sweet Black Panther action. The issue opens with T’Challa’s mother (Ramonda)…
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Paper Girls #19
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan Artist: Cliff Chiang Colors: Matt Wilson Cover: Cliff Chiang Published: January 3, 2018 So everyone’s safe, at least at the beginning of the issue, after the huge “heroes” robot fell on future Tiffany’s house at the end of the previous issue. The four girls and Tiffany’s future partner (Chris) are all…
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The Mighty Thor #702
The Death of The Mighty Thor Part 3 Writer: Jason Aaron Art: Russell Dauterman Colors: Matt Wilson Cover: Russell Dauterman + Matt Wilson Published: December 20, 2017 There’s a moment in this issue of the Mighty Thor that echoes one of the prevailing sentiments from the recently released, Star Wars: The Last Jedi. At some…
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Mister Miracle #5
Mister Miracle #5 Writer: Tom Taylor Artist, Inks, Colors: Mitch Gerads Cover: Nick Derington Published: December 13, 2017 After being sentenced to death by Orion in the last issue Scott must decide how to spend his last three days of life. The issue opens with Scott and Barda placing their handprints into the Hollywood Walk…
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Runaways #4
Writer: Rainbow Rowell Artist: Kris Anka Colors: Matt Wilson Cover Art: Kris Anka Published: December 13, 2017 After reuniting with Karolina in the last issue and the emotional sediment that was stirred up from that meeting, it’s almost just pure joy when Nico, Gert, and Chase show up on Molly’s doorstep. Before that the issue…
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All-New Wolverine #28
Orphans of X Part 4 Writer: Tom Taylor Artist: Juann Cabal Colors: Nolan Woodard Cover Art: Elizabeth Torque + Nolan Woodard Published: December 13, 2017 So the Orphans of X have the Murmusa blade, and Laura, Gabby (now know as Honey Badger), and Daken are on the run. The logical/only place for them to run…
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Paper Girls #18
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan Artist: Cliff Chiang Colors: Matt Wilson Cover Art: Cliff Chiang Published: December 6, 2017 More is learned in this issue about the (moral/fundamental) divide between the ‘old timers’ and the ‘heroes’ that Erin, Tiff, KJ, and Mac have gotten caught up in. It was hinted at in (and mentioned in the…
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Mister Miracle #4
Writer: Tom King Artist, Ink, Colors: Mitch Gerads Published: November 8, 2017 In issue #1 of Mister Miracle (MM) the Highfather (not Orion) told Scott that Darkseid had acquired the anti-life equation. In issue #2 Scott is warned by Granny Goodness about the prophecy and how Darkseid fears him. In issue #3 Scott begins to…
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Runaways #3
Writer: Rainbow Rowell Artist: Kris Anka Colors: Matthew Wilson Cover Art: Kris Anka Published: November 8, 2017 When Chase burst into Nico’s apartment at the beginning of issue one, there wasn’t too much consideration to why he went back in time and did what he did. Love was sort the blanket excuse used to justify…
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Black Panther #167
Klaw Stands Supreme Part 2 Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates Artist: Leonard Kirk Colors/Inks: Laura Martin, Marc Deering Published: November 22, 2017 The black panther returns in this issue after the previous issue focused almost exclusively on Klaw. After discovering that some of the strange creatures coming out of the dimensional portals appearing in Wakanda were actually…
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The Mighty Thor #701
The Death of The Mighty Thor Part 2 Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: James Harren Colors: Dave Stewart Cover Art: Russell Dauterman Published: November 15, 2017 The mangog is here and well… it really does mangog about in this issue. It runs across Volstagg/War Thor in Old Asgard where they proceed to beat up on each…
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Paper Girls #17
Writer: Brain K. Vaughan Artist: Cliff Chiang Colors: Matt Wilson Cover Art: Cliff Chiang Published: November 1, 2017 There’s something nice about reading a comic book as it come out that you don’t get when you read it as a trade paperback. When you’re reading a good book that you really enjoy, by a writer…
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Black Panther #166
Klaw Stands Supreme Part 1 Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates Artist: Leonard Kirk & Marc Deering Colors: Laura Martin Published: October 25, 2017 The development at the end of the previous issue of Black Panther (#18), where T’Challa discovers that the monsters that have been coming through portals around Wakanda are beings created from hard sound, probably…
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All-New Wolverine #27
Orphans of X Part 3 Writer: Tom Taylor Artist: Juann Cabal Colors: Nolan Woodard Cover Art: Terry Dodson Published: November 22, 2017 Much like that episode of Community this issue of All-New Wolverine is a bit of a bottle episode which takes place mostly inside Laura’s Aunt’s house (its not totally a bottle episode but…
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All-New Wolverine #26
Orphans of X Part 2 Writer: Tom Taylor Artist: Juann Cabal Colors: Nolan Woodard Cover Art: Terry Dodson Published: October 25, 2017 Well, this issue answered why Daken has a weird third claw that is on the underside of his wrist and what it’s useful for. It’s a tool for surprising evil scientists who want…
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Runaways #2
Writer: Rainbow Rowell Artist: Kris Anka Colors: Matt Wilson Cover Art: Kris Anka Published: October 11, 2017 It’s only issue #2, so it is perhaps massively presumptuous to say, but this series might be a slow burn. Logically or emotionally, it would take quite a while for readjustment after Chase went years into the past…
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The Mighty Thor #700
The Death of The Mighty Thor Part 1 Writer: Jason Aaron Artists + Colors: Numerous Cover Art: Russell Dauterman Published: October 18, 2017 The Mighty Thor, number 700 (said in an appropriately booming voice) is very very good. This issue is what Marvel Legacy #1 was supposed/could have been. A grand tale consisting of separate…
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All-New Wolverine #25
Orphans of X Part 1 Writer: Tom Taylor Artist: Juann Cabal Colors: Nolan Woodard Cover Art: Terry Dodson Published: October 11, 2017 One of the biggest moments of Marvel Legacy was the return of Logan, the original Wolverine, who is the focus of the first pages. In them Logan retrieves a sword “Forged from his…
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Mister Miracle #3
Writer: Tom King Art, Colors, Inks: Mitch Gerads Cover Art: Nick Derington Published: October 11, 2017 While the first two issues of Mister Miracle weren’t exactly fun, or light, they were interesting and engaging comics that could be wrestled with a little bit. That begins to change somewhat in issue #3. In the first scene…
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Paper Girls #16
Writer: Brian K. Vaughan Artist: Cliff Chiang Colors: Matt Wilson Cover Art: Cliff Chiang Published: October 4, 2017 In case you haven’t been reading Paper Girls then please, the next time you go into your local comic book shop or you’re perusing Comixology, or go here, do yourself a favor and pick up the first…
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Marvel Legacy #1
Writer: Jason Aaron Artists: Esad Ribic, Steve McNiven, Others Colors: Matt Wilson Cover Art: Joe Quesada Published: September 27, 2017 An alternate title suggestion for Marvel Legacy #1: Hi, a significant portion of the Marvel Universe. Legacy #1 has been touted all summer as a sort of return to the status quo, to the classic…
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Runaways #1
Writer: Rainbow Rowell Artist: Kris Anka Colors: Matthew Wilson Cover Art: Kris Anka Published: September 13, 2017 If you haven’t read the Runaways before, it’s okay this book is still for you. That is no small accomplishment for writer Rainbow Rowell as the Runaways haven’t had an ongoing since 2009, and she can’t assume that…
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Mister Miracle #2
Writer: Tom King Art, Inks, Colors: Mitch Gerads Cover Art: Nick Derington Published: September 13, 2017 It’s fair to say that the action kicks off immediately in Mister Miracle (MM) #2. The opening couple of pages are a gross/delightful fight between MM and some parademons on New Genesis. He starts off by blasting one unsuspecting…
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Mister Miracle #1
Writer: Tom King Artist, Inks, Colors: Mitch Gerads Cover Art: Nick Derington Published: August 9, 2017 Page four of Mister Miracle #1 (MM #1) presents a memory of a young Scott Free attempting to/actually drawing God and telling his teacher, in a very serious voice, that no one knew what God looked like until now.…
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