Category: Opinions

• She-Hulk #1 + #2

  

  A new She-Hulk series kicks off. Where is Jen Walters now and is there room for She-Hulk?

• Runaways #13

  

  Alex Wilder is back! How do the Runaways deal with him and the giant three-headed dinosaur he brought with?

• Paper Girls #25

  

  The final issue of this arc of Paper Girls, can they re-write their future and do they want to?

• Paper Girls #24

  

  Still stuck in the future the girls search for a cure, a way home, and a reason to keep on.

• Runaways #12

  

  Nico and Karolina, and Gert and Victor. Will they finally or is it all just too complicated?

• Paper Girls #23

  

  Writer: Brian K. Vaughan Artist: Cliff Chiang Colors: Matt Wilson Cover: Cliff Chiang Published: August 1, 2018 Timelines were beginning to turn in on themselves in the last issue of Paper Girls, but issue #23 takes everything up a notch as we see the beginnings of that fateful Halloween in 1988 night begin to play…

• Mister Miracle #12

  

  The final issue of Tom King’s Mister Miracle run, where we all learn something about love and choosing life.

• Mister Miracle #11

  

  It’s all been building to this, Barda and Scott versus Darkseid. Also Scott brings a veggie tray, and don’t think there isn’t a twist.

• Mister Miracle #10

  

  Faced with an impossible decision, Barda and Scott still have a birthday party to plan (plus there’s philosophy).

• Runaways #11

  

  Follows on from the fallout of Karolina’s breakup and Molly’s lost friend. What’s up with the gang now, and is Victor getting a new body?

• Mister Miracle #9

  

  Barda and Scott have to negotiate the terms of a peace treaty, but they’ll need to survive if they want to make a deal.

• Runaways #10

  

  Does Molly want to be a kid forever, or maybe growing up isn’t that bad? She does need role models though and maybe Julie can be that for her.

• Paper Girls #22

  

  The paper girls visit a library and get reprimanded for not having library cards. Also do they know the future leaders of Cleveland?

• Paper Girls #21

  

  The paper girls have landed in the future, but also in Cleveland. What are they supposed to do next and who has been chasing them throughout the timeline?

• Runaways #9

  

  Is Dr. Doom going to doom the Runaways, and can they get this family/superhero team thing right?

• All-New Wolverine #35

  

  This is the end, how does it all go down for Laura and Gabby and the beautiful future they have created?

• All-New Wolverine #34

  

  Laura and Gabby are inside and closer to Dr. Doom than ever. But can they Laura’s final mission?

• A Few Thoughts About “At the Gates of Valhalla” #1

  

  I had intended to write about The Mighty Thor: At the Gates of Valhalla #1, but this issue is more of a separate thing from the main series than I had expected, so I decided to forgo a normal review but still wanted to share some thoughts about this issue and the direction of the Thor…

• The Mighty Thor #706

  

  Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Russell Dauterman Colors: Matt Wilson Cover: Russell Dauterman Published: April 25, 2018 It’s no use tiptoeing around what happens in this issue as it needs to be discussed because it’s important and wonderful and a big surprise (I was not expecting it al all). The review for The Mighty Thor #705…

• Mister Miracle #8

  

  Writer: Tom King Artist + Colors: Mitch Gerads Cover: Nick Derington Published: April 18, 2018 It’s an oft repeated tale about how having a kid changes you, and it lets you start sentences by saying ‘as a mom’ or ‘as a dad’ if that’ a thing you want to do (this whole ‘as a dad’…

• Black Panther #172

  

  Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates Artist: Leonard Kirk Colors: Laura Martin + Matt Milla Cover: Chris Sprouse + Matt Milla + Karl Story Published: April 18, 2018 The Wakandan pantheon of gods (the Orisha) locked away the originators (the original persons/creatures who occupied the land) in another dimension which secured the territory that is now called Wakanda…

• All-New Wolverine #33

  

  Writer: Tom Taylor Artist: Ramon Rosanas Colors: Nolan Woodard Cover Artist: David Lopez Published: April 4, 2018 This is the first issue of the final arc of the All-New Wolverine series. The arc is called “Old Woman Laura” and takes inspiration from the Old Man Logan story published a few years ago. This review and…

• Runaways #8

  

  Writer: Rainbow Rowell Artist: Kris Anka Colors: Triona Farrell Cover: Kris Anka Published: April 4, 2018 In the review of the previous issue of Runaways there was a lot of discussion/appreciation for the depiction of the state of the Runaways. They’ve come back together, they faced a baddie, and they’ve sort acknowledged how they all…

• Runaways #7

  

  Writer: Rainbow Rowell Artist: Kris Anka Colors: Matt Wilson Cover: Kris Anka Published: March 21, 2018 Moments of perfection/inspiration/development aren’t permanent. That’s not entirely an easy thing to wrap your head around, especially if (like mine) your ideas about inspiration and genius and personal growth are largely influenced by what you see in the movies…

• The Black Panther #171

  

  Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates Artist: Leonard Kirk Colors: Laura Martin Cover: Brian Stelfreese + Laura Martin Published: March 28, 2018 What can lingering resentment and hate be used to accomplish? This is some of the subtext running through issue #171 of Black Panther in regard to the Asira as Ras the Exhorter plot line. In the…

• Mister Miracle #7

  

  Writer: Tom King Artists: Mitch Gerads Colors: Mitch Gerads Cover: Clayton Cowles Published: March 14, 2018 There were two massive developments at the end of the previous issue of Mister Miracle, and this issue deals exclusively with one of them, but maybe not the one you expect (I absolutely didn’t). Right before Scott and Barda…

• Black Panther #170

  

  Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates Artist: Leonard Kirk Colors: Laura Martin Cover: Phil Noto Published: February 28, 2018 After the conclusion of the A Nation Under Our Feet storyline the next threat facing Wakanda has been the apparent absence of their protecting deities. This problem has been occupying T’Challa’s attention since before the Legacy event and the…

• The Mighty Thor #705

  

  The Death of the Mighty Thor Part 6 Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Russell Dauterman Colors: Matt Wilson Cover: Russell Dauterman + Matt Wilson Published: March 21, 2018 Would it have been better for Jane Foster if she never picked up the hammer? It’s undoubtedly too late to ask this question twenty some odd issues (twenty-nine…

• All-New Wolverine #32

  

  All-New Wolverine #32 Writer: Tom Taylor Artist: Djibril Morissette-Phan Colors: Nolan Woodard Cover: David Lopez Published: March 14, 2018 The fallout from Laura’s interactions with the Orphans of X continue in issue #32 as Laura teams up with Amber to hunt down the man responsible for ordering the hit in  which Laura killed Amber’s father.…

• All-New Wolverine #31

  

  Writer: Tom Taylor Artist: Marco Failla Colors: Nolan Woodard Cover Artist: David Lopez Published: February 28, 2018 After a fantastic conclusion to the “Orphans of X” storyline, issue #31 seems to be a bit of a breather before the next arc begins. This is the third or fourth time that All-New Wolverine has taken a…