Miles Morales must navigate a world where young superheroes have been outlawed in Champions #1 (opens in new tab). Written by Eve Ewing with art by Simone Di Meo, Champions has the unenviable task of getting readers used to a new status quo while also juggling a large cast. Fortunately, …
Read More »WandaVision: How Scarlet Witch and Visions children could change the MCU
Marvel Studios’ upcoming Disney Plus streaming series WandaVision seems to be placing a focus on adapting the torrid comic book romance of Wanda Maximoff/the Scarlet Witch and Vision. Some of what that entails has already been seen previously in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, through their star-crossed affair as an Infinity …
Read More »X-Men crossover X of Swords Tarot-themed secrets revealed by Tini Howard
The ‘Dawn of X’ X-Men era’s first crossover ‘X of Swords’ kicks off in this week’s X of Swords: Creation #1 (opens in new tab), which sets the stage for the epic 22-part event, which stretches through every title in the X-Men line – all headed up by the event’s …
Read More »Best Shots review – Dark Nights: Death Metal – Speed Metal #1 “an essential for Flash fans”
If there’s one thing that’s certain in modern DC, you can’t outrun the Batman Who Laughs. It’s time for DC’s resident speedsters to attempt the impossible in Dark Nights: Death Metal: Speed Metal #1 (opens in new tab), a high-octane race to a brighter destination in an event otherwise dominated …
Read More »Introducing Warhammer 40k to comic readers with Batman: Year One-style take on the iconic Marneus Calgar
A new kind of grim darkness is coming to the Marvel Universe: Warhammer 40,000, and the long-awaited origin of one of its most popular characters, Marneus Calgar. (Image credit: Marvel Comics) (opens in new tab) Scheduled to debut October 14, the five-issue Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar (opens in new tab) …
Read More »Best Shots advance review: Commanders in Crisis #1 “fun, vibrant, and approachable”
Commanders in Crisis #1 (opens in new tab) is an incredibly earnest book. Writer Steve Orlando and artist Davide Tinto bring a clear and straightforward vision of superhero comic books to this original creator-owned outing from Image Comics in an action-packed debut issue. Without spoiling anything, Commanders in Crisis has …
Read More »Best Shots review: X-Factor #3 “a lot of promise”
The team of investigators have their work cut out for them in X-Factor #3 (opens in new tab). Leah Williams and David Baldeon give the new X-Factor team a rough assignment as they have to investigate a murder in which they don’t even know the victim’s identity. It’s a mystery …
Read More »Best Shots review – Dark Nights: Death Metal – Trinity Crisis #1 “essential”
Scott Snyder’s mega summer event has been surprisingly restrained so far, crossover-wise. While ‘The Joker War’ weaves an intricate web across multiple bat-books, Dark Nights: Death Metal has kept relatively to itself – with only an arc on Justice League and a pair of anthologies to back up the main …
Read More »Looking for space gods in We Only Find Them When Theyre Dead by Al Ewing & Simone Di Meo
Al Ewing rose to fame by transforming Marvel’s ‘incredible’ Hulk into the cosmic horror of Immortal Hulk (opens in new tab), and now he’s taking that into the creator-owned cosmos to hunt down gods with We Only Find Them When They’re Dead. (Image credit: Boom! Studios) (opens in new tab) …
Read More »Bill & Ted Are Doomed in comic book-exclusice prequel to Face the Music (complete with Rufus and Stations)
This weekend, Bill and Ted returned to Face The Music (opens in new tab), but next week you’ll learn how they got there in the prequel Bill & Ted Are Doomed (opens in new tab) comic book series. And they’ll face their biggest challenge ever: irrelevance. (Image credit: Dark Horse …
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