overviewAfter starting off with such promise, Alienated #6 ends the story of the three Sams with a proto-Dark Phoenix style conflict without the emotional payoff, leaving the reader, well… alienated. The series, and writer Simon Spurrier could have benefited from having one or two more issues to end the story with the proper gravity it deserves.

Bliss #3 continues our pro-antagonists' journeys down their own particular hearts of darkness with the past and present threatening to collide like two trains headed for each other.

Bliss #5 keeps the momentum going through its own descent into the dark roads of pain and addiction. It's an issue with a deeper real-life reflection, about memory and the path to redemption; one road leading up and the other leading so far down the gods are killing each other.

As usual, Caitlin Yarsky's art is superb and Sean Lewis's stream-of-consciousness style of writing is both lucid and hypnagogic, yet there's an uneasy sense of urgency in the storytelling. Bliss #7, much like the issue before it, is the appropriate comedown to the title's euphoric middle peak. It's a somber penultimate issue that will have to rely on the final issue to elevate it out the wistfully sad and depressing mire it exploited.

Hollow Heart #1 is an intriguing slow-burn debut issue dealing with isolation and the hearts of the three main characters including the tragic EL. It's a sympathetic look at the loneliness that exists in each of them and a skillfully sincere balancing act that refuses to mire itself in melodrama.

Writer Paul Allor must be given credit in imbuing his story with a sense of poetry, a sense of elegant synchronicity that elevates the title from what it could have ultimately been without his ample consideration: an obtuse misunderstood-monster love story and Paul Tucker's lovely art and coloring is both hazy and clear-lined. The final few panels of Hollow Heart #3 are a great dramatic representation of a man trapped in his own isolation and contemplating either powerlessness or salvation from it.

Home #1 is a potent reminder that while fiction can ultimately do very little to alter the horror outcomes of reality, it can at least offer solace in the guise of revisionist — and cathartic — fantasy.

I Breathed A Body is a creepy conglomeration of varied influences creating an affectingly unsettling debut issue. The art effectively coveys a sense of shaky dread and it's body horror, tech horror and supernatural horror all at once.

Overview:I Breathed a Body #2 hits the ground running with a relentless, creepy, bloody commentary on influencer culture and an accurate portrayal of the incongruous reactions found on social media where it seems even reality is inverted and the bottom line is God. Or, maybe the opposite.

I Breathed A Body #3 sees the story start to take a corporal shape after its cryptically ethereal start. At its core, its a story of two parents going in different directions and the world at large in danger of literally damning itself in search of sensation and spectacle at any cost " even if that cost is their souls.

I Breathed A Body reaches peak grotesquerie with issue #4. Provocative and claustrophobically sinister and gruesome, it's truly one of the most effective horror movies I've ever read.

Overview:A solid, fun first entry in the most recent comic book adaption of the wildly popular collectable card game. Readers don't have to be familiar with the game's mythology or the game itself, thanks to writer Jed MacKay's skillful balancing act between exposition and playful banter.

If you enjoy fantasy comics and haven't picked up this title yet, it's only two issues in. Let it weave it's " ahem " spell on you. This isn't just a fun Magic comic book, it's a fun comic book with a very light touch.

With the superb The Nice House On The Lake #1 writer James Tynion IV is cementing his reputation as a once-in-a-lifetime talent with his consistent, excellent, prolific work. I recommend going into reading this issue with as little information as possible. It's one heck of a ride that lingers afterwards in a most delightful and exciting way.

The Picture of Everything Else is a de facto sequel to Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray that retains its own subtle philosophical bent while expanding on the original's concept. It's a premise that's fascinating to revisit in our current age of social media even if the story is set in Paris during the late 1890s.

Overview:Two Moons #2 is a solid continuation of the promise shown with issue number one. This tale of spirits and monsters at play during the American Civil War is a fun, deep, crisp read and a heck of a good comic book with an exquisite attention to detail that's just getting started.

Overview:With some truly remarkable art and color work, ‘Two Moons' #3 continues its story with passion, ambition and respect for indigenous American culture it's portraying, making for an engaging and rewarding read.

A slightly underwhelming finale to the carefully curated ethereal mystery and promise writer John Arcudi and artist Valerio Giangiordano cultivated over the last four issue. This reads more like the end of a chapter than the end of a story. Bravo to Arcudi and Giangiordano for this vivid, thoughtful, respectful, effective, well-researched piece of work.

Wynd #4 continues the title's strength: expanding each of the characters without sacrificing momentum while creating a tonally and visually unique fantasy world and mythos.

Wynd #5 is a satisfying, skillful, confident conclusion to the title's first story arc. It's a golden combination of art, writing and lettering resulting in a powerful, emotionally resonant and rewarding read. May Wynd continue to soar.

A welcome return to the mythology of Wynd with a creative team at peak form and the introduction of new, fascinating characters like the sinister and menacing General Zedra. One of the best new and original titles in years with a refreshing consistency.

Overview:Wynd #7 continues the title's second chapter with the dangerous and sister General Zedra right on the heels — and scents — of Wynd and his friends. At this point, thanks to the skillful groundwork laid by writer James Tynion IV and artist Michael Dialynas, Wynd is humming with a real sense of weightless perpetual motion between the story, the characters and the actions driving both and each other.

Young Hellboy #1 is a fun, entertaining flashback tale with a1950s serial movie vibe ala Indiana Jones. It's a roller coaster ride that doesn't let up and deftly balances a light tone while having the titular character being chased by monsters of all kinds.

Overview:A wonderful, rich, fun and breezy continuation of the tale young Hellboy and the Professor's adventures on an island filled with monsters. Fans of the Indiana jones series, The Mummy remakes starring Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz and even the recent Godzilla V.s Kong should check this series out.