Chris Y's Profile

Location: Germany Joined: Nov 25, 2024 About Me: Opinionated comics fan in his fifties. I wish people here were more discerning. Almost no book has an average rating under 8.

Recent Activity

Chris Y rated Giant-Size: House Of M #1 Jul 17, 2025
3.0

Giant-Size: House Of M #1

By: Collin Kelly, Francesco Manna
Released: Jul 16, 2025

TWENTY YEARS AFTER IT FIRST SHATTERED MUTANTKIND, KAMALA KHAN WITNESSES THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SCARLET WITCH'S DOOMED UTOPIA! She's flown with the All-Different X-Men on their first mission, withstood the Dark Phoenix and survived the Age of Apocalypse - and now Ms. Marvel is rewarded with a world where mutants reign supreme! But beneath the gild...

+ LikeComment
Chris Y reviewed X-Men: Age of Revelation #0 Jul 16, 2025
2.0

This isn’t Jed McKay‘s worst writing, however we‘ve seen it all before. Age of Revelation is nothing new. In fact, it’s a rehash of Age of Apocalypse, a concept that didn’t work for me in the 90s and doesn’t work for me now ( or the half a dozen other times Marvel has tried to shock us with an alternate version of the X-Men). I’m not interested in other versions of the X-Men and I do more

X-Men: Age of Revelation #0

By: Jed MacKay, Humberto Ramos
Released: Jul 16, 2025

X years from today: welcome to the AGE OF REVELATION! The Revelation Territories stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River, a mutant land ruled over by the Heir of Apocalypse. While on the surface a kind of mutant utopia, the cracks are beginning to show-and the lie that this land was built upon stirs the flames of rebellion. Learn h...

+ LikeComment
Chris Y reviewed Imperial #2 Jul 16, 2025
7.0

Imperial 2 is not exactly mind-blowing, but I did enjoy this issue more than the first one, mostly because of the space action.

Imperial #2

By: Jonathan Hickman, Iban Coello
Released: Jul 16, 2025

Part two of a four-part Marvel cosmic event! Against the fallout of someone mysteriously killing the rulers of the Marvel galactic empires, the fires of war are lit! As that conflict simmers, NOVA and STAR-LORD race to discover who is behind all these evil acts - a journey that takes them to the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda!

+ LikeComment
Chris Y reviewed Los Monstruos #3 Jul 16, 2025
8.5

Love the story. The art is nothing special, but doesn’t stand in the way either.

Los Monstruos #3

By: James Robinson, Jesus Merino
Released: Jul 16, 2025

In the city of Los Monstruos, a place inhabited solely by classic monsters of fiction and film, werewolf P.I. Perry Cutter’s latest case has just gotten weirder and wilder. What began as a simple missing-person inquiry now includes a heartbreaking betrayal from Perry’s ex-partner as well as the hunt for a corrupt vampire ex-cop who may have the...

+ LikeComment
10

Batman & Robin: Year One #9

By: Mark Waid, Chris Samnee
Released: Jul 16, 2025

The gangs of Gotham enact their plan to take back their city from the General!Meanwhile, something’s distracting Robin in the field—but is there anythingBatman can do about it?

+ LikeComment
Chris Y reviewed G.I. Joe #9 Jul 16, 2025
7.5

Solid issue. I want Tom Reilly back though.

G.I. Joe #9

By: Joshua Williamson, Andrea Milana
Released: Jul 16, 2025

WHO IS ? Baroness and Cover Girl are about to find out as they fight for their lives! Meanwhile, Clutch and Hound investigate Cobra's Energon weapons!

+ LikeComment
Chris Y liked this:
fthissite reviewed Uncanny X-Men #17 Jul 14, 2025
4.5

More of the same. Victimization of mutants seems to be the ONLY thing writers can manage with the x-men books these days and while this is an interesting version of that its still just more of that same old same old. This would be a sub plot at best in years past and now its the thing that will be their toughest challenge yet??? I'd hate to see these new mutants face something actually threaten more

Uncanny X-Men #17

By: Gail Simone, Luciano Vecchio
Released: Jul 9, 2025

HORROR COMES TO HAVEN HOUSE! When a brilliant but exploitative Hollywood director makes a surprise hit horror film featuring a serial-killing mutant girl, there are protests at theaters around the country and a rise in anti-mutant violence in those same communities. But IS it "just a movie," or is something much more insidious going on? Will a mali...

+ LikeComment
Chris Y liked this:
Colleen St. Lucie reviewed Uncanny X-Men #17 Jul 11, 2025
7.0

Pretty decent, although it doesn't feel like an X-Men book. This feels very YA/teen (I would say 'New Mutants' instead of 'teen', but this group doesn't hold a candle to the OG New Mutants). Trying to be patient in allowing the new characters to breathe, but we really just need 1 book with new teens, not 2.

Let the grown ups play please.

Uncanny X-Men #17

By: Gail Simone, Luciano Vecchio
Released: Jul 9, 2025

HORROR COMES TO HAVEN HOUSE! When a brilliant but exploitative Hollywood director makes a surprise hit horror film featuring a serial-killing mutant girl, there are protests at theaters around the country and a rise in anti-mutant violence in those same communities. But IS it "just a movie," or is something much more insidious going on? Will a mali...

+ LikeComment
Chris Y liked this:
Weird Science Jim reviewed Fantastic Four #1 Jul 12, 2025
3.0

What a boring start to a "New Run" - Separating the FF in this "first issue" is just ridiculous and the whole thing felt uninspiring.

Fantastic Four #1

By: Ryan North, Humberto Ramos
Released: Jul 9, 2025

A NEW ERA FOR MARVEL'S FIRST FAMILY! The FANTASTIC FOUR return with a new issue #1, kicking off a whole new volume of their adventures through time, space, science and the human condition! When the Fantastic Four take on Doom, things go well until they suddenly go catastrophically wrong - and they're sent to four different eras in Earth's history! ...

+ LikeComment
Chris Y liked this:
3.0

It should have been exciting, we’re dealing with a prequel to Marvel’s next big movie, after all. Everyone should’ve poured their heart into it. But instead, it feels like a comic written by committee. From the art to the story, everything is dull and lifeless. The kind of comic that actually makes you less interested in the movie. And that’s a real shame.

Fantastic Four: First Steps #1

By: Matt Fraction, Mark Buckingham
Released: Jul 9, 2025

FROM THE WORLD OF THE UPCOMING FILM, AS AUTHORIZED BY THE FUTURE FOUNDATION! Four years ago, the world was transformed as an amazing cosmic-powered quartet revealed themselves and their astonishing abilities to the public! Since that time, they have become world-famous as the Fantastic Four! Now, to celebrate that anniversary, Marvel Comics recount...

+ LikeComment
Chris Y reviewed The Unchosen #1 Jul 10, 2025
5.0

David Marquez's art is changing, and not for the better. I remember when he had a beautifully detailed, realistic style. Now his linework looks sketchy and the characters look like they jumped out of a Manga. I'm sure it will find its fans among younger readers. For me, this was a huge disappointment.

The Unchosen #1

By: David Marquez
Released: Jul 9, 2025

13-year-old Aida wakes in a city laid waste by a massive explosion—a scene of devastation that SHE caused. Pursued by rival forces wielding incredible powers, she must discover who truly wants to help her, who wants to control her, and the truth behind her own mysterious past.Acclaimed creator DAVID MARQUEZ (Uncanny X-Men, Miles Morales) makes hi...

+ LikeComment
9.0

When you want to get a movie audience to buy your comic, this is what you want to do. Superman Treasury 2025 has it all - love for the character, an inspiring story, excellent art and all the glory and grandeur a superhero book should have. Just awesome!

Superman Treasury 2025: Hero for All #1

By: Dan Jurgens
Released: Jul 9, 2025

Legends collide as the Man of Steel goes supersized for the Summer of Superman! In this all-new treasury edition, quintessential Superman writer Dan Jurgens pairs with the modern master of sequential art, Bruno Redondo, to craft a larger-than-life story of power, tragedy, action, and, above all—hope. When a vicious armada of extraterrestrial extr...

+ LikeComment
3.0

Nick Bradshaw”s art is always fun to look at. However, the frame story is too thin and illogical in the end. By the way, I can’t remember the old swimsuit specials even having a story. Weren’t they simply collections of pinups? That would probably have worked better.
Speaking of the pinups, if you produced a swimsuit issue, wouldn’t you want to involve mostly artists that produce sens more

Marvel Swimsuit Special: Friends, Foes & Rivals #1

By: Tim Seeley
Released: Jul 9, 2025

THE SWIMSUIT SPECIAL RETURNS! Roxxon Comics is at it again when they release their own UNAUTHORIZED SWIMSUIT SPECIAL! Wasp is on the case and seizes the opportunity for Marvel's heroes to do their OWN swimwear fashion shoot all over the world! But fear not, True Believers, we know what you're REALLY here for! This super-sized special features splas...

+ LikeComment
2.0

An incredibly dull and lifeless retelling of the FF’s first adventure. It actually feels like Buckingham had no fun at all drawing it and only did it for the money. I might be wrong, but that’s how it appears to me. The fake 60s ads and articles are great, but they don't justify buying this otherwise soulless and calculated merchandise product.

Fantastic Four: First Steps #1

By: Matt Fraction, Mark Buckingham
Released: Jul 9, 2025

FROM THE WORLD OF THE UPCOMING FILM, AS AUTHORIZED BY THE FUTURE FOUNDATION! Four years ago, the world was transformed as an amazing cosmic-powered quartet revealed themselves and their astonishing abilities to the public! Since that time, they have become world-famous as the Fantastic Four! Now, to celebrate that anniversary, Marvel Comics recount...

+ LikeComment
Chris Y reviewed Fantastic Four #1 Jul 9, 2025
2.0

Lame story, cringe dialogue, not much happens. As if that wasn’t bad enough, there’s the art by Humberto Ramos that makes everyone look stupid. Even the cover sucks. Sorry, that’s not the great start of a new chapter in the life of the FF that will pull in new readers.

Fantastic Four #1

By: Ryan North, Humberto Ramos
Released: Jul 9, 2025

A NEW ERA FOR MARVEL'S FIRST FAMILY! The FANTASTIC FOUR return with a new issue #1, kicking off a whole new volume of their adventures through time, space, science and the human condition! When the Fantastic Four take on Doom, things go well until they suddenly go catastrophically wrong - and they're sent to four different eras in Earth's history! ...

Chris Y reviewed Uncanny X-Men #17 Jul 9, 2025
5.0

Okay, I didn't want to read the X-books anymore, but this one looked pretty good - at first glance. So here we go....

First of all, someone should tell Gail Simone that her obvious LGBTQ+ allegory isn't working. For some reason, Marvel and literally the whole mainstream publishing industry are pushing the narrative that "queer people" are being oppressed by, well... everyone, while at t more

Uncanny X-Men #17

By: Gail Simone, Luciano Vecchio
Released: Jul 9, 2025

HORROR COMES TO HAVEN HOUSE! When a brilliant but exploitative Hollywood director makes a surprise hit horror film featuring a serial-killing mutant girl, there are protests at theaters around the country and a rise in anti-mutant violence in those same communities. But IS it "just a movie," or is something much more insidious going on? Will a mali...

+ LikeComment
Chris Y reviewed Hyde Street: Sisterhood #1 Jul 7, 2025
4.0

Sisterhood is a typical Hyde Street cautionary tale, and we all know how it will end eventually. There's nothing wrong with that.

I'm not sure though if this particular story with its teenage revenge plot is interesting enough to justify an extra mini series. Also, Leila Leiz's artwork is probably not everybody's cup of tea. I can see that she is not a bad artist, but she seems inexperi more

Hyde Street: Sisterhood #1

By: Maytal Zchut, Leila Leiz
Released: Jul 2, 2025

Lifelong friends Sophie and Violet were practically sisters. Now at college, they’ve been slowly drifting apart. But when Violet accidentally drowns at a sorority hazing, a devastated Sophie pleads with the psychic SISTER HOOD to contact her dead friend. Sometimes you get what you wish for…but on Hyde Street, there’s always a cost…and it’...

+ LikeComment
Chris Y added G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (2023) to their pull list Jul 6, 2025

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (2023)

SERIES PREMIERE
A new era for G.I. JOE starts here...but one Joe won't survive THIS ISSUE!  
The legendary LARRY HAMA is joined by new series artist CHRIS MOONEYHAM (Five Ghosts) and cover artist ANDY KUBERT (Batman, X-Men) to continue one of the longest-running titles in comics history!

+ LikeComment
Chris Y added Biker Mice from Mars (2025) to their pull list Jul 6, 2025

Biker Mice from Mars (2025)

ROCK AND RIDE! THE ALL-NEW ONGOING SERIES STARTS HERE WITH A 40-PAGE BOMBSHELL!
Hot on the heels—or in this case, wheels—of last year’s breakout limited series from the Nacelle Company and Oni Press, the most radical animation icons to ever ride across the Elysium Plains—aka the Biker Mice from Mars—are back and revvin’ it up in t...

+ LikeComment
Chris Y dropped West Coast Avengers (2024) from their pull list Jul 6, 2025

West Coast Avengers (2024)

ULTRON RETURNS...REDEEMED?

Iron Man and War Machine have put together a new team of Avengers - one that includes villains seeking a path to redemption. Their case study? Ultron - who, against all odds, seems to be walking the straight and narrow...for now. But does the success of one guarantee the success of all? Spider-Woman and Firestar...

+ LikeComment
Chris Y reviewed Captain America #1 Jul 6, 2025
7.0

I realize that having characters not age significantly over decades can lead to problems in a fictional universe, but in my opinion, the best way to deal with this strange phenomenon is to not address it at all. It's just not possible to reconcile every story with actual history, so why try at all?

The new Captain America series does try and boldly moves the reemergence of Cap from 196 more

Captain America #1

By: Chip Zdarsky, Valerio Schiti
Released: Jul 2, 2025

A NEW ERA FOR CAPTAIN AMERICA BEGINS HERE! While Captain America slumbered in ice, the world changed - for better and for worse. Steve Rogers awakens to a reality where battles are fought in the shadows through secrets and subterfuge, and villains aren't so easy to identify. When a fledgling dictator named Victor Von Doom conquers Latveria, Steve f...

+ LikeComment
Chris Y reviewed Avengers #28 Jul 4, 2025
2.0

Inconsistent art and filler dialogue. Nobody cares. Is this Marvel Zombies?

Avengers #28

By: Jed MacKay, Andrea Broccardo
Released: Jul 2, 2025

AVENGERS REUNITED! In the face of DOOM, the Avengers stood tall. Now with the IMPOSSIBLE CITY under siege, the rest of the team arrives to bring down the MASTER OF EVIL! But the MAD THINKER won't go down easy as he unleashes a deadly new weapon!

+ LikeComment
Chris Y reviewed Amazing Spider-Man #7 Jul 4, 2025
3.0

I don't want to be rude, but I think this issue confirms that John Romita Jr. is degenerating as an artist. This is probably unavoidable for any artist of a certain age. Alan Davis is not what he was and neither is John Byrne. JRJR - in my opinion - never produced the quality of those two, and now it's getting even worse unfortunately.

Having said that, the real issue is Joe Kelly's sto more

Amazing Spider-Man #7

By: Joe Kelly, John Romita Jr.
Released: Jul 2, 2025

THE HELLGATE IS OPEN! Spider-Man is fighting for his life - literally - as he tries to keep Hellgate from destroying Manhattan. But what does this strange new foe want? And can Peter figure it out before his day gets a whole lot worse?!

+ LikeComment
Chris Y reviewed Biker Mice from Mars #1 Jul 4, 2025
9.0

I haven't read the Biker Mice mini series - in fact, I have never heard of the Nacelleverse before - but the cover looked great and the title was hilarious, so I thought "why not read something different than horribly drawn, badly written mainstream books for a change?"

Biker Mice really surprised me in a good way. While I think that the pace was a bit fast, making the life-changing cat more

Biker Mice from Mars #1

By: Melissa Flores, Daniel Gete
Released: Jul 2, 2025

ROCK AND RIDE! THE ALL-NEW ONGOING SERIES STARTS HERE WITH A 40-PAGE BOMBSHELL!
Hot on the heels—or in this case, wheels—of last year’s breakout limited series from the Nacelle Company and Oni Press, the most radical animation icons to ever ride across the Elysium Plains—aka the Biker Mice from Mars—are back and revvin’ it up in t...

+ LikeComment
Chris Y liked this:
DabidK reviewed X-Men: Hellfire Vigil #1 Jul 2, 2025
1.5

It pains me to say it, but this was purest trash. The big scenes with Dazzler and Siryn are totally unbelievable, and the “romances” feel more forced and arbitrary than almost any on memory in X-Men comics. What happens to Dazzler simply would not be permitted by the X-Men—ever—and the whole “Graymalkin is a mutant prison now and the X-Men do nothing” story feels artificial and silly. more

X-Men: Hellfire Vigil #1

By: Jed MacKay, Netho Diaz
Released: Jul 2, 2025

One year ago, at the final Hellfire Gala, the dream of a unified mutant nation was forever shattered by a cowardly sneak attack by anti-mutant forces. To mark the moment and to proclaim loudly and strongly to all concerned that mutantkind still stands, the time has come for X-Men of all stripes to come together in solidarity and celebration. Writte...

+ LikeComment
7.5

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #318

By: Larry Hama, Paul Pelletier
Released: Jul 2, 2025

JOE NINJAS VS COBRA MUTANTS! Storm Shadow and Dawn fight through Cobra’s monstrous forces in search of vital intel. But Cobra Commander is always one step ahead...or is he?

+ LikeComment
Chris Y reviewed X-Men: Hellfire Vigil #1 Jul 2, 2025
1.0

I could write a detailed review, but I just don't know where to begin. Everything about this issue is horrible - the story, the art, the dialogue and especially the forced shipping of characters. Let's not even talk about Ororo's pregnancy test. It's as close to a saccharine Manga comic for girls as a superhero comic can get. You'd have to pay me to read another issue of this poor quality.
more

X-Men: Hellfire Vigil #1

By: Jed MacKay, Netho Diaz
Released: Jul 2, 2025

One year ago, at the final Hellfire Gala, the dream of a unified mutant nation was forever shattered by a cowardly sneak attack by anti-mutant forces. To mark the moment and to proclaim loudly and strongly to all concerned that mutantkind still stands, the time has come for X-Men of all stripes to come together in solidarity and celebration. Writte...

+ LikeComments (3)
Chris Y - Jul 2, 2025 (edited)

Yeah. I think the crowd that loves the current X-books doesn't really exist. They are trying to cater to a demographic that doesn't actually read superhero comics. And you can't trust the professional reviews anymore. I don't believe that any of the pro reviewers actually think this is good.

Chris Y - Jul 2, 2025

The Comic Book Revolution review is pretty accurate, but much too kind and forgiving.

Chris Y liked this:
4.0

Just a mediocre release. Professionally made garbage. Storm deserves a better treatment.

X-Men: Hellfire Vigil #1

By: Jed MacKay, Netho Diaz
Released: Jul 2, 2025

One year ago, at the final Hellfire Gala, the dream of a unified mutant nation was forever shattered by a cowardly sneak attack by anti-mutant forces. To mark the moment and to proclaim loudly and strongly to all concerned that mutantkind still stands, the time has come for X-Men of all stripes to come together in solidarity and celebration. Writte...

+ LikeComment
Chris Y dropped West Coast Avengers (2024) from their pull list Jul 2, 2025

West Coast Avengers (2024)

ULTRON RETURNS...REDEEMED?

Iron Man and War Machine have put together a new team of Avengers - one that includes villains seeking a path to redemption. Their case study? Ultron - who, against all odds, seems to be walking the straight and narrow...for now. But does the success of one guarantee the success of all? Spider-Woman and Firestar...

+ LikeComment
Chris Y dropped Storm (2024) from their pull list Jul 2, 2025

Storm (2024)

EARTHS MIGHTIEST MUTANT, NOW HEADLINING HER OWN SOLO SERIES!

Ororo Munroe has lived many lives. She's been a thief, a goddess, an X-Man, a queen and now an Avenger! She is the most prominent, most respected and most powerful mutant on the world stage; and in that role, she intends to be a force for positive change! First up: A major meltd...

+ LikeComment

Reviews for the Week of...

July

June

More