Comics "stopped" being an escape from real life in 1940, when the first Captain America issue was released, where in the cover he punches Hitler.
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I don’t know if Andrea Milana has officially become a second regular artist on this book, but if his art continues to improve as much as in his last few issues, I’m fine with that. This one has some really great action layouts that he probably wouldn’t have been able to pull off just a few months ago. If you want to see a future great artist in the making, read G.I. Joe!
G.I. Joe #22
HUNT FOR ENERGON! After the stunning conclusion to DREADNOK WAR, the Joes and Cobra are in a race to find Energon across the world. But the man known as Crystal Ball has horrifying plans for them all...
I skipped part 1 and 2, but had to check out part 3 because Mikel Janin is back on art - and, boy, this is probably the best issue I've read in this run yet! The art is fantastic, the story feels engaged and the action is just breathtaking. I just hope the solution of the mystery isn't what I think it is.
Detective Comics #1109
Green Arrow has been thrown from a skyscraper and is tumbling toward the pavement at terminal velocity. His would-be killer: an enigmatic teenage girl with connections to a secretive Gotham family—and a connection to Batman, Green Arrow, and Black Canary’s past. Will Gotham’s new Dynamic Trio be able to track down this strange, homicidal girl known...
Usually I hate it when comics change artists all the time, but in case of this series, the art got better with each issue. Farid Karami’s pages are a sight for sore eyes. I’d say, give him a flagship book, but I think he already drew a few issues of the last Avengers run, which - despite the art - was a huge disappointment. I guess Marvel doesn’t have flagship titles anymore, since either the writ more
Wonder Man #3
FOR THE LOVE OF WONDER MAN! PATSY WALKER, the ever-elegant HELLCAT, is chasing down the murderer of a famed Hollywood agent. Was she looking for love? No. Has she found it? Ask Simon Williams… Unless he's the murderer, that wouldn't end well for either of them!
Hyde Street #12
THE BUTCHER, Part 2. The Butcher of Hyde Street has escaped—and the tremors are felt in every shadowed corner of the neighborhood. As fear grips the Residents, one question hangs in the air: who will be his next victim?
A satisfying conclusion to a mediocre comic. Trujillo certainly doesn’t waste the great potential of connecting these two great pop culture mythologies, but unfortunately it gets a bit lost in the boring, average art.
Planet Of The Apes Vs. Fantastic Four #4
A showdown for the ages! It's ape vs. ape vs. the Fantastic Four vs. Doctor Doom! And even if the FF manage to turn the tide, is there any escape from the Planet of the Apes? Marvel's first crossover with the Planet of the Apes comes to a stunning and startling conclusion!
Jed took 5 issues to wrap a story up like this. What a disgrace. The X-men stuck in the belly of a beast who is simply known as “leviathan” is beaten by the power of friendship. Psyclock infiltrates the danger room Hq. We are shown nothing. Nor do we know what happens to them. We just get a “ I’ll fix them” type panel and no mention. Just gone. The person who shot glob. “We will hunt him down more
X-Men #30
DANGER ROOM: PART FIVE! The X-Men have weathered everything the Danger Room has thrown at them - and now it's time to turn the tables. To me, my X-Men.
Bad art and a confusing mess of a script. Please cancel this crap already.
X-Men #30
DANGER ROOM: PART FIVE! The X-Men have weathered everything the Danger Room has thrown at them - and now it's time to turn the tables. To me, my X-Men.
Ghost Pepper #11
The shocking truth is exposed as the world moves toward an inevitable fate… Loloi and her friends are at the mercy of an unexpected foe.
I can’t say I’m completely hooked yet, but Absolute Green Arrow has some great atmospheric writing and stylish art that I quite enjoyed.
Absolute Green Arrow #1
A serial killer is slaughtering corrupt billionaires. The only clue to his identity is the mysterious green arrows sticking out of his victims’ corpses. Executive protection specialist Dinah Lance, a.k.a. Absolute Black Canary, is one of the people tasked to uncover this murderer’s identity as she investigates her suspects…all familiar DC archers u...
Punisher is one of Marvel’s few solid titles that I look forward to each month.
Punisher #4
BATTERED, BRUISED & BLOODIED! Frank Castle is on the run - from TOMBSTONE, from JIGSAW and from the ghosts of his past! Like a wounded animal with hunters flanking on all sides, Frank will have one choice: FIGHT OR DIE!
To quote Emma Frost: “What a waste”…. of my time. This book is 100% woke reeducation and 0% talent. Both the writing and art are some of the worst I’ve seen in a Marvel comic in my entire life.
We are also still not given an explanation how people can enter a psychic school and, from there, teleport to another place or time, somehow becoming physical, when their actual bodies are back i
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X-Men United #3
Since a field squad of MELEE, JITTER and LAURA KINNEY accompanied CAPTAIN AMERICA on a covert mission to right a wrong from his past, nothing has gone as planned, and the squad meets their match with a mutant foe who might not ever let them get home. Meanwhile, a shadow descends over Graymatter Lane...AND THE BEAST AND MAGNETO HAVE A DIFFERENCE OF ...
The guest art is so bad, it almost makes Humberto Ramos look like Leonardo DaVinci. And the story is just a big nothingburger. I won’t even mention the “indie” (actually, horribly drawn) backup story.
Fantastic Four #11
INTRODUCING THE NEW FUTURE FOUNDATION! The Invincible Woman has been defeated... but what comes next? And how can the Fantastic Four be ready for it, especially when they can't actually agree on what the future looks like? And to make matters worse, Doom's technology is now making its way into the world at large - including into the hands of two-bi...
There‘s something about Inglorious X-Force that feels like an X-title from the good old days, but in the end, neither the art nor the writing are good enough to make the title stand out.
Inglorious X-Force #5
THE HORSEMAN OF DEATH! CABLE has cleared one X-FORCER of murder and suspects another. But when a fight against the NASTY BOYS goes south, the truth stands revealed - and it may just put X-Force six feet under!
Read issue 1 of the from the Ashes. it's not terrible. its not good but its something. Since then it's been a downward spiral. just when I think its reached a new low...Somehow Gail is getting worse. the characters you care about like wolverine rogue etc. appear on 4 total pages and do nothing. instead its back to Gails created characters only hijacking this book. The plot is a total disaster. more
Uncanny X-Men #28
Our wildest UNCANNY story yet continues! A mysterious turn of events brings the NEW MUTANTS to the UNCANNY X-MEN, and the Outliers are nowhere to be found! All this plus the SECRET of Graymalkin Prison's INMATE X revealed at last! Who is this incredibly lethal mutant powerhouse, and what does it mean for mutantkind?
A confusing and convoluted issue. I wouldn’t be surprised if we didn’t get a satisfying conclusion to this mess next issue.
Uncanny X-Men #28
Our wildest UNCANNY story yet continues! A mysterious turn of events brings the NEW MUTANTS to the UNCANNY X-MEN, and the Outliers are nowhere to be found! All this plus the SECRET of Graymalkin Prison's INMATE X revealed at last! Who is this incredibly lethal mutant powerhouse, and what does it mean for mutantkind?
Iron Man #5
ADVANCED IRON MAN ATTACKS! Madame Masque and A.I.M. have won. They unleashed their very own battle armor made from the new technology built by the "new Tony Stark" and now it wants to kill the real Tony Stark. Tony must confront his own nightmares before he can survive. But even if he makes it out of this one alive…he will witness the creation of h...
Geiger #23
THE NORTHERNER: DEAD AMERICA, CONCLUSION. The wild conclusion to the Geiger-Northerner team-up that asks more questions about what started the Unknown War…and how they could potentially go back in time to prevent it. But when they finally reach Detroit to get answers from the Department of Historical Preservation, what they discover is shocking…
Great story. The art is fine, nothing special, but really shines in the Red Hulk scenes.
Captain America #11
DOOM'S ULTIMATE WEAPON REVEALED ON THE ROAD TO ARMAGEDDON! Steve puts aside his mission to protect Victor Von Doom's ultimate weapon from both the U.S. and Latveria, which puts him on a dangerous collision course with RED HULK'S ALL-NEW, ALL-HULK strike team! But there are some wars not even Captain America can win… Witness the spark that starts th...
Yet another artist change, back to “regular” artist Valerio Schiti. There are some confusing panel transitions, but overall, it’s passable work.
The writing is becoming a problem for me though. The reveal of the villain was so predictable. Plus, the allegories to current political events are so in-your-face, it’s not really fun reading this anymore. When did comics stop being an escape from r
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Captain America #10
UNITED THEY FALL ON THE ROAD TO ARMAGEDDON! A shocking betrayal leaves Captain America’s S.H.I.E.L.D. team at odds – just in time for Doom’s ultimate weapon to be dragged into the light. But it’s not what anyone thought it was, and as an all-out feeding frenzy ignites between Salvation, Red Hulk and S.H.I.E.L.D., it’s up to Steve to get his hands o...
I see your point, however, I think that even that comic was an escape from reality, as it gave people a hero that could stop the conflict by simply punching the bad guy. Nothing against superheroes being human and having doubts, but in the end, we want them to be heroic and do the right thing.
Horrible, horrible art. And this nonsense about Galactus being a "universal constant" is insane, considering he's killed billions of people.
Fantastic Four #10
THE INVINCIBLE WOMAN: FINALE! The Invincible Woman has made it to Earth, which is already fending off an invasion it can’t win. If humanity doesn’t win this fight, it won’t win any of them ever again. There’s still the tiniest sliver of hope - if the Fantastic Four and S.H.I.E.L.D. can work together. But will it even be enough? And if the Invincibl...