David Aja is an all-time great artist but doesn't do a lot of work.
Avanvolk reviewed Immortal Iron Fist #4 Nov 27, 2025
Orson Randall's chi pistols are sick. What a cool extension of the Iron Fist power.
The Last Iron Fist Story: Part 4
It's the collision you've been waiting for: the Iron Fists of two different eras come head to head! Daniel Rand: the Iron Fist of the modern age, rocketed back to front and center of the Marvel Universe. Orson Randall: the Iron Fist of decades past, somehow still alive, somehow still on the run from the nightm...
Avanvolk reviewed Immortal Iron Fist #3 Nov 27, 2025
This was great. Not a lot happened, but it was really well written and the art was, once again superb. Aja's style is a little less refined here than it is in his later work on Hawkeye, but it works really well for the tone. It gives more Michael Lark, whereas his Hawkeye stuff is closer to Jorge Fornes. Anyway, good writing, good art, I'm enjoying myself so far. I also really like the historical more
The Last Iron Fist Story: Part 3
Mysterious enemy forces circle all around him, as Danny Rand comes face to face with history! The legacy of the Iron Fist becomes clear, as he leaps to the aid of a man he has long-thought was dead... and who has come seeking Danny's help with an army on his trail.
Avanvolk reviewed Immortal Iron Fist #2 Nov 26, 2025
This was really good. Loved the art throughout, although I'm having to really try hard to convince my brain I'm not reading a previously unreleased prequel to Fraction and Aja's Hawkeye, cause the way Aja draws Danny is almost exactly like how he drew Clint, bandages and all. But yeah, I really enjoyed this. That female Iron Fist at the beginning was badass, I would love to see more of her. I'm in more
What has the Rand Corporation done to awaken the wrath of Hydra? Iron Fist kicks his way toward the truth as another piece of the puzzle comes crashing into his life?a living legend long- thought dead! Don't miss the second action-packed issue of Marvel's hottest new kung fu series!
Avanvolk reviewed Gideon Falls #14 Nov 26, 2025
I am confusion.
"STATIONS OF THE CROSS," Part Three: After a near fatal encounter, Father Burke finds himself in "The Village," an eerie place where the people seem to worship Norton Sinclair and leave him with more questions than answers... at least until an old (and we mean REALLY old) Doctor shows up.
Avanvolk reviewed Immortal Iron Fist #1 Nov 26, 2025
Finally getting to this! Sorta confusing first issue, a lot going on, but the art was great and it was well-written. Looking forward to seeing how the plot unfolds and becomes clear.
The Last Iron Fist Story - Part 1
Many years ago, in the mystical city of Kun? Lun, young Danny Rand stared at a suit behind glass -- the garb of ?the Immortal Iron Fist- -- and knew that he was destined to wear it. But where did this costume come from? Why did it wait for Danny all those years like a shadow of his future?
The answer ...
Avanvolk reviewed Black Widow #12 Nov 26, 2025
A fun little run. Kinda wish it was longer, I feel like Waid could've fleshed things out a little better and not had to make it so fast paced, but what we got was good and enjoyable so I'm happy.
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IT ALL LEADS TO THIS!
• All the secrets...
• All the lies...
• All the vengeance...
• It all ends here.
Rated T+
Avanvolk reviewed Black Widow #11 Nov 26, 2025
Great action, great art.
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INFESTATION!
• While Widow's been collecting information, her enemy has been collecting allies.
• Natasha faces a full-scale invasion!
• What's the target? And can Widow shield it on her own?
Rated T+
Avanvolk reviewed Gideon Falls #13 Nov 25, 2025
What a confusing, confounding conundrum this is. Good thing I'm enjoying it.
"STATIONS OF THE CROSS," Part Two: Father Burke's hunt for The Laughing Man killer goes from the Old West to a steampunk version of Gideon Falls (complete with an otherworldly version of The Black Barn) where "The Bishop" is a new piece added to the cosmic chess board.
Avanvolk reviewed Black Widow #10 Nov 25, 2025
*SPOILER ALERT*
Loved this. While the deaths of the Weeping Lions might seem cheap seeing as how they were set up as the main villains of this story and they never even got to have their final showdown with Natasha, I thought the way they each went mostly made up for it. Ilija's death in particular blew my mind (see what I did there?). Seriously...what an insane way to kill someone off! more
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THE INNOCENTS
• Widow and Bucky barely escaped with their lives!
• There's a Recluse on the loose, children playing with Lions, and a man on the moon.
• Is Widow weaving a masterful web, or are her threads starting to unravel?
Rated T+
Avanvolk added Adventures of Superman: Book of El (2025) to their pull list Nov 25, 2025
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Superman returns! Fan-favorite Future State: Superman: House of El creatorsPhillip Kennedy Johnson and Scott Godlewski reunite for Adventures ofSuperman: Book of El! As the Super-Family settles into a well-earned timeof peace, a powerful ally-turned-enemy invades Earth with an army at hisback and a god-aspect of Olgrun, mad god of the First World. ...
Avanvolk reviewed Black Widow #9 Nov 25, 2025
Kinda weak. Starts off with a death, which makes said death a little anti-climactic, and the fight with Recluse was a little silly in parts, namely the way Natasha got in close to Bucky who Recluse was standing directly beside with a gun, then was able to throw something at a lever that opened a trapdoor which only her and Bucky fell through, all while Recluse just...what? Stood there? To think th more
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THE RETURN OF BUCKY BARNES!
• Natasha's living in a world without secrets, and Bucky's got a pretty big one...
• You can't go home again...particularly when there's a deadly killer targeting you!
Rated T+
Avanvolk reviewed Gideon Falls #12 Nov 24, 2025
I don't know what the flip is happening, but I'm hella intrigued.
Avanvolk reviewed Black Widow #8 Nov 24, 2025
Really cool issue. Reminded me of one of X23's early missions where she posed as the handicapped girl and murdered the politician. Similar vibes, but this one ends better for the people involved.
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DARK ROOM FIELD TRIP!
• Students of the DARK ROOM - the successor of the Red Room - are making their way into the world.
• One young assassin has her sights set on a VERY high-profile target.
• There's no shortage of men prepared to stop her, and BLACK WIDOW will ha...
Avanvolk reviewed Gideon Falls #11 Nov 23, 2025
Crazy issue! Easily the scariest yet, and adds an insane twist that is going to have big ramifications. Art was outstanding.
END OF STORY ARC! "ORIGINAL SINS," Conclusion: In this pulse-pounding conclusion to "Season Two" of the hottest supernatural horror story in comics, it's a surreal nightmare as Father Fred and Norton finally come face-to-face.
Avanvolk reviewed Black Widow #7 Nov 23, 2025
Fantastic issue. Got some backstory on the Weeping Lions, adding a welcome layer of emotional depth to the story. Art is gorgeous as usual.
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"LION TAMER" STARTS NOW!
• Now that Natasha knows the Weeping Lion's secret, she's in control of his very particular set of skills.
• Natasha plans to use him to destroy the Red Room's reincarnation, the DARK ROOM.
• But she'll have to face RECLUSE, the daughter of the Red Room's headmistr...
Avanvolk rated Black Widow #6 Nov 23, 2025
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DRAWING BACK THE IRON CURTAIN!
• The WEEPING LION has released the BLACK WIDOW's most dangerous secret into the world.
• Now Natasha is on a collision course with the INVINCIBLE IRON MAN!
• Even if they survive CIVIL WAR II, the AVENGERS will never be the same!
Rated T+
Avanvolk rated Black Widow #5 Nov 23, 2025
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THE WEEPING LION'S HUNTING GROUND
• Using her darkest secret as leverage, the Weeping Lion has pushed Natasha further from the straight and narrow.
• And Agent Elder of S.H.I.E.L.D. is closing in - is he fellow prey that needs Black Widow's protection, or another predator?
Rated T+
Avanvolk reviewed Gideon Falls #10 Nov 22, 2025
I'm so interested to know what in tarnation is going on. Thankfully the slow pace is gripping rather than plodding, so I've no trouble waiting.
"ORIGINAL SINS," Part Four
The past finally catches up to the present when Doc gives Father Fred a rather gruesome history of Gideon Falls. And if finding a needle in a haystack is impossible, what chance does Norton have of finding one in a giant garbage dump?
Avanvolk rated Gideon Falls #9 Nov 22, 2025
"ORIGINAL SINS," Part Three
As Norton spirals deeper into his own mind-or deeper into madness?-Father Fred entertains a visitor from his past who can't possibly be real. But Temptation comes in all shapes and sizes...
Avanvolk rated Black Widow #4 Nov 22, 2025
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THE SPY WHO WENT INTO THE COLD
• Nearly dead after her last mission, Natasha struggles to complete her latest assignment from the Weeping Lion.
• But she'll get by with a little help from old friends...although old enemies lie in wait.
• She must recover the missing files from the Red Room by infiltrating its newest incar...
Avanvolk rated Black Widow #3 Nov 22, 2025
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RED ROOM BY MORNING, SPIES TAKE WARNING
• The Weeping Lion has Black Widow under his thumb.
• Until Natasha learns his true motivations, she's trapped playing his personal weapon and spy...
• He's controlling the best in the world, and sending her to the place she never wanted to go: home.
Rated T+
Avanvolk reviewed Black Widow #2 Nov 22, 2025
I actually love that Waid isn't writing nearly as much dialogue in this as he usually does and that he's just letting Chris Samnee's marvelous art speak for itself. I'm loving this.
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IT’S S.H.I.E.L.D.’s FUNERAL As S.H.I.E.L.D.’s top brass gather to bury one of their own, they make an attractive target. Lucky for Maria Hill, the agency’s persona non grata, Black Widow, is still watching over them. But that could mean Natasha will have a hard time watching her own back!
Avanvolk reviewed Black Widow #1 Nov 22, 2025
Very little dialogue, just one big chase scene, and yet it was absolutely exhilarating from start to finish. Barely a tease with regard to the plot, but I'm already so invested in what's going to happen. And Samnee's art was incredible.
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S.H.I.E.L.D.'S MOST WANTED!
The Eisner Award-winning team of Mark Waid and Chris Samnee are taking Black Widow on the lam! Natasha has spent years gathering secrets, and when some of the darkest ones begin mysteriously going public, no one is safe. With her betrayed former confederates at S.H.I.E.L.D. on her heels and a lifetime of training a...
Avanvolk reviewed Superman: Up In the Sky #6 Nov 21, 2025
A love letter to Superman fans. This issue embodies everything the Man of Steel is. I loved it. I also loved Tom King just casually opening a dozen cans of worms and settling age old debates in rapid succession through Alice's questions; that was great. I also loved that, in the end, it turns out that Superman's decision to go rescue this one seemingly insignificant girl, rather than abandoning ea more
Available to comics shops for the first time! It's the finale of Tom King and Andy Kubert's Man of Steel epic and Superman is captured off-planet, with Earth's remaining heroes left to fend off an alien robot invasion! If Superman can break his bonds and rise up against the diabolical mastermind who unleased the attack, he can save his adopted home...
Avanvolk reviewed Gideon Falls #8 Nov 21, 2025
What...is...happening.
"ORIGINAL SINS," Part Two
As the gossamer threads that appear to connect Father Fred and Norton across Space and Time become more entwined, Norton suffers a mental setback that could jeopardize both their investigations.
Avanvolk rated Gideon Falls #7 Nov 21, 2025
NEW STORY ARC
"ORIGINAL SINS," Part One
After the mind-blowing events of the first arc, Norton digs deeper into the mystery of the Black Barn, and secrets of his past begin to come to light. Meanwhile, Father Fred does some digging of his own and learns the hard way that some secrets should just stay buried.
Picked up for TV ...
Avanvolk reviewed Gideon Falls #6 Nov 21, 2025
Visually spectacular. The plot thickens, and the mystery deepens. Bits and pieces are coming back in my memory from the time I first read these first couple arcs, and it's cool to see how Lemire teases future revelations early on.
"THE BLACK BARN": Conclusion-Father Fred enters The Black Barn on a daring rescue attempt but nothing can prepare him for the horrors within. Meanwhile Norton and Angie delve deeper into Norton's past and zero in on the secrets of the Barn. A 2018 Eisner Award nominee for Best Writer, JEFF LEMIRE!
Avanvolk rated Gideon Falls #5 Nov 20, 2025
Madness spreads across Gideon Falls as Father Fred and Sheriff Miller race to stop a killer.
Avanvolk reviewed Superman: Up In the Sky #5 Nov 20, 2025
I absolutely loved both of these stories. Superman agreeing to a deal with Darkseid to kill an innocent person, but then finding a way to make that killing a form of saving someone, was absolute genius in the most brilliantly heartbreaking way. And then the story about Superman living a quiet, peaceful life at the expense of his principles was such a powerful display of the virtue of the Man of St more
Available to comics shops for the first time! Darkseid offers to help Superman in his quest to rescue the Earth girl Alice-but that help comes at a cost! Then, the Man of Steel is treated to a vision of his life at home with his friends and family-but a far grimmer reality is about to intrude! Originally published in Superman Giant #12 and #13.
Avanvolk reviewed Gideon Falls #4 Nov 20, 2025
I like the slow burn. Lemire is really taking his time drawing the reader into the mystery bit by bit and gradually increasing the anxiety levels, carefully building suspense and pushing the characters towards what will inevitably be an inescapable sense of dread. Good stuff. Sorrentino's art is perfect for this genre.
The unlikely small-town detective duo of Father Fred and Sheriff Miller comes face to face with a terrifying killer deep in the back roads of Gideon Falls. Meanwhile, Xu hypnotizes Norton, and they begin to unlock the secrets of his childhood and his uncanny link to the horrifying Black Barn!
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