Ultimate Goblin rated Avengers: The Initiative #15 Jan 22, 2026
It's up to the Initiative to face off against the first major Skrull strike force! And on the battle field, the cadet with the biggest secret has to choose which side he's really on. Plus, a new low for Ant-Man and a new danger for War Machine!
Ultimate Goblin reviewed Avengers: The Initiative #14 Jan 18, 2026
Wasn't Criti Noll female? Why's she a brother? Nevermind... The Secret Invasion didn't have any sense. The idea was great, but the execution was so-so. At least in all these details, considering how many different characters were involved and how many different writers were using them without knowing they were skrulls.
The fates of The Initiative, the United States, and Planet Earth hang in the balance. Plus: Former Avenger, Delroy Garret, assumes the mantle and arsenal of Earth's greatest Skrull-Hunter, The 3-D Man.
Ultimate Goblin reviewed Avengers: The Initiative #13 Jan 18, 2026
One-shot like structure fits the series better than story arcs with many parts
There's a contract out on The Taskmaster, and no shortage of villains willing to fulfill it. But what'll kill him first -- the bad guys, or his latest class of recruits? Welcome Annex, Prodigy, Gorilla Girl, Sunstreak and Batwing to the Initiative.
Ultimate Goblin reviewed Avengers: The Initiative #12 Jan 18, 2026
I love how Slott just can't stop coming up with both weird random forgotten characters from the past and brand new random characters. The one waking up every day with a different power is a cool concept... Such a cool potential and variety it has for an ongoing series, in only the character itself had something beyond this idea. With so many different characters it's hard to give a personality to more
The first year of the Initiative comes to a close as members are laid to rest, drummed out, declared AWOL, or awarded their full Hero's License. See who graduates and find out what super-teams they'll be assigned to as the next era of the Initiative begins!
Ultimate Goblin reviewed Avengers: The Initiative Annual #1 Jan 17, 2026
It's cool that it answers many questions about the series characters, but the last story was there only to tease the Secret Invasion.
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY! You have been granted clearance to Camp Hammond's most sensitive files. For the first time anywhere, witness the hidden origins of the GAUNTLET, ARMORY, MVP, and HARDBALL.
Ultimate Goblin rated Avengers: The Initiative #11 Jan 17, 2026
KILLED IN ACTION PART 4 By now you know who KIA is, what he wants, and who he's killed. Initiative regulars, new recruits, and big name characters: no one's been safe. And that's never been more true than here at the bitter end!
Ultimate Goblin reviewed Avengers: The Initiative #10 Jan 17, 2026
ONE WILL DIE!
>A clone kills one of three other clones no one really cares about.
Cool! Such a high stakes!
KILLED IN ACTION PART 3 Cloud 9 has discovered the identity of the Scarlet Spiders! Just how will the Initiative's resident headcase react to Michael, Van, and Patrick?
Ultimate Goblin reviewed Avengers: The Initiative #9 Jan 17, 2026
Such a mess... It's still has fine moments, but overall I hoped the series would be much beter.
KILLED IN ACTION PART 2 The Initiative's biggest secret hasn't come back to haunt them, it's come back to kill them! Blood will run, heads will roll, and this time "dead" means DEAD! Say goodbye to at least one regular cast member!
Ultimate Goblin rated Avengers: The Initiative #8 Jan 14, 2026
KILLED IN ACTION PART 1 Training is almost over for the cadets. Some will graduate. Some will washout. Some will die! Plus, the new recruits are here! Including new Marvels, old Marvels, and the Irredeemable Giant-Man?
Ultimate Goblin reviewed Avengers: The Initiative #7 Jan 14, 2026
It has fine moments, but overall atmosphere is kinda strange
When the Vulturians make off with some of the government's most classified secrets, it's up to the Scarlet Spiders to take them down before they can pass them off to a foreign power. Plus, one of the Spider's identities will be revealed!
Ultimate Goblin rated Avengers: The Initiative #6 Jan 14, 2026
The Gauntlet, the Initiative's top drill instructor, has been beaten and left for dead. And all the evidence points towards his attacker being someone on the base. Who did it? A spy? A recruit? An instructor?
Ultimate Goblin reviewed Avengers: The Initiative #3 Dec 25, 2025
It was great to see Spider-Man, but lol, why would they need to shot Shocker with these nanobots? He doesn't have any powers... And Boomerang was shot too, looks like he didn't even notice he lost his powers. Or don't he have any too? Meh...
War Machine and his assault team hunt down the #1 unregistered hero in America: the Amazing Spider-Man! Also: which former mutant has the Beast brought in to train Trauma? Guest starring the Initiative's all-new Black Ops Unit!
Ultimate Goblin reviewed Avengers: The Initiative #2 Dec 25, 2025
I think it could be better, but it's still a fine comic. I hope it at least stays on this level.
Join War Machine and the Gauntlet as they lead the Initiative's fresh faced recruits and a division of Marvel's finest fliers against the forces of Hydra. All this and a pivotal moment in the life of Yellowjacket.
Ultimate Goblin reviewed Avengers: The Initiative #1 Dec 25, 2025
An unexpected conclusion... That was the last thing you're waiting for after you're introduced to a bunch of new characters.
After Armory's weapon causes the death of M.V.P., she washes out of the Initiative Program. The circumstances of the event have since been made hush-hush. As far as the Initiative is concerned, M.V.P. never died in Stamford...
Ultimate Goblin reviewed Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Boxes #2 Dec 20, 2025
It's... depressive.
Ultimate Goblin reviewed Astonishing X-Men: Ghost Boxes #1 Dec 20, 2025
It's okay, definitely better, than the original story arc. A series of what ifs related to first Astonishing story arc of Ellis. It just lacks depth or something. Could be better. But it was great to see Adi Granov, by the way.
Ultimate Goblin reviewed Astonishing X-Men #30 Dec 19, 2025
It's not that bad, but quite chaotic to really enjoy it
“GHOST BOX,” PART 6 Some boxes are best left unopened. It’s the final chapter of the opening epic by the superstar team of Warren Ellis and Simone Bianchi.
Ultimate Goblin rated Astonishing X-Men #29 Dec 19, 2025
"GHOST BOX," PART 5 The penultimate chapter of the opening epic by the superstar team of Warren Ellis and Simone Bianchi. Are you ready for the secret of the Ghost Box? Rated T …$2.99
Ultimate Goblin rated Astonishing X-Men #28 Dec 19, 2025
"GHOST BOX," PART 4 Big action. Big Science. And a Big Mystery to solve! The superstar team of Warren Ellis and Simone Bianchi take the X-Men on a mission that will take them into mind-bending and previously uncharted territory -- one that will test them -- and their leader Cyclops -- to their very core. Rated T …$2.99
Ultimate Goblin reviewed Astonishing X-Men #27 Dec 19, 2025
It's quite boring and the dialogues are really weird most of the times. Some cyke faces by this artist are extremely comical too.
GHOST BOX PART 3 Upon study of the Ghost Box technology left behind at the Subject X murder scene, the X-Men uncover a conflict between artificially created mutants and mutants from another reality!
Ultimate Goblin rated Astonishing X-Men #26 Dec 19, 2025
GHOST BOX PART 2 It is on a spaceship hovering 300 hundred feet above the twisted wreckage of Chaparanga Beach that the X-Men find its sole inhabitant: the mysterious Subject X. Who is this mysterious man and what does he want from the X-Men?
Ultimate Goblin added The Mortal Thor (2025) to their pull list Dec 18, 2025
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THE LEGEND BEGINS! The Norse Myths tell of Gods who walked the Earth, doing great deeds for the mortals who believed in them. But Asgard isn't real, and never was. The Gods never soared in our skies, never stood with our heroes, never fought for kindness or justice. It was all just a story. Nobody's coming to help us. But somewhere in the city... a...
Ultimate Goblin reviewed Astonishing X-Men #25 Dec 16, 2025
After 2 and a half years I decided I wanted some more Astonishing X-Men. And... This was a very weird issue. I don't even know why. If it came out today, I'd think the dialogues were AI generated. The flow is strange, but the second half of the issue was okay. I just hope the next one is better.
GHOST BOX PART 1 The X-Men are back to business -- with a new look, a new base of operations, and a mystery to solve that will take them into previously uncharted territory and test them to their core!
Ultimate Goblin reviewed Foolkiller: White Angels Collected Dec 13, 2025
An enjoyable sequel. I'd read more if there were.
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Los Angeles. The City of Angels. For a town that thinks it's pretty, there's plenty of ugly to go around. That's where the Foolkiller comes in -- taking a scalpel to warts, expurgating the cancer that grows in society's gut. When an ex-con named Darius Goode is brutally murdered just two days out of Lompoc, it barely makes the police blotter. ...
Ultimate Goblin reviewed Foolkiller: White Angels #5 Dec 13, 2025
Super gory issue and a fine way to end the series. Man, it's a shame this version of Foolkiller is forgotten. Even though Sickle Moon survived, it doesn't matter since that's the end. Maybe one day there'll be a nostalgic new limited series. But probably the book will forever be a relic of two thousands...
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PLAY THE FOOL
Some crimes make you sick. And some bore through your eyes and brand themselves onto your brain. The White Angels specialize in the latter. Now they're about to pay for the crimes - in blood and tears. The Foolkiller has come for his pound of flesh.
Ultimate Goblin reviewed Foolkiller: White Angels #4 Dec 13, 2025
Some could be triggered by this.
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Good Night, Moon
Just when the Foolkiller and the Punisher appear to have the upper hand in their war with the vicious hate-crime organization known as the White Angels, another player steps onto the field. Sickle Moon -- 98 pounds of bad, bad news.
Ultimate Goblin added Marvel Knights: Punisher (2025) to their pull list Dec 13, 2025
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THE WORLD TO COME EXPANDS! One of the other pillars of MARVEL KNIGHTS enters the fray with THE PUNISHER! How did Frank get from the killer of killers you know to the man you met in THE WORLD TO COME?! Marvel Knights co-founder Jimmy Palmiotti and artist extraordinaire Dan Panosian treat you to one of the most savage comics ever!
Ultimate Goblin reviewed Foolkiller: White Angels #3 Dec 13, 2025
Okay, it's a team-up and a nice one. Also our boy grandpa moon knight is back! By the way, it's a surprise Foolkiller didn't kill that Bootleg Jack guy. Maybe the author's real opinion about these social and political issues might be not that simple as I thought previously.
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When the Foolkiller targets a hate-crime group known as the White Angels, he crosses paths with the Punisher. Sound like the recipe for trouble? Normally yes, but this particular plate of vengeance just might be big enough to share.
Ultimate Goblin reviewed Foolkiller: White Angels #2 Dec 13, 2025
Man, I just noticed.... This is the same author who wrote that first Punisher Max story arc after Ennis left. There was a similar pack of murderers with bags on their heads. The funniest thing is that this Foolkiller volume was releasing at the same time as that Punisher arc... Such a lazy ass writer... His ideas are really original and unique.
Anyway, the issue was fine in terms of act more
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The Foolkiller has targeted the hate-crime group known as the White Angels, a secret society whose arteries snake throughout LA. As he eats his way up the food chain, he's about to cross paths with the one vigilante whose legend exceeds his own.
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