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RJ rated Exceptional X-Men #11 Jul 16, 2025
10

Exceptional X-Men #11

By: Eve Ewing, Carmen Carnero
Released: Jul 16, 2025

The EXCEPTIONAL team has a surprise encounter with another tried-and-true young Chicago hero, the ICONIC IRONHEART!

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10

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...

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JD rated Uncanny X-Men #17 Jul 9, 2025
10

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...

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RJ rated Fantastic Four #1 Jul 9, 2025
10

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! ...

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RJ rated Uncanny X-Men #17 Jul 9, 2025
10

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...

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Jawnyblaze reviewed Uncanny X-Men #16 Jul 2, 2025
10

This was a great small scale X-Men story, with good moments for the new kids as well as the adult X-Men. The art was amazing, the writing was great and the story was interesting and fresh. I'm very much enjoying the back-to-the-basics approach to the From the Ashes era we're currently in and the two main X-books have been impeccable. No need to rush to the next big event, lets keep building the more

Uncanny X-Men #16

By: Gail Simone, David Marquez
Released: Jun 25, 2025

...CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY The DARK ARTERY, gateway to an underworld of unspeakable evil, has taken one of the Outliers and it will take the Uncanny X-Men to get them back...IF they can survive the corruption process needed to enter! Plus, the secret of the ENDLING at last! It's MONSTERS vs. MUTANTS for the soul of an Outlier! Don't miss this story fin...

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Gotham City Sirens: Unfit For Orbit #1

By: Leah Williams, Haining
Released: Jul 2, 2025

There’s a hot new outer space-themed nightclub in Gotham City, and who better to rob it than Catwoman, Ivy, and Harley? But there’s more to this intergalactic discotheque than meets the eye(s), as the Sirens discover when they stumble headfirst into a plot to destroy the entire planet led by the club’s owner—the alien despot Despero! I hope...

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RJ rated Secret Six #5 Jul 2, 2025
10

Secret Six #5

By: Nicole Maines, Stephen Segovia
Released: Jul 2, 2025

Everybody duck! Checkmate has unlocked Amanda Waller’s memories, and it nowhas access to the secrets of the entire DC Universe. If only there was an angstyteam of people who hated each other that could intervene and put a stop to theWall’s bad business once and for all. Hold on, someone in my ear is telling methey’re…going to? In this issue...

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RJ rated X-Men: Hellfire Vigil #1 Jul 2, 2025
10

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...

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RJ rated X-Men #19 Jul 2, 2025
10

X-Men #19

By: Jed MacKay, Ryan Stegman
Released: Jul 2, 2025

Doug Ramsey, the heir to Apocalypse known as REVELATION, has a mission: to carry on the great work. But in trying to create the Great Work of a new world, the first steps are the hardest to plot. And will he be given an opportunity before this dream is strangled in its cradle?

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RJ rated Uncanny X-Men #16 Jun 25, 2025
10

Uncanny X-Men #16

By: Gail Simone, David Marquez
Released: Jun 25, 2025

...CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY The DARK ARTERY, gateway to an underworld of unspeakable evil, has taken one of the Outliers and it will take the Uncanny X-Men to get them back...IF they can survive the corruption process needed to enter! Plus, the secret of the ENDLING at last! It's MONSTERS vs. MUTANTS for the soul of an Outlier! Don't miss this story fin...

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RJ rated X-Men #18 Jun 18, 2025
10

X-Men #18

By: Jed MacKay, Emilio Laiso
Released: Jun 18, 2025

As 3K are revealed in all their glory, Henry McCoy is faced with a choice as death stalks the halls of the Factory. But no X-Man stands alone, and the Beast may find surprising support in unlikely allies...

Rated T+

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RJ rated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #9 Jun 12, 2025
10

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #9

By: Jason Aaron, Juan Ferreyra
Released: Jun 11, 2025

Already weakened, weary, and a little deranged, poor Donatello has now been captured by the Foot Clan! The remaining Turtle boys make a plan for an all-out war against Karai, but are forced to think twice when they hear the voice of reason... coming from the body of a dead rat?

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RJ rated Exceptional X-Men #10 Jun 11, 2025
10

Exceptional X-Men #10

By: Eve Ewing, Federica Mancin
Released: Jun 11, 2025

Melee, Axo and Bronze still feel like newbies, but no X-Man gets to choose the timing of their own fates. Ready or not, they face the fight of a lifetime, leaving Emma forced to make the ultimate sacrifice to save her students.

Rated T+

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RJ rated Absolute Green Lantern #3 Jun 5, 2025
10

Absolute Green Lantern #3

By: Al Ewing, Jahnoy Lindsay
Released: Jun 4, 2025

Hal Jordan has been overcome by his curse and has turned his sights on Jo!Can the new Lantern figure out how to hold her ground, or will her light be extinguished for good?

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RJ rated X-Men #16 Jun 5, 2025
10

X-Men #16

By: Jed MacKay, Ryan Stegman
Released: May 7, 2025

MEET THE ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT X-MEN?
There are mutants who call themselves X-Men in Alaska and Louisiana and Chicago. But as Cyclops' team find themselves in more than one set of crosshairs dealing with a mutant crisis in Alaska, a new group of enemies make themselves known: They are the X-Men, who are sponsored by 3K in their bid for possess...

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RJ rated X-Men #17 Jun 5, 2025
10

X-Men #17

By: Jed MacKay, Ryan Stegman
Released: Jun 4, 2025

Disaster charges toward the town of Merle, Alaska, as the X-Men are preoccupied with their own battle against the 3K X-Men. Only Magneto stands between the town and destruction - can he prevail even in the face of his deteriorating condition?

Rated T+

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RJ rated DC Pride: 2025 Jun 5, 2025
10

DC Pride: 2025

By: Tim Sheridan, Emilio Pilliu
Released: Jun 4, 2025

When a 100-year-old queer speakeasy-turned-bar-turned-restaurant-and-community-space in Gotham announces that it will soon be closing its doors,generations of patrons come to pay their respects—including Alan Scott, theGreen Lantern. After all, this is the place where he and his first love, JohnnyLadd, long ago carved their names into the basemen...

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RJ rated Ultimate Wolverine #6 Jun 4, 2025
10

Ultimate Wolverine #6

By: Chris Condon, Alex Lins
Released: Jun 4, 2025

REUNION WITH THE OPPOSITION?

Guest artist Alex Lins (NAMOR) takes Wolverine on a psychedelic journey through his mind as familiar and unfamiliar faces of the Opposition try to untangle Logan's Winter Soldier programming!

Rated T+

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RJ rated Feral #13 May 28, 2025
10

Feral #13

By: Tony Fleecs, Trish Forstner
Released: May 28, 2025

The Pet Supply Superstore looks like the perfect place to survive the rabies-ravaged wilderness. All the cats have to do is figure out how to break in! Fortunately, Elsie has a plan, but will her guilt and trauma keep her from executing it? Plus, love is in the air for Gigi, which means Lord has the hardest job of all: BABYSITTING KITTENS!

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RJ rated Ultimate Spider-Man #16 May 28, 2025
10

Ultimate Spider-Man #16

By: Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto
Released: Apr 30, 2025

THE SECRET ORIGIN OF MYSTERIO!

Even Kingpin knows little about the criminal in the smoky helmet...but Spider-Man's about to learn more than he bargained for!

RATED T

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RJ rated Uncanny X-Men #15 May 28, 2025
10

Uncanny X-Men #15

By: Gail Simone, David Marquez
Released: May 28, 2025

WHO WILL BE THE VOICE OF DARKNESS?
With one young mutant taken hostage in the underworld of the DARK ARTERY, it's left to the remaining Outliers to lead the UNCANNY X-MEN to try to steal them back...but the ultimate terror blocks the way. THE VOICE OF DARKNESS seeks a new home, and violence and fear will follow whoever takes that mantle!
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RJ rated Exceptional X-Men #9 May 21, 2025
10

Exceptional X-Men #9

By: Eve Ewing, Carmen Carnero
Released: May 21, 2025

The team figures out the truth about Sheldon Xenos' true identity, and EMMA FROST has to go somewhere she really, really doesn't want to go - deep inside the mind of one of her worst enemies, SINISTER!
RATED T+

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RJ rated Absolute Batman #8 May 14, 2025
10

Absolute Batman #8

By: Scott Snyder, Marcos Martin
Released: May 14, 2025

Batman is in the fight for his life against this icy new threat. But in the end, what terrifying truth will be unearthed about Ark M and…Joker?

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RJ rated Supergirl #1 May 14, 2025
10

Supergirl #1

By: Sophie Campbell
Released: May 14, 2025

Kara Zor-El has been a key member of the Super-Family in Metropolis, butwhat happens when she strikes out on her own? Follow Kara as she returnsto her roots in Midvale…home of Supergirl! But how could this be?! Our herohas not been back in years, and the protector of that town has been savingthe day for weeks. Can Supergirl stop the impostor befo...

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RJ rated X-Men #14 Apr 23, 2025
10

X-Men #14

By: Jed MacKay, Ryan Stegman
Released: Apr 2, 2025

The town of Merle enlists the X-Men to aid in a search and rescue operation for a missing child - one closer to the X-Men than the Sheriff knows. But while the X-Men search for Piper Cobb, they are themselves being watched - as their shadowy 3K adversaries move to strike directly, their own agenda unfolding!

RATED T+

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RJ rated X-Men #15 Apr 23, 2025
10

X-Men #15

By: Jed MacKay, C.F. Villa
Released: Apr 23, 2025

What began as a simple search and rescue has escalated, with not just the X-Men but the entire town of Merle at danger! And as 3K steps out from the shadows for the first time in order to further their twisted program, will the Means, their anointed headsman, slake his bloodthirst on the X-Men?

RATED T+

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RJ rated Exceptional X-Men #8 Apr 16, 2025
10

Exceptional X-Men #8

By: Eve Ewing, Carmen Carnero
Released: Apr 16, 2025

Our guy AXO is in trouble. Big trouble. He's bitten off more than he can chew in his relationship with charismatic technologist and Verate C.E.O. Sheldon Xenos, and now he's being held hostage while an Alex clone wanders around in his stead. Can the rest of the Exceptional team bail him out, or will they fall for the dupe of their beloved friend?

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RJ rated Absolute Batman #7 Apr 9, 2025
10

Absolute Batman #7

By: Scott Snyder, Marcos Martin
Released: Apr 9, 2025

THE JOKER AND MR. FREEZE MAKE THEIR ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE DEBUT--STARTING HERE! It's about to get icy cold in Gotham City...as we reveal the connections between a young, up-and-coming scientist named Victor Fries, his history with the Ark M experiment, and what it all has to do with the mysterious Joker. A bombastic two-parter with a guest artist, the ...

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RJ reviewed Uncanny X-Men #13 Apr 9, 2025
10

David Marquez coming back on art makes me happy

Uncanny X-Men #13

By: Gail Simone, David Marquez
Released: Apr 9, 2025

"THE DARK ARTERY" STARTS HERE!

In their most terrifying adventure yet, the four young OUTLIERS discover the true meaning of Haven House and a doorway that should never be opened. Meanwhile, an otherworldly presence has set its covetous eye on one of the four young mutants, in a story that tells a never-before-told slice of the history of m...

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