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All-New Venom (2024) #1

Dec 4, 2024

I LOVED IT! The mix of thriller-mystery and a continuation of the twisted saga of Venom made this a must-read for me. I'm ready to fall in love all over again with my favourite gooey sweetheart anti-hero.

10
Detective Comics (2016) #1089

Sep 29, 2024

Gorgeous and uplifting work.

1.0
Fall of the House of X (2024) #1

Jan 9, 2024

A parade of mistakes. It was a mistake to throw Nimrod at Krakoa without thinking seriously about how that battle would go. It was a mistake to come up with a "legal argument" against a species that boils down to "they're icky and stupid and we don't like them." It was a mistake to wheel out Dr. Gregor again and highlight how little has been done to develop her character outside of 'dead husband, hates mutants', and a mistake to include the Omega Sentinel in the same scene, up to her outright saying "I don't know why I'm here". It was a mistake to ignore what all the other X-Books have been doing in favour of 4 pages of Logan and Colossus poibtlessly nattering about the fastball special and Xavier screaming into the empty air. Ultimately, it was a mistake to hire Duggan on the X-books in the first place. His writing feels abrupt and lacking in character development, most especially the tired pantomime villains he wheels out to mug for the cameras. The sooner this is over and he can get the hell away from the X-Men, the better.

1.0
Falling in Love On the Path to Hell (2024) #2

Aug 19, 2024

Ah, a book with an Asian female lead who never speaks. Real shocker from the (painfully white) guy who turned Lin Li into a terrorist thug and had Kwannon getting goo-goo eyes over Captain America. Just dogshit writing. Avoid like the plague.

1.0
Falling in Love On the Path to Hell (2024) #3

Aug 18, 2024

It seems bizarre that Image trust Duggan to write a series. After "X-Men Green" and "Fall of the House of X", I'm not sure he can be trusted to take a piss without squirting himself in the eye.

1.0
Falling in Love On the Path to Hell (2024) #6

Dec 9, 2024

Just cancel this trash already, Image.

3.5
Hyde Street (2024) #1

Oct 3, 2024

Reis is a very competent artist, but that "Killing Joke" reference midway through this is a cringeworthy bit of coat-tail-riding in a story that's already heavily reliant on Stephen King for tone/subject matter. I swear, the day after Alan Moore dies, Geoff Johns is going to get caught in the act trying to dig up his grave.

9.5
Iron Man (2024) #1

Oct 25, 2024

I'm willing to give Ackerman the benefit of the doubt on this one. An anti-corporate, pro-union Tony Stark is what's needed right now.

8.5
The Horizon Experiment (2024): The Sacred Damned #1

Oct 25, 2024

A great read, that taught me a bit about Djinn. I feel like we could have benefitted from a little less setup and a bit more focus on the hero - she seems cool, but I wanted to know more on her methods and convictions. Walsh as always is amazing.

10
The Power Fantasy (2024) #1

Aug 18, 2024

A stunning piece of work that draws you in like a kiss and leaves you breathless like a bear hug. Gillen, Wijngaard, Cowles and Hughes make an impressive team and they're clearly giving it their all. Cannot wait to see how this unfolds!

10
The Power Fantasy (2024) #2

Oct 10, 2024

10
The Power Fantasy (2024) #3

Oct 25, 2024

5.5
Trinity Special (2024) #1

Jan 31, 2024

Something almost absurdly comical about a CIA spook being so out of ideas that he decides the Amazons need to have a ritual where a mother points a gun at her daughter. The opening feature was charming but King, as always, drags it down. The sooner he's fired the better.

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