Now that the threat to the universe from “Infinity” is over, the Illuminati can get back to addressing the ongoing collapse of the multiverse.  Though the second volume of this series was deeply tied to that crossover, it still managed to advance the ongoing threat of the incursions of other Earths into the 616 Marvel […]

“The men involved in his wife’s death must now die.  All of them.” That description of this title from the back cover of its collection suggests a purity of purpose that appeals to me.  Instead of putting a fancy or even needlessly complicated spin on the standard revenge tale, writer Justin Jordan tells you exactly […]

After writing over a hundred generally solid issues of “X-Factor” what does Peter David do for an encore?  Why, keep writing “X-Factor.”  Only now the team’s deal is that they’re on the payroll for Serval Industries, a megacorporation with their hands in just about every kind of industry and some very powerful enemies.  The other […]

This is a title that should be better than it is.  Yet, as I explained last time, it has yet to realize its potential for several reasons.  It also looks like I might have to add another one after reading this volume.  Assuming that Brian Wood is really going to add a supernatural/mystical aspect to […]

I was disappointed when I found out that Jason Aaron would be leaving “Wolverine and the X-Men,” though that disappointment was short-lived when it was revealed that he was going to write the new X-title “Amazing X-Men.”  The first arc was even going to bring back Nightcrawler.  How could things go wrong?  Well, it turns […]

When it was revealed over a year and a half ago that Otto “Doctor Octopus” Octavius would be taking over Peter Parker’s body and his role as Spider-Man, there was… considerable fan outrage.  There were also those who pointed out that, because it was such an extreme change, it was likely to be reversed after […]

The first volume of Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic’s “Thor:  God of Thunder” was a very welcome surprise.  It kicked off an epic story taking place over three different eras as the Thors of those times fought Gorr, the God Butcher.  Not only did Aaron make Young Thor and Old Thor as interesting to read […]

If I had my way, I would’ve talked about this series when I did my podcast on James Stokoe last year.  Fortunately Oni Press has decided to reprint his two-volume sci-fi space foodie series in a nice one-volume omnibus.  Johnny Boyo is a space trucker travelling the spacelanes of the Milky Way with his pal […]

As any veteran of Ed Brubaker’s “Captain America” run can tell you, the man really likes grounded espionage stories.  Using the Star-Spangled Avenger and his resurrected sidekick as a means to tell these kinds of stories in the Marvel Universe worked really well for a while.  The problem is that the moral ambiguity of the […]