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Exceptional X-Men vol. 1: Duty Calls

Kitty Pryde is done being an X-Man.  After everything that went down towards the end of the Krakoan Era, and what she became during that time, she just wants to live a normal life free of mutant drama.  Which is why she’s currently slinging drinks in a Chicago bar.  The problem is that mutans are […]

The Moon is Following Us vol. 1

Penny was living a good life with her loving parents, Samantha and Duncan, until she fell asleep one night and didn’t wake up.  Doctors and modern science weren’t able to provide an explanation, so when a man named Tash Severin glides into their lives with his flock of owls and promises that he can help […]

Groo: Minstrel Melodies

The Minstrel and his daughter Karli are wandering from town to town singing about the exploits of the man named Groo.  And there are so many to choose from!  Such as the time he tried to help out some towns by converting them into scenic ruins.  Or when he accidentally consigned a bunch of kids […]

Vinland Saga vol. 14

Vol. 13 of this series ended on a triumphant moment of forgiveness, capping off an installment where it looked like Thorfinn’s vision of a land without war was genuinely possible.  So if you wanted “Vinland Saga” to have a Mega Happy Ending then you should’ve stopped reading there.  While I enjoyed that volume, it was […]

Uncanny X-Men by Gail Simone vol. 1: Red Wave

While Cyclops and his band of X-Men are busy getting back to the business of being public-facing superheroes, another group is still trying to figure out what their next step will be.  That would be Rogue, Gambit, Wolverine, and Jubilee (with a visit from Nightcrawler) as they head down to Louisiana to crash with another […]

Batman: Off-World

It may be early in Batman’s career, but he feels he’s got a handle on how to handle the human thugs and freaks he encounters in Gotham City.  Then a mob from the East End hires an alien for protection who manages to clean his clock and the Dark Knight realizes he has a lot […]

Star Trek: Defiant vol. 4 — The Stars of Home

At the end of vol.3, the remaining crew of the Defiant – Worf, Spock, B’Elanna, and Ro – found themselves at the mercy of Sela’s father, General Revo.  When this volume begins, we find out that Worf, B’Elanna, and Ro have been press-ganged into abducting some key Romulan officials while Spock has been sent to […]

Ruri Dragon Chapters 1-8

Ruri Aoki was your average junior high school student, until the day she woke up with horns growing out of her head.  It turns out that her mother has been keeping a big secret from her:  That her dad is actually a dragon.  Now Ruri has to go through life knowing that and looking like […]

Ultimate Black Panther vol. 2: Gods & Kings

The African continent is wracked by war!  On one side are Khonshu and Ra, who make up the force known as Moon Knight which sits at the Maker’s table.  On the other is the continent’s secret power, Wakanda, and its young king T’Challa who is determined to put his opponents in the ground.  Standing in […]