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Eddie Brock: Carnage vol. 1 — Killing Me

In the aftermath of “Venom War,” Meridus was defeated, Venom was separated from Dylan Brock and disappeared, and Eddie Brock and Carnage were both grievously injured.  Sensing that Eddie had too much to live for, Carnage offered to bond with him so long as he’d provide victims for the symbiote every so often.  Eddie agreed […]

Dogsred vol. 4

Oinokami High’s hockey team is about to play their first game!  It’s in Sapporo against Sekka High School which is notorious for all of the white-tracksuited delinquents that attend it.  Before they get there, however, the team will have to deal with more training from their eccentric coach, angsting about what their future will bring, […]

Napalm Lullaby

You know how the story goes:  A kindly couple in the midwest finds a baby with powers in a strange capsule that crashed on Earth and raises him according to their values.  Cut to 50 years later and now the world has become a religious fascism with those who unquestioningly believe in its leader living […]

Marvel Penguin Picks: March 2026

Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Mortal Thor vol. 1:  No Gods, No Masters On one hand, it’s a little disheartening to see Marvel relaunch an ongoing run with a new #1 as it implies that what was going on before wasn’t quite working and that it really needed a sales boost.  On the other, I appreciate that […]

Cat + Crazy vol. 2

High schooler Kensuke Fuji continues his tutelage in the ways of cats under mysterious cat whisperer Jin Nekoya, just in time to solve the mystery of the disappearance of every stray cat in town.  The answer will introduce him to Nekoya’s nemesis and to answer the question of whether it’s better for a cat to […]

Image Advance Arrivals: March 2026

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Escape Another round of solicits, another new Rick Remender-written collection to talk about.  This one is notable for a couple reasons, and the fact that it’s a war story featuring talking animals actually isn’t one of them.  Milton Shaw is a bomber pilot who gets shot down behind enemy lines just as his […]

DC Solicitation Sneaks: March 2026

Above-the-Board Recommendation: JLA Book Three Third in the series of reprints of the “Justice League” series that began with Grant Morrison’s “JLA” run.  While I bought that series in collected form as new volumes were released, this collection is a bit different.  That’s because it collects the “DC One Million” event miniseries that Morrison co-wrote […]