Dr. Frederick Wertham is infamous among comics fans for his lifelong crusade against the evils of comic books.  The doctor was convinced that the violent and lurid tales from crime and horror comics directly contributed to delinquency in children and wanted to see them stamped out.  This led to the creation of the Comics Code […]

Tariq Geiger, his two-headed dog Barry, and Nate the Nuclear Knight continue their trek across the wasteland, only now they’ve got a destination.  They’re headed to Lewistown to find a man named Ash Arden who apparently had the same kind of radioactive affliction as Geiger, but was able to cure it.  But why would he […]

It’s a day that starts like any other for the title character:  She wakes up in the bed of a one-night stand, smokes a cigarette, and then deals with Batman – who’s standing right there – regarding the superhero problem he’s brought her.  You see, years ago Jenny made a deal with the Dark Knight […]

The last time we saw Alana, Hazel, and Squire, they were barely making ends meet on a planet full of poor refugees.  Now they’re living the (relatively) better life as employees in a third-rate space circus!  Flop-sweat spouting MCs.  Show dolphins with explosive diarrhea.  Angry clowns who will sell you out for a buck.  Carnies […]

Pigeon has the power to change the world, but will he be able to wield it in a way that will allow him to do so?  The answer to that question remains to be seen even as he sets his sights on a goal that’s much easier to attain:  Revenge on the Foreman for sacrificing […]

The man known only as Rook came to the planet Exodus, bought and colonized by the Better-World corporation, looking for a new life after his farm on Earth burned down.  Now he’s looking for a way off the planet after the World Engine terraformer failed, leaving it to slowly return to its barren state.  He […]

Who are the Children of the Atom?  They’re a cult led by a man calling himself the Maester who believe that they’re the next step in evolution thanks to their leader’s experiments on them.  In actuality, the Maester is trying to produce mutants for Emperor Sunfire and his enforcer, Viper, is breathing down the head […]

She spent most of the previous volume as a prisoner of the Sovereign, the secret King of America, but then she escaped with the help of her friends (and then tied in to “Absolute Power”).  Now Wonder Woman is free and she’s ready to make her adversary pay. It’s not just for the business of […]

Eel “Plastic Man” O’Brien has always been the irreverent, carefree Id of the Justice League.  Always quick with a quip and never about to take any threat seriously.  Until the day he gets hit with a death ray and his polymeric body structure starts to slowly lose cohesion.  That’s right, Plastic Man is dying and […]

It’s a place where anyone can go in order to get the care they need in order to get better.  Regardless of their race, gender, sex, whether or not they’ve got superpowers, or are some kind of alien, or supernatural creature.  Lou is the latest addition to the Gardens’ staff and she’s really good at […]