While writer Rick Remender has done some extended creator-owned series in his career, “Deadly Class” & “Black Science,” his recent output has trended towards shorter-form series.  Seventeen issues of “Seven to Eternity.”  Fifteen of (ugh) “The Scumbag.”  Eleven each of “Death or Glory” and “A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance.”  Ten issues of “Napalm Lullaby.”  While […]

1407 Graymalkin Lane used to be the home of the X-Men.  Now it’s the site of Graymalkin Prison, a facility run by the ruthless Corina Ellis and used to house problematic mutants – or whoever she’s able to grab off the street.  That includes Beast, Jubilee, and new recruit Calico.  Cyclops isn’t going to take […]

Connor Hayes thought he had avenged his mother’s death after he helped burn down serial killer enclave Wilmhurst and nearly every monster in it.  That turned out to be incorrect as not only did its grandmotherly leader Zee survive, but it turned out that his pregnant wife was also part of a murderous family.  Which […]

C.K. Cole, creator of the legendary sword and sorcery protagonist, Othon, killed himself at a relatively young age, leaving his daughter, Helen, in the care of his father, Barnabas, who then hired Lilith Appleton, a stern governess, to turn her into a proper lady.  As Lilith tells the story, that didn’t happen as it was […]

He is Ensign T’lir, a Vulcan.  It’s who he is as well as a mantra he’s repeated throughout the series, indicating he’s someone – or something – else entirely.  We finally find out what that is in this volume, and how it’s tied to The Red Path’s war on godlike beings throughout the galaxy.  A […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Exceptional X-Men vol. 2:  The Deep End I was prepared to write this series off when it debuted.  Kate “Kitty” Pryde working as a bartender in Chicago trying to make a clean break from all things “X-Men” related?  It sounded like a non-starter of a premise that would soon see her roped back […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Free Planet vol. 1 The revolution is over and a planet with a unique energy source now finds itself independent from all of the major galactic powers.  What happens next?  Obviously they’re going to have to fend off attacks from the powers that would want to take them over, but now they’ve got […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Justice League of America:  The Nail – Complete Deluxe Edition The Justice League has always been a combination of superheroes working together to achieve things they couldn’t do individually.  While there isn’t a hierarchy within the team, one hero has always been first among them:  Superman.  So what happens to the League when […]