I thought I had a pretty good idea of what to expect going into this volume.  You see, whenever a series does a big “Death of [Insert Character Here]” arc, there’s usually a pretty good chance that we’re talking about death in a metaphorical sense.  The character won’t actually die, but instead come through the […]

“Cave Carson’s” first volume was a surprisingly entertaining adventure that displayed an impressive balance of humor, quirk, and action.  Its second volume disrupted that balance by bringing in a bit too much psychedelia and surrealism into the narrative.  This third (and sadly final) volume manages to strike a welcome middle ground by having the psychedelia […]

After Dan Slott’s epic decade-long run on “Amazing Spider-Man” who did Marvel get to follow in his stead as the writer on that title?  None other than Nick Spencer! Yes, that’s right. The writer who previously had a run on “Captain America” that can best be characterized as really controversial and followed it up with […]

In case you hadn’t heard, Alex “Havok” Summers is no longer a villain.  The former X-Factor and Uncanny Avengers team leader got his moral compass flipped around during the “Axis” event and has been a villain ever since.  It wasn’t until vol. 4 of “X-Men:  Blue” that his personality was restored and now he’s back […]

When I reviewed the final volume of “X-Men:  Blue” I wrote that I felt confident in saying that it was the better of the two flagship “X-Men” color titles.  I also wrote that I didn’t think this last volume of “X-Men: Gold” was going to be good enough to change my opinion.  After finally reading […]

Just to reiterate, I was disappointed when I found out that “All-New Wolverine” would be ending and that Laura Kinney would be assuming the name of X-23 again.  Though that was an inevitable backwards step for the character, what with Logan making his [insert adjective of choice here] awaited return, this new “X-23” series feels […]

While I enjoyed Jason Aaron’s run on this title well enough, it was missing the sense of purpose that Kieron Gillen has brought to his.  Aaron told several mostly entertaining stories that stood on their own with little interconnectedness. Gillen’s previous two volumes told their own stories as well, but also communicated a larger picture […]

Way back when I reviewed the first volume of this series I said that we’d likely have to wait until vol. 2 to find out if it had more to offer than quality references (to Grant Morrison’s signature run), weirdness, and great art.  The answer to that is no, except it doesn’t turn out to […]

Here’s another title from Donny Cates’ pre-fame days.  Not only does it fall into the same “Cancelled Early by Dark Horse” category that “The Paybacks” found itself in, but it’s also an early showcase for the talents of “Extremity’s” Daniel Warren Johnson.  It’s got a great setup too:  After establishing that the Ghost Fleet is […]