The good news is that Marvel currently has two titles that are generating lots of buzz and burning through reprints of multiple issues at the same time.  “Amazing Spider-Man” has been generating interest due to the mystery of who the Red Goblin is as Dan Slott builds to the finale of his run in issue […]

Image recently cancelled a large batch of comics that had been previously solicited.  The good news is that most of these titles were not on my radar, so no big deal. Unfortunately fans of titles like “Mirror” and “Southern Cross” are now going to have to deal with not finding out what happens in these […]

Is DC headed for a “Fresh Start” later this year?  In the neverending quest for better buzz and sales, the company is rumored to be planning a refresh of their line around Fall of this year.  Said refresh will consist of the kind of new first issue relaunches that we’ve come to expect in this […]

Vol. 1 made for a pretty great showcase regarding family matriarch Grace Briggs as she took a hardline stance to asserting control over the title land and detoxing her husband’s influence over it.  I was expecting great things from the follow-up, but the problem with vol. 2 is that the focus shifts from Grace to […]

Longtime readers should know that I’m a big fan of James Stokoe’s work.  So when Dark Horse announced that he’d be working on an “Aliens” miniseries for them, I was really excited.  After all, Stokoe had shown that he can do excellent work when it comes to licensed material in his “Godzilla:  The Half-Century War.” […]

This is an odd volume in the series in that it’s as upbeat as this title ever gets.  With the Whisperer War and Savior threat behind them, the residents of Alexandrea and Hilltop set their sights on rebuilding.  There are signs of discontent, Dwight is still angry at Rick for killing his ex in self-defense […]

Meanwhile, at the other end of the “Star Wars” comic quality spectrum we have the latest adventure of Doctor Aphra.  After finding a way to safely reactivate the technopathic presence of ancient Jedi “Immortal” Rur in the wake of the “Screaming Citadel” crossover, Aphra does what comes naturally to her.  She invites a host of […]

It’s a credit to how Marvel has handled the “Star Wars” license that they have yet to release a genuinely bad comic book featuring it.  Some could be called boring and inessential, but this “Mace Windu” miniseries is notable for how it combines these two things. Don’t expect to learn anything about the title character […]

We’re technically on the third volume of this series, as I’m counting the “Weapons of Mutant Destruction” crossover, and pretty much all of it has been focused on the new Weapon X/Weapon H storylines.  That’s a lot of time to devote to one subject in this day and age, but that’s not a bad thing […]