Who’s going to be the Next Big Thing over at Marvel?  Right now, all signs point to it being Donny Cates.  After generating a lot of heat with his creator-owned projects “God Country” and “Redneck” (at Image) and “Babyteeth” (at Aftershock) Marvel succeeded in getting him to work for them before DC could.  Their investment […]

So it looks like I might have to change the name of this column when it comes to talking about the monthly solicitations from Previews for DC, and Marvel.  Both companies have announced that they’re leaving the Previews catalogue and will be publishing their own monthly preview magazines.  They’re both large enough that they can […]

The first volume of Jeff Lemire’s run on “Thanos” was an unexpected surprise.  Mainly because it gave the impression that he did have a story to tell about the Mad Titan and it involved the tortured relationship he had with his son.  Now that we have the second volume, and conclusion to the story, I’m […]

I was worried for a while after starting this volume that the series had reached the point where it was losing its volume-to-volume appeal and a full re-read was going to be necessary in order to appreciate everything that was going on.  The basics of the plot are easy enough to grab as the cast […]

Creators Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart, and Babs Tarr (co-writer, co-writer/layout artist, and artist, respectively) managed to spark a mini-revolution at DC with their run on “Batgirl.”  Their “Batgirl of Burnside” brought a real sense of style and fun to the “New 52” and enough buzz to get DC to follow their lead.  It didn’t last, […]

Adrian Padilla hasn’t been doing that great lately.  He’s been plagued by hallucinations of insects and rot infesting the people and objects nearest to him.  Though he’s not a junkie, his friends are about to write him off as one.  Well, all of them except for Molly who recommends that he go and see a […]

This volume ends on an amazing cliffhanger. If you’ve been following Rick Remender’s writing for any length of time, you’ll know that he loves to grind down his protagonists.  Sometimes this can get really wearying, but in cases like “Deadly Class” it becomes part of the fun.  Still, when I was getting to the last […]

This was billed as the first major “Descender” event, but it’s also going to be the title’s last.  To my surprise, the back cover text told me that this is going to be the penultimate volume of the series.  I was expecting “Descender” to have a longer run (50-60 issues is usually how long most […]

With “The Defenders” getting their own show on Netflix, it was inevitable that we’d get a new comic which teams up Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and Daredevil.  That the comic is coming from a writer, Bendis, who has experience writing all of them is definitely a plus as is the fact that it’s […]