I went into “Fear the Walking Dead” with all the optimism that the quality of the show and Robert Kirkman’s involvement would allow.  It was not rewarded.  Even if there were some nice moments in seeing civilization slip away, they were outweighed by a cast of characters that were boring at best and actively unlikeable […]

Getting the collection of one-shots in “Empowered Unchained” earlier in the year was nice.  The fact that this latest volume of the main series is excellent even by the title’s normally high standards is better.  Things start off by picking up on the fallout from Emp and Sistah Spooky’s trip to Object 524 as the […]

He’s back from “Spider-Verse” with three issues and an annual to kill.  However, Peter Parker is still trying to get a handle on the whole “running his own business” thing.  Though he’s still committed to having Parker Industries build a super-prison, our hero is constantly being distracted by his other responsibilities as Spider-Man.  His two […]

Inanity about the numbering of this volume aside — it’s the first and ONLY volume in this run — it actually makes for a decent wrap-up to Rick Remender’s run on this title.  In the wake of “Axis” and the revelation that Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch were not Magneto’s kids, the two Avengers head […]

Marvel’s “Star Wars” comics are doing very well for them.  So well, in fact, that the numbers for those comics alone are nipping at Image’s heels in the direct market.  Image sells more actual comics, after taking in ALL of the titles they publish, but the “Star Wars” comics make more money.  However, even when […]

Word has been going around for a while now that Marvel is promoting the Inhumans as a replacement for the X-Men as the film rights are still owned by Fox.  That situation isn’t going to change anytime soon, and it’s clear that someone at Marvel sees inhumans as a viable alternative to mutants.  Why else […]

What’s the next step in a relationship between two women founded on their shared love of BDSM and respective fetishes for domination and submission?  Moving in together.  At least, that’s what is on Ally’s mind in the second half of this volume.  While there’s plenty of interesting sex play and a whole host of imaginative […]

I picked up a couple volumes of writer Matt Hawkins and artist Rashan Ekedal’s “Think Tank” at Comic-Con and wound up liking their funny, clever, and occasionally quite disturbing look at the exploits of a young scientist whose genius is matched only by his ego and irreverent personality.  While that series is currently on hiatus, […]

Even for a large company, a two million dollar budget shortfall is still cause for concern.  That’s the issue facing DC at the moment and they’re scrambling for a plan to do something about it.  While most of the shortfall is said to be attributed to costs incurred from the East-to-West Coast move, the news […]