It was just another night at the Lower Lair, a supervillain bar in Twilight City’s run-down Redport district, when word broke that Kid Dusk had been murdered.  Not only was he the sidekick to one of the city’s most prominent superheroes, The Insomniac, but he was also done in by that hero’s nemesis, Stickman.  Now […]

It’s been Shauna Wickle’s dream to get on the United Kingdom’s premier baking show “UK Bakery Tent” and it nearly evaporates like a poorly-thought-out reduction on her very first day.  That’s when one of the contestants, arrogant meteorologist Neal, is poisoned by an unknown party.  As producers debate whether to call this whole season off, […]

I originally meant to have this up to follow my review of “Immortal X-Men” vol. 3… but it just slipped my mind the following week.  Much as I’d like to say that’s not a mark against the overall quality of this one-shot, written by Gerry Duggan and illustrated by ten talented artists, it kind of […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Critical Role:  Vox Machina Origins, Series IV #1 Even though I have yet to listen to any of the podcasts or watch the animated series spun off from it, I’ve enjoyed the series of “Origins” comics that Dark Horse has been publishing for this franchise.  At least, I was before they decided to […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Roxxon Presents:  Thor #1 I’m still undecided about whether I’ll read Al Ewing’s “Immortal Thor” in print or digitally on Marvel Unlimited ($30 for a regular-sized six-issue collection!?); however, the relaunch itself appears to have gone down pretty well based on word-of-mouth.  It also doesn’t look to be short on fun ideas if […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Sacrificers vol. 1 The future is an utopia ruled over by the five families in charge of it.  Their price for ruling:  The sacrifice of one child from each of their households.  It’s a system that has gone well until now, as two of the sacrifices are determined to put a stop […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Hitman by Garth Ennis and John McCrea Omnibus vol. 1 Journey with me back to back to a simpler time.  Back when Diamond’s distribution monopoly on the industry was strong.  When Image was a brand still known for style over substance.  When a random “X-Men” title could be published and still sell like […]

A while back, Marvin Mosley decided to give his time and life knowledge to enlightening AI about what it means to be human on behalf of his government for an entire year.  What was supposed to be an experience that would benefit himself and all of humanity has left the man divorced from his wife, […]

Yeah, I know.  This volume has been out for a while, and the issues collected within have been out for even longer.  So much so that a lot of what this volume has set up has come to pass and we’re not just moving into the “Fall of X” era, but past it as well.  […]

Henry Bendix, president-for-life of the island nation of Gamorra, has a plan to make superhumans more useful to humanity.  It’s a system he calls The Rising, and in addition to granting people superhuman abilities, it also allows him complete control of their actions in the process.  He’s itching for a way to show off this […]