For those of you who haven’t heard, Donny Cates was in a bad automobile accident over six months back.  This is the reason he abruptly stopped writing “Hulk” and “Thor” and why Ryan Stegman will be writing the majority of “Vanish” vol. 2.  He’s not back to 100% yet, but I’ve heard that he’s been […]

Vol. 6 certainly felt like the end of this series, and writer Peter Hogan acknowledges that in his foreword to this volume.  He also notes that there was still business to wrap up, specifically involving the will-they-or-won’t-they tension between Dr. Harry Vanderspiegle and his nurse friend Asta.  With a title like “The Book of Love” […]

You’ll probably recall that I wasn’t that impressed with writer Charles Soule and artist Steven Cummings’ previous story about Q’ira and Crimson Dawn, “Crimson Reign.”  It suffered because it couldn’t overcome the nagging feeling that none of what went on here would matter given that none of it came up in “Return of the Jedi.”  […]

“Dark Crisis,” or to use its full name “Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths,” was a DC event written by Joshua Williamson and illustrated by Daniel Sampere.  It involved the rest of the DCU trying to save everyone from the evil Pariah’s Dark Army in the wake of the Justice League’s “death.”  I couldn’t be bothered […]

Dan Slott’s tenure on this title was enjoyable, but not the expectation-defying home run I was hoping for after his legendary “Amazing Spider-Man” run.  Ryan North, a talented Eisnter-nominated writer who’s been working at Marvel for a while on “The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl” and a host of well-received miniseries, is now taking over along with […]

Radiant Black isn’t just one person anymore after the events of vol. 3 – it’s now two.  Or rather, two people, Nathan and Marshall, sharing the suit and the powers.  They’re managing this new setup pretty well, until the powers start glitching out.  That’s a bad thing by itself, and it becomes worse when a […]

This collects three separate one-shots:  “The Secret History of the War on Weed,” “Scotch McTiernan’s Halloween Party” and “Scotch McTiernan’s Holiday Party” from the creative team of co-writers Gerry Duggan and Brian Posehn, and artist Scott Koblish.  You might recall that they’ve all worked together before on “Deadpool,” with Koblish illustrating the “flashback” issues from […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: DC vs. Vampires vol. 1 $25 for the first half of this miniseries in hardcover?  No thank you.  $17 for the first half in softcover?  Yeah, I think I can make that work in my head.  As for what it’s about, “DC vs. Vampires” kind of says it all, doesn’t it.  “DCeased” has […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Monstress vol. 8:  Inferno Did I put the previous volume here when it was solicited over a year ago?  I sure did.  That doesn’t stop me from wanting to read this more than anything else in this round of solicitations (and not for a lack of quality picks, as we’ll see).  Vol. 7 […]