Above-the-Board Recommendation: X-Cellent vol. 1:  Hereditary-X It was a little over two decades ago (and yes, writing that sentence does make me feel old) that Peter Milligan and Michael Allred took over “X-Force” and turned it on its head.  From being the book about proactive mutant military action that it was, to a satire on […]

Geoff Johns enjoyed nearly unparalleled success at DC across nearly two decades.  Beetween acclaimed and best-selling runs on titles like “Flash,” “JSA,” “Justice League,” and – best of all – “Green Lantern” it seemed like nothing could stop him.  Then he became co-head of the DC film crew over at Warner Bros. just in time […]

The two previous volumes in this series have seen the title character deal with his alternate-universe counterpart, and mix it up with a few of his clones.  This time around he gets a new outfit, struggles with schoolwork, stops some street-level crime, and has a romantic meetup with his costumed girlfriend.  You know, familiar “Spider-Man” […]

Trigger Keaton was one of the biggest martial arts action stars around after becoming world karate champion and starring in the TV series “Marshal Art.”  After that he starred in a succession of series that were either fondly remembered cult objects, “Sidecar” and “Spaceboat 3030,” or legitimate hits, “Frankenstein & Frankenstein,” that all came to […]

Judging by the subtitle of this volume, it seems clear that frequent Mignolaverse contributor Chris Roberson wants to make a go of giving Ms. Jewell her own series-of-miniseries.  You may remember her as the feisty American from “The Rise of the Black Flame” and vol. 6 of “Witchfinder.”  In this story, Sarah and her friend […]

Remember how, in the last volume, superheroes and supervillains were fighting all over the world to decide who would become the next host for the Phoenix Force?  Remember how She-Hulk and Namor’s fight in Moscow leveled a good portion of the city?  Russia sure does and they’ve figured out a way to get revenge on […]

Daniel Warren Johnson is one of the best artists working in comics today.  Full stop.  In addition to bringing an incredible level of detail to his art, he also brings a visceral energy to his action scenes and an impressive sense of scale that makes you wish that you could see his art on the […]

Vol. 1 of this series was another one of those collections where it felt like it was one big first issue, setting the stage for future stories involving professional criminal Saffron Chu.  In writer John Layman and artist Dan Boultwood’s defense it was all good setup, which is why I’m writing about vol. 2 now.  […]

“Mr. Higgins Comes Home” found Mike Mignola in a humorous mood as he co-wrote the story of Very British vampire hunters J.T. Meinhardt and Mr. Knox with artist Warwick Johnson-Caldwell.  “Our Encounters With Evil” found Caldwell flying solo as he delivered an anthology of stories about the two, eschewing humor for quirky strangeness.  “Falconspeare” is […]

While Shuzo Oshimi’s other current manga flirts again with self-parody, this one is still delivering solid plotting and characterization.  This remains true even as Mari remains in a catatonic state after remembering who “Fumiko” is in the previous volume.  Mari’s condition is taking a special toll on her mother who is at a loss as […]