Above-the-Board Recommendation: Superman:  Son of Kal-El vol. 1 – The Truth This isn’t the first time that DC has tried to replace Clark Kent as Superman, but it could wind up being the most successful.  As a result of developments over in  “Action Comics” that have seen Clark’s powers fluctuate and sent him off to […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Secret History of the War on Weed (One-Shot) Hmmmmmmmm… Several years ago Gerry Duggan teamed up with his friend comedian/writer/actor Brian Posehn to co-write “Deadpool” over at Marvel.  The issues they did were genuinely funny and got me involved in the Merc-With-A-Mouth’s exploits in a way that I haven’t been since.  That […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: X-Men:  Red #’s 1&2 You may recall that I said Al Ewing’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “S.W.O.R.D.” were two of my favorite comics last year.  Unfortunately they suffered from not selling well enough to continue beyond issues #18 and #11, respectively.  However, Al Ewing is a consummate comics professional and all of […]

The bad news is that the apocalypse happened and humanity survived.  The worse news is that the special bunker meant to house America’s government didn’t wind up doing that.  The worst news is that this bunker wound up housing a whole bunch of one-percenters who made it in and have been carrying on much as […]

Hey everyone, it’s G. Willow Wilson’s new nightmare!  Or, Ruin, as he’s known to his friends and to his creator, Dream.  He’s at the center of this twelve-issue maxiseries, which is really two five issue arcs connected by a two-issue transition.  As his name implies, things fall apart in the character’s wake, starting with the […]

With the threat of Donald Blake dealt with, this should be a time of rejoicing in Asgard, right?  Wrong.  Thor is brooding over how his powers and Mjolnir failed him in the previous battle and, along with that vision of Thanos he had back in vol. 1, he worries that his reign may be coming […]

The titular object is something that was first sighted in WWII with cults, death, and destruction following in its wake.  It could house Jesus’ unborn child’s fetus, or just Nazi gold, nobody knows for sure.  Especially not the Secret Service.  That’s why they’ve made tracking the case down a hazing ritual for new recruits who […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Radiant Black vol. 2:  Team-Up The first volume of this series was one of the best surprises I read all year.  One of the many disappointments in growing older is that it becomes harder for the things I like to surprise me.  This is as true of comics as it is for everything […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Batman:  Beyond the White Knight #1 (of 8) “Batman:  White Knight” was an interesting “Elseworlds”-style story that sought to interrogate some of the more questionable/problematic aspects of the Bat-mythos before backing off and delivering a conclusion that mostly returned to the status quo.  Its follow-up, “Curse of the White Knight” then took a […]