In the world of “Deep Beyond,” the Y2K bug took no prisoners when it hit.  Every computer on Earth shut down and the planet descended into barbarism as a result.  Then it got worse as an infection of strange plant life started creeping in from the seas.  In the face of all this, humanity persevered […]

This isn’t the actual sequel to “Curse of the White Knight.”  No, we’re going to have to wait a bit longer for the concluding chapter of Sean Murphy’s “White Knight” saga.  Not only does he shift the focus onto one Harleen Quinzel for this volume, but he also steps back from writing and illustrating the […]

Imagine, if you will, a “Star Wars” setting that doesn’t involve rebelling against an Empire, or the final days of a dynastic Republic.  Imagine a time when the Jedi were great in number and oversaw a galaxy that wasn’t a raging trashfire.  That’s the premise behind the “High Republic” setting which takes place hundreds of […]

I’m looking at my “To Review” pile and there’s a variety of things in it.  There are things that I’m saving for potential podcasts.  There are things I think deserve to be written about, but have let sit for whatever reason.  There are things that you’ll likely be reading reviews of next week.  There’s also […]

Chances are that you’re more familiar with the fictional killers that Ed Gein inspired rather than the man himself.  Killers like Norman Bates from “Psycho.”  Leatherface from “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”  Buffalo Bill from “The Silence of the Lambs.”  This is probably for the best since the things Gein did are best relegated to the […]

Kyle Higgins has written many comics for Marvel and DC, but he’s probably best known for his multi-year run on BOOM!’s “Power Rangers” comics.  After the success he had there, it was only natural that he’d transition to creator-owned work, and “Radiant Black” is the result of that.  I’ve got only a surface level of […]

The previous volume ended with the resurrection of Kate Pryde and her determination to make Sebastian Shaw pay for killing her in the first place.  She may have had to put that on the back burner for a bit — what with the interdimensional competition for the fate of Krakoa and Earth that went on […]

I didn’t think much of Pak’s first volume about the Dark Lord’s post-”Empire Strikes Back” adventure.  Do you know who else didn’t think much of it?  Emperor Palpatine, that’s who.  Disgusted at his apprentice’s failings, the Emperor uses his mastery of the Force to show him once again who is boss.  Then he leaves a […]

…was the name given to the 90’s era initiative that saw Marvel hand over some of its most prominent heroes — the Fantastic Four, Captain America, Iron Man, and the rest of the Avengers  — over to Jim Lee, Rob Liefeld, and their studios to remake in their image (or Image, if you will).  The […]

The last series John Arcudi wrote at Image was “Rumble.”  It was a story about a monster-fighting barbarian whose soul was imprisoned and then thrust into a scarecrow body to continue the fight against them in the present day.  The series ran for 32 issues over two series, and I was honestly surprised it came […]