For a series whose premise is, “What if Former President John Adams was a vampire, and tried to stage a vampire takeover in modern-day Philadelphia?” the first volume of “Killadelphia” played it remarkably straight.  I wouldn’t say that led to a wholly disappointing vol. 1, but I was curious enough to see if writer Rodney […]

Rick Remender’s creator-owned output has been something of a mixed bag with me.  “Deadly Class” has been pretty great, and that’s the exception.  The first volume of “Low” was so depressing that I didn’t read another.  I did make it to the end of “Black Science,” even though it gave me some good reasons to […]

“Holy Diver” by Dio features one of the most iconic metal album covers of all time as a demon throws a priest bound by chains into the sea.  It’s a great image that’s simultaneously fantastic, weird, and horrific at the same time.  You could argue that it’s also great because nothing about it is being […]

I’ve made my feelings on Ultimatum, the Miles Morales from the mainline Marvel Universe, clear in the past.  So any storyline using him was facing an uphill grind to get me to care about it.  Saladin Ahmed does his best here to do that as he plays up the connections that Miles has to this […]

Anna Hoyt was living the easy life as a surgeon’s daughter in the South during the Civil War.  That all came to an end when her sister committed suicide.  Once Anna found out the reason for that, she had only one thing on her mind:  Killing the man responsible, Whitey Donovan.  The problem is that […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: The Dreaming:  Waking Hours I don’t know if this is the last of “The Sandman Universe.”  If it is, then my guess is that it’s going to go out on a high note.  After Simon Spurrier, Bilquis Evely, and friends got to do the big “Fate of the Dreaming” story in their excellent […]

Above-the Board Recommendation: Friday, Book One:  The First Day of Christmas Deciding which series gets this spot this month was a very difficult choice for me.  My picks were both new series from established creators that both look and sound very promising.  Ultimately, my decision to give this spot to “Friday” came down to the […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: No One Left to Fight II #1 (of 5): Writer and co-creator Aubrey Sitterson started writing two new miniseries for Dark Horse, the latest issues of which are also in these solicitations.  Artist and co-creator Fico Ossio started illustrating a “Mister Miracle” miniseries for DC.  With its creators busy with other projects like […]

It occurs to me that I may have to rename this particular column “Penguin Picks” after this month… Above-the-Board Recommendation: Immortal Hulk vol. 10:  Of Hell And Of Death That’s certainly a cheery title for this series to wrap up its run with, isn’t it?  Yes, that’s right, Al Ewing and Joe Bennett’s hugely popular […]

Usagi came back to his hometown for a short visit in his very first volume.  Then he came back again in vol. 6 with the intention of staying, and we all know how that turned out.  After that… huh.  It really has been a while since Usagi has visited his hometown.  So you really can’t […]