It was disappointing to hear that this relaunch of Mark Waid’s run on “Doctor Strange” wound up being a casualty of Diamond Distribution’s pandemic-prompted shutdown last year.  Do you know what’s even more disappointing than that?  Reading this volume and realizing that it’s STILL cancelled.  Waid and artists Jesus Saiz, Javier Pina, and company were […]

He’s written two miniseries, “Lando” and “Obi-Wan & Anakin.” He’s also written two ongoing series, “Darth Vader — Dark Lord of the Sith” and “Poe Dameron.”  Oh, and he’s also a key player in the new “High Republic” initiative.  With all of these achievements under his belt, Charles Soule has finally got his shot at […]

Well, if anyone was going to be crazy enough to follow Jason Aaron’s legendary run on “Thor,” it would have to be the man who gave us the Cosmic Ghost Rider.  Donny Cates begins his run on the God of Thunder’s ongoing title, with artist Nic Klein by going big.  Not at first, as the […]

As one “Guardians” series wraps up, another one comes to take its place.  Writer Al Ewing and artist Juann Cabal (and friends) are here to usher in a new era of… rest and relaxation for the galaxy’s greatest misfits?  That’s right, because when Nova comes calling with word that the Olympian gods have resurrected in […]

It’s not just a new original graphic novel from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips.  It’s the start of a new publishing initiative from them.  Rather than publish this volume in single-issue form, the creators have pivoted to the OGN format for this new series about former radical turned troubleshooter Ethan Reckless.  The creators have said […]

What happens when Kieron Gillen teams up with fellow former games journalist and “Rock, Paper, Shotgun” co-founder Jim Rossignol?  Something that is easily the most Gillen-esque thing I have ever read.  Whatever Rossignol’s contributions were, they’ve either enabled the writer’s most ridiculous notions, or just harmonized with them to produce a work of singularly unmitigated […]

Kate Pryde is dead.  This isn’t something that should be possible for mutants in the Krakoa Era, but Sebastian Shaw found a way to use the woman’s problems with the gates to his advantage.  He also managed to get away with it scot free.  Which leaves the Marauders — Emma Frost, Bishop, Storm, Pyro, and […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Decorum HC It’s not like you need to twist my arm to get me to buy anything written by Jonathan Hickman.  Especially when he’s working with a great artist like Mike Huddleston.  They could be doing a comic about their respective grocery lists and I’d still buy the trade paperback.  In hardcover.  “Decorum,” […]

Above-the-Board Recommendation: Batman by John Ridley HC It was supposed to be a lot bigger than one volume.  It still might be. The plan was to have Bruce Wayne retire and for Tim Fox, son of Lucius, to take over the mantle of the Dark Knight.  It was going to be the most high-profile in […]