The Marvel Rundown: THE RISE OF ULTRAMAN #1 introduces the sci-fi hero we need
Reviews for this week’s Marvel Comics, including The Rise of Ultraman #1, a pair of Empyre Aftermath issues, and more!
MIDSEASON REVIEW: All aboard STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS
Disconnection between Trek’s scientific utopia and our messy human reality provides comedy fodder.
DC ROUND-UP: THE FLASH #761 accelerates toward a finale
Plus, DARK NIGHTS: DEATH METAL - TRINITY CRISIS provides some fun connective tissue for DC's big 2020 event.
REVIEW: MAGICIAN A presents an unvarnished fantasy of feminine sexuality
Beyond the sexual exploits in Magician A, there are women and girls brazenly achieving their goals.
INDIE VIEW: Detecting the INVISIBLE DIFFERENCES
Invisible Differences
Story by Julie Dachez and Fabienne Vaslet
Adaptation and art by Mademoiselle Caroline
Translated by Edward Gauvin
Oni Press
Over the past several years I feel like...
The Marvel Rundown: Black Widow #1 showcases a different side of Marvel’s superspy
After a little pandemic-related delay, it's finally here! Kelly Thompson and Elena Casagrande's gorgeous Black Widow relaunch has arrived at last. Thompson's been on a real kick lately...
REVIEW: MY LIFE IN PLANTS is a sweet, meditative memoir
The book recounts the author’s life, plant-by-plant.
DC ROUND-UP: HELLBLAZER: RISE AND FALL is Intro to Constantine 101
We look at Tom Taylor and Darick Robertson's Black Label debut, Hellblazer: Rise and Fall #1.
INDIE VIEW: VISION can be deceiving
Vision
By Julia Gfrörer
Fantagraphics
This latest release from New Hampshire-based cartoonist Julia Gfrörer's Vision hearkens back to novels of romance and darkness like Jane Eyre and...
The Marvel Rundown: DAREDEVIL ANNUAL #1 makes us wish it wasn’t just once a...
Looks like Zdarsky is delivering another Daredevil knockout!
REVIEW: IDW’s THE MUELLER REPORT brings brevity to an essential read
A graphic novel adaptation & abbreviation of the monstrous document illustrating the events of the 2016 election.
DC ROUND-UP: BATMAN: THREE JOKERS is too many Jokers
THIS WEEK: The long-promised Batman: Three Jokers series finally hits shelves, about four years after it was hinted at.
Note: the review below contain spoilers. ...
