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Many of us have become acquainted with the idea of "turning the volume up to eleven," whereas most things have ten increments from silence to maximum

With a post-apocalyptic setting and a looming sense of urgency like vultures circling overhead, the latest brainchild of writer David Pepose raises the

The world of clandestine operations may seem an odd place for a guy in an orange, white and blue costume with a cape and a skull mask. Taskmaster #3 shows

For a few weeks, issue after issue has come out showing the heroes of the Marvel universe falling, one by one, to the deathly dull threat of Knull, God of

With an incredibly strong lead story, Future State #2: Green Lantern continues a look at what happens to Green Lanterns when the source of their powers,

A demon in a child's body has been spreading horror for more than a decade, and it all happened because of John Constantine. Now, with wildly

It all began, so many moons ago, with a murder mystery in a city of twenty billion residents, all "permanently infected with a biocybernetic virus called

In a rare and impressive feat, this story transcends the tedious crossover swamping your Marvel favorites and tells a very good story on its own. With

As noted in the last issue, in a futuristic, fascistic Gotham City, Dr. Jonathan Crane has been empowered by the Magistrate (the private law enforcement

With an effective story structure and some solid ideas, Future State #1: Aquaman shows us the next protector of DC's seas in dire straits. With a legacy

This is not done without some challenges in pacing and characterization, but as a whole, We Only Find Them When They’re Dead #5 remains largely satisfying.

The Shi'ar Empire spans galaxies and is protected by the fearsome Imperial Guard, a lethal group of super-powered beings from all over the Empire. When

With the framing device of two people considered less relevant heroes, the development of the Teen Titans and events of much of the 1980s in DC Comics is

With a huge plan for a heist that could literally change the fate of the world, in Black Cat #2, Felicia Hardy has her signature bravado and relentless

In Future State: Superman: Worlds of War #1, Superman is missing, but elements are at play that could set everything right. If only Mongul doesn't find out! 

In Iron Fist: Heart Of The Dragon #, Larry Hama brings the Immortal Weapons back as a threat from some of Marvel's best fighters goes interdimensional.

Secrets are revealed (oh no), sacrifices are made (not them), and the brilliant Boom! Studios Seven Secrets #6 escalates to unexpected levels. 

Wow. This innovative, heady, thoughtful issue is unlike any other superhero comic around. A team of five very specific heroes from disparate worlds makes

Future State: Green Lantern #1 is a book that takes the term "future state" very seriously; things have gone outrageously wrong for the 7,200 members of

There is a long-honored trope in fiction about "the man on the wall," one charged with the defense of all that matters who has to make impossible choices

One of the challenges with the newly canonical comic books is the need to balance the menace and mastery of Darth Vader against the desire to deepen his

Shows like The Blacklist or movies like Silence of the Lambs have played with the tropes of "using a monster to catch monsters." Future State: Harley

With a number of wonderful twists and turns to its intricate post-apocalyptic plot, this thrilling opening salvo posits a harrowing question of identity.

Strap in because it gets very real, very fast in Big Girls #6, closing down the initial story arc and making a big shift for the cast members here. Jason

With an irreverent approach, a team of unlikely extrahuman entities must be quickly assembled to overcome a threat that could wipe out the whole world.

With the power of myth being juggled between existing continuity and new questions, one of the Marvel universe's most enigmatic properties returns to

Much like the worry faced by Luke Skywalker in The Last Jedi, this issue posits the idea that the legacy of the Batman is hubris and failure. Much like

With a neatly tied up done-in-one, the heroic scion of a problematic property updates the wild west aesthetic with modern sensibilities and some of the

In a creative effort that is both insultingly bad and morbidly humorous, King In Black: Iron Man/Doom #1 is a crossover fueled one-shot that teams up two

Set just before the opening shots of the Cybertronian Civil War, stalwart warrior Ultra Magnus has a laser focus on rescuing his mentor Alpha Trion. Once