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Ah, the late nineties, when all of our problems were so much simpler. Back then, the worst thing we had to worry about was that all of our computers were going to shut down because they couldn't handle four-digit years. Nowadays, a senile grandpa is about to battle an egomaniacal nitwit for the presidency, the […]

Fans of popular DC Comics character Nightwing have been champing at the bit to get their hands on some Dick. Specifically, they want a comic where Nightwing goes by Dick Grayson again, not Ric Grayson, as he has been called since being shot in the head in a Batman comic. We know it's coming. And […]

Star Wars: Bounty Hunters launches at Marvel Comics this week, by Ethan Sacks and Paolo Villanelli. We've got a preview below. If the title didn't give it away, the comic stars popular bounty hunters from the Star Wars Universe. Taking place on Corellia, as guards in a tower insist that no one would be stupid […]

This week's issue of Punisher: Soviet sees Russians attempt to buy influence with a prominent American politician by contributing to his campaign funds. Does this mean Frank Castle is going to kill President Trump? No. This is a Senator we're talking about. Besides, Trump is a good friend of Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter. That would […]

This week from Marvel Comics, Avengers of the Wastelands #3, by Ed Brisson and Jonas Scharf, finally answers the question: what are Doctor Doom's standards of post-apocalypse living? As we all know, Marvel made the bold choice of expanding their scope of genres by publishing a post-apocalyptic comics book in the style of an HGTV […]

The Flash #751 is in stores from DC Comics this week, by Joshua Williamson, Rafa Sandoval, and Howard Porter. Last issue contained a lot of shocking reveals with implications for the future of 5G, but what about the Flash's day-to-day concerns? For example, in this preview, Flash is taking a trip down memory lane… …as he […]

Wonder Woman #753 is in stores from DC Comics this week, as Wonder Woman's misadventures in New England continue.   In Vermont, home of Senator Bernie Sanders, Wonder Woman and her new BFF, Valda, battle a giant rampaging metal beast. A metaphor for the impenetrable dangers of capitalism against the hard-working people of the country? […]

Ant-Man #3 is in stores from Marvel Comics this week, by Zeb Wells and Dylan Burnett, as the titular Ant-Man struggles to get respect in this preview. First of all, he doesn't seem to be getting a lot of respect at home… …where what is effectively his work-wife, an ant named Pam, is giving him […]

Batman and the Outsiders #11 is in stores from DC Comics this week, by Bryan Hill and Dexter Soy. We've got a preview below. While Batman continues to consider enlisting another young person in his obsessive war on criminals… …in Cambodia, the Outsiders have just shown up to even the odds in a showdown with […]

Nebula #2 is in stores from Marvel Comics this week, by Vita Ayala and Claire Roe, and while you may have been expecting an epic spacefaring adventure, it turns out this comic has veered toward a different genre: the Western. As Nebula has lost her memories, has damaged cybernetics, and is marooned on a strange […]

In the classic Spider-Man story Sins Past, it was revealed that Gwen Stacy had a secret sexual affair with Norman Osborn which resulted in two children, but, more importantly, in this… Yuck. Gwen Stacy #2 is in stores this week from Marvel Comics, by Christos Gage and Todd Nauck. We've got a preview below. Gwen […]

Hawkeye: Freefall has been making an excellent case for why Hawkeye is terrible, and that trend looks set to continue. Hawkeye: Freefall #4 is in stores from Marvel Comics next week, by Matthew Rosenberg and Otto Schmidt, and we've got a preview below. One in which Hawkeye has been caught red-handed by Daredevil in his […]

Green Lantern #2 is in stores from DC Comics this week, by Grant Morrison and Liam Sharp, as Hal Jordan goes to Cosmidor City and meets up with an old friend… …and by old friend, we mean really old. Hal is in Cosmidor City, though it's revamped a bit from its Silver Age origins. And […]

The need for validation is one common across all human beings, so it's nice to see that Ghost Rider #6, in stores from Marvel Comics this week, is taking a break from all of its hellish violence to make connections between characters, as we see in this preview below. Ghost Rider is currently calling back […]

Love is in the air in this preview of Terrifics #26, the start of a bold new era, according to the solicits. But that's not all that's in the air, unfortunately for Simon Stagg… But first, Mr. Terrific makes his debut as the Elon Musk of the DC Universe. While Phantom Girl pines over Plastic […]

The Power Rangers and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles continue to crossover in in two weeks with the penultimate issue of Power Rangers/TMNT. It's the perfect fusion of intellectual properties popular in the 1990s that still retain an aging base of hardcore fans, in the case of the Power Rangers, the world-famous hardcore fan base […]

Everybody suffers from self esteem issues sometimes. Even The Man of Steel. In this preview of Superman #21, in stores next week by "The Great One" Brian Bendis, Ivan Reis, and Joe Prado, we find Superman making a startling admission… … he actually hates himself! Join the club, Superman! At least you're not a comic […]

On April 22nd, explosive publisher BOOM! Studios offers you a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, comrades! Just like socialist hero Bernie Sanders, you too can vacation in a communist utopia… in your mind! That's because BOOM! will then publish Emei Burrell's We Served the People: My Mother's Stories, set one the vibrant life of 1960s communist China under […]

20 issues ago, Catwoman took a much needed break from Gotham City after leaving Batman at the alter. Because of the nature of decompressing and accelerated shipping schedules, Catwoman is both already back with Batman in Gotham and simultaneously still in Villa Hermosa fighting zombies. But only for one more issue, Catwoman #21, and it […]

Aquaman and Namor, two similar characters from rival superhero universes. A lot of people probably believe that Aquaman came first, as most classic DC superheroes do predate their Marvel copycat counterparts, but in this case, it's the opposite, with the Submariner first appearing in 1939, a full two years before Aquaman debuted. But sadly, in […]