The first I heard of Heaven’s Door: Extra Works was Deb Aoki tweeting about the release, comparing it to Moebius and Satoshi Kon. When most people say a comic is like Moebius, I ignore it.
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Possibly more than Squirrel Girl or the denizens of Equestria, Nightwing #91 shows that Dick Grayson’s most effective weapon might be the power of
We Have Demons by series creators Greg Capullo and Scott Snyder is an odd fit. It wants to be a rousing Saturday morning show, but R-rated.
As we have allowed it to develop, the world itself may be the actual greatest villain in One-Star Squadron #5, a masterful showcase of emotion,
I enjoyed the first volume of Boys Run The Riot, a manga from Kodansha about a transgender high schooler named Ryo.
In an unexpected drop, Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto suddenly gave us a one-shot 200-page graphic novel Goodbye, Eri, just a week after its
With the kind of bombast that really came of age during the tail end of the halcyon cold war era, G.I. Joe: Saturday Morning Adventures #2 throws you into
A shadowy struggle takes on an unexpected twist in Star Wars: Darth Vader #21, an issue that has some success dancing between the raindrops of The Empire
You'll find a clever done-in-one crime story in Newburn #5, which takes the former cop turned mob peacemaker into a place where he's in the most danger:
You might think you see shades of Nightmask or Dream Thief or Sleepwalker in Slumber #1, a debut issue that mixes a murder mystery with an otherworldly
With an admirable modern spirit straining against unfortunate similarities with the past, Superman: Son of Kal-El #8 tries to chart a new path for the
In Joe Hill's Rain #3, an adaptation of a Joe Hill short story, bad things only get worse as a Colorado community struggles with the aftermath of learning
Imagine, if you will, an avalanche. As it blunders down a hill, virtually anything in its path is in enormous danger and will likely be wholly destroyed.
One of the great things about rollercoaster design is the false sense of things being essentially settled when more madness appears apropos of nothing,
By framing the story in relatable, genuine character moments, Nightwing #89 does a rock-solid job of creating room for a friendship between Dick Grayson
Black Mass Rising is a very pretty book, a gothic horror that takes place a year after the supposed death of Count Dracula. In Transylvania, a new demonic
One of the most pervasive emotional components of our current zeitgeist is a creeping dread, a feeling of anxiety and horror that something terrible is
With a very unique take on the kind of uber-colonialist state you might have seen in District 9, New Masters #1 scrabbles together a host of science
Gung Ho is another entry in Young Adult post-apocalyptic fiction, this time from European creators Benjamin von Eckhartsberg and Thomas von Kummant in the
In a kind of "Days of Future John" approach, Green Lantern #10 has the quest leader Lantern choose his final form and sees what kind of trouble is going
Following similar thematic directions as the very enjoyable film, Eternals #9 faces people who struggle against the role they've been given as everything
What happens when you send radicalized teenagers into harm's way armed with dangerous weapons and even more dangerous self-confidence? Superman: Son of
As Peter Parker plays an unexpected dude in distress, his ex and his girlfriend are forced to team up on an improbable chain quest under the watch of a
Many fans and creators have bemoaned "continuity" as a nagging shrew, a restrictive boogeyman keeping the best stories from being told. Nightwing #88
Subtlety and implication are the concepts front and center for Human Target #4. This book shows Christopher Chance using one of his less-well-regarded
When the going gets tough, the tough go to Mars. That idea is central to Black Panther #3, where T’challa’s mission to save sleeper agents he’s placed
With one of the best depictions of the time-traveling villain in all his vanity, Timeless #1 may not feature Malcolm Barrett or rail against Rittenhouse,
The jealous meathead ex is a time-honored fictional trope, and there could literally be no better character to place in that role than Guy Gardner. Human
The core sentiment of Star Wars: Darth Vader #19 echoes Anakin Skywalker's words from Attack of the Clones, as re-depicted here: "I don't think the system
There is a distinctive and possibly naive idea behind the bloody conclusion that Eat The Rich #5 shows how far this series is willing to go. The