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Imagine if you will the concept of Luke Cage — wrongfully imprisoned, experimented upon, given superpowers — and then add a Latinx twist along with a
The delicious tension developed in Winter Guard #3 plays out as disparate parties that have been at odds for the entire series are forced to confront the
A mystery is hard enough to do, but veering between copaganda and glorifying crime enhances the level of difficulty. Newburn #1 spotlights Easton Newburn,
With a huge, splashy finale full of gigantic visual spectacle worthy of a Marvel TV series, Mister Miracle #6: The Source of Freedom closes down this
Wonderfully weaving unexplored corners of previous storylines with a very clever story conceit, Death of Doctor Strange: Avengers #1 binds together so
The true feat accomplished by The Me You Love In The Dark #4 is taking something supernatural and almost unknowable and making it terrifying for the most
The biggest problem with wanting to change the world is the overwhelming number of powerful people who want it to stay messed up. In Icon & Rocket #4:
Despite some wildly derivative and frankly less than engaging elements, S.W.O.R.D. #9 presents compelling action framed by a savvy if emotionally
In one of the most meta approaches ever, Batman/Fornite: Foundation #1 works to become the St. Elsewhere of genre fiction in bringing it all together.
In this self-contained issue, Time Before Time #6 takes a closer look at the lucrative business of chronal relocation and shows the desperation many feel
Despite the perception of the unified Empire sweeping across the galaxy with one mind and one purpose, everybody is on their own side in Star Wars: Darth
By telling a straightforward science fiction yarn and overlaying the wildly charismatic characters from the TV series, The Orville #1: Artifacts
Whoa. Well, the public perception of the moneyed class has definitely taken some hits in recent years, but Eat The Rich #3 posits a situation where things
If you ever found Naruto annoying and tedious, The Flash #775 gives you a chance to find Wally West even less charming and more grating. With guest
When you're led astray by the title alone, you are likely to hit a lot of challenges along the road, and X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #3 presents exactly
With star-spanning adventures and personal, emotional stakes, Green Lantern #7 does a great job tracking the fallout of the fall of Oa while introducing
With an overlay of magic and a heavy dose of personal tragedy, Rise of the Djinn #1 introduces a hardscrabble police detective to a much more
Like a fine Greek or Shakespearean tragedy, Batman '89 #3 continues to wonderfully depict the fall of Harvey Dent as Bruce Wayne gets reacquainted with
When you have dozens upon dozens of costumed adventurers working hundreds upon hundreds of desperate battles against evil, sooner or later, those plans
It’s the end of the world as we know it, and a group of friends and acquaintances certainly don’t feel fine. In The Nice House On The Lake #5, people
In this spooky season, this book is precisely what you need to stay haunted. The Me You Love In The Dark #3 is a genuinely creepy love story that grasps
One of the most common criticisms of the superhero genre is how little they do to actually change the lives of the people they protect. Icon & Rocket
When approaching horror material, one of the signifying marks of a high-quality effort is the revulsion and dread one feels upon considering the very
The struggle to be accepted by American society is one many marginalized communities have wrestled with throughout the country's history. In The Good
A breakneck plot and an intimate, elegant framing device give you a lot to like in Winter Guard #2, but everything’s not what it needs to be in Mother
Jonathan Kent hasn’t been back from the future for long, growing into the mantle of his father and terrified that continuity, er, circumstance will take
With a gigantic showing of spectacle, Guardians of the Galaxy #18 takes on planetary scale action. A sprawling cast approaches fighting something really
With remarkably effective characterization and scene-setting, Aquaman: The Becoming #1 does a fantastic job at fleshing out the character of Jackson Hyde.
Things are not right at an elite vacation resort, and Joey Dorsey is in way deeper than she expects. Between her clueless boyfriend Astor, a sympathetic