matt milla Archives

I can't say I was expecting the opening scene to be Marc fighting and eating a rabid dolphin over a span of days. Max Bemis has mastered a balance of uncomfortable and awkward humor cast against pitch-black themes, which is among the most suiting ways to write Moon Knight I've ever seen, on part with excellent[...]

Needless to say, I look forward to Magneto's future in X-Men titles. The future version of the X-Men doesn't imply much about the team beyond the possibility of them sticking around outside of their own time. X-Men Blue #34 art by Marcus To and Matt Milla Marcus To once again provides great artwork to this book[...]

That said, this book seems to be all-but abandoning its headlining team. X-Men: Blue #33 art by Marcus To and Matt Milla Marcus To provides excellent artwork to this comic He captures the quiet rage and sorrow of Erik excellently, and, as I said already, the new costume looks amazing The design on the future X-Men: Blue[...]

Also, there's a random moment where Cyclops thinks Beast is dead that serves no purpose other than the briefest of shocks and raised stakes that immediately dissipates when Erik somehow instinctively knows that Hank isn't dead. X-Men Blue #32 art by Andres Genolet and Matt Milla Andres Genolet's work has its ups and downs There are scenes[...]

That's the only part of the comic that doesn't quite click. Daredevil #605 art by Mike Henderson and Matt Milla Mike Henderson and Matt Milla deliver another great-looking issue, with Henderson's more stylized and semi-cartoonish work fitting the over-the-top nature of the story The big action scene in front of city hall is given a lot of[...]

Plus, he now feels abandoned by his team and like he has nothing left to lose. X-Men Blue #31 art by Jorge Molina and Matt Milla Jorge Molina does excellent work here There are many great scenes of Magneto busting into rooms and floating menacingly Molina knows how to construct an imposing Master of Magnetism and devastating[...]

It is intended to show what a certain character is seeing, but you can't help but wonder why this vision is so extensive and what some of it actually adds to the story. X-Men Gold #31 art by Pere Perez, Jay David Ramos, and Matt Milla Pere Perez's artwork is solid, giving something of a classic feel[...]

The pseudo-sibling rivalry between Daken and Jimmy is interesting, especially given the bizarre and extenuating circumstances under which it exists. X-Men Blue #30 art by Nathan Stockman and Matt Milla The artwork is something else that doesn't gel that well in the comic The fight scenes look decent enough, but the facial detailing is often off-putting[...]

The ending twist adds an interesting yet not unexpected monkey wrench into the proceedings too. Daredevil #604 art by Mike Henderson and Matt Milla Mike Henderson doesn't disappoint with the art in this installment The cartoonish hyperbolic style bears the ridiculousness of the plot twist well, and it still gives a lot of visual personality to Matt,[...]

This is the cocky mayor Matt Murdock we are dealing with here, Blindspot's role still seems mysterious and mercurial, and Foggy is still one lovable beleaguered support character. Daredevil #603 art by Mike Henderson and Matt Milla Mike Henderson adds a lot of visual personality to the comic too His style makes for cool action beats, creepy[...]

He's so amazing, and Matt can be so dumb. Daredevil #602 art by Mike Henderson and Matt Milla Mike Henderson proves skilled at depicting cocky Matt Murdock His style focuses on exaggerated facial expressions and infuses a bit of cartoonish comic book fun into the visual identity of the book The few action scenes look excellent too[...]

The finale involves Ganke and is downright heartwarming, and it has art from Sara Pichelli and Justin Ponsor (with help from Matt Milla and Pete Pantazis)—which means its visually gorgeous too. Spider-Man #240 art by Oscar Bazaldua and Laura Martin Oscar Bazaldua and Laura Martin handle the art in every other page, and the book looks great[...]

Psylocke is a good choice for the leader, and not only because she is one of the best X-Men of all time (don't @ me). The issue has a lot of creative action sequences, and they make for what is an overall fun comic. Astonishing X-Men #11 art by Ron Garney and Matt Milla Ron Garney is a[...]

The comic just works. Daredevil #601 art by Mike Henderson and Matt Milla Another thing that works very well in this comic is the art of Mike Henderson He brings another stylized aesthetic to the book, but it still gives the noir-esque vibe that is often used for DD It's not quite as gritty as Ron Garney's[...]

Molina, Matt Milla and Jay David Ramos do a damn good job of bringing the battle to life. The parallel stories of Polaris battling the Rakshak team and Jimmy, Bloodstorm, and Briar building a new X-Men team is fairly enjoyable. Even the dialogue gels better than in prior issues of X-Men: Blue There's only one real groaner[...]

As always, Perkins and Troy make it look quite awesome. Daredevil #600 art by Ron Garney and Matt Milla Ron Garney and Matt Milla make the A-story look as gorgeously noir-esque as ever The gritty roughness of the world and its characters perfectly fit Daredevil Some pages look oddly faded, both in terms of the line art[...]

Cyclops' upgraded powers are especially enjoyable to watch. X-Men: Blue #22 art by Jacopo Camagni and Matt Milla Jacopo Camigni's artwork holds together well whenever depicting symbiote-enhanced characters and muscular dudes Whenever the comic turns to Jean or Killer Thrill without the symbiotes, they look like younger anime characters, which especially makes no sense for Killer Thrill[...]

We'll start things off with X-Men Blue, which is a crossover with Venom as part of the Poison X storyline… X-Men: Blue #22 Writer: Cullen Bunn Artist: Jacopo Camagni Colorist: Matt Milla Letterer: Joe Caramagna Cover: Nick Bradshaw and Federico Blee Can you believe we're already four issues into the Poison X crossover with Venom? It's got to be almost over, right?[...]

Charles Soule, Ron Garney, and Matt Milla deserve high praise for constructing these moments It is uniquely compelling character work, and it just looks great. The issue sets up well for the anticipated #600 beyond just biding time Fisk's building aggression and frustration with both DD and Muse is shown Blindspot's animosity towards Matt as well[...]

Reginald Hudlin, Ken Lashley, and Matt Milla's tale was the more thought-provoking part. From here, we'll discuss each story. Priest, Perkins, and Troy's work feels incomplete, yet it does accomplish a solid ending You don't figure out the specifics of the mystery, even that's the consequence of Ross's perspective. Black Panther Annual #1 art by Mike Perkins and[...]

Characters have a more realistic appearance in everything except their faces, which look like they belong in Archie's Cosmo comic, and that book has a way more cohesive design. X-Men Blue #21 art by Jacopo Camagni and Matt Milla By contrast, Venom's head is too detailed You can see the shape of Eddie's face beneath the symbiote,[...]

Let's kick things off with X-Men Blue #21… X-Men Blue #21 Writer: Cullen Bunn Artist: Jacopo Camagni Colorist: Matt Milla Letterer: Joe Caramagna Cover: Art Adams and Federico Blee This issue is part of the Poison X crossover, which started in the X-Men Blue Annual and will force us to read the next few issues of Venom[...]

This isn't new, of course, but writer Charles Soule clearly has a strong grasp on how to best make this work with his Daredevil. Daredevil #598 art by Ron Garney and Matt Milla Artist Ron Garney, and his ultra-gritty style fits the noir tone perfectly This world is misshapen, dark, and unnerving, and it's beautiful in its[...]

This all just feels very contrived, like the comic wants to have its cake and eat it too. X-Men Blue Annual #1 art by Edgar Salazar and Matt Milla For what it's worth, the fight between the X-Men and Venom is pretty damn cool Salazar and Milla bring it to life in a really cool manner[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Cover by Art Adams & Peter Steigerwald Well, after the week since the release of X-Men Gold #1 and the controversy that the book and big ResurrXion relaunch found itself mired in, it's easy to see how the other books part of this relaunch could find themselves lost in the kerfuffle. It would be a massive[...]

Walker, Scott Hepburn and Matt Milla. Without going into spoilers for the book, let me just say that is an absolute delight. I think most would agree that this year has been a very trying one, and with so many hardships and uncertain times ahead, finding the spirit of the season has proven difficult. Variant Cover by Kris[...]